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May-cember is here and we are all super busy! Knoxville is getting a professional softball team, and the team needs a name and mascots. Some suggestions include the Knoxville Miracle, Knoxville Fireflies, Scruffy City Sluggers, and the Knoxville Knockouts. Hot Tea: Spotify is adding a badge to artists that don’t use AI in their music. Kasey Musgraves said that her beef with Miranda Lambert was 100% real. A medical helicopter broke down and landed in a school’s parking lot but never told the school. 18-year-old Hudson Macready, a Knoxville native, is playing at the Luke Combs Bootleggers tailgate tomorrow before the Neyland Stadium concert. Hudson joined us in studio to talk about that and play an unreleased song! Lucky 7 for $50 to the Copper Cellar Family of Restaurants Update on the Joe Exotic saga: Karly reached out again to ask about a phone call with him and got a reply from his legal team saying that he has been placed in solitary confinement. Nancy thinks that she isn’t actually talking to Joe Exotic, and this is all a scam. We played Rocky Top Roulette to give away Luke Combs pit passes! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The storm yesterday knocked off part of the gutter on Joey’s house, but then the wind somewhat put it back up. King Charles is in the United States and made some jokes while at the White House. Joey then told the story of how he and his brother lost each other in London several years ago. Hot tea: Morgan Wallen’s baby mama’s ex-husband posted a video using Morgan’s song “I Got Better” with the caption “can confirm.” Lisa Kudrow revealed that she and the other Friends actors still make $20 million a year from the show. Two teens were arrested for driving their lawn mower around Target. A recycling facility put up a new speed limit sign that says 17.3 mph. They don’t actually expect people to go 17.3mph, but they wanted the sign to stand out so people will slow down. Nancy started talking about speed bumps and went off the rails. Nancy’s crazy aunt called her to talk about death again. Lucky 7 for $50 to the Copper Cellar Family of Restaurants UT Athletic Director Danny White revealed that the construction process for the Neyland Entertainment Discrict will start this summer with the demolition of the G10 parking garage. The project should be completed in 2028. Joey just found out that his middle name and his twin brother’s first name are both spelled wrong. Joey’s middle name is Phillip (with two Ls), but he was named after his great-grandfather named Philip (with one L). His brother Jesse was named after his great grandfather Jessie (with an I). What Makes You Special? I Survived a Shark Attack! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joey and Nancy were both scared of getting struck by lightning this morning. Joey bought his kids a real baseball for the first time yesterday. They have only used plastic ones so far, but he’s worried they will break something with the real one. Karly went to her 7-year-old cousin’s baseball game last night, and parents were threatening to fight in the parking lot. Twenty-two Buddhist monks were arrested for smuggling drugs. Nerd News! AI could reduce our work weeks to 3.5 days in the future. Africa is splitting into pieces. A new study showed that salmon on cocaine swam further than salmon that weren’t on it. Hot Tea: Luke Combs says he will probably not ever be on a Taylor Sheridan tv show. Trader Joe’s is being sued by a customer for not having enough caffeine in their coffee. A woman is facing DUI charges after trying to use her Tesla autopilot while drunk. A woman gave birth on an airplane mid-flight! Joey tests Nancy on country songs that have puns (double meanings) in them to see if she knows both meanings. Examples include Damn Strait by Scotty McCreery and Me and a Beer by Chris Janson. Lucky 7 for $50 to the Copper Cellar Family of Restaurants A drive-thru refused to let Nancy pay with pennies yesterday. They apparently no longer take pennies, so they rounded her total up to the nearest 5 cent mark. She was not happy that she had to pay an extra 2 cents. Nancy described the 10 types of terrible bosses to see if we can relate to any of them. Group Therapy: I Can See My 80-Year-Old Neighbor Naked Through His Windows See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Karly was supposed to go to a virtual reality Internation Space Station experience this weekend but didn’t make it. Joey wondered if there is a special VR program that can let people walk through different house blueprints. Monday Morning Wake Up Call with 15-Year-Old Emme Karly wants to go to a Renaissance fair in Nashville, and Joey and Nancy had a lot of questions. Hot Tea: Ella Langley brought out Theo Von to sing with her at Stagecoach. Kelsea Ballerini did 27 hours of therapy in 3 days after her breakup. A woman was arrested and told the cops that her name was Donald Duck. Joey went to a new trampoline park over the weekend and thought it was awesome! He wanted to try some tricks but was worried he would hurt himself because he was too old. We asked listeners if they have ever hurt themselves while trying to act young. One lady severed all three hamstring tendons from her pelvis while trying to run on the beach with her grandkids. Lucky 7 for $50 to the Copper Cellar Family of Restaurants Joey and Karly both went to see the Michael Jackson movie this weekend! Joey's kids were so excited and absolutely loved it. Karly went to a 4DX showing and it was awesome! Nancy watched the movie Apex on Netflix over the weekend and has gone down a huge rabbit hole about it. There’s an app called Polymarket where you can bet on random things like the weather. A guy just won a bunch of money based on the temperature at an airport, but people think he cheated by warming the temp sensor with a hair dryer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Nancy says she saw a flying raccoon. Joey’s going to the dr for his ADHD Hot Tea: Zach Top wishes his Grammy wasn’t labeled as “traditional country.” Shaina Twain will host