Useless Assumptions is back and this one is loaded. We start in the NFL where Aaron Rodgers went on Pat McAfee and let loose on Anthony Fauci, calling him an absolute coward for dodging questions at last week's Senate hearing. Then Clay Travis doubles down on his fight with the WNBA, putting ten million dollars on the table for the Las Vegas Aces to play a boys high school team and threatening to launch an all trans franchise called the Nashville Balls. We also break down the Husker outlook for the season and Dylan Raiola taking a shot at Nebraska on his way out the door to Oregon.

Locally, there's a city budget meeting open to the public Monday August 10th at 4pm, so mark your calendar.

In other news we cover a Hawaii congressional candidate getting knocked out cold on a Maui beach before getting arrested on felony threat charges, Javier Milei's new fiscal shackle proposal in Argentina, the mess over whether Zohran Mamdani's city grocery stores will require ID, Abdul El-Sayed becoming the first Muslim American to win a Michigan Senate primary, and a growing push to lower the voting age to 16.

Plus the guys bring in a Mike Rowe interview about a populace survey tracking what people really believe versus what they say out loud in public.

We close it out with a game and as always we want to hear your own Useless Assumptions in the comments. Like and subscribe and we'll see you next week.

Useless Assumptions #138 is here and this one kicks off different than usual, with Zach pleading the 5th instead of doing his normal intro.

We touch base on some upcoming episodes, talk about what's happening in the podcast world including the TNT Boys dropping two episodes this week, then get into sports with the Big 12's monster new deal and Ohio State's deal on top of it.

From there we get into the Fauci Diary and the Fauci hearing, breaking down what's actually in it and what came out when he testified.

Then it's a wild week for the DNC. Chairman Ken Martin reportedly threw his phone at a junior aide's desk after chewing the staffer out, an incident that shook the aides who saw it and led to an HR inquiry, though Martin apologized the next business day. On top of that, deed records show the DNC put its own headquarters up as collateral for a $15 million loan, the largest off year loan in the party's history, while federal filings show the DNC sitting on about $16.3 million in cash against more than $18.5 million in debt. Compare that to the RNC, which is reporting around $128.5 million in cash and zero debt, a cash advantage of more than $110 million heading into the midterms.

We also get into USAID and the string of right leaning election wins across South America since funding got cut off, Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Peru, and Colombia have all gone that direction recently, and we walk through the numbers behind each one.

Plus Zach brings in a Mike Rowe interview about a pollster tracking the gap between what people say in public and what they actually believe in private, and we cover why the PEACE Act that Joe Rogan was talking about came up short on verified signatures.

We close it out with a game and as always we want to hear your own Useless Assumptions in the comments. Like and subscribe and we'll see you next week.

Useless Assumptions is going live tonight and we have a massive show.

World Cup is almost over, Football is right around the corner and should kids under 10 be allowed to play tackle football?

In local news Norfolk street improvement planning meetings will be held on July 20th at 3:30PM and the Planning Commission meeting on July 21st.

We then dive into Daylight savings time, Age caps for people in office and much more. Hang out and give us your own Useless Assumptions.

Useless Assumptions is going live tonight and we have a massive show. The Supreme Court just wrapped up one of the most consequential terms in recent memory and we are breaking down every major ruling from the last two weeks. Birthright citizenship rejected by the court 6-3 in a loss for Trump. Transgender athletes banned from girls sports in a win for conservatives. Campaign finance limits struck down opening the floodgates for party spending heading into the midterms. Presidential firing power expanded giving Trump sweeping new authority over independent agencies. Mail in ballots upheld in a loss for Republicans. The Federal Reserve protected with Lisa Cook keeping her job. And Hawaii's concealed carry restrictions struck down in a win for gun rights. We are going through all of it and giving you our honest takes on what it means for the country heading into November.

We are also talking World Cup as the quarterfinals are set and the United States is under the microscope after some big names came up short on the biggest stage.

Come hang out with Zach and Vance live tonight. Drop your Useless Assumptions in the chat and let us know where you stand on these rulings. Like and subscribe and we will see you in there.

Tonight on Useless Assumptions Zach & Vance sit down with some people from the community to get their take on what America means to them ahead of the 250th celebration.

Useless Assumptions Episode 134 is here and we are covering everything from blockbuster NBA trades to a federal judge shutting down Nebraska's food stamp restrictions to a real conversation about what is happening to young men in this country.

We start in the NBA where the offseason is already on fire. Giannis Antetokounmpo is headed to Miami in one of the biggest trades in league history and we break down what the Heat actually got and what they gave up to get it. LeBron James is a free agent and the question of whether he follows Giannis to South Beach is on everybody's mind. Then we get into Julius Randle leaving Minnesota for Brooklyn, Ja Morant reportedly on his way out of Memphis, the Celtics looking to move Jaylen Brown and what all of this means for the direction of the league. Are we in an era of superteams again or are we watching teams like the Knicks and OKC prove you can win by building the right culture? We talk about where the NBA is headed and whether those polarizing stars that used to drive the league still exist.

