Pete McMurray Show

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The Pete McMurray Show is a talk show featuring Pete McMurray and Lisa Kotara. The two address issues like politics, entertainment, health & wellness, sports, fitness, relationships and just about everything else. The show can be heard in three states and growing!

Show Open 11.22.25 🕵️‍♂️ Epstein files are about to drop - uh ohhhh 🎸 John Lennon's legendary lost weekend when he left Yoko for 18 months, moved to LA with another woman 🦃 The three things you should never say at Thanksgiving dinner
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Show Open 11.22.25 

🕵️‍♂️ Epstein files are about to drop and wait till you hear about Congressman Clay Higgins the one guy in Congress who voted NO

🎸 John Lennon's legendary lost weekend when he left Yoko for 18 months, moved to LA with another woman 

🦃 The three things you should never say at Thanksgiving dinner unless you want your family to tackle you before the mashed potatoes reach the table

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🎉🐶 Congratulations to Max, he’s back on top as the number one male dog name on the American Kennel Club 2025 list. Discover the full top five for male and female pups and see which names are ruling the dog park 🐾
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🎉🐶 Congratulations to Max, he’s back on top as the number one male dog name on the American Kennel Club 2025 list. Discover the full top five for male and female pups and see which names are ruling the dog park 🐾

Cost of a dog
Pet Insurance
Top Dog names 

 

 

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📚🔥 NBCs Peter Alexander reveals how they handled 23,000 pages of Epstein files and the surprising tool that saved them: “We were able to wait for it input it into CHATGPT and do a search and that expedited it for us”
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NBC News Chief White House Correspondent Peter Alexander joined us to talk:

-Congressman Clay Higgins (that guy who voted NO to release the Epstein files)
-Is this a loss for the President
-Former President of Harvard Larry Summer got a beatdown 
-WHO is the person that has to go through the 23,000 pages of Epstein files (hint: It's Peter & ChatGPT)
-Saudi Prince red carpet welcome at the White House 

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For Pete's Sake 11.22.25 🎤 Whitesnake's David Coverdale is calling it a career & so are his legendary leather pants 😂 🎶 8 in 10 adults admit they miss the simple days when TV had 3 channels 📺 ❄️ Why cold weather turns you into a hungry bear 🐻🍲
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For Pete's Sake 11.22.25 - Three of the Most Important Stories of the Week

🎤 Whitesnake's David Coverdale is calling it a career and so are his legendary leather pants 😂 🎸

🎶 Eight in ten adults admit they miss the simple days when TV had three channels conversations were face to face and music came on albums or tapes 📺

❄️ Why cold weather turns you into a hungry bear and makes every snack in the house look like a five star meal 🐻🍲

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🤯🎸 Jim Irsay's estate is putting his famous memorabilia up for auction & his guitar collection alone clocks in at over one billion dollars! You want to own John Lennon's guitar? You can bid on it!
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 Former Colts Owner Jim Irsay’s Memorabilia Collection is Up for Auction

His guitar collection alone is valued at over One BILLION Dollars 
This collection is largely known for its vast selection of musical instruments -  often dubbed "The Greatest Guitar Collection on Earth” , which is estimated to be worth over $1 billion and includes instruments previously owned by 
-Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix, and David Gilmour.

 

Items also in the collection include:
A 1963 Gretsch 6120 Country Gentleman, used by John Lennon on The Beatles' 1966 single "Paperback Writer"

Lennon...


🎄🧠😂 Therapist and best selling author Amy Morin helps us survive holiday stress, family chaos and the strange way this season turns normal people into full on crazy people. 🦃
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🎄🧠😂 Therapist and best selling author Amy Morin helps us survive holiday stress, family chaos and the strange way this season turns normal people into full on crazy people. 🦃

-Navigating the holiday stress
-Don't fall back into old routines
-How to deal with bullies and instigators
 

...plus so much more great advice  


Visit Amy's Website

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🦃😳 The real price of Thanksgiving this year might make your jaw drop and make you rethink inviting Uncle Larry again
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The Average price of Thanksgiving went up in 2025

The Real Cost of Thanksgiving This Year

-Price has gone ^^^
-Do you tell the family to bring certain items to Thanksgiving
-Stopping at multiple houses or just one

