The Chris & Joe Show

Chris and Joe get into Tom Horne's junk food bill, and address the ACU students caught in the human smuggling scheme.

Are you on board with Governor Hobbs' plan to give raises? Does South Korea "do" Valentine's day better than the United States? Chris and Joe tackle life's most important questions and tickle your brain bone in today's Volley. 

The WM PHX Open was in town this week, and brought a lot of craziness to the valley. Chris and Joe break down an incident from this weekend, compare this year's tournament to last year, and take a look at the tournament's infrastructure.

On today's Why, Chris and Joe discuss the racist at the WM PHX Open and ask: why did his employer have no choice but to fire him?

What are the odds the U.S. adds a state in the next 20 year, what makes marriage material, and would you live in the water? Chris and Joe tackle life's most important questions and tickle your brain bone in today's Volley. 

It’s quite a sporty weekend, especially in Phoenix as we enjoy the Super Bowl speculation from the Bird’s Nest on the 16th... That is, if you can afford it. 

On today's why. The Arizona Diamondbacks could use redirected tax revenue to fix up Chase field under a proposal state lawmakers are considering. Why are the proposed protections for the State laughable?

Chris and Joe talk about the House Commerce Committee okaying a bill that would allow the Diamondbacks to pay for repairs maintenance and improvements with sales taxes from transactions at Chase field and income taxes from its employees. 

The utilities argue House Bill 2201 is a way to minimize the risk of wildfires by requiring the creation of wildfire mitigation plans.

Major breakthroughs and major setbacks filling the pages of today’s news reader.  You’ll find out how these other stories are inspiring or depressing you in our headline volley.

On today's Why, w hy is Tempe working so hard to stop people from helping others? Chris and Joe dive into a deep discussion with one man who just wants to lend a hand to the unhoused and they ponder why he's getting so much pushback from the city. 

In light of Tempe’s aggressive crackdown on non-aggressive people trying to help the homeless in public parks, another Tempe-tian, Tempe-ite, Tempter? Is trying to beat the city at their own game.

A Tempe man is being fined for feeding the homeless. Why?

Arizona’s three largest electric utilities are teaming up to explore ways to meet rising demand through the expanded use of nuclear energy, with a possible new power plant envisioned 15 or more years out.

Donald Trump Jr has been accused of illegally hunting rare ducks in Italy as Italian activists blast the First Son for his actions. Plus, the escalating bird flu crisis is ravaging the nation's egg supply, and that shortage has hit Arizona hard along with the rest of the U.S. Some retailers are limiting how many cartons consumers can purchase as others are struggling to keep shelves stocked. How l...

So many bad bills are all performative and legislatures don’t pass laws that limit their own power. Arizona Republican Rep. Alexander Kolodin has caught onto the fact that the Legislature spends far too much time proposing bills that will never go anywhere and enacting laws that we don’t need.

Rep. Kolodin argues that the Arizona Legislature proposes too many laws each year. He's right. Roughly 1,700 bills have already been introduced, most of which will go nowhere.

Republican Rep. Alexander Kolodin has caught onto the fact that the Legislature spends far too much time proposing bills that will never go anywhere and enacting laws that we don’t need.

It’s no wonder schools do such a poor job of teaching financial literacy as even their own administrators don’t know how to add and subtract. 

What Eggsactly is the emergency and the sickening condition you call “work.”  Find out what the illest stories in the news are with our headline volley.

If you’re a part of an older generation having trouble with the Gen Z’s you’re probably arguing with many of the points we’re making.  Sit tight, because you need to know, you’re not crazy.

On today's why. Why does Gen Z view financial success in a way that doesn’t jive with their life goals?

From big swings to big worries, the headlines to start the week are packed with the most superfluous clickbait anyone’s ever seen.  See how Barry handles the headline volley, on the Chris and Joe Show with Barry Markson in for Joe today.

If the tariffs go into effect and if we start seeing prices rise, where it might hurt the most is where we’re already hurting.  How the American Dream just entered the trade war.

Most of us are too young to remember the old days of tariffs, but they are nothing new.  In fact, they used to be the most common form of taxation in this nation for the first century and a half.