Like It Or Not: August 17, 2026

All right, welcome into the of course seven o'clock here. We got Sharin, Tisha, and this guy. Announce yourself, who are you? I am David Chiari, the research director, and I am here because I guess Tony P, what is he, on a photo shoot or something? So, he scraped the bottom of the barrel and I showed up, and I'm here. Yeah, we checked the director, and we're like, okay, this guy, he works for Fox 5, he's got a pass, let him in. Floppy Fitz or something. You know, one day we're gonna do a segment on your last name. Yeah, you guys should. Yeah, because. Chiari? Chiari. I'm convinced he's mispronouncing it. It's a town in Italy, we can go visit. We should do a live interview. We're gonna call our Italian friends in, Chiari. And we're thankful for it. His whole 50 years of his life, he's been mispronouncing it. My family, they're very misaligned, much of the mob, you don't wanna open that kind of, yeah. All right, let's get started here on Like It or Not on this Monday, welcome in. Let's fire it up. Has the golden age of Google come to an end, or is it just changing? A recent report has found that search traffic has declined so much that some publishers are considering out of Google entirely, and all because the platform has basically stopped spending people and sending them to their websites for answers and information. Instead, they're using AI to answer them on their own platforms and in their own words. According to the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Reuters, Reddit, and Politico, they're all considering blocking access to Google's bots for this exact reason. Okay, you may know a thing or two about this. David, what do you think? I think this is interesting because, you know, I don't think people have the time or the energy to do their own research anymore. They're just kind of like, all right, AI, I'm gonna put in a chat GPT what I want, and I want a quick answer. They don't wanna spend time looking at the links. I think it's hurting deep, critical thinking. I think that's just what it's really hurting. You think it's silly Googling something, but Googling, you're kind of sifting through, finding your own news sources. The chat GPT's just giving you what it thinks, and you don't know where it's coming from and how accurate it really is. Well, you're accepting it as truth, right? And I think in that is the own fallacy, like self-fulfilling prophecy. This is what I wanna hear, this is the answer it's giving me and may not be right, but at least if you have contrasting answers when you go searching and sifting through it. Deja in the control room, I imagine for research, for work, I mean, what are you doing? Are you AI-ing? I Google it, and it's so funny because I literally had this conversation with my friend. I said something, she was like, oh, I'm gonna put it in chat. I was like, put it into Google so you could find it. She was like, nah, I don't really wanna do that. And I was like, and then I've heard that from more and more people. I'm like, are we just not Googling no more? Like, I said, we're just gonna kill the planet by throwing it in chat, by something that's so simple to just Google and get all the answers that you need and like read something. Yeah, but I mean, think about it. We're a society now. We're buffering five seconds on Netflix. If you don't get the show, you're like, eh, antsy. Next one, yeah. Yeah, so I mean, instant gratification for sure. I think Googling is changing, right? Like back in the day, you were Googling everything. Like where I'm going on a trip, show me the best restaurants. Then you're looking at the Yelp reviews, you're looking at social media reviews, and then you're comparing it. Now you're just like, hey, I'm going on vacation here. Give me an itinerary of where I should go to, all the places. I like it for that purpose because I feel like it's less harmful. But when it comes to actually doing research on something and studying on something, we used to like go and read articles, come to our own conclusions. I do think it can kind of make us dumber if we're just constantly relying on AI. I don't think it's gonna go away. I think it's just changing, it's shifting. I'm guilty of being dumber because I'm certainly, I haven't clicked on a link in God knows how long. I think that Google's- I can tell, by the way. I know! I've noticed, the show's just... I think that Google's AI chatbot that's built into their search engine is really hurting the mom and pop businesses, right? Because you look for, you know, local landscaper, and instead you get this AI chatbot that's talking to you about different landscaping options. And so I could see companies, even locally, you know, local companies pulling away from Google because it's not taking you to their website anymore. It's taking you to Google's own AI interface and there's several steps before you even make it to a website. Well, they are. I do think, I mean, if you go to Google, right, which hopefully you're not using Bing because it's terrible or any of the other search engines. I'm an ask Jeeves guy. It shows. But I do think that Google is integrating now their AI and it's the first thing that populates over links now because they know that you're not clicking on it. You just want it like chewed up