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You never know what you're going to hear when Paul from Beaumont calls The Morning Brew.

Paul joins Chris with an update on his wife Rhonda's chickens — including the story of being sent to the store for Monistat 7 to help a sick chicken. Yes, you read that correctly. And naturally, that leads to a brand-new game: Old Wives' Tale or What the Heck?

Then it's Talk About Something Good Tuesday! Chris shares the incredible story of 135,000 shelter pets finding forever homes through the Clear The Shelters campaign, and Jineane Ford joins us with some good news of her own, along with an important reminder to stay safe with the wet weather in the White Mountains.

It's good news, good vibes, laughs, chickens and one very awkward trip to the store on today's Morning Brew with Chris Bennett & Best Friends!

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It's Motivational Monday on The Morning Brew with Chris Bennett & Best Friends!

Virgil the Cowboy kicks off the morning by telling us about his weekend at Sunrise—and sharing some very important advice before you brave the Drop Zone. Then we put his knowledge to the test with a little National Drink Beer Day trivia.

We recap an incredible weekend of comedy with David Whitmore from the Show Low Elks Lodge and Elks Riders. Our Summer Comedy Series wrapped up Saturday night with a packed house, lots of laughs and an amazing show of generosity. The 50/50 raffle raised $900, the winner donated his $450 share right back, and with additional donations, more than $1,100 was raised Saturday night for the Elks Riders children's charities!

Then we check in with Jineane Ford and her special guest, our friend Scott Waddle. Jineane shares a scary story from her weekend—but thankfully everyone is okay—and Scott helps us choose our Motivational Monday Quote of the Week:

“We rise by lifting others.” — Robert Ingersoll

And finally, Show Low's own Dave Ramsey joins us for Boo or Cool: Children's Book Edition before taking on Chris in Are You Smarter Than a Handsome Radio DJ? with some VERY weird beer trivia.

Good friends, good news, motivation, children's books, drunk animals, weird beer and plenty of laughs. Just another Monday on The Morning Brew!

Be nice to yourself, be nice to others, and don't be a jerk.

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It's Country Climb Friday, best friends!

Today's Country Climb Star of the Week is North Carolina singer-songwriter Colby Roberts! We get to know Colby, hear how he stepped away from music before jumping back in just about a year and a half ago, talk about the incredible feeling of hearing strangers sing his songs back to him, and find out the story behind his song “Roses” — including what his wife REALLY thinks about the lyrics.

A huge thank-you to our best friends Shawn Burke, Austin Burke, and The Playlisted Podcast for continuing to send incredible independent artists our way for the Country Climb!

Plus, Jineane Ford is back with another chapter in the Chronicles of the Thumb following surgery on the thumb she smashed in her truck door — and apparently nothing, not even a surgically repaired thumb, is going to stand between Jineane and an all-you-can-eat crab dinner.

And how perfect is this? It's September 25th — 9/25 — on Q Country 92.5, and we're celebrating Dolly Parton Day with a special Dolly edition of Fun Fact or Fake Fact Friday!

We wrap up the show by giving away two tickets to our big comedy show at the Show Low Elks Lodge to Joyce from White Mountain Lakes.

It's Country Climb, Dolly, comedy, crab cracking and Friday morning madness on The Morning Brew with Chris Bennett & Best Friends!

Listen, laugh, and remember: be nice to yourself, be nice to others, and don't be a jerk.

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Megan Moroney Is Coming to Country Thunder! + Relationship Advice Thursday

Country Thunder Arizona has officially announced its first headliner for 2027 — Megan Moroney!

On today's Morning Brew with Chris Bennett and Best Friends, we talk with Country Thunder about the big announcement, single-day tickets, and when we might hear who's joining Megan in Florence next April.

Then we spin the Wheel of Names and surprise Hannah Rowe from Heber with TWO Weekend GA passes to Country Thunder! Since it's Relationship Advice Thursday, we immediately put our winner to work alongside Alma and Omar from Alibertos: Would you move in with someone you've dated for a year and a half if they've NEVER let you inside their house?

Plus, Alma and Omar join us in studio as we get ready for the Chris Bennett Comedy Summer Comedy Series finale this Saturday at the Show Low Elks Lodge with headliner Don Friesen and Josh Novey. Alibertos is the title sponsor of our Summer Comedy Series, and they're helping us send Dennis from Holbrook to the show with FOUR tickets after he takes on Horchata or Hor-NOT-a!

Country Thunder news, relationship red flags, weird drinks, ticket giveaways and a whole lot of fun on The Morning Brew with Chris Bennett and Best Friends on Q Country 92.5!

Be nice to yourself, be nice to others, and don't be a jerk.

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All rise! Am I the Jerk Court is in session!

Comedian Don Friesen, our headliner for this Saturday’s big comedy show at the Show Low Elks Lodge, joins The Morning Brew as our special guest judge! We give Don an Am I the Jerk case involving a $7,000 destination wedding—and his first reaction might tell you everything you need to know.

Then Kirk Nurmi calls in to talk about his comedy project, Life of Nurmi, and the photo of Chris in his infamous brokini that’s apparently making the rounds on the internet. Yes…Brokini Chris is back.

PLUS, Nick from Safford grabs the gavel for another Am I the Jerk case and wins VIP tickets to Saturday’s comedy show, compliments of ComfortFit Dentures!

And Kyle from Show Low helps us choose our Way Back Wednesday Song of the Day and scores movie passes to WME Theatres.

It’s comedy, questionable decisions, a brokini and plenty of laughs on another Am I the Jerk Court Wednesday with Chris Bennett & Best Friends on QCountry 92.5!

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Best friends, romance is alive and well... apparently at the CAR WASH!

