Full Show For Thursday July 30 2026

Tony Bruno fills in for Nick Kayal as we open with fresh strikes involving Iran, a body-mass study comparing women and men on tirzepatide, and Luther Campbell’s bid for Congress. Dawn Stensland brings a heavy local-news slate: a delivery driver is shot in Northern Liberties, a suspected device brings the bomb squad to Feltonville, a rogue tire flies across Interstate 76, and charges hit coaches and players in the Cheltenham High School football hazing case. We also discuss K9 Rookie’s role in finding a hidden phone during a Camden child-exploitation investigation and debate whether young children need smartphones. Anthony Fauci’s Senate appearance drives much of the morning after he invokes the Fifth Amendment 111 times. We play Josh Hawley’s questions about Fauci’s tie and the carpet, Bernie Moreno’s demand for apologies, Rand Paul’s case for contempt, and comments tied to Florida’s state inquiry. The crew argues over whether the hearing brings accountability or political theater, while callers and listeners weigh the pardon, Fauci’s diary, deleted records, pandemic mandates, lost businesses, family losses and the media’s handling of the lab-leak debate. The later hours move from John Fetterman’s split with his party’s socialist wing to Francesca Hong’s defense of democratic socialism, Luther Campbell’s ballot claims and a wild two-part Fight Club. We cover the Seattle Storm controversy involving two teen Sophie Cunningham fans, Tony’s Cape Coral code dispute, Monty Python, and Today in Music History. Dawn’s Big Three closes the show with a police chase that sends a truck into Nanu’s Hot Chicken, another look at the rogue tire on Interstate 76, and the story of 16-year-old lifeguard Ryder Williams saving 10-year-old Nathaniel Rai in dangerous Santa Cruz surf.