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The Morning Brew with Chris Bennett
Ever wonder what really goes on at a small-town morning radio show?
The Morning Brew with Chris Bennett and Best Friends is your daily dose of real callers, big laughs, and unforgettable characters straight from QCountry 925 in Show Low, Arizona.
The Morning Brew with Chris Bennett
Patriotic Requests, Redneck Trivia & A Darci Lynne Discovery
What started as a relaxed, music-filled morning turned into one of those shows that reminds you why live radio still matters.
We kick things off with a heartfelt patriotic song request from Tony in Snowflake, sparking a moment of gratitude for active-duty service members and veterans during the holiday season. From there, the phones light up with stories from the Brew Crew — surprise gifts, Christmas chaos, and the kind of everyday moments that make mornings feel connected.
Things get competitive (and hilarious) when Paul from Beaumont joins us for a round of Are You Smarter Than a Redneck?, using 2025 year-in-review trivia that proves pop culture knowledge doesn’t always equal common sense — and vice versa.
We close the show with curiosity and discovery after a caller asks about Darci Lynne, the ventriloquism phenom stepping into the spotlight as a singer. We talk through her viral Grand Ole Opry moment and what it means when familiar names start new chapters.
No playlists, no pressure — just community radio doing what it does best: real people, real calls, and conversations that make the morning better.
If you enjoy laid-back mornings, listener-driven moments, and a little friendly chaos, hit follow, share the episode, and tell us what song or trivia question we should tackle next.
From the Horn Auto Center Studios, Chris Bennett and the Morning Brew. Good morning. It's the Morning Brew with Chris. Who's this? Oh no, it's Mr. B. Oh, heck yes, it's Tony from Snowflake. I hope you had a very Merry Christmas.
SPEAKER_03:Yeah, it was uh very relaxing. We had fun. It was it was a good day.
SPEAKER_00:Nice, nice. Uh today we're playing a bunch of our old Country Climb stars of the week. I know you haven't called in much, but have you heard uh many of our uh Friday Country Climb stars of the week?
SPEAKER_03:No, not really. I've uh heard a couple of them this morning, though. Some of them's pretty good. I like some of them.
SPEAKER_00:Yeah, we're gonna play uh a new uh a new one from Cole Bradford, and uh we have some other great uh country climb stars coming up. What can I do for you this morning, best friend?
SPEAKER_03:Oh, would you like to hear an old school uh patriotic song of the day?
SPEAKER_00:Absolutely. What uh what do you got for us? I've got some Merle Fighting Side of Me. Oh, Merle Haggard Fighting Side of Me is today's patriotic song request of the day. Thank you to all our uh military, all our retired military, all those that continue to serve and have served. We're so grateful for the sacrifices you have made for this great country we live in. Here is Merle Haggard with Fighting Side of Me. We love you, Tony.
SPEAKER_03:All right, I'll talk to you later. Bye.
SPEAKER_00:Bye. Woo! That's Bob Lloyd! Because Paul Beaumont says so. Holy moly! It's everyone's favorite redneck from Beaumont, Texas. It's Paul from Beaumont. How was your Christmas?
SPEAKER_03:Oh, I was good, buddy. How was yours?
SPEAKER_00:It was real good. Uh I had I got so many shirts. I guess I'm super easy uh to buy for because I have this brand of shirts I love, uh, Roosevelt's. And so my wife and kids bought me a bunch of brand new shirts, and I have a whole new wardrobe, and I'm looking fancy. Looking fancy. What uh what did uh the uh Paul from Beaumonts do uh for Christmas? Any redneck shenanigans?
SPEAKER_03:No, not really. What do you think?
SPEAKER_01:No, pretty pretty right back with you. Oh, that's Rhonda?
SPEAKER_00:Yeah. But Paul's better half. Rhonda, I heard Paul uh you wouldn't tell Paul what you wanted for Christmas, so he decided to get you a new car.
SPEAKER_01:Yeah.
SPEAKER_00:Was that your approach going in? You just didn't want to tell him what you wanted and just see what he would get?
SPEAKER_01:No, I really couldn't think of anything.
SPEAKER_00:Right. Yeah, you must have been on Santa's super nice list this year.
SPEAKER_01:I must have.
