Kayal and Company

After Today in Music History, Dawn’s Big Three begins with more flooding in Camden and another warning against driving into standing water. High bacteria counts at Jersey Shore beaches bring swimming advisories, and the crew debates whether any dip in the ocean is worth what may be floating nearby. The hour ends as Marco Rubio announces the deportation of Tou Lue Vang. Dawn’s Big Three continues w...

We return to the Tyler Robinson hearing as Twiggs describes arguments about President Trump and current policy but says Charlie Kirk is not a common topic. The crew questions what Twiggs knows, what he does after the shooting, and why the defense attacks Erica Kirk’s public presence. We argue that the Kirk family has every right to attend court, speak publicly, and seek full disclosure from the pr...

The second half turns to Graham Platner’s exit from Maine’s Senate race after a rape allegation he denies. We separate accusation from conviction, debate due process, and question a replacement system that could leave party officials choosing a nominee after voters cast ballots. Harry Enten’s numbers then show Democratic incumbents facing a rare primary revolt. Pete Ciarrocchi closes the hour with...

We begin with the Tyler Robinson hearing and Lance Twiggs’ recorded statements about Robinson’s behavior after Charlie Kirk’s killing. Twiggs says Robinson confirms what he did and expresses regret, while the crew weighs that testimony against theories promoted by popular creators. We focus on the evidence presented in court, the texts, the household timeline, and the question of when Twiggs shoul...

We start with Sean Farash’s report from Tennessee and a Fort Wayne case that gives the crew more punch lines than anyone expects from an arson charge. Dawn then covers another round of South Jersey flooding, the sentencing of Cristian Custodio-Aquino for the killing of Cherry Hill veterinarian Dr. Michael Anthony, and a Wilmington school bus that runs a red light and crashes into a car carrying a...

We open Friday with Sean Farash joining Nick Kayal, Dawn Stensland, Phil Almquist, and Jimmy Kelly, then race from a truly bizarre Fort Wayne arson case into flash flooding across South Jersey, a 30-year sentence in the killing of a Cherry Hill veterinarian, and a Wilmington school-bus crash that sends six people to the hospital. We also flag an IRS deadline for COVID-era refund claims, preview th...

The 10 AM hour opens inside Dawn’s Big Three with the Air Force One story. Dawn explains that Trump arrived at the NATO summit in Turkey on the newly retrofitted Qatari-gifted plane but left on an older Air Force One, prompting reporters to ask whether security concerns involving Iran led to the change. Trump answers by talking about the danger of the presidency, saying he is number one on Iran’s...

Rich Zeoli joins the 9 AM hour as the crew goes right back into Platner. Rich argues that Democrats invented a white-working-class caricature in Platner and failed to vet him, while Nick and Shawn keep pressing the point that the Democratic establishment pushed him out because he could not win. The hour also brings in John Fetterman’s reaction, with the crew saying Fetterman is one of the only Dem...

The 8 AM hour finishes the Platner thread through the Cut Sheet. Platner says the ballot line belongs to the people of Maine, but Nick calls out the socialist sales pitch while still agreeing that the voter issue is real. Dawn and Shawn raise the alleged victim side of the story, emails, therapy records, manipulation claims, and the way Platner denies the allegation while also positioning himself...

The 7 AM hour opens with the show still looking ahead to the major station announcement, the Cut Sheet, Rich Zeoli, and Fight Club, but Graham Platner takes over the hour. Nick lays out how Platner wins the Democratic primary in Maine with overwhelming support, then steps aside after sexual assault allegations and party pressure. Shawn asks a direct question to Democrat voters: how many times will...

We start the 6 AM hour with Nick Kayal, Dawn Stensland, and Shawn Farash setting up a busy Thursday morning. Platner’s exit from the Maine Senate race immediately becomes show fuel, with Shawn joking about his failed “Operation Chaos” attempt to keep him in. Dawn then moves into the local news, leading with the Roxborough construction worker killed after an altercation inside a home and a Point Br...

We open Thursday’s Kayal and Company with Graham Platner out of the Maine Senate race and Shawn Farash in for Greg Stocker, which gives the crew plenty of room for Platner jokes, Democrat primary chaos, and a loaded morning. Dawn Stensland brings the local news with a 19-year-old construction worker shot and killed in Roxborough, a Point Breeze shooting with 39 shell casings recovered, the funeral...

