Vince Coakley Podcast

Tune in here for this Tuesday edition of the Vince Coakley Radio Program! Vince starts the show talking about Matthews town commissioners voting Monday night on a resolution to oppose a penny sales tax increase to fund transit, Charlotte traffic playing catch up after years of explosive growth, former President Donald Trump's interview with Elon Musk last nights and reaction to the audio quality that made Trump sound like he was slurring his words and had a lisp. In the second half of the show Vince talks about taking a transcendent view of this life on a very special Transformation Tuesday, Elon Musk's interview of former President Donald Trump, Democrat candidate for President Kamala Harris jumps on the Trump bandwagon as far as stopping taxes on tips, but it rings hollow when you remember that she cast the deciding vote on an act that authorized $80 billion so the IRS could go after service workers and their tip reporting, and Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar up for re-election and the likelihood that sh

Tune in here for this Monday edition of the Vince Coakley Radio Program! Vince starts the show talking about United States dominance in the 2024 Olympics, a Charlotte International House of Pancakes (IHOP) forced to pay $40,000 to a Christian cook who was fired after asking for Sundays off, former President Donald Trump reportedly jealous over the size of crowds attending Kamala Harris rallies, and a United States guided missile submarine is ordered to the Middle East along with the USS Abraham Lincoln and the rest of the aircraft carrier strike group. In the second half of the show Vince talks about his upcoming medical procedure and weekend in Savannah, Georgia, a very special Monday Meditation, GOP evolving into a dead party after adapting Democrat progressiveness, the crash of a Voepass ATR-72 twin-engine turboprop (Flight 2283) in Brazil, killing 62, streaming companies raise prices while losing money, and the Day on History.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tune in here for this Friday edition of the Vince Coakley Radio Program! Vince starts the show talking about the after effects of Hurricane Debby, a Delta airlines flight carrying the NFL Carolina Panthers home after a preseason defeat at the hands of the New England Patriots 17-3 arriving in Charlotte runs off the taxiway at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, and a Washington Post story that claims former President Donald Trump is complaining about his campaign as the Democrat Kamala/Walz ticket is supposedly surging. Also, conservative radio host Tara Servatius joins Vince about the predictable Democratic party strategy of pumping up Trump as an opponent, while at the same time dumping President Joe Biden for re-election in favor of Vice President Kamala Harris.  In the second half of the show Vince talks about Kamala's surging momentum, which seems to result more from intangible assets rather than policy positions, accusations of stolen valor hounding Kamala's running mate Tim Walz as American milita

Tune in here for this Thursday edition of the Vince Coakley Radio Program! Vince starts the show by talking with Weather Channel meteorologist Richard Lewelling about Tropical Storm Debby giving the Carolinas a soaking, Also, being flexible in politics and allowing room for personal growth, WBT reporter and host Brett Jensen joins Vince to talk about the announcement that Mecklenburg County Manager Dena Diorio will be retiring in 2025. In the second half of the show Vince talks with Weather Channel meteorologist Richard Lewelling about Tropical Storm Debby dousing the two Carolinas, a Washington Post story that claims former President Donald Trump is complaining about his campaign as the Democrat Kamala/Walz ticket is supposedly surging, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams stuck in space possibly through next February, and former Concord Mayor Scott Padgett calls in to talk with VInce about meeting astronaut Suni Williams years ago when he was on a cruise.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in

