Kayal and Company

The 9 AM hour opens by continuing the 2028 political argument: before Republicans ask movable voters to join their side, Nick and Shawn say the first task is convincing them not to vote for socialism. After the break, the crew returns to JD Vance’s Bill Maher appearance, this time focusing on Vance’s answer about 2020, tech censorship, media suppression, and what it means to say an election is “ri...

The Cut Sheet rolls into the 8 AM hour with the Pennsylvania booth fight still front and center. Nick, Dawn, Shawn, and Harry argue that Shapiro’s refusal to participate in the Great American State Fair is politically revealing, while Fetterman and McCormick’s bipartisan save gives Pennsylvania a display without taxpayer money. The crew connects the controversy to a broader question about Democrat...

Hour two opens with Crystal Cave jokes, stalactites, stalagmites, and a reminder that the Ben to the Shore Bike Tour is coming up on July 26 to support families of fallen and injured first responders. That leads into one of the heaviest local stories of the morning: the death of Pennsylvania State Trooper Michael Pahira Jr. Nick lays out the report that the truck driver charged in the crash, Micha...

We start the morning with Nick Kayal back live on a Monday after the Fourth of July holiday, joined by Dawn Stensland, Shawn Farash, Phil Almquist, and Jimmy Kelly. Shawn immediately brings patriotic theater into the studio with a tricorn hat from Colonial Williamsburg, a mock land acknowledgement, and a full America 250 mood that sets up the morning’s larger theme. Nick previews the show’s main l...

We return from the holiday weekend with America 250 on the brain, Shawn Farash in for Greg Stocker, and a tricorn hat that almost steals the show. Nick Kayal opens the Monday Big Take by arguing that the midterms are taking on the feel of a final exam for the country, as socialism inside the Democrat Party moves from fringe chatter to an open fight over what the party stands for. We play and react...

We open Kayal and Company on America 250 Eve with Shawn Farash and Ana Hummel running through the strange, funny, and serious stories setting the tone for the holiday weekend. We start in Philadelphia, where the heat wave becomes a major local concern, Congress marks the nation’s 250th birthday at Independence Hall, and new arrests are made in the murder of Penn State student Billy Schmidt. Ana al...

Politics returns with Jonathan Turley defending Amy Coney Barrett and Sean making the case that Supreme Court justices rule on law, not loyalty to the president who appointed them. The crew also gets into birthright citizenship, the 14th Amendment, mail ballots after Election Day, Europe, immigration, and demographic fears. The hour ends with a horrific Michigan case involving the death of seven-y...

The cut sheet adds Empire State Building climbers, a peace banner, Trump and a Teddy Roosevelt hologram, NBC explaining the phrase “biological male,” James Talarico on trans athletes, a Texas rally declaring “we’re all trans,” Josh Shapiro trying to answer for far-left candidates, Buffalo canceling downtown Fourth fireworks, Mamdani’s tax pitch, EV power demand, Powassan tick virus cases, and Ben...

The 7 AM hour starts with immigration, Colorado, and the growing power of Democratic Socialists. Sean cites reports of large-scale immigration arrests, then moves to Colorado, where Melat Kiros defeats longtime Rep. Diana DeGette in the Democratic primary for the 1st District. The crew plays Kiros’s comments linking the September 11 attacks to American foreign policy and debates the difference bet...

We begin at 6 AM with Sean Farash, Anna Hummel, and Greg Stocker setting the table for a packed Thursday show. Sean previews Chris Rabb’s Declaration of Independence comments, socialist primary wins in Colorado, and the Florida woman accused of denying ownership of cocaine found during a jail intake search. The crew also starts the morning with vault toilet sunglasses, Anna’s knee trouble from jiu...

We open Kayal and Company with Sean Farash, Anna Hummel, and Greg Stocker steering a Nick-free Thursday through Philly heat, Pennsylvania crime, and a loaded political slate. The crew reacts to Chris Rabb trashing the Declaration of Independence near Independence Hall, Colorado primary wins from Melat Kiros and Manny Rutinel, and Zohran Mamdani telling New Yorkers to set thermostats to 78 degrees....

The Hour opens with the O.J. Simpson debate and the Buffalo Bills’ decision to leave him off honors in the new stadium. Shannon and Greg argue over whether on-field accomplishments can be separated from off-field infamy, then connect that to Pete Rose, Bill Cosby, the NFL Hall of Fame, and whether a legacy can survive a scandal. The crew then moves through a caller’s take on Tom Kean Jr., Mikie Sh...