Dawn’s Big Three: Dawn opens the segment with Trump at NATO, Iran, and the fast-moving ceasefire story, including Trump’s claim that Iranian leaders misled him and his warning that Iran will not get nuclear weapons. She then moves to the former Pfizer headquarters in Midtown Manhattan, where the 37-story building is being converted into apartments and gets evacuated after serious structural concer...

The final hour opens with cave jokes, then moves into the Tennessee train conductor who gets fired after telling riders on July Fourth that America is the greatest country on Earth and anyone who disagrees can leave. Kayal, Dawn, and Sean agree the statement itself is not racist or hateful, but debate whether an employee in uniform gets to speak that way while representing a business. Sean says fr...

The 8 AM hour opens with Cut Sheet and turns quickly to Benjamin Netanyahu’s CNN interview with Dana Bash. Netanyahu says Trump’s Iran approach and the joint U.S.-Israeli pressure have damaged Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure, but he also voices doubt about more negotiations. Kayal asks Sean what Trump should do now, and Sean argues for targeted strikes against military and regime assets...

The second hour starts with a major audience update for Team Kayal and Company’s Ben to the Shore ride, with 42 riders signed up and more than $22,000 raised for Families Behind the Badge. Kayal credits the audience for blowing past the original goal and pushing the team into serious rider turnout territory. From there, the crew turns to Graham Platner, Bernie Sanders, and the Maine Senate race, w...

We start the morning with Trump in Turkey and Dawn’s breaking news on the Iran ceasefire, which Trump says is “over” even as talks can technically continue. The crew reacts to the mixed messaging, the new U.S. strikes after attacks near the Strait of Hormuz, the oil spike, and the uncomfortable NATO backdrop. Sean Farash brings the impressions early, tying Trump, Iran, Bernie Sanders, and Graham P...

We open Kayal and Company with breaking news from President Trump’s trip to Turkey, where his comments at the NATO summit put the Iran ceasefire back under the microscope. Dawn brings the latest on Trump saying talks with Iran are a waste of time, oil prices jumping, and the region shifting again after new U.S. strikes. We also get into a targeted DoorDash murder in Kingsessing, a disturbing North...

The final stretch of the hour rolls into Trump Accounts, with the crew playing CNN’s explanation of the $1,000 accounts for eligible kids and discussing why the program can be a political winner. Nick, Dawn, Sean, Jimmy, and Rooney joke about family deposits, babies born on July 4, and whether Uncle Nick should contribute. The cut sheet closes with Waymo robotaxis in San Francisco running into Jul...

The 9 AM hour starts with Wawa Hoagie Fest, Dawn teasing a major Dawn’s Big Three, and the crew still riffing on sandwiches, the old tuna heist, Bernie Sanders, and whether Bernie will speak on Graham Platner. From there, Nick plays the Seattle crowd singing the national anthem before the U.S.-Belgium match, praises the patriotism in the stadium, and then argues that political dislike of Trump sho...

The cut sheet begins with John Fetterman blasting Platner as a “trash bag,” then keeps going through Democrats who previously praised or defended him. We hear past comments from Ro Khanna, Elizabeth Warren, Chrissy Houlahan, and Bernie Sanders, and the crew argues that Democrat voters keep getting overruled by party bosses after primaries. The hour wraps with broader talk about Bernie Sanders, soc...

The 7 AM hour starts with pork chops, keto, broccoli, arugula, and the crew’s normal food detours before the tone shifts hard into Graham Platner. Nick lays out the Politico report, the allegation from Jenny Racicot, Platner’s denial, and the wave of Democrats pulling back support. Sean argues the story comes from inside the Democratic machine, not from Republicans, because the timing lines up wit...

We open the show with Nick Kayal, Dawn Stensland, Sean Farash, Phil Almquist, and Jimmy Kelly setting up a packed Tuesday. The crew starts with Team USA’s 4–1 loss to Belgium, fake soccer fandom, Fox and Telemundo coverage, and whether American sports fans really care about soccer once the U.S. is out. The conversation turns into hockey toughness, football toughness, and the jokes around Dawn’s ja...

We kick off this Tuesday on Kayal and Company with Sean Farash in for Greg Stocker, Dawn Stensland on news, and the whole crew reacting to Team USA’s 4–1 World Cup loss to Belgium. The soccer talk turns into a full crew roast of fake soccer fandom, player theatrics, and the sudden national passion that disappears the second America exits. Dawn’s news brings us into local stories across the Delawar...

Today-in-music-history run. Dawn’s Big Three is teed up at the very end of the hour, with Dawn ready to take over at 10 AM with Trump accounts, market bells, and the next round of news.