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- 02 / 07 / 23 -

The State of the Union is coming up in a couple of hours, Kyle and Emmanuel play with mute buttons, the lack of cough buttons, different facts, thoughts on Marjorie Taylor Greene, Sarah Huckabee Sanders will be giving the Republican response, the story of the giant Chinese spy balloon, why the balloon couldn't be shot down over land, facts on spy balloons during the Trump administration, the incredible inconsistencies of the Republicans, a phenomenal amount of jobs were added right before the balloon story broke, a case of gerrymandering in North Carolina is being reheard after their Supreme Court becomes majority Republican, how Democrats struck down Democratic gerrymandering in New York which resulted in the loss of the House, mixing up some names, Kyle votes yet again, an initiative on affordable housing in Seattle, how rent control is illegal in Seattle, the idea of a limit of 30 percent of income going to rent, Emmanuel's issue with "woke" being used as an insult, why the overall concept of wokeness is a positive thing, a piece from a 50-year-old National Lampoon record that shows how "blind wokeness" was made fun of, the right wing's obsession with the trans community, another marijuana dispensary is set to open in Manhattan, what the future holds, Simpsons episodes that offend China are removed in Hong Kong by Disney, New York State inspection stickers will be color coded, the feud between David Gilmour and Roger Waters goes up a notch, why criticizing Israel doesn't make someone anti-Semitic.

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February 7
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- 02 / 14 / 23 -

It's Valentine's Day, there has been no winter this year, Emmanuel has been under the weather, thoughts on last week's State of the Union address, Biden's reaction to hecklers, how Biden is now being criticized for shooting down balloons too quickly, Emmanuel comes to the defense of Mars rovers, thoughts on all of the mysterious flying objects that have been spotted recently, questioning how we're so certain everything floating in the air comes from a foreign country, review of an old TV movie called "Without Warning" about mysterious flying objects told in the form of a realistic newscast, thoughts on the Super Bowl, Emmanuel's problem with artificially running out the clock and falling on the football, a better experience getting wings this year, a freight rail facility is being proposed for Kings Park, why this is important due to next year's closing of the Brookhaven landfill, neighbors and civic groups appear to be favoring thousands of trucks a year instead of a single train each day, why a train is a better idea, another mass shooting in Michigan, how there hasn't been enough of a backlash against policies that allow this to continually happen, how this is a sickness, what has changed over the years, the issue of permissiveness, comparing this issue to what's happening in Canada, a judge in Texas somehow has the power to pull the abortion pill off the shelves nationwide, how this continued thwarting of majority rule is going to lead to disaster, progress on cannabis dispensaries opening, more than 200 students walk out of a school in Alabama after topics like slavery and the civil rights movement are omitted from the school syllabus.

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February 14
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- 02 / 21 / 23 -

The many things not to say on the radio, trying to categorize radio formats, winter seems to have been completely canceled, improper use of the word "pleasant," some weather statistics, a cannabis dispensary in Queens plans on delivering to Nassau County where there won't be any dispensaries, Emmanuel confuses bubble tea outlets with dispensaries, Kyle's review of a new dispensary in Manhattan, Kyle and Emmanuel finally take a train into Grand Central Madison, some controversial parking changes on campus, how it's possible to get a parking ticket for having a permit in a permit-free zone, the temporary shuttle trains going from Jamaica to Grand Central Madison, questioning why there are less trains during rush hour, the track numbering system in Grand Central Station, the world class addition to the already impressive Grand Central Station building, the U55 train in Berlin, misguided antiwar protests against U.S. involvement in Ukraine, a list of some of the well known people who were there, Emmanuel renews his claim from 2016 that Jill Stein is an idiot and plays a quote to prove it, why it's inaccurate to assume people supporting Ukraine are aligned with the U.S. government, how the U.S. government blew an opportunity when the Soviet Union fell, Donald Trump's claim that he could end the war in a day, an article from foreignpolicy.com that outlines the connection between the hard left and the right wing, the difference between an invasion and a war, what Vladimir Putin said about the state of Russia in a long speech, one year has gone by since the invasion.

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February 21
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- 02 / 28 / 23 -

There was supposed to be a baseball game on the air today, some of the rule changes in major league baseball this year, why Emmanuel doesn't like timers, remembering how doubleheaders used to be played, there was some snow today, how this is truly pathetic, Emmanuel realizes he's always complaining, how Long Island Railroad commuters never seem to stop complaining, 271 trains have been added per day to the Long Island Railroad schedule, why this change deserves more credit than it's getting, why commuters tend to always be in a bad mood, why Stony Brook doesn't benefit from any of the train improvements, the need to electrify the local train line, even a Fox News commentator points out the unfairness of casting blame on Pete Buttigieg after a recent train derailment, how it was the Trump administration that cut safety regulations on railroads, idiotic comments from the mayor of East Palestine, why it's important to support Ukraine, the surprising ignorance of some members of Congress, some listener mail, some facts and statistics about the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan compared with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, trying to understand how anyone who was sent to fight in Iraq or Afghanistan can support Republicans, why it's not up to us to tell Ukraine how they must respond, Scott Adams goes full racist and ensures the end of "Dilbert."

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February 28
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