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- 03 / 07 / 23 -

A rundown of WUSB frequencies, it's the year of the rabbit in China, it's the year of the dumbass in the States, the poor quality of driving in the area observed on the Long Island Expressway in the middle of the day, the pros and cons of cruise control, the high amount of people dying on local roads, how angry and careless drivers are no longer predominantly male, thoughts on Chevy Novas, how people deal with other drivers as if they're the enemy, Emmanuel's idea for what to do at the site of fatal accidents, the high amounts of deaths on Route 347 in Suffolk County, Ron DeSantis declares war on a number of good things, some perspective on what "woke" actually is, examining what the phrase "this is where woke goes to die" actually means, the war on history that DeSantis is waging, how Germany makes sure its negative history is taught in schools, a CPAC speech by Michael Knowles says "transgenderism must be eradicated from public life entirely," an appeal to leave trans kids alone, the state of Tennessee now outlaws drag performances in public places, wondering what has inspired such hatred, how drag performers in Tennessee must now register with the authorities, potential ways of fighting back, Florida lawmakers have introduced legislation prohibiting anyone from describing themselves or others with pronouns besides the ones they were born with, how Republicans have lost the right to ever claim government overreach again after their recent actions, how Florida laws initially aimed at young children are now predictably being expanded all the way to 12th grade, how DeSantis indoctrinates children, facts about math books that had been pulled off the shelves, why we're all all allies in these fights, how white males never seem to be targeted, Nikki Haley claims that "wokeness is a virus more dangerous than any pandemic," two Republican Idaho lawmakers introduce a bill that would criminalize administering the COVID-19 vaccine, South Carolina legislators introduce the death penalty for getting an abortion, Marjorie Taylor Greene tries to declare antifa a terrorist group, Israel's finance minister calls for a Palestinian village to be wiped out, how Israel is becoming more fascist with every passing day, how Palestinian violence in response to deadly Israeli raids was extremely predictable, racist rhetoric from the leader of Tunisia, an example of how Republicans in Texas tried to change words and rewrite history, the importance of being kind, Finn is in drag.

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March 7
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- 03 / 14 / 23 -

There's a very mild winter storm taking place, wondering what "atmospheric rivers" are, advising people to stay inside, revisiting why ice needs to be slippery, Emmanuel's idea for "notes to nature," the Spring Radiothon is coming up, memories of the dance troupe in the studios during The Quest for Starbucks, signal improvements are on the way, stories of banks failing, how Republicans seem to want banks to fail, examining why certain protections were removed by the Trump administration, thoughts on the revelation of Fox News commentators' text messages concerning their true feelings about Donald Trump, advising people to use remote controls to turn off Fox News in public places, how Fox News is not a news channel, Biden signs an executive order to ensure more gun safety, the crazy Republican response to mass shootings that results in more guns, Emmanuel's impatience with people questioning whether Biden should run in 2024, examining the anti-trans movement in this country, people who bring their kids to Hooters somehow aren't seen as grooming them by the people protesting against drag queen story hours, why parents don't belong in the classroom, the false issue of critical race theory in classrooms, the question of pushing ideology onto kids, a fake story that claims teachers have committed to teaching critical race theory in schools, making a call to the snitch line to report teachers in Arizona, how Republicans are removing elected prosecutors from their jobs when they disagree with them, voters in Oklahoma reject recreational marijuana by a large margin, how one in ten people in that state are already signed up for medical marijuana, why it's a really bad idea to have edibles that look attractive to kids, how voters in South Dakota approved recreational marijuana only to have Republicans negate the vote, how 80 percent of Long Island has opted out of having cannabis dispensaries, the importance of setting a good example for those places that are allowing them, Emmanuel's unusual experience with an edible brownie.

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March 14
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- 03 / 21 / 23 -

It's been a very busy day, a story about Donald Trump's arrest generated by ChatGPT, Trump this week announced that he was going to be arrested without any actual evidence, the insane reaction of Republicans vowing to investigate district attorney Alvin Bragg before any charges have even been filed, claims by Rand Paul that Bragg should be arrested, the apparent calls for violence from Trump, resistance to protesting by Trump supporters, the coded anti-Semitic messages being thrown into all this by Republicans, the actual George Soros connection, how Lee Zeldin continues to want to fire an elected district attorney, the huge margin that Bragg was elected by, how there are other cases against Trump pending throughout the nation, the small number of pro-Trump people who showed up in New York, the Proud Boys run into stiff resistance in New York City when they try to protest a drag queen story hour event, chants of "go back to Long Island" are heard, why it's necessary to drive the Proud Boys out, a PSA from Drag Queen Story Hour NYC, how drag isn't at all harmful to children, an episode of "King of the Hill" that addresses the issue of dressing in drag, how Tennessee's supermajority makes it impossible to veto bigoted laws against the trans community, all of the states with similar laws pending, the huge amount of violence against trans people, hope for the future.

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March 21
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- 03 / 28 / 23 -

The Spring Radiothon kicks off tomorrow, what Giving Day is all about, this show aired after a baseball game where Stony Brook couldn't stop scoring, Emmanuel's fondness for baseball's traditional slow pace, Emmanuel urges Kyle to move faster, wondering what the phrase "dog eat dog" means, The New York Times verifies that this is the least snowy season in history, wanting to visit the National Weather Service station in Central Park, only 2.3 inches of snow have fallen this year, another way that Long Island is becoming more like Florida, the perception that Republicans stand against everything that matters, being forced to talk about the latest mass shooting at a school in Nashville yesterday, Republican representative Tim Burchett from Tennessee states that Congress is not going to fix this, why elected representatives should step out of the way if they're not going to do anything, how they're whipping up the frenzy that only makes this worse, why heroic cops can't stop this as long as assault weapons are freely available, how Emmanuel is becoming jaded on the issue, the complete absence of cops in schools in previous years, why today's environment is so unhealthy, the idiocy of demanding more of a police presence, reaching an agreement that there are too many guns out there, clear evidence that making it more difficult to get guns has a measurable impact on the number of shootings, an invitation to contact newly elected Representative Nick LaLota on the issue of gun violence, how not doing something about gun violence is essentially voting for more of it, an analogy involving drugs, a disturbing greeting card from a local Tennessee elected official posing with his kids holding assault weapons, Kyle reveals the "democracy vouchers" he received in the mail from Washington State, the importance of good perforation, how everything in this system is paid for, going over the proposed new rules for Grand Central Madison, hopes for improving service as people get used to the new station, a reminder about the Radiothon, happy Ukrainian music.

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March 28
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