Show intro/Thursday Song

ICE shooting/dietary guidelines/Nikita Casap

Bucks/Bowls/Wild Card round/NFL viewership

Bubble Bath day/What's on TV/Stranger Things

Tuneless choirs

Keyboard facts for World Typing Day

PGA/Rasheed Rice/Vegas A's/Ducks sued

Hypothetical Thursday

Office Cora

Bad News with Happy Music

Daily Check-Ins

A high of 40° today with some rain possible tonight. Gotta get my truck in the car wash today, even if it's just a basic rinse.



Lots of stuff in the news this morning with the latest on yesterday's deadly ICE-involved shooting in Minneapolis, the new dietary guidelines from the Trump administration, a ding-dong-ditch gone horribly wrong, a Waukesha teen is expected to plead guilty in the murders of his mother & stepfather, and the now infamous "Quality Learing Center" has closed.



In sports, the Bucks lost to the Warriors last night, the College Football Playoff semifinals begin tonight on ESPN, a look at this weekend's Wild Card schedule, and NFL viewership was higher than ever this year.



We talked about what's on TV & streaming today and a possible explanation for the disappearance of Max's mom in "Stranger Things" during the final season.



Not only is it "National Bubble Bath Day", but it's also "World Typing Day", so we looked at some interesting facts about typewriters.



It's also Hypothetical Thursday, and Brian's question for Jean was: "Would you rather have a personal maid or a personal chef?", while Jean's question for Brian was: "What three words would describe your 2025?"



Elsewhere in sports, the PGA of America CEO is resigning, some disturbing allegations made by the ex-girlfriend of Rashee Rice, the Oakland A's are having some more difficulty in their move to Las Vegas, and the Anaheim Ducks are getting sued by a former employee.



If you're like Brian & Jean, you cannot carry a tune, but there's something out there for people who weren't blessed with a beautiful singing voice. It's called "Tuneless Choirs" and we might just need one around here.



Office Cora joined us just after 8am to talk about her holiday vacation and to let us know what she's up to this weekend in the 715.



And in today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a fortune teller who stole a client's phone, a teenager who fell out of the back of a moving ambulance, a missing walrus penis, a woman who thinks she's a mermaid, and some #FloridaWomen who were hanging out of a moving vehicle during a funeral procession found out the hard way why that's a bad idea.

A high of 40&deg; today with some rain possible tonight. Gotta get my truck in the car wash today, even if it's just a basic rinse.
 
Lots of stuff in the news this morning with the latest on yesterday's <a href="https://www.wizmnews.com/2026/01/07/ice-agent-shoots-and-kills-a-woman-during-the-minneapolis-immigration-crackdown/">deadly ICE-involved shootin</a>g in Minneapolis, the new <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dietary-guidelines-rfk-jr-sugar-processed-foods-gut-health/">dietary guidelines</a> from the Trump administration, a <a href="https://www.wccbcharlotte.com/2026/01/06/ding-dong-ditch-prank-in-statesville-ends-with-child-shot-homeowner-arrested/">ding-dong-ditch</a> gone horribly wrong, a <a href="https://www.wisn.com/article/waukesha-teen-plans-guilty-plea-for-murdering-mother-stepfather/69921341">Waukesha teen</a> is expected to plead guilty in the murders of his mother &amp; stepfather, and the now infamous "<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/minnesota-quality-learning-center-featured-nick-shirley-video-shuts-down-state-says">Quality Learing Center</a>" has closed.
 
In sports, the <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401810381">Bucks</a> lost to the Warriors last night, the <a href="https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2026-01-02/2025-26-college-football-bowl-game-schedule-scores-tv-channels-times">College Football Playoff semifinals</a> begin tonight on ESPN, a look at this weekend's <a href="https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-reveals-2026-wild-card-weekend-schedule">Wild Card schedule</a>, and <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/nfl-turns-in-best-regular-season-viewership-since-1989-135607842.html">NFL viewership</a> was higher than ever this year.
 
We talked about what's on TV &amp; streaming today and a possible explanation for the <a href="https://ew.com/stranger-things-jennifer-marshall-season-5-return-health-insurance-cancer-battle-11880651">disappearance of Max's mom</a> in "Stranger Things" during the final season.
 
Not only is it "<a href="https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-bubble-bath-day-january-8">National Bubble Bath Day</a>", but it's also "<a href="https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/international/world-typing-day-january-8">World Typing Day</a>", so we looked at some interesting facts about typewriters.
 
It's also Hypothetical Thursday, and Brian's question for Jean was: "Would you rather have a personal maid or a personal chef?", while Jean's question for Brian was: "What three words would describe your 2025?"
 
Elsewhere in sports, the <a href="https://www.golfdigest.com/story/pga-of-america-derek-sprague-2026">PGA of America CEO</a> is resigning, some disturbing allegations made by the ex-girlfriend of <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/chiefs-rashee-rices-ex-girlfriend-makes-post-alleging-domestic-abuse">Rashee Rice</a>, the <a href="https://www.thebiglead.com/athletics-dealt-setback-in-move-to-las-vegas/">Oakland A's</a> are having some more difficulty in their move to Las Vegas, and the <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2026/01/08/former-employee-sued-anaheim-ducks-frat-house-environment/">Anaheim Ducks</a> are getting sued by a former employee.
 
If you're like Brian &amp; Jean, you cannot carry a tune, but there's something out there for people who weren't blessed with a beautiful singing voice. It's called "<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/tuneless-choir-vancouver-island-9.7010964">Tuneless Choirs</a>" and we might just need one around here.
 
<a href="https://www.aroundthe715.com/">Office Cora</a> joined us just after 8am to talk about her holiday vacation and to let us know what she's up to this weekend in the 715.
 
And in today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a <a href="https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3338423/thai-fortune-teller-predicts-clients-bad-luck-then-gets-arrested-over-stealing-her-phone?module=perpetual_scroll_0&amp;pgtype=article">fortune teller</a> who stole a client's phone, a teenager who <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/37833702/teen-girl-falls-ambulance-motorway-chaos-delays/">fell out of the back</a> of a moving ambulance, a <a href="https://www.nj.com/food/2026/01/beloved-walrus-penis-stolen-from-nj-cheesesteak-icon-owner-is-blubbering-mad.html">missing walrus penis</a>, a woman who thinks she's a <a href="https://www.usmagazine.com/crime-news/news/nude-louisiana-woman-attacked-cop-who-told-her-to-leave-a-private-pond-trying-to-be-a-mermaid/?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link&amp;ICID=ref_fark">mermaid</a>, and some <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-ca/video/news/florida-woman-flies-out-of-sunroof-in-bizarre-funeral-procession-accident/vi-AA1TKhyT">#FloridaWomen</a> who were hanging out of a moving vehicle during a funeral procession found out the hard way why that's a bad idea.

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

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

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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

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