The River Morning Show Weekly Podcast | EP 144 | NOV 1 2025

Josh and Hannah trade laughs and lessons while Fish the cat steals the show, turning pet escape antics into practical tips and sweet stories.


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Tease, Cats, And Lost Sleep

SPEAKER_01 0:00

Here's what to expect on this week's episode of the River Morning Show weekly podcast.

SPEAKER_02 0:04

Marvin in Patascola said that he thinks he knows why Fish is trying to escape.

SPEAKER_01 0:09

Fish my cat's trying to escape out the garage in the front door.

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What's his motivation? Marvin thinks that Fish the Cat is looking for a girlfriend.

SPEAKER_01 0:18

A girlfriend? No! No!

SPEAKER_02 0:20

That's right.

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He is a baby, and we have a house policy. No dating until you're 16.

SPEAKER_04 0:30

A very formal thank you for pressing play on this here podcast here.

SPEAKER_01 0:34

Is that formal?

SPEAKER_04 0:35

It was.

SPEAKER_01 0:36

Okay.

Daylight Saving Banter

SPEAKER_04 0:37

Maybe not. Um you can also can you can find more on the on-demand page, riverradio.com. Hannah, it's here. What? I've been chasing this for like the last six months, and I finally found it. That hour of sleep we lost in the spring.

SPEAKER_05 0:51

Oh, fine.

SPEAKER_04 0:53

I finally got it back. And this is where things need to stay. I know it gets darker early in the evenings.

SPEAKER_01 0:58

See, I just can't stand that.

SPEAKER_04 1:00

I love that.

SPEAKER_01 1:01

No, I love the long summer days. I'm here for it.

SPEAKER_04 1:05

Too hot and buggy.

SPEAKER_01 1:06

Now I'm gonna be sleepy all the time.

SPEAKER_04 1:08

I know.

SPEAKER_02 1:09

That's what I'm talking about.

SPEAKER_05 1:12

Would you rather?

SPEAKER_02 1:15

Alright. So for today's Would You Rather, we're deciding between two jobs that you could have.

SPEAKER_01 1:21

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 1:21

Would you rather have a Scarecrow's job where you stand outside, stand still all day in a field? Yeah. Or would you rather gather nuts like a squirrel?

SPEAKER_04 1:31

This is easy. Scarecrow all day.

SPEAKER_05 1:34

Really?

SPEAKER_04 1:35

By the way, producer Mike is the one here stirring the pot. Thanks for nothing. Um yes, scarecrow all day. Are you kidding?

SPEAKER_01 1:41

What a peaceful life. Yeah, but I feel like you don't like the sun. It could be overcast all the time. Alright.

SPEAKER_04 1:51

I I'm all about how are you even questioning it?

SPEAKER_01 1:54

No, no, because I we have a squirrel picnic table in our backyard attached to a tree, and it's called Perry's place, and they sit all there huddled together on their bench, eating schnacks. But then there's one, and if and if it's Perry, I'll be really upset because every time we walk outside, he's on the gutters and he's screeching at us. And as we walk around the house, he just continues screeching at us.

SPEAKER_04 2:18

Perry is the squirrel that yells at you.

SPEAKER_01 2:20

I think, which is a bummer because we named the picnic table after him.

SPEAKER_04 2:24

Does he appreciate nothing?

SPEAKER_01 2:25

Well, I think we maybe got the wrong snack selection or something.

SPEAKER_04 2:29

I see.

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But so I don't know. Do I be a squirrel? Yes.

SPEAKER_04 2:34

Yes, you do be a squirrel. When you can listen, you could stand with the best of them, but you're way too busy anyway. And your mind is going a million miles an hour.

SPEAKER_01 2:45

Dude, you just call me nuts.

SPEAKER_04 2:46

Yes. And you are organizing and you plan ahead. That's squirrels. That is squirrels.

SPEAKER_01 2:52

But I truly didn't know that squirrels screeched until this year. Do I screech? On occasion. Oh no!

SPEAKER_04 2:57

Sometimes when we talk about locking you in a small room by yourself, you start to squeal.

SPEAKER_05 3:03

See right there.

