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Next Tuesday, sports gambling will officially begin in the Commonwealth. The Players’ Assoc. is asking the Gaming Commission to include language in its regulations that outline safety measures for players, their family, and game officials, and implement penalties for fans and bettors who make threats against them. What are your thoughts on sports betting and gaming regulations?

The overpopulation of habituated coyotes is becoming a growing problem for some Greater Boston towns. The town of Nahant & Malden have been tackling the issue of how to handle intrusive and aggressive coyotes. The town of Nahant made the controversial decision to bring in sharpshooters to cut down the coyote population. We heard from listeners about their own coyote encounters!

The overpopulation of habituated coyotes is becoming a growing problem for some Greater Boston towns. The town of Nahant & Malden have been tackling the issue of how to handle intrusive and aggressive coyotes. The town of Nahant made the controversial decision to bring in sharpshooters to cut down the coyote population. Mass Wildlife Biologist Dave Wattles joined Dan to discuss.

On Tuesday evening, two children were found dead and a third one in critical condition in a Duxbury home. The mother, Lindsay Clancy tried to jump out a second-story window in what is being suspected was a suicide attempt. Mental health experts suspect Clancy was suffering from postpartum psychosis. We discussed the tragic incident and the dangers this mental health condition poses. We also heard from women who shared some of their own personal struggles post-birth.

This week Congress held a meeting on how to prevent future Ticketmaster disasters, like the one that occurred last November over Taylor Swift tickets. Is there an unfair monopoly going on in the ticketing/venue industry as Live Nation and Ticketmaster own about 70% of the big concert market? Or is this just capitalism at its best? Does there need to be increased oversight in the ticketing industry?

This week Congress held a meeting on how to prevent future Ticketmaster disasters, like the one that occurred last November over Taylor Swift tickets. Is there an unfair monopoly going on in the ticketing/venue industry as Live Nation and Ticketmaster own about 70% of the big concert market? Or is this just capitalism at its best? Does there need to be increased oversight in the ticketing industry?

Are free speech rights dead on college campuses? According to a new study done by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) of 195 MIT faculty, 46% believe mandatory diversity statements are “an ideological litmus test that violates academic freedom”. Attorney Harvey Silverglate & FIRE’s Connor Murnane joined Dan to discuss.

Due to dwindling numbers in their congregation, the Church of the Holy Spirit of Wayland had to sell its land and did so to a Coptic church. Roughly 50 people’s cremated remains are buried on the property. However, the Coptic church does not believe in cremation and has different plans for that space. A lawsuit has ensued where 15 families of the deceased have taken the case all the way to the MA Supreme Court. What do you make of this lawsuit?

What is going on with all these misplaced classified documents? Former President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden, and now former Vice President Mike Pence all have had classified documents discovered in their private residence. These locations were not approved for storage. How does this happen?

About two years ago President Joe Biden cancelled the Keystone Pipeline XL in one of his first executive orders in office The move came as an effort for America to become greener. Do you support the shutdown of the Keystone Pipeline? Larry Behrens of Power The Future, a pro-fossil fuel organization that advocates for energy jobs, joined Dan to discuss.

Could a 4-day work week be coming to an office near you? 4-Day Global partnered with Boston College researchers for a 6-month trial analyzing the benefit of a 4 day 32-hour work week with no less pay for employees. The trial was “a resounding success on virtually every dimension”. BC Prof. Dr. Wen Yan joined Dan to discuss.

Amy Carnevale is a lifelong Republican who was born and raised in Massachusetts. She attended George Washington University while she worked in the White House part-time and went on to work on Capitol Hill as Rep. George Nethercutt’s Chief of Staff. Carnevale is now running for Massachusetts Republican Party Chair and joined Dan to discuss.

MA Senator Patrick O’Connor has introduced a bill that reads if anyone trafficking fentanyl by knowingly manufacturing or distributing pure fentanyl 40 grams or more, be punished by imprisonment in state prison for life. Dan continued the conversation from the 9PM hour. Should drug dealers of fentanyl receive life in prison?

MA Senator Patrick O’Connor has introduced a bill that reads if anyone trafficking fentanyl by knowingly manufacturing or distributing pure fentanyl 40 grams or more, be punished by imprisonment in state prison for life. Dan continued the conversation from the 9PM hour. Should drug dealers of fentanyl receive life in prison?

Should drug dealers of fentanyl receive life in prison? MA Senator Patrick O’Connor has introduced a bill that reads if anyone trafficking fentanyl by knowingly manufacturing or distributing pure fentanyl 40 grams or more, be punished by imprisonment in state prison for life. Sen. O’Connor joined Dan to discuss.

U.S. Congresswoman Katherine Clark’s daughter Riley Dowell was arrested over the weekend for allegedly striking a police officer during a protest on the Boston Common. Boston Police reported seeing Dowell tag the bandstand with graffiti that said things like, “NO COP CITY” and “ACAB.” Dan discussed the incident.

Let’s talk wine! Dan recently visited Napa Valley in California and has some experiences he would like to share. Have you done a wine tasting? Do you have a favorite vineyard near or far? Listeners shared their wine recommendations with Dan!

Friday marked exactly the two-year mark into President Joe Biden’s presidency. How do you think the President has performed so far? In your opinion, what accomplishments and failures lie with the President? What grade would you score him?

Not everyone is “embracing” the new Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King statue newly unveiled this past week in Boston. The memorial depicts a moment that the couple shared of hugging after Dr. King won the Noble Peace Prize in 64’. Boston Herald columnist Rasheed Walters joined Dan to discuss the statue and the statue’s criticism.

A Bolton alpaca farmer is suing the town of Bolton for what is being called home equity theft. While farmer Alan DiPietro found himself in debt after a series of financial hardships, attorney Joshua Polk argues that while government can take property to collect unpaid property taxes it’s unconstitutional to take more than is owed, which is the case here. Attorney Joshua Polk of the Pacific Legal Foundation and farmer Alan DiPietro joined Dan to discuss.