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<p>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</p>
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July 7, 2026
Old person habits. Grant Bilse of the Wisco Sports Show. Things to do 24 hours before you leave on vacay.
<p></p> <p>Another decent day today…unless you count the mayfly hatch last night. They're EVERYWHERE this morning.</p> <p> </p> <p>More rain tomorrow night & on Thursday.</p> <p> </p> <p>In the news this morning, a <a href="https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/oribe-shampoo-recalled-pluralibacter-gergoviae-bacteria/3957824/">recall on shampoo</a>, a massive <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bjs-roof-collapses-heavy-rains-new-jersey-rcna353205">roof collapse</a> at a BJ's in New Jersey, <a href="https://www.delish.com/food-news/a71834790/pringles-flavored-hot-dog-buns-how-to-buy/">Pringles</a> is doing a hot-dog bun drop tomorrow & next Wednesday, a mom apparently <a href="https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15955517/New-details-emerge-tragedy-little-boy-allegedly-killed-eaten-mum-friends-neighbours-reveal-circumstances-led-awful-death.html">ate her own child</a>, and a <a href="https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/silo-collapses-on-five-people-in-wisconsin-amidst-severe-weather/">silo collapse</a> in southern WI injured several people last weekend.</p> <p> </p> <p>In sports, the <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/brewers-rally-past-cardinals-to-reach-500-as-nl-franchise">Brewers</a> beat the Cardinals last night, <a href="https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49291529/usa-belgium-20206-fifa-world-cup">Team USA</a> is done at the World Cup after getting destroyed by Belgium, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/neymar-signals-brazil-farewell-after-shock-world-cup-exit-norway-2026-07-06/">Neymar</a> retires after losing to Norway over the weekend, <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/heat-confirm-that-giannis-antetokounmpo-will-switch-to-no-7-hours-after-his-no-34-jerseys-went-on-sale-005820176.html">Giannis</a> officially signed with Miami yesterday and decided to change his number from 34 to 7…and he also posted an official "<a href="https://www.si.com/nba/bucks/onsi/giannis-antetokounmpo-posts-his-official-goodbye-to-milwaukee-01kvkb3v4zva">goodbye</a>" to the city of Milwaukee.</p> <p> </p> <p>We talked about what's on TV & streaming today/tonight and what's new on <a href="https://www.dvdsreleasedates.com/">New Release Tuesday</a>. Also, a new study found that young kids learn <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/accents-bilingualism-babies-9.7253141">language biases</a> by watching cartoon villians.</p> <p> </p> <p>Grant Bilse of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063967578387">Wisco Sports Show</a> joined us just after 8am to talk about the Brew Crew as they get ready for the All-Star break, his recap of the US in the World Cup and how his 4th of July went.</p> <p> </p> <p>An <a href="https://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news/6244/11-Year-Old-Boy-Dives-Into-Action-to-Save-Drowning-Man-After-Others-Froze">11 year-old boy</a> is being called a hero after helping to save a drowning man, and a <a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/blind-people-offered-hope-of-seeing-again-after-stem-cell-breakthrough-remakes-retinal-blood-vessels/">new stem cell treatment</a> could help the blind to see!</p> <p> </p> <p>We talked about "snow rooms" yesterday, and if that's out of your price range, you might want to look into some <a href="https://www.designboom.com/design/rick-owens-wearable-adidas-air-conditioning-suits-paris-mens-fashion-week/">air conditioned clothing</a> instead.</p> <p> </p> <p>As Jean prepares for her big trip to the East Coast later this month, we took a look at a list of things you should do <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-successful-people-prepare-for-vacation-2017-6">24 hours before you leave</a> for vacation.</p> <p> </p> <p>Did you use to mock "<a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/jamieko/millennials-old-person-habits-used-to-mock">old people habits</a>"?? Which habits are you now changing your mind about?</p> <p> </p> <p>And in today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a <a href="https://www.odditycentral.com/news/mexican-mayor-accused-of-staging-her-own-kidnapping-to-cover-up-embezzlement-scheme.html">Mexican mayor</a> who's accused of staging her own kidnapping to cover up her embezzlement scheme, a <a href="https://www.kron4.com/news/video-waymo-seemingly-drives-through-exploding-fireworks-others-spark-delays/amp/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=fark&ICID=ref_fark">Waymo</a> car that drove over some fireworks, a woman in Maryland who <a href="https://wjla.com/news/local/taco-bell-woman-pulls-out-gun-fight-chester-queen-annes-county-brandishing-firearm-handgun-arrest-assault-charges-reckless-disorderly-restaurant-crime-maryland-fast-food-dispute">pulled a gun</a> in the Taco Bell drive-thru, and a guy in Scotland who used two seagulls as weapons.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
July 6, 2026
4th of July recap. National Fried Chicken Day deals. Snow rooms!
