On The Mark

9/22/22 On The Mark: Mark Lawrence and Joe McGranaghan discuss how extremism has become normal, we review Pres. Trump’s pluses and minuses, and Pres. Biden’s pluses and minuses, how conservatives and democrats are hypocrites, how the vortex removes brains from Harrisburg and Washington lawmakers, and how ‘our nation is going down.’

Mark Lawrence & Joe McGranaghan discuss a pending law in Harrisburg that would regulate adult topics in lessons and books in elementary schools and call for a system where parents are notified if a student has an interaction with school medical staff. Also, immigration and 2nd degree murder laws were discussed again.

Mark Lawrence and Joe McGranaghan argue about the flights of illegle immigrants and asylum seekers to Florida and then to Martha’s Vineyard. The legality of this and the other aspects were discussed. We talked about the pandemic being over, The Pres. Biden/China connections and the US Senate race in PA. We talked about John Fetterman’s 2nd-degree-murder-get-out-of-jail plan and other a...

Mark Lawrence and Joe McGranaghan are back together, arguing about who is the greatest statesman of all time. Mark says FDR, Joe says Lincoln. They also talk about GOP governors flying immigrants and asylum seekers to democratic strongholds. They also discuss possible GOP and Dem candidates for President of the US who might actually be a good president.

9/16/22 On The Mark: Ben Reichley hosts, and Craig DeFazio co-hosts, and they talk immigration and other hot topics. They discuss the new spectacle of flying immigrants in the US illegally, and asylum seekers, to democratic strongholds. Craig attempts to call attention to the humanitarian side–the women and children. Ben refers to the cartels and their ‘dirty little secret.’

9/15/22 On The Mark: Joe McGranaghan & Steve Kusheloff argue voter ID, the meaning of mid-term election outcomes and abortion related topics. They talk about the latest PA and national mid-term polls, the biggest issues in the race, the refusal to debate by candidate Fetterman and in the Mastriano/Shapiro race. Joseph, calls in about a babies ‘um-bible-lical cord (referencing umbilical c...

9/14/22 On The Mark: Joe McGranaghan & Steve Kusheloff discuss abortion and John Fetterman’s health. Can men understand what a woman goes through during pregnancy, abortion and childbirth. Steve says there is no way a man could possibly understand these things. The show is full of caller’s unchecked half-truths, and misinformation, and one caller enjoys a good laugh at John Fetterm...

8/13/22 On The Mark: Joe McGranaghan and Steve Kusheloff argue… the high, real cost, of illegal immigration, the latest polling data, and how reliable are polls. They also discuss the health of democratic US Senate candidate John Fetterman’s health woes, how he won’t debate and how he’ll coast to the US Senate seat. They discuss kids at the US/Mexico border, and what are th...

9/12/22 On The Mark: Joe & Steve Kusheloff argue vociferously about the US/Mexico border and illegal immigration.  They also discuss hippocrital conservatives (EB email of course), John Fetterman’s stroke recovery,  Pres. Trump vs. Pres. Biden, and Joe reiterates;  During the 2020 election count, democrats had emergency ballots under-the-table, and used them.

Mark Lawrence and guest co-host John Shipman try to ‘right the ship’ of government, talking about election confidence, our broken branches of government and how the power hungry fossils in Washington. Several callers said the answer is in bible scriptures, we need to repent and honor God. OThers said changing election day back into Election Day would help.

9/8/22 On The Mark: Mark & Joe argue about MAGA republicans, Biden Democrats and everyone in between.

Joe McGranaghan and Mark Lawrence host open phones, they start out with Joe being rebuked for being an independent thinker who supports, common sense, reasonable people and positions. He is a RINO says our listener and should be kicked out of the GOP. But another listener says Joe isn’t, and should be a lemming. We also discuss not being lockstep with any political party. Then onto John Fett...

9/6/22 On The Mark: Mark & Joe argue MAGA, Pres. Biden, division and RINOs.

Mark Lawrence and Joe McGranaghan host Dr. Chris Ellis, Bucknell political scientist professor and co-director of the Bucknell Institute for Public Policy, on the student loan forgiveness controversy, the PA US Senate and gubernatorial races, Pres. Trump’s influence on the GOP, partisan issues, Barbara F. Walter’s civil war book, and other topics. During open phones, dug into the veter...

Mark Lawrence and Joe McGranaghan lead a fitful, divisive, argumentative, disparaging dispute over liberal vs conservative. Mark gets shutdown and angry, Joe gets backed into corner, then they break out in kumbaya.

Mark Lawrence and Joe McGranaghan host Dawn Toguchi, Executive Director, Open Discourse Coalition, Lewisburg, on the mission and work of the coalition, their deliverables (classes, fora, events, etc.), and their attack on cancel culture that is raising up the entire Valley. We discussed their forum Tuesday night involving health care disparities. During open phones, we discussed open discourse, ca...

Mark Lawrence and Joe McGranaghan open the week with a discussion about GOP gubernatorial candidate, state senator, Doug Mastriano, has views which some say are extreme and the confederate uniform discussion. We also discussed the US electrical grid vulnerability to terrorism, the Mar a Lago search and other topics.

On The Mark anchors Ben Reichley and Mark Lawrence host Dr. Stacy Mastrolia, professor of accounting from Bucknell University, on the student loan forgiveness program, the impact on the US economy, the meaning of contracts and commitments, and how schools aren’t addressed in the loan actions. During open phones, we read a dozen emails and texts about the load program, US involvement in Ukrai...

Mark Lawrence and Joe McGranaghan discuss Pres. Joe Biden’s 10,000/20.000 dollar student loan forgiveness plan, the impact it will have on the deficit, economy, taxpayers and of course, loan recipients. We discussed previous administration’s tax cuts for various categories, corporations and high earners, corporate welfare, Pres. Biden buying votes, the sanctity of contracts, impact on...

Mark Lawrence and Joe McGranaghan host open phones, talking about Pres. Biden’s student loan forgiveness proposal, changes in gun laws that would make students safer, the assault rifle ban, AR15s, school shootings, John Fetterman’s heart issues, his marijuana advocacy, and a wide range of other current and local topics.

8/22 22 On The Mark: Joe McGranaghan and Steve Kusheloff host open phones, talking about the biggest issues of the day

8/19/22 Ben Reichley and John Shipman host a great On The Mark, talking about their differing viewpoints on the days political issues

8/23/22 On The Mark: Mark & Joe host CBS’ Leonard Steinhorn on Pres. Trump and primaries…then open phones, discussing the PA fall election, Fetterman, Oz, Shapiro, Mastriano, abortion, inflation, and many related topics.

Mark Lawrence and Joe McGranaghan wrap up Joe’s retirement shortened week with a discussion about all of the political candidates in PA right now, the US Senate and gubernatorial candidates and we ask listeners who they support and why.

8/16/22 On The Mark: Mark Lawrence and Joe McGranaghan host a call from US Congressman Dan Meuser (R-9th, Dallas, Pa.). He expresses his extreme disfavor of the Pres. Biden administration’s DOJ and FBI actions at Mar a Lago, the double standards for various ex-presidents and his view on some recently passed legislation During open phones, we continued the discussion about the Mar a Lago sear...