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🎬🎶 Step inside John Lennon & Yoko Ono’s first few years in New York in the new HBO film 'One to One' - hear Academy Award winning director Kevin MacDonald spill the behind the scenes stories of two very private people ✨🗽
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🎬🎶 Step inside John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s first few years in New York in the new HBO film One to One Hear Academy Award winning director Kevin MacDonald spill the behind the scenes stories of two extremely private people  ✨🗽

Kevin talks
-Where he found the footage
-How he listened to hours of actual telephone calls John and Yoko recorded
-The film taking you into a very vulnerable John Lennon
-This is the only concert he gave after leaving the Beatles 
-Did he have money when he left the Beatles

 

 

Wat...


🥁 From the thunder of John Bonham to the groove of Ringo Starr and Charlie Watts, we’re diving into the legends who shaped rock and roll. Joining us is author John Lingan with his new book Backbeats: A History of Rock and Roll in Fifteen Drummers 🎶
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11/15/2025

🥁 From the thunder of John Bonham to the groove of Ringo Starr and Charlie Watts, we’re diving into the legends who shaped rock and roll. Joining us is author John Lingan with his new book Backbeats: A History of Rock and Roll in Fifteen Drummers 🎶

-Alex Van Halen
-Ringo
-Charlie Watts
-John Bonham 
-Animal from the Muppets (is in the book!)

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Show Open 11.15.25 🦃 The longest government shutdown in history is over & Congress celebrated by taking another vacation 💰 Say goodbye to the penny 🔥 The newest trend? Cooking your turkey in a pillowcase because who needs an oven when you have bedding
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11/15/2025

Show Open 11.15.25 

🦃 The longest government shutdown in American history is finally over and Congress celebrated by taking another vacation
💰 Say goodbye to the penny and hello to everyone rounding up for no reason
🔥 The newest trend? Cooking your turkey in a pillowcase because who needs an oven when you have bedding

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🌴 “No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems” the anthem that defines a vibe! She’s the woman helping tell Kenny Chesney’s story in Heart Life Music. 🍹🎸 Co-author Holly Gleason shares what Kenny really reveals about life, love, and music
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11/15/2025

🌴 She’s the woman helping tell Kenny Chesney’s story in Heart Life Music. 🍹🎸 Co-author Holly Gleason shares what Kenny really reveals about life, love, and music

-Kenny's vibe and why we all want to hang out with him
-What does the title 'Heart Life Music' represent 
-How Kenny didn't want to write a book
-What's Kenny really like behind the scenes 

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💫 From the runways of fashion to the big screen, Carol Alt has done it all. Now the supermodel and actress shares her story in the new 'Sports Illustrated swimsuit documentary Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell’s Swimsuit Issue'
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11/15/2025

💫 From the runways of fashion to the big screen, Carol Alt has done it all. Now the supermodel and actress shares her story in the new 'Sports Illustrated swimsuit documentary Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell’s Swimsuit Issue'

-Celebration of women's power and strength 
-How did her life change in 1982 when she was on the cover of SI's Swimsuit Issue
-She was on the cover of over 500 magazines in the 80's 
-The excoitic locations, the swimsuits, all Julie 
 

... so much more ... 

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😂 Americans reveal how long they’re happy to have guests stay… it’s shorter than you think 🏡😬
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11/15/2025

😂 Americans reveal how long they’re happy to have guests stay… it’s shorter than you think 🏡😬

 

🛏️ Any longer and most say guests have overstayed their welcome 👀 Don’t you need to go home and mow your lawn 🌿

🚪 About 22 percent skip the hints and just say it’s time to go 😅

👨‍👩‍👧 Kids can stay ten days but parents only get eight before they’re politely booted 🧳💨

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🔥 Chris Matthews is the former host of MSNBC’s Hardball and bestselling author joined us to talk about his new book Lessons from Bobby: Ten Reasons Robert F. Kennedy Still Matters - a gripping look at courage, politics, and moral leadership.
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11/15/2025

🔥 Chris Matthews is back! The former host of MSNBC’s Hardball and bestselling author joins us to talk about his new book 
Lessons from Bobby: Ten Reasons Robert F. Kennedy Still Matters

