September 4, 2025 • 38 mins
The Billy & Lisa Show cover a whole bunch of topics during today’s show including, Billys scooter accident yesterday, the NFL is opening the season today and should schools ban phones! Listen to Billy & Lisa weekdays from 6-10AM on Kiss 108!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Now best morning show in Boston.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
Billie and Lisa in the morning.
Speaker 3 (00:04):
It's just a great start to my day on Kids
one Away.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Hey, everybody, good morning, and I'm happy Thursday to you
and bill Yeah, well hello to you, Lisa. It's going
to be like hot today, right.
Speaker 3 (00:18):
It's going to be another beautiful sunny day, so get
out and enjoy. It's near eighty eighty degrees yep.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
Yeah, And by the way, that's perfect weather for the
first day of school public schools in the City of Boston.
Here's the deal on the first day of school. Keep
in mind, a lot of people's schedules change, and I'm
talking about entire families, right, they're back now to the
school schedule, which means we have a lot of people
(00:46):
and families coming back to the Billy and Lisa Morning Show.
So we want to make sure we're very good for them.
Speaker 3 (00:52):
Yes, we want to make sure the show is tight.
Speaker 4 (00:55):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (00:55):
Point there are forty eight thousand kids going back to
school today in the City of Boston.
Speaker 5 (01:00):
Problem maybe listening right now, welcome back.
Speaker 2 (01:03):
Yeah, that's what I'm saying. They're back to the fold,
as we like to say, and we embrace all of
you and it's a busy time in the city. You know,
you've got back to school public schools in Boston. I
was in the city yesterday and I witnessed the back
to school for college kids. I mean there were giant
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box trucks double and triple parked all over the city
on Marlboro Street, Clarendon Street, Exeter Street, Beacon Street, just
all over the city blocking traffic.
Speaker 3 (01:35):
Yep, schools are back classes and sessions.
Speaker 5 (01:37):
It's a nightmare. I stay away from the city during
this time, you have no idea.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
So I was stuck at every red light in the
city because cars were trying to get down those little
streets that only had one lane left after the truck.
Speaker 6 (01:49):
When justin when do you not stay with the city exactly?
Speaker 5 (01:53):
It's just this week I go into the city when yeah,
you don't know my schedule, so thank you.
Speaker 7 (02:00):
So, by the way, what's in your head crunchy? Yeah,
it was behind the headphone. So okay, So I'm in
this site, say no more than more oftentimes than not
during this time.
Speaker 1 (02:11):
Okay.
Speaker 2 (02:12):
So I want to be very clear on what went
down in the city yesterday. For me, I happened to
be in the middle of the city shooting a segment
for Dining Playbook. By the way, Saturday mornings at nine
unessing and I was at Luke's the Lobster, which, by
the way, I love Lukes like I do too. It's
one of the best lobster rolls in the city. I
go with the crab roll. I'm just saying. So I
just came off the shoot it. Lukes. Hey, Luke, how
(02:33):
you doing. I did a shoot with Luke of Luke's Lobster.
They've got over thirty locations. So I'm leaving the shoot.
City is busy. Pull up to a red light right
in front of the Boston Public Library, you know the spot.
Speaker 8 (02:47):
I just as I apply my brakes and stop at
the light, a car came from the right, went right
across the front of my car and hit a scooter.
Speaker 2 (03:03):
With a guy on it. And when I tell you,
the guy on the scooter went flying in the air
and came crashing down to the ground motionless. Was he Okay,
I don't know, funny, you should ask the scene he was?
He went the other way, barely moving like you got
a picture writhing in pain. Okay, you multiple injuries and
(03:25):
you didn't stop well because I was in the middle
of an intersection, and instantly everybody came running like bees
to the guy on the ground. By the way, the
scooter was cut in half. Okay, and now I'm trying
to get out of it. You know how when you
end up in the middle of an intersection at all
because somebody blocked you. So that's where I am, and
I'm looking and I see everybody running to the guy.
(03:48):
But then I saw an opening to leave. I saw
an opening. I had my window open, you know, just
in case. I don't know, But suddenly I find it
was an instinct, you will move. Suddenly I found myself
creeping and weaving in and out of all the cars
that had stopped for this guy on the ground, and
(04:09):
just kind of went by, and I kind of nodded Box.
Speaker 3 (04:15):
So justin his instinct was to flee the scene.
Speaker 2 (04:18):
Didn't want to be involved. Yeah, because right away everybody's
out with the cell phones. One woman is taking pictures
and videos of the car that hit the scooters. Four
or five other people are taking videos of the poor
guy on the ground. Like when I tell you multiple fractures.
Speaker 5 (04:33):
In Bill's defense, it's not as bad as if it
happened and nobody was around the people.
Speaker 2 (04:39):
Yeah, plenty of help. He didn't need me.
Speaker 5 (04:41):
I would have been in the way and you had
to get back to the boat.
Speaker 2 (04:44):
Exactly. Got the things are new. Okay, I'm okay, pal.
I hope you're okay, but I've got to move on
with my life because I can't.
Speaker 5 (04:53):
Okay.
Speaker 2 (04:55):
So, but justin you were hit by a truck.
Speaker 5 (04:58):
Yesterday, I got hit by a landscaping rock. He clipped
the back of my car. I was going straight, the
truck was turning, and I tried to speed up because
he was right in my path, kind of get by him,
and he clipped the back of my car. Not a
lot of damage. So fault your fault, only his faults.
I did the straightaway, he was turning and they stopped.
They were super great. But I actually have a question
(05:20):
I would like to pose to you guys. Are we
going back to the scene or this is just a
generic question about like the insurance thing.
Speaker 2 (05:27):
Oh yeah, I know.
Speaker 4 (05:28):
Oh okay.
Speaker 5 (05:29):
So I called my insurance and my insurance said, you know,
you have to call their insurance, right But when on
the registration that I took a picture of their insurance
isn't listed.
Speaker 1 (05:39):
But you didn't get the insurance from them. No, you
didn't get their number.
Speaker 5 (05:42):
I got the number. I know the company. Show the
company and their insurance company.
Speaker 3 (05:47):
Yeah, call your insurance company and say that something happened.
Speaker 5 (05:50):
Yeah, what a pain in the butt.
Speaker 9 (05:52):
That is.
Speaker 1 (05:52):
How bad is it?
Speaker 5 (05:53):
It's not that bad. A little bit of a scrape.
I need a new rim. It wasn't that bad. He
literally clipped the back of my car.
Speaker 1 (05:59):
I guess it's a good thing that you're okay.
Speaker 5 (06:01):
Yeah, but you know what I did do? I stayed
on scene.
Speaker 3 (06:04):
Yes, you did not flee the scene.
Speaker 2 (06:06):
I could go back to the scene in Boston only
because producer Riley is getting me the creepiest look, like
you didn't get out of your bar, Like I saw
an opening to move forward and I took it.
Speaker 5 (06:21):
Was the guy moving at all.
Speaker 2 (06:24):
It was a kind of was trying to roll over.
Speaker 1 (06:31):
Oh wow, buddy, Well hope it's okay.
Speaker 3 (06:34):
All right. This is why I have a scooter, and
this is why it is never leaving my girls.
Speaker 2 (06:38):
I want to say this, okay, as an add on
to the story, beware the scooters in and around the city,
because I almost got broadsided by four or five different
scooters in five minutes. I mean they're buzzing out a.
Speaker 3 (06:50):
Lot of delivery people in that area. It is about
two blocks down on Boylston from where you.
Speaker 2 (06:57):
Were, and completely unlice.
Speaker 1 (07:00):
Yeah, I don't need one, that's why, right, It is
a big issue.
Speaker 5 (07:04):
All right, So any careful out there, and if you
see Billy around and something happens, don't expect him to
stop and get out of the car.
Speaker 3 (07:10):
At least you're honest.
Speaker 1 (07:11):
Yeah, I don't think you want to talk to one
of them.
Speaker 2 (07:14):
I know I was looking in his and if he
looked at me, I would have winked or something, or
you know, I.
Speaker 3 (07:19):
Got heads up when you roll down the window. Did
you just what did you do out the window?
Speaker 2 (07:24):
I just kind of leaned out just to get a
closer look. And then I saw my opening and I said,
I'm going. You know, it was a big decision. I said,
stay or go. I'm going.
Speaker 10 (07:33):
I'm just from the Planet Fitness Kiss, one of my studios.
Speaker 3 (07:37):
We're back with Billy and Lisa in the morning.
Speaker 2 (07:41):
Hey guys, so welcome back. And you know who else
is back? Public school students in the City of Boston.
Today is back.
Speaker 3 (07:48):
To school day off forty eight thousand of them, and.
Speaker 2 (07:52):
That includes the parents who are back on the school schedule.
And the Billy and Lisa Morning Show. Want to welcome
you all back. Good morning. It's the Mayor of the
South End.
Speaker 11 (08:03):
I'd like to welcome all the college students back to Boston,
and I want to invite all you college boys and
girls to come over a club cafe and let's go dancing.
Speaker 1 (08:14):
Okay, school, sugar.
Speaker 2 (08:19):
Babies, there's no back to school cafe. No, he s
in college.
Speaker 1 (08:28):
He did say college.
Speaker 3 (08:29):
You're right, he was time for him.
Speaker 1 (08:31):
Okay. Pro leagal.
Speaker 2 (08:36):
Okay. NFL season kicks off tonight. We're talking Eagles and Cowboys.
Everybody has their fantasy football teams picked, draft parties. Happened
last weekend. Some of you, I'm sure have your teams
if you're listening right now. But with the new season underway,
let's talk about the Super Bowl halftime show. NFL Commissioner
(08:57):
Roger Goodell was asked point blank on The Today Show,
will Taylor Swift be the halftime show?
Speaker 12 (09:06):
You would always love to have Taylor play. She is
a special, special talent, and obviously she would be welcome
in any time.
Speaker 3 (09:14):
Is it in the works.
Speaker 4 (09:15):
I can't tell you anything about Is it a maybe maybe?
Speaker 2 (09:19):
I liked how she stayed on it.
Speaker 3 (09:21):
Yeah, it's always a big maybe.
Speaker 2 (09:23):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (09:23):
Okay, so you're telling me there's a chief Yeah.
Speaker 1 (09:26):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (09:28):
Here's the thing. Taylor Swift doesn't need the super Bowl.
