The River Morning Show Weekly Podcast | EP 146 | NOV 15 2025

We trade stadium chicken tender tips, confess the moment we felt “officially old,” and share the best four-word Thanksgiving disasters. Listeners share perfect and ironic real-life names for professions, we battle over sides vs desserts, and end with a hopeful reminder about the ultimate Story Writer.

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Transcript

Welcome And Stadium Chicken Tenders

SPEAKER_03 0:00

Here's what to expect on this week's episode of the River Morning Show Weekly Podcast. It sounds wonderful. But if I had to pick between that and my corn casserole mixed with my mashed potatoes, mixed with my green bean casserole, it is that all day, every day.

SPEAKER_01 0:13

Well, first of all, you're disgusting. No, it's delicious. Thanks for hitting play on this Hero podcast here. Uh, you can find more on the on-demand link at riverradio.com. So, Hannah, you are one who enjoys football live and in person. Totally. Which is crazy to me. I enjoy watching from home because I get all the replays, all the commentary, and all the things.

SPEAKER_03 0:43

Ah, but you don't get the energy. And you know what I'm gonna say.

SPEAKER_01 0:46

I know what you're gonna say.

SPEAKER_03 0:47

You don't get the chicken tendies.

SPEAKER_01 0:48

All right, so you've been to Cleveland for the Browns. You've been to the horseshoe for Ohio plenty of times.

SPEAKER_03 0:54

Which is better. Oof. Oh yeah, I want to go with the Buckeyes, but you know what? The Browns have to win something.

SPEAKER_01 1:03

Yeah, in terms of the chicken tenders, Cleveland's better.

SPEAKER_03 1:06

Yes. Okay.

SPEAKER_01 1:07

Is that the sides of the stadium are different in Cleveland?

SPEAKER_03 1:10

So you have to be careful though, because yeah, they have two suppliers, and only the side closest to the lake front has the good chicken tendies.

Voice Remotes And Feeling Old

SPEAKER_01 1:19

Okay, you heard it here first. Next time you go, before their new stadium is built, wherever they're building it, get you the lake tenders. How old are you? I'm not telling. Maybe you've been there, you're at your parents' house helping them work the new TV remote. Or maybe you've been on the other end of that equation, like I was. Oh boy. And this is how I know I'm getting old. I was house sitting for an afternoon at my parents' place. I wanted to watch TV. I could not work the remote.

SPEAKER_05 1:55

Oh no, Josh, you've reached that level.

SPEAKER_01 1:58

There was no up or down channel button. There was no volume button. No numbers to type in a channel. Was it an Apple TV remote? No, it was Spectrum.

SPEAKER_03 2:09

Oh, it was a Spectrum remote.

Listeners Share “I’m Getting Old” Moments

SPEAKER_01 2:10

I've got Spectrum at my house. If they want me to swap out remotes, I'm telling them, no, I will not. I had to talk to it. I pushed the microphone button and I said, like a Neanderthal, watch Cleveland Cavaliers game. And it worked. It went. And I was grateful, but I felt like a Nimrod. Oh man. I love this for you so much. How did you know you were getting old? Call or text 800-609-1049. It's time for you to fill in the blank. How old are you? I'm not telling. You know you're getting old when. And there's the blank. You can fill it in. 800-609-1049. Call or text. Rebecca, how did you know you were getting old?

SPEAKER_04 3:00

I was in a classroom full of younger adults, and I was telling the story that I actually got to meet Mr. Rogers. And it was cricket.

SPEAKER_07 3:10

Oh no! Were they like who?

SPEAKER_04 3:13

Pretty much blank hair.

SPEAKER_03 3:15

Oh my heart.

SPEAKER_01 3:16

Well, won't you be my neighbor?

SPEAKER_03 3:19

He is an American staple, an icon and a cardigan.

SPEAKER_01 3:23

Come on, kids!

SPEAKER_04 3:26

I was at an opera in Pittsburgh, and he actually had a pair of shoes in front of him. Probably the most um memorable thing you've ever heard. We talked like we have been best friends for years.