the ACM Awards. You can now send back items bought on Uber Eats through Uber Eats. Event claims not to be for nudists, but for naturalists – as in, outdoor lovers. Lucky 7 for $50 to Farmacy Joey AI-ed JP’s hair to be curly Parker McCollum’s relatable moment – all of his career success hasn’t filled his cup like he expected. Nancy really relates to him. Group Therapy: My Boyfriend Shaved His Beard and I Hate It See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Nancy was shopping at a plant nursery with her dog, and someone called out “OMG, is that Brisket the bulldog?” She was not expecting her dog to ever get recognized in public. Joey’s family had a reunion with the dog that they rehomed several years ago. Her name is Minnie-Boots, and she never really liked the Tack family when she lived with them... and still doesn’t really like them now. Nancy’s son Parker wants to lease-to-own a nice mobile home in Blount County. His friend is doing something similar and got some money out of his inheritance for the downpayment, so Parker asked Nancy if he could do the same. She had to inform him that he does not have an inheritance. Hot Tea: Megan Moroney had an awkward moment when getting laser hair removal in a sensitive area, and one of her songs came on the speakers. Riley Green wasn’t allowed to shave his mustache while filming his episodes of Marshals. Red Lobster is bringing back unlimited shrimp day. John Mayer had Lainey Wilson on his podcast and mentioned his hot takes on country music. He thinks too many songs are about alcohol and too many mention old, legendary artists. Joey really wants a pet guinea pig, but his wife says no. We called her to try to convince her. Lucky 7 for $50 to Farmacy Karly has been seeing a lot of weird things for sale on Facebook Marketplace. She had Joey and Nancy place The Price is Right with her weird finds. Nancy is very confused and frustrated about how she keeps getting poison ivy. What Makes You Special? I'm the UTK Golfer that Played at the Masters! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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A group of high schoolers asked the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile to take them to prom... and they said yes! It’s becoming a new trend to get a rib removed in order to have a smaller waist size. One woman had 6 removed because she wanted to look like Barbie. Nancy was on a business panel at the University of Tennessee last night and went rogue. Most of the panelists were very professional and serious, but Nancy decided to be honest and tell the students that it’s okay to not know what they are doing. Joey and Nancy both watched Sky King, the documentary about the man that stole a plane and flew it around Washington. Hot Tea: Jelly Roll has gained a little bit of weight back, but he is back on his health and weight loss journey. The Morgan Wallen Foundation plans to donate over $1 million to Gibbs High School. It’s reported that the Super Bowl will be held in Nashville in 2030. Nerd News! Redheads’ genes are slowly spreading and will be sticking around for good. Reid Wiseman from the Artemis II mission posted a video from his iPhone of the Earth setting over the moon’s surface. There is a new Chinese car with a voice activated AI toilet in the passenger seat. Joey and Nancy both went to film tv specials with Hallerin Hilton Hill from NewsTalk 98.7. Someone put makeup on both of them, and Nancy thought it was hilarious that Joey wad to wear makeup. Lucky 7 for $50 to Farmacy Joey had his kids sing his depressing song from 1992, and it made a ton of people cry! Dollywood’s eagle sanctuary experienced damage during the storm a few days ago, and 3 of the eagles got out and flew away. They are currently being “tracked” by Dollywood employees, but we wonder how that works. Group Therapy: My Brother Wants Me to Cosign a Loan for Him See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nancy’s 13-year-old went to a friend’s house to sleepover over the weekend. There were 17 kids there, and they all camped in a field outside all night long. “Phubbing” is a new phrase for when someone ignores you and is on their phone. It’s a combination of “phone” and “snubbing.” Nancy does this to Joey all the time. Karly got a bunch of hate from bee lovers on TikTok. She posted a video about the truck that crashed in Knoxville that was carrying one million bees and asked why a truck would ever be carrying that many bees. People called her uneducated, dumb, and more... because apparently, it’s common knowledge that bees are shipped across the country to pollinate farms. Hot Tea: Morgan Wallen and Ella Langley are releasing a song together on Friday. The principal that tackled the gunman in his school was crowned Prom King at their prom. Police were called to do a welfare check on a 91-year-old woman because she wasn’t answering her phone. She was completely fine when they arrived—she was just playing video games. Nancy quizzed Joey on strange town names in Tennessee to guess if they were real or fake. Examples were Finger, Sweet Lips, and Nankipoo. Lucky 7 for $50 to Farmacy A therapist called us to discuss the depressing song that Joey wrote when he was 9 years old. Amazon has drones that can deliver packages now, but customers are having major issues. The drones are dropping the packages from 10 feet in the air. One girl had ordered a glass bottle of maple syrup, and it shattered. Joey and his son went fly fishing with Wes, the guy from last week’s What Make You Special segment. Wes invited them out to fish with him for free. Joey’s son caught a few fish, and Joey fell down 3 times. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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I feel like an old alien that was somehow thrust into a new world that I am now trying to make sense of. If you like reality tv and all things pop culture please come on this journey with me. Hit that subscribe button and email me any and all feedback. My email address is 5moreminutesWIVK@gmail.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.