We begin the hour with another push for donations ahead of WPHT and Piazza's Go Pink event. Nick calls out familiar names from our YouTube chat, inviting listeners to join us in person and contribute to the American Cancer Society. His attempts to get everyone involved include jokes about missing pink clothes, writing excuses for listeners to skip work, and the personalities who spend every morning in our chat. We also salute a longtime listener who spends his workday driving for UPS while listening to the show.
Next, we examine the staggering amount of political advertising flooding Philadelphia-area television and streaming services. The Philadelphia Inquirer's analysis identifies 587 advertisements and approximately 12 billion ad views, with Democrats spending $32 million and Republicans spending $20 million in the metropolitan area. We discuss Pennsylvania's Seventh Congressional District, the governor's race between Josh Shapiro and Stacy Garrity, campaign advertising centered on data centers and utility bills, and the limits of polling and prediction markets. We debate whether expensive advertisements actually change votes or simply exhaust people who already know where they stand.
The mood turns hilarious when Nick's knowledge of Carrie Fisher becomes a topic of conversation, sparking a debate over recognizable Hollywood stars, Back to the Future, Christopher Lloyd, and the Three Stooges. We then turn to a Wall Street Journal discussion about declining manners in American society. From people refusing to hold doors to hostile restaurant service, excessive tipping requests, and strangers who refuse to make eye contact, we question what happens to everyday courtesy. Dawn reflects on family dinners and earlier social traditions, while Nick discusses teaching his daughters basic manners and Greg shares his own observations about how people behave in public.
Oct 22, 2026
