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Emily Rowley is now a 22-year-old graduate from Southern New Hampshire University and she did it all online...without arms. She was born with bilateral phocomelia and she says doctors didn’t believe she would live long. She shares online with followers how she does her daily life, including driving and graduating college! STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/22-year-old-with-no-arms-graduates-college/

Grab some tissues for the happy tears on this one…a single mom gave her kids the best surprise after a few hard years following the end of her marriage… VIDEO HERE: https://www.wdjx.com/single-mom-surprises-her-kids-with-a-house/

An Olivia Rodrigo fan got a tattoo of the lyrics to Olivia's "Hope Ur Ok". But there's a typo in the ink!! Oh nooooooo! Source: https://www.today.com/popculture/olivia-rodrigo-fan-tattoo-typo-butterwing-rcna151182

We were having fun letting you "confess" to something your mom doesn't know you did as a kid, then we got this call! lol

It's the game where Ben & Kelly toss jokes back and forth until someone laughs... it's You Laugh You Lose!

Amber is floored by what her best friend admitted to her and needs to know how sheltered a life she must be living!

Mother’s Day is coming up this weekend and we thought we’d ask AI to write us the perfect Mother’s Day Card:

Lina doesn’t think she did anything wrong in the way she ended a recent date, but her friend that set her up is upset!

A mom named Emily from Indiana is in the news after arguing grandmothers should NOT be celebrated this Sunday. Source: https://www.tiktok.com/@emily_wehner/video/7363083978716482862

This restaurant had the best of intentions, but this was a HUGE brain fart! If you can manage to make it through the day without posting a lost credit card on the internet to try and locate its rightful owner… you’re doing OK! Source: https://www.wsaz.com/2024/05/08/woman-faces-2000-charges-after-restaurant-posts-her-credit-card-online/

We got on the phone with Alli who is wondering if she shouldn't tell the parents of her son's prom date that she switched into a much more revealing dress at her house before the dance! We honor nurses with some crazy stories on the job...learn about lion mating and throw it back with TBT!

Wild Eggs is celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week asking you to nominate a deserving teacher who goes above and beyond for their students and fellow staff to win a Wild Eggs gift basket with swag, a $100 Wild Eggs gift card and a $100 Amazon gift card to buy school supplies for their classroom. Get the nominations in through tomorrow on their Facebook and Instagram pages.

Two high schoolers near Detroit were honored after saving a teacher's life back in March. Gym teacher Alfred Kattola had a heart attack during a student-teacher basketball game. But two juniors, Izzy and Correy, did CPR and brought him back. STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/students-save-a-teacher-having-a-heart-attack/

National Nurses Week is May 6-12 - so let’s celebrate with the crazy stories that you have experienced that were NOT in the job description!

Cutting a pizza with a scissors? Ever done this?

Alli's son just took a friend to prom, but when they were at her house, she changed her "princess" dress to a "clubbin" dress... she feels like she should mention something to the girl's parents, but doesn't know.

When lions are mating, they get-it-on between 20 and 40 times a day. They do it so much they basically stop having time to eat. Source: https://gizmodo.com/9-species-of-animals-that-are-having-more-fun-than-you-5976425

Help us help you! Just a reminder that earlier this week we played audio of a guy testing the Tesla Cybertruck "frunk" (front trunk) lid with his FINGER. It got smashed badly. Well, get ready for another idiot who thought HE'D give it a go. Source: https://gizmodo.com/cybertruck-video-breaks-finger-safe-stick-elon-musk-1851460112

Tara shared how a misunderstood situation spun out of control quickly in Group Therapy and may have taught her daughter the wrong lesson! The search for love takes us to a hottie fireman at Taylorsville and Dutchmans and to a toothless short king, plus confessions to mom!

