Fitz in the Morning

Snow Day! We are here with our furry boots on (well, Claire is) and Fitz has a harrowing tale of getting stuck in the snow while trying to provide Sprite for his family. In the What Are You Kidding Me stories we learn the official name of Cheetos Dust, we hear about a base jump gone wrong into the arms of a sweet granny and some vandals who covered a car with cheese slices got busted because CSI can lift prints from processed cheese. The Hourly Bulletin is all about school delays and closures. In Sports, the Houston Astros fire their coach and GM in a cheating scandal that could also hit the Red Sox, WSU has a new Football Coach and LSU is the National Champion. Speaking of the National Championship, the Clemson QB looks like Spicoli, the LSU QB looks like McCauley Culkin and LSU’s coach talks like something out the “The Waterboy.” In the Fitz Files, Tim McGraw is getting destroyed for his bowl game performance; Adam Sandler is snubbed by the Oscars but congratulates his “Waterboy Mama” Kathy Bates on her nomination, and the hit Netflix show “You” has just been confirmed for a 3rd Season. The Good Stuff is about a kid in fighting Leukemia who returns to school to a standing ovation. Snow-Yah! Fitz throws us an impromptu “School’s Cancelled Snow Party” on the radio! What is Stressing You Out? Fitz has a list that includes bills and the dentist but then we steer into a talk about DNA tests telling you what’s wrong with you and Drew gets really, really dark on us. Getting to Know You: We talk about our favorite things about snow and our happiest cold weather comfort food!

We love you Seahawks! We talk about the weekend full of football, snow, and other drama in “The Peak and the Pit.” In the “What Are You Kidding Me” stories, a state representative introduced his wife as “smokin’ hot”, a thief broke into an auto repair shop and got trapped under tires, and a stupid Family Feud answer got a woman $10K in Popeye’s. In the Hourly Bulletin, school delays and closures, the state’s legislative session begins, and a woman confesses to killing her mother. In Sports, we dissect the Seahawks game including a heroic performance from Russell Wilson and inspirational words from Marshawn Lynch. Fitz squeezes in an adorable Dad Joke! In the Fitz Files, the Oscar nominations, Ariana Grande performing at the Grammys, and Jake Owen wrote a diss-track against Alabama Hannah. In The Good Stuff, we learn about a giant tortoise retiring as a mating stud after saving his species. A Japanese Billionaire is looking for love and offering a trip to the moon with SpaceX; would you go? We need your help with some Insta-Therapy as P1 Whitney got an expensive cat as a gift, but the cat died and she doesn’t know what to tell the person who gave it to her. Today’s Troop Salute is Don England of the US Army. Drew is getting ready to move so he’s letting go of old clothes; Fitz says he has tried that but finds emotional connections to them. Seahawks Game Breakdown: We discuss how Russell should be the MVP, Claire ugly crying at the Griffin Bros team sack, the annoying “Woo Guy” yelling in the first quarter, and our joy-turned-to-fear when Jimmie Johnson looked like he was having medical trouble in his NFL Hall of Fame surprise. We send you off with some Monday Motivation.

Welcome Friday! May we present you this awesome Bull Yah!! In the What Are You Kidding Me stories we hear a cricket player get hit in the junk by a pitch and scream very politely, a drunk guy calls the cops claiming someone stole his cheeseburger, and some basketball announcers make an incredibly inappropriate call. On Ticket or Skip It Drew reviews “Just Mercy”, “Like A Boss”, “Underwater”, “1917”. In the Hourly Bulletin we learn a suspect is in custody from a morning commute shooting, you’ll be fined if you don’t shovel your sidewalk in Seattle, a deadly crash has the State Patrol giving advice for drivers in snow and ice, and Governor Inslee mocks Tim Eyman. In Sports we hear about Coach Mike Leach’s new gig and get an update on the Seahawks’ injury list. In the Fitz Files we have more Royal Family fallout with possible Oprah involvement, Ken Jennings now has 2 of the 3 wins he needs to be the “Jeopardy” GOAT, Hannah could get another run as the “Bachelorette”, and Dan + Shay highlight some special young brothers. On the Good Stuff we hear how doing good deeds can actually be a pain reliever. It’s a Very Special City vs. Country as we revisit one of our past couples! Apparently voice mails and calling without texting first are now considered rude. Claire saw something that made her burst into tears because of a beautiful childhood memory with her Mom so she and Fitz talk about sense memories. Believe It or Not!? Carrie dated Kevin Jonas (cool!), Nick’s dad jumped from airplanes with horses (umm, no) and Justin says his brother-in-law is Will Smith (umm, definitely no). Fitz calls his dad, Green Beret Bob, with some Natural Light news, but it doesn’t go so well.

