01-31: Super Bowl Prop Bets

The Super Bowl brings a plethora of fun things - parties, friendly wagers and crazy prop bets. Chris goes over some of the craziest and zaniest.

Plus, why is Obamacare really labeled the Affordable Care Act? Find out why.

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01-30: Unorthodox Orthodox Jewish Drug Crew. Is Michael Grimm Homophobic?

A drug crew in New York was very strict and some morals - they refused to sell their wares on Shabbat. Plus, were Congressman Michael Grimm's threats against reporter Michael Spotto homophobic in nature? One writer thinks so - but the Wise Guys staunchly disagree.

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Show Notes

Drug dealer whose crew stopped selling on the Sabbath gets five years in prison 

Were Michael Grimm’s Threats Against a Gay Reporter Homophobic?

Fox News: Amanda Knox, Raffaele Sollecito in murder of Meredith Kercher

01-29: Tough Guy Congressman: Michael Grimm. FBI Fun.

Congressman Michael Grimm - a former FBI agent who posed as a mobster - decided to play tough guy and threatened to throw a reporter over a railing. Al & Nicky reminisce about some of their favorite FBI stories - include one about a few guys who really stood out. Listen now!

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Show Notes

The New Yorker: The Mark

Rep. Michael Grimm apologizes for threats; reporter won't press charges

01-28: Family Disagreements

Listeners respond to yesterday's episode during which the Wise Guys talked about the GRAMMY weddings. Plus, Al & Nicky have a problem with the way Chris would have - or rather, wouldn't have - reacted during a tragic fight outside a club. Listen now.

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GRAMMY Weddings (And Still No Ring for Katy Perry)

Thirty-three couples of varying sexual orientations, ethnicities, creeds, colors, sexes, origins, hair colors, Super Bowl team allegiances and wine preferences were married during a mass wedding ceremony at the GRAMMYs. "No values and no class" is how Nicky sums it up. From reality shows to parades to award shows: why does America insist on turning marriage into a gimmick?

(And what insult to poor Katy Perry - who reportedly wants to get married to boyfriend John Mayer - she was forced to sit and watch while dozens of others got hitched!)

Plus, Chris has a date filled with jokes that fall horrendously flat, the Guys talk ministry and much more!

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01-25: Kim Pham Tragedy: What Would You Do?

With Al & Nicky on assignment (ahem), Chris flies solo and discusses the tragic beating of Kim Pham, a young woman who was pummeled outside a nightclub in Southern California. While people pulled out their cellphones to record the incident, no bystanders jumped into help her. But, really, how many of us would?

Beating victim Kim Pham (Facebook)

Plus, how have Southern Florida police mucked up the Justin Bieber DUI case? How did former governor Bob McDonnell throw his wife under the bus? What's wrong with some of the Kelly Thomas murder protestors? Listen now and find out.

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01-24: Alex Rodriguez and Justin Bieber - How Are they Alike?

Al and Nicky discuss how Alex Rodriguez and Justin Bieber are very much alike. (Hint: it's not pleasant.)

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01-23: Sizzurp, Justin Bieber, and Lil Wayne

Justin Bieber, Lil Wayne, sizzurp, a Chinese billionaire needing his lesbian daughter turned straight, and how Al's father still has power in death are all major topics today. Plus, what is Chris' new nickname?

Bieber, Wayne, Sizzurp

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The Guys are furious that rappers such as Lil Wayne and other recording artists glorify the use of sizzurp. (Reports are also running rampant that Justin Bieber - who was just popped for DUI, drag racing, and resisting arrest - is allegedly addicted to the stuff.) Al calls out Lil  Wayne for misusing his celebrity and power.

Power and Respect in Death

Albert DeRobbio, Sr (terrin143 photo)

Al & Nicky were involved in a situation that needed some negotiating. Find out how Al's father is still very powerful - years after his death.

Straightening Things Out?

Chinese billionaire Cecil Chao Sze-tsung will pay handsomely for a gentleman to marry his daughter - because she's reportedly a lesbian and wants a man to turn her straight. Nicky tell us how the Wise Guys can help.

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Show Notes

New York Daily News: What is sizzurp? Justin Bieber reportedly addicted to dangerous drink favored by rappers like Lil Wayne 

Today Show: What's 'sizzurp'? A dangerous way for kids to get high

Toronto Sun: Chinese billionaire ups reward for whoever can make daughter straight

01-22: Martin Luther King Day Sale

Dr. Martin Luther King (Dick DeMarsico, World Telegram photo)

Rachel Mock of the Global Village store in Duluth, Minnesota, somehow thought it would be a good idea to discount "everything black" on Martin Luther King Day. The Wise Guys have a few words to say about it - especially since she ridicules Columbus Day!