People are obsessed with cicadas right now so forest workers in Illinois decided to educate the public about them . . . by dressing up like them and acting out their life cycle. First, a worker climbs out of the ground and makes her way up a tree while a guy narrates. Then another worker dressed as a male cicada used a bongo-style thing to simulate the sound they make to attract females. VIDEO HERE: https://www.wdjx.com/forest-workers-teach-us-about-cicadas-in-hilarious-viral-video/

A 100-year-old veteran in Maryland just got his college diploma. He's a former pilot named Jack Milton who served in World War lI, Korea, and Vietnam. The school surprised him with a diploma for his 100th birthday last week. STORY: https://nypost.com/2024/05/05/us-news/wwii-veteran-100-finally-receives-college-diploma-nearly-60-years-after-graduation/

If you want to go to jail in a hurry, here's the formula… If you can manage to make it through the day without etching your name into the hood of a police car… you’re doing OK! Source: https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/florida-man-arrested-for-carving-his-name-into-deputys-patrol-car-police

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade! When life doesn’t give you pandas… what do you do? If you can manage to make it through the day without painting dogs to look like pandas, when you have a zoo… you’re doing OK! Source: https://nypost.com/2024/05/06/lifestyle/zoogoers-outraged-to-discover-panda-exhibit-was-actually-dogs-dyed-black-and-white/

What did you break or do as a kid your mom still doesn’t know about?

What was the little lie that you told that turned into something huge?!

Tara found herself in a situation that got out of control while at dinner with her daughter. And now it may have taught her daughter the wrong lesson!

Finding everlasting love is difficult. That’s why Ben & Kelly scour the internet looking for people who just need that 2nd chance at that 1st impression. It’s the weird, the wild, and the desperate… it’s Missed Connections!

There’s a saying, buyer beware… maybe there should be one that says thief beware? If you can manage to make it through the day without stealing a pair of dolls from a yard sale… that are haunted… you’re doing OK! Source: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/woman-issues-chilling-warning-thief-32726130

In Group Therapy, her husband decided to confess 8-years into their marriage that he cheated during the first year they dated. Why share that now? What does she do with that? Then we found out many people traveled far for just a first date...with many success stories! Plus, pickles in your Dr. Pepper? And is it normal to get dressed before you're fully dry out of the shower? Or do you rinse after brushing your teeth? #normalornope

Utility company “Denver Water” tweaked the lyrics of the Backstreet Boys’ biggest hit and flawlessly recreated the music video reminding customers of watering best practices during the summer to conserve water! The “Splashstreet Boys” turn “I Want It That Way” into “I Water That Way”! VIDEO: https://www.wdjx.com/water-companys-bsb-parody-goes-viral/

Have you ever been in a long-distance relationship? Most begin when you’ve already been dating and one person moves away, but have you ever tried to make a long-distance relationship work from the jump?

A TikTok'er named "Mississippi Memaw" posted a clip where she went through the drive-thru of a Sonic, and only ordered "a large Dr. Pepper . . . with pickles."

Jennifer's husband of 8 years recently confessed to cheating on her during their first year of dating. He swears it only happened once, and he immediately felt guilty about it. Even though it was 9 years ago, she wants to know how you process info like that?

Do you let your clothes finish toweling you off or do you rinse your mouth out after brushing your teeth? It's another round of Normal or Nope!

If you can manage to make it through the day without trying to get inheritance for your kid born from your dead lover… you’re doing OK! Source: https://tinyurl.com/ypew44uc

Lots to unpack for the Monday after Derby...in Group Therapy, she wants to avoid family drama but doesn't want her kids' faces posted on social media in pics from the family gathering this weekend. How does she address it? We got a DM about a girlfriend no one likes coming to the Mother's Day brunch and Ben admits he agrees with listener Maranda's anxiety over...windshield wipers. LOL

A storm chaser saved a family of four live on YouTube last Thursday after a tornado destroyed their house near Abilene, Texas. VIDEO: https://www.wdjx.com/storm-chaser-rescues-family-live-on-youtube/

A 9-year-old gave the only dollar he had (that he earned for good grades) to a man he thought was homeless. That man was actually a millionaire who rewarded him for his generosity! STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/boy-gives-his-only-dollar-to-a-millionaire-he-thought-was-homeless/

If you can manage to make it through the day without dressing as bigfoot and running around your kid’s school… then you’re doing OK! Source: https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/weird/lorain-county-school-district-lockdown-bigfoot-firelands/95-a5c408aa-ff2d-4544-9236-307c46f127ad

Wait until you hear what Lindsey found! lol

Tina feels stuck in the middle between her brother-in-law and her mother-in-law and needs to know if there’s a compromise to avoid potential drama this weekend!

