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Today's topic is pretty straight forward, are beards still cool in 2025? The topic was spurred because one prominent member of President Trump's cabinet has outed himself as anti beard, at least for U.S. Troops...Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. The Secretary of War has has vowed to purge the military of 'beardos' with strict grooming rules. Where are you on beards? Are they still cool in 2025?

On the program today, on the heels of the Trump Administration's announcement that they struck a deal to slash the prices of numerous weight loss drugs, we spend today's program talking about said weight loss drugs, have you tried any of them, did you have much luck with them?

Today, Joe Beamer fills in for Tom Bauerle on Wednesday, November 5th 2025. Listen to Tom Bauerle weekdays on WBEN930 from 3-6 PM.

To start the show, we are joined by Jack O'Donnell and Carl Calabrese as they give us their thoughts ahead of the closing of the polls. We'll also get the thoughts of the candidates running for Mayor of Buffalo, as Mike Gainer, James Gardner, and Sean Ryan all join the show to tell us how they've feeling on this election day.

As we are nearing the closing of the polls, we are joined by all three candidates for Mayor of Buffalo, Mike Gainer, James Gardner, and State Senator Sean Ryan. We hear from them on how they're feeling ahead of the polls closing, their final pleas to the voters of Buffalo, and more.

Michael Kraker joins us to start the show to discuss how he's feeling this election eve, also, we talk to you about how you're feeling this election eve as well, what is bringing you to the polls this year, or conversely, keeping you away? Also, is it too early to start celebrating Christmas. have you noticed skimpflation (cutting down on quality so prices remain stable) or sneakflation (increasing costs without raising the sticker price), and how do you feel about Daylight Savings Time?

Erie County GOP Chairman Michael Kracker joins Joe Beamer filling in for Tom Bauerle to discuss how he's feeling this election eve.

We already did the ghost show exactly two weeks prior to the recording of this program, but we figured the first installment of the ghost show was so nice, we had to do it twice. On this Halloween, we take more of your real ghost stories.

After talking about the youth yesterday and whether they had a work ethic deficit or a hope deficit that they could actually achieve their American Dream, we spend some time today asking what the American Dream even is. How do you define the American Dream? Is the American Dream as we know it dead?

We often hear about how young people are unwilling to work these days. Is it that young people lack work ethic, or do they lack hope that things will turn out okay in the future given the deck has been somewhat stacked against them with the rise in cost for things like education, housing, and so on?

Tom concludes today's program by hearing how some of his callers focus on their work/life balance.

Tom continues his discussion about managing money and wealth and we hear from a caller who shares their philosophy on managing money.

On today's program, Tom talks about how people are spending their money and is saving for a rainy day interfering with their happiness.

On the show today, we re-visit a couple of yesterday's topics, the arrests of some people tied to the NBA in regard to gambling, and if you worry about the integrity of your favorite pro sports leagues, we take a look at the article about boomer advice that led to yesterday's advice topic, and is the political climate today poisoning your workplace?

On the show, we talk advice. What is some advice you've given or received that was good? Also, conversely, have you ever given/received bad advice? Also, we talk about a story that broke today, Portland Trail Blazers Head Coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat Guard Terry Rozier, and Cleveland Cavaliers Assistant Coach Damon Jones were all arrested in a major illegal gambling bust. Billups allegedly was used as a 'face card' to attract high rollers to participate in fixed poker games. Rozier allegedly gave nonpublic information to conspirators to help them cash on player prop bets, Jones was named as a defendant in both cases. What do you make of this story?

On the show today, we hear from Cassandra Joan Butler on yesterday's show about the declining birthrate in America, we get an update on the weather from Andy Parker, we discuss a call that came in about young conservative men being unable to find women to date, and your subscriptions. What subscriptions do you still pay for? Have you cut some lately?

Meteorologist Andy Parker joins the show to fill us in on the Lake Effect rain situation currently impacting Western New York and what we can expect later in the week on that front.

You're not seeing double, we picked up today right where we left off with yesterday's show about the falling birthrate in America and what is to blame for it.

