Will I Lose a Race to a 70-Year-Old? + Good News Tuesday

Today on The Morning Brew with Chris Bennett and Best Friends, we're spreading some positivity on Talk About Something Good Tuesday.

We hear inspiring stories of kindness, including a woman who rescued an injured crow and started receiving thank-you gifts from local birds, and ranchers helping ranchers after devastating wildfires in Nebraska.

JD from Snowflake joins the show to share what he's thankful for and takes on Chris in Are You Smarter Than a 13-Year-Old? Father's Day Edition. Plus, Jonathan wins a pair of Arizona Diamondbacks tickets and shares some good news of his own.

We also discuss Chris's upcoming quarter-mile race against his 70-year-old friend Brian from Pinedale at this weekend's Run to the Bridge. The big question: who would you put your money on?

The Morning Brew with Chris Bennett and Best Friends airs weekday mornings from 7–9 AM on Q Country 92.5 in Arizona's White Mountains.

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Transcript

The Race Bet Cold Open

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If you were a betting person, would you bet on me to win, or would you bet on my 70-year-old friend to win?

SPEAKER_00 0:06

Ooh, I wish I could see the 70-year-old friend might be in good shape and be able to tear you up, but I'll go with you, Chris.

SPEAKER_01 0:12

Oh my gosh! You believe in me more than my parents do. I love it. Well, if that doesn't inspire a little bit of confidence, I don't know what does. That's just a little preview of me and Janine Ford discussing my upcoming race against my 70-year-old friend, Ryan from Pinedale.

Talk About Something Good Tuesday Starts

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Hello, best friends. It is Chris Bennett, and today is Talk About Something Good Tuesday. We share some uplifting stories, gave away some diamondback tickets, and we played Are You Smarter Than a 13-year-old Father's Day edition. Let's get the show started. Chris Bennett and the Morning Brew.

Family Gratitude And Father’s Day Trivia

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Good morning, it's the Morning Brew with Chris. Who's this? JD. JD from Snowflake. 13 years old, you're turning 14 in a couple weeks, right? Yeah. Well, it is talk about something 13 days till you're 14. Holy moly, that's exciting. Uh, it is talk about something good Tuesday. Do you have something good to talk about? Yes. Thankful for my family. Aw, that's great. What's so great about your family? They treat me very good. Oh, that's wonderful. And it's uh Father's Day coming up this uh Sunday. Do you have any plans for your dad on Father's Day? Probably me I take him out for breakfast. Ooh, heck yeah. Sweet. Where do you take your dad out for breakfast? Uh, Trappers. It's here in Snowflake. That is definitely something to be thankful for, your family. And how about before I let you go, we play a little Are You Smarter than a Handsome Radio DJ? And for me, it's Are You Smarter Than a 13 year old? You ready? Yeah. It is now time for Are You Smarter Than a 13 year old with JD from Snowflake? We're doing some Father's Day trivia. If you know the answer, say your name, that's your buzzer. Here we go. JD, what is the most common Father's Day gift? Is it A power tools? B neckties, C, fishing gear, or D, golf balls? Tools. Tools. You gotta say your name, but no, you are wrong. I'm gonna say neckties. Heck yes, it is neckties. I'm up one zero. I might beat you two days in a row. Alright. Which TV dad raised three sons on home improvement? You probably weren't even born when this show came out. Is it A, Al Borland, B, Mike Brady, C, Tim Taylor, or D, Dan Connor? I'll let you guess. I'll say Mike Taylor. Yo, Mike Taylor? It's actually Tim, the toolman Taylor. I'll give it to you. We are tied at one apiece. This last question will determine who the winner is. What percentage of dads admit to telling dad jokes regularly? Is it A about 10%? B 25%, C 50%, or D 75%? 75%. 75%. Ding ding ding. There you go. JD totally redeemed himself. Uh does your dad tell dad jokes? No. No. I tell dad jokes all the time. Well, JD, congratulations, best friend. Thanks for having fun with us. And uh I hope uh uh you and uh your dad have a great Father's Day on uh Sunday. All right. See ya, buddy. Bye.

