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Topics- Mother's Day episode!- First American Pope ever is from Chicago- Trump attempting to do away with habeas corpus to deport- Trump suggesting having his face put on American currency- NFL announces Int'l schedule for 2025- George Pickens traded from Steelers to Cowboys- Trey Hendrickson odd man out with Bengals for 2025- Baltimore Ravens release Justin Tucker amid sexual assault allegations- Shannon Sharpe steps down amid rape, assault and charges of threats of violence. Victim wants 50M- NHL playoffs heating up as teams are facing elimination- NY Islanders win 1st pick in NHL draft- NBA playoffs becoming a shocker as Pacers, Knicks and Timberwolves shine and OKC and Cavs struggle- Jayson Tatum tears Achilles in final minutes against Knicks- Dallas wins 1st pick in NBA draft and wants Cooper Flagg- Yankees break another record with 70HR's in 40 games- MLB commissioner lifts lifetime bans for Pete Rose and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson- MLB standings are brought into focus

Topics- Ruth Buzzi dies at 88yrs old- John Elway's long-time business partner and former agent, Jeff Sperbeck, dies in a golf cart accident while Elway was driving- Donald Trump threatens to reopen Alcatraz- Toxic Domoic Acid is killing sea life along Pacific Coast- NBA Mike comes on the show to talk about the NBA Playoffs and, of course, the Knicks- Jack goes over the MLB standings with some surprising stats- Stanley Cup playoffs have a shocker in game 7 between the St. Louis Blues & Winnipeg Jets facing elimination- NFL fines the Atlanta Falcons and Jeff Bellick for his son's prank call to Shedeur Sanders during draft

Topics- Jack wishes his brother Richie a very Happy 60th Birthday!- George Santos sentenced to 87mos in federal prison- Former San Diego Mayor Bob Filner dies- Trump's economy has worst April since Great Depression- Kobe Bryant's first NBA jersey auctions off for 7M!- The Great Gerardo joins the show to talk about the draft- Shadeur Sanders is prank called during draft- NBA Playoffs first round is underway. - NHL First round of playoffs are finishing up- MLB standings across the league are looked at and reviewed

Topics- Pope Francis dies on Easter Monday at 88yrs old - Trump and Pope Francis' feud goes to the Pope's death- The Great Gerardo comes on to talk about the NFL draft- MLB is reviewed and Jack gives his expectations for teams- Stanley Cup playoffs have begun the 1st round- Homeless man begs for money to buy a lottery ticket and wins $1,000,000!!- Elephants at the S.D. Zoo alert long before people knew the 5.2 earthquake was coming

Topics- Wink Martindale dies at age 91 after 74yr career in show biz- Jay North (Dennis the Menace) dies at 74- 113th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic- Princess Amin Ra aboard the Titanic may have caused the disaster- Rory McIlroy wins The Masters in Augusta after winning playoff tie-breaker over Justin Rose- The NHL starts it's playoffs & Ovechkin gets close to 900 goals- The MLB standings show the Padres to be the best team in all of baseball with an undefeated home record this year

Topics- Helicopter crashes in NY's Hudson River near Holland Tunnel- Alexander Ovechkin breaks Gretzky's goal scoring record- UCONN women's team wins National Championship- Florida Men's NCAA basketball team beats Houston in final in outrageous fashion- San Diego Padres have best record in baseball as Tatis keeps crushing home runs- Jack creates a "Break-in" record live on the air!