Tune in here for this Hump day edition of the Vince Coakley Radio Program! Vince starts the show by talking with Weather Channel meteorologist Richard Lewelling about Tropical Storm Debby bringing flooding rains throughout the Southeast as it makes a trek up the Eastern Seaboard. Also, listeners call in with opinions about Kamala Harris' V.P. pick Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. In the second half of the show Vince talks about Kamala Harris' V.P. pick Minnesota Governor Tim Walz left-wing stance on issues, and how the Democrat party is pivoting away from its support of America's Jewish population.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tune in here for this Tuesday edition of the Vince Coakley Radio Program! Vince starts the show by talking with Weather Channel meteorologist Richard Lewelling about Tropical Storm Debby bringing flooding rains throughout the Southeast as it makes a trek up the Eastern Seaboard. Also, Vice President Kamala Harris chooses Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate in her run for President,  In the second half of the show Vince talks about being annoyed by social media posts that make excuses for former President Donald Trump's "mean Tweets" and supposed boorish behavior on a very special Transformation Tuesday, and takes calls from listeners reacting to Kamala's pick of Walz.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tune in here for this Monday edition of the Vince Coakley Radio Program! Vince starts the show by talking about big losses in the stock market after a disappointing US jobs report, the war between Israel and Hamas spreads into Iran and Lebanon, Vice President Kamala Harris comments about inflation in the US, and takes calls from listeners who are dealing with the daily realities of the stifling inflation. In the second half of the show Vince talks with his friend and analyst Ryan Morrow about the widening war between Israel and Hamas. Also, Vince talks about his vacation, the latest on former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris in the race for President in Election 2024, and audio from former Governor of New Jersey and failed presidential candidate Chris Christie criticizing Trump, again.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brett Jensen Fills in for Vince Coakley. Topics include: Women's Olympic Boxing Controversy / Int'l News Clips, Title IX in SC / AG Stein Refuses to overturn in NC, Men competing in women's sports, Bullet-resistant vests / Exterior vests return to CMPD, NC DA's report on 4/29 shooting, Jensen's Tricia Cotham Interview, and VA firefighter drinks 18 beers and gets behind the wheel of firetruck / Woman sues Jetblue for her cancer returning.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brett Jensen Fills in for Vince Coakley Brett begins the show talking about US and four NATO allies swap 24 prisoners with Russia, NC Sen. Thom Tillis comments on Fox Business re: US Secret Service failures in the attempted assassination and shooting of former President Donald Trump, in the 2024 Olympics, an Algerian male boxer defeats his Italian female opponent in 46 seconds. In the second half of the program, Brett talks about a new social district popping up in Concord - audio from a video package featuring Caroline Hicks from WBTV, 2024 Olympic fails: E. coli filled Siene River, no air conditioning, an Algerian male boxer defeats his Italian female opponent in 46 seconds, and a Google advertisement airs that encourages kids to use A.I. to write a letter to their favorite athlete, instead of actually writing a letter, report from Queen City News re: SC Supreme Court allowing death row inmates to choose different means of executions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brett Jensen Fills in for Vince Coakley Brett begins the show talking about 2024 Olympics not going well - Lack of air conditioning due to green agenda, bad food, Seine river full of E.coli, and transgender boxing,  JD Vance on Defense for Cat Lady Comment, IDF takes out top Hezbollah commander and top Hamas leader, and Common sense heat stroke prevention ideas, and the signs of heat stroke. In the second half of the program, Brett talks about the NC Governor's race heating up. Josh Stein spending big bucks on TV ads bringing up Mark Robinson's past, Queen City News report about a large sinkhole in downtown Charlotte near Bank of America stadium, and why NC has a tendency to vote "red" nationally and "blue" locally.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tune in here for this Tuesday edition of the Vince Coakley Radio Program! Vince starts the show by talking about the United States national debt topping 35 trillion dollars for the first time in the nation's history, setting a record, the US Senate holding hearings on Secret Service failures leading up to the attempted assassination and shooting of former President Donald Trump, NC Governor Roy Cooper now out of Kamala Harris' "Veepstakes," and a Jeremy Pryor post about family.  In the second half of the show Vince talks with author and family advisor Jeremy Pryor about healing the problems of the modern family.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tune in here for this Monday edition of the Vince Coakley Radio Program! Vince starts the show by talking about the opening ceremonies for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris in which drag queens and a transgender model appeared to be doing a parody of the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with his disciples, and Charlotte area rent appears to be falling faster than in most other parts of the country. In the second half of the show Vince talks about a social media post from Jacob Whitehead for Meditation Monday about the best way for Christians to react to the opening ceremonies for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris in which drag queens and a transgender model appeared to be doing a parody of the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with his disciples, James Carville warning about the giddiness surrounding the candidacy of Vice President Kamala Harris for President, saying that she needs a "cut man" in her corner because she's going to get cut, and Pete Buttegieg's star is rising in the Kamala Veepstakes.See omnystudio.com/listen