The always opinionated Chris Matthews talks:
-The book, the south, the impact of RFK, and the lessons
-The current state of politics and government
-Reagan and Tip O'Neill working with each other to get things done
-RKF Jr and his position as Secretary of Health and Human Services

Love 'em or Hate 'em - the dude is entertaining 


🎅 Only 20% of shoppers think stores should wait until after Thanksgiving for holiday decor and music 🎄 That means 80% of us are totally fine with Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas” echoing through Target in mid-October 🎶
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11/15/2025

🎅 Only 20% of shoppers think stores should wait until after Thanksgiving for holiday decor and music 

🎄 That means 80% of us are totally fine with Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas” echoing through Target in mid-October 🎶

(41%) said stores’ holiday ambiance prompted them to spend more time in stores,  it’s called “dwell time”
-Retailers are “trying to get there first before each of their competitors 
-And, they’re expanding the season from two months to four months to dial up the dollars during the holiday season

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For Pete's Sake 11.15.25 🎉 Sean “Diddy” Combs is allegedly partying it up in prison! 🥳🍾 🎄 Guess how many Christmas trees the average person puts up now 🎄🎄🎄 🦁 That “Irish lion” video? Turns out it was NOT a lion… ❌
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11/15/2025

For Pete's Sake - 3 of the Most Important Stories of the Week!

🎉 Sean “Diddy” Combs is allegedly partying it up in prison! 🥳🍾 
🎄 Guess how many Christmas trees the average person puts up now 🎄🎄🎄 
🦁 That “Irish lion” video? Turns out it was NOT a lion… ❌

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😳 Phrases Men with Low Self-Awareness Should NEVER Say 😂 From “Do you want to come back to my place?” to “Are you putting on weight?” These lines guarantee a one-way ticket to Awkwardville 🚩
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11/08/2025

Here is a list of 😳 Phrases Men with Low Self-Awareness Should NEVER Say 😂 

Are you ready for some of these ... 

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🎙️ Illinois Congressman Darin LaHood on the Government shutdown: “It’s gone on way too long. It’s a shutdown of pain and how much pain people can take… sooner rather than later we have to get the Government opened back up.”
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11/08/2025

IL Republican Congressman Darin LaHood joined us to talk:

-New York elects a new Mayor
-The 'kitchen table issues"
-Affordability needs to be front and center in the next year 
-The massive money being thrown at candidates for campaign contributions 
-The Virginia AG race and the text scandal 
-The Government shutdown "It's gone on way too long, there are ramifications of it.  Frankly it's kind of a shutdown of pain and how much pain people can take on it...sooner rather than later we have to get the Government opened back up"


Show Open 11.08.25 🗽 New York City elects proud socialist Zohran Mamdani as mayor and the internet is losing its mind💋 Pete thinks he belongs in People’s “Sexiest Man Alive” issue🎨 The Louvre Museum’s security password got leaked… wait for it… “Louvre”
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11/08/2025

Show Open 11.08.25

🗽 New York City elects proud socialist Zohran Mamdani as mayor and the internet is losing its mind
💋 Pete thinks he belongs in People’s “Sexiest Man Alive” issue
🎨 The Louvre Museum’s security password got leaked… wait for it… “Louvre”

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America’s Dairyland funnyman Charlie Berens "I pulled my calf doing the polka at the beginning of the summer!"
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11/08/2025

The ALWAYS entertaining Charlie Beren's joined us to talk:

-Polka injuries
-Ooof
-Fishing, family get togethers, and 'cripe-sakes'

Charlie's Comedy on Tour

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🎬 Mad Men’s John Slattery and Director James Vanderbilt joined us! Slattery admits he was nervous filming Nuremberg. “I was walking back to the start position asking Russell Crowe, ‘Is this working?’ I didn’t even know him!” 😅
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11/08/2025

John Slattery starred as Roger Sterling in Mad Men.  He's now starring in a new movie called NUREMBERG
Directed by JAMES VANDERBILT - and John and James joined the show

-John hearing Mad Men clips with Jon Hamm
-James directed John, Russell Crowe, Michael Shannon, Rami Malek, Colin Hanks, Richard Grant ... 
-Nuremberg and all about the movie
-Took James 13 years to get to the finished movie product
-James first film he directed Robert Redford 
-John in Apple TV's "The Last Frontier"
-John on getting nervous filming "I was walking back to...


