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The Morning Brew with Chris Bennett
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The Morning Brew with Chris Bennett
Morning Brew Serves Up Summer, Eagles, and Roommate Justice
Dave Ramsey brings the summer vibes as he kicks off the season with a lively "Boo or Cool" segment on the Morning Brew. With characteristic enthusiasm, Dave shares his passionate opinions on quintessential summer experiences – giving hearty approval to backyard barbecues (especially when cooking his favorite "wingy doggies") and water balloon fights, while firmly rejecting flip flops with the memorable explanation, "I hate things between my toes."
The community pulse beats strong as Jineane highlights important weekend happenings in the White Mountains. From the comprehensive safety fair at Walmart featuring impressive emergency vehicles and demonstrations to a heartfelt fundraiser breakfast supporting a young couple facing serious pregnancy complications, listeners receive valuable information about ways to enjoy their weekend while supporting their neighbors in need. The genuine concern for community members facing medical challenges reveals the show's deep connection to local listeners and their lives.
What makes this episode especially memorable is the celebration of American Eagle Day, packed with fascinating facts about our national symbol. Did you know eagles lack vocal cords and possess a grip ten times stronger than a human hand? Or that they nearly vanished from American skies in the 1960s? The episode concludes with two engaging segments – Dave rating blockbuster movies (where his distaste for "Men in Black" for being "too phony" provides an unexpected laugh) and serving as judge in "Am I the Jerk Court" for a compelling roommate dispute over expensive skincare products. Join us for this perfect blend of summer fun, community connection, fascinating facts, and everyday wisdom that will leave you entertained and informed.
Chris Bennett and the Morning Brew. It is now time for Boo or Cool, with Dave Ramsey here in Show. Low Dave, today is the first day of summer. Boo or Cool, cool. Yeah, I love summer. It's also, I think, today's, the longest day of the year of sunlight. So for the first day of summer, we're going to do a Summer Vibes. Boo or Cool. You ready, I'm ready. Backyard barbecues boo or cool, cool. Absolutely. What's your favorite thing to grill up on the barbecue?
Speaker 2:Wingy doggies.
Speaker 1:Water balloon fights boo or cool, cool. Oh really, I thought you would not like those flip flops. Boo, I'm totally boo. I hate things in between my toes.
Speaker 2:I hear you.
Speaker 1:What about sandals with socks?
Speaker 2:That's gross, boo.
Speaker 1:Road trips with no AC? That's boo, that's totally boo. What about an ice cream truck? Cool yeah, that's right, an inflatable pool in the driveway.
Speaker 2:In my yard maybe, but not in my driveway. Cool, and what?
Speaker 1:about tan lines Boo, totally boo. He doesn't like tan. That was Boo. Or Cool Summer Vibes Edition here on the Morning Brew with Dave Ramsey, what's?
Speaker 3:happening. Hot stuff. Janine, you there, of course. I am waiting for you.
Speaker 1:Well, it's Friday, you know what that means. I know. Talk about something good.
Speaker 3:No, no, no, no. I got into the Tuesday thing. We don't want to go there yet.
Speaker 1:No, no, no it's something's happening.
Speaker 3:It's what's happening.
Speaker 1:Yeah, only you do that.
Speaker 3:Yes, and you do it so well.
Speaker 1:What's happening in the White Mountains this weekend.
Speaker 3:Big, big. Tomorrow is the big safety fair out in the Walmart parking lot there in Shillow. It's going to be huge. We have Timber Mesa. It's going to look like okay, you know, like monster trucks, but without the monster trucks all the giant fire trucks. If your child loves you know all those great things, we're going to have them there. Timber Mesa Fire Department fire trucks, rescue truck demo Sholo PD's there with the ATV and OHV safety. Arizona Rangers car seat safety You've got. I was teasing about this all the time.
Speaker 1:Navajo County Sheriff's Office is going to have canines and drones but, I kept putting them together.