Topics- Song parody expert Bob Rivers dies- Val Kilmer dies at 65 from throat cancer- Trump's economic plan has America in an 11 trillion dollar freefall. - San Diego Polinsky Center for children accused of 100's of cases of child abuse- Ghost Adventures star Aaron Goodwin's wife, Victoria, arrested on murder-for-hire charges on her husband- Geno Smith negotiates a 2yr, 85M extension with Raiders- 4 films reviewed - Being Led Zepplin, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Unforgiven and Magazine Dreams- Former NY Jets teammate of Wes Walker, Derrick Gaffney dies

Topics- Trump's tariff troubles, stock market drops & security breach- Alexander Ovechkin about to break all-time goal scoring record- Brett Garnder's 14yr old son dies while on family vacation in Costa Rica- NCAA Men's final 4 are set and all #1's face off!- Yankees explode on opening day hitting 3 HR's on 1st 3 pitches of game. 9 Homers total on opening day- Yankees introduce "Torpedo Bat" on opening day- NFL owners meeting to discuss Eagle's "Tush Push" legality- NBA Mike joins the show to discuss the NBA playoff picture- UCONN women's team might win yet another National title

Topics- West Virginia couple sentenced for child slavery of black children- Trump administration accidentally adds editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic to a top secret group text- George Foreman passes away at 76. A look back on his incredible career

Topics- Sunita Williams & Butch Wilmore return to Earth from ISS- SDSU & UCSD send 4 teams to March Madness- Trump deports 300 dangerous gang members back to El Salvadore- Texas "No Abortion" law is causing doctors to allow patients to die for fear of being arrested- Celebrity Birthdays in March- Texas midwife arrested in Houston for performing abortions

Topics- Trump's tariff's causing havoc with the stock market- 10 actors that turned down coveted roles they wished they'd accepted- The top 15 Gene Hackman films ranked- Guest singer/songwriter Michele Perez comes on the show and shares her process of songwriting- The NFL free agent season is in full swing- Gerritt Cole requires season-ending elbow surgery - The NBA is reviewed as to who are the contenders and who are the pretenders

Topics- Life & Legacy of Gene Hackman- Husband of Dolly Parton - Carl Dean - dies at 82- The 97th Annual Academy Awards are reviewed- The NCAA March Madness rankings are out- Donald Trump gives the most impressive political speech to Congress

Topics- Pope Francis health decline- Trump's massive firings throughout the Gov't- 80th anniversary of Auschwitz being liberated- Livia Krancberg (Holocoust survivor) and Jack have worked together- Death of Roberta Flack at 88yrs old- Death of actor Tony Roberts at 85yrs old- 44th anniversary of the Miracle on Ice - 1980 Olympic hockey team- NFL winter meetings addressing "Tush Push" et al- Cleveland Browns Miles Garrett asks for trade to "contender"- Browns running back Nick Chubb is free agent- Browns Deshawn Watson a bust with 200M left on contract- QB Shedeur Sanders (Deion's son) expected to be drafted by Jets- Alex Ovechkin about to break Gretzky's all-time goal scoring record of 893 career goals- Spring training in full swing throughout MLB- Jack appearing in an episode of "Ghost Adventures" soon- Jack has about 8 films being released in next few months

Topics- Anniversary of 9-1-1 Emergency number being implemented- Puppy Bowl 21 gains 4 million viewers as Super Bowl 59 is blowout- The Great Gerardo comes on to talk about Super Bowl 59- SNL turns 50 and pulls out all the stops for a great anniversary show- The 10 best skits from SNL- Nations Face-Off hockey has Canada vs. USA in Boston for Championship game- Best & Worst Valentine's Day Gifts- Mac McClung wins 3rd straight NBA Slam-Dunk competition- A.I. on the verge of curing Malaria, Cancer, Parkinson's, Covid, Diabetes, Autism, Osteoporosis etc

Topics- Vince Gill's private jet crashes into another jet at Scottsdale Airport - killing 1- Small jet crashes in Nome, Alaska- NASA discovers an asteroid heading towards Earth in 2032- Trump orders Treasury Dept to stop producing pennies- Trump wants to disband FEMA due to mismanagement of funds and responsibility- Trump threatens to eliminate the Dept of Education- Trump becomes 1st sitting President to attend a Super Bowl- NBA standings and surrounding headlines are discussed- NHL standings are talked about