The super Bowl needs Taylor Swift.
Speaker 2 (09:33):
I totally agree.
Speaker 3 (09:35):
It would be fun. I mean, what a show, Like,
what a coup.
Speaker 2 (09:38):
But you know, it would be amazing, It would be.
Speaker 5 (09:42):
It does kind of make sense to me if it
was Taylor Swift and it would be a good show.
You're right, Lise, But I don't know. Yeah, you're right.
She doesn't need to do it.
Speaker 3 (09:52):
Well, okay, say the Chiefs make it back to the
super Bowl. That's weird if she's doing the halftime show.
Speaker 2 (09:57):
I know, but I said it right for the beginning,
you know, after the engagement, I'm like, oh, I don't know.
I'm suspecting this could be a master plan. Yeah, you know,
the engagement announcement which broke records. You know, it would
be a perfect time for Taylor to finally do the
super Bowl halftime show.
Speaker 5 (10:16):
Totally, it could happen today. The announcement. It's usually the
first or second week in September.
Speaker 3 (10:22):
Okay, so what about this idea. Sabrina Carpenter and Taylor
Swift have a song together, right, So maybe Sabrina is
one of the halftime show acts and she brings and
Taylor comes out and performs the song with her.
Speaker 5 (10:37):
Sabrina is on the list. She is, oh yeah, right there.
Speaker 2 (10:41):
Maybe Sabrina does the halftime and brings Taylor out, or
Taylor does the halftime and brings Sabrina outa works.
Speaker 6 (10:47):
But it doesn't really connected to what jay z wants
to do. I mean, it's jay Z's decision at the
end of the day.
Speaker 5 (10:52):
Well, he's at the top of the list of performers.
And let's not forget the past several years have all
been hip hop, R and B. So are they going
to make a check? We'll find out.
Speaker 2 (11:01):
It also works for Post Malone. He just came up
with a new clothing line.
Speaker 5 (11:05):
Yeahs, boy list, He's on the list.
Speaker 6 (11:07):
I actually think he makes the most sense. I think
he's the most unifying artist there is, like rap, country pop,
Like he just crosses over every genre. I don't know
anyone that dislikes his music. There's at least one song
of him is that you like.
Speaker 5 (11:21):
Yeah, everyone loves post.
Speaker 4 (11:25):
Swissful Cut.
Speaker 5 (11:26):
Although he's really embracingly. He could be country era.
Speaker 2 (11:28):
Oh yeah, oh boy, is he ever think about it?
Fringe brings out country artists with him, and then you've
got both worlds on stage for the halftime show. Morgan
Wallin is on the list of potential performers by halftime.
Speaker 1 (11:43):
I'm thinking it should be post Alone.
Speaker 6 (11:44):
When my mom was saying how much she likes Circles,
I'm like, oh, my mom knows who post Alone is.
Speaker 1 (11:49):
Yeah, I was like, I think that.
Speaker 3 (11:51):
Post he has a song with Taylor he does.
Speaker 2 (11:54):
Oh, there we go. Now you've got Taylor post and Sabrina.
Speaker 6 (11:58):
We just need to be a guest. If she just
guest starred on it, it would be fine.
Speaker 2 (12:03):
Dua Lipa's on the list, and she's in Boston next week.
In fact, we've got tickets coming up at eight ten
this morning. You catch the floor right there. Love's so
good picking up on the floor.
Speaker 4 (12:14):
So good.
Speaker 2 (12:15):
And then there's Bob Kraft yesterday suggesting he wants to
put a Bill Belichick statue right next to that Brady statue.
Speaker 13 (12:24):
When that Great twenty year Era ended. It was always
my intention to commission a statue for both Tommy and
Bill when their respective careers were over playing and coaching,
and when Bill's coaching career ends, we look forward to
(12:45):
sitting down with him and having a statue made to
be right next to Tommy.
Speaker 2 (12:52):
What's what the Tommy says?
Speaker 13 (13:00):
Right here?
Speaker 1 (13:04):
Okay?
Speaker 6 (13:05):
Can I Did you guys see the video though, which
one oh Dan Roach from BZ he interviewed him. Shout
out to Dan Roach, great guy, and I saw his Instagram.
Speaker 1 (13:16):
I saw this yesterday when he posted it.
Speaker 6 (13:18):
The hesitation between Dan asking the question and Craft answering
it was.
Speaker 1 (13:24):
Very weird, like you have to go watch it.
Speaker 6 (13:27):
He's he's Dan Roachie WZ watch the video because it's
very odd, like the paw.
Speaker 1 (13:33):
It was awkward, Lisa.
Speaker 3 (13:38):
Now the entertainment updates with the Billy Copstay.
Speaker 2 (13:43):
Hey, big news. The Secret Sound is coming back at
this exact time next Monday morning. We will kick off
the Secret Sound and we're talking about thousands of dollars
up for grab. The Secret Sound gets crazy. I don't
have to tell you that.
Speaker 4 (14:00):
Mm hmm.
Speaker 2 (14:08):
I'm very nervous. Mary from Drake it for fifteen ninety dollars. Boy,
I'm getting the chills. What is the Secret Sound Chilli
and you. Yes, it's the most in demand contest we have,
(14:29):
and we're bringing it back a Monday morning. We'll do
it twice every morning, seven ten and a ten the
Secret Sound Lease exactly.
Speaker 3 (14:36):
And that's when everyone can play together. Offices can play, schools, classrooms, families.
Speaker 5 (14:43):
Yeah, because it builds and builds and builds. We guess,
we add money, and we keep adding and adding and
adding until the jackpot just grows.
Speaker 2 (14:52):
So it's back seven ten next Monday morning. And Lady
Gaga last night canceled their show in Miami just minutes
before the show or was set to begin. Fans had
already pretty much arrived there, so.
Speaker 1 (15:04):
Just about to walk into the Cassea Center for the
Lady Gaga concert in night Theory and guess what, we're
literally right here.
Speaker 2 (15:11):
And they canceled the concert. That's crazy. But she posted
message was it something?
Speaker 3 (15:19):
On Instagram minutes like right before the show is and
she says, Hi, everyone, I'm really so so sorry, but
I need to postpone tonight's show in Miami. During my
rehearsal last night, in my vocal warm up tonight. My
voice was extremely strained, and both my doctor and vocal
coach have advised me not to go on because of
the risk it poses. We're trying to reschedule as soon
(15:39):
as possible, but still the timing of it is weird.
Speaker 2 (15:43):
Why not make the announcement earlier. You got to make
the call on this.
Speaker 3 (15:47):
People travel to these shows. Imagine you're at the venue.
Speaker 6 (15:51):
Especially with her, because she's only doing like regional shows.
Speaker 1 (15:54):
Oh my, yeah, you know.
Speaker 3 (15:56):
She does my New York on the sixth. I'm not
Madison's Garden, so who knows if that will show?
Speaker 5 (16:02):
The show should go on? Bill he shows up?
Speaker 3 (16:07):
What the exactly?
Speaker 2 (16:16):
Right? I think we'll just move on. But Lady Gaga
is a big deal because Dead Dance is a new song.
It's connected with the show Wednesday, Part two, Season two
is out, it's available now, and there's a Dead Dance
now that.
Speaker 3 (16:29):
Everybody's doing, directed by Tim Burton. They shot it in
Mexico City and it's going viral. Yeah, it's kind of
cool again, Okay.
Speaker 2 (16:38):
And then there's the eighty year old guy arrested at
the Benson Boone show here in Boston the other night.
Justin what was.
Speaker 5 (16:46):
Going on there, dude, this creep. Yeah, eighty years old.
He's at the concert in Lows watching Benson Boone. First
things first, there were two young girls behind him. He
tells them to shut the fop or he'll kill them
for screaming at Benson. Then he pulls out his phone
starts swiping and he's on Grinder, which is the gay
dating app. Yeah, and someone sends him a picture of
(17:09):
their manhood, and the girls saw it. They reported them,
and they arrested the creep.
Speaker 2 (17:14):
Eighty years old. It's unusual for an eighty year old
to be an events and Boon show certainly doing what
he's doing.
Speaker 4 (17:21):
Okay.
Speaker 2 (17:23):
Meantime, Sabrina Carpenter's new album Man's Best Friend, breaking Spotify
records this week most streams in a single day for
an album by a female artist. No big surprise, are right.
I'm thinking this is a big project for her and
she was on with Zane Low this week talking about
the new album. Says heartbreak was at the core of
(17:46):
the album because well, I mean it came out just
months after her breakup with the barri Kee Yogan.
Speaker 14 (17:51):
I think I came out of a sad situation a
lot less bitter than I intended or expected to with
like a little bit more of the like you know what,
there's two people involved, it's not and this is part
of like growing up.
Speaker 3 (18:12):
Yeah, that says a lot.
Speaker 1 (18:14):
So she's saying she would have the problem. That's growth, right, absolutely.
Speaker 2 (18:18):
That was the first thing I thought when I heard
the time good for her.
Speaker 5 (18:20):
Isn't a lot of music going through heartbreak too?
Speaker 2 (18:23):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (18:24):
I like that that she had growth in writing the album.
Speaker 2 (18:27):
So if you are a young artist limbing up the
ranks wondering what to sing about, go to heartbreak.
Speaker 5 (18:33):
It works every time. Every time is everyone can identify
with it.
Speaker 2 (18:37):
Yeah, in fact, create heartbreak and then singabore huh oh boy.
Speaking of relationships, Travis Kelsey has this advice for anyone
planning to propose to someone.
Speaker 15 (18:50):
You gotta know your gal or your significant other. You
got to know them and it's got to You can't
let how somebody else does it make you feel like
you need.
Speaker 4 (18:59):
To do it.
Speaker 15 (19:00):
That way, I might be able to get some ideas
from how other people did it. I would just say, no,
you're know your partner, no, uh, know who you're doing
it for and do it for the right reasons, baby,
everything else would be be beautiful.
Speaker 3 (19:11):
That's good advice.
Speaker 2 (19:13):
Yeah, that also was good advice.
Speaker 3 (19:15):
Know your gal, You know your gal.
Speaker 2 (19:17):
Let her know you're my sweet ass gal. Teddy Swims
was on with Kelly clarkson This Week or Songs and
Story Show. Uh, and they covered Michael Jackson's Rock with You. Awesome.
