Dawn Show For May 22 2026

The Dawn Show For June 3 2026

Mollie Hemingway joined Dawn Stensland, with Linda Kerns also part of the conversation, to discuss Hemingway’s new book on Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito and his role in reshaping the modern Court. The interview began with Linda sharing a personal story about reading Hemingway’s book Rigged to her father near the end of his life, which led into a broader discussion about election integrity, Pennsylvania, and Linda’s role in helping Hemingway understand the legal and political battles surrounding the 2020 election. Hemingway then explained why she wanted to write about Alito, describing him as a quiet but enormously influential justice whose originalist approach has helped restore constitutional limits and move the Court away from decades of left-wing judicial activism. Much of the conversation focused on the Dobbs decision, the leak of the draft opinion, threats against conservative justices, media bias, and Hemingway’s argument that the left has struggled to accept losing control of the Supreme Court. The interview also covered Alito’s Philadelphia and New Jersey roots, his lifelong Phillies fandom, the state of journalism, America’s 250th anniversary, Hemingway’s Grand Ole Opry backup-singing appearance, and her unexpected side hobby as a successful matchmaker.

The Dawn Show For June 2 2026

Chief Pat Molloy joined Dawn Stensland to discuss community policing, police recruitment, youth outreach, and his upcoming swearing-in as president of the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association. Dawn praised Molloy as one of the community leaders working on real solutions, and Molloy credited his department, local civic groups, the NAACP, the Police Athletic League, and Abington’s broader community for helping build a strong relationship between police and residents. He explained Abington’s “alphabet soup” of community policing programs, including Cops and Kids Together, PAL, youth aid panels, mental health co-responders, and diversion efforts designed to keep young people from entering the criminal justice system unnecessarily. Molloy also discussed the recruitment crisis in law enforcement, saying applicant numbers have dropped sharply since the George Floyd era and that departments must work harder to show young people that policing is still a noble profession. The interview closed with a positive discussion of Philadelphia, with Molloy praising Commissioner Bethel and Mayor Cherelle Parker for rebuilding morale, improving training, and helping the city’s police department move in a better direction and Assemblywoman Dawn Fantasia joined Dawn Stensland on New Jersey primary day for a wide-ranging conversation about voter turnout, New Jersey politics, Delaney Hall, immigration enforcement, special education, media bias, and the state’s public image. Fantasia began by discussing primary turnout and the impact of New Jersey eliminating the county line system, noting that the change has created a crowded Democratic field while Republicans still face an uphill battle statewide. The conversation then shifted to Delaney Hall, where Fantasia argued that the controversy was never truly about detention conditions but about activists and politicians opposing immigration detention and enforcement altogether. She criticized what she described as selective outrage from New Jersey Democrats, contrasting their focus on ICE with long-running problems inside state-run correctional facilities, women’s prisons, and special education services. Fantasia also raised concerns about thousands of unresolved special education complaints, criticized New Jersey’s fractured media market, and closed by emphasizing the beauty of the Garden State beyond the political chaos, pointing to its shore towns, mountains, lakes, forests, farms, and outdoor life.

The Dawn Show For June 1 2026

Braun Strowman joined Dawn Stensland to promote the second season of Everything on the Menu with Braun Strowman, his USA Network food-and-travel series where he visits restaurants across the country and orders everything on the menu. Dawn and Braun discussed the show’s upcoming Philadelphia episode, including cheesesteaks, the city’s food culture, and the “Founding Feast” theme tied to America’s 250th anniversary. Braun talked about the surprise of being recognized not only as a WWE star, but now also as “the guy who eats everything on the menu,” including by viewers who did not know his wrestling background. The interview also touched on his size, travel challenges, his early days living out of a Kia Soul, and how Mark Henry helped him get discovered by WWE. Braun framed the show as more than a food program, saying food brings people together, creates memories, and helps people connect across backgrounds and Frank Scales and Ian McGinnis joined Dawn Stensland to discuss their firsthand coverage of the protests and unrest outside the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility in Newark, New Jersey. They described the scene as chaotic and lawless, arguing that the demonstrations were not peaceful protests but coordinated actions involving barricades, threats, helmets, gas masks, and attempts to obstruct federal law enforcement. Dawn asked about Governor Mikie Sherrill’s shifting response, including the decision to bring in New Jersey State Police and impose a curfew after repeated arrests and escalating behavior. Frank and Ian also discussed the role of outside agitators, the difference between daytime and nighttime protest activity, and the risk that left-wing groups were trying to manufacture another Minneapolis-style confrontation. Later in the conversation, they connected their reporting to broader concerns about sanctuary policies, media coverage, threats against citizen journalists, and the importance of social media in forcing stories into the public conversation.

