Show intro/Thursday Song

Fat Bear/Govt shutdown/Goodall/Flights collide

Wild Card/Week 5/Brock Purdy/Joe Flacco

What's on TV

Piglet escapes to freedom

Hypothetical Thursday - Jean's question

WNBA Finals/John Cena

Hypothetical Thursday - Brian's question

Three-Way/Office Cora

Bad News with Happy Music

Daily Check-Ins

Just a few more days of heat and it'll finally cool off…hopefully by Monday.



We kicked things off this morning with the original version of the Thursday Song and the latest on the government shutdown.



A winner has been declared in this year's 2025 "Fat Bear" contest and he's SUPER chonky!



Do you work in an office? Do you wear shoes all day? Apparently, that might be changing in the future.



In sports, a recap of yesterday's MLB Wild Card action, a look at tonight's kickoff to Week 5 in the NFL including an injury update on Brock Purdy and a new starting QB for the Browns.



Elsewhere in sports, the WNBA Finals begin tomorrow night & John Cena's final match is rapidly approaching.



We let you know what's on TV today/tonight and we spoke with Office Cora to see what she's up to in the 715 this weekend.



Feel-good story about a piglet that jumped off a truck in Iowa and earned her freedom thanks to her tenacity & will to live!



It's Hypothetical Thursday, so we asked each other Hypothetical Questions. Jean's question for Brian was: " "



Brian's question for Jean was: " "



This shouldn't come as a surprise, but your A.I. devices are not only listening to you…but they're collecting data about your life & will soon be pushing targeted ads at you. Yay for the future! Idiocracy is almost here.



A recent survey found that just 1 out of every five people admit to having sex at a music festival(feels kinda low).



And in today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a guy doing 124mph in a Toyota Camry and trying to use the old "I have to go to the bathroom" excuse, a 22 year-old in Minnesota who enrolled in a high school with a fake identity, a warning to North Korean women who have breast implants, a woman in Kentucky who trashed a Little Ceasar's restaurant because they charged her for extra sauce, a dude in NY who stole a tow truck while the operator was repossessing his car, and an actress who was replaced by a very special someone in a new series on Hulu.

Just a few more days of heat and it'll finally cool off&hellip;hopefully by Monday.
 
We kicked things off this morning with the original version of the Thursday Song and the latest on the <a href="https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-shutdown/2025/10/government-shutdown-begins-as-nation-faces-new-period-of-uncertainty/">government shutdown</a>.
 
A winner has been declared in this year's 2025 "<a href="https://apnews.com/article/fat-bear-week-winner-bracket-results-b628880da676846ea00fb9494c316f06">Fat Bear</a>" contest and he's SUPER chonky!
 
Do you work in an office? Do you wear shoes all day? Apparently, that <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/sep/30/sock-it-to-the-shoes-why-more-offices-are-going-footwear-free">might be changing</a> in the future.
 
In sports, a recap of yesterday's <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/mlb-wild-card-live-updates-scores-results-schedule/BFHXr9i4v1Yv/">MLB Wild Card</a> action, a look at tonight's kickoff to <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/betting/article/49ers-vs-rams-odds-predictions-best-bets-player-prop-wagers-for-thursday-night-football-191850171.html">Week 5</a> in the NFL including an injury update on <a href="https://www.ninersnation.com/san-francisco-49ers-news/150985/itll-be-mac-jones-under-center-against-the-rams">Brock Purdy</a> and a <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46447694/browns-bench-joe-flacco-turn-dillon-gabriel-starting-qb">new starting QB</a> for the Browns.
 
Elsewhere in sports, the <a href="https://www.wnba.com/schedule?season=2025&amp;month=all">WNBA Finals</a> begin tomorrow night &amp; <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/sports/wrestling/shocking-john-cenas-wwe-retirement-match-prices-revealed-10811825">John Cena</a>'s final match is rapidly approaching.
 
We let you know what's on TV today/tonight and we spoke with <a href="https://www.aroundthe715.com/">Office Cora</a> to see what she's up to in the 715 this weekend.
 
Feel-good story about a <a href="https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/10/01/piglet-Peppa-Cedar-Rapids-Iowa/6761759321892/">piglet</a> that jumped off a truck in Iowa and earned her freedom thanks to her tenacity &amp; will to live!
 
It's Hypothetical Thursday, so we asked each other Hypothetical Questions. Jean's question for Brian was: " "
 
Brian's question for Jean was: " "
 
This shouldn't come as a surprise, but your A.I. devices are not only listening to you&hellip;but they're collecting data about your life &amp; will soon be <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/01/meta-plans-to-sell-targeted-ads-based-on-data-in-your-ai-chats/">pushing targeted ads at you</a>. Yay for the future! Idiocracy is almost here.
 
A recent survey found that just 1 out of every five people admit to <a href="https://consequence.net/2025/10/music-festival-sex-study/">having sex at a music festival</a>(feels kinda low).
 
And in today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a guy doing <a href="https://www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com/article/florida-man-arrest-speed-bathroom-race/68124573">124mph</a> in a Toyota Camry and trying to use the old "I have to go to the bathroom" excuse, a <a href="https://www.fox9.com/news/adult-enrolls-white-bear-lake-high-school-false-identity">22 year-old</a> in Minnesota who enrolled in a high school with a fake identity, a warning to North Korean women who have <a href="https://metro.co.uk/2025/10/01/kim-jong-un-orders-north-koreans-check-women-un-socialist-breast-implants-24310489/">breast implants</a>, a woman in Kentucky who trashed a <a href="https://www.ky3.com/2025/09/30/woman-damages-little-caesars-restaurant-after-being-charged-1-extra-sauce-authorities-say/">Little Ceasar's</a> restaurant because they charged her for extra sauce, a dude in NY who stole a <a href="https://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/stupid/felony-plea-in-brooklyn-repo-rage-718632?">tow truck</a> while the operator was repossessing his car, and an actress who was <a href="https://decider.com/2025/10/01/chad-powers-brittney-rae-hawk-tuah-crash-out/">replaced</a> by a very special someone in a new series on Hulu.

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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