Speaker 2:Canine drones we need canine drones flying around.
Speaker 3:That would be so fun. That would be adorable and scary at the same time and very scary at the same time. Next is Coalition for Drug Prevention, arizona Park Rangers. I mean, everybody's going to be there. Future first responders, you name it, they're all going to be there. Pine top, lakeside, uh, police, they're going to be having the amber and silver alert fingerprinting cards there, uh, to do for you. So all sorts of things, all kinds of safety.
Speaker 1:It is national safety month so come to walmart, have fun with us and that, and that's 10 am to 2 10 to 2 at walmart.
Speaker 3:10 to 2 at Walmart tomorrow.
Speaker 1:In Show, low, in Show, low. Well, I have a friend that is having a little fundraiser for a family member. There's a young couple. The wife is pregnant and had serious complications when her water broke at just 25 weeks. So she's been in the NICU in Phoenix for six weeks.
Speaker 1:And so this fundraiser is going to help with travel, medical living expenses, why they fight through this together. So if you want to come help out a great cause and have some good breakfast, they're doing a biscuit and gravy breakfast. That is tomorrow from 7 to 10 am. Before you go, check out the safety fair, Get yourself some biscuit and gravy breakfast for a good cause. It's going to be at the Pavilion at the LDS Steak Center in Show Low at 1401 West Deuce of Clubs. The meal is $10 a plate and they also have to-go boxes available.
Speaker 3:Very nice.
Speaker 1:Yeah, a good cause and some good breakfast available for you on Saturday and the safety fair A lot going on this weekend. It's time for Fun Fact. Friday, Janine. Today is American Eagle Day.
Speaker 3:Oh yeah, you sound just like one. Yeah, that must be why I noticed that President Trump did a whole photo shoot with a beautiful American eagle in the Oval Office and it was pretty funny that he had it. He had it on his arm and at first he looked super awkward and then he was okay, the eagle was eyeballing.
Speaker 1:It was good, that's cool well, I thought I'd give you some fun. American eagle nice nice did you know? Uh bald, eagles aren't actually bald. Uh bald comes from an english word meaning white I knew, knew that.
Speaker 3:I didn't know that. Well, I knew they weren't bald.
Speaker 1:It would be cool if eagles had, like male pattern baldness. That would be adorable. No, yeah, a male pattern bald eagle, I'd love it. Bald eagles can soar up to 10,000 feet, that's like an airplane.
Speaker 3:That's crazy.
Speaker 1:And then they're able to see fish from water several hundred feet above the water. That's pretty crazy.
Speaker 2:They're amazing.
Speaker 1:Their wingspan is eight feet. Yeah, they could dive at speeds of over a hundred miles per hour. That's like a NASCAR car. Let's see, their grip is ten times stronger than a human's hand. Great for grabbing fish? That's probably. Yeah, great for grabbing fish.
Speaker 3:That's why, when they're on your arm or your hand, you're like, ah, yeah, exactly.
Speaker 1:This is interesting Eagles don't have vocal cords. Ooh yeah. So that's why they make that high-pitched whistling or chirping sound.
Speaker 3:Yeah, just like them. Yeah, you sound just like them.
Speaker 1:They can fly up to 40 miles per hour. Normally. That's like their cruise control. They're powerful swimmers and in the 1960s bald eagles were nearly extinct in the US, down to just 400 nesting pairs, due to pesticide issues. But it looks like they are back and there's now more than 60 species of eagles worldwide.
Speaker 3:Yeah, that is crazy. And they're so beautiful If you've ever been to the Northwest and you see a ton, especially in Alaska, and there's a couple of places where you can go in Alaska and run in the water, where people it's almost like pigeons they're everywhere, but people feed them so they walk up to you. But like pigeons, they're everywhere, but people feed them, so they walk up to you, but they're giant. They're like giant turkeys or something on these railings and they're like right next to you. It's crazy.
Speaker 1:In.