The Great Linda Kerns Is With Us Today

Today, Dawn Stensland talks about President Trump’s endorsement tracker, Ken Paxton’s primary win in Texas, and the money fight Republicans now face heading into a Senate battle. Dawn also digs into Joe Biden’s lawsuit against the Trump DOJ to block the release of audio recordings from his conversations with ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer for Promise Me, Dad. The question hanging over the whole segment: what is on those tapes, and could they show Biden’s decline earlier than the public was told? Dawn and Dan also honor David Yadgaroff after a major Philadelphia radio retirement sendoff, then the show takes a lighter turn with Dawn’s laundry confession. What starts as a simple chat about broken washing machines becomes an Andorra laundromat saga involving wash-and-fold, mani-pedis, pizza, tiramisu, Rita’s water ice, and Linda Kearns walking into the middle of it on-air. Dawn Stensland and Linda Kearns then move into the political and legal fights of the day: Paxton’s baggage, Biden’s ghostwriter tapes, Pam Bondi’s thyroid cancer diagnosis, and the stress of life inside the Trump orbit. The conversation then shifts to Philadelphia City Hall, where Sunrise Movement protesters are removed after demanding Mayor Cherelle Parker spend the city’s $1.1 billion surplus. Dawn, Linda, and Dan debate whether the money should go to schools, whether taxpayers deserve relief, and why Philadelphia keeps making it harder for businesses and families to stay. Dawn closes with more on the White House Cabinet meeting, Iran deal rumors, Karoline Leavitt’s absence during maternity leave, Rich Zeoli’s recovery, G. Love’s Lemonade tour, and why live local radio matters when the news keeps changing by the minute.

Dawn Digs Into A Packed Show Covering New Jersey Protest Chaos, Violent Crime In Philadelphia, Citizen Journalism, And A Still-Unsolved Tragedy In Pottstown.

We start with New Jersey Assemblywoman Dawn Fantasia, who reacts to the Memorial Day protest outside Delaney Hall and the videos of Senator Andy Kim caught in the crowd. Dawn and Fantasia talk about why the timing matters, how the media frames these confrontations, and why elected officials standing in the middle of an escalating scene raises major questions. Fantasia also gives us her view on New Jersey’s agriculture emergency after crop damage, the push for federal help, and the flaws she sees in New Jersey’s school funding system. Dawn then turns to local crime after a South Philadelphia father of three, German Corona, is beaten unconscious while walking home from work. We talk through the surveillance video, the possibility that he was targeted as a tipped worker, and why sanctuary city policies can make vulnerable people less likely to report crimes. The conversation then moves to Wildwood, where police shut down a social-media pop-up party at a short-term rental before it could take off during Memorial Day weekend. We also bring in Frank Scales from Surge Philly, who talks about William Small confronting Chris Rabb supporters, illegal immigration, Philadelphia’s wage tax, school failures, and why viral street reporting is forcing stories into the public eye. Dawn Stensland and Frank talk about threats against young reporters, masked protesters, Antifa, Newark’s ICE facility, and why social media has changed the way stories reach people. Dawn and Dan close with a debate over who gets to be called a journalist, why licensing journalism would be dangerous, and why the Pottstown house explosion still needs answers four years after a grandmother and four children were killed.