September 7, 2023 show w/ Kirby Wilbur

The Commute with Carlson

6am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson: the climate alarmists are going after hamburgers and beef that people eat, a two week knee replacement surgery update, Bremerton HS asst. football coach who won US Supreme Court case on post-game prayer has decided to resign after rejoining the team for 1 game this year, coach Joe Kennedy is leaving to be with family in Florida, I-405 traffic warning: a total freeway construction shutdown coming this weekend flimsy WH excuse about POTUS walking away from MoH ceremony, is cancel culture coming for tennis?, the movie "Sound of Freedom" is nearly as popular in Central and some So. American countries as it is in the U.S 7am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson: the irony (and scrutiny) intensifies as NYC mayor Eric Adams says too many immigrants are going to destroy the Big Apple, a 24 time felon arrested yet again and this time for "unprovoked" murder in Spokane, latest carbon fuel pricing auction in WA is even more expensive than the previous two so far this year, a virtue signaling news columnist hypothesizes men can menstruate, the deep irony of this columnist as the political left touts that they follow science, a spicy food challenge turns fatal for a 14-year old. 8am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson: follow-up to last hour's story about the "One Spice Challenge" tortilla chip fatality of a 14-year-old: how social media fuels this impulse to try something with painful results for others to see, Seattle breaking its previous murder records as progressive politicos rearrange deck chairs on the proverbial Titanic, failed Seattle City Council candidate complains about "overpriced everything", a conservative blogger hits the mark with pessimistic "dooming" attitude among election denier Republicans, example: social media users are maybe 2% of Americans yet social media reaction strongly shapes a lot of political/social viewpoints, how unsubstantiated complaining about 'rigged elections' will actually hurt your chances of winning an election, a bio-ethicist wants to change human DNA to prevent/discourage people eating meat.