and like ready to digest. So it is- It's like how we're consuming information has changed within this last year. I was just talking about someone like, imagine our life without this, you know, how much it's like helping us. Like, so I see it as a huge asset, but again, for young generations, I just worry for them. Oh, it's the younger ones. I feel like- You guys remember Netscape? No. Oh, whoops. Wasn't there something else? I'm sure he does. Do you remember Netscape? He was so high, he was far with his feet. I'm 22, I don't know what you guys are talking about. Oh, babies. It was before Google. It was Google before Google. And it was terrible. I think it was called Netscape. Yeah. I remember AOL. Yeah, AOL. Detroit Public School is putting a price on perfect attendance. And this year, more students can cash in. This school year, high school students can earn $100 for every week of perfect attendance. Middle school students will now be eligible for $50 a week. The district says the program is part of a bigger push to reduce chronic absenteeism, which has affected about 61% of students during the 2024-25 school year. Last year, nearly 13,000 high school students received at least $100 payment. So Tisha, like it or not. I love it. Whatever it takes to get kids in the classroom. You know, I'm a big proponent of perfect attendance. I strive for my daughter to have perfect attendance at school. School comes first in our home. And so, you know, whatever type of incentives, I will say you shouldn't have to pay children to go to school. That's like the only job you have, right, as a child, is to go to school and get your education. And so I don't think you have to pay them, but you also have to meet people where they are. And if you see that kids aren't coming to school and there's a chronic absentee problem, then, you know, money talks. And so I like this. They're lucky they didn't have my mom at home because I would have gotten you to school. And that literally, it's the only trophy I've ever earned in my life is perfect attendance. So I would have been Megan Bank here. It's hard to say when it comes to like money, right? Because it's like, what are these kids gonna do with the money? But fine, like you earned it, you get to spend it how you like. I like it in the sense that not every household has the same parental styles. They don't, maybe some person doesn't have a parent that's pushing them to go to school all the time. You know, so I kind of like it in that sense that maybe it is helping the kids that need it the most. Yeah, I'm kind of torn with this because this kind of goes to the other story with the AI. I know a lot of kids don't think, why do I need to go to school? If I can go to my AI and learn everything I need to do, then what's the point at this point? So there's gonna be a kind of like a turning point that we're gonna hit where kids are gonna be like, well, do I need to really learn this or give me something more valuable? Change the curriculum in my favor that's gonna help me down the road. And maybe that'll be incentive for them to go to school. We certainly need to make huge reforms when it comes to education. I think that's why we're seeing the huge conversation turning to homeschooling, turning to charter schools, because there is such a pushback up against what the government and the curriculum is teaching, especially when it comes to public schools. But I also think if a child is not going to school, if you don't have a parent that's sending or forcing that kid to go to school, you gotta do something to incentivize them because a lot of times they're on their own in the world. They got their car, they can figure it out. And if it's that $100 gets them there, that may save their life in a lot of cases. Or you can penalize the parents or the legal guardians. There's that option as well. I mean, I'm not, I'm here for that as well, but like, there goes our system. Yeah, yeah. Is that gonna, how are we gonna do that? It's gonna bog it down. We can't even do it now with crim, with criminals, teenage criminals. Yeah. Yeah, but the schools are so underfunded. Where's this money coming from? That's, you know, that, that's my number one concern. Yeah, I mean, these are pilots. And I think we've, we've heard it too, as like basic economy for some people who are under earners as well, is like giving them the money. And some people are like, is that a handout? I mean, I think you could see it both ways, but if, if it proves to be successful, then I think it's spreading. Definitely. All right, if you cancel your wedding last minute, what's the next step? Apparently on my way to a wedding celebration where the wedding was canceled, the bride sent the late night email and yet the party will go on. That was posted online. The person who was invited to this party updating everyone saying, now people have come into town from all over. The family of the bride is from overseas. I was forwarded the email titled wedding cancellation stating there would still be a gathering with food, music, and time for us to spend together. As for the decision to cancel, they don't want questions. I was told she was citing religious reasons and needing more divine clarity. She assumed because they did it for, you know, the money. It costs a ton of money. So