1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:05,720 Speaker 1: This is a podcast from wor Now the WR Saturday 2 00:00:05,760 --> 00:00:08,200 Speaker 1: Morning Show. Here's Larry Minti. 3 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:12,320 Speaker 2: Coming up this week on Saturday morning. As Operation Epic 4 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:17,759 Speaker 2: Fury continues, Political analyst JC Polanco talks about the possible 5 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:22,759 Speaker 2: political gain or fallout for Donald Trump. Mayor old candidate 6 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 2: Curtis Leewa is joining seven to ten WR and I'll 7 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 2: be co hosting with him starting Monday morning. I'll talk 8 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:34,240 Speaker 2: with Curtis about the show coming up. Our tech guy 9 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:37,840 Speaker 2: Rich DeMuro from Rich on Tech raves about a new 10 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:43,159 Speaker 2: computer that is selling at an unbelievable price. And our 11 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 2: movie minute guy Joe Neumeier tells us about a movie 12 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 2: out this weekend that could be a cult classic. But 13 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 2: let's begin with j. C. Polanco on New York Mayor 14 00:00:55,960 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 2: Mom Donnie and the politics of war. JC has always 15 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:02,280 Speaker 2: thanks for talking to us today. It's always great to 16 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:02,720 Speaker 2: have you on. 17 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 3: I want to get you good morning to you. 18 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 2: I want to get your opinion on something. It's really 19 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:14,039 Speaker 2: fascinating these airstrikes on Iran, and they're going extremely well 20 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 2: right now, but things could turn on a moment, especially 21 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 2: when they get to the point where somebody new has 22 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 2: to take over and depending on how that goes and 23 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:30,040 Speaker 2: where that goes. It's going to maybe decide the midterms. 24 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:32,920 Speaker 2: It's going to decide the future of the Trump presidency. 25 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:38,280 Speaker 2: There's so much on the line in that moment. Tell 26 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 2: me what you think could happen either way. 27 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 3: Well, that's a good question, you know. I know, we 28 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 3: hate to conflate politics and war because we're talking about 29 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:53,160 Speaker 3: the treasure of our country, which is our soldiers or 30 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 3: troops or marines, are airmen, and I think about how 31 00:01:57,080 --> 00:02:00,080 Speaker 3: important they are, so conflating them is stuff. But there 32 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 3: are political consequences to this decision. He is now a 33 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 3: wartime president. So President Trump is in a position right 34 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 3: now where he has to come out of this victorious. 35 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:12,520 Speaker 3: And that means, and I think that most of you 36 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:14,680 Speaker 3: would agree listening, that means. 37 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 4: A new regime in Iran that. 38 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 3: Is understanding of our country and understanding of Israel, and 39 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 3: it's not hell bent on destroying Israel. They're removing it 40 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 3: off the face of the earth, and isn't sponsoring terrorism 41 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 3: around the world. I mean, that would be victory for 42 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:31,919 Speaker 3: the president, and I think that Americans will reward that. However, 43 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 3: there are some issues that I think we have to 44 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 3: think about the war is very unpopular right now because 45 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:41,359 Speaker 3: quite frankly, we really don't know how this started, how 46 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 3: we got in, what's going to be the result of this, 47 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:45,960 Speaker 3: and there's a lot of uncertainty and the poll numbers 48 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:48,560 Speaker 3: are not in his favor. So it's very important that 49 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 3: his team is direct and they have one uniform message. 50 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 3: We can't get one message from Secretary Rubio, then another 51 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:57,240 Speaker 3: one from Secretary of Hexcess and then another one from 52 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 3: the President because that frustrates independence. So you got to 53 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:03,200 Speaker 3: have one uniform message. So why you went in, what's 54 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:05,520 Speaker 3: the end result? What's the endgame here? And what does 55 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:07,560 Speaker 3: success look like? If not, you're going to pay the 56 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 3: political consequences a few months from now. 57 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 2: Let's talk about the political consequences of Zora and Mom 58 00:03:13,240 --> 00:03:17,079 Speaker 2: Donnie On Kathy Hokeel, we just got news over the 59 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 2: last couple of days that a budget's going to be 60 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:22,919 Speaker 2: presented by both the Assembly and the Senate, and in 61 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:27,640 Speaker 2: it what's expected to be in it is a tax 62 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 2: on the rich and a corporate tax, which Kathy Hockel 63 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 2: says she is not for it because she's running for reelection. 64 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 2: She doesn't want that running for reelection. It does seem 65 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 2: like there's going to be head to head battle, although 66 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 2: she says she's not nervous at all. What do you 67 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 2: make of all that? What could happen? 68 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 3: Look, I really believe that the governor is in a 69 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 3: strong position right now. She has to maintain her word, 70 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 3: which is she's not going to rease taxes our New Yorkers. 