Brian Kilmeade | 77 WABC Host | 12-19-25
WABC Host Brian Kilmeade joins Sid to talk about Sid's experience being called on stage by President Trump during the White House Chanukah Party, alongside other notable figures like Mark Levin. Sid and Brian discuss the renaming of the Kennedy Center, with Kilmeade disagreeing with attributing it to Trump’s influence. Other topics include potential political futures for figures like JD Vance and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, criticisms of the FBI's handling of a recent case, and an upcoming episode of Kilmeade's show One Nation, which will cover economic responsibilities and the rising costs of youth sports.
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Stick Shift Nostalgia | 12-19-25
Strap in for Ventilation Friday, a raw and irreverent journey through the absurdities of modern life with your host, Lionel. From the "red pill" truth about Santa Claus to the legal ethics of cloning yourself just to inherit your own debt, Lionel skewers everything from holiday pretentiousness to high-tech true crime. Whether he is dissecting muscle car nostalgia, the revolutionary history of the indoor toilet, or the perils of using Irish slang in the wrong pub, no topic is too niche or too sacred for this fast-paced deep dive into our bizarre reality. It’s a cocktail of biting wit, cultural critiques, and "scholarly" verbal aggression designed to help you navigate the "wonderful" lies of the modern world.
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Brown/MIT Shooter Found Dead and Meta is Being Sued for Sextortion | 12-19-25
77WABC News Hour with Liz Rattoballi for 12-19-25
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Hour 4: Me, Myself, and My Clone’s Debt | 12-19-25
Lionel serves up an irreverent cocktail of high-tech ethics, bizarre true crime, and biting pop-culture critiques. Lionel highlights a world where the law always lags behind technology, exploring everything from genetic testing that cracks 40-year-old kidnapping cases to the legal minefield of posthumous DNA harvesting and the financial obligations of cloning yourself. Whether he is dissecting Bruce Springsteen’s underbite, debating the "Greyhound with wings" experience of Spirit Airlines, or analyzing the monetization of police body cam footage, Lionel offers an entertaining look at the fascinating implications of our modern reality.
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Hour 3: The Hanukkah Heist | 12-19-25
Lionel dives into the childhood archives of Matt Blaze, from sneaking classic Atari cartridges out of hidden garage bags to the crushing realization that Santa doesn’t actually have a key to the front door. Between nostalgic rants on shaving kits for toddlers and the confusion of growing up in a Jewish-Catholic household, Lionel navigates the "wonderful" lies parents tell us and the perils of Irish slang—where asking for a "ride" on a motorcycle might get you banned from the pub.
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Hour 2: Sicilian Souls and Sardinian Loners | 12-19-25
Dive into a late-night mix of muscle car nostalgia, global conspiracies, and the fascinating world of linguistic nuances. Lionel explores why manual transmissions are a lost art, the hilarious (and potentially ghostly) mistranslations of Coca-Cola in China, and the "dangerous" hidden meanings of car names like the Ford Pinto. Between debating hit squads and the cultural differences between Sicily and Sardinia, Lionel celebrates the unsung heroism of sanitation workers and the revolutionary history of the indoor toilet. It is a fast-paced, informative journey through listener stories, "dashboard fails," and the "scholarly" side of verbal aggression.
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Dominic Carter: The Brown University Double Homicide (14 min)
Rita Cosby: Bathroom, Classroom No Camera Room (3 min)
Rita Cosby: Suspect’s Suicide And The Search For Motive (2 min)
Hour 1: The Santa Claus Red Pill | 12-19-25
Lionel presents "Ventilation Friday," a raw and irreverent journey through the absurdities of modern life. In this episode, Lionel skewers the hollow rituals of holiday greetings, the "red pill" moment of discovering the Santa myth, and the pagan origins of the Christmas tree. He explores the cultural creation of Kwanzaa, shares his "talent" for manualism (hand-crepitation), and tackles listener questions on the roots of prejudice and anti-semitism. From fake health supplements made of wood pulp to the pretentiousness of family photo cards, nothing escapes Lionel's biting wit.
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