We’ve got scrapers and shovels on standby although so far it’s just that “chunky rain”! Both Ryder and Fitz had car trouble this morning. In “What Are You Kidding Me” there’s a woman trying to get gas station security footage by wearing an FBI hat, a tourist who got stuck in the luggage compartment of a Greyhound Bus, and a man who wanted to show support for his jailed girlfriend but getting thrown in jail. Trainer Jillian Michaels is calling out Lizzo fans for celebrating her body instead of being concerned she’s at risk for diabetes. In the Hourly Bulletin, a driver got his window shot out in Tukwila, the State will not add HPV to the required vax list, the Tacoma Animal Shelter is overloaded with dogs, and the West Seattle licensing closed because of employee misconduct. In Sports, the Seahawks add some defense help from the practice squad, Seattle and Green Bay’s mayors have made bets involving community service, and Mike Leach is looking for gigs in the SEC. Bill from Kitsap Tractor stopped by and gave Drew a chainsaw as a housewarming gift. The Fitz Files finds Meghan and Harry stepping away as “senior royals” and moving to Canada, Justin Bieber has Lyme disease, and the new “Bachelor” spinoff features musical performances. The Good Stuff features two friends who each won lotteries in Baltimore. Today’s Make Up or Break Up is about Megan from Auburn who is upset her boyfriend Tim didn’t propose on Christmas like she thought he was going to. Coach Fitz needs some help deciding the name of his kids’ basketball team – right now the lead contenders are “Fire Sausages” and “Purple Warriors”. And don’t miss the first “Throwin’ Shade” of the New Year!

It’s Cresting Day but Fitz is worried cuz Ryder and Shade have discovered his secret hiding place.  In “What Are You Kidding Me” we learn 19% of people believe aliens are living among us; actually 75% of the people in this room believe it with Drew the only alien denier. We also learn Florida is overrun with monkeys with Herpes. Ryder has a cousin in Africa who is asking him to find her an American Boyfriend, should he? Hourly Bulletin: Seattle Public Schools are enforcing vaccination requirements; another car has crashed into a building; a landslide has stopped Amtrak service from Seattle to Portland; Pete Carroll says we will be seeing more Beast Mode this weekend; On the “Fitz Files we learn Ellen and Fox are team up for the “Masked Dancer”; Homeboy Ken Jennings wins the first round of GOAT “Jeopardy”; video of the “Bachelor” home visits has leaked with spoilers; Blake and Gwen are gonna sing at the Grammy’s; In the Good Stuff Fitz tells us about a woman who had two sets of twins IN THE SAME YEAR! We are all “All Jacked Up”: Fitz smells his floss, Claire examines her Kleenex, Christie in Snohomish who refuses to use the middle of the stairs because she doesn’t want to wear out the carpet. Insta-Therapy: Fran is a single mom to a 16-year-old boy who wants to close his bedroom door when his girlfriend is there. Today’s Troop Salute – HM2 Carey Johansen of the USCG. A guy found out his “girlfriend” was using him as a Sugar Daddy, so he took her to an expensive restaurant and ditched her with the bill.  Rascal Flatts is calling it quits so we talk about our favorite songs and Fitz fells us how they got their name!

Its Tuesday AKA. Pre-Hump Day and the boys aren’t only back in town they’re the only ones in town! Claire’s only gone 2 days and its starting to smell like a Middle School locker room in the studio. Fitz wanted to watch the Bachelor, but couldn’t get to the TV. Drew actually tried to watch it, but couldn’t take it for more than a few minutes. In the What Are You Kidding Me!? story It’s national pass gas day. Yesterday was national bean day… go figure.  A farmer in North Carolina has a chicken that laughs at his jokes. and later Krispy Kreme advertised doughnuts to help you lose weight, it turns out they’re just slightly smaller…. And of course Shaq is endorsing them. Netflix announces the 20 Biggest Shows of 2019 and Topping the list was Murder Mystery and The Irishman in movies, and The Witcher and Stranger Things Season 3 in shows. The worlds first human composting facility will open in SODO 2021 and Seahawks Wildcard game was most watched game of the weekend, and second most watched TV program since the Superbowl! Chris Hemsworth donated $2Mil to Australia Fires and Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman donate $500k. The Bachelorette strikes back on the season opening of The Bachelor.  Tenille Arts Performed on the show, she’s only the artist to perform on the show 3 times. During Make Up or Break Up Trevor from Bremerton is really bothered that his girlfriend Stephanie has dirt cheap rent… Because her Ex owns the building they live in. Stephanie says Trevor is overreacting, and he should be thankful that they have this great opportunity and she has ZERO interest in her ex Chad. Then during Playlist Profiling we guess a listeners gender, age, car, and occupation and guess what… Drew Wins!?