71 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 3: She's representing party right now that is moving further and 72 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 3: further to the left and is making her life impossible 73 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 3: in Albany. Without a doubt, Mayor Mom Donnie did very 74 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 3: well in a lot of these Senate districts and Assembly 75 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 3: districts throughout New York City. They have the majority of 76 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:14,680 Speaker 3: the votes in Albany. If he wants to get some 77 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:17,680 Speaker 3: tax increases, I'm sure they'll vote for it. But there's 78 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 3: one person that has to sign that legislation. There's one 79 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 3: person that has to be in favor of it, and 80 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 3: that's the governor. She's been very clear that she's not 81 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:26,279 Speaker 3: going to do it. And this is why the fact 82 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:28,720 Speaker 3: is that when we say tax the rich, we're talking 83 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 3: about folks that could fall anywhere from a bracket of 84 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:33,560 Speaker 3: three hundred thousand to one million dollars, which are all 85 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:37,000 Speaker 3: on that same t you know, within plus or minus 86 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 3: five percent, all within the same bracket. And these are 87 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 3: the people, Larry, that are paying a majority of the 88 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:45,279 Speaker 3: collected revenue from our income taxes in New York City 89 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:48,480 Speaker 3: that funds a lot of these social services programs. And Larry, 90 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 3: guess who gets to leave first if you tax them 91 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:53,640 Speaker 3: another dollar? If you said the wealthy, if you said 92 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:56,120 Speaker 3: the millionaire, You're absolutely right. They get to leave easily. 93 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 3: They can easily move somewhere else. And at the end 94 00:04:58,480 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 3: of the day, who's going to be left paying the bill? 95 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 3: Middle class New Yorkers. And that is her issue. She 96 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:08,040 Speaker 3: knows that. She knows in twenty ten we've lost almost 97 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:11,320 Speaker 3: two million New Yorkers. She knows that we can't continue 98 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:14,360 Speaker 3: losing and bleeding New Yorkers to red states. So she's 99 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 3: not going to allow for an increase in taxes. 100 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:16,600 Speaker 1: Now. 101 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:19,360 Speaker 3: It's going to be hard for her considering that there's 102 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:22,800 Speaker 3: a supermajority of Democrats in the Senate, there's a supermajority 103 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 3: in the other House, and at the end of the day, 104 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:27,640 Speaker 3: they can over turn a veto, but I highly doubt 105 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:29,640 Speaker 3: they're going to do that to her. During an election cycle. 106 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, talk about the cult of personality. I mean, I 107 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 2: don't think that Zerimandani has had a great sixty plus 108 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 2: days in office. However, polls are coming out showing he's 109 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:44,480 Speaker 2: not only the most popular mayor in recent years, in 110 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:48,400 Speaker 2: a couple of decades, he's the most popular politician in 111 00:05:48,520 --> 00:05:50,839 Speaker 2: New York State. Can you explain that to me? 112 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 3: Yes, he has. He's young, he speaks, he speaks so well. 113 00:05:57,600 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 3: He's very charismatic. When he's cadden, very it's almost Obama like. 114 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:07,920 Speaker 3: And he's captivating. He's captivated the New York City press, 115 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 3: He's captivated the national press with his presence. And quite frankly, 116 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:17,040 Speaker 3: I'll tell you this, during the rise of Mayor Mamdani, 117 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 3: he had the press act as his offensive line, sect 118 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:24,400 Speaker 3: him against any income. So that's what you have here 119 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:26,360 Speaker 3: and there. You know, all the other politicians, they may 120 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:28,359 Speaker 3: not be as attractive, their smile may not be a 121 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:31,720 Speaker 3: billion dollar smile, and you know they you know they're 122 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 3: not going to be as popular as the new shiny object. 123 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:36,880 Speaker 3: But look, it's way too early to tell. We're talking 124 00:06:36,920 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 3: about a mayor who has to now figure out that 125 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:43,640 Speaker 3: governing is very different than TikTok videos. This is one 126 00:06:43,720 --> 00:06:46,599 Speaker 3: hundred and twenty billion dollar budget. You have ten million 127 00:06:46,640 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 3: people within the confines of New York City. At any 128 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:51,839 Speaker 3: given day, anything could go wrong. We saw what happened 129 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 3: during the blizzard. We saw twenty six New Yorkers died. 130 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 3: We saw the dismal response from city Hall. We're currently 131 00:06:58,080 --> 00:06:59,839 Speaker 3: dealing with the fact that this mayor wants to increase 132 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:02,560 Speaker 3: opery taxes by nine and a half percent on working 133 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 3: class New Yorkers who are paying property taxes. This is 134 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:09,479 Speaker 3: going to be very detrimental to New Yorkers across the city. 135 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:12,520 Speaker 3: He's talked about not bringing in an additional five thousand 136 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:14,800 Speaker 3: cops that were on their way. This is going to 137 00:07:14,840 --> 00:07:17,360 Speaker 3: have an impact on the summer crime rate without a doubt. 138 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:22,200 Speaker 3: You take a look at his decisions on phasing out 139 00:07:22,280 --> 00:07:25,200 Speaker 3: the Gifted and Talented programs. You take a look at 140 00:07:25,240 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 3: how he's ignored Stan Island when it comes to the 141 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 3: universal daycare for kids on the two. By the way, 142 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:34,720 Speaker 3: about thirty four thousand dollars a kid. You tell me 143 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:37,680 Speaker 3: what's happening here with this kind of money. So there 144 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:39,440 Speaker 3: are a lot of issues that we have, and every 145 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 3: single day Larry, I wake up in the morning and 146 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:44,720 Speaker 3: I say to myself, thank God, this man isn't getting 147 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:48,560 Speaker 3: everything he promised, because we'd be in us serious mess. 148 00:07:48,760 --> 00:07:51,360 Speaker 3: So when you ask me, has he been successful keep 149 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:53,440 Speaker 3: us safe? But I really hope you're not successful in 150 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 3: raising taxes on New Yorkers, And I really hope you're 151 00:07:56,160 --> 00:07:59,760 Speaker 3: not successful on phasing out these gifted and talented programs. 