The Joe Pags Show

It's Free Speech Friday, and Joe Pags isn't holding back after internal CBC guidance reportedly tells journalists not to describe 9/11 as a "terrorist attack." Pags' response is simple: It WAS a terrorist attack—and he asks what has happened to Canada. Then the long-running 9/11 case takes another stunning turn as a judge rejects Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's confession, prompting Pags to unload on Miranda rights, terrorism and a justice process still dragging on nearly 25 years later. AOC enters the conversation before the phones absolutely light up, with Pags taking on callers from every direction. Plus, Mike Waltz weighs in on the escalating U.S.-Canada trade war, President Trump responds to the questions surrounding America's beef supply, and listeners get the final word in a packed Free Speech Friday.
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Pags and the crew kick things off with a question that turns into a great debate: Do we actually care about space anymore? Then it's new technology versus old technology—are all these supposed advancements really making our lives better? Pags also reveals a hilarious piece of his past: he used to host karaoke in Bay City, Michigan, before opening up the phones. Then former FBI agent Jennifer Coffindaffer joins the show as the Lindsay Clancy jury heads home for the weekend with no verdict. Could they be headed toward a hung jury, and what options do they have when deliberations resume Monday? Clancy has admitted killing her three children while claiming an alleged voice told her to do it, but prosecutors have presented evidence they say points toward premeditation. Coffindaffer explains what she'd be looking for as an FBI investigator, what evidence matters most, and what the jury may be struggling with behind closed doors.
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It's Free Speech Friday, and Joe Pags and the crew are asking whether concerts and live shows are starting to lose their magic—and why. Then Sam tells a hilarious story about completely mishearing the name of Wyclef Jean that sends the conversation in an entirely different direction. Pags also gets into President Trump's new executive order establishing a U.S. Space Academy and the latest CENTCOM update on military operations in Iran. Then Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy joins the show for a must-hear look at the midterms. As a longtime friend of President Trump, Ruddy offers his perspective on how Trump sees the battle for Congress, what could determine which party wins, and whether Republicans are doing nearly enough to sell their message to voters before Election Day.
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Pags opens with the sad news that Peter Cullen, the legendary voice of Optimus Prime in Transformers, has died at 85 before turning to Jelly Roll's decision to slam President Trump. Is he alienating half his audience—and whatever happened to entertainers simply entertaining? Then Pags takes a different angle on President Trump renaming Lake Ontario "Lake America" amid the U.S.-Canada trade fight: Why? What does it actually accomplish? Finally, XX-XY Athletics CEO Jennifer Sey joins Pags right in the middle of the exploding WNBA controversy. From Sophie Cunningham speaking out, to Enes Kanter Freedom being thrown out of a WNBA game, to the league declaring Kanter Freedom and Royce White ineligible for the draft, Sey says the entire mess exposes a much bigger question the WNBA needs to answer: What exactly makes someone eligible to compete in a women's league? Sey breaks down the fight over biological sex, the league's response, and why she believes this moment could have huge consequences for women's sports.
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Pags breaks down the latest twist in the WNBA controversy as Enes Kanter Freedom fires back at Chicago Sky owner Michael Alter over his ejection and subsequent arena ban—and says his legal team plans to take action against the team and its owner. The crew jumps in as Pags tries to make sense of a controversy that just keeps getting bigger. Then CNN somehow manages to use a photo of a Dolly Parton impersonator while eulogizing the late country legend, forcing the network to apologize—and giving Pags another reason to ask a simple question: Can we please just get back to reporting the truth? Plus, Sheriff Mark Lamb joins Pags for Part 1 of a great conversation about the bodycam videos he's been making that are going viral. Why are millions of people fascinated by real police encounters, and what do these videos show that traditional news coverage doesn't? Lamb's success even inspired Pags to launch bodycam reaction videos of his own. They also get into Lamb's run for Arizona's 5th Congressional District as Rep. Andy Biggs makes his move for governor.
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