Topics - Super Bowl 59 betting lines and expectations for Eagles vs. Chiefs - NBA Mike comes on to discuss Luca trade to Lakers - Mike also talks about the rest of the NBA - Medical plane crashes into Philadelphia neighborhood with 6 on board killing all 6 - American Eagle Jet crashes into Black Hawk Helicopter killing all 67 passengers on both planes

Topics - The Great Gerardo talks about the Super Bowl matchup - Gerardo & Jack discuss the Head Coaching positions taken - Predictions for the Super Bowl - NBA standings reviewed - Bob Uecker dies leaving a legacy of comedy behind - Trump begins mass deportations - Trump fires Inspectors General without giving notice - Trump threatens Colombian President to take back illegals

Topics - Actor Shane Allen - co-star of the film "Sully" comes on to talk about working with Tom Hanks & Clint Eastwood on "Sully" - The Great Gerardo comes on to talk about the NCAA Championship game and the NFL Divisional playoffs - Jack and The Great Gerardo make predictions for the AFC & NFC Championship games - Trump pardons more than 1,500 Jan 6th rioters to the dismay of law enforcement and the Justice dept

Topics - Current FBI director resigns under threat from Trump - Trump posts insensitive material in regard to Cal Fires - The Great Gerardo is the College/NFL expert guest - A look at the College Championship game and predictions - Jack & Gerardo take a look at week 1 of the NFL Playoffs what went right and what went wrong

Topics - So. Cal wildfires burning furiously throughout the area 30,000 evacuated, 1000 + homes destroyed - Jimmy Carter lies in state at U.S. Capital - Elvis Presley's birthday - would've turned 90 on 1/8/25 - The Great Gerardo is the sports guest to talk about college & NFL playoffs - NFL head coaches who were fired this week

Topics - Review of how we spend time each day as 2024 expires - Recap of top news stories of 2024 - Ricky Henderson passes away at 65 - Linda Lavin passes away at 87 - Terrorist attack on Bourbon St before Bowl Game in New Orleans - How many mass shootings have we seen in 2024? - College Playoffs reviewed - Week 17 in the NFL reviewed - Predictions for Week 18 in the NFL

Topics - Novelty Christmas Songs - Jack's Favorite Christmas song of all time - Those celebrities lost in 2024 - The Misguided popularity of fans of Luigi Mangione - A review of week 16 in the NFL - Predictions for Week 17 in the NFL

Topics - National Twins Day - Dec 18th - Dick Van Dyke turns 99 - Squirrels are found to be eating rodents for 1st time ever - Rob Furgeson is only vote not to ban Red Dye 3 - Robert Kennedy Jr. plans to ban Red Dye 3 - LeBron struggling to get back into competitive form - Cody Bellinger traded from Cubs to Yankees - Week 15 reviewed in the NFL - Week 16 NFL predictions - Classic and comical Christmas songs - Celebrity that was originally supposed to sing Chanukah song - Top 20 Christmas movies of all time

Topics - Mod Squad actor Michael Cole dies at 84 - Trump begins filling his cabinet with criminals and failed politicians - Caitlyn Clark becomes Time Magazine's "Athlete of the Year" - Bill Belichick becomes UNC's head coach for next 5yrs - Juan Soto signs a 15yr/765M contract with the Mets - Review of Week 14 in the NFL - Predictions for Week 15 in the NFL

Topics - Massive asteroid passing close to Earth's atmosphere - Joe Biden breaks promise to America and pardons Hunter - Pardons from Trump and Biden over last 2 Presidencies - NBA Standings from leaders to losers - Hard Knocks about to cover the AFC North - All teams - NHL Standings - NFL review of week 13 - Predictions for week 14 - Summation of the Jets and Aaron Rodgers season - Chiefs keep winning by slim margin....and luck - 49ers lose 2 starting running backs and get beat by Bills - Josh Allen does something that's never been done before

Topics - Thanksgiving Day episode! - 30 Things most people don't know about Thanksgiving - Top 10 Thanksgiving movies of all time - AL & NL MVP's have been announced! - Review of week 12 in the NFL - Predictions for Week 13 in the NFL - Donald Trump's odd cabinet choices - Cleveland Cavs still dominating the NBA - Review of the NBA standings

