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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

January 19, 2026 38 mins

Minneapolis vs Tehran. It's a tale of two cities today in our "did they really just say that" audio clips.

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The U.S. all but annexes Venezuela, Communists take control of New York City, and the Governor of Minnesota takes a powder for his re-election. The times they are a changing as you will hear with our "did they really just say that" cuts this week.

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January 5, 2026 27 mins

Crazy Democrats. We have seen them in many incarnations this year . There is the lie, the deliberate blind eye, inciting violence, stupidity and just plain out and out Trump Derangement Syndrome. And we have "did they really just say that" examples of all of them.

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Radical Islamist violence explodes across the globe all on the same day - Is it a coincidence? Providence police and Brown University fumble the ball and President Trump crosses a line with a social media post. There were some very surprising utterances this week as you will hear in our "did they really just say that" clips.

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Baby Jesus takes a political stand, a texas senate run has the strangest launch in history, and we ask the question this week do the democrats even know the difference between a lie and the truth. The only way to describe this week's "did they really just say that" cuts is what the bleep?

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Is it war crimes or the fog of war,  can Afghan terrorists and Somali fraudsters be traced back to the Biden Administration, and is Minority leader Chuck Schumer really under attack by MAGA?  These are the questions posed by this week's "did they really just say that" cuts. 

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A MAGA stalwart shows she can't take the heat in the kitchen,  James Comey gets a temporary reprieve, and a bromance blooms in the oval office.  The times keep getting stranger and stranger as you will hear in this week's "did they really just say that" clips.

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Some lawmakers might regret pushing for the Epstein files to be released,  Trump derangement syndrome hits new lows with elected officials pushing for an insurrection, and some democrats can't seem to get on the same page. It is absolute chaos out there as you will hear in our "did they really just say that" cuts from this week.

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The Shutdown implodes embarrassing democrats who start eating their own , violence erupts from the party of inclusion, and President Biden is enshrined as an autopen at the White House. You would not believe it if you did not hear it for yourself in our "did they really just say that" cuts from this week.

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New York has fallen, the federal government is still shut down, and Nancy Pelosi is waiving good bye. A lot of big changes in the wind which you can hear with this week's "did they really just say that" cuts.

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Does President Trump want a third term, will the democrats stay tone deaf on the shutdown and  will New York City elect a communist Islamic mayor. These are some of the questions asked by this week's "did they really just say that audio clips.

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No Kings has no idea, Dems embrace violence, and President Trump embraces the wrecking ball.  We guarantee we can gob smack you with this week's "did they really just say that" audio cuts.

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Trump becomes the peace President even without the Nobel Prize, Democrats cant seem to put the shutdown genie back in the bottle, and Kamala melts down on her book tour. The road not taken  - thank God - demonstrated in this weeks "did they really just say that" cuts.

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Chicago tries to ice I.C.E. Officers, a democrat candidate fantasizes about killing the opposition, and potty mouth Kamala gives an example of why she lost the election. You might ask after you hear this week's "did they really just say that" cuts where has all the civility gone?

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Dems shut down the government in a fit of peak, James Comey faces justice and or retribution, and the Department of war gets a facelift. The times they are a changing according to this week's "did they really just say that" audio clips.

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Erika Kirk rises above, Jimmy Kimmel avoids the Ax, and President Trump gets stuck on the U.N. escalator. You can get whiplash from this week's "Did they really just say that" newsbytes.

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Both horror and cheers as Charlie Kirk sheds his mortal coil,  Democrats are put in their place by the FBI director, and a Fox News host steps in it big time. America is at a pivot as you will see in our "did they really just say that" clips from this week.

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Trump says its not my signature on the Epstein card , Homan says MSNBC is disgusting saying people are disappearing and a Karen says hand over that ball.  There is a lot of arguing going on in this week's "did they really just say that" clips this week.

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President Trump threatens to invade Chicago, RFK, Jr. survives a coup attempt, and Rosie O'Donnell has to give a mea culpa to MAGA. Pigs are flying this week as you will hear in our "did they really just say that" clips.

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President Trump floats the idea of Capitol punishment in D.C., the lawyer for an illegal gang member says he is going to need psychological help to get over being deported, and failed vice-presidential candidate Gov. Tim Walz says it must be easy to be a republican. If there is one thing our “did they really just say that” cuts show this week– its not easy being blue.

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