😂 The hilarious Steve Byrne joined us 🎤 From doing comedy in a mall to rocking Chess King and Bugle Boy jeans 👖 Talking Sexiest Man Alive and his wild Chicago days living with Vince Vaughn 🏙️
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11/08/2025

The VERY funny Steve Byrne joined us 

-Working comedy in a mall
-Chess King, Bugle Boy Jeans
-Sexiest Man Alive
-His days in Chicago living with Vince Vaughn


This cat is so funny ... 

 

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For Pete's Sake 11.08.25 🧠 Researchers found ChatGPT gives better answers when users swear at it 🌊 A surfboard lost at sea 18 months ago washed up 1,500 miles away 🎬 Hollywood strikes again: A new Miami Vice movie - remaking a remake
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11/08/2025

For Pete's Sake 11.08.25 - Three of the Most Important Stories of the Week!

🧠 Researchers found ChatGPT gives better answers when users swear at it. So apparently, “please” is overrated

🌊 A surfboard lost at sea 18 months ago just washed up 1,500 miles away. It traveled farther than most people’s luggage

🎬 Hollywood strikes again: Miami Vice 2026. Because nothing says “original” like remaking a remake

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🔥 People Magazine’s Julie Jordan joined us to talk about her 12th “Sexiest Man Alive” cover 😍 “These men are all very attractive and charming, but gosh, Jonathan Bailey just took that and kind of elevated it!” 💫
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11/07/2025

People Magazine's Julie Jordan interviewed Jonathan Bailey for the 'Sexiest Man Alive' cover 

-This is Julie's 12th 'Sexiest Man Alive' cover..."these men are clearly very attractive and all very charming, but gosh, Jonathan just took that and kind of elevated it!" 
-Wicked and Bridgerton star lands SMA2025
-All the 'Sexiest Men' had the "IT" factor 

 

People Magazine "Sexiest Man Alive" by Julie Jordan

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💬 Do most women really know what makes their husband happy? ❤️ Experts break down the 6 surprising things that truly make a man happy and why a lot of couples miss them 👀
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11/01/2025

💬 Do most women really know what makes their husband happy? 

❤️ Experts break down the 6 surprising things that truly make a man happy 

You'll love this list (hint: intimacy is on there)

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😴💤 Nearly half of U.S. adults admit they’ve driven so tired they could barely stay safe behind the wheel. Ever caught yourself nodding off at a red light? You’re not alone 🚗⚠️
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11/01/2025

Nearly half of U.S. adults have driven while so tired it affected their ability to stay safe behind the wheel

In an American Academy of Sleep Medicine survey, 41% of adults admitted they've been so drowsy while driving that it impaired their performance, including 50% of men and 33% of women

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🏈 Sundays mean one thing... football 📖 New York Times journalist Ken Belson pulls back the curtain in his new book Every Day Is Sunday and shows how the NFL became America’s obsession. 🇺🇸
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11/01/2025

🏈 Sundays mean one thing... football. 🍂 Few institutions have shaped American life quite like the NFL. 📖 New York Times journalist Ken Belson pulls back the curtain in his new book Every Day Is Sunday and shows how the game became America’s obsession. 🇺🇸

Ken Talks:
-NFL is now a 20+ Billion Dollar a Year Business
-How the NFL came up with taking the NFL Draft on the road
-Jerry Jones and the Nike lawsuit "Jerry Jones taught how to make money"
-What's NEXT for the NFL

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🛥️🎸 All aboard the smoothest ship on the sea of soft rock! Tommy Bouy from the nation’s #1 Yacht Rock band ⛵️ YACHTLEY CREW drops anchor to talk about their new album “SEAS THE NIGHT.” 🌊🥂 Captain’s hats on, vibes set to smooth!
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11/01/2025

️🎸 All aboard the smoothest ship on the sea of soft rock! Tommy Bouy from the nation’s #1 Yacht Rock band ⛵️ YACHTLEY CREW drops anchor to talk about their new album “SEAS THE NIGHT.” 🌊🥂 Captain’s hats on, vibes set to smooth!

