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- 06 / 01 / 21 -

Emmanuel reacts badly to being asked if he had a good weekend, the Republican reaction to Kamala Harris wishing people an enjoyable weekend, comparing her remarks on the holiday to Donald Trump's, a full analysis of Harris' comments, Kyle files a loggable on-air episode, resuming the intro, it rained every day of the long weekend, getting hugs for the first time in a while, the death toll in New York is now in the single digits, the Senate votes not to investigate the January 6th insurrection, how Democrats in Texas walked out to prevent the passage of a bill that would restrict voting rights, how demonstrators are protesting against the wrong people, how Biden's strength in bargaining could be a big advantage, the way Republicans unify when attacking, why the local elections are so important, Trump is still rumored to be reinstated in the near future, how those claiming a stolen election will never be satisfied, why Trump will never concede, Biden has suspended leases for a drilling program approved by Trump, proof that Democrats can do things, how the films Kyle and Emmanuel are seeing are being referenced in the mainstream, a review of "Gladiator" from 2000, how the death of Oliver Reed affected the production, a review of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," Emmanuel is getting sick of swords, wondering why characters can fly, this film had the same choreographer as "The Matrix," the Stony Brook baseball team's season ends in a really unfair way, criticizing America East and the NCAA.

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June 1
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- 06 / 08 / 21 -

Emmanuel feels bad for lying to the listeners about what day it is, the show was recorded on Monday, Emmanuel was set to have a medical procedure early on Tuesday, differences between types of drugs that knock you out, this is a treatment for kidney stones, the laser treatment involved in this, why this didn't happen last week like it was supposed to, a comedy of errors, Emmanuel gets his first COVID test, weirdness involving the cost of this procedure from one week to another, pausing the show to get a live update from Emmanuel, New York is doing well with COVID numbers, Emmanuel challenges Kyle on being fair to contrarians, there has been a heat wave, Kyle deals with a difficult Kodi, a miscue involving film reviews, a contingent of young Republicans who embrace the fiction of a stolen election in 2020, how this is getting in the way of progress, trying to understand the fear that makes people embrace falsehoods, considering whether Lee Zeldin is afraid of his constituents, the situation with Joe Manchin, analyzing the voter rights bill and why it's needed, when being idealistic is the wrong choice, why this doesn't have to be a roadblock, some of the progress that's been made despite this, Kamala Harris is met with pro-Trump protesters in Guatemala, a look at their pro-Trump leader, people in Brazil seem to be turning against Bolsonaro after he agrees to host the Copa America tournament despite the high COVID numbers, why getting out into the streets is the only effective way to make change, four members of a Muslim family are killed in Canada in a targeted attack, how a student in North Carolina was denied his diploma for wearing a Mexican flag over his graduation gown, more on the idea of having high speed trains go through Long Island, Amtrak is looking to restore service to the Gulf Coast, where Amtrak dining cars have been put back into service.

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June 8
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- 06 / 15 / 21 -

The theme runs extra long, Emmanuel is still in recovery and doesn't want to talk about it, how a trip to the hospital will quickly demonstrate the seriousness of COVID-19, why people who speak complete nonsense shouldn't be given the same platform as experts, restrictions are being lifted, why wearing masks shouldn't be a big deal, how privileged people are really quick to portray themselves as victims, Long Island has the highest rate of vaccinations in the state, the U.S. has hit over 600,000 deaths from COVID-19, Smithtown parents speak out against masks for kids, more violence by QAnon followers is predicted, the BDS "Block the Boat" movement, Emmanuel is having an episode with a migraine that generates flashing and confusion, how this was a cause of panic in the past, Emmanuel is unable to read anything at the moment, Hungary hosts a game in the Euro 2020 tournament without social distancing, Kyle has stopped drinking coffee, the anti-LGBTQ law that has been passed in Hungary, the danger of fundamentalism, Emmanuel is worried about the unprofessional recount in Arizona, Emmanuel tries to read a letter, feedback to last week's outro, an example of a Pink Floyd song that Emmanuel considers to be the worst, Emmanuel explains a joke he occasionally makes that nobody gets, Roger Waters is in the news for refusing to let Facebook use one of Pink Floyd's songs, an interesting fact about the song currently playing, how Emmanuel plans on recuperating, a dramatic occurrence during a Euro 2020 game on Saturday and how ESPN did a great job covering it, why good medicine is so important.

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June 15
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- 06 / 22 / 21 -

The wrong theme, working on Kyle's levels, a welcome storm, Emmanuel's impressions of the dramatic Euro 2020 competition, how what happened to Christian Eriksen changed everyone's perspective, why you don't see crawls during soccer games, the large number of teams kneeling at the beginning of games, how this kind of thing didn't go over well in Hungary, analyzing what this actually means, racist fans in England, when divisiveness can be good, the mayor of Munich is denied the opportunity to light up their stadium in rainbow colors to protest Hungary's anti-gay regulations, why it was a mistake to ask UEFA for permission, growing up without knowing anything about Juneteenth, wondering how this became a national holiday without any opposition, how this will basically make Father's Day a holiday weekend, the importance of knowing history, the Commack school district has removed a book about an Iranian girl's coming of age in an apparent backlash against critical race theory, the advantages of learning history earlier rather than later, a call to redesign the American flag, the current flag was designed by a teenager named Bob Heft, how inclusiveness can benefit everyone, the potential of expanding Amtrak service in the Northeast that would connect New York City and Allentown, a call to focus on the positive outlook rather than ways this project could fail, Amtrak has reupholstered seats on various routes, thanking people who wrote in following Emmanuel's health episode last week, encouraging everyone to get vaccines as numbers spike in unvaccinated areas, Brazil's leader is being held accountable for the hundreds of thousands who died, wondering why this can't happen here.

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June 22
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- 06 / 29 / 21 -

Kyle is distracted, it's hot outside, the temperature hit 118 degrees Fahrenheit in Oregon, the heat wave even extends to the Yukon, WUSB celebrated its 44th anniversary on Sunday, extremely low COVID numbers in New York, a flurry of deaths in Florida among the unvaccinated, why it's important to call out nonsense about COVID-19 wherever it's expressed, how a vaccinated person was able to stop the spread of the virus among unvaccinated people in Florida, doubt over holding the Olympics in Japan where less than ten percent have been vaccinated, an idea on how to hold the event safely, explaining how people are able to get COVID-19 even after being vaccinated, the collapse of a condo near Miami, the way this story was misreported, why the condo board isn't the right authority to be making decisions about a building's structure, threats against health care workers by anti-vaxxers, how the isolation of the past year has even affected pets, Kyle and Emmanuel haven't yet seen unreasonable people firsthand in the crisis, a careless spectator causes a major crash during the Tour de France, how people don't seem to know how to behave in public anymore, people in Texas are having their smart thermostats turned up against their will, a review of "A Beautiful Mind" from 2001, realizing that Russell Crowe also played the lead in "Gladiator," the issue of schizophrenia, how this film didn't really work, a review of "No Man's Land" from 2001, what's great about this film, the anti-war sentiment expressed here, the dark humor contained within, a potential fuse issue, an Amtrak update concerning the battle with freight lines, another call to get the vaccine.

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June 29
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