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Shop Talk covers an article from CNN Business regarding an 8-week experiment implementing a 4-day work week. Caught My Eye encourages anyone in San Francisco to go see “The Empire Strips Back” in Chinatown. It is a burlesque performance featuring Star Wars characters. Also, the Candy Funhouse is looking for a Chief Candy Officer or CCO! You must taste 3,500 pieces of candy per month! Leo Fender, f...

Ivana Trump, Ex-Czech, and mother of Junior, Ivanka, and Erik, is buried in Bedminster at Trump National Golf Course. Apparently, there are tax breaks for designating land or parts of property as a cemetery. (If there is a loophole and a way to avoid taxes the Trumps will find it.) Then, Adam Graham, a Mayor in Oklahoma and one of six LGBTQ elected officials in that state resigned for fear of esca...

Shop Talk covers an article from CNBC that shares 4 common things that parents never did and yet raised highly successful adults. Caught My Eye looks at Coca-Cola’s Sprite brand reboot and a woman in Mexico who erected a penis statue at her grave. Professional housekeeper, and inside trader, Martha Stewart is our Business Birthday. Happy 81st Martha! We’re all business. Except when we’re not.  App...

Florida Governor Rick DeSantis is upset that parents brought their children to a drag brunch in Miami club R House. DeSantis wants to stop this activity and is using a 1947 court ruling that says men who impersonate women in a suggestive way can be considered a public nuisance. Equality Florida is fighting back. Then, Raul Carbajal left his three-month-old Siberian Husky puppy in the car with his...

Shop Talk reveals Ford Motor Company’s plan to lay off 8,000 salaried workers this year as they switch to electric vehicles. Also, has the country gone tip happy? Caught My Eye let us know that the familiar Staten Island mansion from The Godfather is for rent through Airbnb. Also, Pat Benatar says she will no longer sing one of her top selling songs, “Hit Me with Your Best Shot.” The Rolling Stone...

Walgreens has a policy that allows its employees to not sell birth control products, such as condoms, to customers under the guise of moral or religious beliefs—#BoycottWalgreens. Then, a far-right anti-LGBTQ group gets certified as a church to avoid taxes but continues to act like a political action committee. Finally, a woman flying home to Australia failed to declare her chicken foot long Subwa...

Shop Talk looks at a recent list published through CNBC that identifies the 10 worst states in America based on quality of life, healthcare, and inclusion. Did your state make the list? Caught My Eye profiles Nintendo and their recognition of same-sex marriage despite Japan's ban of such unions. Also, a listener sent in a story about a Montana library’s new logo that is coming under fire for being...

A Boise Idaho resident was told to remove the rainbow lighting from the front of his home. The tasteful display from Jordan Hall was present during June, but when the complaints came in, he decided to keep them up—since no one ever complains about holiday lights, for example. A hearing is set for August. Then, an elementary school teacher, Michael Thomas Pruden, has been arrested in the DC area fo...

Shop Talk covers the unfortunate trend of librarians coming under pressure from the culture wars. Many have decided to leave the profession as schools boards, legislatures, and parents have labeled the librarians as pedophiles, groomers, and providers of obscene material. This is the US in 2022. Caught My Eye looks at the sideline antics at the Tour de France. Also, a family invites the former hab...

A San Antonio man celebrated the 4th by lighting a high-powered firework off his head. It blew his skull open, and Pablo Ruiz is no longer with us. Then, an Idaho radio station is keeping its rainbow PRIDE logo well beyond June. Check out 96.6 The Eagle classic rock station in Boise! Finally, a massive new bridge opened this past weekend in Los Angeles. Known as the Sixth Street Viaduct, it consid...

Shop Talk looks at the art of small talk and provides a few starter questions. Caught my eye goes behind the scenes of the famous gay anthem, ‘It’s Raining Men.’ Also, a job applicant stole R2D2 out from under the eyes of Disney security in the hopes they would hire him—for a security job! Media and real estate mogul, Merv Griffin, is our Business Birthday.  We’re all business. Except when we’re n...

LBGTQ people are less prepared financially in retirement when compared with the general population. There are several anecdotal factors, but the good news is that you can still save at any age for the future. Then, an Alaska Day Care serves floor sealant instead of milk to the children. How does this happen? Finally, find out if you live in a dog state or cat state. A new study breaks out the USA...

Shop Talk encourages everyone to take their vacation and paid time off each year. Price Waterhouse is even giving bonuses to employees that vacation for 40 hours. Caught My Eye looks at the Kraft company’s rebrand of Mac & Cheese. Also, a family has a unique tombstone for an easily riled relative that the town wants removed. Feras Antoon, the largest purveyor of porn, is our Business Birthday. We’...

