ROCK MORNINGS

About ROCK MORNINGS

Also heard live from 6-9am on 95.7 THE ROCK in La Crosse, WI WRQT and 92.9 THE X in Eau Claire, WI WECL Brian Simpson - Jean Taylor - Scott Robert Shaw

Publisher

Brian Simpson

Category

comedy · government

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

27 Oct 2018

Latest episode

6 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

839 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Nov 2026

   Brian makes a SHOCKING revelation. Doc's Racing Report LIVE in studio. The average penis size is...

   Happy Friday, yo! Lots to get to this morning with a big weekend ahead. Bull riding, our "No Tie" event, football on Sunday, hanging up Xmas lights! In the news this morning, a child in Wisconsin has died from the measles (https://www.wbay.com/2026/11/05/infant-dies-wisconsin-measles-outbreak-first-such-death-since-1990/), the Superintendent (https://wtmj.com/news/2026/11/04/union-grove-high-school-superintendent-taken-into-custody-in-csam-investigation/) in Union Grove gets arrested on child pornography charges, a recall on ladders (https://www.usatoday.com/recalls/consumer-products/CPSC-11051/), a shooting at a Post Office (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/3-people-injured-shooting-iowa-post-office-rcna607669) in Iowa, Russell Brand (https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/russell-brand-found-guilty-one-count-rape-three-counts-sexual-assault) has been found guilty of rape & sexual assault, and Morgan Fairchild (https://ew.com/morgan-fairchild-joins-onlyfans-at-76-12238879)(76) becomes the latest celebrity to join OnlyFans. In sports, the Jags beat the Ravens (https://www.espn.com/nfl/game/_/gameId/401873037/jaguars-ravens) last night to kick-off Week 9 (https://www.nfl.com/schedules/2026/by-week/week-9) in the NFL, the Bucks (https://www.foxsports.com/articles/nba/bucks-and-raptors-meet-friday-in-nba-cup-group-stage) are back on the hardwood tonight, the Badger men's basketball (https://uwbadgers.com/news/2026/11/3/mens-basketball-five-things-to-know-wisconsin-welcomes-delaware) team also hits the court tonight, the Badger football team (https://www.si.com/college/wisconsin/football/three-burning-questions-for-wisconsin-s-must-win-clash-with-rutgers) is at home against Rutgers tomorrow, Malachi Toney (https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/breaking-news/article/miami-wr-malachi-toney-will-reportedly-undergo-ankle-surgery-eyeing-return-for-college-football-playoff-004602565.html) is getting ankle surgery and is likely going to miss the rest of the regular season for Miami, Carson Wentz (https://www.startribune.com/kyler-murray-injury-minnesota-vikings-carson-wentz-starting-qb-buffalo-bills-monday-night-football/601911276) is going to be starting for the Vikings on MNF against the Bills, and LIV Golf (https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2026/11/05/liv-golf-timeline-history-pga-tour-shutdown/92626422007/) is dead. We talked about what's on TV & streaming this weekend and what's new in theaters (https://www.fandango.com/). Plus, Ozzfest (https://loudwire.com/ozzfest-2027-dates/) officially announces it's return, and "John Wick (https://deadline.com/2026/11/lionsgate-animated-john-wick-film-with-keanu-reaves-officially-a-go-1237214979/)" is getting an animated prequel! There's dangerous flooding happening in Florida right now, and a family was just rescued by some local teens (https://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news/6348/When-911-Couldn-039-t-Reach-This-Family-Two-Teenagers-Stepped-Up-to-Save-Them) after they became trapped, a K9 bloodhound officer (https://www.mysuncoast.com/2026/11/04/bloodhound-helps-manatee-county-deputies-find-2-lost-boys/) recently helped rescue two missing boys, and the mystery of a sunken treasure (https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/400-yo-padlock-code-finally-cracked-more-than-20-years-after-being-found-in-shipwreck-treasure/) has been solved! Elsewhere in sports, the PWHL (https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/50389894/pwhl-mandates-neck-guards-all-players-season) is requiring neck guards for all of it's players this season, they are going to be collecting all the urine (https://brobible.com/sports/article/michigan-michigan-state-football-game-fan-urine-collection-plant-fertilizer/) at the Michigan/Michigan State game this weekend, Diana Russini (https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/dianna-russini-gets-out-the-word-that-shes-coming-back-to-work-next-week) is allegedly coming back, and Luka Doncic (https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/breaking-news/article/luka-doncic-has-fan-sitting-courtside-removed-after-incident-with-official-during-lakers-win-over-kings-061133045.html) has a dude kicked out of a Laker game. Brian made a SHOCKING revelation on today's show about his Christmas decor, Doc joined us in studio this morning for his racing report thanks to County Materials in Holmen & Eau Claire (https://www.countymaterials.com/), and according to a new study on the average size of penises (https://nypost.com/2026/11/05/health/the-real-average-penis-size-both-length-and-girth/)....most of us aren't doing too bad! And in today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a #FloridaTeen (https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/teen-accused-of-hitting-pedestrian-arrested-third-alcohol-related-offense-three-months-cool-pennon-intoxication-assault-with-a-vehicle-causing-serious-bodily-injury-dwi-minor-in-consumption-assault-plum-creek-apartment) who's been popped for DUI three times in the last three months, a 97 year-old man (https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/man-97-dies-at-his-own-birthday-party-dancing-to-staying-alive-12287476) who dies shortly after dancing to the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive" at his own birthday party, an Italian chef (https://people.com/italian-chef-fired-after-refusing-to-put-pineapple-on-pizza-12237815) who got fired because he refused to put pineapple on a pizza, a bus driver (https://lawandcrime.com/crime/5-year-old-dragged-by-school-bus-after-driver-trapped-childs-backpack-in-vehicle-doors-sheriff/) that got arrested for trapping a kid's backpack in the door of the bus & dragging the student, a mayor of a small town in Canada couldn't stop stealing bottles of Bacardi (https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/on-patrol/article/mayor-from-this-small-quebec-town-charged-with-stealing-bacardi-rum-5-times/), See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