Sharon, what do we think, like it or not? Oh boy, this is a tough one because it's like, okay, you want to support this couple. They're obviously going through a lot. They're not getting married, but how awkward. And really like, what are we going to be celebrating or getting together for? And then we can't mention why we're there. We can't ask questions. I don't know. I don't really like it. You know, obviously they're doing this in my mind to not lose out. People have traveled, but to get together when it was supposed to be a wedding, I feel like it just creates awkwardness. I don't know. I'm not there for it. I guess, but it's one of those things, like if the wedding's happening downstairs, right? And like the, and everyone's staying at the hotel, like, and there's dinner and there's drinks, like. Just come down there. What are you going to do? The party's already started kind of. Well, why stop it at that point? You've paid for all the food. Just go through with it. I mean, yeah, sure. It's going to be awkward. It's going to be awkward and whatever, but your former husband will hook up with your sister, but sure, like, I don't know what's going to happen. It might be just a great story. Here, I got a question. What about the bride and the groom? Do they show up to this party? I think you got to. I think, you know, you've got to show up. The bride or the groom shows up, and I think this is so awkward. I don't like it at all. I think you just have to eat that loss. You cancel the wedding. And it's like. How much are weddings these days? It's a lot of money. Hundreds of thousands of dollars. It's like such awkward conversations, though. You just ignore the fact that my family and their family are now not uniting over what. We don't even know what. Are there insurance policies for this? I don't know. You said that, and it got me thinking. That is a great business. It has to be. I feel like there is. But I also think if you're going into your wedding and you need an insurance policy, this is like a prenup, it begs the question. I do think you have venues, right, that can close, that can pull out, and that kind of may protect you there. Right. You may have just given us a great business idea. We need to look into this, Tisha. Offer it. Wedding insurance company. You down? I'm in. I'm going to need a license. Amen. This place is a house of cards, so we need something to do because. Back up. Back up to the back up. That's what we need. We need something. FOX 5 Insurance for David and Chiari. We need money coming in. Please. We're done. Let's check out FOX 5 Live. Inciple question on the wedding. If the wedding is off, reception is still on. Ooh, we're split. I'm telling you, this is one of those hard ones. If you're there and the night before the wedding, someone tells me it's canceled, you better make plans for me. Better feed me. Give me a drink or something. Scan that QR code. We'll keep checking in the votes later in the show. We'll be right back. I mean, I guess at that point, you're like. On U.S. News and World Report, finding that Bella is currently the most popular dog name in America, and it's also a very popular name for little girls. The Social Security Administration ranking Isabella at number seven amongst the most popular girl names for children born between 2020 and 2025, while Bella itself comes in at number 87. The name overlap doesn't stop there. Leo is the third most popular name for cats, and number 24 for boys. Chloe ranking number one, 21, excuse me, for baby girls, and number 35 for cats. So Tisha giving pets human names. Come here, George. What do you think? I love it. I really do love it. It's like, wait, what? I do love it, especially since, you know, we are on the market for a puppy, and so we're gonna have to be thinking of, yes, it's coming soon. Wow. And so we're gonna have to be thinking of names. What, like any names? Marina? Sure. David? Yeah. No, please, don't call him David. David, can you imagine calling David? Enough women have done that to me, please. You wouldn't be able to do that, Mike. Wow. What determines, though, a name that is, you know, used on humans and used on dogs? You know what I mean? Because, you know. I mean, I don't know. We're not calling, I'm sorry, we're not calling dogs Karen, you know? Right. We got the human name, but don't go. Some, but yeah, I don't know. I wanted to dog, I wanted to call my dog Keith. I thought Keith was a great name. Keith, my dog. A cute little, like, corgis. What happens to, like, a rover? I mean, people are waiting. Yeah, a rover, all right, what are you, in the 1920s? What is that? I don't know! It's a syringe. Come back to the centuries. She's like a George Taft, I don't know, like, yeah. Okay, it's not like Cinnamon, or like, it's not like Cinnamon. Yeah, I mean, it's also, I don't know why, because it's a sugar name, but you know. Or like, sugar, yeah. Amber Rose. Cinnamon, wow. You know, I know a Bella, I know a Bella baby girl, and I also know a Bella dog. Ginger, Nutmeg. I think it's, a lot of, you know, people see their dogs as kids, right? And so they, like, love names. But I will say, I would hesitate to name a baby if I know that we have a family dog named after, like, you know? Like, you guys have a Charlie, right? We had a Charlie, we had a