Rating This Summer Out of Ten, Halfway In

Rate your summer out of ten sounds simple until the answer actually has to come out loud. One host lands on a four, citing a move and friends scattered out of town. Another goes lower, landing on a two. A six feels generous by comparison, caught between mild weather and the nagging sense that summer hasn't delivered its one big moment yet. The conversation turns to what that moment is even supposed to look like, a loaded car, a lake, a day with no plan and no clock. The back half of summer is still open. What gets salvaged before it ends is the real question, and rating it now is only useful if something changes because of the number. Topics: rate your summer, summer check-in, halfway point, summer plans, seasonal reflection Originally aired on 2026-07-22