Topics - Host Jack Vecchio wins stand-up comedy show - Celebrity birthdays in November - Anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald - AL & NL Rookies of the Year are crowned - Jake Paul & Mike Tyson fight in Arlington, Tx - The undercard of the Tyson fight are the show! - NFL Week 11 in review - NY Jets fire GM Joe Douglas - NFL Week 12 Predictions - The NBA have an undefeated team - 15 games in! - Rafael Nadal retires from tennis after illustrious career

Topics - Passing of USC & Rams head coach John Robinson at 89 - The most quotable movies ever - The most misquoted movies ever - The reasons Donald Trump won the Presidential election - Review of week 10 in the NFL - Predictions for week 11 in the NFL - 3 San Diego Padres win Silver Slugger awards!

Topics - Week 9 in the NFL is reviewed - Week 10 in the NFL is predicted - A review of the World Series - Dodgers win in 5 games - Freddie Freeman is the World Series MVP of the World Series - Warren Pavon is the political guest to discuss the Presidential Election and Donald Trump's chances

Topics - Actress Teri Garr passes away at 79 - 1 week from the Presidential election - What has gone wrong with all the NY Sports teams? - Aaron Rodgers is to blame for the Jets disaster season - Yankees facing elimination in World Series - Aaron Judge goes flat in playoffs - Freddie Freeman breaks playoff consecutive games with a home run record (6) - Freddie Freeman appears to the W.S. MVP - NFL Predictions for week 9

Topics - Billy Sample comes on to talk baseball and share some stories from when he played for the Yankees - Trump being sued by the "Central Park 5" for Defamatory comments made in Sept - TV Characters that died - forcing their TV characters to die - NBA Mike comes on the show to talk about the start of the NBA season and the Knicks - The NHL season has begun - The NFL week 7 is assessed along with the failing season of the NY Jets - The World Series is set - Dodgers vs. Yankees

Topics - Fact vs. Fiction of historic events - Best movie songs of all time - WNBA finals - NY Liberty vs. Minnesota Lynx - Jerry Jones' radio interview after humiliating loss to Lions 47 - 9 - MLB final 4 - Possible Subway series again? - The Great Gerardo is the sports guest talks about Devante Adams to the NY Jets and some of the other goings on in and around the NFL

Topics - 14 widely accepted events in history that never happened - 21 Sit-coms that never lasted to 100 episodes - Woman sentenced to 9yrs in prison for altering voting machines in Trump's favor - Mel Brooks turns 97! - Shohei Otani's 50th home run ball auctioned off - Baseball playoff picture - Review of week 5 and predictions for week 6 in the NFL - The NY Jets fire head coach Robert Saleh

Topics - Former President Jimmy Carter turns 100 - Actor John Amos dies at 84 - Actress Dame Maggie Smith dies at 89 - Baseball great and all-time hits leader Pete Rose dies at 83 - HOF basketball player Dikembe Mutombo dies at 58 - The Great Gerardo joins the show to discuss week 4 in the NFL - Jack makes his predictions for week 5 in the NFL - MLB 2024 season comes to an end and the playoffs have begun. Jack makes his predictions

Topics - Many things our parents told us but weren't true - P-Diddy being tried by similar charges that convicted R. Kelly - The many lies Trump tells his supporters that are proven to be false - The Great Gerardo is the sports guest this week to talk about the upsets in the NFL - Predictions for week 4 in the NFL - Shohei Ohtani establishes the 50/50 club in MLB - Aaron Judge & the Yankees are first A.L. team in Playoffs - WNBA Playoffs have begun - Caitlyn Clark underwhelms in her first playoff game - A'Ja Wilson is unanimous MVP for WNBA - NY Liberty are WNBA's #1 seed in playoffs