SPEAKER_04 3:04

Alright, so that I am over here with straw for brains standing in a field, and I am fine with that.

SPEAKER_01 3:11

Alright, I'll be I'll be a squirrel nuts.

SPEAKER_04 3:14

It's fine. Hannah is a squirrel. Producer Mike. Thanks for nothing. I said it once I'll say it again. You can chime in too if you if you would uh dare. Are you the squirrel type or the scarecrow type? I guess. Things to consider today. Call or text 800-609-1049. Would you rather? Producer Mike is stirring the pot. Every morning when he comes in here with that look on his face, I'm like, doggone.

SPEAKER_01 3:44

Up to something.

SPEAKER_04 3:45

Then he laughs like that. Alright, so alright. So we're looking at this scenario.

SPEAKER_02 3:51

Would you rather? What is it today? So today, the choice is between would you rather stand outside like a scarecrow, do a scarecrow's job, or gather nuts like a squirrel.

SPEAKER_01 4:00

So fall themed.

SPEAKER_04 4:02

It very much is, and I would very much prefer to be the scarecrow.

SPEAKER_01 4:05

Yeah, which really surprises me because you are son of voidant. But I guess they wear flannel.

SPEAKER_04 4:10

They've wear I love the flannel. They've got a hat. And I'm pretty hat. I'm pretty sedentary anyway. So this is just rather than sitting on a couch, you just stick me in a field. Alright, I think you, on the other hand.

SPEAKER_01 4:23

I do think it makes more sense for me to be a squirrel. I I we have a squirrel picnic table in our backyard.

SPEAKER_04 4:29

You're halfway there.

SPEAKER_01 4:30

We're trying to befriend the squirrels, even though one doesn't like us very much. But I do tend to uh zip and zap around town quite a bit.

SPEAKER_04 4:39

And you're a planner, you look ahead.

SPEAKER_01 4:40

Yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_04 4:41

Now do you hoard it? Do you hoard things?

SPEAKER_01 4:44

I like to think I don't, but I've seen your office. Then my closet explodes, and you have seen my office. It is a disaster zone.

Caller Lori Weighs In

SPEAKER_04 4:52

There's a lot of nuts in there. Yeah. Uh so alright, so we got our first caller here to jump in. Good morning, the river.

SPEAKER_00 4:59

Hi guys, it's Lori from Mansfield. Good morning.

SPEAKER_04 5:03

Lori from Mansfield. Before you tell me which one you would rather be the scarecrow in the field or the squirrel hiding nuts and gallivanting all across the neighborhood. Let me tell you what I think you would be. Are you okay with that?

SPEAKER_00 5:18

Oh, I'm definitely okay.

SPEAKER_04 5:20

All right, you are a squirrel 1000%.

SPEAKER_00 5:24

I was gonna guess this thing. You got it, Jack. Yay! That's right.

SPEAKER_04 5:33

You said that part. I didn't say that part. You're you're fine.

SPEAKER_06 5:37

You guys met me. You know I'm little nutty, though.

SPEAKER_04 5:39

Well, so you're joyful. You're joyful, you're happy, you're kind of small and huge, and you're super like you're super, you're super busy. You're always doing stuff. So that's very squirrel-like.

SPEAKER_01 5:52

I'm a Hannah, so I'm Hannah Jr. There we go. That's why we get along so well, Lori. I know.

SPEAKER_06 6:00

And Josh, you're from Mansfield, so I love you too. Okay.

SPEAKER_01 6:06

Fish the Cat is in the studio.

SPEAKER_04 6:09

I promise it's real. He hasn't made a sound since he got here.

SPEAKER_01 6:13

I'm holding him by the microphone, hoping he'll go meow. Yeah, anyway. He's just sniffing it. You can follow along. You can see Fish the Cat's on air debut when you follow the River Morning show with Josh and Hannah on Facebook. And also, big thanks to my hubby Chris, who brought him in this morning.

SPEAKER_04 6:30

So he's in the studio too. Called himself the cat taxi.

SPEAKER_01 6:33

He is the cat taxi.

SPEAKER_04 6:35

We have arrived.