152 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 3: You hope you're not successful in hurting Well's. 153 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:05,240 Speaker 2: We can wrap it up by just saying we hope 154 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:07,440 Speaker 2: he's not successful with any of those things that he 155 00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:10,080 Speaker 2: said he was going to do. J. C. Polonko, political 156 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 2: analyst and University of Mount Saint Vincent assistant professor and attorney. 157 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 2: Up next on Saturday Morning, there's a new affordable Apple 158 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:24,560 Speaker 2: computer that Rich de Muro is raving about. Rich's next. 159 00:08:25,320 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 1: Here's Larry Minte with more of the WR Saturday Morning Show. 160 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 2: Welcome back. What about an Apple computer for well under 161 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:38,720 Speaker 2: one thousand dollars that Rich DeMuro from rich On Tech 162 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:42,880 Speaker 2: says is amazing? Here's Rich So I think this is 163 00:08:42,960 --> 00:08:46,200 Speaker 2: really interesting, Rich, and good morning to you. I know 164 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 2: you attended this event in New York City where they 165 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 2: unveiled the six hundred dollars MacBook, but they also have 166 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:55,920 Speaker 2: a six hundred dollar iPhone coming out at the same time. 167 00:08:56,360 --> 00:08:58,080 Speaker 4: Yeah, so which one do you want to start with? 168 00:08:58,080 --> 00:09:00,240 Speaker 4: You want me to start with the MacBook or the iPhone? 169 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:02,960 Speaker 2: Start with the MacBook, but I'm fascinated at both the 170 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:03,600 Speaker 2: same price. 171 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:06,320 Speaker 4: I mean, look, Apple has gotten to a point where 172 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:09,240 Speaker 4: they are so big and they have so much technology 173 00:09:09,280 --> 00:09:12,520 Speaker 4: that's been proven over the past, you know, maybe five 174 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:15,320 Speaker 4: years with their own chips, that they can now make 175 00:09:15,400 --> 00:09:19,200 Speaker 4: things at much cheaper prices, and it's really good. I mean, 176 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:21,559 Speaker 4: this MacBook Neo as it's called, is five hundred and 177 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 4: ninety nine dollars four hundred and ninety nine dollars for students, 178 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:27,960 Speaker 4: and Larry, I've been reviewing and testing computers for you know, 179 00:09:28,040 --> 00:09:31,920 Speaker 4: over a decade, and this blows everything else out of 180 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:35,840 Speaker 4: the water. We're talking chromebooks, we're talking low cost Windows laptops. 181 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:37,800 Speaker 4: You're gonna have to give me a reason not to 182 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:41,480 Speaker 4: recommend this laptop to just about anyone in the world, students, 183 00:09:41,720 --> 00:09:44,600 Speaker 4: someone who just needs a simple computer, because it does 184 00:09:44,760 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 4: everything you need at such a good price. 185 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:50,360 Speaker 2: Well, and I'm really ticked off right now because I 186 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:53,760 Speaker 2: bought a MacBook for my wife for Christmas and paid 187 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:55,240 Speaker 2: more than double that. 188 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:57,600 Speaker 4: Yeah, and that's the thing. So, you know, and this 189 00:09:57,640 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 4: is probably one of the reasons Apple didn't do this 190 00:10:00,440 --> 00:10:02,720 Speaker 4: is because this is going to eat into a lot 191 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:05,960 Speaker 4: of sales of MacBook Air's a lot of sales of iPads, 192 00:10:06,280 --> 00:10:08,880 Speaker 4: and now they've got this device that you know, if 193 00:10:08,880 --> 00:10:10,600 Speaker 4: you're looking at an iPad, you're like, well, hold on, 194 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:12,720 Speaker 4: I can get a computer for that price. Oh, if 195 00:10:12,720 --> 00:10:14,680 Speaker 4: I'm looking at a MacBook Air, do I need it 196 00:10:14,720 --> 00:10:16,720 Speaker 4: to do all those things? This is half the price 197 00:10:17,040 --> 00:10:19,600 Speaker 4: MacBook Air starts, you know, around one thousand dollars. This 198 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:23,040 Speaker 4: is their most affordable computer ever. And it's just incredible. 199 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:25,679 Speaker 4: It runs on an iPhone chip and iPhone chip from 200 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:29,719 Speaker 4: last year, so that's how powerful these iPhone chips are 201 00:10:30,040 --> 00:10:33,080 Speaker 4: that they can run an entire laptop. That's just wild. 202 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 2: So this is a big recommendation by you if you're 203 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:38,800 Speaker 2: looking for a computer, this is the one to buy. 204 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:40,920 Speaker 4: I think. So, I mean, look, I had some limited 205 00:10:40,920 --> 00:10:43,000 Speaker 4: hands on time yesterday. You know, we're talking an hour 206 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 4: or two, but you know, with further testing, everything I 207 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:48,880 Speaker 4: did on there was just speedy and fast, you're not 208 00:10:48,920 --> 00:10:51,360 Speaker 4: going to be editing you know, eight K video, but 209 00:10:51,480 --> 00:10:53,599 Speaker 4: you know, think about it. People do a lot of 210 00:10:53,640 --> 00:10:56,800 Speaker 4: their computing on their iPhone already. They're editing pictures, they're 211 00:10:56,920 --> 00:11:00,240 Speaker 4: editing videos, they're doing emails, they're surfing the web. So well, 212 00:11:00,280 --> 00:11:02,480 Speaker 4: you know, add a keyboard and a bigger screen, and 213 00:11:02,520 --> 00:11:04,559 Speaker 4: now you've got a laptop that can do pretty much 214 00:11:04,559 --> 00:11:06,680 Speaker 4: the same thing, plus any app you want that you 215 00:11:06,679 --> 00:11:07,440 Speaker 4: want to download on. 216 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:09,160 Speaker 2: There is this available right now. 217 00:11:09,280 --> 00:11:12,120 Speaker 4: It's available on March eleventh. Pre Orders are open now. 218 00:11:12,360 --> 00:11:14,080 Speaker 4: The only thing is if you are a student or 219 00:11:14,200 --> 00:11:17,680 Speaker 4: education discount you know, teacher, definitely grab that four hundred 220 00:11:17,679 --> 00:11:20,000 Speaker 4: and ninety nine price point. You can pay an extra 221 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:22,679 Speaker 4: one hundred dollars to double the storage on this device 222 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:25,160 Speaker 4: and also add a fingerprint scanner as well. 223 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:27,640 Speaker 2: Well, that's amazing. I'm going to get one. I think 224 00:11:27,679 --> 00:11:29,400 Speaker 2: there's a lot of people listening right now that are 225 00:11:29,400 --> 00:11:32,120 Speaker 2: going to get one. And Natalie shaking her head, I 226 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:33,719 Speaker 2: think she's going to be an Apple person all of 227 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:34,120 Speaker 2: a sudden. 