It’s Spooktober, the coffee’s hot, and the takes are hotter. Donovan kicks off this episode with the somber story of a Tifton teen’s tragic shooting and a 12-year-old now charged in a related school threat — reminding listeners that social media hysteria doesn’t equal facts. Things shift to city business as Tifton’s Board of Education seeks annexation for a new middle school while introducing yet another new city manager.
From there, the mood gets darker: a heartbreaking daycare tragedy in Valdosta sparks a tough talk on accountability. Then it’s politics time — Georgia’s 2026 Senate race is already shaping up to be a high-dollar slugfest, and Donovan has no problem calling out the “buyer’s remorse” of some Trump voters.
In the national roundup, Trump slams Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl gig (because of course he does), the administration flirts with denying back pay to furloughed workers, and Bob Ross’s “happy little trees” could help save PBS after funding cuts. MIT invents “super aluminum,” Tesla tries to go budget-friendly, and Ford deals with a literal supply chain fire.
The “DQ Sisters” story out of New York shows how a Depression-era payroll law nearly ruined two small business owners for paying biweekly — Donovan calls it a “legal mugging.” Then he dives into the Dunbar number (we’re all social lightweights), middle-class wealth benchmarks (ouch), and the fading thrill of world records (entropy wins again).
In short: Tifton news, political fire, and just enough sarcasm to pair with your second cup of coffee.