Speaker 3:Alaska, they're everywhere. Yeah, they're beautiful, absolutely beautiful.
Speaker 1:And we have a bunch of them up here. I've seen yes, yes, they're absolutely.
Speaker 3:I love American eagles. They're so cool. Yeah, well, happy.
Speaker 1:American Eagle Day. I've given you an eagle screech. There you go. How about you give us an eagle screech? I can't screech.
Speaker 3:No, it sounds really bad. Alright, chris, you have a wonderful weekend.
Speaker 1:Alright, you too, best friend.
Speaker 3:Talk to you later, okay, bye-bye, love ya.
Speaker 1:It's time for a bonus edition of Boo or Cool with Dave Ramsey. It is the first day of summer, so, dave, I thought we would do some Boo or Cool summer blockbuster movie edition. Do you like blockbuster movies? Yeah, yeah, absolutely. They're great. What's your favorite movie of all time?
Speaker 2:I got a couple of them the Equalizer and Armageddon.
Speaker 1:Oh yes, Armageddon's a great one. All right, here we go. Here's Boo or Cool. Summer Blockbuster Edition. 1975 movie Jaws Cool yeah, Did you see that in the theater?
Speaker 2:Yeah, today's the 50th anniversary of Jaws.
Speaker 1:Oh really, top Gun Maverick, cool, cool. I love that one. Did you see that in the theaters or at home, at home? What about the latest Barbie with Margot?
Speaker 2:Robbie.
Speaker 1:Boo, you didn't see it.
Speaker 2:No.
Speaker 1:What about the Will Smith movie Independence Day? Cool Men in Black another Will Smith movie Boo, oh, you didn. Another Will Smith movie Boo, oh, you didn't like that either. Okay, why not?
Speaker 2:Yeah, it was too phony Too phony.
Speaker 1:And how about Twister?
Speaker 2:About what.
Speaker 1:Twister, the movie about storm chasing Cool, cool, yes. And last one, the Dark Knight. The batman movie with heath ledger as the joker cool, totally cool. That was boo or cool. Summer blockbuster movie edition All rise. It's now time for a bonus. Am I the Jerk Court? Today we have the Honorable Dave Ramsey from Show Low. This is your first time being a judge. Am I the Jerk Court? Are you wearing your wig and robe? Not the first time, but judge for? Am I the Jerk Court? No, oh, this is old hat for you. Okay, here we go, I'm going to read the story and then we'll get your ruling.
Speaker 1:I, 26 female, live with my roommate Mia, 25 female. We usually get along fine, but lately I noticed my pricey skin tear stuff, moisturizers, eye creams were disappearing way faster than normal. These products aren't cheap and mean a lot to me, and at first I thought maybe I was imagining things. So I started marking the levels and, yep, they kept going down fast. I asked Mia straight up if she was using them. She looked surprised and said no, that she has her own stuff.
Speaker 1:Then one day I actually caught her using my eye cream in action. Yes, and when I asked she got defensive and said she tried a tiny bit once and that I was overreacting because I have so much. I told her it's not about the amount, it's about her taking my things without asking and lying about it. And after that I told her I don't feel comfortable living with her anymore and asked her to find a new place by the end of the month. Now she's calling me controlling and says I'm making her homeless over a little bit of cream. So am I the jerk here, dave? What do you say? Nope, you're not the jerk, but isn't it a little bit of overreaction just over some face cream, like kicking her out? No, it's cream, like kicking her out.
Speaker 2:No, it's pretty like she said it was expensive, right, and then the other girl lied about it. She should have been a Ford with, and been honest in the first place. Maybe she would have just let her continue to use it.
Speaker 1:There we go. In the case of, am I the jerk for asking my roommate to move out after she kept using my expensive skin care and lying about it? Dave says you are not the jerk. Dave, thanks so much for joining us and hope you have a great weekend.
Speaker 2:You too. I'll see you tomorrow or tonight later on. All right, bye, Bye.