Tommy Bouy talks:
-What is Yacht Rock
-Michael McDonald is the Godfather of Yacht Rock
-That time Tommy played with a Yacht Rock legend (or a few)
-The song people go BANANAS over
 

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For Pete's Sake 11.01.25 🎤 Slash clears it up - Axl’s mic toss wasn’t rage, just rockstar physics ☕ How many pumpkin spice lattes is too many 👻 America’s most haunted cities revealed, and one ghost still can’t find affordable rent
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11/01/2025

For Pete's Sake 11.01.25 - Three of the Most Important Stories of the Week

🎤 Slash clears it up — Axl’s mic toss wasn’t rage, just rockstar physics
☕ How many pumpkin spice lattes before your blood type turns “PSL Positive”? 
👻 America’s most haunted cities revealed, and one ghost still can’t find affordable rent

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🎬 From Planes Trains and Automobiles to Uncle Buck to that unforgettable racquetball scene in Splash John Candy made us laugh till we cried 😂 Author Paul Myers captures the magic in his new book John Candy A Life in Comedy ❤️
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11/01/2025

From Planes Trains and Automobiles to Uncle Buck to that unforgettable racquetball scene in Splash John Candy made us laugh till we cried 😂 Author Paul Myers captures the magic in his new book John Candy A Life in Comedy ❤️

-Planes Trains and Automobiles 
- Tricked into auditioning for Second City

-Splash "The night before they shot the racquetball scene in Splash,  John was staying at a hotel and see Jack Nicholson across the bar...h's in awe of Jack Nicholson...1 drink turned to 20, and then they closed the bar and went back to Jack's suite.  I...


Show Open 11.01.25 ✅ Feds drop interest rates again for the second time in 6 weeks…uh oh 💸 Pete reviews Nate Bargatze’s arena show like a pro comedy critic 🗣️ “6 7” is officially the Word of the Year… whatever that means (ask your kid) 😅
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11/01/2025

Show Open 11.01.25 

✅ Feds drop interest rates again for the second time in 6 weeks…should we celebrate or panic 💸
😂 Pete reviews Nate Bargatze’s arena show like a pro comedy critic 😂
🗣️ “6 7” is officially the Word of the Year… whatever that means (ask your kid) 😅

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👨‍⚕️ Chicago Med’s Steven Weber on his Wings co-star Tim Daly 😄 “Timmy’s a good guy… he was voted handsomest man in North America in 1978, 79, 83, 87, and 89! All that soft-focus stuff we use on Zoom… that’s just how he looks in real life!” ✈️💫
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10/25/2025

Friend of the show, Chicago Med's Steven Weber joined us to talk:

-His wife and mother visited Chicago
-11 seasons for Chicago Med, 5 seasons for Steven 
-Working for Dick Wolf 
-Friend Tim Daly's description of Steven Weber "Timmy's a good guy as we all know he was voted handsomest man in North America in 1978, 79, 83, 87, and 89! You know all the stuff we use on Zoom with softening our lens  ... that's how he is in real life"
-The C.A.D.s - Character Actors Dinner 

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Show Open 10.25.25 🔥 George Santos gets his sentence commuted by the President… c’mon, really? 🥶 How early is too early to turn on the heat? 🎨 Oceans 11 heist at the Louvre! Mona Lisa now on Facebook Marketplace!
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10/25/2025

Show Open 10.25.25

🔥 George Santos gets his sentence commuted by the President… really? C'mon ... Really?
🥶 How early is too early to turn on the heat? If your nose is cold but you still have guilt… you’re not alone.
🎨 An Oceans 11-style heist at the Louvre!  The thieves were slick, the guards were clueless, and the Mona Lisa is probably on Facebook Marketplace by now.

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🔥 From TOP GUN to Team Leader ✈️ Dave Berke, decorated Marine, fighter pilot, and former TOP GUN instructor, says leadership is not born, it’s built. “Leadership is a skill. Everybody can, and actually needs to learn it.” 💪🎙️ #TheNeedToLead
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10/25/2025

Dave Berke is a decorated Marine, a fighter pilot, and former TOP GUN instructor, his new book is called
The Need to Lead

Dave talks:
-Jocko doing the foreword to his book
-Can leadership be learned "Yes, absolutely!  And, that's one of the core tenets, leadership is a skill.  It's something everybody can, and actually needs to learn.  And, that's really the premise of the whole book"
-Does fear work as a leader
-What makes a Top Gun instructor and biggest misconceptions 
-Work on the relationships and build that trust
-Dav...