SPEAKER_01 6:36

Uber fish had his own Uber this morning. So, some fun things to know about Fish the Cat. He is a little over 10 months old. We adopted him from the CHA Animal Shelter in Columbus.

SPEAKER_05 6:49

Okay.

SPEAKER_01 6:50

He is actually named after my husband. What? I know Chris's name is obviously not Fish, but Fish's full name is Fisther Meowkle. And Chris's full name is Christopher Michael. So this is Fistifer Meowkel.

SPEAKER_04 7:07

Does he only get that when he's in trouble? And does Christopher Michael only get that when he's in trouble?

SPEAKER_01 7:12

Yeah, that all adds up. He is a little bit of a porker. He loves to eat. The other day, I thought he knocked my car keys off the table. It was actually the metal tin that we keep all of his puppy brothers' treats in. No! And he ate the entire box of training treats.

SPEAKER_04 7:29

Listen, Fish, look at me. Don't you listen? Look at me. And look at me. You're not tubby. You're more of a tabby than tubby. He's just fluffy. Yeah, right. That's all. That's all.

SPEAKER_01 7:39

Fish is also a harness cat. He loves to play outside, but he happened to go to a helicopter mom's family. Okay. And so he has a lead in the backyard that he runs back and forth on while he is in a harness.

SPEAKER_04 7:53

Are you are you one of those cat leash people? Do you take him on walks?

SPEAKER_01 7:56

No, I don't think I don't think that would pan out well. No, but he does love the backyard. We think he may have a deviated sepdum. Does he snore? Yeah, he snores, he snorts. He can never find the treat right in front of his face. It can be right there. And you just have to like kind of shove it into his uh lone nose for him to know it's there. Let her talk about you like this? I know.

SPEAKER_04 8:18

If you're just tuning in, Fish, the illustrious cat that you've heard all about that's named Fish. It's a cat named Fish. Yeah, is here today for National Cat Day.

SPEAKER_01 8:27

He's in the studio.

SPEAKER_04 8:28

I'm loving every minute of this. He's gorgeous.

SPEAKER_01 8:30

And we'll post this whole experience on the River Morning Show Facebook group. So yeah, definitely make sure to follow along there. I wish I could say that he's a mama's boy. I really wish I could. But he sleeps at my husband Chris's feet every single night. And then whenever Chris goes to leave the house, he attacks his legs like a gremlin. And I know that you would think that means he doesn't like him.

SPEAKER_04 8:54

Like actual attacking?

SPEAKER_01 8:55

Yes. Like he goes full claws at Chris's ankles. He gremlins him, but I think it's because he's so upset, and it's the only way he knows how to say, I'm sad you're leaving. Yeah. He doesn't do that to me, which to me is sad. I want him to gremlin my legs now.

SPEAKER_04 9:12

You've only got two Achilles. Let's keep them intact. Okay.

Escape Artist Pets And AirTags

SPEAKER_01 9:15

He does love his little brother, Bear the Dog. He shows it with WWE body slams every single day. And then I promised you, Josh.

SPEAKER_04 9:25

Yeah.

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That I would sing my Fisher song.

SPEAKER_04 9:27

There's a fish song. I am so ready for the fish song. Here we go. Okay. For the first time ever, and probably the last time ever. And it's fish song. Okay, ready? Fish the cat is in studio. Here we go.

SPEAKER_01 10:07

Oh my fishers. Oh my features. Oh my fishers, kitty cat. How I love you, yes, I love you. Forever love you. That's a fact. And you gotta go through tries. Oh my features. Oh my fishers. Oh my features, kitty cat. There's a key change. How I love you, yes, I love you, forever love you. That's a fact. And that's my features song.

SPEAKER_04 10:30

He is trying his best to ignore you right now.

SPEAKER_01 10:32

Put me down, mother. Some pets are mischievous geniuses. Cats squeezing through cracks and dogs finding loose latches. They're little escape artists, and they're always keeping you on your toes. So, what's the craziest escape your furry friend has pulled?

SPEAKER_04 10:56

I really hope it involves leaping over tall buildings and such. Like flying through the superpowers now.

