The Buzzer

FEAT. Maddie Goodnight

STORY OF THE WEEK: Wakanda (from Black Panther) listed as official U.S. trade partner.

NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES: 8-year-old boy makes $26 million on YouTube.

MUSIC: What Christmas songs are overrated/underrated?

GOOD NEWS: Man gives a moving truck-worth of toys away to underprivileged kids + 80yo veteran makes toys for children in need + 73yo businessman pays energy bill for 36 families in need.

TV: Netflix released 371 original shows and movies this past year.

MOVIES: Cats flops hard at the box office + Controversial Christmas movies.

AT THE BUZZER: Random origins of Christmas movies.

FEAT. Victoria Hartman

POP CULTURE: Baby Yoda + Chrissy Teigan explains celebrity life.

NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES: Man eats a banana that sold as art for $120,000.

BOLD STRATEGY: Walmart apologizes after selling sweaters of Santa doing cocaine.

GOOD NEWS: Little boy born with half a heart donates toys and food to hundreds of families + Kindergartener raises money to pay lunch debt of 123 students + professional golfer forgives and befriends fan who interrupted a crucial pet + real life Good Will Hunting story.

THE BACHELOR: Bachelor contestant superlatives.

MOVIES: Frozen 2 is 6th Disney movie to make over $1 Billion this year + Kumail Nanjiani got jacked for Marvel/is this healthy for our culture? + What’s next for Star Wars?

SPORTS: MLB allows marijuana for players.

FEAT. Layne Hutcheson (Young Life)

STORY OF THE WEEK: 79yo flight attendant fired for allegedly stealing a milk carton.

BOLD STRATEGY: Peloton ad controversy.

GOOD NEWS: 16yo girl’s invention reduces cancer radiation exposure + 10yo collects pajamas and books for children living in shelters during Christmas + Entire kindergarten class attends little boy’s adoption + Pitbull saves elderly woman.

THE BACHELOR: Will Hannah Brown be in the new season of The Bachelor with Pilot Peter?

MOVIES: Does James Bond make sense in 2019? + Which Christmas movies are overrated/underrated.

HERE’S WHAT THE KIDS ARE SAYING: “Dead that tune.” + “Secure the bag.” + “Bronoun.” + “Full send.” + “Womble.”

FEAT. Eric King (Athlete2Optimize)

POP CULTURE: Pete Davidson forces fans to sign $1 million NDA + The FBI once thought It’s a Wonderful Life was communist propaganda.

STORY OF THE WEEK: Man accidentally gets high drinking sweet tea from McDonalds.

NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES: A taco saves a man’s life.

BOLD STRATEGY: Papa John’s owner ate 40 pizzas in 30 days.

GOOD NEWS: Man loses and regains wedding ring lost on a mountain + paralyzed vet finishes NYC marathon + Richard Sherman pays lunch debt for students.

MOVIES: Cats is opening the same day as Star Wars + Fans want Danny DeVito to be the next Wolverine.

AT THE BUZZER: Fantasy Football consequences for last place.

FEAT. JP Udenenwu (JP’s Pancake Co.)

POP CULTURE: The Tesla Cypertruck + Kanye and Dr. Dre on Jesus is King 2 + Hannah Brown wins Dancing with the Stars.

STORY OF THE WEEK: Florida dog drives a car in reverse for an hour.

NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES: 82-year-old woman hospitalizes intruder.

BOLD STRATEGY: Church accidentally prints off lyrics to Tupac.

GOOD NEWS: Bar lets you order drinks and adopt dogs + Police department will let you get out of tickets by donating food to those in need.

TV: The Mandalorian is the most demanded tv show ever + Zac Efron has a choose your own adventure horror show.

MOVIES: Michael B. Jordan might be the next Superman + Newest Star Wars script was available on eBay.

AT THE BUZZER: Pancake expert, JP Udenenwu gives definitive takes on famous pancake restaurants.

FEAT. JD Heathcoat (Co-Founder of The Buzzer)

POP CULTURE: South Dakota’s anti-drug campaign backfires + Tom Hanks says Mr. Rogers helped his marriage + Celine Dion weighs in on Titanic floating door debate.

DUMB FACTS: Stupid random facts you never needed to know, but will be glad you did.