<p></p> <p>I'm actually glad to be back at work. Don't get me wrong…I thoroughly enjoy a long holiday weekend with friends, drinks, food, & fireworks. But I also really enjoy my routines.</p> <p> </p> <p>So, being back in the building and getting things done is a wonderful return to reality.</p> <p> </p> <p>We recapped our respective 4th of July weekends and we talked about some of the other stuff that went down over the last three days, including:</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><a href="https://abc7ny.com/post/fire-breaks-brooklyn-bridge-amid-macys-fireworks-display/19450005/">the Brooklyn bridge catching fire</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.foxweather.com/lifestyle/skydiver-crashes-california-rodeo-fourth-july-stunt">a skydiver who crash-landed but survive</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/delta-flight-hit-by-firework-while-landing-at-midway-airport-on-fourth-of-july/3957451/">a plane that got hit by a firework</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cato.org/blog/new-poll-nearly-half-americans-dont-know-what-americas-250th-celebrating">a kind of ridiculous stat about America's 250th</a></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>Elsewhere in the news this morning, a recall on a <a href="https://www.azfamily.com/2026/07/03/pedigree-dog-food-recalled-possible-metal-plastic-contamination/">popular dog food</a> & a recall on <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/07/02/wire-grill-brush-recall-ahead-july-fourth-weekend/90789276007/">wire grill brushes</a>, a <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/3-die-geneva-lake-wisconsin-boat-capsizes-storm/">deadly boating accident</a> on Lake Geneva,</p> <p> </p> <p>In sports, the <a href="https://www.brewcrewball.com/milwaukee-brewers-scores-standings/85320/bauers-homer-powers-brewers-to-3-2-victory-over-diamondbacks">Brewers</a> had a nice weekend against the D-Backs including a 3-2 win yesterday, <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/brandon-woodruff-exits-start-against-d-backs-with-injury">Brandon Woodruff</a> is back on the IL, the <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/brewers-jacob-misiorowski-mlb-all-star-game/">Miz</a> is going to the All-Star game but likely won't be pitching, <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/usa-vs-belgium-match-preview-073000150.html">Team USA</a> takes on Belgium tonight in the World Cup round of 16…and Folarin Balogun will be on the pitch after <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/07/05/sports/trump-called-fifa-president-asking-to-review-folarin-baloguns-red-card-suspension/">President Trump</a> called in a favor to FIFA. Which the <a href="https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49279471/belgium-usa-folarin-balogun-ban-suspended-fifa-world-cup-2026">Belgium coach</a> isn't very happy about.</p> <p> </p> <p>We talked about what's on TV today/tonight and Brian recapped a movie that he & his wife watched this weekend called "Saccharine". Plus, some tidbits about the big celebrity wedding that went down in NYC on Friday.</p> <p> </p> <p>A glimmer of hope in Venezuela after the deadly earthquake last week as a <a href="https://people.com/dog-rescued-from-rubble-after-venezuelan-earthquake-12009719">dog was rescued</a> from the rubble eight days later. And check out this <a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/voice-changes-measured-by-phone-can-predict-asthma-flare-ups-3-days-in-advance/">new app</a> that can apparently help to predict when someone is going to suffer an asthma attack.</p> <p> </p> <p>Today is "National Fried Chicken Day"…so we hooked you up with some of the <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2026/07/05/national-fried-chicken-day-2026-deals-free-food/90681579007/">deals</a> you can take advantage of to save money.</p> <p> </p> <p>Elsewhere in sports, <a href="https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2026/07/05/cup-series-2026-chicagoland-speedway-recap-results/">Chase Briscoe</a> got a win at Chicagoland yesterday, <a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25451026-how-many-calories-joey-chestnut-ate-more-nutrition-facts-2026-nathans-hot-dog-contest">Joey Chestnut</a> won his 18th Mustard Belt on Saturday at the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog eating competition, <a href="https://www.wusa9.com/article/sports/nhl/capitals/2026-nhl-free-agency-washington-capitals-alex-ovechkin/65-bf8c3e4b-35d4-45c5-9a57-03a7821397d1">Alexander Ovechkin</a> is coming back for another season, <a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25451006-serena-williams-withdraws-wimbledon-doubles-sister-venus-heartbroken-over-injury">Serena</a> is out at Wimbledon due to an injury, and a <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/insight/moroccan-fan-dies-after-flag-caught-in-motorbike-wheel/gm-GM1BCD193C?gemSnapshotKey=GM1BCD193C-snapshot-0&uxmode=ruby&cvid=6a4b3f7e256149ab8e27b976b6b5199f">Moroccan soccer fan</a> dies when her scarf got caught in the rear wheel of a motorcycle she was riding.