SPEAKER_03 3:56

Oh, and what was your answer at that point?

SPEAKER_04 3:58

I'm not just studying to be a vocal performance major. Oh, how can you performance teacher?

SPEAKER_03 4:03

Well, both are amazing. There you go. Yeah, that's so cool. Thank you so much for sharing. I'm so sorry you had to go through that. But what a cool life experience.

SPEAKER_04 4:13

I survived. You guys have a great week. Thank you.

SPEAKER_03 4:16

Bye-bye.

SPEAKER_01 4:19

Tis the season to ruin Thanksgiving in four words. What four words?

SPEAKER_03 4:26

Oh, I'm excited.

SPEAKER_01 4:27

Ruin Thanksgiving. Call or text them in 800-609-1049. And these can be hypothetical situations. Or like me, these can be real situations like these four words. I dropped the pies. Ruins Thanksgiving in a heartbeat.

SPEAKER_03 4:46

Do you remember what kind of pies they were?

SPEAKER_01 4:48

Apple and cherry.

SPEAKER_03 4:49

Oh, the cherry. Tell me it was nowhere near carpet. Uh it was just in the kitchen.

SPEAKER_01 4:54

It was in the kitchen, hardwood floors.

SPEAKER_03 4:56

Okay, it makes it a little easier.

SPEAKER_01 4:57

We did not eat them. Were their dogs? No.

SPEAKER_07 5:00

Otherwise they did the happy Thanksgiving for them. Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 5:03

Would have been, but not later. And yet I digress. So, how do you ruin Thanksgiving in four words? 800-609-1049. Hannah, how about you? Oven carbon monoxide poisoning. No one's supposed to pass away, Hannah.

SPEAKER_03 5:20

Oh, well, the coin department showed up. This was a couple years ago now, and the oven just had a malfunction. My parents, yay, good reason for them to get a new one. Yeah. Yeah. But we had the whole fire team show up. We had to stand in the cold. They brought in the big fans and opened every window and door.

SPEAKER_01 5:39

Was it because there was carbon monoxide? Or okay, so it wasn't a malfunction of the sensor. No, it was there.

SPEAKER_03 5:46

It was there. So we sat outside for quite some time. It was snowing. But the kiddos, my nieces and nephews, got to see a fire truck. So it made their Thanksgiving.

SPEAKER_01 5:57

So your your four words again.

SPEAKER_03 6:00

Oven carbon monoxide poisoning.

SPEAKER_01 6:02

Goodness gracious. I don't know if you could top that, but I would love for you to try. Please do. 800-609-1049. You've done it, so you might as well say it. Ruin Thanksgiving in four words. Call or text how 800-609-1049. I mean, you could have things like, is that a feather?

SPEAKER_03 6:21

Oh no.

SPEAKER_01 6:23

Or I touched the giblets. I don't need a kidney today.

SPEAKER_03 6:27

I'm it's the neck that always grooses me out.

SPEAKER_01 6:34

Thank you very much. Uh, Hannah, several have texted in at 800-609-1049. How are we ruining Thanksgiving in four words?

SPEAKER_03 6:43

Julie in Lancaster said, I just threw up. Oh no! Oh, no one should touch the giblets.

SPEAKER_01 6:51

Well, I think they probably just put that in the bird, right? That's what that is inside. Come on. Is that the stuffing? Is that what it is? No, Josh.

SPEAKER_03 6:58

Get out of here.

SPEAKER_01 6:59

Nasty.

SPEAKER_03 7:00

Bethany said her four words are the rolls are burnt. Oh no! She says her mother-in-law burns them every year, but refuses to let others bring the food.

SPEAKER_01 7:10

Listen, listen.

SPEAKER_03 7:12

The lessons should be learned here. I just happened to have some rolls in the car.

SPEAKER_01 7:15

I forgot them when I went to the store.

SPEAKER_03 7:17

Lucky for us.

SPEAKER_01 7:18

We can fix this.