MUSIC: Kanye West teaming up with Dr. Dre + Taylor Swift says she’s being bullied.

GOOD NEWS: 100 year old Kansas City Chiefs fan honored + Newborn babies dressed like Mr. Rogers + Alex Trebek honored on Jeopardy.

MARJORIE’S MAILBAG: JD’s mom writes to The Buzzer for JD’s last episode.

TV: Friends reunion coming to HBO Max + Earn $1,000 watching Hallmark Christmas movies.

MOVIES: Nicolas Cage is playing Nicolas Cage in a movie about Nicolas Cage + The late Paul Walker’s character returning to Fast and the Furious.

AT THE BUZZER: JD’s closing thoughts on The Buzzer.

FEAT. Jordan Lesmeister (Future Host of The Buzzer?)

POP CULTURE: “Okay, boomer” has people triggered + Instagram doing away with “Likes” + Keanu Reeves is dating an age-appropriate woman.

STORY OF THE WEEK: Austin, TX couple sets record for oldest living couple ever.

BOLD STRATEGY: Emma Watson is “self-partnered.”

GOOD NEWS: Employer pays off the mortgage of retiring Vietnam veteran + elderly woman meets penguins for the first time + Jimmy Fallon/The Tonight Show come to Austin and pay for college.

TV: Sesame Street turns 50 + Kristen Bell returns for Gossip Girl spinoff + Hocus Pocus sequel?

MOVIES: Diseased actor James Dean cast in a movie + Christian Bale’s crazy weight fluctuation for movies + latest on The Batman movie.

AT THE BUZZER: Jordan makes her case to be on The Buzzer full-time.

FEAT. Jason Carroll (Dare to Lead™)

POP CULTURE: Man bought the last meal from McDonald’s in Iceland 10 years ago and the meal hasn’t aged a day + Ford has a VR Drive-Thru Haunted House.

STORY OF THE WEEK: Doctor delivers baby dressed as Heath Ledger’s Joker.

NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES: World Series: Jeff Adams takes home run to the chest while double-fisting Bud Light.

GOOD NEWS: University of Michigan honors scholarship of recruit that has to quit football after heart problems + John Cena, Matthew McConaughey, and LeBron James help first responders in California + Nurse adopts autistic man in need of a heart transplant.

TV: Seth Meyers is letting you “skip politics” on his new special + You can watch The Office for free on Peacock.

MOVIES: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sequel announced + Netflix is letting people watch movies at 1.5x the speed + Game of Thrones writers quit Star Wars project.

AT THE BUZZER: Brené Brown and Dare to Lead™ coaching with Jason Carroll.

FEAT. Dr. Abigail Pfiester (Interpersonal Relationships Expert)

POP CULTURE: Study shows that people with dogs live longer + Lyft is giving free rides for people interviewing for jobs + Study shows kids who play with dinosaurs are smarter.

STORY OF THE WEEK: A mother walrus sank a Russian naval tugboat that got too close to her cubs.

GOOD NEWS: Man beats cancer and wins $200k in the same day + Police officer buys and installs car seats for mother/children in need + former NFL player pays for 500 mammograms.

TV: Original cast of Lizzie McGuire reuniting for Disney+ series + Stranger Things 4 updates + Netflix claims it has kept The Office/Friends relevant.

MOVIES: Margot Robbie to play Barbie in live-action movie + The Joker becomes highest grossing R-Rated movie ever.

AT THE BUZZER: Interpersonal Relationships Expert Dr. Abigail Pfiester’s tips for healthier relationships.

FEAT. Britt Knighton (Camp Gladiator)

POP CULTURE: First all-female spacewalk + 2024 Paris Olympics empowering women + Kanye West really has found Jesus.

STORY OF THE WEEK: College professor sells Biblical artifacts to Hobby Lobby.

NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES: Jacksonville Jaguars QB Gardner Minshew is the most frugal man in America.

GOOD NEWS: Firefighters rescue little girl and get a makeover + a high school senior buys a school bus to donate to an underprivileged school in Mexico + Shaq buys a wheelchair accessible home for a paralyzed boy and his family.

MOVIES: Earn $1,000 watching Disney+ for a month + Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker final trailer reactions.