Bella, so it's like, these names now stick to me because they're now connected to dogs. Like, the George is kind of like, because I know a George dog, and it's weird. You know a George dog? Yes, a Golden Retriever. That's a good George name. It's just, I mean, I think once you know the animal, it takes shape. Same thing with humans. You may not like the name, but, like, eventually they come to their own. But now, a lot of times when you get the dogs, they're already named. Do you stick with the name that, they say it's bad luck to change it? Oh, is it? They say that, but then there's people like David who think it's, you gotta fresh start with a new name. You know what we should do? We need to stop dogs in strollers. That's really, that really freaks me out. Hold on. I was with the kids at Wegmans. They're looking in the stroller. They're like, oh, it's a baby. It's a dog. They jumped. They're like, this is freaky. I'm like, I'm like, I know. David, this is America. If you want to put a dog in a stroller, put the dog in a stroller. That's a luxury life. When you see a dog in a stroller. You gotta take them out. Then they can't walk. It's probably over. Some dogs are old. Some people are just, a bit. That was probably over. Yeah, yeah. It's odd or there's a cat. Oh yeah, for sure. You know what? I see more cats in strollers. Have you ever seen a cat on a leash? Yes, apparently, yes. Really? Yes. It's very strange, right? Same with the stroller. Okay. All right. Well, there you go. George, I love it. New name for the dog. Singer JoJo says the standard for live music isn't human anymore. She says two modern day changes are live auto-tune and pre-recorded vocals. Take a listen. I've been in an audience and I'm watching a show and I'm like, y'all see what's going on, right? And they're like, yes, the mic is on. I'm like, it's literally not. But then if they weren't using this stuff, a missed note, a human moment, a run that doesn't quite land, all those things start to feel and sound like a failure when it used to just feel live. Again, I am not one to judge. I'm just saying like, as the standard for live singing keeps evolving, how is this affecting us as an audience and as an artistic community? David didn't know who JoJo was and now he started singing the song. So would you like to? Get out right now, you know, like it's beautiful. I love you. Wow, there's no way. I feel like, yeah, I'm like a dead cat somewhere. I only know because our producer Deja told me. I didn't know who she was either until Deja sang the song. Well, now that we know who she is, oh, Shuren, what do we think about? You know, I just think that this is sadly the time that we live in, right? Like singing is so unforgiving to her point. If someone messes up really badly or if it's off key or their earpiece is not working, the crowd is really, unfortunately, you know, harping on that. I love and miss the days of like singers singing, right? Like that's why it's like, but I feel like with AI- Do you want to tell the people of your Christmas caroling here at Fox Live? Live singing. That video keeps resurfacing every year. We actually did a really great performance. Shuren had great vocals. No auto-tune, that's for sure. I do, I will say when there is like a live concert or I'm watching on YouTube, that's the one thing I'm watching for is like, are they live singing? And a lot of times it's like a lower vocal track to if they miss the note, it's there. But they are like, the mic is on, but not like fully. But are you okay with them singing over their own vocals? I mean, if Celine Dion is auto-tuning, like I'm out, like I'm done, you know? It's people like that I miss. You expect it from, you know, like the pop stars. I think the issue is once upon a time, it was much harder to break into the music industry. You really had to sing. You had to audition for like a table of a dozen record executives and all had to sign off and say, you're a great singer. So you could really sing even in a live setting. Now people are creating YouTube videos and getting millions of views on their YouTube video. Next thing you know, they have an album and then they have to do a live show. And that's when we find out they can't really sing. It's hard to put together, yeah. It does make a difference though. I saw Flo Rida, not to brag, I'm going to Flo Rida concert, but I was at Nats Park. I saw Flo Rida and he performed live, incredible. It was so good. Everyone was in it. I'm in there, I'm dancing, shirts off, I'm beer. Yes, you were really there for the vocals. Yeah, I don't watch, I hate baseball. So watch Nats on Fox 5. Anyway, but yeah, no, it was really good. It made a difference. Cause then I saw Ludacris conversely at the Wizards and he did voiceover. People were booing him and they were like, they call him Budacris. That's, I'm not kidding. I didn't make that up. That really happened. I was laughing. It makes it, you have a different level of respect when you know they are not lip syncing. You're like, oh wow, I'm really getting a concert versus like just getting the track. Absolutely. Axios reporting open table reservations for one are up 13% year over year in the Commonwealth and up 23% nationwide. Some say it may be a sign of America's loneliness problem. Others saying it's a rare chance to