SPEAKER_03 7:20

Amanda in London said, I am in labor for her four words. And here is why it apparently quote unquote ruined Thanksgiving. She said that she broke her water broke in the kitchen, and the men there told her sister the I can't. Oh my goodness. The food is contaminated by baby juice. That's not how it works, and no, it wasn't.

SPEAKER_00 7:47

Have you ever met somebody who has just like the most fitting name for their job? Ooh. I'm talking like a teacher, maybe named Mr. Smart.

SPEAKER_07 7:57

Yeah. Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 7:59

A vet named like Dr. Katz.

SPEAKER_01 8:01

I mean, my last name is Hooper, and I've been asked many times, am I one? Like, do I have a channel? Basketball player. No. And I have to no, I am not, and I could have done without you also confirming.

SPEAKER_03 8:44

Look, there have been a few gymnasiums where I've seen you try to play. It's like the essence of a athlete in the past.

SPEAKER_01 8:52

So I'll tell you what, you guys finish this conversation. I'm gonna go, I'm gonna go cry in the corner.

SPEAKER_00 8:59

When I was younger, there was a doctor's office that I would pass by like all the time. And you know how sometimes like they'll have like all the doctor's names, like a right assigned. One of the doctors' names was Dr. Hospital.

SPEAKER_03 9:13

Hospital? That's too on the nose.

SPEAKER_00 9:16

It's like a doctor hospital.

SPEAKER_03 9:17

It's not a government hospital. Yeah, maybe it was a typo. If you need the doctor in the hospital, it's that way.

SPEAKER_00 9:24

And I always thought, I'm like, this man came out of the womb ready to be a doctor. Yeah, they knew what that last name. They knew what he was gonna be right away. And sometimes, too, it can be like the opposite end, like really ironic. My mom, when she was younger, had a doctor named Dr. Ken Hurt. Oh no. Come on. And he really qualified to be a doctor. That cannot be real.

SPEAKER_03 9:49

Every time he gave a shot, he was like, This Ken Hurt.

SPEAKER_00 9:52

Yes. My signature. Yeah. A single dot. And so I shared this with uh the River Morning Show Facebook group uh last night, and I was not alone in experiencing this. Uh Kay said there's a dentist named Dr.

SPEAKER_03 10:07

Smiley who is in Dublin. I wonder if that was a name change. That's so fitting. It's amazing.

SPEAKER_00 10:13

Kimberly said, while I was working at a bank, I had a coworker named Mrs. Money.

SPEAKER_03 10:18

No! That's not a la Get her a spot on the monopoly board.

Ironic And Perfectly Fitting Names

SPEAKER_00 10:22

I'd call shenanigans. JC said that Dr. Gutman was the one who did her gallbladder surgery. Okay. And Dave said my dad had surgeons in his practice named Dr. Payne and Dr. Slaughter.

SPEAKER_03 10:38

Oh my goodness. I'm not going there for any procedures.

SPEAKER_01 10:42

All right, you can fill in the blank on this one too. If you've had or have an ironic or fitting name, call or text 800-609-1049. They show up on lists like uh producer Mike was just talking about Dr.

SPEAKER_07 10:59

Hospital at the hospital.

SPEAKER_01 11:03

Or uh Dave, who works here at the river. His dad is a doctor. He had a practice with Dr. Payne and Dr. Slaughter. Never going there. What did you say at the end of that conversation, producer Mike? I would be very concerned. Yeah, I'm not going there. I'm not doing that. So you can share your either ironic or perfectly placed kind of name. 800-609-1049. Kate, what's your story?

SPEAKER_04 11:26

So in high school, I actually had a math teacher named Mr. Matthew.

SPEAKER_03 11:30

No. I sure did. He had no choice in life. That's right. No, he was destined for math school. Thank you so much for sharing. We appreciate it. Yeah, thank you guys. You guys always make my mornings fun. Oh, good. We're so glad to hear it. It's working. Yeah. Yes. All right. Well, you have a great one. Hi, Vicky. Have you heard or do you have an ironic name? I had an accounting professor. His name was Professor Prophet.

SPEAKER_01 12:05

No, no way. I want that guy doing my taxes.

SPEAKER_04 12:09

It gets worse because he named his daughter Annette.