- Sean "P-Diddy" Combs re-arrested for sex trafficking and racketeering charges amongst other felonies - J.D. Vance admits to lying about dogs & cats being eaten in Springfield, OH - Donald Trump proves to be a danger to America - Mark Meadows indicted for election fraud - Mega Millions winner of 800M ticket in Houston - NFL has a week of upsets and surprises - Tua suffers 4th concussion in 5yrs - Rams have 9 starters injured on both sides of the ball - MLB races to the playoffs with 10 games left

Topics Trump commutes cop killers' life sentence only to have him attack his wife of 5 months James Earl Jones dies at 93. Host Jack Vecchio worked with the Great Mr. Jones! The Presidential Debate - Facts vs. Fiction on both sides Summary of Week 1 of the NFL MLB standings as the playoffs are shaping up Manny Machado becomes the Padres all-time Home Run leader

Topics - Aerosmith retires from touring - Queen's Brian May suffers stroke - TV shows ranked worst of each year since 1961 - TV shows from years ago that wouldn't get on air today - Trump offends families of fallen soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery - Trump thinks anyone convicted of any crime should go to jail - The Great Gerardo is the guest this week to talk NCAA football and NFL football as the season starts - NFL Power Rankings for 2024 - Cubs pitch a combined no-hitter against the Pirates - MLB standings as playoffs ramp up

Topics - J.D. Vance and his shortcomings - Former Trump Press Secretary, Stephanie Grisham, speaks against Trump at the DNC - Trump former staffers won't endorse or support Trump - Derogatory statements made about Trump by Vance - WNBA standings and talk about the standout players - Shohei Otani joins the 40/40 club in MLB - Aaron Judge - Fastest to 300 home runs ever! - Marlins turn a rare 8-9-4-2 double play! - A's fan catches 3 foul balls at the same game - in the 1st inning!!

Topics - Jordan Chiles asked to return Olympic Bronze - Phil Donahue dies at 88yrs old - Phil Donahue & Marlo Thomas' marriage - Indiana Jones hat sells for $630,000! - Democratic National Convention reviewed - Donald Trump's "Project 2025" caught on hidden camera - Aaron Judge hits 300th career home run - MLB current standings - NFL Preseason week 2 reviewed

Topics - Death of trailblazer Billy Bean - Anniversary of Jim Abbott's No-No with one arm! - Simone Biles is an Olympic Treasure - Canada vs. Brazil in 2-women volleyball controversy for Gold - White Sox ends 21-game losing streak in unlikely way - Hasson Reddick's holdout with the NY Jets - Summary of Week 1 of NFL Preseason - Review of MLB standings

Topics - F.B.I. suspicious of Trump assassination attempt being staged - Trump claims America won't have to vote again if he's elected - Trump threatens to imprison Mark Zuckerberg if elected - Trump chooses J.D. Vance as running mate - J.D. Vance claims that Americans that don't have children, shouldn't have the same rights as those that do - J.D. Vance has been extremely critical of Trump....until now - Charlie Woods (Tiger's son) bombs in 1st golf tournament going +22 and not making the cut - George Russel disqualified from Belgium Grand Prix after winning for tires being too light  - Coco Gauff breaks down in tears at Olympics during match - Aaron Rodgers may not play any pre-season games for Jets this year - Yankees acquire Jazz Chisholm from Miami and Jazz hits 4 HR's in 1st 3 games as Yankees go on a tear! - Yordan Alvarez hits for the cycle for the Mariners - Dylan Cease throws a no-hitter for the Padres

Topics - Bob Newhart dies at 94 - Shannen Doherty dies at 53 - Duke of The Four Tops dies at 88 - Bruce Springsteen becomes a Billionaire - 100 Greatest movie characters of all time - Joe Biden drops out of Presidential race - Donald Trump trailing Kamala Harris in polls - Judge in Ohio brought up on disciplinary charges - Mark Robinson makes insulting comments about women - Olympian has tip of finger amputated for Olympics - MLB standings

Topics - Jersey Senator Bob Menendez found guilty on all counts - Richard Simmons dies at age 76 - Dr. Ruth Westheimer dies at age 96 - Actress Shelley Duvall passes away at age 76 - Character Actor James B. Sikking dies at age 90 - Alec Baldwin's "Rust" trial ends in mistrial and dismissed - Assassination attempt on Donald Trump at rally - Firefighter in crowd killed while shielding his family - dies a hero - Thomas Matthew Crooks is identified as shooter at rally - L.A. Dodgers have 2 "Firsts" in the past week - 2024 All-Star game being played in Texas!

