Pete McMurray Show

😄 “Everything’s Great!” Nearly 9 in 10 of Us Have Faked Enthusiasm at Work. From Pretending to Love Meetings to Smiling Through Another “Quick Call,” How Many of Us Fake it Until We Make it!

Among people who gave their job a perfect 5 out of 5, 
80% still faked enthusiasm at least once that week. 

-And workers who are unhappy tend to keep it to themselves: 37% of those who dislike their job haven’t told a single person at work. 

-86% of respondents said they had acted more enthusiastic about their work than they actually felt at least once
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🎙️ For Pete's Sake 11.07.26: Three of the Most Important Stories of the Week!

💰 Dolly Parton's unpublished memoir reportedly sparked a wild bidding war. Wait until you hear how much someone paid!

🏈 Watching North Carolina football and wondering where Bill Belichick's girlfriend disappeared to? There's a reason she's nowhere to be seen!

🤗 A new survey reveals the number one reason adults remember a meaningful hug is comfort. Apparently, we all just need someone to hold us!

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☢️ One Wrong Move. Millions Dead. World War III! 

💥 How Close Did We Come to Nuclear Armageddon? 

😱 Bestselling Author Michael Dobbs Takes Us Inside the Cuban Missile Crisis "One Minute to Midnight"

 How close were we?  You'll be shocked ... 

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🛸 Former Senior U.S. Intelligence Official and Government UAP Investigator Jay Stratton: Has He Seen a UAP? What Government Secrets Are Coming to Light?  Jay let's it all out in his book, “Out of the Shadows” 🎙️

-What has he seen with his own eyes
-What were the 'Phoenix Lights'
-Are any aircrafts being stored at Area 51
-Why did we go from UFO to UAP

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🎬 “He came back from war, and it was like he was over...” 😳 ⛳ Happy Gilmore's Shooter McGavin, Christopher McDonald, shares the incredible true story behind the new Jimmy Stewart biopic, JIMMY, and how It's a Wonderful Life changed everything!

It's a Wonderful Life was Jimmy's first movie after serving in WWII
Chris LOVED playing Shooter McGavin 
Happy Gilmore II meeting all the great golfers
Working with Jean Smart on HBO's Hacks

LOVE Chris McDonald 

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🍹 Bartenders Have a Bone to Pick With Gen Z! 😂 

What Are Young Drinkers Doing That’s Driving Bartenders Crazy? 

Here's a few ... 

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🗳️ Democrats Score HUGE Midterm Victories! NBC's Ryan Nobles Breaks Down the Election, the Battle for Congress and What It All Means for President Trump, the American People and YOUR Wallet! 💰

When did he learn that the night would take a turn for Republicans
No one is contesting the election
Do the Democrats have a plan
 

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🎙️ SHOW OPEN 11.07.26 

🗳️ Elections are over! Can gas prices stop running for office? 
🌅 Less daylight means Lisa's solar battery is dying. Someone plug her in! 
🌎 A guy walked around the world in 28 YEARS! Dude, even Forrest Gump knew when to stop!

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🎃 For Pete’s Sake 10.31.26 - Three of the Most Important Stories of the Week!

$1 Million in Trading Cards Stolen from FedEx Truck 🚚 
A Man Sells Everything, Travels 1,200 Miles for an Imaginary Girlfriend 💔 
Bank Robber Recycles His Old Man Mask. Reduce, Reuse, Arrested Again! 👴🚔

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FOX & Friends Brian Kilmeade joined us to talk:

"Putin Is the Problem! He's clearly a bad guy. I think a lot of people on the right and left are getting confused by that." 

His new book Uniting the States & what George Washington meant to this nation
Jefferson doubles the size of America with one deal

Is President Trump listening to the wrong people right now

 

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🎙️ Show Open 10.31.26

🍫 The Milky Way Is on the JV Squad of Candy Bars. Sorry, Not Sorry!

🔥 Could Society Handle a Sexiest Woman Alive Over 55, or Would Heads Explode?

🤖 People Are Now Using AI as Their Therapist. What Could Possibly Go Wrong? 😂

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🎬 From Napoleon Dynamite to Demon Fright! 😱 Jon Heder Trades Moon Boots for Horror in “I See the Demon.” He and Director Jacob Lee Johnson Take Us Inside the Movie. Gosh! 😂🍿

Why horror from comedy
Directing Jon 
Was Napoleon Dynamite a hit right away
Any weirdness on set 

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🎬 Britney, Cher, Guns N’ Roses and Paul McCartney Walk Onto a Video Set… Who’s Yelling “ACTION”? 🎸 Nigel Dick Takes Us Behind the Camera for MTV’s Biggest Videos in “Music Video Mischief”

Directing GnR "Sweet Child ... "
Who had the biggest ego of all artists (you will LOVE this answer)
Working with Linda & Paul McCartney

 

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🎙️ For Pete’s Sake 10.31.26 - Three of the Most Important Stories of the Week!