Diamondbacks Tickets And A Thankful Winner

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Is this Jonathan? Yes, it is. Heck yeah, Jonathan. You entered to win two tickets to see the Diamondbacks this Saturday against the Minnesota Twins. Your name was on the wheel of names. And guess whose name popped up? Oh, let me find out who's mine, man. Heck yeah, it is, man. Congratulations. Uh yeah, let's go. Let's go. Are you gonna be rooting for the D-Backs or the Twins? Oh, all day, D-Backs, man. Hey yeah. Awesome. Well, congratulations, Jonathan. We appreciate it. It is Talk About Something Good Tuesday, so I'm gonna make you work for it just a little bit uh to win these tickets. All you have to do is uh just tell me something good, uh something you're thankful for, something good in life uh that you want to talk about on this talk about something good Tuesday.

SPEAKER_02 4:08

Oh, you know, something good always is been family and friends, man. Been going through some things lately, but with them, you know what I mean? I strive to achieve, and they always got my back, I'll tell you that.

SPEAKER_01 4:18

Heck yeah, that's awesome, buddy. Well, congratulations. You're going to the Diamondbacks. What station hooked you up? Oh yeah, Q Country, 92.5, baby. Let's go.

El Nino Forecast And Flood Prep

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Janine, you there?

SPEAKER_00 4:31

Yes, I am. Good morning.

SPEAKER_01 4:33

Good morning, good morning. Are you all by yourself this morning?

SPEAKER_00 4:36

No, I have Addy with me, my granddaughter.

SPEAKER_01 4:38

Addie, heck yeah. Your your granddaughter co-host on this Talk About Something Good Tuesday. Before we uh talk about some good news, do you have any news for us?

SPEAKER_00 4:49

Well, a lot of people are seeing this float around, and everybody kind of needs to pay attention, the whole El Nino and Super El Nino, and and the way this it looks like it's gonna be heading in our direction. But the way this works is you have the monsoon, which is separate. We'll hit we'll have the monsoon come in, whatever the monsoon is, right? But then in fall, later after the monsoon, is an El Nino, and now forecasters are saying 100% we're getting El Nino across us, which is a very long, large system. And and the thing is it's you know, it's come and go how normal systems are like this, or a couple days later, some more, but it can it lasts for 18 months, Chris. And so it there is an expectation of heavier rain, heavier snow, and about that's like a hundred percent almost forecasted, then about 50-60 percent, it looks like have forecasted that will be a super El Nino that we haven't seen in a lot of years, and that one can be more dangerous. It can cause a lot of flooding, uh, a lot of different stuff. So kind of some people are thinking, ooh, let's dig out our ditches a little deeper for our runoff, let's pay attention in places that normally flood. So, kind of people are thinking about this El Ni El Nino coming. And if it's gonna be a super El Nino.

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Super El Nino.

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And that kind of stuff, if you know, if it's a super.

SPEAKER_01 6:11

Well, we need it, but we definitely need to be prepared for it as well.

SPEAKER_00 6:14

Yes, we need it. I I say bring it on, bring on the super.

SPEAKER_01 6:18

Bring on the super El Nino.

SPEAKER_00 6:20

We'll fill all of our lakes and the aquifers, and yeah, it would be good.

Pinedale Race Nerves And Tight Hamstrings

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Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 6:24

All right, Janine, it's now time for some good news. Let's talk about something good Tuesday. And before I uh read my story, uh, one I want to tell you uh this weekend I'm participating in the Pinedale Run to the Bridge. Uh, it's a one-mile fun run, 5K, 10K, and I'm racing uh one of my friends and listeners, Brian from Pinedale. We're doing a quarter mile race, and uh I think he's in his 70s. Uh, what do you think? Uh if you were a betting person, would you bet on me to win, or would you bet on my 70-year-old friend to win?

SPEAKER_00 7:02

Ooh, I wish I could see the 70-year-old friend might be in good shape and be able to tear you up, but I'll go with you, Chris.