SPEAKER_01 11:02

Call or text to share 800-609-1049. Fish, my cat, in the last week or so, this is like a new thing, has had multiple escape attempts. Really? I'm like, I'm sorry, sir. Do you not like your kitty food? Do you not like the hundreds of toys in this home?

SPEAKER_04 11:22

He's he's probably been on TikTok and he's seen other cats who have dual lives.

SPEAKER_01 11:27

He has anything and everything he could ever want. Yeah, he's trying to get out. He's trying to escape. He waits right at the garage door when we're walking in the house, and he just slinks out like a quick snake. He's so fast about it. He's he just keeps dirting into the garage. Well, and cla cats are illiquid, so they can just he really is. There's nothing I can do. But he he gets to the garage and then he's mastered this whole plan and he freezes. It's like, what have I done? Or he's like, now what?

SPEAKER_04 11:57

Yeah, right.

SPEAKER_01 11:58

Oh, there's people out here.

SPEAKER_04 12:00

I didn't think I'd make it this far.

SPEAKER_01 12:02

So he did lose his no-collar privileges. He now has to wear a collar that has an air tag in it. Just in case. Because what if one day he does get real brave? It's like an ankle thing. I know, yeah. Yes. He has an ankle monitor. We have to check in. So true.

SPEAKER_04 12:19

Your probation officer.

SPEAKER_01 12:21

Yeah. Well, the problem, too, is that I know you think like cats can be outdoor cats. Look, couple points. One, I'm a helicopter mom. It's just the truth. I admit it. Two, we are almost 95% sure that he has a deviated septum. He does not know how to smell things. He doesn't know where danger is.

SPEAKER_04 12:37

He won't make it in the wild.

SPEAKER_01 12:38

And I don't think he has great eyes either. He's just not meant to be an outdoor kitty, just a part-time one on a leash. Yes.

SPEAKER_04 12:46

If he stays at a holiday inn, he'll be better.

Pet Stories From Listeners

SPEAKER_01 12:50

The other day he ran out, and luckily the garage was closed. But so I started looking around the house, not knowing this yet. And I asked my husband, Chris, I'm like, where's Fish? And he goes, he's in timeout. What? He was just sitting in the garage, door closed. He's like, he has to learn a lesson that it's better inside than out. And I was like, all right, okay, point made. So call and share the craziest escape your pet has pulled. Call or text 800-609-1049. Your pet can be quite the escape artist. So what's the craziest escape your furry friend has pulled? Call or text 800-609-1049. Mary, what's your story?

SPEAKER_06 13:34

We we uh were adopting a mule from uh summer camp that didn't want her anymore, and they were gonna take her to an auction. So she was old and she was sweet and we never had a mule. So we brought her home and we had about a three-acre pasture for her and a couple other horses. And the next day we got up and she was gone. Well, we didn't know. We couldn't find her for three days. You know what it's like to find people's door and say, Have you seen our mules? Until someone said we did back in our property where they had a little freshwater lake and a big hay field and a little bunch of tree coverage. Lady was living in each one, and they walked right up to her in closer, and my daughter rode her home, and she said it was the worst ride on an animal that she'd ever experienced.

SPEAKER_01 14:32

Oh, so precious. She did, she just needed a little vacation. She'd been through a lot. She needed to just go think her own thoughts, eat some hay, and stories for us and for her that will last a lifetime. Yes. Oh, we love it.

SPEAKER_04 14:49

Amazing.

SPEAKER_01 14:50

Thank you so much, Mary. Josh, you do have little Ollie, weird pup.

SPEAKER_04 14:56

Really watch the front door.

SPEAKER_01 14:58

He's an escape artist through the front door.

SPEAKER_04 14:59

He will if we are not either in front of him or holding him. In fact, I had opened the door one day. This is how I learned it. We had opened the door one day because uh one of my sons had come home and I didn't know Ollie was right there with me, and simultaneously his arch nemesis, the UPS truck, was driving past. No. He chased it around the cul-de-sac. I mean, this is he's a small dog, and that's a big truck. And I was terrified, I was so mad at him, but gave him a good squeeze when he got back because I'm like, okay, you're fine. I'm gonna kill you. No, don't ever do that again. It was the weirdest thing. He chased the truck around the cul-de-sac and stayed on the sidewalk the whole way.

