Current Events Pods

Courts, World Cup, and New York Reality
June 4, 2026

Courts, World Cup, and New York Reality

Rochester sports legacy took center stage as Peter Vazquez welcomed Andrew Battisti to discuss the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Rochester soccer history, Soccer Is a Kick in the Grass, and the local voices that kept the game alive. Deanna Kernan then shared the 140-year story of the Tennis Club of Rocheste…

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Truth, Duty, and the Citizens Who Still Show Up
June 3, 2026

Truth, Duty, and the Citizens Who Still Show Up

Consequence-Free Power framed a hard-hitting show about leaders who make bad decisions while citizens pay the bill. Peter Vazquez connected voter frustration, Spencer Pratt’s rise, Medicaid work requirements, Philadelphia’s rideshare tax, New York redistricting games, Rochester cost pressures, and …

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Albany Failed. Monroe County Must Lead.
May 29, 2026

Albany Failed. Monroe County Must Lead.

Monroe County Leadership is tested as Peter Elder steps into the center of a conversation about Albany’s late budget, rebate politics, rising costs, Rochester’s distressed future, schools, Republican discipline, and voter trust. Peter Vazquez opens with Assemblywoman Andrea Bailey on the $268 b…

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Budget Battles and Children Reaching Skyward
May 28, 2026

Budget Battles and Children Reaching Skyward

Kitchen Table Liberty runs through this conversation as Peter Vazquez speaks with Summer Johnson, candidate for New York’s 130th Assembly District, about Albany’s late-night budget games, parental authority, broken schools, public safety, life, and the duty to make local voices matter again.The…

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When Community Speaks Louder Than the Noise
Jan. 28, 2026

When Community Speaks Louder Than the Noise

Community Conversations captures a wide-ranging discussion led by Dom Genova while Peter Vazquez is away. The conversation centers on local culture, Rochester’s music legacy, honoring veterans, media credibility, and practical life wisdom. Rather than argument, the hour focuses on listening, recogn…

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War on the West: Truth, Media, and the Fight Ahead
Jan. 27, 2026

War on the West: Truth, Media, and the Fight Ahead

War on the West is a cold-weather warning from Rochester: Luis Martinez, filling in for Peter Vazquez, spotlights Elica Le Bon’s framing of media-managed reality, Islamist tyranny, and a culture pressured by propaganda. Calls on election integrity, public order, and citizen journalism drive one con…

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Left, Right, and the Cost of Bad Policy
Jan. 26, 2026

Left, Right, and the Cost of Bad Policy

A City Arguing With Itself captures a street-level dialogue between Peter Vazquez and Alex White as they confront poverty, policing, housing, energy, transportation, and political power. Callers challenge assumptions, faith anchors values, and policy is measured by outcomes, not intentions. This co…

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