SPEAKER_03 12:13

Annette Profit! Please tell me this is is this a joke or is this a real life? Is this real?

SPEAKER_04 12:19

It's a real life. No.

SPEAKER_03 12:23

Unbelievable. Oh, that poor girl. I know poor child. Poor kid. Poor little kid.

SPEAKER_00 12:32

News that'll make you go.

SPEAKER_03 12:33

Wait, wait, wait. What? Josh, what in this wild world did you find today?

SPEAKER_01 12:38

You have uh you've heard the Louvre was robbed recently, right?

SPEAKER_03 12:42

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 12:43

Well, the Louvre's video surveillance password to kind of bypass things was reportedly the Louvre.

SPEAKER_03 12:52

Come on, guys.

unknown 12:53

Come on.

SPEAKER_03 12:55

What? You have millions upon millions of worth of valuables. What are you doing?

SPEAKER_01 13:00

Yeah, we just uh we'll just name it the place.

SPEAKER_03 13:03

They're like, nobody can pronounce it, let alone spell it, right?

SPEAKER_01 13:06

Lowry. Well, whatever. So that was it. So here's how to make a strong password, okay? Oh boy. First, a strong password is long, complex, uses a mix of uppercase, lowercase numbers and symbols, and it's not easily guessable. Like like a dictionary word or personal information.

SPEAKER_03 13:23

It's also not easily memorable. That's exactly always forgetting my password.

SPEAKER_01 13:28

Yeah, I know. Next, enable multi-factor authentication. This adds a critical second layer of security. They didn't have that at the Louvre.

SPEAKER_03 13:36

I wonder what those burglars were just are they just sitting on their laptop going, Louvre 1. Louvre. Oh, that was it. Yeah, we're dude, guys.

SPEAKER_07 13:44

Guys, we're in. We're in.

SPEAKER_01 13:46

Use a password manager. This helps you create and store unique, complex passwords for every site. Hannah, there you go. Yeah. It's somebody who can help you with your need for more secure passwords that are difficult. And never use the same password for multiple accounts. Now I think they're just meddling. Like, come on.

SPEAKER_02 14:06

Would you rather?

Community Stories Of Apt Names

SPEAKER_01 14:08

Producer Mike is here and he has a pot stir and he had that look on his face. Don't you laugh at me.

SPEAKER_00 14:15

Alright, what have you got today? So for today's Would You Rather, it's another Thanksgiving theme because it went so well last week. I appreciate that. Yep. Would you rather eat only side dishes or only dessert for Thanksgiving dinner?

SPEAKER_03 14:29

Oh easy. Side dishes all the way. Are you kidding me?

SPEAKER_01 14:36

Do you not like fun? Like the pies are. Those sides are fun. The pies are fun.

SPEAKER_03 14:42

Look, there is not many moments in a year that I can put macaroni and cheese, corn casserole, green bean casserole, sweet potato casserole, every casserole under the sun on my plate and call it a day. I am all about the side dishes.

SPEAKER_01 14:58

But there's apple pie, there's cherry pie. A lot of times there's ice cream to go on top of it. At my Thanksgiving, we have something called uh called cherry delight, and it is a cheesecakey thing, and it's a little bit more.

SPEAKER_03 15:11

It sounds wonderful, but if I had to pick between that and my corn casserole mixed with my mashed potatoes, mixed with my green bean casserole, it is that all day, every day.

SPEAKER_01 15:20

Well, first of all, you're disgusting. No, it's delicious.

SPEAKER_02 15:23

That's moush in my mouth, and I love it.

SPEAKER_01 15:25

Oh gosh!

unknown 15:26

Oh!

SPEAKER_01 15:27

Producer Mike!

SPEAKER_00 15:29

Did you hear her?

SPEAKER_01 15:31

She said moush in her mouth!

SPEAKER_03 15:32

I'm still kind of recovering. Yes! So yummy, I can't wait. I'm gonna be rolling home.

SPEAKER_01 15:38

This is the only place I can get that cherry delight and then the pie and the other pie and a cookie to dip into the cherry delight pudding thing that we have. This is the only place I can.