SPEAKER_01 7:08

Oh my gosh! You believe in me more than my parents do. I love it. I'm I don't know, I'm a little nervous. My hamstrings are feeling tight just thinking about it, but we'll see. It's gonna be a lot of fun. That's gonna be this Saturday starting at 6 a.m. If you want to be a part of that, you could register. Just look up the Pinedale run to the bridge. And here's my juicy good news story.

Crows That Remember Kindness

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Uh, there's a woman that says she's been receiving thank you gifts from a group of crows after helping rescue an injured bird. Uh, the woman's named Leah Wilson. She noticed a young crow trapped in a roof gutter. She flagged down some firefighters who helped free the bird, and then she took it to a wildlife veterinarian to get the care it needed. And a few days later, something unusual started happening. While walking her dog, a crow flew down and dropped a small bundle of feathers at her feet. And since then, she says the local crows have continued leaving gifts and often fly around her whenever she's out for a walk. Aww. Yeah, it's kind of cute, but also kind of scary.

SPEAKER_00 8:16

Well, although crows are supposed to be pretty smart. Oh, really? They recognize her as doing something cool. Yeah, they're like, ooh, do more for us. Give us food or something.

SPEAKER_01 8:24

Well, the coolest part is the crow she rescued still comes by to visit. And uh she can recognize that crow by the band on his leg. So I love it. Turns out gratitude isn't just for humans, it's for the birds.

SPEAKER_00 8:39

Yeah, for the birds. Very good, very good.

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All right, Janine, we're ready for your good news

Nebraska Wildfire Relief From Farmers

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today.

SPEAKER_00 8:44

Okay, mine has to do with, you know, the devastating wildfires, uh, you know, that basically that have been in areas of Nebraska. Well, Nebraska ranch land, thousands of people across the U.S. stop stepped up to help those struggling farmers recover. It's been incredible. Donations have been pouring in, including over a million of relief funds and tens of thousands of dollars worth of hay. Volunteers also helped cover transportation costs to deliver the supplies across long, long distances. You may have seen some of the stories, and it's incredible because people are just pulling up other farmers and giving them hay and giving them what they need to keep those farmers afloat. Really, really cool. There you go. And then you've got the Crows one. And uh, was there another story that was kind of cool? I feel like you mentioned another cool one for today, but that's good.

SPEAKER_01 9:39

I don't know. Me uh me participating in the uh Pinedale run to the bridge and hopefully I don't die.

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Yes.

SPEAKER_00 9:46

Don't die. You're gonna I feel bet you'll record it for all of us to see, right?

SPEAKER_01 9:51

Yes, yeah, I'll definitely record it. I'm gonna have my tight pants on, my blue jeans.

SPEAKER_00 9:56

Okay, now if you're wearing the tight pants, I'm gonna go for the 70-something. Oh, really? He probably is not gonna be wearing tight pants. He'll be wearing those loose-fitting shorts.

SPEAKER_01 10:04

Yeah, and he's been training. He hasn't been eating ice cream for the past two weeks, and I have been eating ice cream pretty much every day for the past uh two weeks. We'll see how I do. We'll see how I do. All right.

SPEAKER_00 10:16

Okay, Chris.

SPEAKER_01 10:17

All right, best friend. Have a great day.

SPEAKER_00 10:18

You too. Love you. Love you. Bye bye.

SPEAKER_01 10:20

Bye.

Reviews, Shares, And Comedy Night

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Well, that is gonna do it for today's episode of The Morning Brew with Chris Bennett and Best Friends. If you had fun, enjoyed the show, please leave us a review, give us a follow, and share the podcast with a best friend who might enjoy our shenanigans. And don't forget, Saturday, June 27th, Chris Bennett Comedy and Alaberto's present the summer comedy series at the Show Low Elks Lodge. It's an 18 and over comedy show featuring headliner Nancy Norton and Bob Kubota. Doors Bar and Alaberto's food truck open up at 5 p.m. and the show starts at 6 30 p.m. Get your tickets now at Chris Bennett Comedy.com. For the morning brew, I've been Chris Bennett, reminding you to be nice to yourself, be nice to others, and don't be jerk.