The hour then turns lighter and stranger: Bobby Bonilla Day and Bruce Sutter’s deferred money, Philadelphia landing among friendly World Cup cities, Europeans and air conditioning, the death of Victor Willis from the Village People, Trump’s use of “Y.M.C.A.” at rallies, Good Charlotte sending a cease-and-desist to WPHT, Gen X versus Gen Z rest habits, and the rise of “lie down clubs.” The Nancy Gu...

The 7 AM hour starts with Trump’s financial disclosure and the crew’s debate over whether a president should be able to keep making money from investments, licensing, crypto, real estate, golf clubs, watches, and branded products. Shannon compares Trump’s business world to Jimmy Carter’s peanut farm and argues that critics are often angrier about Trump’s marketability than any clear conflict. The...

We open with Shannon Burke sitting in for Kayal and Company with Greg Stocker and Phil Almquist, and the hour begins with the controversial Armie Hammer movie Citizen Vigilante. The crew talks through the movie’s vigilante plot, its anti-migrant themes, Germany’s rating fight, Elon Musk posting the film, Armie Hammer’s attempt at a comeback, and the broader panic over whether movies, music, and vi...

We kick off Kayal and Company with Shannon Burke filling in alongside Greg Stocker and Phil Almquist, and the crew wastes no time jumping into the Armie Hammer movie Citizen Vigilante, Elon Musk boosting it, and the larger argument over violent media, immigration, Europe, and whether art actually pushes people toward real-world action. From there, we move into the Supreme Court allowing Trump to s...

More toilet-story aftermath, a Trainspotting reference, and a Los Angeles arrest after a BB gun fires during a naked bike ride. We move through Cory Booker jokes, the Alabama case involving Jessica Folds and Daniel Robbins, then Harvard’s response to runaway top grades. The crew argues that college transcripts lose value when top marks become common, before launching into Fight Club and scoring a...

Cut Sheet starts with the day’s most ridiculous rescue: a California camper falls into a vault toilet after dropping sunglasses. From there, we take on CNN’s Declaration discussion, French heat deaths, Rand Paul’s COVID-origin hearing, a Rush tour call-in, and Kenny Chesney’s stance that a concert crowd deserves an evening away from political speeches. We keep Cut Sheet moving with Supergirl star...

We spend the first portion of the 7 AM hour taking Watson v. RNC apart from every angle. The crew explains why the ruling does not force every state to count late-arriving ballots, then urges listeners who want different rules to pressure their own legislatures instead of waiting for a federal fix. That turns into a larger argument about turnout, a potential socialist tilt inside the Democratic Pa...

We begin with Shawn Farash and Greg Stocker holding down the studio while Nick Kayal travels, and the crew starts with the summer heat, a Strawberry Moon, and anger at the latest mail-ballot ruling. Watson v. RNC becomes the morning’s central legal fight as the crew argues that Election Day ought to mean one actual day, while the Court leaves receipt deadlines to state law. The opening news run al...

We open with the Supreme Court’s Watson v. RNC ruling, where a 5–4 majority says states may count certain mail ballots received after Election Day. Shawn Farash and Greg Stocker vent about the ruling, size up Amy Coney Barrett’s majority opinion, weigh the Court’s limits on President Trump’s removal power, and anticipate the birthright-citizenship decision. We also get into federalism, the Elector...

We kick off Independence Week on Kayal and Company with Matt Rooney filling in for Nick Kayal, alongside Sean Farash, Greg Stocker, and Phil Almquist. The crew reacts to the latest AI parodies circulating on social media before diving straight into the upcoming 250th anniversary of the country right here in Philadelphia. We also pull zero punches on the ongoing soccer tournaments, explaining exact...

Kayal and Company opens with Matt Rooney and Sean Farish filling in, immediately drawing stares at the Odyssey building due to a patriotic wardrobe selection. We dive right into the New Jersey affordability crisis and Mikie Sherrill’s newly released housing plan. The crew breaks down the absolute word salad coming from the state's leadership, while evaluating the mean property tax that continues t...

Kayal and Company brings you the B-team takeover as Matt Rooney and Sean Farish fill in to break down everything from Hollywood failures to alternative health realities. We dive deep into the massive box office struggles of the new Supergirl movie, analyzing the broken Hollywood math behind its marketing budget and why modern audiences are completely exhausted by postmodern superhero tropes. The c...

We hit the ground running on a packed Monday edition of Kayal and Company, diving straight into the utter collapse of basic human standards in the city of Philadelphia. The crew reacts to the stomach-churning viral fallout from the Noah Kahan concert at Citizens Bank Park, where fans apparently opted to use the floor instead of the restroom. We talk about the rising, bizarre trend of concertgoers...