And what exactly do 12 inches and Nicky Barrilla have in common? Find out. Plus, learn how you can make money working with the Wise Guys!

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Show Notes

Pioneer Press: Store's MLK Day sale on 'everything black' backfires

01-21: News Anchor Stephanie Goetz on Mental Illness

Stephanie Goetz with a picture of her brother Cameron

News anchor Stephanie Goetz visits with the Wise Guys about mental illness. She started the Stephanie Goetz Foundation, a non-profit launched in honor of her brother Cameron who took his own life.

The Wise Guys announce that when listeners visit WiseGuysRadioShow.com and click on advertisement link and complete a purchase with that online store, they will donate a portion of the proceeds to the Stephanie Goetz Foundation.

Al & Chris reveal some of the obstacles they've personally deal with in the mental health arena.

Click here to help the to the Stephanie Goetz Foundation.

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01-20: Cop Accused of On-the-Job Affair. Was the Patriots/Broncos Game Fixed?

The Wise Guys have fun with a Florida police officer accused of having an affair on the job. And was the AFC Championship between the New England Patriots and Denver Broncos fixed?

Affair Arrested

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Ocoee, Florida, police officer Shaun Whiting allegedly had an affair while on duty. From crank 911 calls to ride alongs, listen to the sordid details - and wise aleck remarks - from the Wise Guys.

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Patriots/Broncos Game Fixed?

Peyton Manning (Jeffrey Beall photo)

Not everything seemed right with the AFC Championship between the New England Patriots and Denver Broncos, leading Al to discuss games being fixed.

01-18: Kate Gosselin's Awkward Interview. Al Spoils a Surprise Party.

Chris & Al recap Kate Gosselin's awkward Today show interview and Al gives away the First Lady Michelle Obama's surprise party. Plus, what was the Marine Corp thinking with an insensitive Martin Luther King Day tweet? And are we really getting closer to cell phone conversations being allowed during flights? 

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01-17: Public Service Gratuities. "Police Ahead!" Signs

Heroic firefighters have a Caribbean cruise taken away from them after they risk their lives to save a dog. A man is arrested for warning drivers "Police Ahead"!

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Show Notes

Gawker: Man Arrested For Waving a Sign Warning Drivers About a Speed Trap

Boston.com: Wellesley firefighters send back Caribbean cruise tickets from Ellen DeGeneres

01-16: Does Power Preclude People from Morals and Ethics?

Do people in power believe they are above all moral and ethical values? But by their actions, it seems someone always gets hurt

François Hollande

French President Francois Hollande has a affair with actress Judy Gayet - and by his actions sends his official companion and first lady Valerie Trieweiler into a Paris hospital with the blues.

But on the other hand, 31-year-old twin sisters Tracy and Lanny Barnes are competing in the Olympic Biathlon who have all the moral and ethical values the human race should have. Listen now to find out why.

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01-15: Texting Can Kill: Shot to Death in the Movie Theatre

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A Florida man was shot to death in a movie theatre because his texting angered a fellow filmgoer. The Guys talk about why the situation is ludicrous from both sides - peppering the conversation with their trademark dark sense of humor.

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Show Notes

Florida theater shooting over texting strikes many chords - CNN.com

Argument over texting leads to fatal shooting at movie theater - CBS News 

'Evidence of guilt is significant': Bail denied for movie shooter - Tampa Bay Times

01-14: Horror Stories of the Veterans Administration

Wise Guys fan Shirley tells us shocking horror stories of how she and her family have been treated by the Veterans Administration. Delaying disability payments, using thug-like behavior to intimidate her into signing documents, and having meals withheld because her brother isn't in a substance abuse problem are just of the few experiences she relates.

Listen now to her story - and how the Wise Guys vow to help.

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01-13: Accepting Responsibility - and Waking Up in the Morgue

A mayor accepts responsibility for a fatal car accident he caused. Meanwhile, a family blames a hospital for a bizarre incident after a son's suicide attempt.