228 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:39,160 Speaker 4: It's going to convert a lot of people. It's going 229 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:41,680 Speaker 4: to be their first Apple product for many many people, 230 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:45,040 Speaker 4: and especially besides the iPhone, you know this might be people, 231 00:11:45,120 --> 00:11:46,680 Speaker 4: you know, instead of a Windows laptop. 232 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:50,760 Speaker 2: I have not heard you this excited about a product 233 00:11:50,840 --> 00:11:51,840 Speaker 2: since we've been talking. 234 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:55,080 Speaker 4: Well, Lury, look here, my show is all about providing 235 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:57,679 Speaker 4: value to consumers. That is the number one thing people 236 00:11:57,720 --> 00:11:59,360 Speaker 4: call in. They say, hey, Rich, I got to call 237 00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:01,640 Speaker 4: the other day and said, my computer screen turned black? 238 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:03,840 Speaker 4: You know, can you recommend a new computer? I said, 239 00:12:03,880 --> 00:12:06,280 Speaker 4: hold on, what's happening with your computer? You know? Is 240 00:12:06,320 --> 00:12:08,080 Speaker 4: this happening all the time? No, it just happened once. 241 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:09,840 Speaker 4: I said what kind of computer? You said, I bought 242 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:12,000 Speaker 4: it last year. You do not need a new computer. 243 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:15,439 Speaker 4: Computers can last a decade. So I'm all about helping people, 244 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:18,439 Speaker 4: you know, save money, not just buy new tech stuff. 245 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:20,040 Speaker 4: So when I see something like this that is such 246 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:22,000 Speaker 4: a great value, I'm going to recommend it over and over. 247 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:25,959 Speaker 2: Well, is the iPhone seventeen E at six hundred dollars 248 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:26,840 Speaker 2: a great value? 249 00:12:27,120 --> 00:12:29,679 Speaker 4: Now here's the deal. I think I'm a little cooler 250 00:12:29,760 --> 00:12:32,280 Speaker 4: on that device. I think the iPhone seventeen E is 251 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:35,520 Speaker 4: really nice. I think it provides that value for someone 252 00:12:35,520 --> 00:12:37,960 Speaker 4: who doesn't want to pay seven or eight hundred dollars 253 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:40,480 Speaker 4: for a new iPhone but you know, you're only two 254 00:12:40,559 --> 00:12:43,120 Speaker 4: hundred dollars from the price of an iPhone seventeen and 255 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:46,080 Speaker 4: you are giving up some things. The display is not 256 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:49,240 Speaker 4: as good, the camera is not as good. They did 257 00:12:49,320 --> 00:12:51,839 Speaker 4: add mag safe, which you know now you can put 258 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:54,959 Speaker 4: magnetic accessories on the back. But in the battery lasts 259 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:57,360 Speaker 4: really long time on this phone, So I'm not as 260 00:12:57,480 --> 00:13:00,000 Speaker 4: hot on the iPhone seventeen E. I'm gonna put it 261 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:01,959 Speaker 4: through its paces, test it out. But you know, it's 262 00:13:01,960 --> 00:13:04,440 Speaker 4: a nice budget phone. It matches that price point that 263 00:13:04,480 --> 00:13:06,840 Speaker 4: people want when they see seven hundred, one thousand dollars 264 00:13:06,840 --> 00:13:08,760 Speaker 4: like oh, and then this thing comes in at five 265 00:13:08,880 --> 00:13:10,800 Speaker 4: ninety nine. A lot of the carriers give it to you 266 00:13:10,800 --> 00:13:12,720 Speaker 4: for free if you're on one of their pricey plans, 267 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:15,120 Speaker 4: so people just gravitate towards something like that. 268 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:18,559 Speaker 2: So a next generation of wireless is being planned right 269 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:19,720 Speaker 2: now by Qualcomm. 270 00:13:20,120 --> 00:13:22,080 Speaker 4: Oh, I know you're excited for this. I mean we're 271 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:24,760 Speaker 4: just getting used to five G. Now they're talking about 272 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:28,280 Speaker 4: six G. If they're going to have it apparently in 273 00:13:28,760 --> 00:13:31,400 Speaker 4: place by twenty twenty nine. They want it to be 274 00:13:31,520 --> 00:13:34,120 Speaker 4: AI native, which means the network is actually going to 275 00:13:34,440 --> 00:13:37,679 Speaker 4: run itself a little bit to optimize traffic and connections. 276 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:41,280 Speaker 4: And this makes sense. You know, every cell phone company 277 00:13:41,360 --> 00:13:44,640 Speaker 4: or every wireless technology runs in about a ten year cycle. 278 00:13:44,920 --> 00:13:47,080 Speaker 4: We went in my time from three G to four 279 00:13:47,160 --> 00:13:49,760 Speaker 4: G now to five G and six G showing up 280 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:52,120 Speaker 4: in twenty thirty kind of matches that pattern. 281 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:54,720 Speaker 2: I know a lot of people listening right now, and 282 00:13:54,760 --> 00:13:57,880 Speaker 2: I've talked to them, are confused bay Ai. They want 283 00:13:57,880 --> 00:14:01,600 Speaker 2: to use AI, but they don't really know how to start. 284 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:02,800 Speaker 2: What would you suggest? 285 00:14:03,240 --> 00:14:07,280 Speaker 4: I would suggest going to chatgybt dot com and starting 286 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:09,320 Speaker 4: there and you can just chat. I was, you know, 287 00:14:09,320 --> 00:14:11,240 Speaker 4: hanging out by mom last night and we were all 288 00:14:11,240 --> 00:14:14,440 Speaker 4: talking about chatchybt. She says, it's incredible the stuff that 289 00:14:14,480 --> 00:14:17,079 Speaker 4: you can. You know, every single decision that people are 290 00:14:17,080 --> 00:14:19,920 Speaker 4: making now they're running through chatchbt for better or for worse. 291 00:14:19,960 --> 00:14:22,160 Speaker 4: So be careful. I'm on the airplane, I see the 292 00:14:22,160 --> 00:14:24,120 Speaker 4: guy in front of me running his tax return through 293 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:27,400 Speaker 4: chatgubt asking all these questions about it. And yes I 294 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:29,680 Speaker 4: do peep on people what they're doing on their photos. 295 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:34,480 Speaker 4: You're not blocking your screen. But you know, chatchbt dot 296 00:14:34,480 --> 00:14:36,240 Speaker 4: com is great. I had a person email me about 297 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:38,200 Speaker 4: a question I said, Rich, I want to add someone 298 00:14:38,280 --> 00:14:40,600 Speaker 4: to my photo. How do I do it? It's so confusing, 299 00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:43,520 Speaker 4: I said, go to Gemini dot Google dot com. And 300 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:46,040 Speaker 4: I tested it last night. I took two pictures. I 301 00:14:46,040 --> 00:14:48,040 Speaker 4: took a picture of me, picture of someone else. I said, 302 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:50,600 Speaker 4: add her to my picture. It was someone I interviewed, 303 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:52,840 Speaker 4: and sure enough, they talked her right into my picture. 304 00:14:53,200 --> 00:14:56,520 Speaker 4: No photoshop, no editing feels necessary. And that's the beauty 305 00:14:56,560 --> 00:14:58,720 Speaker 4: of AI. You can talk to it like you would 306 00:14:58,760 --> 00:15:01,320 Speaker 4: a person and understands that if it doesn't get it 307 00:15:01,400 --> 00:15:04,360 Speaker 4: right the first time, keep talking and it will eventually 308 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:06,000 Speaker 4: figure it out. It's really incredible. 