Full Show For Monday July 6 2026

We return from the holiday weekend with America 250 on the brain, Shawn Farash in for Greg Stocker, and a tricorn hat that almost steals the show. Nick Kayal opens the Monday Big Take by arguing that the midterms are taking on the feel of a final exam for the country, as socialism inside the Democrat Party moves from fringe chatter to an open fight over what the party stands for. We play and react to Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Enes Kanter, Gallup numbers on patriotism and the American Dream, and the growing divide between Americans who still celebrate the country and those who seem determined to tear it down. Dawn Stensland leads us through a packed morning of local and national news, including severe storms, flood alerts, power outages, the PECO strike, New Jersey heat deaths, Philadelphia arrests after a flag-burning attempt, Frankford Arsenal cancer lawsuits filed by families of Philadelphia police officers, a Marsh Creek paddleboarder death, and the latest on Cyclospora cases. We also dig into the death of Pennsylvania State Trooper Michael Pahira Jr., the immigration status of the truck driver charged in the crash, and the anger over Massachusetts issuing a CDL to a driver who authorities say should not have been here. The crew also moves through sports, media, and political absurdity, from Phillies All-Star snubs and Flyers offer-sheet chaos to Trump’s reported FIFA pressure, Mark Kelly’s Mexico jersey, and Nick’s ruling that soccer is a stain on humanity. Harry Mays joins for the Cut Sheet as we hit Josh Shapiro’s Pennsylvania booth controversy, John Fetterman and Dave McCormick stepping in for America 250, a German World Cup fan crying over American kindness, Philadelphia’s 2:30 AM fireworks, JD Vance on Bill Maher, Dave Chappelle turning a CNN patriotism question back on the network, a South Carolina teen takeover, a Door Dash murder case, an 11-year-old pool rescue, and Harry’s music history close.