Straight Talk with Bill Frady 8/17/26 Full Show

Democrats are heavily promoting Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, positioning her for a future presidential run. Recent reports reveal she has frozen her eggs and ended her engagement. Does she represent the future of the nation? With his socialist-backed candidates beginning to stumble, Hasan Piker is urging Democratic allies to shield him from Republican attacks. Conservatives are now surfacing past statements that continue to linger online, turning his own words against him. To modernize the next generation of aircraft carriers and naval vessels, President Trump is leading a comprehensive overhaul of the Navy and expanding domestic shipyards. As part of this initiative, the administration aims to onshore technology manufacturing by establishing new production facilities across the United States. Across the United States, overall crime rates are showing a downward trend. Will President Trump receive credit for this decline, and what role, if any, do the deportations of undocumented immigrants play in reducing crime—particularly violent offenses? Nigel Butler joins the show to talk about his new movie, ‘The Last Sunday of High School’, which was filmed entirely in the Upstate of South Carolina. The WNBA still seems perplexed by the word “Woman” in its own name, remaining unable to find a clear answer. Sophie Cunningham has voiced her stance that men ought not to compete in women’s sports. Although she never sought to be center stage in a nationwide debate, she has nevertheless found herself at the heart of it, while the WNBA continually stands in its own way.