309 00:15:06,160 --> 00:15:09,120 Speaker 2: Rich DeMuro rich on Tech has heard Sunday nights from 310 00:15:09,200 --> 00:15:11,720 Speaker 2: eight to eleven pm on w R. Make sure you 311 00:15:11,800 --> 00:15:15,960 Speaker 2: sign up for his newsletter at Richontech dot tv. We 312 00:15:16,080 --> 00:15:19,040 Speaker 2: are going to make radio history on Monday morning when 313 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:23,720 Speaker 2: Curtis Leiwa joins me for Curtisleiwa and Larry Minty. In 314 00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:26,240 Speaker 2: the morning, We're going to talk with Curtis about the 315 00:15:26,280 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 2: new show Still to Come, a romance horror movie with 316 00:15:30,280 --> 00:15:34,480 Speaker 2: a great cast. It hits theaters this weekend. Is it 317 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:36,200 Speaker 2: any good movie? 318 00:15:36,240 --> 00:15:36,520 Speaker 3: Minute? 319 00:15:36,520 --> 00:15:41,120 Speaker 2: Host Joe Numeier gives his review. Coming up on Saturday morning. 320 00:15:41,840 --> 00:15:46,720 Speaker 1: Here again is Larry Menti with the WOR Saturday Morning show. 321 00:15:47,440 --> 00:15:50,640 Speaker 2: Curtis Leiwa is in New York icon, founder of the 322 00:15:50,760 --> 00:15:56,960 Speaker 2: legendary Guardian Angels, former mayoral candidate, and larger than life broadcaster, 323 00:15:57,680 --> 00:16:01,320 Speaker 2: and he joins me Monday morning for Curtis Leiwa and 324 00:16:01,440 --> 00:16:04,480 Speaker 2: Larry Minty in the morning. Here's Curtis to talk about 325 00:16:04,480 --> 00:16:08,120 Speaker 2: the show. Curtis, I am so excited about this partnership. 326 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:11,840 Speaker 2: Thanks a lot for coming to seven to ten wr OH. 327 00:16:11,920 --> 00:16:15,000 Speaker 5: I had to interrupt my patrol of downtown Ihica, New 328 00:16:15,080 --> 00:16:18,960 Speaker 5: York after I spoke at Cornell University, because you're right, 329 00:16:19,280 --> 00:16:22,680 Speaker 5: this is big. I am coming to the oldest talk 330 00:16:22,800 --> 00:16:27,680 Speaker 5: radio station continuously running in New York City and the 331 00:16:27,680 --> 00:16:30,440 Speaker 5: best talk radio station, so it doesn't get any better 332 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:33,280 Speaker 5: than that. Joining with you, Larry and the crew there 333 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:37,640 Speaker 5: at WOOR. I come back to what people who have 334 00:16:37,680 --> 00:16:40,080 Speaker 5: been asking me to do ever since I lost the 335 00:16:40,120 --> 00:16:42,920 Speaker 5: election on November fourth, A lot of people said when 336 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:45,040 Speaker 5: are you getting back? When are getting back to talk radio? 337 00:16:45,040 --> 00:16:47,880 Speaker 5: And is I would tell him consistently, well, it'll never 338 00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:52,360 Speaker 5: be WABC. That's a station that will never see nor 339 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:55,960 Speaker 5: hear from me again. I'm at WOOR, which should be 340 00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:58,840 Speaker 5: the listener's place to be in the mornings and throughout 341 00:16:58,880 --> 00:16:59,640 Speaker 5: the rest of the day. 342 00:16:59,880 --> 00:17:03,760 Speaker 2: I understand that the station you mentioned, WABC, has been 343 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:06,800 Speaker 2: doing everything and anything to try to get you back, 344 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:07,920 Speaker 2: but you're a man of your word. 345 00:17:08,240 --> 00:17:12,160 Speaker 5: Yeah, and their ratings have plummeted as would be expected. Look, 346 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:15,760 Speaker 5: I was part of that WABC contact with all the 347 00:17:15,760 --> 00:17:19,080 Speaker 5: different owners for thirty five years, so I have a 348 00:17:19,160 --> 00:17:23,200 Speaker 5: large following and they've sort of lost their way. It's 349 00:17:23,200 --> 00:17:27,000 Speaker 5: become a station of hate, something that I almost felt 350 00:17:27,200 --> 00:17:30,119 Speaker 5: towards the end of the campaign when I was allowed 351 00:17:30,160 --> 00:17:32,280 Speaker 5: to come on and make a few appearances, that I'd 352 00:17:32,280 --> 00:17:35,000 Speaker 5: have to take a hot shower because I felt soiled 353 00:17:35,040 --> 00:17:38,320 Speaker 5: from everything that was being said. It's not really what 354 00:17:38,440 --> 00:17:39,480 Speaker 5: talk radio should be. 355 00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:40,560 Speaker 2: And now I. 356 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:42,399 Speaker 5: Get a chance to do it right with you, Larry, 357 00:17:42,880 --> 00:17:45,200 Speaker 5: in which it's not going to be an echo chamber 358 00:17:45,240 --> 00:17:47,920 Speaker 5: because you know me, Larry. There's a lot of opinions 359 00:17:47,920 --> 00:17:49,880 Speaker 5: that I have that will disagree with you. 360 00:17:49,760 --> 00:17:51,200 Speaker 6: And some members of the audience. 361 00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:52,840 Speaker 5: But that makes a great talk radio. 362 00:17:53,119 --> 00:17:53,320 Speaker 7: Yeah. 363 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:56,400 Speaker 2: No, I'm kind of expecting that. But since we're talking 364 00:17:56,400 --> 00:17:58,879 Speaker 2: about WABC. I kind of save this to when you 365 00:17:59,040 --> 00:18:02,360 Speaker 2: came on that loud mouth in the morning that they 366 00:18:02,359 --> 00:18:04,560 Speaker 2: have over there. I never talk about him, but I'm 367 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:07,600 Speaker 2: only going to talk about him now because Zorin mom 368 00:18:07,680 --> 00:18:10,359 Speaker 2: Donni is talking about him. When he called him. I'm 369 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:13,000 Speaker 2: not even gonna repeat what he said Zori, Mam Donni 370 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:17,400 Speaker 2: can repeat it. But he used in isla islamophomic term 371 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:21,120 Speaker 2: to talk about him and called him a cockroach. I'll 372 00:18:21,119 --> 00:18:23,200 Speaker 2: play what mom Donnie had to say, just a portion 373 00:18:23,320 --> 00:18:24,680 Speaker 2: of it, and then you can respond. 374 00:18:25,040 --> 00:18:29,439 Speaker 7: To be called animals insects, to be called a jihadest 375 00:18:29,520 --> 00:18:33,399 Speaker 7: mayor to be called a cockroach. This language is both 376 00:18:33,960 --> 00:18:36,639 Speaker 7: painfully familiar to me as a Muslim New Yorker, but 377 00:18:36,680 --> 00:18:38,960 Speaker 7: also someone who was born in East Africa. 378 00:18:39,280 --> 00:18:42,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, he seemed genuinely hurt by this, and he even 379 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:45,119 Speaker 2: seemed to tear up at the time. You got to 380 00:18:45,280 --> 00:18:48,800 Speaker 2: know Zorin, Mam Donnie when you were running against him, 381 00:18:48,840 --> 00:18:51,520 Speaker 2: and I'm sure you were cordial with him. What do 382 00:18:51,560 --> 00:18:53,480 Speaker 2: you think about this controversy now? 383 00:18:53,680 --> 00:18:56,800 Speaker 5: It's just typical because at WABC they have a shock 384 00:18:56,960 --> 00:18:59,800 Speaker 5: jockey in the morning, and that's all he wants to 385 00:18:59,840 --> 00:19:03,520 Speaker 5: do is agitate people, and he's gone at Johan before 386 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:06,320 Speaker 5: claiming that he would be all happy if there were 387 00:19:06,359 --> 00:19:09,000 Speaker 5: another attack in nine to eleven. That's when Andrew Cuomo 388 00:19:09,160 --> 00:19:11,679 Speaker 5: was at his side and they were laughing like giddy 389 00:19:11,760 --> 00:19:14,840 Speaker 5: kids in the schoolyard. That was wrong, and then referring 390 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:19,440 Speaker 5: to our newly elected mayor as a Muslim cockerroach that 391 00:19:19,560 --> 00:19:24,080 Speaker 5: sid Rosenberg not realized. This is what Nazis called Jews before, 392 00:19:24,440 --> 00:19:27,360 Speaker 5: during the Holocaust and