It all started with Maranda's text to us, "I get really self conscious by the speed of my windshield wipers when it's raining..." and went from there! lol

Sasha is just trying to be proactive and avoid any drama from relatives.

Derby weekend is always filled with stories and drama, so what did YOU witness?

Do you test the safety features of cars or do you just trust they’ll work? If you can manage to make it through the day without testing a safety feature of the new Tesla by letting it close the hood on your finger… you’re doing OK! Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rA55B1kobnw

It was a rainy Oaks, but we still had tons of fun backside at Churchill Downs! Keith Kaiser brought Operation GOTV to US which was a fun twist and we talk craziest things you've seen at the track! Ben saw some crazy at Thurby #chickencutletsonthefloor #notthekindyoueat

A formerly incarcerated single mom passed the bar exam on the first try! She says "it doesn't matter where you come from, it matter where you're going." STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/formerly-incarcerated-mom-passes-the-bar-exam/

A nine-year-old kid in Oklahoma named Branson Baker saved his parents over the weekend after a tornado tossed their truck into some trees. STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/9-year-old-boy-saves-his-parents-after-tornado/

Typically we try and sneak into the live shots of the TV crews, but the tables were turned as Keith Kaiser from WDRB crashed OUR live broadcast!

Sometimes it's difficult to tell the difference between the unique names of horses and the unique names of strippers.... it's Horse or Ho!

Ben witnessed "chicken cutlets" under a table at the track... what's the craziest thing YOU'VE witnessed?

A little trip to the zoo ended up being a harsh lesson in the Circle of Life for some young kids visiting Juniper the bear… If you can manage to make it through the day without witnessing a bear make some baby ducklings a snack…you’re doing ok. Source: https://nypost.com/2024/05/01/lifestyle/bear-eats-ducklings-at-the-zoo-in-front-of-horrified-children/

Happy Thurby from the backside at Churchill Downs! We set our sights on Eric King and Grace McKenna on WHAS for Operation GOTV and Ben donned a disguise...a woman's hat! That became a running theme...even got a guest fashion panel to weigh in on the matter LOL! Plus we play Better Bet!

Hundreds of people gathered to support a new sort of viral “superhero” who calls himself Cheeseball Man. A 22-year-old guy put on an orange ski mask and cape, and started putting up flyers around Manhattan. They were invitations to Union Square Park on April 27 at 3pm where they could watch him eat a whole container of cheeseballs. And people showed up. Hundreds…of people. VIDEO HERE: https://www.wdjx.com/cheeseball-man-delivers-on-promise-to-eat-whole-container-of-cheeseballs/

A second-grade teacher from California recently went to Syria, and completed her goal of visiting every country on Earth . . . all 193 recognized by the United Nations. Here is Lucy Hsu talking about visiting the world and how it has impacted her students. STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/second-grade-teacher-visits-every-country-in-the-world/

Ben got a hat and the thought is that it "could" be a female's hat. lol What do you think?

With sports betting now a thing in Kentucky + it being Derby Week, it’s time to play “who’s the better bet?” We’ll name 2 stars and you tell us who is worth more!

If you can manage to make it through the day without using the church’s credit card to spend over $40 grand on games like Candy Crush… you’re doing OK! Source: https://kotaku.com/candy-crush-priest-40-000-church-credit-card-arrested-1851446794

It's a tradition to try and wonder into the live shots of TV while we're all gathered together at Churchill Downs!