slow down and enjoy oneself. So David. Why did it come to me? I will say, I do love my alone time. I will say this. I do go and enjoy a meal alone and it's great. I love it. I sit at the bar, I talk to the bartender, do a little flirt next to me to the right. I was gonna say, do you have an intention when you go alone? No, no, no. I just want to be alone. I just enjoy it. You wouldn't prefer to like doordash your house? No, cause I like being, I like being out. I don't like to drink at home either. So like, if I'm gonna have a drink, like a wine or a beer, I'll have it out at a bar and just sit there. And yeah, maybe someone talks to me. I don't really care. But you're not sitting at a booth. You're sitting at the bar. I'm sitting at the bar, booth by myself. I'm not a, what am I freaking out about? It's just weird. I don't have a book. What am I writing? When I was single, I would do this. You know, I would. At the bar or at the booth? No, not at the booth. No, I remember like, I would love to A, go to Starbucks and like sit by myself and just like read and like do work. And if I strike up a conversation, great. I've sat at bars before. Like, you know, so I don't know. I don't know if I was intending to meet somebody, but I like just getting out. Sharron was putting out her feelers. She's like, hey, I'm at the bar. I was. By myself. I don't know, but don't you think it's a little bit different like at a coffee shop versus a restaurant? Totally, yeah. I think at a coffee shop, a lot of people go and grab a cup, you know, a cup of coffee and sit down and read a book. It's less intimidating to do that, yeah. At dinner, it's a little, I feel like even lunch is like not as like, yeah. Better than dinner, yes. There's something about the dinner part. And more power to you, because I think that it shows it like you're comfortable. You don't have to meet somebody. I think it's also, you know, the same folks that are comfortable doing that are also the same folks that are comfortable going to the movie theater by themselves as well. Or vacationing by themselves. Solo trips, which I've never done. Have you gone to the movies by yourself? I love going to the movies by myself. Do you? I think I go exclusively by myself. It's kind of sad, but whatever. It's, but I, it's great. We're learning a lot of things you shouldn't be sharing. You know what? There's like 10 people watching. I don't know. Hey! I said 10,000. It's a sample. Anyway, so yeah, no, it's great. You're just in, it's quiet. You're by yourself. What do you, you know. Well, who goes to the movies anyways? I do. I got a movie pass. I'm there all the time, so yeah. Do you really? Yeah, I go. I think I've seen every movie. Tisha's judging you so hard right now. Tisha, put me on the good word. Make a film. No, no, no, no. We'll pray for you. He lives all the airtime you can get him, okay? When was the last time you took lunch break? We'll talk about how that's all he does on the other side of the bridge. Stay with us. If you're working in an office, there's a good chance you're not getting enough fresh air or even taking a real lunch break. David knows nothing about that, but a new survey by Tucker Research found that 56% of people regularly stay inside during their entire workday. 85% say they sometimes skip lunch altogether. Nearly all workers say they want that break calling lunch essential and that they'd rather eat outside most days. So, do you wanna go out for lunch, eat at your desk? What's your preference? We'll start with the guy that only knows leisurely lunch. Well, I love leaving this office. It is the best, this place. People are a bunch of haters here, honestly. But no, I've got my work crew. Sometimes you're with your work wife. You gotta have a little lunch there. She's gone now. But yeah, it's great. I love getting out of here. And in the old office, I used to go to Rocklea Creek Park. I used to sleep in my car at lunch, get like an hour nap. I feel great when I can do that. We know nothing about this life, like I said. I mean, he's becoming my point. You guys have to be here. I can go out, but then I also, I'm working at night. I'm nine o'clock. I'm answering emails. You know it. Some people email me at night, and I'm like, I'm up. I'm just doing stuff. So because my job is flexible that way, I can get out. But for you guys, obviously it's. Yeah, I mean, I think it's nuanced. It depends like what your hours are. Like for me, I'd rather be at a place like where I bang all my workout, and then I'm gone. Like I don't wanna eat here. I wanna leave. But for me, I think it's like so important to just get out, right? Like you can't sit at a desk forever, because it's not good for your mental health. Even if you get around, go walk around the block, go to Starbucks. I think it's better for your mental health. I don't know anything about that either. I eat lunch whenever I can eat lunch, and usually it's here. On the go. Yeah, definitely. Coming up, poll results. Wedding off, reception still on. There you go. 68% of you like it. You gotta give me the drinks or something if I'm showing up to this thing, okay? I mean, David will provide the entertainment. We'll figure this out. I'll do five. I got five minutes always ready to go. Keep voting. Scan that QR code. We will be right back.