2. 

   5 Nov 2026

   National Redhead Day! Office Cora. Hypothetical Thursday. Have the popcorn buckets gone too far?

   Some rain possible this morning, but should clear up by this afternoon. Big weekend ahead with the Professional Championship Bullriders at the La Crosse Center on Friday & Saturday, and our annual "No Tie" charity dinner at Sagra on Saturday night. Plus, a full slate of NFL action on Sunday!!! In the news this morning, someone from NJ won the $835 million Powerball (https://abc7.com/post/winning-ticket-drawn-new-jersey-835m-powerball-jackpot/20016981/) last night, a recall (https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/coral-gables-company-recalled-chips-140024816.html) on kale chips, a look at tomorrow night's Mega Millions (https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2026/11/04/mega-millions-jackpot-tops-500-million-heres-what-the-winner-could-take-home/) drawing, a father in Pennsylvania (https://nypost.com/2026/11/04/us-news/dad-throws-his-two-young-kids-from-parking-garage-before-jumping-in-murder-suicide/) threw his two kids off a parking ramp before jumping to his own death, an old man in NH gets arrested for slapping a Turning Point USA employee (https://www.mediaite.com/politics/angry-voter-backhand-slaps-turning-point-staffer-outside-polling-place-goddmn/) outside a polling place, and the cop in Georgia who shot & killed "Hee Haw (https://www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news/georgia-officer-who-shot-killed-heehaw-the-donkey-will-not-face-criminal-charges-da-says/)" the donkey won't face any criminal charges. In sports, a look at the Week 9 schedule (https://www.nfl.com/schedules/2026/by-week/week-9) in the NFL that kicks off tonight with Jacksonville vs. Baltimore, the Bucks (https://www.celticsblog.com/celtics-scores-results/149351/boston-celtics-survive-against-milwaukee-bucks-109-102-paul-george-derrick-white-tyler-herro-joe-mazzulla) lost to the Celtics last night in Boston, the Badger men's basketball (https://badgerofhonor.com/wisconsin-vs-delaware-basketball-full-guide-how-to-watch-series-history-and-more) team gets back on the court tomorrow night, and the football team (https://badgerofhonor.com/wisconsin-vs-rutgers-week-10-how-to-watch-weather-injuries-odds-and-more) plays Saturday at home against Rutgers. Also, the Lions' Jack Campbell (https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2026/11/04/jack-campbell-injury-dan-campbell-detroit-lions-updates/92609530007/) issues a statement on his recovery, Josh Jacobs (https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/50383288/packers-josh-jacobs-not-worried-missing-more-games-additional-allegations) talks about a possible new suspension from the NFL, Sam Darnold (https://www.si.com/nfl/seahawks/onsi/sam-darnold-declared-out-for-week-9-vs-cardinals) is out again for the Seahawks this week, DeShaun Watson (https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/50378819/browns-qb-watson-concussion-protocol-status-vs-saints-unclear) is in the concussion protocol, and the Eagles are starting Joe Milton (https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25529346-joe-milton-named-eagles-qb1-tanner-mckee-benched-ahead-giants-matchup-amid-jalen-hurts-absence) on Sunday. We talked about what's on TV & streaming today/tonight. Also, a new documentary about the legendary SCTV (https://people.com/catherine-o-hara-said-early-sctv-was-cheap-looking-12197247) is now on Netflix, GTA 6 (https://www.techpowerup.com/354448/gta-6-will-need-up-to-212-gb-of-storage-pre-load-now-starts-november-10) is going to need a ton of storage...and have we gone too far with the whole "popcorn bucket (https://creepycatalog.com/victorian-psychos-popcorn-bucket-is-a-baby-doll-in-a-rocking-cradle-with-an-open-belly-for-snacks/)" thing? It's National Redhead Day (https://nationaltoday.com/national-redhead-day/), so we looked at some interesting facts & stats about people with naturally red hair. A support dog (https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/hero-support-dog-saves-husbands-life-after-alerting-deaf-owner-to-deadly-fall/) is getting some extra attention after it helped save a man's life after he fell down the stairs in the middle of the night. And check out this woman who became the first person to ever swim the entire California coastline (https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/woman-becomes-first-person-to-swim-the-entire-california-coastline/)...covering over 900 miles in 111 days! It's Hypothetical Thursday, so we asked each other some questions. Brian's question for Jean was: "If you never had to sleep again, without any sort of physical or mental setbacks, what would you do with the extra time?" Jean's question for Brian was: " " Elsewhere in sports, the Brewers just lost (https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/11/athletics-hire-brewers-cam-castro-general-managers.html) their senior vice president of player development and performance to the A's, LIV Golf (https://golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/liv/2026/11/04/liv-golf-liquidation-bc-partners-300-million-relaunch/92615227007/) is now in really hot water after their latest financial partner backed out, and the viewership...and attendance for the WNBA Finals (https://www.thebiglead.com/wnba-finals-best-ratings-league-history-30-years/) were up! Office Cora (https://www.aroundthe715.com/) joined us just after 8am to talk about what she's up to this weekend in the 715. And in today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a #FloridaMan (https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/florida-man-flips-truck-during-193802818.html) who flipped his truck after a police chase and asked the officers for a cigarette when they were arresting him, a hawk in California that's too fat to fly (https://local12.com/news/nation-world/hawk-rescued-california-driveway-gains-weight-feasting-neighbors-chickens-wildlife-center-reveals-raccoon-freed-tree-hollow-austin-firefighters-erie-county-children-practice-voting-mock-polling-sites-human-interest), a couple of employees at a school in California that allegedly embezzled over $300,000 (https://nypost.com/2026/11/01/us-news/california-school-staffers-busted-in-huge-fraud-after-costco-breakfast-run-blows-their-cover/) from the school, a shopper at a mall in #Florida (https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/11/01/a-big-bang-shopper-injured-after-large-decoration-falls-at-mall-at-millenia/) gets seriously injured after a holiday decoration falls from the ceiling, & another #FloridaWoman (https://lawandcrime.com/crime/woman-enlists-her-children-to-break-into-their-neighbors-house-so-they-could-steal-furniture-and-place-it-outside-cops/) who used her kids to help steal her neighbor's furniture. See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

3. 

   4 Nov 2026

   Election results. One Gotta Go Wednesday. Week 9 Pigskin Picks. Bad News with Happy Music.