Speaker 3 (19:35):
That makes me want to sing with someone right now? Right?
Speaker 2 (19:38):
That was awesome, Winny, you up for it?
Speaker 1 (19:41):
I am, but I know you guys wouldn't want that.
Speaker 5 (19:43):
I could go right now already. One two three.
Speaker 2 (19:56):
That's a Gloria Gaynor song.
Speaker 4 (19:58):
Yes it is.
Speaker 16 (19:58):
You know that.
Speaker 2 (19:59):
I'm with Gloria Gaynor tonight in my childhood neighborhood of
East Cambridge. What are the odds? Saint Cosmo and Demion
Feast and Cambridge. Gloria Gaynor kicks it off tonight and
I bring it up on stage and set off the Feast.
And Joey McIntyre's performing at the Feast Saturday night and
he's calling into the show right after nine o'clock.
Speaker 5 (20:19):
And also also he's got VIP tickets to give away
that includes a meet and greet with him.
Speaker 2 (20:25):
Oh fun, Oh yeah, nine to ten this morning. Who's
nicer than Joey and you want a meet and greet
and he's Cambridge. You know that's a big deal.
Speaker 13 (20:33):
Ah.
Speaker 2 (20:34):
Latest report is suggesting that Harry Styles and Zoe Kravitz
are just friends with benefits.
Speaker 1 (20:41):
You know what, that's someone i'd want.
Speaker 6 (20:42):
I want to benefit from Harry, you know what?
Speaker 1 (20:48):
Good for you, Zoe? The benefiting you want?
Speaker 2 (20:53):
By the way, classic American film friends with benefits?
Speaker 4 (20:56):
But have you seen?
Speaker 3 (20:58):
Don't worry darling, Yes, you saw. Where are you going?
Speaker 16 (21:01):
That is?
Speaker 3 (21:01):
That is friends with benefit?
Speaker 4 (21:03):
Yeah?
Speaker 1 (21:03):
Okay, that's who you want to benefit with?
Speaker 2 (21:05):
Oh?
Speaker 1 (21:06):
He played? Yeah? Arian, uh, I'll pew Florence playing.
Speaker 2 (21:10):
Lawrence Pete opening some definite benefits going on. There a
lot going on in sports. NFL season opener is tonight,
Eagles and the Cowboys. The Pats opener this Sunday in Foxborough,
Patriots and Raiders. That's a one o'clock kickoff. Stefan Diggs
meeting with the media yesterday. He's ready to go.
Speaker 4 (21:28):
Super excited.
Speaker 17 (21:28):
It's been going on like ten months, you know, and
obviously coming back from injury isn't easy, but going out
there mixing it up.
Speaker 4 (21:36):
I'm in a good spot.
Speaker 17 (21:37):
I'm appreciating where I'm at right now, like you get
back to doing what you love.
Speaker 4 (21:40):
I'm around some good individuals. It's fun, it's it's new.
Speaker 17 (21:43):
It's obviously going to be an adjustment, but you know,
we're trying to get this show on the road.
Speaker 4 (21:47):
We're trying to start. I want to know you know
what I'm saying.
Speaker 17 (21:49):
So for me, I'm just thankful to be where I'm
at right now, back playing football.
Speaker 2 (21:54):
This is a big time receiver. It's gonna be an
interesting season for the Patriots. And off one o'clock Sunday meantime,
Roger Goodell aft point blank on the Today Show, will
Taylor Swift to the Super Bowl halftime show? I guess
there's a chance.
Speaker 12 (22:11):
We would always love to have Taylor play. She is
a special, special talent, and obviously.
Speaker 4 (22:18):
She would be welcome at any time.
Speaker 3 (22:19):
Is it in the works.
Speaker 4 (22:21):
I can't tell you anything about it.
Speaker 2 (22:22):
Maybe it's a maybe it's maybe Red Sox lost to
the Guardians eight one. Roman Anthony the big story though
the oblique injury could keep him out four weeks. Alex
Cale tell.
Speaker 4 (22:35):
Him to envision ALCS first. I bet that's what I
told him, you.
Speaker 2 (22:39):
Know, just put that goal in your mind and hopefully happens.
Roman Anthony just named American League Rookie Player of the
Month for the month of August, and now he's off,
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And there you go.
Speaker 1 (23:10):
It's maybe Lisa Kiss one eight.
Speaker 2 (23:13):
Okay, crazy day in the city of Boston. It's back
to school for public school kids in Boston. That's always
a crazy day of busy day. By the way, beware
the kids out there this morning as well as the
school buses. There's a lot going on right Lise exactly.
Speaker 3 (23:27):
There's also a Bell to Bell's cell phone band that
could be coming to public schools across Massachusetts in twenty
twenty six. Boy, so that's the topic.
Speaker 5 (23:37):
Hot topic today. Who would they be banned or not?
And New Hampshire just passed it. They're doing it.
Speaker 3 (23:43):
Yeah, there are other states.
Speaker 2 (23:45):
Yeah, so that means no phone's allowed in the school
at all in the building.
Speaker 5 (23:50):
Well, Massachusetts would be bell to bell, which means not
even at recess or lunch. But some other states you
can have your phone at recess or lunch, like Virginia.
Speaker 16 (23:58):
Good morning, guys. I am a high school teacher in
Virginia and we just this year implemented a complete ban
on cell phones during the school day except for at lunch,
so they are not allowed to have them at all.
We're about three weeks in so far, so good, so
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hopefully it continues.
Speaker 3 (24:24):
So the school cell phone ban, the people that want
it say it will improve academic performance and social skills,
it will address the mental health crisis, make schools safer,
and improve job satisfaction of educators.
Speaker 1 (24:39):
I love it.
Speaker 3 (24:40):
Yeah, so those are the people in favor of it.
Speaker 1 (24:43):
Yeah, I went to I had high school.
Speaker 6 (24:44):
I had cell phones in high school, and I actually
had a friend that she was doing so poorly in
school that her mom had Verizon shut her phone off
from seven forty five to two thirty so she would
focus in class. You can do that, Yeah, Well, I
don't know. I'm assuming you still can, but yeah, you can.
But the issue is now you have smartphones that connect
to Wi Fi, so they can do anything on the
Wi Fi if they have Wi Fi access. But yeah,
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I think it's great because I mean, we had cell
phone in school, obviously weren't We weren't like having I
had like a BlackBerry. But still like, there's a lot
of stuff you can do in the middle of classing
your cell phone, texting Internet.
Speaker 1 (25:20):
And it's not healthy.
Speaker 2 (25:21):
It's treating eating, It's.
Speaker 1 (25:22):
Just not healthy.
Speaker 3 (25:23):
It's a distraction.
Speaker 1 (25:24):
It is. I love it. I think it's per I
think it's good.
Speaker 3 (25:27):
So here's the thing.
Speaker 2 (25:28):
What about the Apple watches? Right, it would have to
include though it's right, I believe. So yeah, it's basically
a cell phone on your wrist.
Speaker 5 (25:38):
I don't have an Apple Watch. But do you need
a phone to connect to it?
Speaker 3 (25:41):
You do, but you can have it in your backpack
a way, but you still have your watch on.
Speaker 1 (25:46):
And you can certain people can.
Speaker 6 (25:48):
So there's two things you can use it that your
phone has to be nearby, but you can pay extra
for it to work, basically like your cell phone. If
you're not near your phone, like your phone could be
at home and you could have the watch on you
and everything would still work.
Speaker 5 (26:00):
Answer, by the way, hit us up.
Speaker 2 (26:02):
Yeah, isn't the big argument against the band in case
of an emergency, you can't reach.
Speaker 3 (26:07):
Your child, right, that's the biggest argument that people that
families will not get to talk to their their children.
Speaker 6 (26:14):
I but like that's been We've been going to school
for debt for centuries where you can't talk to your
kid and something happens. There's protocol, you meet somewhere, there's
a gym, you know, you know, you know your cell phone,
your home number, know someone's cell phone in by heart.
Speaker 3 (26:29):
So this bill does require schools to come up with
a plan for students to be able to contact their
parents if need be.
Speaker 2 (26:38):
They form a line outside the main audit.
Speaker 3 (26:41):
And this is a part of the bill. So they've
already discussed that too, and that you know that part
of it.
Speaker 5 (26:46):
That's a tough one because you know, say they put
the cell phones somewhere safe so they don't have them
in the classroom and then God forbids, something happens. It
happens like that.
Speaker 2 (26:58):
How would they guess We've witnessed several times even recently.
Speaker 1 (27:01):
But then you have meeting spots.
Speaker 6 (27:02):
Okay, and you know, we do drills like we did
lockdown drills when I was in Yeah, my kids have lockdown.
We did lockdown drews and you had desnating areas that
you met at and it's the same thing, and there
should be there will be someone there that can contact
your family. So I really this is I mean, we're
just reinventing the wheel, like we already did all this stuff.
We're just re implementing having school be a place of learning.
Speaker 2 (27:22):
God, when I was in school, there were drills. It
always cracked.
Speaker 6 (27:26):
Yeah, yours of bomb drolls.
Speaker 3 (27:31):
Yeah, well not exactly. But now but I have to say,
these lockdown drills are really good, and the kids know
exactly what to do. Yeah, and and I'm totally prepared.
Speaker 4 (27:41):
Yeah.
Speaker 5 (27:42):
When when my son started school, I think it was
actually last year, he was in second grade, and when
he came home and told me about the drills they
had to do, I was. I was happy that they
were being done, but also it's sad.
Speaker 2 (27:55):
Sad it is oh yeah, case of this. Yeah, they
still do foul They ring the bell out of nowhere,
of left field.
Speaker 5 (28:04):
Of course. All right, the phones are up here, let's
go to Chris in New Hampshire online one.
Speaker 2 (28:08):
Hey, Chris, what's your story? Are you a school teacher
or a parent?
Speaker 18 (28:13):
Parent?
Speaker 2 (28:14):
Okay, what are your thoughts on a band?
Speaker 19 (28:17):
I didn't love it, of course, my kids don't love it.
I am a senior in high school in an eighth grader.
We're in southern New Hampshire, so we just passed for
this school year. I don't like the fact that they
are not supposed to keep it on them at all.
I personally told my kids to keep it on them
in their backpacks and not use it in case of
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an emergency. My daughter's a senior. They're frustrated because they
can't take the normal memory pictures they would in the hall.
