Kayal and Company

As the hour winds down, we turn toward tonight's Eagles-Cowboys rivalry at Lincoln Financial Field. Phil Almquist delivers Today in Music History, marking October 26 with birthdays, major releases, and milestones involving David Bowie, Queen, The Who, Iron Maiden, and other musicians. Then Nick, Dawn, Greg, Harry, and Phil make their Monday Night Football predictions. We examine both teams' 2-4 re...

We begin the hour examining the closely watched congressional race between Republican Brian Fitzpatrick and Democrat Bob Harvie in Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District. A new poll showing Harvie with a narrow advantage prompts a serious discussion about Republican campaign strategy, candidate visibility, and the substantial money flowing into competitive House races. We also consider whether...

Harry and the crew also work through an unusual social-media claim, react to the latest political chatter involving Nicki Minaj, and take a look at the competitive Texas Senate race. We begin with Philadelphia-area news before shifting to Aaron Rodgers and his criticism of the NFL's business decisions. Rodgers objects to the league's expanded regular-season schedule, reduced rest opportunities, an...

We kick off the hour with more reaction to Ilhan Omar's interview, a round of celebrity birthdays, and some entertaining back-and-forth about Pat Sajak and other familiar television personalities. Then we examine Holly Otterbein's Axios report questioning whether Josh Shapiro is as strong a potential 2028 presidential candidate as his Pennsylvania election victories suggest. We discuss the governo...

We open with a laugh as Dawn battles a cold following a busy stretch that includes the Philadelphia 76ers game and our Go Pink event. Nick and Greg have plenty to say about where she picks up the bug, and the discussion quickly moves into a generational debate. Why are so many teenagers reluctant to get their driver's licenses? We examine changing priorities, rising insurance costs, driving anxiet...

We kick off Monday on Kayal and Company with Nick Kayal, Dawn Stensland, and Greg Stocker debating why younger Americans are putting off getting their driver's licenses, sharing hilarious driving-school memories, and questioning whether today's teenagers are missing one of life's great milestones. Dawn brings us the latest Philadelphia-area crime stories, including a violent $30,000 robbery in Nor...

We're broadcasting live from INFINITI of West Chester as Talk Radio 1210 WPHT and Piazza Auto Group GO PINK in support of the American Cancer Society! Nick Kayal, Dawn Stensland, Greg Stocker and the crew bring our community together for an unforgettable morning filled with extraordinary personal stories, generous donations, spirited political debates and plenty of laughter. We begin with Greg's i...

Mike Opelka joins us as the crew continues raising funds for the American Cancer Society, with listener donations and personal stories arriving throughout the morning. We recognize a listener who survives breast cancer twice and discuss the importance of access to mammograms and medical care. Mike joins Nick, Dawn and Greg for another discussion of the Lindsey Graham allegations, Vivek Ramaswamy's...

We continue the Go Pink broadcast with generous donations pouring in from listeners, friends of the station and local businesses. Dan Piazza joins us to discuss why supporting the American Cancer Society matters to his family and business. We hear about the broad impact cancer has on families and the importance of getting screened. Dan explains Piazza Auto Group's pledge to contribute to the Ameri...

Rich Zeoli joins us as the second hour gets underway, immediately weighing in on Nick's failed attempt to wear the correct color for our breast cancer awareness broadcast. We return to the LeBron James controversy, with Rich taking a humorous approach to Dawn's defense of the Sixers superstar. The conversation then turns to new allegations involving the late Senator Lindsey Graham and a documentar...

We're live from INFINITI of West Chester as Kayal and Company kicks off our special breast cancer awareness broadcast with Piazza Auto Group. Nick, Dawn and Greg introduce our fundraising mission while immediately finding themselves in a debate over who's actually wearing pink. Nick insists his sweatshirt counts, despite the crew repeatedly pointing out that it's mostly white. Greg brings an outra...

Dawn opens with new developments in the investigation surrounding Raymond Horsch and the property on West Chew Avenue in Philadelphia's Olney neighborhood. We discuss reports that bones recovered from the backyard are animal rather than human, the continuing excavation, and CBS Philadelphia reporter Joe Holden's coverage of a former acquaintance of Eugene Horsch. The investigation prompts question...

