The second hour opens with Bishop Alfred L. Phillips, pastor of Sheepshead Bay United Methodist Church and founder of the Sheepshead Bay Community Development Center, reflecting on faith, community, and decades of hands‑on work supporting youth and neighborhood stability.  The show closes with Beth Heller Gelles, author of Crazy for College, who unpacks the pressures, myths, and modern realities shaping today’s college admissions landscape.

The second hour opens with&nbsp;<a href="https://fbcsheepsheadbay.com/our-pastor" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1">Bishop Alfred L. Phillips</a>, pastor of&nbsp;<a href="https://fbcsheepsheadbay.com/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2">Sheepshead Bay United Methodist Church</a>&nbsp;and founder of the Sheepshead Bay Community Development Center, reflecting on faith, community, and decades of hands‑on work supporting youth and neighborhood stability.&nbsp; The show closes with&nbsp;<a href="https://bethhellergelles.com/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3">Beth Heller Gelles</a>, author of&nbsp;<a href="https://bethhellergelles.com/books/crazy-for-college/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="4">Crazy for College</a>, who unpacks the pressures, myths, and modern realities shaping today&rsquo;s college admissions landscape.

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;

Shake It Off with Mert & Lucas Live

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.

Hour 2: Bishop Alfred L. Phillips on Community & Faith | Beth Heller Gelles on the College Admissions Crunch

Our second hour opens with Pete Najarian, co‑founder of Market Rebellion. Najarian delivers the kind of clarity Wall Street rarely offers: direct, unvarnished, and grounded in real‑world experience. He cuts through volatility, opportunity, and the psychological traps driving today’s markets. No jargon. No mystique. Just a straight look at what’s moving, why it’s moving, and what everyday investors keep getting wrong. From the financial trenches, we shift to the workplace battlefield with Dr. Lois P. Frankel, bestselling author of Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office. Her work is a cultural touchstone for women navigating professional power structures. She doesn’t tiptoe around the habits, expectations, and biases that still shape workplace dynamics. She names them, dissects them, and gives listeners tools to challenge them. It’s part coaching session, part cultural critique, part wake‑up call — delivered with the wit and authority that made her book a global phenomenon.

Our second hour opens with&nbsp;<a href="https://marketrebellion.com/company/teamcpete-najarian/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://marketrebellion.com/company/teamcpete-najarian/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1783982889531000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2hAeQxDIjx4MvuAgg6lEK7">Pete Najarian</a>, co‑founder of&nbsp;<a href="https://marketrebellion.com/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://marketrebellion.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1783982889531000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3qx4JU9AQpZ1tTw3ZrXRc_">Market Rebellion</a>. Najarian delivers the kind of clarity Wall Street rarely offers: direct, unvarnished, and grounded in real‑world experience. He cuts through volatility, opportunity, and the psychological traps driving today&rsquo;s markets. No jargon. No mystique. Just a straight look at what&rsquo;s moving, why it&rsquo;s moving, and what everyday investors keep getting wrong. From the financial trenches, we shift to the workplace battlefield with&nbsp;<a href="https://drloisfrankel.com/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://drloisfrankel.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1783982889531000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1GXGTq48bPwKdb5AAXSJTQ">Dr. Lois P. Frankel</a>, bestselling author of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1455546046" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.com/dp/1455546046&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1783982889531000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1c7FbvewdaJIK2BpSBgpSp">Nice Girls Don&rsquo;t Get the Corner Office</a>. Her work is a cultural touchstone for women navigating professional power structures. She doesn&rsquo;t tiptoe around the habits, expectations, and biases that still shape workplace dynamics. She names them, dissects them, and gives listeners tools to challenge them. It&rsquo;s part coaching session, part cultural critique, part wake‑up call &mdash; delivered with the wit and authority that made her book a global phenomenon.

