Episode 101 begins with a look at the modern “etiquette wars,” where phones, tipping screens, and collapsing social norms have turned everyday life into a battlefield of clashing expectations. From speakerphone offenders to airplane meltdowns, the hosts explore how technology, burnout, and shifting boundaries are reshaping what we consider basic decency — and why everyone thinks they’re the polite one. The show then pivots to an interview with Dr. Laura Dabney, author of I Need You … Now Go Away!  Her book distills decades of psychiatric practice into a sharp, accessible guide to the messy push‑pull of modern relationships, where craving closeness and demanding distance often collide.

Episode 101 begins with a look at the modern &ldquo;etiquette wars,&rdquo; where phones, tipping screens, and collapsing social norms have turned everyday life into a battlefield of clashing expectations. From speakerphone offenders to airplane meltdowns, the hosts explore how technology, burnout, and shifting boundaries are reshaping what we consider basic decency &mdash; and why everyone thinks they&rsquo;re the polite one. The show then pivots to an interview with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.drldabney.com/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.drldabney.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1781563344267000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3kHmeaRuUqJ8U4zDEbKpgM">Dr. Laura Dabney</a>, author of<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Need-You-Now-Away-Personality/dp/139983522X/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.com/Need-You-Now-Away-Personality/dp/139983522X/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1781563344267000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0S1Nn_PXxdddzN1tPWxYSp">&nbsp;I Need You &hellip; Now Go Away!&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;Her book distills decades of psychiatric practice into a sharp, accessible guide to the messy push‑pull of modern relationships, where craving closeness and demanding distance often collide.

Tune in each week, as an established lawyer, and a self- proclaimed “man of the people,” debate some of the hottest issues impacting our city, state and nation. 

Tune in each week, as an established lawyer, and a self- proclaimed &ldquo;man of the people,&rdquo; debate some of the hottest issues impacting our city, state and nation.&nbsp;

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Tune in each week, as an established lawyer, and a self- proclaimed “man of the people,” debate some of the hottest issues impacting our city, state and nation.