SPEAKER_01 15:41

Good for him, so he has learned a little. Did he look both ways even if he tried to get a street? He did not cross the street. No, he did cross the street. It was dangerous.

SPEAKER_04 15:49

My daddy heart was leaking.

SPEAKER_01 15:50

I'm sure. Oh my goodness. You can always share your pet escape artist moments. I know some friends are texting in at 800-609-1049. Mike, what are some friends sharing?

SPEAKER_02 16:03

Barb and Carol said that my German Shepherd, whose name is Apollo Creed, which I love. That's perfect. But Apollo opens the front doorknob and jumps over all the baby gates that are meant to keep him out of place. Of course he is.

Chick-Fil-A Goes Sit-Down Service

SPEAKER_01 16:16

Wow. That's an athletic dog right there. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 16:19

That's impressive. And then Marvin in Potascala said that he thinks he knows why Fish is trying to escape.

SPEAKER_01 16:25

Fish, my cat, by the way. Yeah, he keeps trying to escape out the garage in the front door.

SPEAKER_02 16:31

What's his motivation? Marvin thinks that Fish the Cat is looking for a girlfriend.

SPEAKER_01 16:35

A girlfriend? No! No!

SPEAKER_02 16:37

That's right.

SPEAKER_01 16:38

He is a baby, and we have a house policy. No dating until you're 16.

SPEAKER_04 16:46

What's going on, man? Producer Mike, what you got?

SPEAKER_02 16:48

So earlier this week, I had an experience that felt a bit like a fever dream. Okay. Oh my gosh, I don't like that phrase. I went to Chick-fil-A. I was in need of the Lord's chicken. Well, extra blessing in my life.

SPEAKER_01 17:00

Yes, always.

SPEAKER_02 17:01

And I go inside, I'm with my buddy, and there's not a line or anything. So we go right up to the guy who's the cashier. And he's like, you guys can grab a menu and take a seat at a booth.

SPEAKER_04 17:14

You can grab a who and do a what?

SPEAKER_02 17:16

And I'm like so surprised. I'm just standing there for like 10 seconds, like a deer in headlights. Like, what?

SPEAKER_01 17:22

So they actually handed you a physical menu.

SPEAKER_02 17:25

Yeah, like the laminated type.

SPEAKER_01 17:27

Like had you sit down and came over and took your order?

SPEAKER_02 17:31

It was so weird. This was a chick-fil-a, this was a chick-fil-a.

SPEAKER_04 17:34

But a chick filet.

SPEAKER_02 17:35

Yeah. It's a chick-filet. It was the one over on Sawmill Road over by Dublin.

SPEAKER_01 17:40

Oh. Well, this is a fancy. What's going on here? Next are gonna be bringing your food out like on a silver platter and with white gloves on.

SPEAKER_02 17:47

It is really my pleasure.

SPEAKER_01 17:49

My goodness. Really? Huh.

SPEAKER_02 17:51

So it was a real surprise. And the thing was, too, I started to overthink. I was like, should I tip the person like taking my order? But it's fast food.

SPEAKER_04 18:00

I don't think I should have to do that. Like burst a hole in the space-time continuum, man. Like, what are you doing?

SPEAKER_01 18:06

How did you pay? Did you have to go back up, or did they bring over one of those handheld ones? Like the little payment thing?

SPEAKER_02 18:13

They brought over the handheld thing. Did it have an option to tip? It didn't, thankfully. Okay.

SPEAKER_04 18:18

Otherwise, I would have overthought it doubly. Maybe two negatives equal to positive. You would have come out on the right end of that. I don't know.

SPEAKER_01 18:25

I wonder if this is happening at other Chick-fil-As or just is Dublin getting real fancy on that. I'll just say, I don't like that. You don't like it?

SPEAKER_04 18:32

I don't know how I feel. I I have an expectation when I go to a fast food. I don't like culvers that way either, where you order, they give you a number and you go sit down, they bring it to you.

SPEAKER_01 18:42

I don't mind that. Because think about it, for families like with young kids, it would be so much easier to just put their booties in the chair.