$1 Million in Trading Cards Stolen from FedEx Truck 🚚 
A Man Sells Everything, Travels 1,200 Miles for an Imaginary Girlfriend 💔 
Bank Robber Recycles His Old Man Mask. Reduce, Reuse, Arrested Again! 👴🚔

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Chicago Med’s Dr. Dean Archer - Steven Weber Returns:

-Dr. Dean Archer Is a Dad!
-What was his text to his buddy Noah Wyle after being named "Sexiest Man Ailve" 
-Rob Morrow is the Center of the Universe
-The Dick Wolf Calendar 
-Dick Wolf is a great great guy

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NBC's Garrett Haake was in OHIO this week covering president Trump

-Republican Vivek Ramaswamy is running a controversial commercial featuring his Democratic opponent's own mother calling her daughter a liar.
-The President again promised $5000 to everyone if the Republicans win the house and senate.  Where does that money come from
-TWO Dan Sullivans running for the same seat in Alaska
-Texas Senate race is the most expensive race in the country
-Are we still watching suburban moms voting

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🎙️ FOR PETE’S SAKE - 2 or the Most Important Stories of the Week!

🥊 John Oliver Reunites With Russell Crowe’s “Cinderella Man” Jockstrap 😂

🛋️ Two Guys Ride a COUCH Balanced on Two Lime Scooters. What Could Go Wrong? 🛴😂

🎵 After 24 Years, Phil Collins & Paul McCartney Finally Make Up! 🤝

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🎙️ Show Open 10.24.26

🇫🇷 Lisa Escapes Paris Just Before the Protests Explode! 
🏈 Pete's Sports History Obsession Is Out of Control 📚
👻 Ghosting Someone? Turns Out the Ghoster May Be the One Haunted by Regret!

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Four time super bowl champion
Pro Football hall of famer
You can see him every sunday on FOX NFL Sunday
His new book is called Looking for Terry

Terry Talks:
-Depression
-What you see on Fox NFL Sunday is a happy man, but struggled for years
-Why he kept his depression such a secret
-How he finally got it right after three divorces
-The Immaculate Reception

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👂😂 Turns Out Listening Is Actually MORE Important Than Talking! 🗣️ 

A Couples Therapist Explains Why We’re All So Good at Talking and So Terrible at Listening! 

Guys, you need to step up your game!

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🇺🇸 Former Speaker NEWT GINGRICH has a new book called America's Golden Age

“I Wrote ‘America’s Golden Age’ Because I’m Really Tired of People Being So Negative About Our Future”
America’s Best Days Could Still Be Ahead ✨
America will be in a Golden Age by 2076 
The number of jobs in space will be astonishing 

How would he advise President Trump today
How has things with the country and Iran changed since 1984
 

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🎬 Actor James McAvoy on his new movie CALIFORNIA SCHEMIN'! 

-Two Scottish Guys Fake California Accents to Become Rap Stars!  Yes, It's a TRUE STORY! 
-They completely fooled the music industry
-Sharing a sex scene with Keira Knightley 

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😂 REMEMBER WHEN COMEDIES WERE COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL? Matt Singer, author of “Funny Business,” takes us inside the era of Wedding Crashers, The 40 Year Old Virgin, Anchorman & the movies we’re STILL quoting 20 years later! 🎬🍿

-Old School and an uncredited Will Ferrell showing up out of nowhere 
-Judd Apatow 
-Anchorman 

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⛽ How Much More Can Americans Take? Rep. Darin LaHood ton High Gas Prices, Putin and the Midterm Stakes. Is Relief Finally Within Reach? 🎙️

-"Putin, make no mistake about it is a thug and dictator and an international criminal.  He should not be viewed as anything but that"
-Fighting with Canada
-How worried should we be with China
-Are Republicans worried about midterms 

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Paranormal investigator Amy Bruni combines haunted places, true crime and FOOD in 
Cuisine to Kill For. 50+ recipes from some of the world’s most haunted places

Haunted places combined with recipes from the location
How does one become a paranormal investigator 
The energy she feels when walking into a place

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🎙️ FOR PETE’S SAKE - Three of the Most Important Stories of the Week!

🐉 Game of Thrones Is Coming to the Big Screen. Are You Ready for Even Bigger Dragons? 🔥

🛒 Are We Shopping Online or Actually Putting on Pants and Going to Stores? 👖

☕ How Long Can You Camp Out at a Coffee Shop Before the Employees Secretly Hate You? 😂

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🤠 “DON’T MESS WITH TEXAS” WAS ABOUT…LITTER?! 

