We start our Friday with a woman who earns a Guinness World Record for the loudest female shout, which naturally inspires our own extremely questionable attempt to break the record. The shouting competition quickly turns into jokes about football stadiums, British town criers, and what happens when Nick takes the microphone. We also react to Thursday's enormous stock market losses, including a selloff in technology companies amid concerns about data centers and future spending. The conversation sets the stage for a morning filled with post-election arguments and questions about America's economic direction.
Dawn brings us disturbing news from Philadelphia, beginning with the murder investigation involving 10-year-old Malayshia Alford. We discuss the discovery of her body in South Jersey, the charges against foster mother Carprice Williams, and the surveillance footage that helps investigators reconstruct the timeline. We also discuss the search for Amir Eskridge in connection with the killing of Penn Wood High School student Richard Nelson DeShield. In South Jersey, we examine accusations against Thomas and Brooke Thompson, who operate Gone Rogue Girls Rescue, including allegations involving a dog named Biggie Smalls and a fundraiser. A substantial aviation fuel spill in Bridgeport leads to evacuations, road closures, and, somehow, Greg roasting Nick for explaining how close the incident is to his house.
We finish our early sports conversation with Joe Milton preparing to start for the Eagles against the Giants. Milton's stories about chasing rabbits in the Florida muck produce some of our biggest laughs, while Dawn's enthusiasm for the quarterback leads to threats of a major shakeup in the morning crew. We also discuss the Flyers' loss to the Rangers before Nick delivers a lengthy Friday Big Take on the future of the Republican Party. We examine competing reports about Marco Rubio's future, Harmeet Dhillon's departure, Brian Kilmeade's comments about Republican donors, and the growing appeal of Ron DeSantis. We debate whether JD Vance can separate himself from the unpopular Iran war and whether Republicans can recover from their midterm losses before the 2028 presidential contest.