SPEAKER_04 18:50

I did my time. Every other young family's gotta do their time in line. Deal with it, moms and dads.

SPEAKER_01 18:58

If you can help, help. And that sounds like it would be helpful.

SPEAKER_04 19:01

I know, I don't know. I'm not sure how I feel. Like, I don't think I like it. Hannah, you seem more okay with it. Mike, you're unwell.

SPEAKER_02 19:07

I was not a fan at all.

Audience Reactions To Fast-Food Changes

SPEAKER_04 19:09

Alright, so you can you can share where you come out on this. Maybe you've seen it too. Like you know other Chick-fil-A's are doing this. 800-609-1049, call or text. Pretty sure, Mike, you walked into an alternate universe.

SPEAKER_02 19:24

It sure felt like it was. When I walked into Chick-fil-A and went up to the cashier and they told me to grab a menu and have a seat.

SPEAKER_01 19:32

So fancy.

SPEAKER_04 19:34

I don't know if that's fancy. Is it fancy?

SPEAKER_01 19:36

I mean, it just became like a full service sit-down restaurant.

SPEAKER_04 19:38

Yeah, I know, but you're not plan for that kind of time commitment.

SPEAKER_01 19:41

Is it I don't know if it's the did it take longer than normal to do it that way?

SPEAKER_02 19:46

I wouldn't say so. Like we only waited like maybe a minute for somebody to come over.

SPEAKER_01 19:50

I was at one the other day just through the drive-thru lane, and they moved cones for me because I already had food, and they're like, Yep, you're done. You may go be on your way. Wow, wow. I mean, they take like 30 seconds to do anything. So I feel like this just helps that process.

SPEAKER_04 20:03

I've never had anyone move cones for me ever.

SPEAKER_01 20:06

But Josh, you're still not feeling it. You don't want to sit down at display and I don't like change.

SPEAKER_04 20:11

And so it's you're still getting the same food. I know, but I'm getting it a different way at the place where I got it another way previously. I don't like it.

SPEAKER_01 20:20

I think it's kind of nice because I think about like my family and all my nieces and nephews. They don't have to stand in line. You go put them in the booth. We all sit down.

SPEAKER_04 20:27

Still, like we I'm thinking when my kids were little, we would do that at like Wendy's or whatever. My wife would take the kids and go sit them. Yeah. And I would order and then bring the food over, but I was still ordering, stepping to the side, watching them put it on the tray, and then handing it to me. I prefer that because I know what's happening. Interesting.

SPEAKER_01 20:46

Alright, I'll I'll let you have it because you've been through it. I haven't been through it. And I'm not trying to say, I'm not trying to say I'm angry. Just like, why are you changing everything? I seem disappointed, Josh. Producer Mike, I know some friends were texting in, sharing their thoughts. Any anything fun?

AI Doritos Mix-Up

SPEAKER_02 21:00

Jenna from Newark said Chick-fil-A trying to go full Olive Garden is not something I had on my 2025 bingo card.

SPEAKER_04 21:08

Are you saying Chick-fil-A has breadsticks now? I was about to say those would be amazing. You know, it's like an earworm to song that gets stuck in there. And sometimes you either gotta hear it or you gotta sing it to get it out of there. It's the same kind of way. What is it, man? This thought is running through your head. You can finally get it out of there by saying it. Yeah. Whatever it is. Call 800-609-1049 and we'll talk about it. Good morning. Hi the river. What?

SPEAKER_00 21:40

I was just telling to let you know my dog loves listening to you. She gets mad if we're listening to other channels. And when I put the river on, she like immediately starts wagging her tail. She was at the vet recently. She won't let anybody touch her ears, but I told them she loves the river. And they turned the river on, and they said she immediately calmed down. No way, my heart.

SPEAKER_04 22:05

What is your dog's name?

SPEAKER_00 22:06

Her name is Haley. She's a lab pit mix, and she's the goodest girl.

SPEAKER_01 22:11

That is the sweetest thing. As a puppy mama, I am just like overwhelmed with joy right now.