even up until this day. Those 393 00:19:27,359 --> 00:19:30,440 Speaker 5: who are sympathetic to the Nazi cause refer to Jews 394 00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:34,679 Speaker 5: as cockerroaches. Well, how weredigulous, and the management and ownership 395 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:38,320 Speaker 5: support that. They don't even like pull us chain and say, hey, 396 00:19:38,440 --> 00:19:41,680 Speaker 5: why don't you apologize that that's the wrong terminology. I'm 397 00:19:41,680 --> 00:19:44,560 Speaker 5: not in favor of Zohaman Dami. I'm opposed to almost 398 00:19:44,640 --> 00:19:47,720 Speaker 5: everything he's in favor of, but I refuse to use 399 00:19:47,760 --> 00:19:50,560 Speaker 5: that kind of language. Hey, Larry, we live in an 400 00:19:50,640 --> 00:19:55,080 Speaker 5: area where there are now Muslims, millions of them, many 401 00:19:55,160 --> 00:19:57,800 Speaker 5: of them who listen to talk radio. I know because 402 00:19:57,880 --> 00:20:01,040 Speaker 5: I met the coffee wagons every day, uber drivers, the 403 00:20:01,119 --> 00:20:04,359 Speaker 5: cab driver, it's the store road, it's the bodega owners, 404 00:20:04,400 --> 00:20:07,200 Speaker 5: and they're conservative and they listen to talk radio and 405 00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:10,080 Speaker 5: they're always asking me what's going on in WABC, and 406 00:20:10,080 --> 00:20:12,760 Speaker 5: I'm saying, hey, I am not with them anymore. They 407 00:20:12,760 --> 00:20:16,000 Speaker 5: were synonymous in the end for always bashing Curtis and 408 00:20:16,119 --> 00:20:20,520 Speaker 5: always blaming Curtis for the loss of the election, of 409 00:20:20,520 --> 00:20:23,200 Speaker 5: Crmo's election, which he has only himself and by the way, 410 00:20:23,240 --> 00:20:26,200 Speaker 5: they have him now on on Sundays. I was listening 411 00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:29,040 Speaker 5: to Mark Simone yesterday with Rob Asquerino, who's also on 412 00:20:29,200 --> 00:20:32,680 Speaker 5: WR on the weekends. I couldn't stop laughing so hard 413 00:20:32,960 --> 00:20:36,000 Speaker 5: as they were talking how boring Andrew Cormo is as 414 00:20:36,040 --> 00:20:38,440 Speaker 5: a talk show hole, and he could be a professor 415 00:20:38,520 --> 00:20:41,359 Speaker 5: up here at Cornell and put the class asleep after 416 00:20:41,480 --> 00:20:42,600 Speaker 5: like the first ten minutes. 417 00:20:42,680 --> 00:20:46,240 Speaker 2: The guy just doesn't understand. Talk radio people are loud 418 00:20:46,320 --> 00:20:48,520 Speaker 2: and ignorant when they have no depth, when they have 419 00:20:48,600 --> 00:20:51,200 Speaker 2: no understanding, when they have low intelligence. And I think 420 00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:53,760 Speaker 2: that's what's happening over there. He's trying to cover up 421 00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:58,560 Speaker 2: for his own faults and his own insecurities, and that's 422 00:20:58,600 --> 00:21:00,760 Speaker 2: why he's so loud like that. That's not what this 423 00:21:00,880 --> 00:21:02,959 Speaker 2: show is going to be about. What is your expectation 424 00:21:03,080 --> 00:21:04,000 Speaker 2: for the new show. 425 00:21:04,119 --> 00:21:07,080 Speaker 5: Discussion on the issues, you know, because they are gonna 426 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:09,040 Speaker 5: be times do we agree, Larry, They're gonna be times 427 00:21:09,119 --> 00:21:12,720 Speaker 5: to we disagree? And obviously you have a tremendous wide 428 00:21:12,840 --> 00:21:15,760 Speaker 5: range of listeners. Back, one person already came up to 429 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:18,720 Speaker 5: me right here in downtown. It's said, hey, I just 430 00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:21,520 Speaker 5: heard it came out of one of these adjurents. So 431 00:21:21,560 --> 00:21:22,440 Speaker 5: it's just said, you're going. 432 00:21:22,440 --> 00:21:23,320 Speaker 2: To be on WOA. 433 00:21:23,480 --> 00:21:26,840 Speaker 5: That's the power of the WOOR sound one of the 434 00:21:26,920 --> 00:21:31,919 Speaker 5: original licensed stations. And remember the longest running talk radio 435 00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:35,240 Speaker 5: station and obviously the best talk radio station with a 436 00:21:35,280 --> 00:21:38,560 Speaker 5: phenomenal lineup followed by Mark Simone. Nobody is better than 437 00:21:38,560 --> 00:21:41,639 Speaker 5: March themone. So we got a real dynamic group of 438 00:21:41,680 --> 00:21:44,040 Speaker 5: people here, and we don't we don't have to become 439 00:21:44,080 --> 00:21:46,960 Speaker 5: shot shots. We don't have to become haters like they 440 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:50,479 Speaker 5: become a WABC. But youeta understand, Larry, ever since I 441 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:53,240 Speaker 5: left on that momentous morning when I said I will 442 00:21:53,280 --> 00:21:56,120 Speaker 5: never return for what you have done to me. Remember, 443 00:21:57,000 --> 00:21:59,720 Speaker 5: they have suffered in the ratings. So you want ratings 444 00:21:59,800 --> 00:22:03,479 Speaker 5: quick creating, quick clicks, you say outrageous things. That's what 445 00:22:03,560 --> 00:22:05,760 Speaker 5: influencers do, but that's not what you should be doing 446 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:06,480 Speaker 5: on talk radio. 447 00:22:06,640 --> 00:22:09,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, but people long for intelligent talk, and I think 448 00:22:09,920 --> 00:22:12,280 Speaker 2: that's what we're going to deliver to them. I can't 449 00:22:12,320 --> 00:22:16,480 Speaker 2: wait for this. Just personally, I've always considered you a friend. 450 00:22:16,520 --> 00:22:18,240 Speaker 2: You were great to me when I was at the 451 00:22:18,280 --> 00:22:22,840 Speaker 2: other station, and I really appreciate that. And congratulations to you, 452 00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:26,040 Speaker 2: and congratulations to our listeners because they're going to get 453 00:22:26,080 --> 00:22:28,760 Speaker 2: some tremendous talk radio. Curtis. I can't wait. 454 00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:29,320 Speaker 3: Oh. 455 00:22:29,560 --> 00:22:32,280 Speaker 5: I can't thank Tom Cuddy enough, who I worked for 456 00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:36,560 Speaker 5: years over when Cumulus had a whole group of stations 457 00:22:36,600 --> 00:22:40,400 Speaker 5: and then they abandoned ship and he was kind enough 458 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:43,120 Speaker 5: to reach out to me, gave me the opportunities marked 459 00:22:43,160 --> 00:22:46,239 Speaker 5: it to substitute. And now I also join in the 460 00:22:46,280 --> 00:22:48,639 Speaker 5: stable of great talk show hosts at w o R. 461 00:22:49,040 --> 00:22:52,840 Speaker 5: The Rock grabbed All American Conservative Reason from Franklin Square, 462 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:58,440 Speaker 5: Long Island, Sean Annity in the afternoon, Jimmy Below, who 463 00:22:58,480 --> 00:23:01,520 Speaker 5: makes me, gives me so many belly labs, This is great. 464 00:23:01,640 --> 00:23:04,240 Speaker 5: One last question before I go back to your rolling downtown. 465 00:23:04,320 --> 00:23:05,080 Speaker 2: It's a good What. 466 00:23:05,160 --> 00:23:08,880 Speaker 5: Excuse on day five will we giving for starting a war? 467 00:23:08,920 --> 00:23:11,120 Speaker 5: With iron, Larry, can you explain that to me, because 468 00:23:11,119 --> 00:23:12,520 Speaker 5: every day it's a different excuse. 469 00:23:12,680 --> 00:23:15,760 Speaker 2: Let's save it for Monday. But they all make sense, 470 00:23:15,880 --> 00:23:18,720 Speaker 2: don't they. We'll talk about it on Monday. The Great 471 00:23:18,840 --> 00:23:22,600 Speaker 2: Curtis Leeware joining us on Monday for Curtis Leewa and 472 00:23:22,720 --> 00:23:26,560 Speaker 2: Larry Minty on the Morning Cannot Wait? Coming up in 473 00:23:26,600 --> 00:23:32,080 Speaker 2: the movie theaters this weekend really a horror romance yep 474 00:23:32,640 --> 00:23:36,600 Speaker 2: WR Movie Minute host Joe Newmyer tells us if it's 475 00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:37,480 Speaker 2: any good? 476 00:23:37,960 --> 00:23:42,640 Speaker 1: Back now to the WOOR Saturday Morning Show with Larry Minty. 477 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:46,880 Speaker 2: A movie called The Bride is in theaters this weekend. 