The Morning Scramble Podcast

Don’t Embarrass Yourself Eric!! Nobody knows ‘Nerd News’ like Dancin’ Eric Hanson, so break out your pocket protector, tape the bridge of your glasses, and get ready for some geeky stories from the past week. Let’s take some spins on The Wheel of Useless Knowledge!

Don’t Do This Or You Will End Up With A 1 Star Rating!! Co-workers in crisis? Turn the case over to The Morning Scramble for ‘Jury in a Hurry’ to settle the matter once and for all. Tomorrow’s case revolves around an office plant. Katie sits at the front desk and does NOT have a ... Read more

The Haunting of Eric Hanson Pickleball has exploded in popularity and isn’t slowing down anytime soon. It only makes sense that YouTube has a brand-new reality show all about Pickleball called “Pickleball Kingdom Paddle Battle” where contestants are competing. One of the contestants is from Cedar Rapids and The Morning Scramble will introduce you to ... Read more

Inspiration From Iowa Woman’s Basketball Coach Jan Jensen Herself! There’s nothing worse than singing along with a song and finding out those aren’t the words! We’ve all done it; tune in to play along with The Morning Scramble’s ‘Songversation’ this week: what song lyric did you mis-hear? Coach Jan Jensen joins The Morning Scramble! Clare ... Read more

In An Emergency The Morning Scramble Would Be The Last Responders… The Morning Scramble gets one shot…one opportunity…to show you exactly what they did over their weekends. Check out their weekend photos on the Z102.9 Facebook page, hear the stories of their adventures, and share what you did! The Morning Scramble wants to send you ... Read more

You Can Now Potty Train Cows Using A Moo Loo! Nobody knows ‘Nerd News’ like Dancin’ Eric Hanson, so break out your pocket protector, tape the bridge of your glasses, and get ready for some geeky stories from the past week.  The Morning Scramble wants to send you to cheer on the Iowa Women’s Basketball ... Read more

Producer Ben Stop Being So Selfish! The Morning Scramble wants to send you to cheer on the Iowa Women’s Basketball team and Coach Jan Jensen with JAN-uary. Head to kzia.com to enter to win tickets to the January 25th game and prizes from Herteen & Stocker Jewelers. The law offices of Scramble & Scramble have been approached ... Read more

The long Island Medium Theresa Caputo Joins The Morning Scramble! Being a parent is a tough job—luckily, The Morning Scramble is here to help! This week’s “Mom-troversy” is more of a “Grandma-troversy.” Grandma feels like she’s missing out on spending time with the grandkids because when the kids mis-behave, their punishment is not going to ... Read more

Will There Be A New Stranger Things Movie In 2026? Eric is stranded in Puerto Rico! We make 2026 predictions with the Magic Z Ball. Clare has the latest pop culture updates in Z’s Sleaze.

Who Else Wants A Turn Playing Nurse? The final Morning Scramble Santa Line Presented by Herteen and Stocker Jewlers. The Morning Scramble’s Favorite Things Gift Exchange! What did we all bring? Plus news on the new voice of the Hawkeye Marching Band! Did Eric get the job!?