We've got a lot of ground to cover today so splash some cold water on your face, or take a cold plunge like Hitch did this weekend! If that's not your thing, maybe try some red light therapy. 

Carmen shared with us this morning that Tuesday is the most productive day of the week. It's also the day that people take the longest lunch breaks. 

Carmen went for her MRI yesterday and found that knowing the length of the songs helped her pass the time in the tube. 

Bill had several people thinking the worst with a quick statement but he cleared it up and reminded us about today being the first of April. He also shared some memorable stunts that have been pulled in the past and he employed 2 "coworkers" to write some poems for the day. 

Dave's son, Daniel, and his family, are being very productive as they were on the road to South Carolina yesterday, as they are getting ready to buy a house there. 

A high school in Destin, Florida is adopting a 4-day school week and Carmen wondered how productive it would be for the teachers and students. 

While we were getting texts about that, another text came in that caught our eye as we get that particular question often. 

Radio has been a platform where some memorable April Fool's Day pranks have been done and Bill shared some of the ones that had people calling the authorities. 

Carmen learned other ways to keep track of her insurance cards after she tried to hand over several expired ones at her doctor's visit yesterday. 

Dave thought he was going to take advantage of a promotion from Shake Shack, but not after he found out how many steps it would take to get the "free" food.

Carmen had a "Bill moment" towards the end of the show as she shared some "Tuesday Tips". 

00:32 Hitch's Cold Plunge experience 

04:42 Red Light Mask 

07:20 Tuesdays and productivity 

11:01 Carmen's MRI 

14:58 Wait, What? 

15:08 April Fool's Epic Pranks 

19:00 April Fool's Poems 

21:39 Dave's house and Daniel's departure 

26:02 4-Day School Week in Destin 

30:36 Texts 

32:42 Plantar's warts and Vitamin A 

35:33 Radio Dramas and Pranks 

46:06 Shake Shack 

50:41 Tuesday Tips with Carmen 

52:47 Bill's BIG Word

It's the Monday after Friendraiser and it's time we move it along and get back to our regularly scheduled programming. 

To move it along, we needed some rest over the weekend and we needed a little movement too. Dave got his movement in by finishing the lawn work that his son started. Bill was more excited by his lack of movement and the amount of sleep he got but Carmen suggested he look into an Apple watch to keep track of his movements and his sleep. 

There was a lot of movement on the basketball courts this weekend as the Men's Final Four is now set. And one of the players in the Women's Elite 8 has a story you don't want to miss from Relevant Magazine. 

Dave's TV didn't move too much away from kids programming with his grandkids in the house, but he did get a chance to watch the latest episode of American Idol and gave us a recap of the show. 

Carmen shared a recipe that's gone viral online for a Ground Beef Sweet Potato Cottage Cheese bowl. Two of those ingredients would have  Dave moving away from the plate if set in front of him. 

Over the weekend, Carmen had a craving for queso, but by the time it arrived, there wasn't much movement in the container as the queso had solidified. 

Bill brought us a trivia game he called Move It Along Monday which stopped us in our tracks. 

There's a lot of movement happening at Cape Canaveral as 2 launches are scheduled today. 

As we start to close the book on FriendRaiser 2025, Carmen wanted to thank those that gave and remind us that there is still time to give. 

Dave had his grandkids staying with him until today as they are moving to South Carolina. While they stayed with him, he was tasked to read the bedtime story. But this particular story was pretty special as it was written by his granddaughter Emmie. 

Carmen's got a sermon series recommendation for you that will have you sitting still for awhile as Louie Giglio discusses salvation. 

00:32 FriendRaiser and the weekend 

04:24 Sleep and Apple Watch 

07:36 Still time to give 

08:48 NCAA Men's Final Four is set 

14:14 Hailey Van Lith article in Relevant Magazine 

18:53 American Idol Recap 

23:33 Ground Beef Sweet Potato Cottage Cheese Bowl 

28:45 Solid Queso Delivery 

33:11 Move It Along Monday Trivia 

37:30 2 SpaceX Launches Today 

39:56 Thank You! 

43:00 Emmie's bedtime story - The Trees of Terror 

47:22 Jesus Saves Sermon Series | Louie Giglio 

51:20 More on sermon series 

56:10 Bill's BIG Word

This is it! It's the last day before FriendRaiser 2025 and we spent the morning catching up on news and getting your help with our running start towards this year's goal. 

00:32 This Is It! 

04:00 Baby born on I-24 

06:17 Carmen's work release story 

10:05 texts and Dr. Carmen 

13:33 Online Day FriendRaiser 

17:40 Billboard bags 

19:57 Cow Tech 

23:42 144 people have given so far! 

25:52 Remembering George Foreman 

29:53 23 And Me 

32:15 Billboard bags and update 

36:13 March Madness Update 

40:42 Corrie Ten Boom and Kingdom Building 

44:35 Almost 300 people! 

