Ed Baxter says he wants to find the thief who has stolen some of the fun from sports. Serra High School, New England Patriots aren’t playing the true spirit of sports.
Ed Baxter: Balancing Civil Liberties
Ed Baxter discusses the fine line between the right to demonstrate and the right of people whom the demonstrators disrupt.
Ed Baxter: Walk a Mile In a Cop’s Shoes
Ed Baxter shows what can happen when a protestor goes through police training. Improving community relations and understanding is a key to race relations.
Ed Baxter: Afghanistan is Over … Really?
Ed Baxter questions whether the war in Afghanistan is over. NATO has lowered its flag, but we still will have 10,000 people there.
Ed Baxter: Can We Make Sense of 2014?
Ed Baxter looks back on the top stories of 2014 and ahead to 2015. He tries to make sense of what, if anything, we have learned: from Ebola to ISIS to the Sony Hack.
Ed Baxter: Lessons from York/Harbaugh Divorce?
Ed Baxter says Jim Harbaugh may have followed his dream. Jed York needs to sort out his nightmare. Either way – Harbaugh to Michigan.
Ed Baxter: North Korea … To Laugh Or Cry?
Ed Baxter tries to make sense of whether to laugh or cry over the North Korea/Sony film incident. Should the movie “The Interview” crisis be viewed as humor or sad? Kim Jong Un’s government says President Obama acts like a monkey.
Ed Baxter: 2015 Could Be The Best Year Ever?
Ed Baxter points out the things our government needs to do along with the things we need to do to make 2015 a good year.
Ed Baxter: Black Lives Matter
Ed Baxter comments on Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco asking the congregation to wear black. He says the message is “black lives matter”.
Ed Baxter: New York Mayor and Race Relations
Ed Baxter says New York Mayor Bill de Blasio is very impressive in talking about race relations, community relations and racism.
Ed Baxter: Thanksgiving, Ferguson And Beyond
Ed Baxter says this Thanksgiving was a time for family, some shopping, and how to get along better as a society.
Ed Baxter: 49ers Owner Is One Mean Tweeter
Ed Baxter is trying to Make Sense of whether 49ers owner Jed York’s tweet was a good idea. Did he throw Jim Harbaugh under the bus?
Ed Baxter: Jennifer Lawrence Accuses Picture Viewers of Being Sex Offenders
Ed Baxter says Jennifer Lawrence has spoken out on her hacked nude pictures. She says anybody who looks at them is a sex offender and that her boyfriend would have looked at porn if she hadn’t sent them.
Ed Baxter: Real Baseball Excitement This Year
Ed Baxter seems to feel there is really excitement for the Baseball playoffs this year. Angels, Dodgers, Nationals out. Giants, Cardinals, Royals Orioles in. Could be a wild card World Series?
Ed Baxter: Label Her An American
Ed Baxter talks about taking labels out of society. Raven Simone talks with Oprah Winfrey about not wanting to be labeled “gay” or “African American”. She says she wants to be known as an American.
Ed Baxter: President’s Political Foot in Mouth
Ed Baxter says the President has given the GOP a gift in their quest to pick up six Senate seats. As hard as it is to be President, he has made it harder.
Ed Baxter: Giants Win…..Experts Shove It
Ed Baxter talks about the Giants game one win over the Nationals. He says games are not played on paper.
Ed Baxter: Feeling Nuts for Testicular Cancer Awareness
Ed Baxter tries to make sense of whether this is a very worthy challenge like the Ice Bucket, or a cheap sophomoric publicity stunt.
Ed Baxter: More Anonymous Internet Access is a Good Thing?
Ed Baxter tries to make sense of whether more anonymous email accounts is a good thing. There are companies like Bit Torrent and Guerilla Mail which protect privacy.
Ed Baxter: We Are Confused Americans
Ed Baxter tries to make sense of a new poll that shows three quarters of us are confused about the important issues. The AP GfK poll says those who know more are more confused.
Ed Baxter: Giants Hunter Pence Bleeping Inspiring
Ed Baxter shares Hunter Pence’s celebratory/inspirational speech to the Giants after they win a playoff spot. There are a lot of bleeps.
Ed Baxter: Derek Jeter’s Storybook Yankee Stadium Finale
Ed Baxter reports it couldn’t have been any sweeter for Yankee fans or for Derek Jeter in his final at bat at Yankee Stadium. Derek Jeter, man of class.
Ed Baxter: Emma Watson and He For She
Ed Baxter details Emma Watson’s address before the United Nations on feminism. Also the threat against her to expose nude photos.
Ed Baxter: Forty Niner Emotional Basket Case
Ed Baxter says the Forty Niners have been out-coached and have lost their emotional cool. Niners lose to the Arizona Cardinals in terrible fashion.
Ed Baxter: Big Brown Endorsement
Ed Baxter reports the Bay Area News Group has endorsed Jerry Brown even though it doesn’t agree with some of his major campaign issues. Baxter asks if that makes sense.
Ed Baxter: All Hail Alibaba…Hi Tech Turned on It’s Ear
Ed Baxter discusses the Alibaba IPO. It is huge for Silicon Valley, Yahoo, Google, Facebook.