🏛️ NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent Ryan Nobles on the looming Government shutdown: "They aren't talking! There’s no negotiations... there’s no conversations happening!" 😬 Inside the Washington standoff
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10/25/2025

NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent Ryan Nobles joined us:

-Congress needs to feel some level of pressure to end the Government shutdown
-Are the two sides even talking "They aren't talking! There’s no negotiations... there’s no conversations happening!"
-The east Wing of the White House being demolished 
-Why commute George Santos' sentence and let him out of jail
-Is Diddy next

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👯‍♀️ Double Drama! Deidre Hall (Marlena) on the time Days of Our Lives brought in her real life twin “You have a twin, let’s get her out here… and she wasn’t an actress, she was a teacher!”
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10/25/2025

Deidre Hall played the unforgettable Dr. Marlena Evans on Days of Our Lives for more than four decades. And now Days is being inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame

Diedre joined us to talk:
-John Black - Drake Hogestyn, her Days on screen husband "Horrible loss.  For us and the audience who adored him and we adored him on stage"
-Pete thanking Deidre for 'wingwoman' status at Bradley University
-Her first day on-set in 1976 flubbing her line and character name
-Her twin sister on Days was her real life identical twin.  Da...


🌤️ Shadows of Sobriety is a powerful look at growing up in the shadow of addiction and finding the light 💔➡️💫 A heartfelt conversation with author Keith Burton on healing, forgiveness, and hope
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10/11/2025

Shadows of Sobriety ..  is an honest and moving look at what it means to grow up in the shadow of addiction and still find a way to heal. 

Author Keith Burton joined the show to talk:
What prompted him to write the book
Facing Fears
Family and forgiveness

... and so much more

This story isn’t just about pain. It’s about perspective, forgiveness, and the strength that comes from facing hard truths
 

Shadows of Sobriety Book 

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For Pete's Sake 10.11.25 🎸💰 Jon Bon Jovi’s Nashville bar is for sale for $130 Million. 🎤😎 Note to self: never confess a crime to ChatGPT 😂📱 Public toilet seats have fewer germs than bathroom door handles 🚽🦠
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10/11/2025

For Pete's Sake 10.11.25

🎸💰 Jon Bon Jovi’s Nashville bar is for sale for $130 Million. For that price he better throw in “Livin’ on a Prayer” karaoke rights 🎤😎

🤖🚔 Note to self: never confess a crime to ChatGPT. It’s not your lawyer it’s your snitch 😂📱

🚽🦠 Public toilet seats have fewer germs than bathroom door handles. Should we start opening doors with our bootie 🍑😳

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Show Open 10.11.25 🛫 FAA says airport delays are because of air traffic controller staffing – apparently no one’s controlling the controllers. 🎃 People are going way overboard on Halloween decorations 🍝 Broke Gen Z is going on dates for the free meal
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10/11/2025

Show Open 10.11.25 

🛫 FAA says airport delays are because of air traffic controller staffing shortages – apparently no one’s controlling the controllers.

🎃 People are going way overboard on Halloween decorations – one guy’s yard looks like Spirit Halloween threw up.

🍝 Broke Gen Z is going on dates for the free meal – love might be dead, but Olive Garden breadsticks live forever.

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🎸 Don Barnes of .38 Special writing with Jim Peterik, and how “Hold On Loosely” came to life "What do you think of this title: 'Hold on Loosely'? (JIm says), 'Oh yeah - and don't let him go" 🤘 The Music, the stories, the life of Rock n Roll! 🔥
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10/11/2025

.38 Special lead singer Don Barnes joined us to talk:

-The 70's music scene in Jacksonville, FL
-How he met Donnie Van Zandt and started .38 Special 
-Don on brothers Ronnie Van Zandt (Lynyrd Skynyrd), Johnny & Donnie, "They were from the wrong side of the tracks.  Kinda redneck ya know"
-Don and legendary rocker Jim Peterik wrote the music for this album
-How he puts together songs like "Hold on Loosely"
 

🎸 Rock legend Don Barnes of .38 Special writing with Jim Peterik, and how “Hold On Loosely” came to life 
"What do you think o...