49:45 Bill's BIG Word 

52:49 FINAL COUNT! 

It's the last Friday before Fundraiser starts next Tuesday. And we love some alliteration around here so during the show today, Carmen decided to put out a challenge for a Fantastic 100 Family Friday. 

But before that, we learned a little bit about the naming of Dave's oldest son. And while we were thinking about Jaymes, Carmen was thinking about James in the Bible, aka Jacobus. 

Carmen took the advice of her daughters and downloaded a budgeting app but can't quite figure it out. 

Jules has seen some fantastic things happen for her kids with a cell phone ban in place at school. 

If you are into fantasy worlds, you'll want to see the pictures of the new worlds at Universal. 

If you can name babies, Bill has a fantastic job opportunity for you. 

Bill is excited to do some manual labor this weekend as he helps his son and family move to a new home. 

00:32 Story behind Jaymes 

03:15 James is actually Jacobus 

07:19 Rocket Money App 

14:12 Fantastic 100 Family Friday 

17:02 Alliteration All Around 

20:09 Jules - school cell phone ban effects 

24:22 Carmen's graph 

27:07 New worlds @ Universal 

31:38 Fantastic Family Friday Update 

33:35 Top Baby Names 

36:20 Naming Consultant 

39:59 Martin moving update 

42:40 FriendRaiser 

46:29 Bill's BIG Word

After we re-shared our conversation with Jonathan Pokluda about his new book, Your Story Has A Villain, Bill sprang into action to say thank you to all those that support the ministry of The JOY FM. 

While Dave was getting ready to do some work for Classic JOY, he came across a song that reminded him of a time early on in his faith walk. 

Carmen called Haley in to help her re-attach a glucose monitor and had Bill watch in case he needed to do the job for her one day. 

As of 5:01 AM this morning, we have officially begun the spring season. 

We would love it if you could spring into action and help us with our running start towards FriendRaiser. 

A Ft. Myers couple sprang into action when they discovered an alligator that had broken through the screen door and entered their house. 

And a neighbor of Dave's is trying to figure out the best course of action to get a rodent removed from their attic. 

00:32 Bill's PPP to thank supporters 

03:52 Living in Laodicea 

08:02 Dr. Haley and the Glucose Monitor 

12:16 Nurse Haley and post-op 

15:07 First Day of Spring 

18:33 FriendRaiser 

21:54 Gator in Ft. Myers home

26:44 Rodent in attic 

29:07 Bill's BIG Word 

Picking a name for your baby can lead to fights. Bill shared a list of the top baby names and it seems as though some older names are making a comeback. And if that list doesn't help you, you might want to consider a baby name consultant. Carmen is definitely considering that as a side hustle. 

The next time you fly, you might have a one-of-a-kind JOY FM billboard bag as your carry-on. 

Carmen was glued to the TV yesterday watching the return flight of the capsule carrying the 2 stranded astronauts. One of those astronauts shared how Jesus has helped him fight through the time away from Earth. 

A Midweek Praise Break will help anyone fight through the work week slump. 

Spiritual Warfare is a big topic that Jonathan Pokluda tackles in his book, Your Story Has A Villain. Bill and Carmen sat down with Jonathan recently to discuss his latest work. 

00:32 Top Baby Names 

03:23 Baby Name Consultants 

07:02 FriendRaiser Billboard Bags 

13:15 Splashdown Stories 

20:23 Butch Wilmore talks Jesus 

21:47 Midweek Praise Break 

24:43 Your Story Has A Villain - Welcome To Hell 

28:00 Your Story Has A Villain - Welcome To Hell and C.S. Lewis

32:00 Your Story Has A Villain - Blind To The Attack Of The Enemy

36:41 Your Story Has A Villain - Then vs. Now 

41:33 Your Story Has A Villain - The Six D's 

45:54 Your Story Has A Villain - How To Defeat The Enemy 

If you care to have a JOY FM billboard bag, this week is your chance to get your hands on one.

With all his wealth, one would think that Warren Buffett wouldn't care to give much of it away. But he has tried for years to give someone $1 million dollars through his NCAA Tournament bracket challenge. No one has done it so he is changing up the rules now. 

Carmen has a new toy to help her monitor her glucose which helps her care for her health. And a 12-minute walk last night was proof enough for her. 

A lot of careful thought has gone into how to get 2 stranded astronauts home. They are on their way back to Earth now. And they've missed out on a lot while they've been away from their families and unable to care for them properly. 

Deep compliments are one way to show someone just how much you care for them. Have you had any? 

March Madness is just about to start but Carmen seems to be the only one in the studio that cares for it. 

2 girls have a lot of people that care for them as was evident when they went missing recently and were thankfully found this morning. 

When you were younger did you have to care for your pet Tamagotchi? They are making a comeback. 

It got Carmen thinking back to her days in school and having to care for an egg in Home Economics class. 