They used to be able to be able to use
it in study hall, and during lunch they can't. She
came home and she's like, what are we supposed to
do now? During lunch? My husband and I were laughing.
We're like, maybe talk to each other?
Speaker 3 (28:56):
Yeah, yeah, oh why yeah?
Speaker 8 (29:01):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (29:01):
I actually interesting. They may buy in a couple of
months actually start to like it. Yeah, that's right.
Speaker 2 (29:07):
Well, it's going to take some getting used to on
either side of this, because.
Speaker 3 (29:10):
We're all addicted to our phones.
Speaker 2 (29:11):
Yeah.
Speaker 5 (29:12):
Absolutely.
Speaker 3 (29:13):
Now it's topic time for the Billy and Lisa in
the morning.
Speaker 2 (29:18):
And if you just tuned in a couple of minutes ago, well,
it's back to school day in the city of Boston.
That's a big day. And one of the topics this
morning is a potential ban on cell phones in schools.
Speaker 3 (29:28):
Right, Lisa, exactly. That is called the bell to bell
cell phone ban, and it could be coming to public
schools across Massachusetts in twenty twenty six.
Speaker 2 (29:36):
Okay, you for it, you against it. Let's start with Melissa,
your first caller, Melissa, your thoughts on the cell phone ban.
Speaker 10 (29:43):
Hi, good morning guys. So for context, I am a
retired first responder. I'm also a parent and I substitute
in the school, so I have lived in almost every element. Okay,
and it's related to this topic, So I think I
have a hot take as a parent. I am very
very for this for a multitude reasons. One is that
kids in schools are using phones to talk to each other,
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to meet up in the bathroom and do dumb things,
and they've weaponized them against each other. I'm very happy
to see them go for that reason. But the primary
reason that I'm very happy to see them go. Is
that I hear parents over and over. You know, I
want to talk to my kid, I want to make
sure that they're safe, But I want to remind parents
we entrust these educators and administrators with our children's safety
every day, and if you don't, we should unpack that
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maybe in a different meeting. But again to your point,
we've been practicing this for years and there's always a
meeting point. There's always a way to make sure that
your child is safe after the event has happened. But
the problem with giving these phones to a bunch of
children who have no frontal lobe is that the first
thing they're going to do is call their parents, and
the first thing that will happen is one hundred white
SUVs will block emergency vehicles from the school. Wow, and
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in sight, riots and panic. It actually does a lot
of damage.
Speaker 2 (30:54):
Well, Melissa, that's a good way to get us to
You certainly offered a lot of perspective on this as well,
said yeah, Wow, let's go to Amanda. She's up next
to Amanda. Your thoughts on the cell phone band.
Speaker 20 (31:08):
Yes, I'm actually a teacher in New Hampshire that has
instituted the band already the bell the bell, and this
is only our fourth day of school obviously, but I
am totally all for it. Like the first responder said
right before us, you know, they meet up with each
other in the bathroom. They you know, are missing class
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time to do silly things. So I think it's a
great a great thing for especially the young children who
are trying to figure out how to use devices properly.
That school is not the time to do it, and
they have time later to use them and meet up
with their friends.
Speaker 5 (31:44):
Okay, so far to the band. I have a question
for Amanda. Yeah, how's the kids reaction been to the band?
Speaker 20 (31:52):
Really have not made really any comments about it.
Speaker 13 (31:56):
You know.
Speaker 20 (31:56):
The only question was the smart watches, and I basically said,
you can use them. You can have them as a watch,
and that's what our school has said. You can use
them as a watch to tell time, and then if
you're caught, you know, using them in other ways, there
are different consequences for it. So yeah, they haven't really
said anything about it.
Speaker 13 (32:14):
Wow.
Speaker 2 (32:15):
Hey, quick question. Let's say the teacher confiscates the watch,
do they keep You've got talk backs in there?
Speaker 21 (32:25):
Justin hi, this is about this new cell phone policy
potential policy. I do not agree with it. I'm a
mom with three kids who are in college, made it
through public schools or four point Two's never an issue
with the high grades.
Speaker 18 (32:39):
My software child right now.
Speaker 21 (32:42):
Four point two varsity athletes should not be punished for
parents inability to teach their kids how to use their
cell phone. Bottom line, I find it unsafe and completely wrong.
Speaker 4 (32:53):
Wow.
Speaker 3 (32:55):
Yeah, that's the one where it's like, basically, we need
to teach our kids how to moderate them themselves with
their phones. And that's the other side of it.
Speaker 1 (33:02):
But listen, they'll have they were cheating with their phone.
You know what cross my mind?
Speaker 6 (33:12):
How three point two now.
Speaker 2 (33:16):
I think they were communicating with each other. I don't
have the same answer. Let's go to Kelly on the phones. Kelly,
you're up next on the cell phone band.
Speaker 19 (33:24):
Go hi, guys.
Speaker 22 (33:27):
So I'm an educator in the state of Massachusetts, and
I'm also a millennial. So it wasn't too long ago
that we had the same issue rise up when we
had cell phones. We were teenagers when you touched on
this as well, and it's like it didn't kill us then,
as in like we were able to live a normal
life grow up had technology around us. So I'm all
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for the band, especially with our students these days, who
are able to access technology throughout the school. And it
doesn't have to be their cell phone.
Speaker 4 (33:59):
Right yeah.
Speaker 6 (34:00):
Uh, they have laptops and like iPads now on them them.
Speaker 2 (34:05):
Yeah, that's a good perspective as well.
Speaker 19 (34:09):
Hey guys, So I'm a teacher and a parent currently
in the district I teach at there is no sociale policy,
which is crazy.
Speaker 21 (34:17):
I teach them like my daughter is a junior in
a case in Swansea and they just put this into
effect this year.
Speaker 1 (34:26):
No cellphones at all.
Speaker 16 (34:28):
It needs to be off in your backpack, which I
like because they at least they have it for safety.
Speaker 5 (34:34):
She hates, she hates it.
Speaker 2 (34:37):
So if it's in your backpack, can you have your
backpack with you?
Speaker 3 (34:40):
Yeah, A lot of the you have to tucked away, yeah.
Speaker 5 (34:43):
And off and off and off right, completely off.
Speaker 2 (34:46):
But the band we're talking about least would be not
even near you. The cell phone lock in your locker,
I'm assuming.
Speaker 3 (34:53):
Right, And you can't have it at lunch and you
can't have it at reach even locker.
Speaker 5 (34:56):
You can bring it to the school, but it has
to be away from bell to bell.
Speaker 2 (35:00):
Okay, let's go to Leandra next. Leandra, good morning your
thoughts here?
Speaker 18 (35:05):
Hey, good morning. Yeah. I am against it. I always
have been. I saw all this coming a mile away.
I never thought that kids should ever been able to
have cell phones in school. I mean, we survived without it.
They don't have payphones. But okay, so you go to
the principal's office if you feel sick and you want
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to call your mom. They need to learn, you know,
like and I'm not trying to be mean, but I
think I think that it'll teach them just to be
a little bit more resourceful, you know, rely on the administrators.
They need to know too. The administrators though, if if
they're going to do this that you know, kids do
need to be able to come to them in these
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kind of situations. And the other thing is, and I'm
not a parent, so I know here's a non parental
pro but but again I saw it a mile away
with my friends kids, I mean, and the nefarious activity
and the like use of the phone for bullying and.
Speaker 3 (36:05):
Kind of back stuff.
Speaker 2 (36:06):
As you mentioned.
Speaker 19 (36:07):
That's what really made.
Speaker 18 (36:09):
Me very sad was one of my friend's kids, I mean,
not wanting to go.
Speaker 22 (36:12):
To school because of that sort of peer pressure.
Speaker 18 (36:14):
That how they could use the phone to kind of
flee each other.
Speaker 2 (36:18):
Yeah, and when you're thinking that, the bullying can intensify
when you've got kids communicating by way of the cell
phone right there in the class.
Speaker 3 (36:24):
Ye, well, he take care of that.
Speaker 2 (36:26):
Let's go to Jim next.
Speaker 9 (36:27):
Hey Jim, go ahead, way in, Hey, Billy, So I'm
a parrot. My son goes to Wapple High. They had
a hope last year for a shooter in the building.
He was able to call myself and his mother and
tell him that, tell us he loved us and wasn't
sure what was happening. That's what you want to hear.
The kids can keep the phones in their backpacks, use
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it during lunchtime, and that's it. They get caught during class,
then they lose it. But I want my son to
have his phone so he can do that again. If
it ever happened.
Speaker 5 (36:55):
Again, God forbid. I mean, I mean you mass Lowe
was shut down yesterday. There was oh yeah, you know,
some thing's going on, potential active shooter. And you know
this is adults. But my wife's best friend, it was
her first day at nursing school, and so my wife
texted her to make sure she was okay, and obviously
she had her phone and she was part of the lockdown.
Oh yeah, she's okay. Obviously there was, thank god. But yeah,
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I mean I understand that side too, you know.
Speaker 2 (37:21):
And I can't imagine a lockdown and how scary that is.
Oh you're barricaded inside as a closet or a room.
Speaker 5 (37:28):
And I think about it all the time, all the time.
Speaker 23 (37:31):
I'm a high school teacher, and my school purchased Yonder couches,
which is literally a pouch where students blocked their phone
in all day. It's only the fifth day of school,
but it's absolutely transformed our customer environments. Like kids are
chatting with each other, chatting with their teachers, talking deeply
about content already, which they have not done since returning.
Speaker 22 (37:51):
To school from COVID.
Speaker 23 (37:52):
And I don't think the emergency thing is really that
big of a problem. Like if you have to contact
your kid or they have to contact you, they can
use the main office, Like the school has a.
Speaker 3 (37:59):
Cover, right, That's what they're saying, Like they have they've
made arrangements.
Speaker 2 (38:03):
Now we were talking to that they've got computer departments
all over the school and they have their technology throughout
the school that you can use.
Speaker 6 (38:10):
Kids have so much technology before and after school. The
six hours or seven hours there that might be the
cleanse they need to be able to do this.
Speaker 3 (38:17):
It's focused.
Speaker 5 (38:18):
Yeah, let some focus, a little bit of a break.
Speaker 6 (38:20):
Yeah, because after school they're going to get it from
what three to eight or three to nine, and then
probably from seven to eight before they you know what
I mean.