Day two backside at Churchill Downs...we're checking off two boxes for Operation GOTV, we play another round of Ben's favorite game, Horse of Ho and learn how to make the $1000 Woodford Reserve Mint Julep!

The Governor was on the show and out of the GATE Ben made a mistake!!

Today we learned the first vertebrate to mate in space... was not a human!

What a fun little game! Horse names are unique and so are... strippers! Can you tell which is which?

Kelly described her perfect fascinator BUT there was an issue.... it didn't have girth! lol

First day live Backside at Churchill Downs with our annual shenanigans we call Operation GOTV, where Ben found some accomplices! We play a fun game, Horse or Ho, with UFC fighter Dustin "The Hanyak" Jacoby!

UFC's Dustin Jacoby stopped by Churchill Downs to chat with Ben & Kelly (and play a fun little game)!

It's sometimes difficult to distinguish between the names of the horses here or a stripper... so we put Kelly to the test in Horse or Ho!

A tradition unlike no other, Operation Get On TV!

We do a couple of rounds dissecting your freak flags determining if it's normal or nope...involving washing the dog bowls and pickle juice! Then in Group Therapy, his fiancee is mad he wants to go fishing solo on their honeymoon! Is it ok to have some "me time" on that trip? Then we got a DM from a girlfriend who explains why it's been a little problematic her boyfriend is too hot!

A dad is trending on TikTok after he called out two teenagers at a trampoline park in Billings, Montana . . . for being AWESOME with his son. The teens didn’t know, him but just started bouncing with him and helping him go higher. Even made sure he didn’t fall down! STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/dad-calls-out-teens-at-trampoline-park-for-being-awesome-with-his-son/

Cory is a big LSU baseball fan and it was his big moment when Tommy White smacked a homer to the left field bleachers! Unfortunately, it wasn’t Cory’s glove that caught the 109 mph hit! But he's not mad about it...in fact he gave probably the best soundbite in sports reporting history. VIDEO; https://www.wdjx.com/baseball-fan-hit-by-home-run-ball-has-best-reaction-ever/

Danielle has a question about handling a "hot" partner - then we got off track a little... lol

Let's dissect your little freak flags and see if they are normal...or nope!

Is it an unwritten expectation that couples should plan to do everything together on their honeymoon… or is a little “me time” ok? We got a message from a groom-to-be who's wife is upset he's planning on fishing during their honeymoon to Jamaica! Is he out of line?

Let's dissect your little freak flags and see if they are normal...or nope! Let's start with pickle juice and jammies!! lol

If you can manage to make it through the day without selling us designer jeans that make it look like we peed our pants… then you’re doing OK! Source: https://nypost.com/2024/04/26/lifestyle/pee-stain-denim-jeans-have-an-eye-popping-price-tag-why-would-anyone-wear-this/

Your Wednesday show was packed with a Group Therapy where she wants to postpone the wedding because things feel like they've happened so fast. But she doesn't want to break up...how does she do this? Then we go ta DM about catching someone spying on her conversation about a manager at work!! Plus the search for love takes us to the movies with our kids (to see John Wick??) and the backyard!

We got an update from Hailey about how she made the situation with her boss's husband WORSE...this is so cringey!!! Plus we have a special guest in that drops some original #dadjokes on us LIKE A BOSS!

A scary moment was captured on surveillance cameras when two Connecticut barbers noticed a little girl running by their shop towards a busy intersection. Osvaldo and Rafael were taking care of customers and dropped their scissors to run out the door and reached her just before she reached the intersection. VIDEO: https://www.wdjx.com/hero-barbers-drop-everything-to-save-a-little-girl-running-towards-traffic/

Julian Joseph is 3 and has been learning about "dragon breaths" at school...it's a tactic teachers use to calm kids down when they are energetic or emotional. And he's taken those skills home for a sweet morning routine on the deck with his dad in the morning sun.. VIDEO: https://www.wdjx.com/this-3-year-old-and-his-dads-morning-routine-is-melting-hearts/

If you had a bottle of Perrier recently, and you thought, "This tastes like crap." Well, there may have been a reason for that. If you can manage to make it through the day without having to recall millions of bottles of Perrier because they were contaminated with poooo… you’re doing OK! Source: https://www.euronews.com/2024/04/24/nestle-subsidary-destroys-two-million-bottles-of-water-after-fecal-bacteria-discovery

It's the game where Ben & Kelly toss jokes back and forth until someone laughs... it's You Laugh You Lose!

