Episode 113 begins with Mert, Matt Sambolin and Alex dive into facts and figures of Labor Day.  The show then shifts to an interview with Brendan Mahan, ADHD expert and host of the ADHD Essentials Podcast, who joins to discuss his new book Overcoming the Wall of Awful: Why It’s Hard to Get Things Done with ADHD, Autism, and Anxiety (and How to Do Them Anyway).

Episode 113 begins with Mert, Matt Sambolin and Alex dive into facts and figures of Labor Day. &nbsp;The show then shifts to an interview with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.adhdessentials.com/home/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0">Brendan Mahan</a>, ADHD expert and host of the ADHD Essentials Podcast, who joins to discuss his new book&nbsp;<a href="https://a.co/d/02EOoFDy" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1">Overcoming the Wall of Awful: Why It&rsquo;s Hard to Get Things Done with ADHD, Autism, and Anxiety (and How to Do Them Anyway)</a>.

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.

What Does Labor Day Signify? | Brendan Mahan on Overcoming the Wall of Awful

Our second hour begins with a look at yet incident in the unfriendly skies. The show wraps with Anne Fundner, the “Angel Mom” whose 15-year-old son Weston was poisoned by fentanyl-laced pills in 2022; a 2024 RNC speaker and founder of the Forever Weston Foundation, she discusses the fentanyl crisis, peer pressure, and her fight for stronger borders and awareness.

Our second hour begins with a look at yet incident in the unfriendly skies. The show wraps with Anne Fundner, the &ldquo;Angel Mom&rdquo; whose 15-year-old son Weston was poisoned by fentanyl-laced pills in 2022; a 2024 RNC speaker and founder of the Forever Weston Foundation, she discusses the fentanyl crisis, peer pressure, and her fight for stronger borders and awareness.

Disruptive Airline Passengers | Anne Fundner on Fighting Fentanyl

Our second hour opens with a discussion of President Trump’s order to substantially reduce annual joint military exercises with South Korea, citing his relationship with Kim Jong Un, the high U.S. costs, and Seoul’s refusal to join efforts against Iran. The move sparked sharp bipartisan criticism, raised questions about alliance reliability amid strong public support for the partnership on both sides, and fueled debate over whether “America First” strengthens or undermines long-standing deterrence against North Korea. The show then wraps with an interview featuring Prof. Robert Parkinson, a Binghamton University historian specializing in the American Revolution, whose new book Tyrants and Rogues examines the 27 specific grievances in the Declaration of Independence and the British figures behind them on the document’s 250th anniversary.

Our second hour opens with a discussion of President Trump&rsquo;s order to substantially reduce annual joint military exercises with South Korea, citing his relationship with Kim Jong Un, the high U.S. costs, and Seoul&rsquo;s refusal to join efforts against Iran. The move sparked sharp bipartisan criticism, raised questions about alliance reliability amid strong public support for the partnership on both sides, and fueled debate over whether &ldquo;America First&rdquo; strengthens or undermines long-standing deterrence against North Korea. The show then wraps with an interview featuring&nbsp;<a href="https://www.binghamton.edu/history/faculty/profile.html?id=rparkins" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2">Prof. Robert Parkinson</a>, a Binghamton University historian specializing in the American Revolution, whose new book&nbsp;<a href="https://a.co/d/05MJu2T0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3">Tyrants and Rogues</a>&nbsp;examines the 27 specific grievances in the Declaration of Independence and the British figures behind them on the document&rsquo;s 250th anniversary.

Hour 2: Trump Scales Back South Korea Exercises | Prof. Robert Parkinson on Tyrants and Rogues

Episode 112 examines the viral debate over $20 burritos that began when a college student told Turning Point USA a burrito shouldn’t cost that much, turning a simple complaint into a symbol of inflation and everyday costs. Using real prices, inflation data, and surveys, it shows how delivery and extras can push a burrito to $20 while homemade or basic options stay far cheaper—and what that reveals about wages and affordability in 2026. The hour then shifts to an interview with Mike Lebowitz, a U.S. Army combat veteran, former Pathfinder officer, and senior DOJ National Security Division attorney who spent nearly a decade prosecuting 9/11, USS Cole, and top al Qaeda cases at Guantanamo Bay before serving as senior legal advisor to U.S. Army Cyber Command. His book Second Wave uncovers the 2003 intelligence discovery that al Qaeda had obtained nuclear materials and planned to smuggle them into American ports, the urgent multi-agency manhunt that followed, and the lasting questions it raises about national preparedness on the 25th anniversary of 9/11.

Episode 112 examines the viral debate over $20 burritos that began when a college student told Turning Point USA a burrito shouldn&rsquo;t cost that much, turning a simple complaint into a symbol of inflation and everyday costs. Using real prices, inflation data, and surveys, it shows how delivery and extras can push a burrito to $20 while homemade or basic options stay far cheaper&mdash;and what that reveals about wages and affordability in 2026. The hour then shifts to an interview with&nbsp;<a href="https://lebowitzbooks.com/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0">Mike Lebowitz</a>, a U.S. Army combat veteran, former Pathfinder officer, and senior DOJ National Security Division attorney who spent nearly a decade prosecuting 9/11, USS Cole, and top al Qaeda cases at Guantanamo Bay before serving as senior legal advisor to U.S. Army Cyber Command. His book&nbsp;<a href="https://a.co/d/0cSRcTiO" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1">Second Wave</a>&nbsp;uncovers the 2003 intelligence discovery that al Qaeda had obtained nuclear materials and planned to smuggle them into American ports, the urgent multi-agency manhunt that followed, and the lasting questions it raises about national preparedness on the 25th anniversary of 9/11.

What Does Labor Day Signify? | Brendan Mahan on Overcoming the Wall of Awful

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