   Another wet one today with showers in the morning...hopefully it'll clear up a bit this afternoon so I can start putting up some of my Xmas lights. Yes, I'm that guy. I'd much rather work on this task when it's decent outside rather than waiting until it's freezing. In the news, we discussed the election results (https://www.jsonline.com/elections/results/2026-11-03/us/wi/), ANOTHER recall on blood pressure meds (https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/consumer-protection/recalls-alerts/2026/11/02/blood-pressure-medication-recalled/92563231007/), both the Powerball (https://www.abccolumbia.com/2026/11/03/powerball-jackpot-grows-to-835-million/) & Mega Millions (https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/winning-mega-millions-numbers-482-090429857.html) jackpots are getting bloated, people are apparently referring to Diet Cokes (https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/coca-cola-says-diet-coke-back-takes-fridge-cigarette-moniker) as "fridge cigarettes", and according to National Geographic's annual "Best of the World" travel list...Madison (https://www.foxnews.com/travel/5-us-destinations-named-best-world-travel-list-2027-national-geographic) is the top spot in the US! In sports, the first College Football Playoff rankings (https://collegefootballplayoff.com/news/2026/11/3/rankings) are out, a look at the Week 9 schedule (https://www.nfl.com/schedules/2026/by-week/week-9) in the NFL, the Bucks (https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/basketball/nba/summary/3018191?itm_source=oembed&itm_medium=sports&itm_campaign=scoreboard&site=USAT&itm_content=NBA&tile=3) are in Boston tonight to take on the Celtics, Major League Baseball (https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2026/11/03/mlb-salary-cap-proposal-lockout-cba/92590615007/) is looking to push it's implementation of a salary cap & floor to 2028, C.J. Gardner-Johnson (https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/bills-release-c-j-gardner-johnson-days-after-being-suspended-spitting-incident/) is cut by the Bills, the Mariners (https://www.mlb.com/news/jason-kanzler-mariners-manager) hire a new coach, the NY Liberty (https://nypost.com/2026/11/03/sports/liberty-fire-chris-demarco-as-head-coach-after-one-year/) fired their coach, and Carson Hocevar (https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/spire-motorsports-suspends-carson-hocevar-parking-him-for-nascar-finale/10871353/) is in BIG trouble. We talked about what's on TV & streaming today/tonight. Plus, Neve Campbell is going to be back as Sidney Prescott in "Scream 8 (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/scream-8-neve-campbell-confirms-return-1236746818/)", and Nicolas Cage (https://variety.com/2026/film/news/nicolas-cage-homeless-sinkhole-1236938531/) has been living in hotels since that sinkhole popped up at his house. Also, the countdown is ON for details about the new "Ozzfest (https://loudwire.com/ozzfest-launch-countdown-clock/?)"!!! A heroic 5th grader (https://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news/6344/5th-Grade-Girl-Saves-Bus-Driver-039-s-Life-After-Recognizing-Something-Was-Wrong) was able to help save her bus driver's life after the bus driver suffered a severe asthma attack. And check out this dude with a rare blood type (https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/ultra-rare-blood-carrier-finishes-grand-tour-around-australia-to-donate-at-all-85-blood-banks/) that made a serious impact by donating! Today's edition of "One Gotta Go Wednesday", we had to pick from four different rude behaviors at concerts - Excessive talking/Over-the-top phone usage/Standing directly in front of someone/Being too smelly. We've heard of "quiet quitting"...but what about getting "quiet fired (https://www.huffpost.com/entry/signs-quiet-fired-quitting-g_l_6ae35b48e4b09cd24b6c6dd6)". Here's a few things to be on the lookout for at your place of employment. Elsewhere in sports, former Badger, Russell Wilson (https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/report-russell-wilson-interviews-for-nc-state-head-coaching-job), got interviewed for the NC State head coaching gig, a soccer player dies (https://apnews.com/article/tenerife-player-dies-collision-f05d6fef18835bd1106d9bb41103afb7) on the pitch, and the strangest free throw (https://www.al.com/sports/2026/11/college-basketball-player-goes-viral-for-awful-free-throw-shooting-form.html) you've ever seen! Tyler was back in studio this week after a no-call/no-show last week to help Jean make her Week 9 Pigskin Picks. And in today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a couple of people in dinosaur costumes (https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/couple-dinosaur-costumes-arrested-publix-after-fight-with-customer-checkout-line/I7Q372D2HVAUHASQ2R4SYR5FJI/?tbref=hp) fighting with other customers at a grocery store, a guy in a Pikachu costume (https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/pikachu-onesie-bandit-suspect-arrested-following-bank-vandalisms-in-jefferson-county) who used a bat to vandalize a couple of banks in Colorado, a man in Indiana who shoved a bar of soap into a kid's mouth (https://people.com/indiana-man-charged-after-allegedly-attempting-to-force-soap-into-7-year-old-mouth-for-using-curse-word-12208643) after the child cursed, a woman that was paying her neighbor's electric bill (https://nypost.com/2026/11/03/real-estate/nyc-woman-discovers-shes-been-paying-her-neighbors-electricity-bill-for-10-years/) for a DECADE, & a comedy club in Pittsburgh that's in hot water for allowing a customer to come to their Halloween show wearing a Hitler costume. (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/state/pennsylvania/pittsburgh/2026/11/02/pittsburgh-comedy-club-hitler-halloween-costume/92560711007/) See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

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Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

353,400

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 69 / 100

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Quality

71

Social presence

0

YouTube

82

Engagement

85