478 00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:51,479 Speaker 2: It's a horror romance with a great cast. So is 479 00:23:51,520 --> 00:23:56,320 Speaker 2: it any good? Here's WOR Movie Minute host Joe Newmyer. 480 00:23:56,520 --> 00:23:58,159 Speaker 2: I'll tell you what. When I first heard there was 481 00:23:58,200 --> 00:24:00,560 Speaker 2: a romance comedy coming out, I caught. I rolled my 482 00:24:00,640 --> 00:24:03,320 Speaker 2: eyes and it's called The Bride, and made me roll 483 00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:05,600 Speaker 2: my eyes even a little bit more. But when I 484 00:24:05,640 --> 00:24:08,440 Speaker 2: look at the cast of this, it's like an all 485 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:10,320 Speaker 2: star cast. Is it any good? 486 00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:14,600 Speaker 6: It's not good at all, Larry. In fact, this movie 487 00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:17,840 Speaker 6: is atrocious and it's getting really terrible. Yeah, it's getting 488 00:24:17,840 --> 00:24:20,280 Speaker 6: really terrible reviews. We'll kind of get into the whys 489 00:24:20,320 --> 00:24:21,760 Speaker 6: of it for a second, but I think it is 490 00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:24,040 Speaker 6: it's getting a lot of zero reviews. I know Johnny 491 00:24:24,080 --> 00:24:26,800 Speaker 6: over the Post gave it a zero star. I'm giving 492 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:28,920 Speaker 6: it one star. I hold my zero stars for this. 493 00:24:29,040 --> 00:24:30,720 Speaker 6: I mean, look, Screen seven made a lot of money 494 00:24:30,800 --> 00:24:32,720 Speaker 6: last week, but I didn't like it. It's sort of 495 00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:36,560 Speaker 6: this big, corporate, soulless thing. This movie at least tries. 496 00:24:36,640 --> 00:24:39,680 Speaker 6: It's taking a big swing to try and be a 497 00:24:39,720 --> 00:24:41,239 Speaker 6: lot of things. It's trying to be, yeah, like a 498 00:24:41,240 --> 00:24:43,399 Speaker 6: horror romance. It's also trying to be a little bit 499 00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:47,760 Speaker 6: of like a horror social commentary, a genre riff. It 500 00:24:47,840 --> 00:24:50,560 Speaker 6: kind of combines things. It's maybe even a horror gangster flick, 501 00:24:50,600 --> 00:24:53,680 Speaker 6: if that's what you're looking for. So it's a remake, 502 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:56,240 Speaker 6: as it were, of the Bride of Frankenstein, but it's 503 00:24:56,280 --> 00:25:00,760 Speaker 6: set in the nineteen thirty Chicago area, and in this instance, 504 00:25:00,800 --> 00:25:03,120 Speaker 6: the bride is played by Jesse Buckley. He's probably gonna 505 00:25:03,160 --> 00:25:06,359 Speaker 6: win an oscar next week for for Hamnet. So she 506 00:25:06,480 --> 00:25:10,560 Speaker 6: plays a woman a gangster's mall who's who's killed and 507 00:25:11,280 --> 00:25:14,600 Speaker 6: then the Frankenstein monster shows up. Which is always a problem, 508 00:25:14,960 --> 00:25:19,760 Speaker 6: and looking looking for a bride, of course, and he 509 00:25:19,800 --> 00:25:22,720 Speaker 6: goes to a mad scientist. They dig up this gangster's 510 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:26,280 Speaker 6: girl who has now is sort of become like, you know, 511 00:25:26,359 --> 00:25:30,040 Speaker 6: she's she's feisty, and she's feminist and she's you know, 512 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:33,479 Speaker 6: she's not necessarily uh, you know, the client one at 513 00:25:33,520 --> 00:25:36,040 Speaker 6: the table, and she and the Frankenstein monster who's been 514 00:25:36,040 --> 00:25:38,479 Speaker 6: wandering around for one hundred years, go on a crime spree. 515 00:25:38,480 --> 00:25:40,639 Speaker 6: Then it becomes a little like Bonnie and Clyde in 516 00:25:40,680 --> 00:25:43,040 Speaker 6: case anybody wanted that. And so then they go on 517 00:25:43,119 --> 00:25:46,000 Speaker 6: like a Money and Clyde crime spree. Uh, they sort 518 00:25:46,040 --> 00:25:48,480 Speaker 6: of become full heroes. They make their way to New York. 519 00:25:48,560 --> 00:25:51,639 Speaker 6: They're being followed by you know, some detective. So it's 520 00:25:51,640 --> 00:25:53,560 Speaker 6: sort of like a little like a film noir, like 521 00:25:53,600 --> 00:25:54,600 Speaker 6: a detective story. 522 00:25:54,960 --> 00:25:56,240 Speaker 4: But it none of it works. 523 00:25:56,280 --> 00:25:58,920 Speaker 2: There's even a dance number in here that. 524 00:25:58,480 --> 00:26:01,640 Speaker 6: That is putting, put putting on the writs of all 525 00:26:01,680 --> 00:26:04,920 Speaker 6: things from young Frankenstein. Right, how dare they? How dare 526 00:26:04,960 --> 00:26:07,560 Speaker 6: they insult Young Frankenstein? Take Young Frankenstein out of your mouth? 527 00:26:08,359 --> 00:26:11,560 Speaker 6: That they So it goes for all these different tones 528 00:26:11,600 --> 00:26:14,600 Speaker 6: and all these different things, and it really fails on 529 00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:16,879 Speaker 6: a lot of different fronts. The only thing that that 530 00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:18,399 Speaker 6: sort of works, and this is why I'm giving it 531 00:26:18,440 --> 00:26:21,639 Speaker 6: one star, is Jesse Buckley's performance, I think is really 532 00:26:21,680 --> 00:26:25,320 Speaker 6: out there and nutsy and sort of wacky. And Christian 533 00:26:25,359 --> 00:26:29,240 Speaker 6: Bale plays the Frankenstein Monster and unfortunately his makeup looks 534 00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:31,600 Speaker 6: a little like Herman Monster, so it doesn't really you know, 535 00:26:31,640 --> 00:26:33,800 Speaker 6: you're kind of looking at it like, you know, really 536 00:26:34,240 --> 00:26:37,359 Speaker 6: we're still doing this. But unlike the Frankenstein movie that 537 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:40,199 Speaker 6: came out last fall, which is great, the Germal del 538 00:26:40,280 --> 00:26:43,680 Speaker 6: Toro film that's nominated for some Oscars, so it's got 539 00:26:43,720 --> 00:26:46,440 Speaker 6: a good cat and Peter Sar's guards and their Penelope cruise, 540 00:26:46,960 --> 00:26:49,480 Speaker 6: you know, and that Benning is the mad scientist, but 541 00:26:49,640 --> 00:26:51,879 Speaker 6: none of it really works. But Baale and Buckley, you know, 542 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:54,480 Speaker 6: give it their all and they have some powerful energy 543 00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:56,880 Speaker 6: in there. But man, like you're watching this and you're 544 00:26:56,920 --> 00:26:59,000 Speaker 6: just sort like your mouth is sort of hanging open 545 00:26:59,440 --> 00:27:02,200 Speaker 6: and you're sort of stunned, and like the Frankenstein Monster, 546 00:27:02,240 --> 00:27:04,480 Speaker 6: you're sort of wondering, are parts of my brain falling 547 00:27:04,520 --> 00:27:08,760 Speaker 6: out of my head? Because this is really that awful 548 00:27:08,800 --> 00:27:11,920 Speaker 6: of a thing. But it's trying, it's trying for something. 549 00:27:11,960 --> 00:27:14,760 Speaker 6: It's got some messages to it. Like I said, but 550 00:27:14,920 --> 00:27:18,360 Speaker 6: and and but one star. I mean, it's really it's 551 00:27:18,480 --> 00:27:19,960 Speaker 6: I think it's gonna go down as probably a lot 552 00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:21,879 Speaker 6: of people, one of the worst of the year, and 553 00:27:21,880 --> 00:27:23,119 Speaker 6: and it deservedly. 554 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:25,200 Speaker 2: So let me go this cast, This has got a 555 00:27:25,240 --> 00:27:27,320 Speaker 2: cost of fortune. You've already hit a couple of them, 556 00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:30,960 Speaker 2: you said, Jesse Buckley, Christian Bale, Jake gillen Halls in it, 557 00:27:31,119 --> 00:27:36,680 Speaker 2: Peter's Stars Guard Julian Huff, Penelope Cruz, a Net Benning. 