Speaker 5 (38:27):
Yes, fus cell phones, iPads, computer
Speaker 2 (38:30):
We're really getting both sides on this thing.
Now best morning show in Boston.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
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Speaker 3 (00:04):
It's just a great start to my day on Kids
one Away.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Hey, everybody, good morning, and I'm happy Thursday to you
and bill Yeah, well hello to you, Lisa. It's going
to be like hot today, right.
Speaker 3 (00:18):
It's going to be another beautiful sunny day, so get
out and enjoy. It's near eighty eighty degrees yep.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
Yeah, And by the way, that's perfect weather for the
first day of school public schools in the City of Boston.
Here's the deal on the first day of school. Keep
in mind, a lot of people's schedules change, and I'm
talking about entire families, right, they're back now to the
school schedule, which means we have a lot of people
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and families coming back to the Billy and Lisa Morning Show.
So we want to make sure we're very good for them.
Speaker 3 (00:52):
Yes, we want to make sure the show is tight.
Speaker 4 (00:55):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (00:55):
Point there are forty eight thousand kids going back to
school today in the City of Boston.
Speaker 5 (01:00):
Problem maybe listening right now, welcome back.
Speaker 2 (01:03):
Yeah, that's what I'm saying. They're back to the fold,
as we like to say, and we embrace all of
you and it's a busy time in the city. You know,
you've got back to school public schools in Boston. I
was in the city yesterday and I witnessed the back
to school for college kids. I mean there were giant
(01:24):
box trucks double and triple parked all over the city
on Marlboro Street, Clarendon Street, Exeter Street, Beacon Street, just
all over the city blocking traffic.
Speaker 3 (01:35):
Yep, schools are back classes and sessions.
Speaker 5 (01:37):
It's a nightmare. I stay away from the city during
this time, you have no idea.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
So I was stuck at every red light in the
city because cars were trying to get down those little
streets that only had one lane left after the truck.
Speaker 6 (01:49):
When justin when do you not stay with the city exactly?
Speaker 5 (01:53):
It's just this week I go into the city when yeah,
you don't know my schedule, so thank you.
Speaker 7 (02:00):
So, by the way, what's in your head crunchy? Yeah,
it was behind the headphone. So okay, So I'm in
this site, say no more than more oftentimes than not
during this time.
Speaker 1 (02:11):
Okay.
Speaker 2 (02:12):
So I want to be very clear on what went
down in the city yesterday. For me, I happened to
be in the middle of the city shooting a segment
for Dining Playbook. By the way, Saturday mornings at nine
unessing and I was at Luke's the Lobster, which, by
the way, I love Lukes like I do too. It's
one of the best lobster rolls in the city. I
go with the crab roll. I'm just saying. So I
just came off the shoot it. Lukes. Hey, Luke, how
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you doing. I did a shoot with Luke of Luke's Lobster.
They've got over thirty locations. So I'm leaving the shoot.
City is busy. Pull up to a red light right
in front of the Boston Public Library, you know the spot.
Speaker 8 (02:47):
I just as I apply my brakes and stop at
the light, a car came from the right, went right
across the front of my car and hit a scooter.
Speaker 2 (03:03):
With a guy on it. And when I tell you,
the guy on the scooter went flying in the air
and came crashing down to the ground motionless. Was he Okay,
I don't know, funny, you should ask the scene he was?
He went the other way, barely moving like you got
a picture writhing in pain. Okay, you multiple injuries and
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you didn't stop well because I was in the middle
of an intersection, and instantly everybody came running like bees
to the guy on the ground. By the way, the
scooter was cut in half. Okay, and now I'm trying
to get out of it. You know how when you
end up in the middle of an intersection at all
because somebody blocked you. So that's where I am, and
I'm looking and I see everybody running to the guy.
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But then I saw an opening to leave. I saw
an opening. I had my window open, you know, just
in case. I don't know, But suddenly I find it
was an instinct, you will move. Suddenly I found myself
creeping and weaving in and out of all the cars
that had stopped for this guy on the ground, and
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just kind of went by, and I kind of nodded Box.
Speaker 3 (04:15):
So justin his instinct was to flee the scene.
Speaker 2 (04:18):
Didn't want to be involved. Yeah, because right away everybody's
out with the cell phones. One woman is taking pictures
and videos of the car that hit the scooters. Four
or five other people are taking videos of the poor
guy on the ground. Like when I tell you multiple fractures.
Speaker 5 (04:33):
In Bill's defense, it's not as bad as if it
happened and nobody was around the people.
Speaker 2 (04:39):
Yeah, plenty of help. He didn't need me.
Speaker 5 (04:41):
I would have been in the way and you had
to get back to the boat.
Speaker 2 (04:44):
Exactly. Got the things are new. Okay, I'm okay, pal.
I hope you're okay, but I've got to move on
with my life because I can't.
Speaker 5 (04:53):
Okay.
Speaker 2 (04:55):
So, but justin you were hit by a truck.
Speaker 5 (04:58):
Yesterday, I got hit by a landscaping rock. He clipped
the back of my car. I was going straight, the
truck was turning, and I tried to speed up because
he was right in my path, kind of get by him,
and he clipped the back of my car. Not a
lot of damage. So fault your fault, only his faults.
I did the straightaway, he was turning and they stopped.
They were super great. But I actually have a question
(05:20):
I would like to pose to you guys. Are we
going back to the scene or this is just a
generic question about like the insurance thing.
Speaker 2 (05:27):
Oh yeah, I know.
Speaker 4 (05:28):
Oh okay.
Speaker 5 (05:29):
So I called my insurance and my insurance said, you know,
you have to call their insurance, right But when on
the registration that I took a picture of their insurance
isn't listed.
Speaker 1 (05:39):
But you didn't get the insurance from them. No, you
didn't get their number.
Speaker 5 (05:42):
I got the number. I know the company. Show the
company and their insurance company.
Speaker 3 (05:47):
Yeah, call your insurance company and say that something happened.
Speaker 5 (05:50):
Yeah, what a pain in the butt.
Speaker 9 (05:52):
That is.
Speaker 1 (05:52):
How bad is it?
Speaker 5 (05:53):
It's not that bad. A little bit of a scrape.
I need a new rim. It wasn't that bad. He
literally clipped the back of my car.
Speaker 1 (05:59):
I guess it's a good thing that you're okay.
Speaker 5 (06:01):
Yeah, but you know what I did do? I stayed
on scene.
Speaker 3 (06:04):
Yes, you did not flee the scene.
Speaker 2 (06:06):
I could go back to the scene in Boston only
because producer Riley is getting me the creepiest look, like
you didn't get out of your bar, Like I saw
an opening to move forward and I took it.
Speaker 5 (06:21):
Was the guy moving at all.
Speaker 2 (06:24):
It was a kind of was trying to roll over.
Speaker 1 (06:31):
Oh wow, buddy, Well hope it's okay.
Speaker 3 (06:34):
All right. This is why I have a scooter, and
this is why it is never leaving my girls.
Speaker 2 (06:38):
I want to say this, okay, as an add on
to the story, beware the scooters in and around the city,
because I almost got broadsided by four or five different
scooters in five minutes. I mean they're buzzing out a.
Speaker 3 (06:50):
Lot of delivery people in that area. It is about
two blocks down on Boylston from where you.
Speaker 2 (06:57):
Were, and completely unlice.
Speaker 1 (07:00):
Yeah, I don't need one, that's why, right, It is
a big issue.
Speaker 5 (07:04):
All right, So any careful out there, and if you
see Billy around and something happens, don't expect him to
stop and get out of the car.
Speaker 3 (07:10):
At least you're honest.
Speaker 1 (07:11):
Yeah, I don't think you want to talk to one
of them.
Speaker 2 (07:14):
I know I was looking in his and if he
looked at me, I would have winked or something, or
you know, I.
Speaker 3 (07:19):
Got heads up when you roll down the window. Did
you just what did you do out the window?
Speaker 2 (07:24):
I just kind of leaned out just to get a
closer look. And then I saw my opening and I said,
I'm going. You know, it was a big decision. I said,
stay or go. I'm going.
Speaker 10 (07:33):
I'm just from the Planet Fitness Kiss, one of my studios.
Speaker 3 (07:37):
We're back with Billy and Lisa in the morning.
Speaker 2 (07:41):
Hey guys, so welcome back. And you know who else
is back? Public school students in the City of Boston.
Today is back.
Speaker 3 (07:48):
To school day off forty eight thousand of them, and.
Speaker 2 (07:52):
That includes the parents who are back on the school schedule.
And the Billy and Lisa Morning Show. Want to welcome
you all back. Good morning. It's the Mayor of the
South End.
Speaker 11 (08:03):
I'd like to welcome all the college students back to Boston,
and I want to invite all you college boys and
girls to come over a club cafe and let's go dancing.
Speaker 1 (08:14):
Okay, school, sugar.
Speaker 2 (08:19):
Babies, there's no back to school cafe. No, he s
in college.
Speaker 1 (08:28):
He did say college.
Speaker 3 (08:29):
You're right, he was time for him.
Speaker 1 (08:31):
Okay. Pro leagal.
Speaker 2 (08:36):
Okay. NFL season kicks off tonight. We're talking Eagles and Cowboys.
Everybody has their fantasy football teams picked, draft parties. Happened
last weekend. Some of you, I'm sure have your teams
if you're listening right now. But with the new season underway,
let's talk about the Super Bowl halftime show. NFL Commissioner
(08:57):
Roger Goodell was asked point blank on The Today Show,
will Taylor Swift be the halftime show?
Speaker 12 (09:06):
You would always love to have Taylor play. She is
a special, special talent, and obviously she would be welcome
in any time.
Speaker 3 (09:14):
Is it in the works.
Speaker 4 (09:15):
I can't tell you anything about Is it a maybe maybe?
Speaker 2 (09:19):
I liked how she stayed on it.
Speaker 3 (09:21):
Yeah, it's always a big maybe.
Speaker 2 (09:23):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (09:23):
Okay, so you're telling me there's a chief Yeah.
Speaker 1 (09:26):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (09:28):
Here's the thing. Taylor Swift doesn't need the super Bowl.
The super Bowl needs Taylor Swift.
Speaker 2 (09:33):
I totally agree.
Speaker 3 (09:35):
It would be fun. I mean, what a show, Like,
what a coup.