Ed Baxter: Will Australia Wake Up the World on Radical Islam?
Ed Baxter wonders if the world will finally wake up about Radical Islam after the threats of public random beheadings in Australia.
Ed Baxter: Nice Divorce, Nice Tweets, and It’s Not One World
Ed Baxter shares stories on Jewel’s constructive divorce, $5000 paid for virginity in China, woman arrested for driving in Saudi Arabia, and Lady Gaga’s positive tweets.
Ed Baxter: Miss America Fun Again?
Ed Baxter says he thinks the Miss America pageant has become fun again. It is more than just bust lines and at measurements. Miss New York performed with a red plastic cup to Pharell Williams Happy.
Ed Baxter: Won’t Stop Talking About Domestic Violence
Ed Baxter responds to an email from a man who wants him to stop talking about domestic violence. 1 in 3 women in the U.S. is a victim. Baxter says the NFL needs to change as does society as a whole.
Ed Baxter: Are We at War with ISIS?
Ed Baxter points out there is a difference of opinion within the Obama administration about whether we are at war with ISIS.
Ed Baxter: Compare Bush to Hitler?
Ed Baxter reports on homework assignment that had middle schoolers comparing George W. Bush and Adolph Hitler.
Baxter: 9/11 Needs to be Remembered
Ed Baxter says we can’t forget what happened on 9/11. He and his wife visited Ground Zero and he says there are messages we have to remember.
Ed & Rosie: Ray Rice Cut By Ravens
Ed Baxter and Rosie Allen disagree about the punishment handed to Ravens’ Ray Rice. He has been cut from the team for hitting his wife.
Ed Baxter: President’s Immigration Delay Makes Sense?
Ed Baxter tries to make sense of the President’s delay on immigration reform. He says it seems to make Latinos angry, fuel Republicans, and make Democrats hide.
Ed Baxter: Hacked Celebrity Nude Art Exhibit
Ed Baxter discusses whether it makes sense to put up the hacked nude celebrity nude photos in an art exhibit. He says it is to make a privacy point.
Ed Baxter: ISIS Beheading
Ed Baxter quotes Dianne Feinstein in saying President Barack Obama is “too cautious.” Is it time to send in Marines?
Ed Baxter: Stolen Nude Photos of Celebrities
Ed Baxter says the FBI and Apple are trying to find out how the nude pictures got hacked. He also says private information can’t be guaranteed to be safe on those sharing sites.
Ed Baxter: Pot and Domestic Violence, Michael Sam, Donnie Wahlberg
Ed Baxter in Broken News checks Pot and Domestic Violence, Coffee plus a nap, Michael Sam cut, your house’s smell, Mark Wahlberg to Donnie and Jenny McCarthy “sorry not going to wedding.”
Ken Dito & Ed Baxter: 49ers Today and Yesterday
Ken Dito and Ed Baxter ask the question would the Forty Niners be having these kind of legal issues in the Bill Walsh days.
Ed Baxter: Some Very Strange Ironic Stories
Broken News is a collection of stories like a Maserati painted like a police car, pretending you dog is a cat, how much are we working, binge TV watching, our bacteria follows us. Ed Baxter hosts.
Ed Baxter: Miley Cyrus Was Right?
Ed Baxter says he has changed his mind about Miley Cyrus taken the homeless man to the MTV music awards. She was trying to help runaway children.
Ed Baxter: Needing Burial Life Insurance?
Ed Baxter asks what Burial Life Insurance is? Is it life insurance or death insurance? What is auto insurance? Is health insurance actually sickness insurance?
Ed Baxter: Sophia Vergara Emmy Brouhaha
Ed Baxter discusses the social media buzz after Sophia Vergara got up on a pedestal and was turned around in a circle. The question was whether she was objectified.
Ed Baxter: Airline Fight Over Knee Space; Howard Stern Ice Challenge
Ed Baxter details an altercation over the use of the Knee Defender. A man says he didn’t want his laptop crushed. Also, Howard Stern Ice Challenges Casey Kasem.
Ed Baxter: Biggest Traffic Idiot?
Ed Baxter asks who is the biggest idiot: the aggressive fast driver or the driver who drives 65 in the fast lane and won’t move over?
Ed Baxter: Quake Magnitude Perspective
Ed Baxter details the difference in strength between the Napa Quake and the Quake of 1989. A 7.0 quake is 10 times stronger than a 6.0.
Ed Baxter: Plastic Bag Ban in California
Paper or Plastic? Calfornia has a new piece of legislation it is considering which bans single use plastic bags. Ed Baxter looks at the arguments.
Ed Baxter: Different Views on Racism Between Races
Ed Baxter discusses the Pew Research Poll on whether race is getting too much attention in the Ferguson, Missouri discussions. Ed feels there is a large disconnect between races and that everybody needs to understand.
Ed Baxter: Fighting Breast Cancer
Ed Baxter details the Friends of Faith Breast Cancer Challenge. Ed talks about Rosie Allen’s involvement and how you can walk and fight Breast Cancer.