Hour 2: Pete Najarian on Market Realities | Dr. Lois P. Frankel on Power and the Workplace

Episode 105 opens with a stark truth: America is living through a loneliness epidemic so widespread that the Surgeon General warns it harms both individual and societal health. From collapsing social infrastructure to the rise of AI companions, the hour traces how isolation became a national crisis — and why millions now turn to machines for the connection they can’t find in each other.  The show then shifts to Terrlyn L. Curry Avery, Ph.D., MDiv., whose work bridges spirituality, psychology, and racial healing. Her book Dismantling Racism: Healing Separation from the Inside Out examines prejudice as a lived experience shaping families, communities, and institutions. Rev. Dr. Avery brings pastoral warmth and analytical rigor, guiding listeners through the emotional and moral architecture of racism with clarity, compassion, and unflinching honesty.

Episode 105 opens with a stark truth: America is living through a loneliness epidemic so widespread that the Surgeon General warns it harms both individual and societal health. From collapsing social infrastructure to the rise of AI companions, the hour traces how isolation became a national crisis &mdash; and why millions now turn to machines for the connection they can&rsquo;t find in each other.&nbsp; The show then shifts to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sacredintelligence.com/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.sacredintelligence.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1783982889531000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1Vz_ZmYgDDDUm8SgZ7UOsS">Terrlyn L. Curry Avery, Ph.D., MDiv.</a>, whose work bridges spirituality, psychology, and racial healing. Her book&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dismantling-Racism-Healing-Separation-Inside-ebook/dp/B09TWMDVB5/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.com/Dismantling-Racism-Healing-Separation-Inside-ebook/dp/B09TWMDVB5/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1783982889531000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1CMavG60XljMoErjOzmf1o">Dismantling Racism: Healing Separation from the Inside Out</a>&nbsp;examines prejudice as a lived experience shaping families, communities, and institutions. Rev. Dr. Avery brings pastoral warmth and analytical rigor, guiding listeners through the emotional and moral architecture of racism with clarity, compassion, and unflinching honesty.

Hour 1: America’s Loneliness Crisis | Rev. Dr. Terrlyn L. Curry Avery on Dismantling Racism

Our second hour opens with an interview with Dr. Ranier Zitelmann, author of New Space Capitalism: The Entrepreneurial Path to the Stars. A German historian and sociologist, Zitelmann is an internationally published author whose work dissects entrepreneurship, wealth creation, and the private‑sector forces propelling humanity into space. From the future of innovation, we pivot to the pulse of American politics with attorney, political analyst, and veteran commentator Carol Platt Liebau.  Carol is known for her crisp, accessible takes on policy, culture, and national trends, and she serves as president of the Yankee Institute, advocating for government transparency and free‑market principles.

Our second hour opens with an interview with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.rainer-zitelmann.com/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.rainer-zitelmann.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1783377070666000&amp;usg=AOvVaw00evzXO3LhSgvedE_ou-cZ">Dr. Ranier Zitelmann</a>, author of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/New-Space-Capitalism-Entrepreneurial-Stars/dp/1510788212" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.com/New-Space-Capitalism-Entrepreneurial-Stars/dp/1510788212&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1783377070666000&amp;usg=AOvVaw01LmtFZYOB0Zs5egiUfcyC">New Space Capitalism: The Entrepreneurial Path to the Stars</a>. A German historian and sociologist, Zitelmann is an internationally published author whose work dissects entrepreneurship, wealth creation, and the private‑sector forces propelling humanity into space. From the future of innovation, we pivot to the pulse of American politics with attorney, political analyst, and veteran commentator&nbsp;<a href="https://www.yankeeinstitute.org/yankee-institute-staff/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.yankeeinstitute.org/yankee-institute-staff/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1783377070666000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1xGslKmREhoGK45jfG26v9">Carol Platt Liebau</a>.&nbsp; Carol is known for her crisp, accessible takes on policy, culture, and national trends, and she serves as president of the <a href="https://www.yankeeinstitute.org/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.yankeeinstitute.org/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1783377070666000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0fOZoRzbUxyf_lq4nMfJf-">Yankee Institute</a>, advocating for government transparency and free‑market principles.

Hour 2: Bishop Alfred L. Phillips on Community & Faith | Beth Heller Gelles on the College Admissions Crunch

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