SPEAKER_03 15:49

It's about the the main meal, not the desserts. Says who? Says the world.

SPEAKER_01 15:55

I have been told on good authority we're not supposed to follow the world.

SPEAKER_03 15:59

Oh my gosh. Do not try to Jesus juke me on Thanksgiving. Don't you dare.

“Wait, What?” Louvre Password Fail

SPEAKER_01 16:06

I am grateful for this conversation. You can chime in. Which would you prefer? Because producer Mike had that itch today, and so now we're talking about it. Oh, and it has been scratched very well. Thanks for nothing. Uh 800-609-1049. Only sides or only desserts. Would you rather? And Producer Mike.

SPEAKER_03 16:27

Good to see you too, Josh.

SPEAKER_01 16:29

He had to show up today and do a would you rather Thanksgiving style, at least so that that makes sense, I guess.

SPEAKER_00 16:36

Would you rather eat only side dishes or only dessert for Thanksgiving dinner?

SPEAKER_03 16:42

Side dishes, side dishes, let's go!

SPEAKER_01 16:44

I mean, at our family Thanksgiving, the meal, while good, is just the precursor to the dessert because the dessert is so sad for you. We're happy multiple ways.

SPEAKER_03 16:56

No, the idea that you want to like quickly get past the corn casserole, the sweet potato casserole, the green bean casserole, what other casseroles are there? I'm so sad. I mean. That you want to rush through that.

SPEAKER_01 17:08

Anyway, uh, so you can call and or text and decide if you are right and with me or if you're with Hannah. Whoa. 800. I said it. 800-609-1049. On the text machine, producer Mike, was it Amy you said?

SPEAKER_00 17:22

Yeah, Amy from Columbus said that she would pick sides because you can make sides that taste like desserts, like she said, fried apples.

SPEAKER_03 17:29

Or the sweet potato casserole, depending on how you make it. It basically is a dessert as a side dish, so win-win.

SPEAKER_01 17:35

Alright, so basically, though, you had to use my argument to make your argument.

SPEAKER_03 17:40

No, because it still stands alone as a side dish.

SPEAKER_01 17:43

Carmen, help! What do you think? Would you rather sides or desserts only? Oh, we gotta go with side dishes.

SPEAKER_03 17:50

Amen, amen, amen. Well, thanks for calling.

SPEAKER_01 17:52

Appreciate your contribution to the show.

Would You Rather: Sides Or Desserts

SPEAKER_03 17:55

Okay, Carmen, explain that for us.

SPEAKER_05 17:58

Oh, well, I mean, you've got the sweet potato casserole, you've got mashed potatoes, you have the dressing, you have the gravy, you have all the things. And like, you just get pumpkin pie or apple. What a poor choice you have. It's dessert.

SPEAKER_01 18:12

Well, it sounds like you need to up your dessert game then.

SPEAKER_03 18:15

Oh no, she just knows what she's talking about. And help me out on this one too. When you build your plate, are you okay with the food touching and mixing a little bit, or do you have to have them separate?

SPEAKER_05 18:27

It depends on the food, but truly, unless you're mixing turkey and mashed potatoes, they should not be touching.

SPEAKER_03 18:33

No, we were so close, Carmen. We're almost on the same page. That's all right, Carmen.

SPEAKER_01 18:38

You and I are half-y friends, and you and Hannah are halfy friends. Together, we are all friends.

SPEAKER_05 18:43

Well, I'm so glad we can make it at least halfway.

SPEAKER_01 18:49

And you need to know she's disgusting.

SPEAKER_03 18:51

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

SPEAKER_01 18:52

Producer Mike, would you concur? I would agree. Very much.

SPEAKER_03 18:56

What is happening right now? That is rude and unnecessary.

SPEAKER_01 19:00

Your Thanksgiving plate gives me the ick. Look, that's a you problem. It's delicious. It's a problem. Describe, please, the terror that you unleash.

SPEAKER_03 19:10

I call it the Thanksgiving tornado.