558 00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:41,320 Speaker 6: Yeah, it's stunning, right, and and Jake Gillenhall. By the way, 559 00:27:41,400 --> 00:27:44,520 Speaker 6: Jajon Lopez, he plays a nineteen thirty sort of Hollywood 560 00:27:44,560 --> 00:27:48,199 Speaker 6: star that the that the that the monsters are or 561 00:27:48,359 --> 00:27:50,679 Speaker 6: the Frankenzheim Monster is sort of, you know, obsessed with 562 00:27:50,760 --> 00:27:52,879 Speaker 6: kind of wants to be like so it's sort of like, 563 00:27:52,960 --> 00:27:55,000 Speaker 6: oh great, yeah that really that really fits in here. 564 00:27:55,040 --> 00:27:58,320 Speaker 6: Really well, it's it's trying all these different things, and 565 00:27:58,359 --> 00:28:00,840 Speaker 6: it's trying. Nothing sticks on the wall. All the brains 566 00:28:00,840 --> 00:28:03,240 Speaker 6: are on the wall, but nothing really sticks. And it 567 00:28:03,240 --> 00:28:05,720 Speaker 6: it reminds me, though, I will say, you know, I mean, 568 00:28:05,920 --> 00:28:08,600 Speaker 6: it's it's trying for something and and so you have 569 00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:09,720 Speaker 6: to give it a little bit of that. And it 570 00:28:09,760 --> 00:28:11,639 Speaker 6: reminds me a little bit of like Poor Things from 571 00:28:11,680 --> 00:28:14,240 Speaker 6: a couple of years ago, which got Emma Stone Best 572 00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:16,479 Speaker 6: Actress Oscar actually, which is sort of a little bit 573 00:28:16,480 --> 00:28:18,320 Speaker 6: of the same idea. It's about a you know, a 574 00:28:18,359 --> 00:28:20,159 Speaker 6: woman who's kind of brought back to life by a 575 00:28:20,320 --> 00:28:23,359 Speaker 6: by a mad scientist. And but it's really hard to 576 00:28:23,400 --> 00:28:25,560 Speaker 6: make this kind of thing work when you when you 577 00:28:25,680 --> 00:28:29,280 Speaker 6: mix in this horror genre with something that's trying to 578 00:28:29,280 --> 00:28:31,840 Speaker 6: have some some social commentary, and it it works a 579 00:28:31,840 --> 00:28:33,919 Speaker 6: little bit. Sinners is a little bit like that, you know, 580 00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:36,320 Speaker 6: which could win some Oscars next week. So Sinners has 581 00:28:36,320 --> 00:28:38,640 Speaker 6: got that. It's a vampire movie, but it's also got 582 00:28:38,680 --> 00:28:41,560 Speaker 6: something to say and the substance was a little like 583 00:28:41,560 --> 00:28:44,480 Speaker 6: that a couple of years ago, remember the Demi Moore film. 584 00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:47,840 Speaker 6: Has got that and get Out and and even things 585 00:28:47,880 --> 00:28:51,400 Speaker 6: like American Psycho, which also is as a great Christian 586 00:28:51,480 --> 00:28:54,800 Speaker 6: vale performance. That's a really scary, creepy, freaky movie. But 587 00:28:54,920 --> 00:28:57,520 Speaker 6: it worked. And so you've got to really know what 588 00:28:57,600 --> 00:28:59,360 Speaker 6: to do with a lot of people like Jennifer's Body, 589 00:28:59,360 --> 00:29:01,240 Speaker 6: I don't really like it, but that's got a you 590 00:29:01,280 --> 00:29:03,200 Speaker 6: know that I know a lot of millennials really kind 591 00:29:03,240 --> 00:29:04,840 Speaker 6: of grooved on that and they thought it was cool. 592 00:29:05,080 --> 00:29:07,200 Speaker 6: I always think of a movie called They Live from 593 00:29:07,200 --> 00:29:09,960 Speaker 6: the from the nineteen eighties that John Carpenter did with 594 00:29:10,040 --> 00:29:13,040 Speaker 6: Roddy Roddy Piper about people who to put on glasses. 595 00:29:13,080 --> 00:29:15,360 Speaker 6: You can see that the ruling classes are all a 596 00:29:15,400 --> 00:29:18,600 Speaker 6: bunch of aliens. So you gotta really kind of taint. 597 00:29:18,680 --> 00:29:21,440 Speaker 6: You got to really find the right tone with these 598 00:29:21,480 --> 00:29:23,400 Speaker 6: things and all those movies that I just mentioned. 599 00:29:23,600 --> 00:29:25,240 Speaker 2: Let me ask you something. Let me ask you something 600 00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:27,720 Speaker 2: for a second. Is this so bad with a great 601 00:29:27,880 --> 00:29:30,000 Speaker 2: cast that it could be a cult classic? 602 00:29:30,520 --> 00:29:32,840 Speaker 6: Well that that's a really good question, because I think 603 00:29:32,920 --> 00:29:35,160 Speaker 6: it could be. That's a very good question. I think 604 00:29:35,200 --> 00:29:37,960 Speaker 6: that it's got enough over the topness that I think 605 00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:39,880 Speaker 6: if people sort of go to it, it's like it's 606 00:29:39,880 --> 00:29:41,160 Speaker 6: like when you go to like, you know, you see 607 00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:43,600 Speaker 6: you know, even though there's bad movies from the eighties, 608 00:29:43,640 --> 00:29:45,680 Speaker 6: things like you know, Conan the Barbarian or something, or 609 00:29:45,720 --> 00:29:48,440 Speaker 6: Flash Gordon, the reason you go to keep seeing them, 610 00:29:48,760 --> 00:29:50,480 Speaker 6: or if they show up on cable and you watch 611 00:29:50,520 --> 00:29:53,080 Speaker 6: them is because they're nutsy, and that's what this is. 612 00:29:53,120 --> 00:29:55,480 Speaker 6: This is a very nutsy movie. So it could be 613 00:29:55,560 --> 00:29:58,000 Speaker 6: the kind of thing if midnight movies were still around, 614 00:29:58,080 --> 00:30:00,720 Speaker 6: or people just kind of keep going to to see 615 00:30:00,760 --> 00:30:02,520 Speaker 6: them for the for the sake of it. It could 616 00:30:02,600 --> 00:30:05,320 Speaker 6: be a cult hit, yeah, or a cult favorite. Let's 617 00:30:05,320 --> 00:30:07,600 Speaker 6: not use the word hit favorite. 618 00:30:08,080 --> 00:30:10,720 Speaker 2: When Rocky Horror Picture Show was first out, did it 619 00:30:10,720 --> 00:30:11,760 Speaker 2: get good reviews? 620 00:30:12,440 --> 00:30:12,720 Speaker 4: No? 621 00:30:12,720 --> 00:30:14,680 Speaker 6: No, it was crashed. It was trash in seventy five 622 00:30:14,720 --> 00:30:16,480 Speaker 6: when it came out. It only took me. It took 623 00:30:16,520 --> 00:30:19,400 Speaker 6: midnight movies in the college circuit for that movie to 624 00:30:19,440 --> 00:30:21,880 Speaker 6: become the thing that it became, which was, like, you know, 625 00:30:21,960 --> 00:30:24,840 Speaker 6: and it also took obviously the audience participation of people 626 00:30:24,880 --> 00:30:28,240 Speaker 6: showing up with toast and with rice and saying the 627 00:30:28,280 --> 00:30:30,680 Speaker 6: lines back and everything like that, which could be the 628 00:30:30,680 --> 00:30:34,240 Speaker 6: case here. I mean the makeup on the on Jesse 629 00:30:34,320 --> 00:30:36,240 Speaker 6: Buckley as the bride. She's got this kind of black 630 00:30:36,280 --> 00:30:38,480 Speaker 6: thing on her face. I could actually see, yeah, in 631 00:30:38,480 --> 00:30:40,920 Speaker 6: about a year or so from now, people going with 632 00:30:40,960 --> 00:30:42,760 Speaker 6: this kind of costume and kind of getting up to 633 00:30:42,760 --> 00:30:45,600 Speaker 6: do the putting on the rists dance or something something. 634 00:30:45,640 --> 00:30:48,800 Speaker 2: I had to attract all of these actors to this film. 635 00:30:49,360 --> 00:30:51,440 Speaker 2: I'm not sure what it could be. The money, I mean, 636 00:30:51,520 --> 00:30:53,800 Speaker 2: I could they them a lot of money. 637 00:30:53,880 --> 00:30:54,480 Speaker 4: Yeah. 638 00:30:54,520 --> 00:30:57,440 Speaker 6: And the director Maggie Gilip Hall. She's a smart, cool filmmaker. 639 00:30:57,480 --> 00:30:59,120 Speaker 6: She knows kind of she had her last film was 640 00:30:59,160 --> 00:31:01,240 Speaker 6: called The Lost Daughter and she's an actress and and 641 00:31:01,280 --> 00:31:03,240 Speaker 6: so people kind of trusted her, I think, and she 642 00:31:03,360 --> 00:31:04,920 Speaker 6: was taking a big swing. I think they wanted to 643 00:31:04,960 --> 00:31:07,520 Speaker 6: try something different and see what was going on. But 644 00:31:07,560 --> 00:31:09,720 Speaker 6: it just I think everything just didn't like like a 645 00:31:09,760 --> 00:31:13,280 Speaker 6: Frankenzhei Mounser patch together, it didn't. It just it's stumbling 646 00:31:13,320 --> 00:31:16,200 Speaker 6: down down the aisle and it doesn't really work at all. 647 00:31:16,240 --> 00:31:18,120 Speaker 2: I love one of the movies, Bad just to hear 648 00:31:18,160 --> 00:31:21,920 Speaker 2: you go off on it. That was fun. Wor Movie 649 00:31:21,920 --> 00:31:25,360 Speaker 2: Mater host Joe Numeier. That wraps up Saturday Morning for 650 00:31:25,400 --> 00:31:28,120 Speaker 2: this week. Thanks for listening, and thanks to Natalie Vaka 651 00:31:28,120 --> 00:31:31,560 Speaker 2: and Peter Aerlano for putting the show together every week. 652 00:31:31,800 --> 00:31:33,560 Speaker 2: Have a great rest of your weekend. 653 00:31:33,840 --> 00:31:36,480 Speaker 1: This has been a podcast from WOOR