Dad Pride: Cross-Country Joy

SPEAKER_00 22:18

Yeah. One time I when I first got her, I thought, oh, I'll play music. And I realized, oh, she's been listening to hip-hop all day. I just had put it on a channel. And I was like, no wonder she's agitated. And then I put her, put the river on because I was like, oh, I know it's happy and uplifting. And it's been different ever since.

SPEAKER_04 22:36

Unbelievable. You tell you tell Haley we are wagging our tails right back at her.

SPEAKER_00 22:41

Yes.

SPEAKER_04 22:45

News that'll make you go.

SPEAKER_01 22:46

Whee, wee. What? Josh, what in this wild, wacky world did you find today?

SPEAKER_04 22:51

They take snacking serious in schools these days, apparently. Okay. In Baltimore, Maryland, a student was ordered to the ground and handcuffed by police when the AI security system flagged him, saying he had a weapon. The police had an appropriate response. You gotta keep everybody safe and secure. The problem is what AI thought was a weapon was actually a bag of Doritos. No! Yep.

SPEAKER_01 23:15

How in the world do you even mistake that?

SPEAKER_04 23:18

The student put the bag in their pocket. The AI sent an alert to the humans who are monitoring the AI monitoring. They canceled the alert, but not until one principal was like, oh no, and sent the alert on through all of this. Or Doritos. All of this over a bag of Doritos.

SPEAKER_01 23:36

They are flaming hot.

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They are. But you're not gonna do any damage with a bag of Doritos. You know, everybody wanted to congratulate him, but he was having none of it. My son and his cross-country team won regional. They're headed to the state cross-country.

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Amazing this weekend.

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He ran a 16-11, a 5K and 16-11.

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My knees hurt thinking about it.

Happy Heart: Boy Saves Kitten

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I know. He's third on the team, eighth overall. And the first words out of his mouth when I ran up to him after the race were, Did you see this kid? And he's pointing at someone. Happy, happy, happy, he's saying this. Did you see this kid? Are you kidding me with his race? He's pointing at somebody else. He was overjoyed. His buddy on the team finished right after him. This kid had a 40-second PR. No way. Almost cut a minute off of his very best. That's like unheard of. Yes. His very best time. He blew it away. And my son was his first and top and loudest cheerleader.

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Aw.

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I love it. They finished the race together, and these they've been friends since they were little. Like it was really cool. I'm taking pictures and I'm like, Finn's in every picture with Will. Like, this is amazing. Yes. You know, we we knew he he had it in him, but now he knows he's got it in him too. It was so great. As a dad, I'm overjoyed my son was more excited for a teammate's success and for his team overall than he was for his own run. He immediately deferred all praise to his friend. I don't know what this weekend is going to hold at the state meet, but with an attitude like that, I know Will is a champion. I and his father in heaven are giving him a standing ovation. We are proud papas. Not for his running ability, but because of his heart.

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Here's a happy heart story for you. Eight-year-old Zayan was walking through a local park when he saw something so heartbreaking. Some kiddos were bullying a little kitty cat. Hannah, happy heart story. I know, but it's okay. We get there. Instead of walking away, he did something so sweet and brave. He stepped in, defended the kitten, and even offered these bullies his skateboard in exchange for the cat. I know. So he brought this little kitten home. He named him Peaches. And as he started to mend the little kitten's boo-boos and the broken heart, the vet discovered an infection that said this little kitty cat would need to lose one of his eyes. What in the world? I know, I know. I promise it's a happy heart story.

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Just stick with me. You better get there soon.

How To Listen Live And Sign-Off

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When this was all explained to Zayn, all he said was, fine, as long as he can live, because that's my best friend. I know, exactly.

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Alright, we're back on top of the mountain.

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And the story's not done yet. The community was so moved that they came together to help Zayn get a brand new skateboard to replace the one he had heroically given up for little Peaches.

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Zayan, you're the hero we all need.

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I know. So Peaches has found his forever home, and I'm not crying, you're crying.

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That's a happy heart story for you. Hey, you're invited to listen to the recording of this podcast live. How? Where? It's simple. You can share every weekday morning with Josh and Hannah on 1049 The River in Columbus, Ohio, or online at riverradio.com.

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