SPEAKER_01 19:13

You don't want one of those. It hurts people.

SPEAKER_03 19:15

No, it's so good. So I get my plate and I put every casserole available onto it. I get a piece of turkey, but it's mostly there because it, you know, you have to on Thanksgiving. But then you put like a thin layer of gravy on almost everything. And you let it all touch. You take a bite of sweet potato casserole with the mashed potatoes, with the bite of mac and cheese. We might grab some corn casserole and dip it in the stuffing. It all just goes together like a giant mush pile tornado.

SPEAKER_01 19:47

You realize these recipes are separate. They've been cooked separate. They're meant to be eaten still separate.

SPEAKER_03 19:56

I still get the flavors, but you put some green bean casserole in the mashed potato. Oh my goodness.

SPEAKER_01 20:03

As you're hearing the description, you also need to hear what it sounds like when she's doing it.

SPEAKER_03 20:07

Don't do that. No. Nobody needed that. I do not make those noises, Josh. Your plate does. No, you can be a lady while eating a Thanksgiving tornado. That is impossible. You get a little spoon and it's just a little scoop there. I don't care. A little pot of turkey here.

SPEAKER_01 20:22

If your pinkies in the air, it does not matter with what you just did on your pink.

SPEAKER_03 20:25

Maybe I'll even wear a nice little frilly bib this year. And look, I'm gonna dress up to the nines and eat my tornado with so much joy. You're gonna be so sad. I can't wear not doing the same.

SPEAKER_01 20:38

No, I will not. Segmented plates like you sometimes will take to a picnic, those are the best. That's ridiculous.

SPEAKER_03 20:44

They should all be, it should all be touching. It's like it's marinating together.

SPEAKER_01 20:48

Yeah, no one can hear it, but producer Mike, you agree with me, don't you? I sure do. Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 20:52

I came into this conversation very hungry, and now my appetite is gone.

SPEAKER_01 20:57

That's right.

SPEAKER_03 20:58

You tried it. Don't knock it till you try.

SPEAKER_01 21:00

And that's how I know I don't like it because why did you touch that with that? Why are these foods mingling? No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

SPEAKER_03 21:08

They are friends. They want to hang out with each other.

SPEAKER_01 21:11

Only in my tumtum. I need to introduce them inside. All right. How what does your Thanksgiving plate look like? Because I am very segmented and usually one thing at a time as I go around the place. Hannah decides to put everything in a blender and make it a screen. Tornado! 800-609-1049. You can call or text. You need to know that a tornado is dangerous. It can cause all kinds of damage. And yet, Hannah, somehow, Hannah has decided that this is what she's going to promote for Thanksgiving.

SPEAKER_03 21:47

And I can't a true windstorm tornado.

SPEAKER_01 21:50

I cannot stand for it.

SPEAKER_03 21:51

It's a Thanksgiving tornado made on my plate of casseroles and turkey.

SPEAKER_01 21:56

I need you to know that Thanksgiving tornadoes can cause pain and suffering. No, not on a plate. It's pure joy. If you're eating that next to me, I'm retching. Look at your own plate. Focus on yourself.

The Thanksgiving Tornado Debate

SPEAKER_03 22:10

I can't because you're over here going, you're like a hurricane! I do not apologize for that. It's a tornado. It's a hurricane, it's even worse. I'm not throwing my water around. Tornado. Okay, that's a good point. That's a good point.

SPEAKER_01 22:23

Okay, I get it. Uh what's your Thanksgiving plate like? Because mine is segmented, nothing's touching, and I eat everything one at a time. Hannah on the other hand decides to put it in her stomach, outside of her stomach, and then just put it back in.

SPEAKER_03 22:34

Yeah, it's just a little spoonful of that.

SPEAKER_01 22:38

800-609-1049. You can call or text Sylvia. Whose side are you on? I am 100% Hannah style. That's the only way to get it. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_06 22:53

Okay, what? Except for desserts. I don't want my desserts on the casserole dish. Oh, yes. That's a whole different plate.

SPEAKER_01 23:01

I'm with you on that.