Speaker 2 (09:38):
But you know, it would be amazing, It would be.
Speaker 5 (09:42):
It does kind of make sense to me if it
was Taylor Swift and it would be a good show.
You're right, Lise, But I don't know. Yeah, you're right.
She doesn't need to do it.
Speaker 3 (09:52):
Well, okay, say the Chiefs make it back to the
super Bowl. That's weird if she's doing the halftime show.
Speaker 2 (09:57):
I know, but I said it right for the beginning,
you know, after the engagement, I'm like, oh, I don't know.
I'm suspecting this could be a master plan. Yeah, you know,
the engagement announcement which broke records. You know, it would
be a perfect time for Taylor to finally do the
super Bowl halftime show.
Speaker 5 (10:16):
Totally, it could happen today. The announcement. It's usually the
first or second week in September.
Speaker 3 (10:22):
Okay, so what about this idea. Sabrina Carpenter and Taylor
Swift have a song together, right, So maybe Sabrina is
one of the halftime show acts and she brings and
Taylor comes out and performs the song with her.
Speaker 5 (10:37):
Sabrina is on the list. She is, oh yeah, right there.
Speaker 2 (10:41):
Maybe Sabrina does the halftime and brings Taylor out, or
Taylor does the halftime and brings Sabrina outa works.
Speaker 6 (10:47):
But it doesn't really connected to what jay z wants
to do. I mean, it's jay Z's decision at the
end of the day.
Speaker 5 (10:52):
Well, he's at the top of the list of performers.
And let's not forget the past several years have all
been hip hop, R and B. So are they going
to make a check? We'll find out.
Speaker 2 (11:01):
It also works for Post Malone. He just came up
with a new clothing line.
Speaker 5 (11:05):
Yeahs, boy list, He's on the list.
Speaker 6 (11:07):
I actually think he makes the most sense. I think
he's the most unifying artist there is, like rap, country pop,
Like he just crosses over every genre. I don't know
anyone that dislikes his music. There's at least one song
of him is that you like.
Speaker 5 (11:21):
Yeah, everyone loves post.
Speaker 4 (11:25):
Swissful Cut.
Speaker 5 (11:26):
Although he's really embracingly. He could be country era.
Speaker 2 (11:28):
Oh yeah, oh boy, is he ever think about it?
Fringe brings out country artists with him, and then you've
got both worlds on stage for the halftime show. Morgan
Wallin is on the list of potential performers by halftime.
Speaker 1 (11:43):
I'm thinking it should be post Alone.
Speaker 6 (11:44):
When my mom was saying how much she likes Circles,
I'm like, oh, my mom knows who post Alone is.
Speaker 1 (11:49):
Yeah, I was like, I think that.
Speaker 3 (11:51):
Post he has a song with Taylor he does.
Speaker 2 (11:54):
Oh, there we go. Now you've got Taylor post and Sabrina.
Speaker 6 (11:58):
We just need to be a guest. If she just
guest starred on it, it would be fine.
Speaker 2 (12:03):
Dua Lipa's on the list, and she's in Boston next week.
In fact, we've got tickets coming up at eight ten
this morning. You catch the floor right there. Love's so
good picking up on the floor.
Speaker 4 (12:14):
So good.
Speaker 2 (12:15):
And then there's Bob Kraft yesterday suggesting he wants to
put a Bill Belichick statue right next to that Brady statue.
Speaker 13 (12:24):
When that Great twenty year Era ended. It was always
my intention to commission a statue for both Tommy and
Bill when their respective careers were over playing and coaching,
and when Bill's coaching career ends, we look forward to
(12:45):
sitting down with him and having a statue made to
be right next to Tommy.
Speaker 2 (12:52):
What's what the Tommy says?
Speaker 13 (13:00):
Right here?
Speaker 1 (13:04):
Okay?
Speaker 6 (13:05):
Can I Did you guys see the video though, which
one oh Dan Roach from BZ he interviewed him. Shout
out to Dan Roach, great guy, and I saw his Instagram.
Speaker 1 (13:16):
I saw this yesterday when he posted it.
Speaker 6 (13:18):
The hesitation between Dan asking the question and Craft answering
it was.
Speaker 1 (13:24):
Very weird, like you have to go watch it.
Speaker 6 (13:27):
He's he's Dan Roachie WZ watch the video because it's
very odd, like the paw.
Speaker 1 (13:33):
It was awkward, Lisa.
Speaker 3 (13:38):
Now the entertainment updates with the Billy Copstay.
Speaker 2 (13:43):
Hey, big news. The Secret Sound is coming back at
this exact time next Monday morning. We will kick off
the Secret Sound and we're talking about thousands of dollars
up for grab. The Secret Sound gets crazy. I don't
have to tell you that.
Speaker 4 (14:00):
Mm hmm.
Speaker 2 (14:08):
I'm very nervous. Mary from Drake it for fifteen ninety dollars. Boy,
I'm getting the chills. What is the Secret Sound Chilli
and you. Yes, it's the most in demand contest we have,
(14:29):
and we're bringing it back a Monday morning. We'll do
it twice every morning, seven ten and a ten the
Secret Sound Lease exactly.
Speaker 3 (14:36):
And that's when everyone can play together. Offices can play, schools, classrooms, families.
Speaker 5 (14:43):
Yeah, because it builds and builds and builds. We guess,
we add money, and we keep adding and adding and
adding until the jackpot just grows.
Speaker 2 (14:52):
So it's back seven ten next Monday morning. And Lady
Gaga last night canceled their show in Miami just minutes
before the show or was set to begin. Fans had
already pretty much arrived there, so.
Speaker 1 (15:04):
Just about to walk into the Cassea Center for the
Lady Gaga concert in night Theory and guess what, we're
literally right here.
Speaker 2 (15:11):
And they canceled the concert. That's crazy. But she posted
message was it something?
Speaker 3 (15:19):
On Instagram minutes like right before the show is and
she says, Hi, everyone, I'm really so so sorry, but
I need to postpone tonight's show in Miami. During my
rehearsal last night, in my vocal warm up tonight. My
voice was extremely strained, and both my doctor and vocal
coach have advised me not to go on because of
the risk it poses. We're trying to reschedule as soon
(15:39):
as possible, but still the timing of it is weird.
Speaker 2 (15:43):
Why not make the announcement earlier. You got to make
the call on this.
Speaker 3 (15:47):
People travel to these shows. Imagine you're at the venue.
Speaker 6 (15:51):
Especially with her, because she's only doing like regional shows.
Speaker 1 (15:54):
Oh my, yeah, you know.
Speaker 3 (15:56):
She does my New York on the sixth. I'm not
Madison's Garden, so who knows if that will show?
Speaker 5 (16:02):
The show should go on? Bill he shows up?
Speaker 3 (16:07):
What the exactly?
Speaker 2 (16:16):
Right? I think we'll just move on. But Lady Gaga
is a big deal because Dead Dance is a new song.
It's connected with the show Wednesday, Part two, Season two
is out, it's available now, and there's a Dead Dance
now that.
Speaker 3 (16:29):
Everybody's doing, directed by Tim Burton. They shot it in
Mexico City and it's going viral. Yeah, it's kind of
cool again, Okay.
Speaker 2 (16:38):
And then there's the eighty year old guy arrested at
the Benson Boone show here in Boston the other night.
Justin what was.
Speaker 5 (16:46):
Going on there, dude, this creep. Yeah, eighty years old.
He's at the concert in Lows watching Benson Boone. First
things first, there were two young girls behind him. He
tells them to shut the fop or he'll kill them
for screaming at Benson. Then he pulls out his phone
starts swiping and he's on Grinder, which is the gay
dating app. Yeah, and someone sends him a picture of
(17:09):
their manhood, and the girls saw it. They reported them,
and they arrested the creep.
Speaker 2 (17:14):
Eighty years old. It's unusual for an eighty year old
to be an events and Boon show certainly doing what
he's doing.
Speaker 4 (17:21):
Okay.
Speaker 2 (17:23):
Meantime, Sabrina Carpenter's new album Man's Best Friend, breaking Spotify
records this week most streams in a single day for
an album by a female artist. No big surprise, are right.
I'm thinking this is a big project for her and
she was on with Zane Low this week talking about
the new album. Says heartbreak was at the core of
(17:46):
the album because well, I mean it came out just
months after her breakup with the barri Kee Yogan.
Speaker 14 (17:51):
I think I came out of a sad situation a
lot less bitter than I intended or expected to with
like a little bit more of the like you know what,
there's two people involved, it's not and this is part
of like growing up.
Speaker 3 (18:12):
Yeah, that says a lot.
Speaker 1 (18:14):
So she's saying she would have the problem. That's growth, right, absolutely.
Speaker 2 (18:18):
That was the first thing I thought when I heard
the time good for her.
Speaker 5 (18:20):
Isn't a lot of music going through heartbreak too?
Speaker 2 (18:23):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (18:24):
I like that that she had growth in writing the album.
Speaker 2 (18:27):
So if you are a young artist limbing up the
ranks wondering what to sing about, go to heartbreak.
Speaker 5 (18:33):
It works every time. Every time is everyone can identify
with it.
Speaker 2 (18:37):
Yeah, in fact, create heartbreak and then singabore huh oh boy.
Speaking of relationships, Travis Kelsey has this advice for anyone
planning to propose to someone.
Speaker 15 (18:50):
You gotta know your gal or your significant other. You
got to know them and it's got to You can't
let how somebody else does it make you feel like
you need.
Speaker 4 (18:59):
To do it.
Speaker 15 (19:00):
That way, I might be able to get some ideas
from how other people did it. I would just say, no,
you're know your partner, no, uh, know who you're doing
it for and do it for the right reasons, baby,
everything else would be be beautiful.
Speaker 3 (19:11):
That's good advice.
Speaker 2 (19:13):
Yeah, that also was good advice.
Speaker 3 (19:15):
Know your gal, You know your gal.
Speaker 2 (19:17):
Let her know you're my sweet ass gal. Teddy Swims
was on with Kelly clarkson This Week or Songs and
Story Show. Uh, and they covered Michael Jackson's Rock with You. Awesome.
Speaker 3 (19:35):
That makes me want to sing with someone right now? Right?
Speaker 2 (19:38):
That was awesome, Winny, you up for it?
Speaker 1 (19:41):
I am, but I know you guys wouldn't want that.
