Rockville Centre
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Oct 8, 2026
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Honorable mentions go to the following finalists: Billy Coval of Rockville Centre, New York, David Schwadron of East Windsor, New Jersey, Mike Demouly of St. Petersburg, Florida, Linda Mullaney of Lyndhurst, New Jersey, and Rodney Wayne Kindland of Selma, California.
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Alison StewartHOST
Thanks for calling in.
Alison StewartHOST
Let's talk to Tom in Rockville Centre.
Alison StewartHOST
Hey, Tom.
Alison StewartHOST
Thanks for calling WNYC.
Lindsay OwensGUEST
But these days, um, algorithms can allow for coordination and price fixing even in diffuse markets like the rental market.
Brian LehrerHOST
John in Rockville Centre, you're on WNYC with Lindsay Owens, auth- author of the new book, Gouged.
Brian LehrerHOST
Hi.
JohnAUDIENCE
Hi, Brian.
Brian LehrerHOST
One more call.
Brian LehrerHOST
You talk about this shouldn't be on consumers.
Brian LehrerHOST
And Aaron in Brooklyn I think is skeptical of consumers even sharing tips to get around this price gouging like we just heard one from r- uh, John in Rockville Centre about going from the airline site to Expedia.
Brian LehrerHOST
But, uh, Aaron, what's your issue?
CaseyHOST
Both of our jokes this week come from Rose, who is six.
CaseyHOST
She is from Rockville Centre, New York, and she made these up.
WrenHOST
Thank you, Rose.
CaseyHOST
What does an apple say after he reads a book?
Evan RobertsHOST
Thank you.
Evan RobertsHOST
[laughs] Brian's in Rockville Centre.
Evan RobertsHOST
Hey, Brian.
Tiki BarberHOST
Hey, Brian.
Lisa MorrisGUEST
Um, I grew up in Long Island.
Lisa MorrisGUEST
I went to South Side High School in Rockville Centre.
Jack RussoHOST
Right.
Lisa MorrisGUEST
Um, and I actually graduated high school early.
Bryan BetzHOST
Here are a few believe it or not facts I found while researching the podcast.
Bryan BetzHOST
Believe it or not, in 1969, Chemical Bank installed an ATM in Rockville Centre, New York.
Bryan BetzHOST
Its advertisement made an enormous problem.
Bryan BetzHOST
The bank would open at 9 A.M. and never close again.
Frank SillerGUEST
He comes out the other side.
Frank SillerGUEST
He lived primarily, my brother Russ, in Rockville Centre.
Frank SillerGUEST
Um, we all grew up on Staten Island.
Frank SillerGUEST
He moved back to live with me on Staten Island.
Rob CarsonHOST
How, how did it impact you living in New York?
Doug BurnsGUEST
Well, I think the audience will be, uh, surprised a little bit, I suppose, because it just happened to turn out that I lived in a town, uh, named Rockville Centre, and, uh, there was tons of, you know, firefighter types and law enforcement types, and Rockville Centre lost many, many, many people.
Doug BurnsGUEST
The head of the law firm that I worked with, the late, great Stanley Shaw, who I was good friends with, um, his secretary lost her son.
Doug BurnsGUEST
Um, you know, and that was, that was just, uh, a lot to bear.