</p> <p> </p> <p>A new report about the "<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/04/style/snow-rooms-home-technoalpin.html?unlocked_article_code=1.vFA.vutU.1jkLavBTDjn8">ultra-rich</a>" has Brian wondering if he's in the 1%.</p> <p> </p> <p>And in today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/most-america-250-thing-ve-103002596.html">wild brawl</a> involving roofers, a <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/07/04/us-news/nyc-dominatrix-plastic-wraps-sub-to-pole-and-douses-him-in-milk/">dominatrix</a> that wrapped a guy in Saran-wrap and poured milk all over him, a guy who had his car stolen while he was busy <a href="https://www.fox5dc.com/news/instant-karma-suspect-has-vehicle-stolen-while-burglarizing-store-howard-county">robbing a Verizon store</a>, <a href="https://www.odditycentral.com/news/a-growing-number-of-russian-women-are-selling-their-used-breast-implants-online.html">used breast implants</a> are apparently available to buy online, and an airline that offered a <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/07/05/lifestyle/airline-offers-prize-to-give-up-seats-on-overbooked-flight/">WILD compensation package</a> to anyone willing to give up their seat on a flight.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
July 2, 2026
Our 4th of July preview show! Office Cora! #FloridaWoman
<p></p> <p>Holy monsoon, Batman! The rain just wouldn't quit during the overnight. Definitely won't need to water the lawn for the rest of the week!</p> <p> </p> <p>Today's our last day in the studio as we're off tomorrow for a nice, long, holiday weekend. Hope you have a happy & safe 4th of July!</p> <p> </p> <p>In honor of the 250th, we had a bunch of 4th of July stuff this morning, including:</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><a href="https://abcnews.com/GMA/Food/fourth-july-food-deals-free-beer-doughnuts-discounts/story?id=134313390">Deals on foo</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ohio-backyard-firework-accidents-july-fourth-b3006017.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=fark&ICID=ref_fark">States with the most fireworks accident</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cpsc.gov/Safety-Education/Safety-Education-Centers/Fireworks">Fireworks safety tip</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15939577/face-america-celebrity-obama-trump.html">Who is the "Face of America"</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2026/06/25/patriotic-anthems-from-jay-z-tom-petty-and-more-for-americas-250th/90461828007/">Some patriotic songs to add to your playlist this weeken</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/06/29/usa-250-fireworks-small-town-costs">Small towns canceling their fireworks shows</a></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>Office Cora also joined us just after 8am to let us know what she's up to in the <a href="https://www.aroundthe715.com/">715 this weekend</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p>And in the news this morning, the latest on the couple who climbed to the top of the <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/07/01/us-news/kissing-daredevils-scale-empire-state-building-antenna-hanging-flag-1454-feet-over-nyc-with-cringe-message/">Empire State building</a> & got engaged, <a href="https://www.dailymail.com/tvshowbiz/article-15944695/Danny-Glover-Alzheimers-diagnosis-Lethal-Weapon-oscar.html">Danny Glover</a> reveals he's battling Alzheimer's, the cop from the <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/victor-willis-village-people-lead-singer-dies-aged-74-rcna352516">Village People</a> passed away, a <a href="https://people.com/thousands-of-air-conditioners-recalled-for-posing-fire-and-burn-risk-12010351">recall</a> on air conditioners, a <a href="https://people.com/teacher-obsessed-sister-law-years-waited-wife-vacation-strangle-her-12010515">music teacher</a> kills his sister-in-law, and a horrific story out of Ohio involving a <a href="https://www.wsaz.com/2026/07/01/ag-almost-beyond-comprehension-details-released-about-scene-after-children-found-deplorable-conditions/">bunch of kids</a> living in deplorable conditions.