Speaker 5 (19:43):
I could go right now already. One two three.
Speaker 2 (19:56):
That's a Gloria Gaynor song.
Speaker 4 (19:58):
Yes it is.
Speaker 16 (19:58):
You know that.
Speaker 2 (19:59):
I'm with Gloria Gaynor tonight in my childhood neighborhood of
East Cambridge. What are the odds? Saint Cosmo and Demion
Feast and Cambridge. Gloria Gaynor kicks it off tonight and
I bring it up on stage and set off the Feast.
And Joey McIntyre's performing at the Feast Saturday night and
he's calling into the show right after nine o'clock.
Speaker 5 (20:19):
And also also he's got VIP tickets to give away
that includes a meet and greet with him.
Speaker 2 (20:25):
Oh fun, Oh yeah, nine to ten this morning. Who's
nicer than Joey and you want a meet and greet
and he's Cambridge. You know that's a big deal.
Speaker 13 (20:33):
Ah.
Speaker 2 (20:34):
Latest report is suggesting that Harry Styles and Zoe Kravitz
are just friends with benefits.
Speaker 1 (20:41):
You know what, that's someone i'd want.
Speaker 6 (20:42):
I want to benefit from Harry, you know what?
Speaker 1 (20:48):
Good for you, Zoe? The benefiting you want?
Speaker 2 (20:53):
By the way, classic American film friends with benefits?
Speaker 4 (20:56):
But have you seen?
Speaker 3 (20:58):
Don't worry darling, Yes, you saw. Where are you going?
Speaker 16 (21:01):
That is?
Speaker 3 (21:01):
That is friends with benefit?
Speaker 4 (21:03):
Yeah?
Speaker 1 (21:03):
Okay, that's who you want to benefit with?
Speaker 2 (21:05):
Oh?
Speaker 1 (21:06):
He played? Yeah? Arian, uh, I'll pew Florence playing.
Speaker 2 (21:10):
Lawrence Pete opening some definite benefits going on. There a
lot going on in sports. NFL season opener is tonight,
Eagles and the Cowboys. The Pats opener this Sunday in Foxborough,
Patriots and Raiders. That's a one o'clock kickoff. Stefan Diggs
meeting with the media yesterday. He's ready to go.
Speaker 4 (21:28):
Super excited.
Speaker 17 (21:28):
It's been going on like ten months, you know, and
obviously coming back from injury isn't easy, but going out
there mixing it up.
Speaker 4 (21:36):
I'm in a good spot.
Speaker 17 (21:37):
I'm appreciating where I'm at right now, like you get
back to doing what you love.
Speaker 4 (21:40):
I'm around some good individuals. It's fun, it's it's new.
Speaker 17 (21:43):
It's obviously going to be an adjustment, but you know,
we're trying to get this show on the road.
Speaker 4 (21:47):
We're trying to start. I want to know you know
what I'm saying.
Speaker 17 (21:49):
So for me, I'm just thankful to be where I'm
at right now, back playing football.
Speaker 2 (21:54):
This is a big time receiver. It's gonna be an
interesting season for the Patriots. And off one o'clock Sunday meantime,
Roger Goodell aft point blank on the Today Show, will
Taylor Swift to the Super Bowl halftime show? I guess
there's a chance.
Speaker 12 (22:11):
We would always love to have Taylor play. She is
a special, special talent, and obviously.
Speaker 4 (22:18):
She would be welcome at any time.
Speaker 3 (22:19):
Is it in the works.
Speaker 4 (22:21):
I can't tell you anything about it.
Speaker 2 (22:22):
Maybe it's a maybe it's maybe Red Sox lost to
the Guardians eight one. Roman Anthony the big story though
the oblique injury could keep him out four weeks. Alex
Cale tell.
Speaker 4 (22:35):
Him to envision ALCS first. I bet that's what I
told him, you.
Speaker 2 (22:39):
Know, just put that goal in your mind and hopefully happens.
Roman Anthony just named American League Rookie Player of the
Month for the month of August, and now he's off,
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Speaker 1 (23:10):
It's maybe Lisa Kiss one eight.
Speaker 2 (23:13):
Okay, crazy day in the city of Boston. It's back
to school for public school kids in Boston. That's always
a crazy day of busy day. By the way, beware
the kids out there this morning as well as the
school buses. There's a lot going on right Lise exactly.
Speaker 3 (23:27):
There's also a Bell to Bell's cell phone band that
could be coming to public schools across Massachusetts in twenty
twenty six. Boy, so that's the topic.
Speaker 5 (23:37):
Hot topic today. Who would they be banned or not?
And New Hampshire just passed it. They're doing it.
Speaker 3 (23:43):
Yeah, there are other states.
Speaker 2 (23:45):
Yeah, so that means no phone's allowed in the school
at all in the building.
Speaker 5 (23:50):
Well, Massachusetts would be bell to bell, which means not
even at recess or lunch. But some other states you
can have your phone at recess or lunch, like Virginia.
Speaker 16 (23:58):
Good morning, guys. I am a high school teacher in
Virginia and we just this year implemented a complete ban
on cell phones during the school day except for at lunch,
so they are not allowed to have them at all.
We're about three weeks in so far, so good, so
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hopefully it continues.
Speaker 3 (24:24):
So the school cell phone ban, the people that want
it say it will improve academic performance and social skills,
it will address the mental health crisis, make schools safer,
and improve job satisfaction of educators.
Speaker 1 (24:39):
I love it.
Speaker 3 (24:40):
Yeah, so those are the people in favor of it.
Speaker 1 (24:43):
Yeah, I went to I had high school.
Speaker 6 (24:44):
I had cell phones in high school, and I actually
had a friend that she was doing so poorly in
school that her mom had Verizon shut her phone off
from seven forty five to two thirty so she would
focus in class. You can do that, Yeah, Well, I
don't know. I'm assuming you still can, but yeah, you can.
But the issue is now you have smartphones that connect
to Wi Fi, so they can do anything on the
Wi Fi if they have Wi Fi access. But yeah,
(25:07):
I think it's great because I mean, we had cell
phone in school, obviously weren't We weren't like having I
had like a BlackBerry. But still like, there's a lot
of stuff you can do in the middle of classing
your cell phone, texting Internet.
Speaker 1 (25:20):
And it's not healthy.
Speaker 2 (25:21):
It's treating eating, It's.
Speaker 1 (25:22):
Just not healthy.
Speaker 3 (25:23):
It's a distraction.
Speaker 1 (25:24):
It is. I love it. I think it's per I
think it's good.
Speaker 3 (25:27):
So here's the thing.
Speaker 2 (25:28):
What about the Apple watches? Right, it would have to
include though it's right, I believe. So yeah, it's basically
a cell phone on your wrist.
Speaker 5 (25:38):
I don't have an Apple Watch. But do you need
a phone to connect to it?
Speaker 3 (25:41):
You do, but you can have it in your backpack
a way, but you still have your watch on.
Speaker 1 (25:46):
And you can certain people can.
Speaker 6 (25:48):
So there's two things you can use it that your
phone has to be nearby, but you can pay extra
for it to work, basically like your cell phone. If
you're not near your phone, like your phone could be
at home and you could have the watch on you
and everything would still work.
Speaker 5 (26:00):
Answer, by the way, hit us up.
Speaker 2 (26:02):
Yeah, isn't the big argument against the band in case
of an emergency, you can't reach.
Speaker 3 (26:07):
Your child, right, that's the biggest argument that people that
families will not get to talk to their their children.
Speaker 6 (26:14):
I but like that's been We've been going to school
for debt for centuries where you can't talk to your
kid and something happens. There's protocol, you meet somewhere, there's
a gym, you know, you know, you know your cell phone,
your home number, know someone's cell phone in by heart.
Speaker 3 (26:29):
So this bill does require schools to come up with
a plan for students to be able to contact their
parents if need be.
Speaker 2 (26:38):
They form a line outside the main audit.
Speaker 3 (26:41):
And this is a part of the bill. So they've
already discussed that too, and that you know that part
of it.
Speaker 5 (26:46):
That's a tough one because you know, say they put
the cell phones somewhere safe so they don't have them
in the classroom and then God forbids, something happens. It
happens like that.
Speaker 2 (26:58):
How would they guess We've witnessed several times even recently.
Speaker 1 (27:01):
But then you have meeting spots.
Speaker 6 (27:02):
Okay, and you know, we do drills like we did
lockdown drills when I was in Yeah, my kids have lockdown.
We did lockdown drews and you had desnating areas that
you met at and it's the same thing, and there
should be there will be someone there that can contact
your family. So I really this is I mean, we're
just reinventing the wheel, like we already did all this stuff.
We're just re implementing having school be a place of learning.
Speaker 2 (27:22):
God, when I was in school, there were drills. It
always cracked.
Speaker 6 (27:26):
Yeah, yours of bomb drolls.
Speaker 3 (27:31):
Yeah, well not exactly. But now but I have to say,
these lockdown drills are really good, and the kids know
exactly what to do. Yeah, and and I'm totally prepared.
Speaker 4 (27:41):
Yeah.
Speaker 5 (27:42):
When when my son started school, I think it was
actually last year, he was in second grade, and when
he came home and told me about the drills they
had to do, I was. I was happy that they
were being done, but also it's sad.
Speaker 2 (27:55):
Sad it is oh yeah, case of this. Yeah, they
still do foul They ring the bell out of nowhere,
of left field.
Speaker 5 (28:04):
Of course. All right, the phones are up here, let's
go to Chris in New Hampshire online one.
Speaker 2 (28:08):
Hey, Chris, what's your story? Are you a school teacher
or a parent?
Speaker 18 (28:13):
Parent?
Speaker 2 (28:14):
Okay, what are your thoughts on a band?
Speaker 19 (28:17):
I didn't love it, of course, my kids don't love it.
I am a senior in high school in an eighth grader.
We're in southern New Hampshire, so we just passed for
this school year. I don't like the fact that they
are not supposed to keep it on them at all.
I personally told my kids to keep it on them
in their backpacks and not use it in case of
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an emergency. My daughter's a senior. They're frustrated because they
can't take the normal memory pictures they would in the hall.
They used to be able to be able to use
it in study hall, and during lunch they can't. She
came home and she's like, what are we supposed to
do now? During lunch? My husband and I were laughing.
We're like, maybe talk to each other?
Speaker 3 (28:56):
Yeah, yeah, oh why yeah?