Eli Burnstein, author of “Phrased & Confused,” reveals what famous quotes REALLY meant and which ones we’ve been getting wrong!

“Don’t Mess With Texas…Started in an Anti Littering Campaign” 
We've been getting Carpe Diem wrong for years!
And, the many other phrases we are using incorrectly and where they came from 
 

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🎙️ SHOW OPEN

🪑 When Should the Patio Furniture Go Into Hibernation? 🥶

✈️ Book Holiday Travel NOW…Or Prepare to Sell a Kidney! 💸

🍫 Halloween Candy Costs More This Year. At These Prices, Turn Off the Porch Light! 🎃😂

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We all do it. We know something needs to get done, but somehow we keep putting it off until tomorrow.

Dana K. White
author of “Procrastinators Get Stuff Done,” 
explains why we procrastinate, how to finally get moving, 
and why the 5 minute rule could change everything

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KYLE MacLACHLAN: Dune, Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Sex and the City…

-We Needed Answers About Those Giant Bangs in the movie Showgirls 😂 “What the Hell Was I Thinking???”  
-His Podcast "What are we even talking about?"

... and so much more - fun guest 

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🎙️ AD LEGEND LINDA KAPLAN THALER: “I’m Not a Genius, But I Have a Lifetime of Knowing How to Take a Lot of Information and Squeeze It Into Small Soundbites” 

📺 The Stories Behind Ads Like Aflac and the Jingles We’ll Never Forget! 🦆🎶
-How the client thought the Aflac and the Gilbert Gottfried idea was crazy!
-"I'm a Toys r Us Kid" jingle
-We all miss jingles
-How does advertising work on Tik Tok or other social platforms

My Life in 30 Seconds

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📉 CARLOS GUTIERREZ: is the former Kellogg CEO & U.S. Commerce Secretary his new book is called "Sheer Will"

 “Two Things About Our Economy That Worry Me…I Worry About the Stock Market…Job Creation.” 
Tariffs and who pays for it
Became CEO with a college degree
Who had a bigger ego at Kellogg - Snap, Krackle, or Pop
Carlos on George W "He is a leader!  I never heard him brag, I never heard him blame someone else..."
President Bush's reaction to the housing crisis of 2008


 

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🎙️ FOR PETE’S SAKE 10.03.26 - Three of the Most Important Stories of the Week 

🍔 Wendy’s drops an EMO album. Apparently fries have feelings! 😂 
⏰ Why do years fly by as we get older? You blink and somehow you're 58! 😳 
🫘 Turkey sets a record with a giant pot of baked beans. Somewhere, a hot dog is VERY jealous! 🌭

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🎙️ SHOW OPEN 10.03.26

🎃👻 Enough With Halloween Already! 
☕😡 Pete’s Parking Rage May Require Less Caffeine  
✈️😂 And Tom Cruise Spots a Distressed Kitchen Worker. Of Course He Does. Maverick to the Rescue!

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Dr Ian Smith joined us to talk menopause and his new book The New Menopause Kitchen

What women are feeling mentally and physically
"When women are experiencing these symptoms, it can be not only frustrating but you can feel lost"
What is "midlife power nutrients" in Chapter 2
How much protein do women REALLY need daily 
 

The New Menopause Kitchen 

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🏠 HYBRID WORKERS: Saving 45 Minutes on the Commute…Then Spending It on the Couch 

Staying home you sit 44 minutes longer than at work.  
Here's what to do...

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🍔 25 Years After Fast Food Nation…Has Fast Food Gotten Any BETTER? 
Eric Schlosser’s groundbreaking book changed how we look at what’s REALLY behind the counter. 

Now he’s back with the 25th Anniversary Edition. 🍟😳

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MS Now's 🎙️ PETER ALEXANDER joined us to talk:

The White House Media Ban
Gas Prices Climbing & a War With No End in Sight 
A Terror Plot in the Sky,

And more ... 


State of Play - weekdays on MS NOW

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🏈 TOM BRADY WANTED TO BE THE GREATEST. BUT WHAT DID IT COST HIM? 

Lars Anderson, author of “BRADY: An American Story and the Price of Greatness,” 
on the obsession that fueled Brady’s success and the sacrifices his marriage and family made along the way. 

 

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📱 Is Your Relationship on DO NOT DISTURB? 

A couples therapist reveals the phone habits that could mean it’s time to cut the cord. 

If they’re suddenly guarding their phone - bad bad sign!

Here's what to look for ... 

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