Mayor Allan Fung's Fatal Car Accident

Allan Fung (AllanFung.com)

Cranston, Rhode Island, mayor Allan Fung opened up about a fatal car accident he caused as a college student. He accepted responsibility for the incident; listen to what the sister of victim James W. Skipper Jr., had to say. Perhaps not too coincidentally, this story breaks days after Fung suspended police chief Marco Palombo because of a parking ticket scandal to which the Wise Guys brought national attention.

Suicide Suspect Wakes Up in Morgue

Not long before his scheduled embalming, Kenyan Paul Mutora woke up in a hospital mortuary - 15 hours after being pronounced dead. Mutora tried offing himself after a fight with his father - and the family is furious with the hospital for making the mistake of pronouncing a living person dead.

Listen now to all the macabre details and why he Wise Guys say the hospital's hands are clean - and Mutora bears all the fault.

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Show Notes

Providence Journal: Cranston's Fung recounts fatal roadside accident he caused as college freshman

Mail Online: Man wakes up in mortuary more than 15 hours after hospital pronounced him dead

01-10: The Wise Guys Called It: Parking Ticket Scandal Drives Chief to Suspension

On Wednesday, Al & Nicky directed national light on a parking ticket scandal brewing in Cranston, Rhode Island. On Friday, Cranston mayor Allan Fung placed Cranston Police Chief, Colonel Marco Palombo on paid leave.

Are our state and local governments turning into the movie A Few Good Men? Should the people in charge be held accountable for the people that work for them?

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Plus, a Tennessee man is running to become that state's governor - because he feels you should be able to have a raccoon for a pet. Mark Brown has acquired 60,000 signatures, but Governor Bill Haslam still refuses to give him a permit to keep the raccoon.

According to Sergeant Schultz of Hogan's Heroes would say "I Know Nothing!"

Show Notes

Providence Journal: Cranston police chief placed on temporary, paid leave amid ticketing investigation

Raw Story: Tennessee man runs for governor in GOP primary for right to shower with his raccoon

01-09: Bill de Blasio's Horse in the Electric Car Race?

New York mayor Bill de Blasio wants to outlaw horse drawn carriages and replace them with electric cars.  Does the the mayor have a financial gain in this? Did New Jersey governor Chris Christie fire his two top aides to protect himself? And what will employees do when they know its wrong?

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01-08: The Bridge Between Chris Christie and Mark Sokolich. NYPD and NYFD Fraud.

Did  New Jersey governor Chris Christie know about and order the George Washington bridge traffic jam going into Fort Lee because the city's mayor Mark Sokolich -a Democrat - did not endorse the Republican Christie for governor?

A hundred New York police officers and firefighters are suspected of Social Security fraud . They stated they have PTSD caused by 9/11. The scam has cost a reported $400 million.

And in Cranston, Rhode Island, police are giving parking tickets in the wards of two city councilors who voted against a proposed police union contract. Listen now!

01-07: Nicky's Money. Stephen Starring Update. Animal Cruelty.

Nicky has a very bad habit of misplacing large sums of money - but a crazy knack for recovering (most of) it. Former New England Patriot star and DeRobbio family acquaintance Stephen Starring finds himself in trouble. What's with President Obama giving money to his clean energy friends? A story of animal cruelty has Nicky calling for the death penalty. 

                                              Nicky's Money

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Whether it's an envelope of cash or a $100 bill, Nicky seems to accidentally misplace his money - much to his wife's chagrin. Listen to some of his hilarious stories of lost and found.

Stephen Starring

Listener Fred tipped us off to a story about Stephen Starring, the former New England Patriot star who terrorized Al's family. The one-time NFLer has been charged with attempted second degree murder.

Animal Cruelty

Michael Parker was arrested for allegedly running over his estranged wife's chihuahua. Find out why - and what the Wise Guys have to say about the matter.

President Obama & Dirty Money for Clean Energy?

Fox News pointed out something interesting: several donors who raised money for President Obama and the democratic party received a 25,000 to 1 return on their money.

Show Notes

KPLC: Three arrests made in weekend incident in Vinton

Fox News: Who's to blame for billions blown on green energy debacle?

VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED: HuffPo: Michael Parker Arrested For Allegedly Running Over Chihuahua  

01-06: Nicky's Car That Stole Itself. 2014 Goals.

The Wise Guys are back with their first episode of 2014! Nicky tells us how about his car that momentarily stole itself. Find out what really happened to the car, what he said to Al, and what some of his major concerns were! Chris gives Nicky and Al tips on staying warm. Plus, the Wise Guys set their goals for 2014.

What are some of yours - and how can the Wise Guys be of help? Listen now and get in touch with us.

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