{"podcast":{"title":"Tom Kelly Show","slug":"tom-kelly-show-1219808","podcast_index_feed_id":1219808,"rss_url":"https://thesnide.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.TomKellyShow.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/a/6/b/8/a6b8902b822e853be5bbc093207a2619/Square_Logo_2024_-_FebFullSize.png","author":"Tom Kelly","episode_count":300,"summary":"\"Get Back To The Fun\" . . . Tom Kelly is a stand-up comedian who has worked with almost every celebrity imaginable. He's a man of a certain age asking deep questions while also sharing unsolicited opinions about news and world events. He refuses to niche down. He's on a quest to be real. But the reality is he's also learned, it's time to be silly, loosen up and get \"Back To The Fun.\"","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tom-kelly-show-1219808"},"episode":{"title":"469: Massapequa School Board Candidate: Bobby Bonett","slug":"469-massapequa-school-board-candidate-bobby-bonett","published_at":"2026-04-28T02:42:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tom-kelly-show-1219808/469-massapequa-school-board-candidate-bobby-bonett","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tom-kelly-show-1219808","url":"https://podcast.tomkellyshow.com/469-massapequa-school-board-candidate-bobby-bonett","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thesnide/469_-_Bobby_Bonnet-MP3.mp3?dest-id=2087579","summary":"Tom Kelly runs into Bobby Bonett a magazine publisher running for school board in Massapequa, Long Island. - What follows is a raw, unscripted conversation about: Local politics The \"Save the Chief\" controversy Lawsuits vs taxpayer money Transgender policies in schools And why school boards shouldn't be this dramatic in the first place ⚠️ This is NOT an endorsement — it's a conversation. :00 – Podcasting from the back of a car 🚗 0:21 – Why this race matters (even if you're not local) 1:17 – George Santos & why local coverage matters 2:09 – \"Left-leaning\" in a right-leaning town? 3:03 – \"A school board should be boring\" 3:28 – The 2 biggest issues: Mascot + bathrooms 🪶 THE MASCOT CONTROVERSY 4:05 – History of the \"Chief\" debate 4:38 – \"Save the Chiefs\" — Bobby's stance 6:00 – 💰 Are taxpayer dollars funding lawsuits? 6:40 – How much is too much to spend? 8:43 – \"We haven't won a single lawsuit\" 💸 MONEY & CAMPAIGN QUESTIONS 9:27 – Rumors: Soros? Outside money? 10:03 – \"Every dollar came from people in town\" 10:44 – Spending $10,000 of his own money 11:44 – Should candidates run as a team? 🚻 TRANS POLICY & SCHOOL ISSUES 14:39 – Breaking down NY's transgender policy 15:08 – Teachers caught between state vs district rules 17:05 – Solution: privacy partitions in locker rooms 19:00 – Sports participation (case-by-case approach) 🏫 BIGGER PICTURE 20:42 – Can the public speak at meetings anymore? 21:28 – Are school boards becoming political platforms? 23:40 – \"We're talking about courtrooms, not classrooms\" 24:36 – \"A school board should be boring\" (again… for a reason) 🎤 FINAL THOUGHTS 25:51 – Agreeing to disagree 27:19 – Bobby's closing statement","meta_description":"Tom Kelly runs into Bobby Bonett a magazine publisher running for school board in Massapequa, Long Island. - What follows is a raw, unscripted conversatio…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1679,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/tom-kelly-show-1219808/episodes/469-massapequa-school-board-candidate-bobby-bonett/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tom-kelly-show-1219808/469-massapequa-school-board-candidate-bobby-bonett.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}