Topics - Martin Mull dies at 80 - Alec Baldwin about to go on trial for Manslaughter - WNBA sets all-time records for scoring and attendance. - Coco Gauff melts down at Wimbledon - Bronny James Jr's expectations for the NBA - Savannah Bananas baseball rules - MLB standings as the All-Star game approaches - Premiere of "Bloody Anniversary" - A look at the Pirates relief roster in the N.L. Central - Ted Holmes is a guest as his film "Turn and Burn" is about to be released

Topics - Review of the Trump/Biden debate - Rudy Guiliani slapped with 148M defamation suit - Steve Bannon surrenders to federal prison for 4mos sentence for Jan 6th contempt - NY Jets rated with #1 linebacker, secondary and defense - Standings in MLB as All-Star break is upon us.

Topics - Strangers across the country raise $200,000+ for 90yr old veteran - Suspect in July 4th mass shooting declines plea deal - Congresswoman Jackie Speier sees Trump as having "All the trappings" of a cult leader - Man wins lottery, wife files for divorce 10days later - Dramatic Challenge in Game 6 forces a game 7 for the Stanley Cup Championship - MVP of Stanley Cup is chosen from team that lost! - Baseball gets ready for midpoint of season. Division standings are sized up.

Topics - Producers of the feature film - Bloody Anniversary are guests on the show today! - The Passing of Willie Mays - Justin Timberlake arrested for DUI - Some of the dumbest things Trump's ever said - Major Restaurant chains closing locations everywhere - Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals in Edmonton has the crowd singing the Canadian National Anthem! - Stanley Cup Finals. Oilers won't go quietly! - The NBA has a new Champion - The Boston Celtics! - The MLB Standings throughout baseball - The honorary annual game celebrating the Negro league is being held in Willie Mays' home state of Alabama this week

Topics - Death of Jerry West - Caitlyn Clark denied playing on the U.S. Olympic Team - House to vote on holding U.S. Attorney Merrick Garland for contempt - Alex Jones forced to liquidate personal possessions to satisfy 1.5B judgement - Trump interviewed by Dr. Phil - Florida man breaks into jail! - Joey Chestnut denied to compete at the Nathan's Hot Dog eating competition - Most iconic lines in Hollywood films were improvised - NBA Finals - Dallas vs. Boston - MLB standings and potential records to be broken

Topics - Donald Trump's conviction on 34 Felony Counts - Jury is chosen in Hunter Biden's felony trial for gun possession - Lincoln, Nebraska woman discovered to be alive after being pronounced dead- North Olmsted, Ohio 3yr old stabbed to death in grocery store parking lot in random act of violence- Mexico elects their first female and first jewish President ever- Padres Tucapita Marcano (and 4 other players) given lifetime suspension for gambling on baseball- NBA Finals are set. Dallas Mavericks vs. Boston Celtics - Caitlyn Clark gets slammed around by the NY Liberty - NHL Stanley Cup finals are set. Florida Panthers vs. Edmonton Oilers - Wrigley Field breaks World Record for longest "Beer Snake"

Topics - HOF Bill Walton dies at 71 - Former South Dakota Mayor shoots and kills 3 - arrested - SCOTUS Judge Samuel Alito Jr flies American flag upside-down which expresses distress - LPGA Pro Golfer Lexi Thompson announces retirement at the age of 29 - Young Pro Golfer Grayson Murray commits suicide at the age of 20 - Standings of MLB - division to division - NBA Playoffs winding down to the finals - NHL Playoffs about to decide the Stanley Cup Finals