🎅 Only 20% of shoppers think stores should wait until after Thanksgiving for holiday decor and music 

🎄 That means 80% of us are totally fine with Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas” echoing through Target in mid-October 🎶

(41%) said stores’ holiday ambiance prompted them to spend more time in stores,  it’s called “dwell time”
-Retailers are “trying to get there first before each of their competitors 
-And, they’re expanding the season from two months to four months to dial up the dollars during the holiday season

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🥁 From the thunder of John Bonham to the groove of Ringo Starr and Charlie Watts, we’re diving into the legends who shaped rock and roll. Joining us is author John Lingan with his new book Backbeats: A History of Rock and Roll in Fifteen Drummers 🎶

-Alex Van Halen
-Ringo
-Charlie Watts
-John Bonham 
-Animal from the Muppets (is in the book!)

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😂 Americans reveal how long they’re happy to have guests stay… it’s shorter than you think 🏡😬

🛏️ Any longer and most say guests have overstayed their welcome 👀 Don’t you need to go home and mow your lawn 🌿

🚪 About 22 percent skip the hints and just say it’s time to go 😅

👨‍👩‍👧 Kids can stay ten days but parents only get eight before they’re politely booted 🧳💨

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Show Open 11.15.25 

🦃 The longest government shutdown in American history is finally over and Congress celebrated by taking another vacation
💰 Say goodbye to the penny and hello to everyone rounding up for no reason
🔥 The newest trend? Cooking your turkey in a pillowcase because who needs an oven when you have bedding

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💫 From the runways of fashion to the big screen, Carol Alt has done it all. Now the supermodel and actress shares her story in the new 'Sports Illustrated swimsuit documentary Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell’s Swimsuit Issue'

-Celebration of women's power and strength 
-How did her life change in 1982 when she was on the cover of SI's Swimsuit Issue
-She was on the cover of over 500 magazines in the 80's 
-The excoitic locations, the swimsuits, all Julie 
 

... so much more ... 

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🌴 She’s the woman helping tell Kenny Chesney’s story in Heart Life Music. 🍹🎸 Co-author Holly Gleason shares what Kenny really reveals about life, love, and music

-Kenny's vibe and why we all want to hang out with him
-What does the title 'Heart Life Music' represent 
-How Kenny didn't want to write a book
-What's Kenny really like behind the scenes 

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🔥 Chris Matthews is back! The former host of MSNBC’s Hardball and bestselling author joins us to talk about his new book 
Lessons from Bobby: Ten Reasons Robert F. Kennedy Still Matters

The always opinionated Chris Matthews talks:
-The book, the south, the impact of RFK, and the lessons
-The current state of politics and government
-Reagan and Tip O'Neill working with each other to get things done
-RKF Jr and his position as Secretary of Health and Human Services

Love 'em or Hate 'em - the dude is entertaining 

 

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For Pete's Sake - 3 of the Most Important Stories of the Week!

🎉 Sean “Diddy” Combs is allegedly partying it up in prison! 🥳🍾 
🎄 Guess how many Christmas trees the average person puts up now 🎄🎄🎄 
🦁 That “Irish lion” video? Turns out it was NOT a lion… ❌

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Here is a list of 😳 Phrases Men with Low Self-Awareness Should NEVER Say 😂 

Are you ready for some of these ... 

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The VERY funny Steve Byrne joined us 

-Working comedy in a mall
-Chess King, Bugle Boy Jeans
-Sexiest Man Alive
-His days in Chicago living with Vince Vaughn

This cat is so funny ... 

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