It's Talk About Something Good Tuesday on The Morning Brew with Chris Bennett & Best Friends!

Melissa Perkins and Robyn Esparza from the Linden Elementary PTO join us to talk about the 6th Annual Cougar Cub Horseless Rodeo happening this Saturday from 4–7 PM at the Linden Valley Arena. It's open to kids eighth grade and under, there are 52 belt buckles up for grabs, pony rides, carnival games, concessions and more—and 100% of the proceeds go to support the teachers at Linden Elementary! Then we put Melissa and Robyn's knowledge to the test with Rodeo or Rodeo-NO!

Kevin and Angel Kerr from Mountain Mobile Auto Glass & Tint hang out with us, and since Kevin just celebrated a birthday, we try to figure out what decade he was born in—with comedy tickets on the line for Justin in Concho.

Plus, it's National Proposal Day, so Kevin finally tells us how he proposed to Angel after just a few weeks of dating: inside a car wash, with crying kids in the back seat and the Spice Girls playing. You can't make this stuff up.

Then Kendra in Snowflake plays I Do or I Don't to win another pair of tickets to our Summer Comedy Series finale this Saturday at the Show Low Elks Lodge with Don Friesen and Josh Novey!

Good news, local fun, giveaways and questionable romance. Just another Tuesday on The Morning Brew!

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It’s Motivational Monday on The Morning Brew, and since it’s World Gratitude Day, we’re starting the week with an attitude of gratitude… although Paul from Beaumont may have taken the assignment a little too literally. He’s grateful for his family, his job and, apparently, a giant chunk of earwax that fell out of his ear and helped him hear better. Yep. That happened.

Jineane Ford joins us after a VERY painful weekend involving her thumb and a truck door, then helps us choose our Motivational Quote of the Week. Paul puts his newly improved hearing — and his brain — to the test with Earth, Wind & Fire trivia in Are You Smarter Than a Redneck?

Then Dave Ramsey plays Tooth or Consequences and wins two VIP tickets to our comedy show, compliments of ComfortFit Dentures. Since it’s the 21st night of September, we also take Dave back to the ’70s for a special edition of Boo or Cool featuring CB radios, waterbeds, lava lamps, beanbag chairs and more.

And before we get out of here, comedian Don Friesen joins us! Don talks about his worst job before comedy, who’s actually funnier in his house and what he needs to wear when we turn him into a White Mountains mountain man.

Don Friesen headlines our Summer Comedy Series finale this Saturday, September 26th, at the Show Low Elks Lodge. Doors, bar and Alberto’s food truck open at 5 PM, the show starts at 6:30 PM, and it’s 18+. VIP is sold out, but general admission tickets are still available for $25 at ChrisBennettComedy.com.

It’s Monday. We’re grateful. There’s earwax. Welcome to The Morning Brew with Chris Bennett & Best Friends!

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It’s Friday on The Morning Brew with Chris Bennett & Best Friends, and we’re kicking things off with our Country Climb Star of the Week, Jer Gregg!

Jer takes us through his Country Climb — from growing up in small-town Indiana surrounded by a musical family and writing songs as a kid, to walking away from his Plan B, making the move to Nashville, and eventually playing in front of 10,000 people in Australia.

We also get the story behind “Parachute,” a song inspired by watching Band of Brothers and thinking about Jer’s grandfather, who served as a paratrooper during World War II. Then we crank up “Parachute” right here on QCountry 92.5!

Plus, Jer tells us what other songs we should check out, what he has coming next, and how you can follow his music.

A huge thank you to our friends Shawn Burke and Austin Burke from the Playlisted Podcast for continuing to send these incredible artists our way!

And it wouldn’t be Friday without a little Morning Brew nonsense. Virgil the Cowboy joins us for Fun Fact Friday, makes a special song request for Cowgirl Kim, talks about his weekend fishing plans, and leaves us with some very questionable advice about listening to our dreams.

Grab some coffee and hang out with your best friends!

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Relationship Advice Thursday gets a little weird on today’s Morning Brew!

Jineane Ford and Steve Carbajal help a woman decide if she’s overreacting after her boyfriend literally moves her out of the way for an attractive woman. Red flag or innocent misunderstanding?

Then Chano from St. Johns wins four tickets to see the Arizona Diamondbacks take on the New York Yankees, picks David Lee Murphy’s “Dust on the Bottle” as our Throwback Thursday Song of the Day, and sticks around to help with one of the strangest relationship problems we’ve heard: a boyfriend who thinks a mysterious piece of plastic found in his girlfriend’s hair means she’s cheating.
Plus, Paul from Beaumont joins us for a Constitution Day edition of Are You Smarter Than a Redneck? — with his citizenship apparently hanging in the balance.

And somewhere along the way, we learn that Chano doesn’t pop and lock anymore… he just locks.

Move, groove, giggle and wiggle with The Morning Brew with Chris Bennett & Best Friends on QCountry 92.5!

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Court is officially in session on The Morning Brew! Jineane Ford joins Chris for Am I the Jerk Court, and today’s first case has everybody debating: after 17 years of marriage, one woman is fed up with trying to feed her picky husband and says she’s DONE cooking for him. Is she the jerk?

Then James from Show Low wins Arizona Diamondbacks tickets and gets immediately promoted to the jury for another case involving a houseguest who criticizes her friend’s tiny apartment… while staying there for FREE.

Plus, we celebrate Mexican Independence Day with a game of “Sí or No,” where John T. from Show Low plays for tickets to the September 26 Summer Comedy Series finale at the Show Low Elks Lodge.

Arguments, prizes, bacon, questionable trivia decisions, and another unpredictable morning with Chris Bennett & Best Friends on QCountry 92.5!