Saudi Arabia is rounding up rainbow themed toys and clothing in its latest anti-LGBTQ purge. Is this one of the Sh*thole countries TFG talked about? Then, PA Senate Candidate and lukewarm Republican, Dr. Oz is lost. When filling out his official papers to file for the November election, he listed his residence as a town that does not exist. Finally, Elon Musk does his own purge of what may appear...

Shop Talk explores three cool nonbinary people from history that challenged social norms. Caught My Eye covers a story about a California gas station manager that inadvertently priced gas last week at .69¢. Also, So Gay Rosé wine is launched. William Scholl, pioneer of footcare and founder of Dr. Scholl's is our business birthday. We’re all business. Except when we’re not. Apple Podcasts: apple.co...

Three members of Congress are putting legislation forward to apologize to LGBTQ Government employees that were purged during the Lavender Scare starting in 1947 and carried out for several years. The Lavender Offense Victim Exoneration (LOVE) Act stands little chance in making it through the gridlocked Senate. Also, a student in Louisiana sets up a Little Queer Library to offer LGBTQ book titles t...

Shop Talk looks at how corporations are increasingly challenged for being LGBTQ allies. Caught My Eye highlights the call for a boycott of Martin’s Potato Rolls due to the support of a January 6th Capitol tourist and now Pennsylvania Republican Gubernatorial candidate. Also, a group of Houston criminals steal an expensive $4,200 bottle of liquor and a box of the same. The box was empty, and the bo...

31 White Supremacists from The Patriot Front are arrested in Idaho before they could disrupt a Coeur d’Alene Pride Celebration. Thankfully a citizen alerted police that they saw what looked like a “little army” loading into U-Haul trucks. Then, Dave Thomas, founder of Wendy’s says he wished he never named the burger chain after his daughter. He apologized to her on his deathbed and said that it wa...

Shop Talk looks at several companies that say they are LGBTQ friendly yet donate to anti-gay politicians and PACS. We learn that John grew up with the best drinking water anywhere, according to Mom. Caught My Eye introduces us to the PRIDE Whopper. Also, former guest and comedian, Rich Kiamco, will be featured on “Our America: Who I Was Meant to Be.” The Fixer or Spin Master, PR Guru Michael Sitri...

The LGBTQ+ community and allies are up in arms after the White House kicked off Pride Month by announcing a new postal stamp honoring former first lady Nancy Reagan. The Reagan Administration showed no leadership during the AIDS crisis and the optics of honoring the former first lady during PRIDE is just not smart. The NFL and New England claps back at social media trolls that mocked the Rainbow f...

Shop Talk looks at an article from Out Magazine that recommends an array of PRIDE Merchandise that actually gives back to LGBTQ causes and orgs. Caught My Eye showcases a photographer that does glam shots to help dogs get adopted. Also, the Mayor of San Francisco is bowing out of the PRIDE parade because uniformed officers are not allowed to march. This is a trend nationwide and not a good one in...

Walmart pulls an ice cream product in honor of Juneteenth. Many African American consumers opined via social media that this is what happens when you don’t have diverse voices in the C-suite. Then, State Farm Insurance reversed a decision to supply LGBTQ themed books to agents as donations to local organizations and schools. Finally, Calvin Klein is offering a line of Pride clothing under the them...

Shop Talk looks at an article from Fast Company that believes entrepreneurs at 60 have a lot to offer. Experience, intuition, and purpose are more fully formed as we spend time in the workplace and that’s a good thing. Caught My Eye exposes the problem with public urination in Philly’s subway system and creepy dolls are washing-up on shore in Texas… The co-creator of the Philly cheesesteak, Harry...

CNN started CNN+ streaming service this past Spring, then promptly shuttered it leaving many people out of work. Imagine the surprise when many of them received Welcome to CNN gift baskets with branded merchandise and tips on how to make the most of their career at CNN. Then, Grindr is seeing an influx of straight women on the gay male hook-up site looking for femme or bisexual men. Good luck. Fin...

Shop Talk reveals that a PR firm has suggested to their clients to stay silent regarding Roe v. Wade. Thomas Midgley Jr., the inventor of leaded gas and Freon is our Business Birthday. Caught my eye highlights the accomplishments of astrophysicist, Dr. Jane Rigby. Also, a Catholic elementary school accidentally sells red thongs disguised as roses for Mother's Day. We’re all business. Except when w...