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Sid & Friends In The Morning

Riley Gaines | Host of The Riley Gaines Show | 02-18-26

Sid & Friends In The Morning

77 WABC

Sports, Comedy, News

4.2828 Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2026

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Political activist Riley Gaines calls in to talk about transgender-related controversies, recent violent incidents involving transgender individuals, and what they describe as Democrats and media using labels like “racist” and “misogynistic” to silence criticism. Gaines argues that the “affirmation model” harms children, contends the suicide narrative is used to pressure parents, and says some activists are taught that “words are violence,” which she believes can justify real violence. Sid and Riley also discuss parental rights, with Gaines speaking as a new mother about government overreach, and review progress on keeping men out of women’s sports, citing 27 states’ laws, Trump executive orders, and the need for Congress to act while naming states they say are defying the orders. The conversation ends with criticism of Olympic athletes who disparage the U.S. and of reporters asking athletes political questions, which Gaines says is baiting them to attack Trump rather than focusing on sport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:06.0

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0:19.0

including Houston Methodist and the Mayo Clinic.

0:22.5

To state it simply, if you want to receive the best care when you go to a hospital, come to St.

0:28.0

Luke's.

0:30.4

There once was a woman who lived in a shoe. A size too snug, but what could she do? But that's not where

0:36.8

her story ends.

0:38.3

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0:43.3

and relocated to a box fresh new place, with room to grow and a mortgage to suit.

0:48.3

Now, she lives in a spacious four bedroom cowboy boots.

0:52.3

Better your Experian credit score to help get mortgage ready.

0:56.7

Experian.

0:57.7

Better your score.

0:58.9

Better your story.

1:00.2

So if God forbid you criticize Bad Bunny like I did, I was called a racist by Jimmy Kimmel, made fun up by John Stewart.

1:07.5

If you don't like the fact that men compete in women's sports, you're also, I don't know how

1:12.0

you're a racist, but they've called me that. You're also sovinistic and massagenistic.

1:18.1

That's what the Dems do. They label you something. If you think that there's something wrong with

1:22.5

this transgender community, that we see shootings all the time now.

1:27.9

Shootings. They're killing kids in churches in Minnesota.

1:33.8

Open fire at a hockey game in Rhode Island. This is not a joke.

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