SPEAKER_00:That's awesome. Well, what uh what was your favorite uh uh memory from this year's Christmas?
SPEAKER_01:Me, uh, just the kids opening their presents and stuff and seeing how happy is that they were.
SPEAKER_00:Yeah, being around family is the best. What about you, Paul?
SPEAKER_03:It had to be that crown and coke I fixed over my grandma.
SPEAKER_00:Jeez, Rhonda. How do you put up with this guy? You say you're thankful for spending time with your family, and this guy goes with a little crown and coke.
SPEAKER_03:Honestly, I I was glad to be able to have a Christmas with my grandparents or my grandmother and my my kids and my grandkids and Ronda.
SPEAKER_01:What's the funniest thing is uh I got a pinata this year and Christmas morning. The grown kids were trying to buck it open with a uh broomstick.
SPEAKER_00:Nobody could break it. Oh, really? Uh no one uh it was like an indestructible pinata.
SPEAKER_01:Yeah. Yeah, and then they were fighting over the candy.
SPEAKER_00:It is now time for Are You Smarter Than a Redneck? Unfortunately, we can't have Rhonda be your uh opponent today because she has laryngitis. So I'm going to defend her honor today. If you know the answer, say your name. That's your buzzer. Here we go. Which social media app was temporarily unavailable in the US in early 2025? Paul.
SPEAKER_03:Paul. Paul. Was it TikTok?
SPEAKER_00:It was TikTok. There you go. Boom, boom, boom, boom. All right. What phrase went viral among teens toward the end of 2025? Paul. Paul. Oh, gosh, I know this. What? Paul, go ahead.
SPEAKER_03:6767?
SPEAKER_00:Yeah, 6'7, 6'7.
SPEAKER_03:Do you know what that means? I don't know what it means when my granddaughters do it. What's it mean? It ain't bad.
SPEAKER_00:I don't know. Paul, you're kicking my butt. Uh, we'll do one more question. If I get this right, I win. If I get it wrong, it's over. Which band's concert kiss, uh, which band's concert kiss cam accidentally exposed a workplace affair. You nailed it, dude. You were uh uh well aware of what was going on in 2025. Hey, man, you got you got yeah, yeah, keep up with Tom's, man. Well, awesome, Paul. We love you, buddy. We love you, Rhonda. Thank you so much uh for calling in, and uh, we hope you have a great weekend. We'll talk to you next week, I hope.
SPEAKER_03:Yeah, absolutely. Absolutely. All right.
SPEAKER_00:Have a great weekend.
SPEAKER_03:You too.
SPEAKER_00:Bye. Good morning. It's the morning brew with Chris. Who's this? Dan, how you doing, Chris? This is good. Who's this? Dan. Dan! Dan, where are you from, Dan? I'm from the Solo Linden area. Oh, nice, Dan from Solo Linden area. What can I do you for this morning?
SPEAKER_02:Hey, you know that gal, um, Darcy that was doing the puppets, and she decided to put the puppets down and start singing. No, how long ago was this? Just recently.
SPEAKER_00:And supposedly she smashed it at the Opry. Oh, the girl that was on America's Got Talent? Maybe, yeah. I think Darcy, here, let me see, Darcy with the puppets. I'm Googling it right now. Uh America's Got Talent. Darcy Lynn. Yes. Yes, and so she recently, what, she was on the Opry or She was on the Opry, she was doing something else, and everybody's astounded.
SPEAKER_02:She's got like 1.2 million listeners already of her singing. And I've been trying to find something of her singing.
SPEAKER_00:Oh, here. Yeah, let me look it up. Let me see if I can find her. I'll find her if I could play it. I'll uh yeah, Darcy Lynn, celebrate performer at the Grand Old Opera. Yeah, she's she was amazingly talented. She was discovered as a young kid just doing the uh the puppets, and now I think her new song is called Take Me Back.
SPEAKER_02:Yeah, that's what I think that's a good one.
SPEAKER_00:Does that sound okay on Facebook, yeah? All right, awesome. Awesome. I'll play it uh right now. If you have an old cassette tape, go ahead and hit record. Or uh you could find it uh wherever they stream uh live music. Uh Take Me Back, Darcy Lynn. We'll play it here in a second. Awesome, thank you, buddy. Awesome, thanks, bye-bye.
