Y'ALL I'VE GOT THE SHORT TIMERS REAL BAD As today is my last day until January 3rd I'm just trying to act like I care about the news right now. Today is going to be EPIC anyway because...
I GOT TO INTERVIEW KRISTEN CHENOWETH!! If you don't know who she is OMG she is incredible. She is a Broadway, television and movie star whose voice can move mountains and she gave me a few minutes to discuss her new film National Champions and you should go see it. I'm airing that interview at 1.
KNOW A VETERAN? MAYBE CHECK IN WITH THEM THIS HOLIDAY SEASON I'm talking to Cole Lyle from Mission Roll Call about how tough this season can be for veterans and how suicide actually spiked quite dramatically last year at this time. His organization also advocates for issues that veterans care most about and helps vets navigate the VA system. Learn more about Mission Roll Call and join their cause by clicking here. He's on at 1:35.
JON CALDARA OF THE INDEPENDENCE INSTITUTE IS ON AT 2 Why? Because he entertains me so. Give some money to the Independence Institute by clicking here, they are truly fighting to stop us from becoming California every single day so you don't have to.
IF YOU'RE GONNA MISS ME WHY NOT CHECK OUT SOME OF MY FAVORITE PODCASTS! People ask me what podcasts I listen to, and here are two of my FAVORITES. First off, Grant's podcast Taking It for Granted is OUTSTANDING and if you haven't given it a listen, do so by clicking here. I'm in two of them! The other one is by my brother, who is an extremely successful real estate broker in Las Vegas who also happened to be on the third season of The Apprentice. His podcast is called The Power Move by John Gafford and it's about business, real estate and it's really funny. I pranked him on one show and I'm pretty proud of it. Find his podcast here. And yes, ladies, I know he's hot. Stop sending me those emails.
I'LL HAVE WHAT HE'S HAVING, AN ESSAY ABOUT DYING One of my favorite movie quotes is from Shawshank Redemption when Red is trying to talk Andy into giving up his dream of going to Mexico. Andy responds that it comes down to one simple choice: "get busy living or get busy dying." When faced with a terminal diagnosis of stage four colon cancer, one 93 year old rabbi got busy dying and his son wrote a beautiful essay about it here. Thanks to listener Floyd for sharing it.
THE UTTERLY USELESS SENATOR BENNET NOW WANTS TO END THE FILIBUSTER HE SUPPORTED WHEN TRUMP WAS IN OFFICE NOW Michael Bennet says the filibuster is BAD and needs to go. This is in sharp contrast to when he was being useless in office while Trump was there when he signed a letter OPPOSING the end of the filibuster the Dems were using to stop Republican agenda items. Funny what happens when the shoe is on the other foot and you have zero integrity.
BUSINESSES WOULD LOVE TO CHECK THE GOVERNOR'S EMERGENCY POWERS Seeing as how he used them last year to pretty much screw businesses he deemed "non essential". A new survey shows a bunch of business owners would like to see that power checked and who could blame them?
INFLATION IS SHOWING NO SIGNS OF SLOWING DOWN And they are rapidly overtaking any wage increases that people may have seen in the last year. The Personal Consumption Expenditures index is at a number not seen since 1982 and there is literally nothing being done to stop this. Well except Joe Machin's no vote on the massive bloated BBB plan Biden can't get through the Senate now. Read more from the New York Times here.
MORE ON HOW OMICRON IS UNCOUPLING FROM HOSPITALIZATIONS And this is GREAT NEWS when it comes to resisting government mandates. If the only reason they can give for more draconian measures is hospital capacity worries, those worries seem to be unfounded as of yet. Check this story out for some good comparisons on various places where omicron has already raged. They are very, very good news.
THE FDA JUST APPROVED ANOTHER ANTI-VIRAL TO BE USED AT HOME FOR COVID And it's from Merck and you can read about it here.
AND NOW, AN HOUR OF CHRISTMAS CROONERS These are almost always my favorite versions of these songs by the singers I love the most. I'm old inside.
YES, VIRGINIA THEY ARE TEACHING CRITICAL RACE THEORY IN SCHOOLS This article lays out the myriad of ways that the toxic stew of Critical Race Theory are being taught all over the country even as the education establishment continues to gaslight parents by telling them they aren't. Parents aren't stupid, they know when their kids are being taught needless divisive and race based lessons. And they are finally paying attention. I hope this continues because it will be great campaign fodder for the GOP going forward. Just ask Virginia voters.
THINGS FOREIGNERS LOVE ABOUT AMERICANS And some of these are silly and some are lovely but it's fun to see what seems noteworthy to people not from here.
HERE ARE THE TOP 25 CHRISTMAS MOVIES ACCORDING TO IMDB And I just CAN'T put Die Hard at #2 but it's IMDB so there you go.
AND NOW, THE KIFFNESS HAS THE CHRISTMAS BLUES And it's magical as always.
I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH THE 100 BEST CHRISTMAS COOKIE RECIPES Because why not? I've honestly never heard of some of these.