On the program today, we discuss sexless marriages to open things up, and following that, in a similar vein, the birthrate in the United States is historically low, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently categorized the issue as a 'national security threat' and warned it is not high enough to ensure the American population remains stable. Why are people not having kids as much as they used to?

It's that time of the year, and time for Bauerle staple to make it's annual return...the ghost show, we take your calls on your ghost stories and other paranormal occurrences you've experienced.

Erie County Legislator Frank Todaro and Dominic Cortese of the Hammertime Radio show join us to talk about rising electric costs, electrification in general, and taking your calls and answering your questions on the topic.

Dominic Cortese of Hammertime Radio here on NewsRadio 930 WBEN joins the show on the heels to take some calls and answer your questions on New York State's push to go full electric

Erie County Legislator Frank Todaro joins the show to discuss the rising costs you may have noticed the last time you looked at your electric bill due to the heavy demands on the electric grid.

Today, we started off by reading off a hoard of headlines about media President Trump, which led up to talk about critical thinking, it's a skill we'd all like but not a lot of people actually have it. How do you teach someone or yourself develop critical thinking skills?

On the show today, since many of us are bummed about the Buffalo Bills dropping their second consecutive game against the Atlanta Falcons, are you or someone you know one of those whose mood is contingent on how their sports teams play? Also, we talk about some articles that popped up on Tom's news feeds today, one about Israel nominating him for next year's Nobel Peace Prize 'citing Trump's alleged role in diplomatic efforts and saving lives.' What?? And another article titled 'Can America recover from Trump? Here's what new data says' Why is the media so unwilling to call balls and strikes with President Trump.

Governor Hochul is urging New Yorkers to stay up to date on their COVID boosters, so we talk about that a little bit today, if you've gotten a booster, will you get the most up to date? Why or why not? Also, we talk a little bit about getting duped by fake A.I. videos and the homeless problem in Western New York, where is it the worst?

Today's show is a continuation of yesterday, , taking more of your calls on the electrification of New York State

With each passing day, we inch closer to phase one of New York State's push toward blanket electrification. Starting in just about two months, new builds will be prohibited from have gas hookups. As we draw closer to phase one, where do you stand on this issue?

Today, we talk about civility, or the lack thereof, in today's society. There are some courtesies that have seemingly been lost to time, for example, writing handwritten thank you notes. What are some things that boomers used to do that people should start doing again that would go a long way in making for a much more civil society?

Today marks the two year anniversary of a series of armed incursions into Southern Israel carried out by Hamas and several other militant groups. We spend some time talking about that today, do you buy the official narrative of what happened there?

On the show today, we discuss the situation out in Chicago, where Chicago Police Officers were apparently ordered to stand down and not offer assistance to ICE Officers being attacked by angry protesters, the importance of A.M. radio to you as it has been brought up in Congress recently and there has been some chatter about removing it from cars, and do you believe parents should have a choice on what vaccines their kids are given? Last month, the Surgeon General of Florida made the state's intent known in regard to eliminating all vaccine mandates, what do you think about that?

On the show today, we pick up where Joe Beamer left off, talking about 'The Buffalo News'. They announced today they will no longer offer a Monday print version of the paper beginning November 3rd. Is this a big deal to you, does 'The Buffalo News' even matter to you anymore? When did it stop mattering to you?

Not much has changed on the traffic front since a CBSA systems outage halted commercial traffic from crossing the border in this neck of the woods on Tuesday, we continue to keep you updated on the ongoing delays in the wake of the outage.

Lewiston Police Chief Michael Salada joins the show to provide the latest on the persistent traffic delays caused by the CBSA systems outage Thursday, and how it is impacting travel in his jurisdiction.

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On the show today, we start out talking about microplastics, they're everywhere. Fish, pork, vegetables, water, and have been found in humans as well. One major source of them can be bottled water. What are your thoughts on microplastics, and side topic, when did hydration become such a priority for so many? We also talk information overload and keep you informed on the hellishly slow traffic on the 190.

