Childhood pictures make another appearance when Phil Almquist and Jimmy Kelly put their old photos on screen, and Jimmy’s glasses earn an immediate Roy Orbison comparison. That carries us naturally into a long Traveling Wilburys conversation featuring Orbison, George Harrison, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan and Jeff Lynne. Nick’s knowledge of the group comes under heavy scrutiny from the rest of the crew.
We turn back to serious news with Tom Homan’s CBS interview concerning deaths in ICE custody. Homan asks the interviewer for comparable figures from the Biden years, the numbers are not immediately available, and we debate whether the interview is adequately prepared and fairly framed. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier’s lawsuit against Pfizer and CEO Albert Bourla comes next as we discuss accusations involving COVID vaccine marketing, consumer-protection law and whether another state attorney general could pursue a similar case.
Zohran Mamdani’s statement on the third commemoration of October 7 sends us into a much larger New York City debate. Oxford Economics still places New York first among global cities, forcing us to separate political rhetoric from how residents actually judge their city. We discuss Mamdani’s rent freeze, potholes, childcare proposals and the cost of living
