Nick Reed PODCAST 06.29.22 - 4th Of July Firework Shows Canceled Due to Inflation

Published: June 29, 2022, 12:19 p.m.

Hour 1 -  Good Wednesday morning! Here's what Nick covers this hour:  Programming alert - Nick will be off tomorrow. James Clary will be filling in. Nick will be back on Friday at Scramblers Diner.  Former top aide to Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows Cassidy Hutchinson made comments in a Jan. 6 Committee hearing that President Trump insisted on going to the Capitol and "lung[ed]" at a Secret Service agent. According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, the average cost of a summer cookout for a party of 10 is currently $69.68 — a figure that rose 17% since last year. Prices for barbecue staples such as chicken breasts, pork chops, potato salad, lemonade, and hamburger buns are more elevated than last year. Cities across the country are unable to do their usual annual fireworks displays due to "staggering fireworks shipping costs and delays," as well as labor shortages. A Pennsylvania drag queen was charged with 25 counts of child pornography, according to a criminal docket issued Thursday.