SPEAKER_06 23:03

But everything else is all together, baby. All together.

SPEAKER_03 23:06

Is there a combination you found you love the most? Like I really love the corn casserole with the mashed potatoes.

SPEAKER_06 23:12

Um that, yes, and then that gravy on there, and then the brioche stuffing with the sauces. And oh my gosh, it just makes my mouth start watering already thinking about it, and I want to start Thanksgiving early.

SPEAKER_03 23:24

Um, okay, I'm coming to your house for Thanksgiving because you know how to do it.

SPEAKER_01 23:28

Can I bring my segmented plate with her to your house? Is that okay?

SPEAKER_06 23:32

Of course, of course. We don't judge. We don't, we let everybody do whatever they want to do. As long as we get to do our own thing. Exactly. Okay.

SPEAKER_03 23:40

Yes. Eat your tornado in peace.

SPEAKER_01 23:43

I will say, like, I'm with you when you get to the potatoes and the corn and put a little turkey and the gravy on that.

SPEAKER_03 23:49

Look at you backtracking.

SPEAKER_01 23:51

No, it's not a tornado, though. There are other things that need to be like.

SPEAKER_03 23:55

Would you prefer if I called it my mashed potato volcano? So you make a little cup and then you put all the toppings and the sides in the mashed potato volcano.

SPEAKER_01 24:05

Yeah, I mean, they call that like the famous bowl at KFC. Yes.

SPEAKER_03 24:09

See? That's all we're doing here.

SPEAKER_01 24:12

Who writes the best stories?

SPEAKER_03 24:15

Ooh.

SPEAKER_01 24:16

You read a ton, and so I expect you to have this long list of authors you just love.

SPEAKER_03 24:21

I'm gonna be honest. I'm really bad at author names. I I get really embarrassed when my book club friends are like, I've been reading so-and-so and so-and-so, and I'm like, ah, that's cool. What's the name of the book? I know I love, I mean, this is easy low-hanging fruit, but I love Francine Rivers.

SPEAKER_01 24:37

That's fine. Easy low-hanging fruit is is fine. Did she write a book called Easy Low Hanging Fruit?

SPEAKER_03 24:43

No, she wrote the Mark of the Lion series and Redeeming Love. Don't know it. No, okay.

SPEAKER_01 24:48

How about J.R.R. Tolkien? Yeah. He's one of my favorites. Heard the name.

SPEAKER_03 24:53

C.S. Lewis? Yeah, yeah. Also, yeah, so good storyteller.

SPEAKER_01 24:57

Uh maybe, maybe it's a story played out on the big screen. Uh, like not directors, but screen writers. You know, like Woody Allen, uh, Quentin Tarantino, Christopher Nolan. Yep. He puts a lot of explosions in his movies.

SPEAKER_03 25:10

Is that isn't that Batman?

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I think so. Okay. I'm Batman. So, in our world, the self-starter, the person everyone says writes their own story, that's who wins and gets the admiration and the accolades. And there's nothing against these authors that I just mentioned, but it's more about the guy in the mirror. As I think about this, it's uh it's in my life, I I'm proof positive. God writes the best stories. What I am living with my wife and my kids and being a part of the river, I could never write that story. There are parts of our lives where we do. We try to take the pen and steal the paper all the time and start scribbling our own ideas, and it is like, well, this was great. Oh no, this is on fire. Like, this is terrible. And I've experienced that. And then I've experienced the other side of it where I let go of the pen and let God write, and I see all the good that comes from letting God write the story. And he's still writing your story, even if it's dark and bad right now. Maybe because you stole the pen, or maybe just because we're in life. Like my my life is not perfect. We're dealing with stuff. In fact, I couldn't sleep last night. Just mine was was whirling, all kinds of different things or whatever, struggles and stuff. In my life, I've tried to put God first and let him do his thing. I can leon, I can honestly say his way is better. So hang on to that while you let go of the pen. Because the next sentence he's got planned for you, oh, you cannot believe how good it's gonna be. 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. It was a journey, but we've made it together. Thanks for listening to this episode of the River Morning Show weekly podcast.

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