Its Monday, but it feels like Groundhog day with all these old guys coming out of retirement and playing NFL football! We talk about all the crazy football action over the weekend and how DK Metcalf has finally fulfilled his “prophecy of greatness”. Mike from Bremerton is our first caller of the day and also of 2020! and all he has to say “I got up early for this?” In the What Are You Kidding Me? Parking Meters in New York glitched out when the year turned over to 2020 and wouldn’t accept credit cards sending the entire city into a panicked grab for quarters. A couple in Florida were arrested after having a brutal fight over the Kelly Clarkson show. In the Fitz Files we talk about Ricky Gervais slamming Hollywood and warning them to stay off politics at the Golden globes. We also talk about some of the big winners like 1917 for best Drama, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood for Best comedy or musical, and Juaquim Phoenix for best actor in a Drama. In The Good Stuff a woman gives birth to twins…. Each child is born in a different decade! One on New years eve, and the other 17 minutes later on New Years Day. We also caught up with Samantha from Redmond and County Boy Chad from City Vs. Country, Thay did hang out this weekend, and it went great. And now that were in the year 2020… New Year, New US? We all pick New Years Resolutions for each other. Fitz wants Ryder to slow down on the smoking, Drew says He wants Fitz to keep it Real now that he’s the host of CT 40. Shade thinks Fitz could sing less….like 75% less this year. Fitz predicts A bunch of crazy country music madness including Carrie Underwood becoming an NFL sideline reporter, Drew Predicts this is the year we stop shopping in big box retail, and the Ryder predicts that LIzzo and Post Malone will collaborate with some country music stars!

It’s Friday!! So you know we’re going to start this day off, and your weekend off with our What Are You Kidding Me? Stories of the day, Drew tells us how parts falling off a plane landed close to home for him. Fitz thinks the Almighty was aiming for him and missed!. Hunters in Michigan are getting more than good meat from the deer they take down. Later in the WAYKM Fitz can barely get through a story about exploding…….. You just have to hear it to believe it. Drew will tell us what to watch at the movies this weekend in Ticket Or Skip It. Which one of us is the worst neighbor? We find out during a round of Getting to Know You. Fitz says he’s still thinking about that first tattoo, and doesn’t appreciate how adamant Drew is about him not getting one. Fitz and Claire go full “Hippie” When Age of Aquarius comes up. We have a Good Stuff story about a community baby shower that will give you the feels. We’re going to put more singles together for a round of City Vs. Country and see who gets the nod this time. How wrong can one person be? Not as wrong as you think. We play the Wrong Game to test ourselves. Everyone has those stories that begin with “Believe it or not…” And we want to hear all of yours. Fitz has questions about J Lo. And Shakira playing this year’s Super Bowl halftime show. And now you’re ready for your weekend. Enjoy it!

It’s January 2nd which also happens to be the national New Years Recovery day so celebrate and stay hydrated! In the What Are You Kidding Me? “Selfie” Bandits steal a car in Portland, but they leave a bunch of photos of themselves on a camera that was inside the car Later Fitz says someone complained to management about his singing, but for some reason we talk about how much he and Ryder are Gaming together. You might not believe this, but it turns out most people are good? Ryder found this out when nobody stole his girlfriend’s debit card. Then Fitz says married people should NEVER speak to the opposite sex in public. In the Good Stuff we learn about a School Principal Writes to Tooth Fairy on behalf of a student who lost his tooth. Then in Make Up or Break Up we hear from Tina from Kent who really wants her relationship with Robert to work out for the sake of their Dog Sigmund. Robert says he’s willing to work on things, but it’s his dog anyway! A new study says selfie takers are lonelier, Fitz thinks it’s the opposite. What Are You Kidding Me? A man thinks playing dead will get him out of paying his rent.  A woman takes her car to the mechanic for a repair, but the problem ends up being her Techno Rabbit 5000 personal love device jamming the works.  Drew says he has seen the same types of things in repair shop cars.

Well its officially the dawn of a new Decade, and some things never change! In the What Are You Kidding Me? Stories we find out about a Meth-head who looks just like Walter White is wanted by the cops, and ANOTHER car goes through the wall at an LA fitness?Later we hear about how Fitz Wants A Tattoo! Then we talk the ages you should stop doing things! After that Fitz informs us about how Drew’s Mom Doesn’t Love Him and in the Good Stuff we learn about a Golfer who celebrated his 100th birthday with a Hole in One! We have listeners calling and tell us what makes than all jacked up! And then we have an EX-citing round of “What has an Ex Taught You?” where we talk about the things we've all had to learn from past relationships, good and bad! In the world of What Are You Kidding Me? we hear about a Woman who bit a Camel on the Pork’n Beans when he pined her to a wall. Then Fitz tells all about how Dogfishing is the New Catfishing, and do you need something? Drew Knows A guy!