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Bipartisan anti-riot bill goes to NC Governor for veto
The North Carolina General Assembly has passed a bill increasing penalties for rioting. Will the Governor veto this latest version, like he did the prior version? → Read More
Charlotte to ship all its trains to California for repairs
Faulty bearings in every single CATS light rail car need to be replaced. So, the Charlotte Area Transit System is shipping every train to California to be repaired by the company that sold us the cars. → Read More
What the hell is going on at Charlotte Transit?!
The Charlotte City Council learned last night about a light rail car derailment that occurred ten months ago. And how it was due to a faulty bearing. And how those bearings are in every one of the 42 light rail cars. And how they also need to replace one-third of the bus fleet. → Read More
SVB collapse and the state of the U.S. economy
More on the fallout from the SVB collapse and what it means for the U.S. economy. Also, Transformation Tuesday. → Read More
Your EV and phone probably used slave labor
In his new book Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives, Siddharth Kara documents the atrocities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo being used to produce the "environment-friendly" products of the West. → Read More
The SVB bailout, moral hazard, and bad precedent
The plan to minimize the losses of Silicon Valley Bank's failure will induce more bad behavior and make it harder to argue against bailouts for other Americans and businesses. → Read More
Everything I know about bank runs I learned from George Bailey & Michael Banks
Presented by Old Grouch’s Military Surplus -- The Silicon Valley Bank run is a classic case of panic-induced withdrawals and risky strategies rewarded. → Read More
Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank crash over the weekend
The Silicon Valley Bank collapsed and left many worried that this could affect other banks. → Read More
Chad Adams fills in for Pete Kaliner (Hour 3)
Pete is out sick today, so Chad Adams fills in. Listen Here: → Read More
Chad Adams fills in for Pete Kaliner (Hour 1)
Pete is out sick today, so Chad Adams fills in. Listen Here: → Read More
JD Hayworth in for Vince Coakley
JD discusses the fentanyl crisis plaguing the country and Joe Biden reacts to comments by a grieving mother who lost two kids to fentanyl overdose. More on the investigation into Twitter’s media bias. Thom Tillis joins CNN to chime in on Tucker Carlson’s coverage of J6. → Read More
Chad Adams fills in for Pete Kaliner (03-09-2023–Hour3)
Pete is out sick today, so Chad Adams fills in. → Read More
Chad Adams fills in for Pete Kaliner (03-09-2023–Hour2)
Pete is out sick today, so Chad Adams fills in. → Read More
Inflation continues to get worse
With inflation continuing to get worse, many Americans are struggling to get by. Vince discusses the toll this is taking on people. → Read More
‘Your positions don’t matter to the outcome’
In an attempt to shut down criticism of the NC Republican legislature's deal to expand Medicaid, a staffer told the CEO of a conservative think tank: "I don’t care what your positions are on these issues. Your positions obviously don’t matter to the outcome here." → Read More
We must grow the government to reduce the government!
As North Carolina Republican lawmakers move forward with their proposed expansion of Medicaid, some of their staffers argue conservatives should be happy about it because it eliminates 11% of anti-competitive regulations on medical facilities and services. → Read More
Devastating: Western NC mill to layoff 1,000+
Cory Vaillancourt, a reporter at Smoky Mountain News, discusses the announcement by Pactiv-Evergreen that it will layoff more than 1,000 workers in coming weeks as it closes its paper mill in downtown Canton. The company recently received millions in NC incentive money → Read More
Response to Tucker Carlson’s view of J6
Many Democrats and some in the Republican party are condemning Tucker Carlson’s comments on January 6th. Vince gives his opinion on Tucker Carlson’s comments. Also, more on the cartel murders in Mexico. → Read More
Violent ‘Cop City’ protester has Charlotte roots
Dozens of far left activists attacked police and burned equipment at a construction site near Atlanta that will eventually be a police and fire training facility. One of the people arrested is the adult child of a longtime Charlotte leader. → Read More
NC Gov calls for end to culture war, lobs culture war bombs
Ryan Brown, the Secretary of the NC Libertarian Party has reaction to the North Carolina Governor's State of the State from last night. Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper called on Republicans to avoid culture war issues, then proceeded to make demands they acquiesce to Democrats' cultural preferences. → Read More