Speaker 8 (29:01):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (29:01):
I actually interesting. They may buy in a couple of
months actually start to like it. Yeah, that's right.
Speaker 2 (29:07):
Well, it's going to take some getting used to on
either side of this, because.
Speaker 3 (29:10):
We're all addicted to our phones.
Speaker 2 (29:11):
Yeah.
Speaker 5 (29:12):
Absolutely.
Speaker 3 (29:13):
Now it's topic time for the Billy and Lisa in
the morning.
Speaker 2 (29:18):
And if you just tuned in a couple of minutes ago, well,
it's back to school day in the city of Boston.
That's a big day. And one of the topics this
morning is a potential ban on cell phones in schools.
Speaker 3 (29:28):
Right, Lisa, exactly. That is called the bell to bell
cell phone ban, and it could be coming to public
schools across Massachusetts in twenty twenty six.
Speaker 2 (29:36):
Okay, you for it, you against it. Let's start with Melissa,
your first caller, Melissa, your thoughts on the cell phone ban.
Speaker 10 (29:43):
Hi, good morning guys. So for context, I am a
retired first responder. I'm also a parent and I substitute
in the school, so I have lived in almost every element. Okay,
and it's related to this topic, So I think I
have a hot take as a parent. I am very
very for this for a multitude reasons. One is that
kids in schools are using phones to talk to each other,
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to meet up in the bathroom and do dumb things,
and they've weaponized them against each other. I'm very happy
to see them go for that reason. But the primary
reason that I'm very happy to see them go. Is
that I hear parents over and over. You know, I
want to talk to my kid, I want to make
sure that they're safe, But I want to remind parents
we entrust these educators and administrators with our children's safety
every day, and if you don't, we should unpack that
(30:27):
maybe in a different meeting. But again to your point,
we've been practicing this for years and there's always a
meeting point. There's always a way to make sure that
your child is safe after the event has happened. But
the problem with giving these phones to a bunch of
children who have no frontal lobe is that the first
thing they're going to do is call their parents, and
the first thing that will happen is one hundred white
SUVs will block emergency vehicles from the school. Wow, and
(30:50):
in sight, riots and panic. It actually does a lot
of damage.
Speaker 2 (30:54):
Well, Melissa, that's a good way to get us to
You certainly offered a lot of perspective on this as well,
said yeah, Wow, let's go to Amanda. She's up next
to Amanda. Your thoughts on the cell phone band.
Speaker 20 (31:08):
Yes, I'm actually a teacher in New Hampshire that has
instituted the band already the bell the bell, and this
is only our fourth day of school obviously, but I
am totally all for it. Like the first responder said
right before us, you know, they meet up with each
other in the bathroom. They you know, are missing class
(31:28):
time to do silly things. So I think it's a
great a great thing for especially the young children who
are trying to figure out how to use devices properly.
That school is not the time to do it, and
they have time later to use them and meet up
with their friends.
Speaker 5 (31:44):
Okay, so far to the band. I have a question
for Amanda. Yeah, how's the kids reaction been to the band?
Speaker 20 (31:52):
Really have not made really any comments about it.
Speaker 13 (31:56):
You know.
Speaker 20 (31:56):
The only question was the smart watches, and I basically said,
you can use them. You can have them as a watch,
and that's what our school has said. You can use
them as a watch to tell time, and then if
you're caught, you know, using them in other ways, there
are different consequences for it. So yeah, they haven't really
said anything about it.
Speaker 13 (32:14):
Wow.
Speaker 2 (32:15):
Hey, quick question. Let's say the teacher confiscates the watch,
do they keep You've got talk backs in there?
Speaker 21 (32:25):
Justin hi, this is about this new cell phone policy
potential policy. I do not agree with it. I'm a
mom with three kids who are in college, made it
through public schools or four point Two's never an issue
with the high grades.
Speaker 18 (32:39):
My software child right now.
Speaker 21 (32:42):
Four point two varsity athletes should not be punished for
parents inability to teach their kids how to use their
cell phone. Bottom line, I find it unsafe and completely wrong.
Speaker 4 (32:53):
Wow.
Speaker 3 (32:55):
Yeah, that's the one where it's like, basically, we need
to teach our kids how to moderate them themselves with
their phones. And that's the other side of it.
Speaker 1 (33:02):
But listen, they'll have they were cheating with their phone.
You know what cross my mind?
Speaker 6 (33:12):
How three point two now.
Speaker 2 (33:16):
I think they were communicating with each other. I don't
have the same answer. Let's go to Kelly on the phones. Kelly,
you're up next on the cell phone band.
Speaker 19 (33:24):
Go hi, guys.
Speaker 22 (33:27):
So I'm an educator in the state of Massachusetts, and
I'm also a millennial. So it wasn't too long ago
that we had the same issue rise up when we
had cell phones. We were teenagers when you touched on
this as well, and it's like it didn't kill us then,
as in like we were able to live a normal
life grow up had technology around us. So I'm all
(33:50):
for the band, especially with our students these days, who
are able to access technology throughout the school. And it
doesn't have to be their cell phone.
Speaker 4 (33:59):
Right yeah.
Speaker 6 (34:00):
Uh, they have laptops and like iPads now on them them.
Speaker 2 (34:05):
Yeah, that's a good perspective as well.
Speaker 19 (34:09):
Hey guys, So I'm a teacher and a parent currently
in the district I teach at there is no sociale policy,
which is crazy.
Speaker 21 (34:17):
I teach them like my daughter is a junior in
a case in Swansea and they just put this into
effect this year.
Speaker 1 (34:26):
No cellphones at all.
Speaker 16 (34:28):
It needs to be off in your backpack, which I
like because they at least they have it for safety.
Speaker 5 (34:34):
She hates, she hates it.
Speaker 2 (34:37):
So if it's in your backpack, can you have your
backpack with you?
Speaker 3 (34:40):
Yeah, A lot of the you have to tucked away, yeah.
Speaker 5 (34:43):
And off and off and off right, completely off.
Speaker 2 (34:46):
But the band we're talking about least would be not
even near you. The cell phone lock in your locker,
I'm assuming.
Speaker 3 (34:53):
Right, And you can't have it at lunch and you
can't have it at reach even locker.
Speaker 5 (34:56):
You can bring it to the school, but it has
to be away from bell to bell.
Speaker 2 (35:00):
Okay, let's go to Leandra next. Leandra, good morning your
thoughts here?
Speaker 18 (35:05):
Hey, good morning. Yeah. I am against it. I always
have been. I saw all this coming a mile away.
I never thought that kids should ever been able to
have cell phones in school. I mean, we survived without it.
They don't have payphones. But okay, so you go to
the principal's office if you feel sick and you want
(35:27):
to call your mom. They need to learn, you know,
like and I'm not trying to be mean, but I
think I think that it'll teach them just to be
a little bit more resourceful, you know, rely on the administrators.
They need to know too. The administrators though, if if
they're going to do this that you know, kids do
need to be able to come to them in these
(35:49):
kind of situations. And the other thing is, and I'm
not a parent, so I know here's a non parental
pro but but again I saw it a mile away
with my friends kids, I mean, and the nefarious activity
and the like use of the phone for bullying and.
Speaker 3 (36:05):
Kind of back stuff.
Speaker 2 (36:06):
As you mentioned.
Speaker 19 (36:07):
That's what really made.
Speaker 18 (36:09):
Me very sad was one of my friend's kids, I mean,
not wanting to go.
Speaker 22 (36:12):
To school because of that sort of peer pressure.
Speaker 18 (36:14):
That how they could use the phone to kind of
flee each other.
Speaker 2 (36:18):
Yeah, and when you're thinking that, the bullying can intensify
when you've got kids communicating by way of the cell
phone right there in the class.
Speaker 3 (36:24):
Ye, well, he take care of that.
Speaker 2 (36:26):
Let's go to Jim next.
Speaker 9 (36:27):
Hey Jim, go ahead, way in, Hey, Billy, So I'm
a parrot. My son goes to Wapple High. They had
a hope last year for a shooter in the building.
He was able to call myself and his mother and
tell him that, tell us he loved us and wasn't
sure what was happening. That's what you want to hear.
The kids can keep the phones in their backpacks, use
(36:48):
it during lunchtime, and that's it. They get caught during class,
then they lose it. But I want my son to
have his phone so he can do that again. If
it ever happened.
Speaker 5 (36:55):
Again, God forbid. I mean, I mean you mass Lowe
was shut down yesterday. There was oh yeah, you know,
some thing's going on, potential active shooter. And you know
this is adults. But my wife's best friend, it was
her first day at nursing school, and so my wife
texted her to make sure she was okay, and obviously
she had her phone and she was part of the lockdown.
Oh yeah, she's okay. Obviously there was, thank god. But yeah,
(37:18):
I mean I understand that side too, you know.
Speaker 2 (37:21):
And I can't imagine a lockdown and how scary that is.
Oh you're barricaded inside as a closet or a room.
Speaker 5 (37:28):
And I think about it all the time, all the time.
Speaker 23 (37:31):
I'm a high school teacher, and my school purchased Yonder couches,
which is literally a pouch where students blocked their phone
in all day. It's only the fifth day of school,
but it's absolutely transformed our customer environments. Like kids are
chatting with each other, chatting with their teachers, talking deeply
about content already, which they have not done since returning.
Speaker 22 (37:51):
To school from COVID.
Speaker 23 (37:52):
And I don't think the emergency thing is really that
big of a problem. Like if you have to contact
your kid or they have to contact you, they can
use the main office, Like the school has a.
Speaker 3 (37:59):
Cover, right, That's what they're saying, Like they have they've
made arrangements.
Speaker 2 (38:03):
Now we were talking to that they've got computer departments
all over the school and they have their technology throughout
the school that you can use.
Speaker 6 (38:10):
Kids have so much technology before and after school. The
six hours or seven hours there that might be the
cleanse they need to be able to do this.
Speaker 3 (38:17):
It's focused.
Speaker 5 (38:18):
Yeah, let some focus, a little bit of a break.
Speaker 6 (38:20):
Yeah, because after school they're going to get it from
what three to eight or three to nine, and then
probably from seven to eight before they you know what
I mean.
Speaker 5 (38:27):
Yes, fus cell phones, iPads, computer
Speaker 2 (38:30):
We're really getting both sides on this thing.
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