Ben made a mistake, wasn't convinced it was his fault, then his wife reminded him that he's done something like this before!!!

Bradley is 9 and he's a fan of the show. He wanted to come in and do some jokes for our You Laugh You Lose Segment!

We let listeners vent to us on the regular. So when you give us your little quirk, we’ll decide whether it’s normal or… nope it’s not! Ben gets us started and gets us off the rails immediately!! LOL

Jennifer’s husband schmoozes clients for his work, but is all the schmoozing crossing the line when he continually takes clients to gentlemen's clubs? How does she convey this to him?

Hailey’s boss’ husband hits on her every time he comes into the office. He’s a good looking guy, but it’s still uncomfortable. We gave her advice, but did she listen? The update!

Pets go missing all the time, but I guarantee you haven’t experienced the wild adventure Galena went on recently. If you can manage to make it through the day without mailing your cat to Amazon.com… you’re doing OK! Source: https://ksltv.com/639614/utahns-reunited-with-pet-cat-they-accidentally-shipped-with-amazon-return/

We talk to a listener that has one of the most bizarre in laws stories...which leads to more in laws stories!! We do a round of Normal or Nope which leaves us with a visual we didn't need. TBT is full of adjacent requests and WHY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT CICADA RECIPES???

You will be amazed and inspired by this dad in a wheelchair that built the most amazing bunk beds for his daughters… Daniel Kotter, a dad of six who was left paralyzed after an accident in 2013. He fell 30 feet while building a house. He was a gifted carpenter, and realized he STILL was a gifted carpenter. So he started sharing his building projects online. STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/wheelchair-dad-builds-amazing-bunk-beds-for-his-daughters/

Maureen Stanko is mom to Nick, her 20-year-old autistic son and she was worried about what he would do after high school. So she opened the So Much To Give cafe, a restaurant in Cedars, Pennsylvania, that employs people with disabilities – and helps them grow. STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/mom-opens-a-cafe-where-people-with-disabilities-can-work/

Trillions of cicadas are set to hatch in the eastern U.S. over the next few weeks… but that doesn’t mean you need to do THIS! Source: https://www.wltx.com/article/news/local/cicadas-noise-complaints-newberry-county-south-carolina-bugs/101-d1dbb836-6a68-438a-8813-700d7a61e5f2

We let listeners vent to us on the regular. So when you give us your little quirk, we’ll decide whether it’s normal or… nope it’s not! lol

All these movies came out in 2004. Can you name the movie from the clip?

Lexi has never had a more weird encounter with her in-laws and needs to know how much she should be worried? Her FIL & MIL recently drove 500 miles to visit them and her FIL was there a day and left "to take of some business" and drove home leaving the MIL for 2 weeks. Wow.

Do you have or do you know someone who has a famous name? It could be fun… or it could make life a nightmare!

Do you have or do you know someone who has a famous name? It could be fun… or it could make life a nightmare! If you can manage to make it through the day without having the name “Taylor Swift” when you’re not Taylor Swift… you’re doing OK! Source: https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/27458883/scotland-taylor-swift-lanarkshire-name/

Financial worker Samantha (@notsamanthafox) gained viral attention when she revealed that a background check exposed her felony record, of which she was previously unaware. Source: https://www.dailydot.com/news/routine-background-check-backfires/

9-year-old English boy Cooper Wallace won the juvenile category of the European Championship Gull Screeching contest. So we thought we'd make a game of it!