Philly’s All-Star Hangover

We start with Shawn Farash filling in for Greg Stocker, a failed YouTube-chat prediction about Shawn’s red flannel and the National League’s lifeless All-Star Game loss. We give Philadelphia fans credit for showing up while wondering why national coverage keeps falling back on Pat’s, Geno’s, Boys II Men, Rocky and the Santa Claus story. We also check the Ben to the Shore fundraiser as the audience closes in on a new $25,000 mark. Dawn reports on a heat index approaching 110 degrees, wildfire smoke from Canada and outdoor youth activities being shortened for safety. We cover the Roxborough shooting in which a retired firefighter and Vietnam veteran remains charged with murder while DHS identifies the dead contractor as a British national allegedly tied to a traveling fraud group. Other stories include the House vote for permanent daylight saving time, a sulfuric-acid attack in Jersey City, Philadelphia’s ICE vigil and the Supreme Court’s request for more security funding. The Big Take begins with June inflation coming in below forecasts, Kevin Hassett’s case for lower costs and Nick’s reminder that Biden-era price increases remain baked into household budgets. We move to record Manhattan rents, Democratic affordability promises and Chamath Palihapitiya’s account of changing his view of Trump. The hour closes with a heated debate over ICE temporarily suspending most vehicle stops, Susan Collins’ role in the decision, body cameras, vehicles used as weapons and whether the administration is giving protesters a political win.