00:32 Billboard bags 

04:02 Warren Buffett $1 million bracket 

08:09 Glucose Monitor 

14:0712 minute walk lowered blood sugar

16:14 Astronauts coming home 

21:12 What the astronauts have missed 

23:42 FriendRaiser

28:09 Deep Compliments 

32:51 March Madness 

38:19 Compliment Texts 

39:35 Billboard Bags 

43:04 Missing Girls Found 

44:55 Tamagotchis 

49:37 Egg Caretaking in Home Ec. 

53:14 Bill's BIG Word

There are signs everywhere that today is St. Patrick's Day. And some listeners had signs of a tornado over the weekend.

When a billboard comes down, what do you do with it? Turn it into bags and make them a part of Friendraiser. 

The NCAA Tournament brackets are set! 

Volkswagen has seen signs that they need to go back in time and add physical buttons and knobs back into the dashboard. 

Carmen's got your sign to get your steps in today. At least 10,000- 15,000 per day. 

There are signs of babies everywhere around here, including Candice who gave birth to Emmett last Friday, which was a bit of news for Bill. 

Warren Buffett saw signs that he needed to adjust his $1 Million bracket challenge. 

As today marks the 1-month anniversary of Emilie passing, Dave is doing his best to grieve through all the signs that remind him of her. 

00:32 St. Patrick's Day Today 

03:39 Carmen got another poke bowl 

07:35 Wellness Check-in with weekend tornadoes 

09:56 texts 

11:18 Billboard bags 

19:24 NCAA Tourney set - Congrats to UF 

20:42 St. Patrick's Day 

24:23 VW going back to knobs and buttons 

28:24 Billboard bags 

32:35 Baby stories 

36:02 10k-15k steps a day 

40:36 Warren Buffett $1M bracket 

44:43 Billboard Bags 

48:06 1 month since Emilie 

50:27 Bill's BIG Word 

Friendraiser is usually filled witl lots of memorable moments. And in less than 2 weeks, we'll be making more memories during Friendraiser 2025.  

We all have those moments where we need to resist the world. Bill has 3 R's to help you in those situations. 

Jules has lots of memorable moments that she is trying to digitize. And her husband made some memories with their daughters at the Daddy Daughter Dance. 

A 4-year-old made a call that led to a memorable moment when he called 911 on his mom for eating his ice cream .

Dave saw a story that was cause for concern as coffee bean theft is on the rise. 

Carmen had a memorable night last night at the CeCe Winans concert in Lakeland. And her meal beforehand was just as good! 

One of the most memorable stories in the Bible is the Last Supper. And now, with the help of Chris Tomlin, that story is coming to movie theatres nationwide this weekend. 

A pizza delivery driver had a memorable delivery when a gator was found under a car in the driveway of the house that needed their dinner. 

For Dave, most sparkling water options are forgettable. But he did share a list of the top options as well as news of a sparkling water recall at Trader Joe's. 

00:32 Friendraiser 

05:03 3 R's to Resist The World 

07:25 Jules - Digitizing Memories 

10:37 Jules - Daddy Daughter Dance 

13:48 4-year-old calls 911 on mom 

17:03 coffee bean theft on the rise 

20:57 Carmen @ CeCe Winans concert 

27:30 Zuku @ The Joinery 

30:21 The Last Supper Movie 

33:43 Gator interrupts pizza delivery 

37:20 Sparkling Water options/ Trader Joe's recall 

42:26 Friendraiser 

45:46 Bill's BIG Word

Last night, there was a possibility to see a SpaceX launch but that was halted for a hydraulic leak on the launch tower. Hearing about that and remembering that there is a lunar eclipse happening tonight/ early tomorrow morning, Bill was inspired for a game he called Moon Tunes where he asked for 5 songs about the heavenly realms. Carmen was skeptical but decided to pick more than 1 winner after seeing the amount of submissions. 

Carmen never thought it possible for a package to be delivered to her house and then go missing. To rectify the situation, she reached out to Lululemon and they resolved the issue for her. 

Knowing Darren's story, we are all surprised to learn that he reached for the stars and got a Ph.D. 

Friendraiser isn't possible without your help and it's less than 2 weeks away! 

The world offers lots of possibilities but sometimes we need to resist those offerings and stay within the bounds of what it means to be a Christian. Bill offered up 3 R's to resist the world. 

While Dave had his eyes skyward last night in the hopes of watching the SpaceX launch, Carmen had her eyes fixed on the horizon and witnessed a gorgeous sunset. It reminded her to make the effort to see more sunsets. 

Dave is excited now that a new launch window has been set and he'll have a decent chance to watch it. 

00:32 Scrubbed SpaceX Launch 

05:46 Moon Tunes 

07:55 Let's pick 3! 

09:20 Update on Carmen's missing Lululemon package 

13:59 We Are Messenger's Doctor Darren 

15:55 Friendraiser 

19:34 3 R's to resist the world 

22:10 Watch the sunset 

29:00 new launch window 

30:08 Bill's BIG Word