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Two newsroom veterans ask the question "Did they really say that?" responding to the week's oddest sound cuts from politics, entertainment, sports and the world. Nancy Shack - A newsroom editor, writer and anchor for WBZ NewsRadio in Boston. She is a former talk show host and talk radio producer in New England with two National Radio Hall of Fame Shows to her credit. Ben Parker - A radio news anchor for WBZ NewsRadio in Boston, Ben has been honored with Associated Press awards for news coverage and was part of the team that received a Peabody Award for coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings. He was also awarded a legislative citation and a "Hometown Hero" award from the City of Fitchburg for broadcasting efforts in the days and weeks following the '2008 Ice Storm' that crippled much of Central Massachusetts. Joe Shortsleeve - An award-winning investigative reporter and anchor for over two decades at WBZ-TV in Boston. Joe is currently with The Liberty Square Group.

Episodes

August 11, 2025 39 mins
President Trump has coined a new name for Democrats behaving badly, New York takes umbrage at Texas redistricting, and  the democratic socialists of America let it all hang out.  Politics is getting crazier and crazier as you can tell from our "did they really just say that" clips from this week.
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Even Democrats admit Trump cant stop winning, the NFL is blamed for a mass shooting in New York City, and President Trump does his best Sean Connery impersonation! Its been a surreal week which you will hear in our "did they really just say that" cuts.
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Tulsi unmasks Obama and the deep state, Hunter Biden vomits ont he Democrats and everyone else, and Stephen Colbert flips President Trump the bird. Tempers are flaring in this week's "did they really just say that" moments. 
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Border Tsar Tom Homan faces down an ICE protester, President Biden's doc takes the fifth, and Alan Dershowitz says he knows who is on the Epstein list! People are laying down the law this week in our "did they really just say that" cuts.
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Democrats gin up violence against federal agents and blame President Trump for the floods in Texas, while MAGA attacks the administration for covering up the Epstein files. There is a lot of finger pointing this week in our "did they really just say that cuts".
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SCOTUS slaps down activist judges, The Big Beautiful Bill squeaks by, and CNN takes a criminal mistep while the President tours Aligator Alcatraz.   It was a huge week for the Trump Administration as you will hear with our "did they really just say that" cuts.
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Trump surprises everyone most of all Iran, CNN tries to take the credit away and Democratic congresswoman proves she has no grasp of basic arithmetic. There were some shocking moments on full display with this week's  "did they really just say that" cuts.
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Israel jumps ugly with Iran, a U.S. senator plays pantomime with the Secret Service, and the democrat's violent rhetoric come home to roost in a most horrifying way. This week was not for faint hearts as you will hear in our "did they really just say that" clips.
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L.A. Riots, Trump responds, and the Democrats try to gaslight America. Thats it in a nutshell with our "did they really just say that" moments from this week.
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Musk bails, ICE fights back, and Dems go deeper into denial about Biden.  The truth is out there in our "did they really just say that" clips from this week. 
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President Trump loses his temper with Putin, Dems do an about face on retribution ,and the Mayor of Chicago completely misses the point of Memorial Day. Our "did they really just say that" moments this week will either make you laugh or cry.
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President Trump faces down the President of South Africa and the press in the oval office, President Biden was worse than anyone even guessed, and the liberal tolerance for antisemitism and violence comes home to roost in a most horrible way.  The gloves are off in our "did they really just say that" moments this week.
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House democrats body slam ICE agents,  Mainstream media melts down over a gift from Qatar, and the cat is out of the bag regarding President Biden's decline.  Are the democrats imploding? It sure looks that way from our "did they really just say that" clips this week.
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Democrats dare the DOJ to arrest them, the Media cant believe they have to apologize for lying, and President Biden is on a come back tour. How can we miss you if you won't go away Joe... This week's "did they really just say that" moments will either make you laugh or make you cry.
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President Trump celebrates 100 days in office, Chuck Schumer fails to see the irony, and  Democrats get irritable after backing themselves into a corner. Tempers are flaring in this week's "did they really just say that" moments.
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MS-13 Dysphoria hits new heights, even liberal members of the Supreme Court think a school board has jumped the shark on DEI, and apparently Gayle King thinks she is the equivalent of the first American in space.  Nuts abound in our "did they really just say that" moments from this week.
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Dems try to make a terrorist gang member domestic abuser into a hero victim,  Pam Bondi sues Maine and President Biden pokes his head out of his hidey hole. I think our "did they really just say that" moments this week show we had a narrow escape in the last election.
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The Tariff War with China heats up, the border is finally closed, and democrats seem to be eating their own.  Are we hearing  the death throws of the Democrat Party. Take a listen to our "did they really just say that" moments from this week and you decide. You can listen to us on the iHeart Radio App!
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President Trump floats a 3rd term,  Progressives try to take down Tesla, and a democrat lets the mask slip. Trolling or out of touch? That is the question with this week's "did they really just say that" moments.
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Signalgate explodes,  Democrats say its war against the republicans, all to deflect from President Trump accomplishing what he promised he would do.  The game is afoot here in our "did they really just say that" clips from this week.
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