</p> <p> </p> <p>In sports, the <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/garrett-mitchell-delivers-go-ahead-triple-in-brewers-win-over-reds">Brewers</a> got another win over the Reds yesterday & go for the series sweep later this afternoon, a recap of yesterday's <a href="https://www.espn.com/soccer/scoreboard/_/league/fifa.world">World Cup action</a>…including Team USA's big win over Bosnia-Herzegovina, a celebration after Mexico's win on Tuesday turns <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/worldcup/2026/07/01/mexico-city-deaths-world-cup-celebration/90764868007/">deadly</a> as several fans are crushed to death, the internet isn't happy with <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/viral-german-soccer-fan-captivated-america-flees-social-media-story-takes-predictable-turn">Freddy the German soccer fan</a>, UW names it's <a href="https://www.channel3000.com/news/wisconsin-native-shawn-eichorst-named-uw-athletic-director/article_92564276-6ddb-4c70-8339-1a9a334470f2.html">new AD</a>, and a couple of big trades in the NBA yesterday involving <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/breaking-news/article/jaylen-brown-reportedly-traded-to-76ers-for-paul-george-in-blockbuster-deal-after-celtics-miss-out-on-giannis-antetokounmpo-221544659.html">Jaylen Brown</a> of the Celtics and <a href="https://artvoice.com/mitchell-robinson-won-a-championship-with-the-knicks-and-is-now-leaving-for-the-celtics-on-a-three-year-474-million-deal">Mitchell Robinson</a> of the Knicks.</p> <p> </p> <p>We talked about what's on TV & streaming this weekend and some of the new movies coming out.</p> <p> </p> <p>Cool stories about a guy who helped get over 8,000 people signed up for a <a href="https://people.com/mans-tiktok-videos-help-add-8-000-stem-cell-donors-to-registry-exclusive-12004807">stem cell donor registry</a>, a <a href="https://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news/6240/College-Sorority-Raises-Another-25-Million-for-St-Jude-Bringing-Total-Donations-to-125-Million">sorority</a> that's made a massive amount of donations to St. Jude Hospitals over the years, and the <a href="https://www.rescue.org/new-irc-lego-foundation-partnership">Lego Foundation</a> donating millions of dollars to help fund early childhood learning programs.</p> <p> </p> <p>Elsewhere in sports, <a href="https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/calais-campbells-brother-charged-with-murder-after-mother-found-dead-atlanta-townhome/ZFPZYV32JBEXNC6MXKUO4GNAB4/">Calais Campbell</a>'s brother allegedly kills their mother, <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/alyssa-thomas-says-wnba-players-153000841.html">Alyssa Thomas</a> says she received death threats after her run-in with Caitlyn Clark, <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/tennis/breaking-news/article/wimbledon-2026-serena-williams-doubles-match-with-sister-venus-in-doubt-after-knee-injury-during-first-round-singles-loss-130014673.html">Serena Williams</a> might not be playing doubles this afternoon at Wimbledon, and did the <a href="https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/07/01/did-the-simpsons-really-predict-the-final-of-the-2026-world-cup">Simpsons predict</a> this year's FIFA World Cup final match?</p> <p> </p> <p>And in today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a card shop that had to suspend <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/card-shop-suspends-yu-gi-oh-tournaments-over-smelly-players">Yu-Gi-Oh tournaments</a> because too many of the players smelled really bad, a problem with <a href="https://www.ladbible.com/news/us-news/rats-mice-genetic-mutation-poison-resistance-us-research-290847-20260628?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=fark&ICID=ref_fark">mutant rats</a> in the sewers of major American cities, a <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/06/30/us-news/florida-woman-claims-cocaine-in-her-butt-mustve-been-from-intimate-encounter-busted-by-cops/">#FloridaWoman</a> who had some cocaine in her butt, and a dog renting app in China allows people to rent a dog for an hour or two</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
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