*Chuck revealed that he could not do a podcast last weekend due to a family emergency.
*Disgraced televangelist Jim Bakker and child molesting house speaker Dennis Hastert both died.
*Mike Rogers got his ass handed to him during Thursday night's debate. Also, the "Iranian" in his recent political ad works for Blue Cross Blue Shield.
*The Warner Bros./Paramount/Skydance merger has been completed.
*Chuck talked about Trump being pro-merger, and how it hurts society. Because of a recent merger in the grocery business, a northern Michigan town of just over 500 people is losing its only grocery store.
*Chuck explains why Trump's M.O. regarding hiring failures and those with zero experience hurts his reputation.
*Trump talked about bombing San Diego and Los Angeles. Chuck talked about why big city life is way better than life in a small town.
*Chris Ilitch, the owner of Detroit's Tigers and Red Wings, just might be the worst owner in all of sports.
• Claims Trump tried to revoke White House press privileges for CNN, MS NOW and Politico, and says a judge ruled it a First Amendment violation.
• Discusses the MSNBC to MS NOW rebrand, attributing it to Comcast spinning off cable channels to a new company called Versant.
• Claims the launch of Trump TV was a flop, alleging it lost 95% of viewers after three days and that only about 396 people watched Trump's dinner/event with Xi Jinping.
• Criticizes Trump's comments about Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and his Truth Social post about the murder of Rob Reiner and his wife.
• Alleges Trump promised to release Epstein files but released only a few pages, and claims ABC declined Rosie O'Donnell's request to bring Epstein victims on Jimmy Kimmel Live due to FCC pressure.
Bee-otch #2: Benjamin Netanyahu
• Calls Netanyahu a war criminal, criticizes his UN speech and video about New York, and expresses support for Gaza. Attributes high gas prices in part to a potential war with Iran.
Music and media tangent
• Discusses Ed Sheeran, Macklemore and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft over Kraft's response to Macklemore saying "Free Palestine" at MetLife Stadium.
• Notes Sheeran's two Gillette Stadium shows were canceled due to a nor'easter.
• Criticizes Howard Stern for planning to have Gal Gadot on and says the show is not what it used to be.
Bee-otch #3: The Ellison family
• Says Larry and David Ellison's Skydance merger to purchase Warner Bros. was approved. Chuck fears cuts to CNN, layoffs, and consolidation.
• Gives a long history of Disney's purchase of 20th Century Fox, the regional sports networks, and the Detroit Pistons, Tigers and Red Wings TV deals.
Bee-otch #4: Meritage Hospitality
• Says the Grand Rapids-based Wendy's franchisee filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy owing Wendy's $150 million.
• Blames poor worker treatment and low wages, sharing a personal bad service anecdote and alleging a food safety incident involving a child in Jenison.
Bee-otch #5: Fifth Third Bank
• Notes Fifth Third's purchase of Comerica and the renaming of Comerica Park in Detroit to Fifth Third Park.
• Shares personal banking grievances from when he banked with Fifth Third, and comments on the Tigers season and Justin Verlander's retirement.
-Donald Trump is banning media companies critical of his policies from the White House.
-He is also rumored to want to demolish the Kennedy Center.
-Chuck follows up a recent BOTD regarding former Wheel of Fortune announcer Jim Thornton with an interview with former game show host Jim Peck. Peck talked about a moral clause that might have gotten Thornton fired.
-The Michigan Supreme Court freed up 20,000 named from the state sex registry.
-Shaq has been criticized for a photo-op with FBI director Kash Patel. This is not the first time he bowed to Republicans.
-Chuck talks about the controversy regarding Ed Sheeran.
*In this Labor Day podcast, Chuck talks about bygone Labor Day traditions, such as the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon and school starting after Labor Day.
*Former TV news anchor and reporter Christina Aguayo used her social media to link Michigan senator candidate Abdul El-Sayed to 9/11. Chuck points out that Trump is buddies with the Saudis, which plotted 9/11.
*Chuck talks about Christina's former employer, northern Michigan CBS affiliate WWTV 9&10 airing promos that promote inclusiveness to combat Sinclair-owned NBC rival WPBN-TV 7&4. Yet, this is the same TV station that dropped Howard Stern's Saturday night show for NRA infomercials, plus a 9/11 special in hopes of selling political ads.
*Jim Thornton, the announcer of TV's Wheel of Fortune, was fired for being caught on a pedo internet chat room while on a flight.
*Two more radio stations in northern Michigan have fallen silent due to poor management.
*And transportation secretary Sean Duffy has proven to the world the pure hypocrisy conservative Christians possess regarding sex by commenting on Sydney Sweeney's big boobs.
