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Hosted by Mert · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 100 episodes
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Tune in each week, as an established lawyer, and a self- proclaimed “man of the people,” debate some of the hottest issues impacting our city, state and nation.
Mert hosts Shake It Off with Mert & Lucas Live, a news show with 100 episodes published.
In our second hour we examine the record-breaking success of Spider-Man: Brand New Day and how its story of a forgotten, isolated hero illuminates loneliness in modern life. Drawing on insights from Surgeon General Vivek
Episode 110 opens with the absurd political circus around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. A rushed no-bid renovation for America 250 peeled and failed from botched contractor work—yet the administration inven
During our second hour, the hosts frame the 2026 midterms as more than a left-right contest, asking whether voters are being moved more by economic pain, cultural identity, institutional distrust, or partisan loyalty. Fr
Episode 109 begins with a look at how Fauci’s newly released 2019–2022 diary exposes a pattern of private admissions that directly contradict the confident public claims he used to justify lockdowns, school c
In the second hour, the hosts examine how Smithsonian curators have shifted from evidence toward ideology—most sharply illustrated by an exhibit that cast Benjamin Franklin as a speculative villain (including unsup
Episode 108 opens with a look at Hasan Piker as a magnetic yet deeply polarizing force in progressive politics—a streamer whose large influence among young men collides with a record of incendiary rhetoric frequent
Our second hour begins with a sharp, fact‑driven examination of election integrity — from Trump’s declassified claims and Secretary Mullin’s warnings to polling that shows polarized national trust but c
Episode 107 opens with a hard look at the Democratic Party’s accelerating shift toward socialism — driven by Zohran Mamdani’s New York City victory and a platform built on wealth taxes, expanded governm
In our second hour the hosts examine the decision by Turkey and Egypt to bar the LGBTQ+ chartered cruise ship Scarlet Lady from their ports, tracing the incident across four fault lines: the cynical use of religious doct
Episode 106 opens with a critical look at a Texas hospital’s discounted “birth packages” for foreign nationals — a move that ignited a political firestorm, triggered a state investigation, and thr
Our second hour opens with Pete Najarian , co‑founder of Market Rebellion . Najarian delivers the kind of clarity Wall Street rarely offers: direct, unvarnished, and grounded in real‑world experience. He cuts
Episode 105 opens with a stark truth: America is living through a loneliness epidemic so widespread that the Surgeon General warns it harms both individual and societal health. From collapsing social infrastructure to th
Our second hour opens with an interview with Dr. Ranier Zitelmann , author of New Space Capitalism: The Entrepreneurial Path to the Stars . A German historian and sociologist, Zitelmann is an internationally
Episode 104 opens with a sharp look at how a small Nantucket church politicized a unifying civic tradition by canceling its annual July 4th reading of the Declaration of Independence to “reflect on our own whitenes
Graham Platner’s rapid rise collapses under a verified sexting scandal and a years‑old tattoo that ignites a political firestorm, splitting Democrats, supercharging the media, and turning a once‑viable Senate bid i
Episode 103 opens with a hard look at the Belfast riots — a city jolted by a single stabbing that spiraled into nights of street violence fueled by fear, misinformation, and opportunistic extremists. The hosts brea
The second hour tracks how emotional support animals grew from a legitimate mental‑health accommodation into a sprawling cultural and regulatory landmine spanning airports, housing law, generational behavior, and the boo
Episode 102 opens with New York’s move to replace “mother” and “father” with gender‑neutral parentage terms — a technical tweak that instantly ignited a political and cultural fight fa
Our second hour reviews the surging national debate over age limits for politicians, breaking down the polling, medical research, and high‑profile public statements that have pushed this once‑taboo question into the main
Episode 101 begins with a look at the modern “etiquette wars,” where phones, tipping screens, and collapsing social norms have turned everyday life into a battlefield of clashing expectations. From speakerphone offenders
Chris Papst
Emmy Award-winning investigative reporter for Fox 45 News · FOX45 News / Project Baltimore
1 appearance on this show
Bill Eddy
author of BIFF for Co-Parent Communication · High Conflict Institute
1 appearance on this show
Jared Cooney Horvath
neuroscientist, educator, best-selling author
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Monica Vermani
clinical psychologist, TEDx speaker, author of A Deeper Wellness
1 appearance on this show
Pete Najarian
Market Rebellion
1 appearance on this show
Danny “The Count” Koker
Count’s Kustoms
1 appearance on this show
Hon. Shahar Azani
Israel’s Consulate General in New York
1 appearance on this show
Judd Saul
TruthNigeria.com
1 appearance on this show
Candi Carter
Cistus Media
1 appearance on this show
Justin Keener
Americans for Public Safety
1 appearance on this show
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Shake It Off with Mert & Lucas Live is hosted by Mert. The show is categorised under news (education) and has published 100 episodes.
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