Why Workplace Vulnerability Sessions Can Become Traps

We begin with Ana Hummel’s post-ride pain and a Netflix lawsuit involving executive Kevin Baillie, who says the company fires him after he discloses medically prescribed ketamine during a vulnerability trust session. We weigh the contradiction of asking workers to open up and then investigating the answer, plus the Guinness headstand and profanity claims that follow. The conversation becomes a warning about retreats, suggestion boxes and supposedly anonymous workplace surveys. Dawn Stensland turns to Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District, where national Democrats, Gov. Josh Shapiro and Bob Brooks target Republican Rep. Ryan Mackenzie. We study the affordability message, Brooks’ support for higher wages and lower health costs, the argument over ending the Iran war and the district’s status as a House bellwether. An off-duty Philadelphia police officer charged in a fatal Northampton County shooting also enters the morning news. Phil Almquist brings the reported LeBron James deal with the Sixers, and we debate the basketball fit, political baggage, possible White House visit and the amount of airtime he commands. The Phillies’ win over the Yankees and Miami’s 12-game skid follow. At 6:30, our Big Take salutes Ben to the Shore, the Families Behind the Badge Children’s Foundation, more than 2,200 riders and a Kayal and Company team total above $45,000 before the crew relives cramps, bike failures, potholes and a fundraising duel with WMMR.