We begin the hour with another round of Sixers talk, Dawn's Tyrese Maxey jersey, and the ongoing debate about LeBron James and the national anthem. The crew compares LeBron's conduct with other Philadelphia sports figures and discusses how athletes respond when political controversy follows them onto the court. We also keep Friday's Go Pink fundraiser front and center, with Nick encouraging more l...

We return to the growing political and legal controversy surrounding Rep. Ilhan Omar, examining allegations involving immigration paperwork, marriage records, and the circumstances surrounding an earlier federal investigation. We discuss reporting and interviews connected with these allegations while distinguishing claims from established findings. The conversation also turns to a federal search i...

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 mornin...

We kick off Thursday with Dawn Stensland sporting her Tyrese Maxey jersey ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers' home opener against Cleveland. Greg Stocker shares advice about keeping cell phone batteries healthy, which quickly becomes a running argument over Apple, Android, Steve Jobs, and the phones we supposedly need to replace every year. We also run through National Nut Day, office suggestion boxe...

Fraud Finders USA! We're tracking allegations of fraud from Pennsylvania to New York, California, and across the country as President Donald Trump's administration targets taxpayer-funded programs and election integrity. Nick Kayal leads our Big Take with a Pennsylvania welfare employee accused of trading stolen food benefits for drugs, a sweeping Medicaid investigation involving New York City adu...

As the hour winds down, Jimmy Kelly delivers a rapid-fire set of memorable moments, including our earlier HOA Halloween controversy and some classic music and television references. Dawn brings us a disturbing story involving the attempted kidnapping of an Amish woman in Lancaster County, with the suspect's movements and immigration status becoming part of the discussion. We then pivot into an une...

We return from the top of the hour with Tony Bruno still in the middle of the action. Following our sharp disagreement over the Ramaswamy advertisement, we discuss why political opinions should not automatically determine someone's party identity. Nick argues that criticizing one Republican does not make someone a Democrat, while Tony continues hammering away at political hypocrisy and the tendenc...

Tony Bruno arrives near the end of the hour, setting up an extended round of political commentary, personal jabs, and the kind of unpredictable radio conversations that define What Up Wednesday, the conversation quickly becomes a lively argument about criminal justice, public accountability, and whether political figures face consequences for alleged wrongdoing. We revisit the Krasner investigatio...

We kick off the hour by rallying our listeners for the Friday, October 23rd, Go Pink broadcast in support of the American Cancer Society. Nick and Greg discuss their struggles securing pink clothing, discover that they might arrive wearing matching sweatshirts, and personally challenge several familiar members of our YouTube community to attend and donate. We then turn to an NBC News investigation...

We open our Wednesday morning with some well-earned Philadelphia sports excitement as the revamped Sixers defeat the defending champion New York Knicks, 106-100, at Madison Square Garden. Tyrese Maxey leads Philadelphia with 28 points, and LeBron James makes his Sixers debut in his 24th NBA season. We get Phil Almquist's take on the new roster, the team's defensive performance, and whether Maxey r...

A federal investigation into Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner takes center stage as we examine newly reported grand jury subpoenas involving potential obstruction of justice, perjury allegations, and the controversial Dennis Johnson murder conviction review. Nick Kayal digs into Judge Paul Diamond's findings, the testimony of former prosecutors, and the political consequences facing Kr...

Dawn's Big Three — The three major threads in this hour are Philadelphia's farewell to Officer Shane Seiber, the cancelled Brooks–Mackenzie debate, and the continuing Horsch investigation. We open the 10 AM coverage with an emotional look at the funeral of Philadelphia Police Officer Shane Seiber. Dawn describes the procession from the Northeast to Center City, the law enforcement personnel travel...

We begin the nine o'clock hour with Ohio's gubernatorial contest between Vivek Ramaswamy and Amy Acton. A politically charged advertisement involving Acton's estranged mother becomes the center of a lengthy discussion about family allegations, credibility, and the limits of campaign attacks. We examine statements concerning Acton's childhood and her stepfather, while Greg provides legal context ab...