The World Cup is in full swing and the USA plays Turkey tonight at 9PM. We talk about why this has been the most entertaining World Cup since 1958 with scoring up 25 percent from the last tournament. The refs are letting the game breathe instead of rewarding flopping, the VAR system has been smooth as silk and Zach makes the case for other sports to pay attention, and the hydration breaks and stoppage time have actually been working. This tournament has been must watch television.

Oklahoma won the College World Series right here in Omaha. They were 11th in the SEC heading into the postseason and went on a run that nobody saw coming.

Then Caitlin Clark is back in the news again for all the wrong reasons after another attack on the court and we weigh in.

On the local front Nebraska is directly in the middle of a national story. A federal judge in Washington D.C. on Monday struck down Nebraska's SNAP restrictions that banned soda and energy drinks from being purchased with food stamp benefits. Nebraska was the first state in the country to implement these rules back in January. The judge ruled that the USDA overstepped its authority. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and RFK Jr. both fired back calling it an activist court decision. We lay out every side of this one and let you decide.

Then we get into two bigger conversations. The movement to ban social media for kids under 16 is spreading worldwide and we talk about where America stands. Australia did it first. The UK just announced it. Five countries now have it in place. We lay out the case for it and the case against it including the question of whether age verification requirements lead us down a road we are not comfortable with.

And finally we have a real conversation about what is happening to young men in America. The workforce numbers are falling. Marriage rates are falling. Twenty percent of men ages 25 to 34 are still living at home. Suicide rates among young men remain alarming. Researchers have a name for the ones who are not working, not in school and not pursuing anything. We talk about why this is happening and what it means for communities like ours right here in Norfolk.

Like and subscribe and as always leave your own Useless Assumptions in the comments. See you next week.

Useless Assumptions Episode 133 is here and Zach and Vance are coming in hot.

The New York Knicks are NBA Champions for the first time since 1973 and we break down the entire series game by game. From stealing home court in San Antonio in Games 1 and 2 to OG Anunoby tipping in the most iconic shot in Knicks history with 1.2 seconds left in Game 4 to Jalen Brunson dropping 45 points in the closeout win Zach and Vance get into all of it. The drought is over and New York is going crazy.

The World Cup is one week in and the USA opened with a dominant 4-1 win over Paraguay with Folarin Balogun going off and Christian Pulisic doing Pulisic things before leaving at halftime with a calf issue. We break down where Team USA stands heading into the Australia game Friday and talk about how the rest of the world is looking through the first week of the tournament.

UFC Freedom 250 happened on the South Lawn of the White House on Flag Day and Trump's 80th birthday and we have all the results. Justin Gaethje upset Ilia Topuria for the lightweight title in what might be fight of the year. Ciryl Gane knocked out Alex Pereira in the co-main. Every single fight on the card ended by knockout. Seven bouts seven finishes. And yes we talk about the foiled attack plot that has a direct Nebraska connection with an Omaha man named the ringleader behind a plan to use explosive drones and snipers to target Trump Vance Elon Musk and Netanyahu at the event.

The College World Series championship is set with Oklahoma taking on North Carolina starting Saturday in Omaha and we run through how both teams got there.

On the local front the Norfolk City Council approved an ordinance establishing the framework for an entertainment district downtown despite some pushback from council members and residents who wanted more public discussion first. We break down what the ordinance actually does and what comes next for Norfolk.

Then we get into the big national stories. The Situation Room tapes story is one of the wildest things happening in Washington right now. New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan have a book dropping June 23 called Regime Change that contains verbatim quotes from classified White House Situation Room meetings on the Iran war and the Epstein files. Vance went on The Megyn Kelly Show and said he was legitimately worried people were taping conversations which by the way is a felony. We lay out exactly what we know and what is still unknown.

Then the MLB Bible verse story. Three San Francisco Giants pitchers wrote Genesis 9 12-16 on their Pride Night caps and MLB warned them for a uniform violation. The verse they chose is the one where God creates the rainbow as a symbol of his covenant with creation after Noah's flood. The players said there was no hate behind it. MLB said it was a uniform violation. JD Vance posted Trump won we don't have to do this anymore. Senator Josh Hawley sent a letter to the commissioner demanding answers. Florida and Missouri attorney generals are threatening legal action. It is a full blown national story and we get into every angle of it.

We also touch on California pressuring public utilities to award 633 million dollars in contracts specifically to LGBT owned businesses with an LGBTQ checklist required to qualify.

As always we want to hear your own Useless Assumptions in the comments. Like and subscribe and we will see you next week.

We have a jam packed show for you today!

-30 point implosion by the Spurs in the Finals

-World Cup starts today

-College World Series starts this week

-Faith Health is under some fire for paying doctors an extremely high amount

-Murderer Karmelo Anthony gets sentenced and people are losing their minds

-We discuss the many historic events and festivals that have been discontinued or cancelled due to fatigue

-We also weigh in on some other murders or murder attempts that you may not have heard about throughout the world in Atlanta, New York, Philadelphia and Belfast.

- To end the show we will play a little guessing game.

All that and more on todays show