Andie Summers Show Podcast

Like many others around the world, Jose Villarruel has been struggling financially due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The 77-year-old from California has been living out of his 1990s-era Ford Thunderbird for almost a year now. He decided to reign from his position as a substitute teacher after the pandemic forced his hours to be cut.

Villarruel a.k.a “Mr. V” told Fox 11 Los Angeles, “I decided the school situation has changed completely and I believed that a job of a substitute was over. I managed to do all of the paperwork, all of the arrangements to get my pension. I got my check, but that check didn’t last long because I had debts already.”

Steven Nava, a former student ran into Mr. V and knew he had to help.

“Every day I’d go out to work around 5 a.m. and see him going through his trunk,” Nava told KCBS. “I just felt the need to do something about it.”

Nava took to Twitter to bring awareness to his former teacher’s situation and to ask for help in raising money. He ended up starting a GoFundMe to help Mr. V and raised more than $27,000 in six days.

Nava gifted the $27,000 check on Thursday, which just so happened to be Mr. V’s 77th birthday.

“I’m still trying to digest the entire experience,” Villarruel told KCBS. “It’s extraordinary, totally unexpected.”

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The big basketball tournament is coming up this month! 

We decided to create a bracket but it has nothing to do with basketball.  We pit the hottest male country stars, movie stars, TV stars, and athletes up against each other to see who the hottest guy in the world is.

Starting Monday, March 15th… We will start the voting process going round by round, matchup by matchup.  Check back to this page to see what man moves on to the next round!

To vote, click HERE

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It's time for Ballin' or Yallin'!

Maria from East Hampton and Mary from Philly are given a list of terms. They have to figure out if the terms are ballin' (basketball term) or yallin' (country song).

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There's always something in your life that you can focus on that will put a smile on your face.

In today's Shower Thoughts segment Andie, Dave, and Donnie go around the room and share what makes them excited about life.

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Next up... Jessica from Burlington.  Let's see how she makes out!

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To infinity and beyond!

Jason, a Ramp Agent at LIT was ending his shift for the night when he noticed someone left a Buzz Lightyear toy on the plane.

Jason knew someone was missing their beloved toy and decided to investigate who it belonged too.

He discovered the name “Hagen” on the bottom of Buzz’s shoe. With the help of his Cohort, Beth, they found out there was only one Hagen who traveled on the plane that day. Jason came up with a special surprise on how to return the toy.

A few days later, Hagen and his family received a hand-decorated box. Not only was Hagen’s Buzz Lightyear toy inside, but there were also multiple pictures and a letter describing his journey at Southwest Airlines.

“There’s definitely not enough good in this world, and for someone to take the time out of their day and to do that for strangers means the world to us,” Ashley, Hagen’s mom said.

To see the pictures and note describing Buzz Lightyear’s mission, click HERE

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Cindy from Sewell and Tina from Boyertown are all fired up and ready to play Family Feud! The winner takes home a Hand & Stone gift card.

Let's see how they do!

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Yesterday Dave was talking to his friend who shared a very interesting story about his dog sitter. One day he came home early and the sitter was in the dog's crate! 

What is the strangest thing you've caught your your dog sitter or babysitter doing?

Listeners call in to share their unusual stories. 

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If you had to pick, would you rather: always write in cursive or only drive a stick-shift?

In today's Shower Thoughts episode Andie, Dave and Donnie discuss their strong thoughts on the topic.

Listeners head to our Facebook and Instagram accounts to give their opinions.

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Tina from Burlington had a tough time today... Make sure you listen to today's episode because you may hear some of the same questions next week!

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