Today's CMM starts kind of heavy. Jason Aldean loses a close friend, Chris Stapleton and his wife help a family who suffered tragedy during the Tennessee floods, then it finishes with Michael Ray and the advice he got from his dad.

Weekend is getting closer and between Disney+ releasing stuff on Wednesday and new movies tonight, then more new stuff on Friday....it's time to start setting up your DVR now. Latest entertainment headlines and what to watch in today's KIR.

As I'm typing this and getting ready to post today's podcast, the flavor of pumpkin spiced Kool-aid is still lingering. You'll have to listen to find out if that's a good linger or a bad linger. Leaving the teens home alone, don't look at the phone, a haircut 25 years in the making, free stuff and more on today's show. Thank you so much for letting me be a part of your day.

I'm not sure what to make of Reba saying she didn't have COVID even though the COVID test came back positive. I wonder why the 'back pedal"? Anyway, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Lee Brice and more in today's Country Music Minute.

It's Geek Week with more trailers coming out of Comic Con. Spiderman No Way Home started the week off, now The Matrix 4 has a trailer and a title. Jason Mamoa wants to do a movie with this guy, Annie live is coming to NBC, what's going on with Jeopardy and much more in today's KIR

Halfway through the week, and I never thought I'd eat Pumpkin Spiced Sushi, but in the interest of science and research, Jacob and I tried it today. Good stuff, free stuff, fun and more. Thanks for letting me be a part of your morning.

If you like Carrie Underwood to help kick off Sunday Night Football, good news, she's back. Rodney Atkins is part of a new duo; Justin Moore has his 10th #1, Kasey Musgraves has a new album and what did Parker McCollum learn from his Grandpa. It's all in today's CMM.

Some of your favorite Fall shows are starting up and that means an already crowded DVR and watch list is getting even more crowded. The Rock, Taylor Swift, Spiderman, Ben Affleck all in the entertainment news and great stuff to watch tonight, all in today's KIR.

What a day today......2 shows down, 3 to go before vacation. This is also a big week because it's "Will It Pumpkin Spice" week. Today it was Hummus and, lets just say it was surprising. A tortoise attack, Good Stuff, Free Stuff and more. Thanks for listening

What a morning....5 days and counting till vacation. Today we covered a lot of trending stuff: Videos with Bigfoot, Kane Brown, Tim McGraw and stories on sharks and day one of "Will It Pumpkin Spice" ..kicking things off with SPAM. Thanks for listening.