Brad opens Episode 246 in classic Riter Radio fashion by spiraling off what was supposed to be a normal show into a full-blown meditation on modern fragility, sparked by a snow day that shuts down Western New York despite barely measurable snowfall. What follows is a long, funny, and increasingly exasperated rant about “out of an abundance of caution” culture — from schools, virtual schools, concerts, practices, and community institutions all cancelling simultaneously, to how COVID-era normalization of cancellation has quietly rewired expectations of work, responsibility, and resilience. Along the way, Brad weaves in real-life fallout from the closures (kids home, concerts cancelled, practices lost), Buffalo-specific snow toughness mythology, nostalgia for waiting on radio closings as a kid, and the absurdity of online schools closing for weather that exists entirely outdoors. The episode then veers into a late-show tonal shift with Sabres standings optimism, ticket-price curiosity, Brain Vault logistics, Spotify Premium scheming, a vintage David Lee Roth takedown, and finally an abrupt, unsettling turn as Brad discovers — live on air — detailed reporting tying former UB basketball players to a point-shaving investigation, prompting him to shut the show down early to process what he’s just learned.
- Topics:
- – Bills coaching chatter
- – Sabres update
- – Brain Vault preview