Monday song/Show intro

Powerball/Brown University/Bondi Beach

Packers/Parsons/Mahomes/Bucks/volleyball

What's on TV/Pop music has gotten darker

Golden retrievers/crops/Shrek proposal

Our favorite holiday foods

Heisman winner/Brewers trade/Badger basketball

Facts about "Home Alone" you might not know

PornHub end-of-year stats

The Friggin' Sports/John Cena's final match

Bad News with Happy Music

Daily Check-Ins

After a brutally cold weekend, the temps are going to be improving this week.



A bit chilly today, but highs near 40 degrees the rest of the week.



In the news today, nobody won the Powerball jackpot on Saturday with another drawing tonight, Rob Reiner & his wife are found dead in their home, the latest on the shooting at Brown University over the weekend, and the latest on the Bondi Beach shooting as well.



In sports, the Packers lost to the Broncos yesterday and Micah Parsons appeared to suffer an ACL injury. Patrick Mahomes also went down with an ALC injury yesterday. The Bucks got trounced by the Nets and the Badger women's volleyball team is into the Final Four!



We talked about what's on TV today/tonight and we discussed how pop music has gotten darker over the last 50 years.



Also discussed some of our favorite holiday foods!



Elsewhere in sports, the Heisman Trophy was awarded over the weekend, the Brew Crew made a trade and the Badger men's basketball team is off until later this week.



A list of some facts about "Home Alone" that you might not know, and speaking of being "home alone"...a breakdown of PornHub's year-in-review!



Wonderful story about a farmer's widow who got some serious help from the community when she needed it the most. And another fun story about a guy who had a very interesting proposal for his fiancé.



And in today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a stolen car that got towed, a brawl at a Whole Foods, an update on the DoorDash driver who allegedly pepper-sprayed a couple's food after dropping it off, and a guy who got stuck on his roof while leaf-blowing.

After a brutally cold weekend, the temps are going to be improving this week.
 
A bit chilly today, but highs near 40 degrees the rest of the week.
 
In the news today, nobody won the <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/15/us/powerball-jackpot-win-drawing-lottery">Powerball jackpot</a> on Saturday with another drawing tonight, <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/12/14/us-news/2-dead-at-rob-reiners-la-home-lapds-robbery-homicide-division-respond/">Rob Reiner &amp; his wife </a>are found dead in their home, the latest on the shooting at <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/multiple-dead-several-wounded-after-mass-shooting-at-brown-university">Brown Universit</a>y over the weekend, and the latest on the <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/world/australia/live-blog/bondi-beach-australia-live-updates-rcna249083">Bondi Beach</a> shooting as well.
 
In sports, the <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401772800">Packers</a> lost to the Broncos yesterday and <a href="https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2025/12/14/micah-parsons-injury-update-packers-vs-broncos/87767888007/">Micah Parsons</a> appeared to suffer an ACL injury. <a href="https://www.nfl.com/news/chiefs-qb-patrick-mahomes-suffered-torn-acl-in-loss-to-chargers">Patrick Mahomes</a> also went down with an ALC injury yesterday. The <a href="https://wsau.com/2025/12/15/nets-hammer-bucks/">Bucks</a> got trounced by the Nets and the <a href="https://www.wkow.com/sports/wisconsin-volleyball-stuns-texas-to-reach-final-four/article_80747abd-8a00-4664-b07c-f068ce463cf0.html">Badger women's volleyball</a> team is into the Final Four!
 
We talked about what's on TV today/tonight and we discussed how <a href="https://studyfinds.org/pop-music-darker-over-50-years/">pop music</a> has gotten darker over the last 50 years.
 
Also discussed some of our <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-very-best-christmas-food">favorite holiday foods</a>!
 
Elsewhere in sports, the <a href="https://www.si.com/college-football/indiana-qb-fernando-mendoza-wins-heisman-trophy-how-sports-illustrated-voted">Heisman Trophy</a> was awarded over the weekend, the <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/royals-trade-brewers-isaac-collins-nick-mears-angel-zerpa">Brew Crew</a> made a trade and the <a href="https://www.buckys5thquarter.com/wisconsin-badgers-mens-basketball/87923/wisconsin-badgers-basketball-news-what-greg-gard-said-after-loss-nebraska-cornhuskers">Badger men's basketball</a> team is off until later this week.
 
A list of some facts about "<a href="https://people.com/home-alone-behind-the-scenes-facts-11766311">Home Alone</a>" that you might not know, and speaking of being "home alone"...a breakdown of <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/12/13/lifestyle/pornhub-reveals-number-of-women-watching-x-rated-videos-is-surging-new-report-exposes-top-us-searches/">PornHub</a>'s year-in-review!
 
Wonderful story about a <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/12/13/us-news/community-rescues-grieving-north-dakota-widow-by-harvesting-their-late-pals-1400-acres-of-crops/">farmer's widow</a> who got some serious help from the community when she needed it the most. And another fun story about a guy who had a <a href="https://www.upworthy.com/marriage-proposal-shrek">very interesting proposal</a> for his fianc&eacute;.
 
And in today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a <a href="https://www.newarkpostonline.com/news/police-man-stole-car-from-newark-apartment-complex-called-police-after-it-was-towed/article_fe64958a-4572-4d15-badd-2c61b8358bba.html">stolen car that got towed</a>, a brawl at a <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/brawl-breaks-inside-l-whole-213601325.html">Whole Foods</a>, an update on the <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/doordash-driver-told-authorities-was-trying-spray-spider-rcna248953">DoorDash driver</a> who allegedly pepper-sprayed a couple's food after dropping it off, and a guy who got <a href="https://www.fox13news.com/news/tampa-first-responders-rescue-86-year-old-man-blowing-leaves-off-roof">stuck on his roof</a> while leaf-blowing.

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

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