Tune in here for this Friday edition of the Vince Coakley Radio Program! Vince starts the show by talking about former President Barack Obama giving his endorsement to Vice President Kamala Harris in her run for the Presidency, the list of white men who are in the "Veepstakes" to become Kamala Harris' running mate, the rising tide of anti-Semitism in America may very well be as a result of unbridled illegal immigration from parts of the world where violence against Jews is common and along that same line, answers to why there were so few arrests in Washington DC when anti-Israel/pro Hamas protestors vandalized areas around the Cannon Building and Union Station, arsonists target train travel in France just hours before the opening ceremonies of the 2024 Olympic Games, and in Frankfurt, Germany, climate activists glue themselves to the tarmac, causing the cancellation of 270 flights. In the second half of the show Vince talks about taking the transcendent view and rising above current circumstances in a very sp

Tune in here for this Thursday edition of the Vince Coakley Radio Program! Vince starts the show by talking about former President Donald Trump holding a massive rally in Charlotte yesterday, US economy grows at a faster pace than expected in the second quarter at 2.8%, and shares some audio from Trump's rally in Charlotte. In the second half of the show Vince talks about the takeover of the Cannon House office building in Washington DC by anti-Israel Hamas sympathizers protesting the presence of Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu who addressed the US Congress yesterday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tune in here for this Hump day edition of the Vince Coakley Radio Program! Vince starts the show by talking about social media interactions with political zealots getting on his nerves, FBI Director Christopher Wray testifying before a House Judiciary Committee investigation into the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, WBT afternoon host Brett Winterble's interview with Trump, what Project 2025 is all about, and the US Secret Service advising the Trump campaign to stop having outdoor rallies for safety purposes.  In the second half of the show Vince talks about the dangers of worshipping politicians instead of God, a new Reuters poll shows Kamala Harris with a 2 percent lead over Donald Trump when voters were asked which one would they vote for in the Presidential election, and remembering Kamala's weak comments about protecting the American border with Mexico and the time Tulsi Gabbard pinned Harris with sheer logic in a debate.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tune in here for this Tuesday edition of the Vince Coakley Radio Program! Vince starts the show by talking about Vice President Kamala Harris' endorsements and fund raising, United States Secret Service head Kimberly Cheatle resigns after being questioned about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump,  In the second half of the show Vince gives a warning for Trump supporters to not take the candidacy of Kamala Harris lightly, callers bring up Kamala's past romantic liaisons and Vince elaborates on Kamala's relationship with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown and subsequent quick rise up the political ladder in California, and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear criticizes President Trump's pick for Vice President JD Vance, calling him a phony.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tune in here for this Monday edition of the Vince Coakley Radio Program! Vince starts the show by talking about Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle appearing before the House Oversight Committee for a grilling regarding the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump, Trump becomes the oldest Presidential candidate in the Presidential race, Brit Hume's comments about the kind of first impression that Kamala Harris made when she became Vice President, and Ted Cruz issues a warning about being overconfident in facing Kamala Harris in the race to become President. In the second half of the show Vince talks with Mark Garrison about Mark's interview with White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre in which Mark asked if President Biden had dementia and Jean-Pierre told Mark that his question was "offensive." With President Biden's withdrawal from the race for President, it appears that Mark is vindicated for daring to question the mental capacity of the President. Also, Senator Chris Coons emoti

Tune in here for this Special Coverage edition of the Vince Coakley Radio Program! Vince reacts to President Joe Biden withdrawing from the 2024 Presidential race, with guests Congressman Jeff Duncan and WBT's Pete Kaliner. Also, Vince takes reactions from callers to the WBT listener lines.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Microsoft had a software issue overnight that have taken airlines, and businesses offline causing chaos. Vince relates his own airport story. Discussion about the RNC and specifically Trump talking about the assasination attempt. What is going to happen with Biden. Another incident where Biden forgot the name of his Defense Secretary during a BET interview. Callers comments about the Microsoft Outage, the RNC and the Biden Campaign.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tune in here for this Thursday edition of the Vince Coakley Radio Program! Vince starts the show by talking about Elon Musk pulling his companies out of California after Governor Gavin Newsome signed anti-parental notification legislation that bans school boards from having policies that require staffers to inform parents when their children seek to adopt opposite-sex pronouns and names at school, John Deere ditching its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies after a huge backlash, Babydog a hit at the RNC, top Democrats call for President Joe Biden to drop out of his reelection bid as a breaking Axios story says that some Democrat officials believe that Biden will withdraw his candidacy as early as this coming weekend. In the second half of the show Vince talks about Ben Carson needs to return to its spiritual heritage as servants of the Lord, comments from Marc Thiessen and Van Jones that cast doubt on the viability of Biden as a Presidential candidate that can win, the cover of New York magazine t