For Pete's Sake 08.16.25 - Three of the Most Important Stories of the Week

📚 Britney’s ex is writing a tell all but it might just be 300 pages of I need money
💇‍♂️ John Cena has new lettuce and isn't afraid to share
🔧 Gen Z is using Hinge to find a Mr Fix It because love fades but at least she never had to assemble anything

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📰 Bret Baier from Fox News Channel joined us to talk Alaska Summit and more:

-Putin calling a Summit with President Trump "The reason the summit happened is because Putin is probably feeling a lot of pinch economically, and the tariffs for example on India for buying Russian oil.  That directly affects Russia's ability to make money"
-Why aren't we seeing Ukraine at the summit
-Why did Kim Jong Un call Putin this week
-National Guard being deployed in DC
-There is a company that rents crowds - paid actors to protest . The company is called "crowds on demand"
-Israel Hamas war
-EV Vehicles 
-Grading the President's first 6 months in office
 

Photo: Bret Baier on Instagram - on his way to Alaska on Air Force One 
 

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Show Open 08.16.25

❌ Don’t be a “Miller” at Costco… unless you enjoy getting tackled over free cheese cubes

💿 Who still has record albums? People allergic to Spotify

🎸 Eddie Van Halen’s signed guitar is up for auction

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Born to Run was released in 1975 
50 years later we're still playing it and talking about it.

There's a new book is entitled “Tonight in Jungleland: The making of Born to Run"
Author Peter Ames Carlin joined us  to talk:
-Would a 9 minute song like Jungleland make it today 
-How his OCD and perfectionism almost drove him crazy making B2R
-It took between 12 - 18 hours to nail down Clarence's Jungleland sax solo (we feel for the Big Man)
-"...beyond the palace hemi-powered drones ..." what the heck does that mean???
-How did they finally end up with (now iconic) B2R album cover
...and so much more ... 

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Do you skip lunch?

More than half of Americans skip lunch in order to work more, according to new research.  55% of us don’t eat lunch on busy days to be more productive.

Some people also admitted to completely forgetting to eat lunch two days out of the work week

What???

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💪 Kevin Sorbo         Hercules: “When the show was at its peak in season 3, we were the most watched show in the world. When I’d go in the gym to workout, the guys would walk by (and look at me & say) ‘I can lift more than that!’” 😂🏋️‍♂️📺

His film ‘What If’ is re-releasing in theaters. Kevin Sorbo joined us to talk:
-How Dean Cain forgot to call Pete
-Living and filming in New Zealand 
-John Ratzenberger (Cliff from Cheers) is his guardian angel in "What if" 
 

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Wildlife biologist FORREST GALANTE, was featured in SHARK WEEK specials ALIEN SHARKS: DEATH DOWN UNDER and FLORIDA’S DEATH BEACH joined us to talk sharks!

He’s wrestled crocs, dodged hippos, and now he’s telling us why sharks aren’t the ones you should be afraid of… unless you're in Florida.

How he almost died one year
What's the one thing people get wrong about sharks
...and so much more ... 
 

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Billy Joel’s longtime creative director, Steve Cohen, served as executive producer of the HBO documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes
"As Billy says in the doc 'the most authentic thing he did in his life was screw up.'  But, it's all about the recovery"
Steve talked
-Sean Hayes & Tom Hanks also produced the doc
-The early years with a love triangle and suicide attempts 
-His first impression of Billy Joel back when they met in 1974
-"All we knew is we had to show up and play.  That was our north star.  That was where we all felt the most comfortable.  And everything fell into place after that"
-What caused the breakup with Christy Brinkley "I don't know man, marriages are complicated"
-"As Billy says in the doc 'the most authentic thing he did in his life was screw up.'  But, it's all about the recovery"

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For Pete's Sake 08.09.25 - 3 of the Most Important Stories of the Week!

🧔‍♂️The average guy hasn’t changed his hairstyle in 10+ years ✂️ 
🥎 Softball-sized spiders 🕷️ are about to crawl out of the ground 😱 
🧳 People who travel more tend to be happier 😎 Coincidence? Maybe. But we're packing a bag just in case ✈️
 

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Are YOU doing the latest social media health trends? 💪🥴 "100 Kettlebell Swings a Day" or… Fibermaxxing 💩🥦 Because nothing builds character like swinging a cannonball or counting your fiber like it's a second job ⏰

Here's the latest online trends, folks.

Good luck!

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