GROWTH is 2.9 percent, unemployment is low, and inflation has cooled down a lot. So why do so many think we're headed into a recession. We talk the "R" word with Bankrate.com analyst Mark Hamrick.

As we welcome new co-host Mike Davey to the show, we talk about an inflation issue locally -- wages for sanitation workers

On the fun side we also get into some wacky social media ranging from M&M's to a bizarre Tweet by the Associated Press Stylebook about "the French." (a reference manual in every U.S. newsroom).