It was announced today that Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz has been diagnosed with Bell's Palsy. Have you ever been in a similar situation, where you were diagnosed with and had to battle a sudden medical condition, Bell's Palsy or otherwise? Also, are you okay with troops being sent to cities like Chicago to clean them up?

President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth are scheduled to convene at a secure location in Quantico, Virginia, with approximately 800 generals and admirals based all over the United States and stationed in various parts of the world for a somewhat unusual meeting. Hegseth has said he will be discussing the 'warrior ethos', while Trump has said he will discuss how well we are doing militarily. Do you buy that? What do you believe the true purpose of this meeting is?

After seeing a video on Channel 7, WKBW, which appears to show a CBP officer heckling a Canadian tourist and telling them to 'never come to the U.S. again' while driving in the U.S., that spurred today's topic of road rage. Have you ever been involved in a road rage incident, whether you were the aggressor or victim? How did you handle it?

The lion's share of today's program is spent speaking with Erie County Clerk Mickey Kearns about a story that Joe Beamer broke earlier this week, in which the county is trying to take office space away from Kearns so 'The Buffalo News' can have a space of their own in Old County Hall.

We have become increasingly divided over the past few years, and these feeling have been placed in a pressure cooker after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, which begs today's question. Do you believe, with the ideological and behavioral differences among many today, are we living in two separate Americas right now? And if you believe that, do you see things getting any better?

ABC announced yesterday 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' will return to air tonight after a very brief hiatus after comments made by Kimmel in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination. Will you be watching tonight?

ABC shocked the world today, announcing 'Jimmy Kimel Live' would return to the air on Tuesday, September 23rd, after a brief hiatus, less than a week, following comments made by Kimmel on the Charlie Kirk assassination. Are you surprised the show was reinstated so quickly?

We have a buffet of topics for your listening pleasure today, we talk about crime in downtown Buffalo after what happened to JJ's Casa Di Pizza, your dad jokes, and your spiritual journey, what was that like? How did you arrive at where you are today spiritually? And, the word 'demonic' has been throw around a lot lately to describe some of the reactions to Charlie Kirk's death, do you believe there are demons among us?

On the show today, we discuss the decision by ABC to indefinitely suspend 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' following comments made by Jimmy regarding the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Proponents of Kimmel are saying this is an attack on free speech, but was it really? Or was it just a business decision by ABC?

Today, prior to this show, the state DOT held a press conference where they announced they are essentially hitting the reset button on the 33 project. What do you think of this, what, if anything, should be done to the 33? Also, the night this episode is published, there will be a vigil in Niagara Square in downtown Buffalo honoring the late Charlie Kirk. Is this a good idea? Would you feel safe attending this event or one like it?

We continue covering the fallout of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, with new developments happening today, as the charges against the suspect were announced and he made his first court appearance today. We've begun to piece things together as to what the suspect's motive may have been, but what do you think led to his murder. Was it his politics? Was it his faith?

The assassination of Charlie Kirk was reprehensible enough, but the fact that there have been people coming out of the woodwork reacting in a jubilant fashion toward the murder of Charlie Kirk, some have even gone as far as vandalizing and desecrating memorials for Kirk. Why are some people reacting in this fashion?

We begin the show today by talking to Chris Preston, a local man who along with his wife, attended a vigil in North Tonawanda in remembrance of slain political commentator and activist Charlie Kirk. Preston describes the impact Kirk had on him, as well as the the experience at the vigil.

We continue to cover the fallout from the Charlie Kirk assassination, and we have received some new developments in the investigation, including the capture of the alleged assassin. Given the new security footage we've received and the capture of the alleged trigger man, what lingering questions do you have about the assassination of Charlie Kirk? Also, while it's easy to think about the grisly fashion in which his life was ended, he left an indelible mark on many. What did Charlie Kirk mean to you?

Yesterday, we witnessed a very public display of political violence, when political commentator and activist Charlie Kirk was gunned down at a speaking engagement at Utah Valley University. Where do we go from here? Is this finally the wake up call that will make people come to their senses and tone down the vitriol, or does this propel the country down a dark path? What does this mean for the future of politics in America?