Episodes

  • How did you develop your political beliefs? (4-2-26 Full Show)

    How did you develop your political beliefs? (4-2-26 Full Show)
    Apr 2 2026
    To begin the show, we are joined by WBEN Brand Manager Lisa Polizzi to address your comments and questions about the station, and following a comment made by a caller during that segment, we ask how you developed your political beliefs.
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    1 hr and 46 mins
  • Cassandra Joan Butler does your astrological readings (4-1-26 Full Show)

    Cassandra Joan Butler does your astrological readings (4-1-26 Full Show)
    Apr 1 2026
    On the show today, we are joined by Astrologer and first wife of Tom, Cassandra Joan Butler to do your astrological readings, Trooper James O’Callaghan to discuss the crackdown on speeding and illegal street racing along the 33 by Buffalo police, and Erie County District Attorney John Flynn to discuss the ruling by the Erie County Medical Examiner’s office that the death of Burmese refugee Nurul Amin Shah Alam in Buffalo in February, was a homicide.
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    1 hr and 43 mins
  • Refugee death in Buffalo ruled a homicide, what does this mean? Feat. John Flynn

    Refugee death in Buffalo ruled a homicide, what does this mean? Feat. John Flynn
    Apr 1 2026
    The Erie County Medical Examiner's office ruled the death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a Burmese refugee who died after being released from the custody of US Customs and Border Protection in February, a homicide. Former Erie County District Attorney John Flynn joins the show to provide more insight on this ruling.
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    17 mins
  • Buffalo police cracking down on speeders on Kensington Expressway feat. James O'Callaghan

    Buffalo police cracking down on speeders on Kensington Expressway feat. James O'Callaghan
    Apr 1 2026
    In the wake of a fatal motor vehicle accident that claimed the life of a Buffalo man caused by other reckless drivers, Buffalo police are beginning to step up enforcement along the Kensington Expressway to quell concerns about speeding and street racing. Trooper James O'Callaghan joins the show to discuss this.
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    18 mins
  • Severe weather across Western New York feat. Meteorologist Andy Parker (3-31-26 Full Show)

    Severe weather across Western New York feat. Meteorologist Andy Parker (3-31-26 Full Show)
    Mar 31 2026
    On the show today, we have Republican strategist Carl Calabrese to discuss voter ID and the race for New York State governor, and with much of Western New York being hamstrung by severe weather, which at one point included a tornado warning, we hear from meteorologist Andy Parker with updates on that.
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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • Carl Calabrese on voting, NY Governor's race

    Carl Calabrese on voting, NY Governor's race
    Mar 31 2026
    Republican strategist Carl Calabrese joins the show to discuss a couple of telling polls from Siena research, one which showed a majority of New Yorkers are in favor of mandatory voter ID, and another which showed Bruce Blakeman is narrowing the gap between himself and Governor Hochul ahead of the gubernatorial election in November.
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    33 mins
  • Are we getting what we pay for in Western New York? (3-30-26 Full Show)

    Are we getting what we pay for in Western New York? (3-30-26 Full Show)
    Mar 30 2026
    Today's show is a continuation of the last show, where we talked about the falling infrastructure of Western New York, despite rising taxes. Do you feel like you're getting a good bang for your buck in Western New York as far as infrastructure and services go, or does it feel like parts of Western New York are being held together with duct tape and glue?
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    1 hr and 42 mins
  • The failing infrastructure of Western New York (3-27-26 Full Show)

    The failing infrastructure of Western New York (3-27-26 Full Show)
    Mar 27 2026
    Much of today's episode is spent addressing the often times substandard infrastructure of Western New York. After a boil water warning was issued for the Village of Fredonia recently, which we spoke about at length with Village of Fredonia Mayor Michael Ferguson, and a winter that saw several major water main breaks in Western New York, do you get the impression that much of the region is being held together with duct tape and Elmer's glue? Also, is there a food that baffles you as to why people eat it?
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    1 hr and 46 mins