The Show with Jen and Truta

So it's rainy this weekend and you're missing #TheShowKC, right? Well, don't worry. Here's a little extra special package of some of the best stuff we've done over the past week or so that hasn't made the SHOWcast yet! We start off with great celebrity run-ins...when Producer Joey stumbled upon Royals legend Frank White at an event we had to know: what's your celebrity meeting story? We got everyone from Andre the Giant to Kevin Costner. Then, we talk Sharknado 5 with actress Tara Reid, who is in town this weekend at Planet Comicon. The next movie in the Sharknado series makes its debut this August. Last week both Truta and Shaylee the Millennial began watching 13 Reasons Why, the new Netflix series that discusses teen suicide, bullying, sexual assault and other important themes. While a bit heavy, we do believe it is time we started discussing these themes more openly in this country. That includes mental health and mental illness. We do want to pass this along: the number of the national suicide hotline for those who may have these thoughts and feelings you can talk to someone at 800-273-8255 (TALK). Truta and Shaylee reviewed the show and we talked about the letter some school districts are sending home that says parents should monitors kids who watch the series in case it romanticizes suicide. We took some listener calls and then we decided to go for the happy. People started to call in with the good things happening to them. And that's a great place to end our show. See you Monday!

The second day of the week and Shayles was a little tired this morning after a #MargaritaMonday out. We compare sugars in the Unicorn Frappucino and other drinks. 10 Items or Less was pretty bleak, with attempted abductions, the Royals score and whatnot. There was a huge shake-up on Dancing With The Stars last night. American Ninja Warrior is taping in Kansas City this week and today we chat with host Kristine Leahy. She chats us up about BBQ, the contestants and the Chiefs 2017-18 schedule. Listen for her prediction for this year...hopefully we're playing it back in February. After a successful first run the Whisper Game is back. This time with more guesses and some terrible play on Truta's part. Shaylee takes us behind the scenes with All Access. Truta's daughter lost her iPod and he's teetering on the edge of buying another one. There's still hope someone either found it or took it and may return it. Although Rick Conkling has a story about finding an iPhone in Overland Park, taking it home before he returned it and being charged with a crime!!! OP police cited him for taking misplaced property. BOGUS! No one will ever do a good deed ever again after that. With more NASCAR tickets to give away we bring back Trick or Trending. And that's #TheShowKC for the day. See you tomorrow!

What a start to the week on #TheShowKC... first off, after only 9 days, Truta had to come in and admit this morning that Adi had lost her iPod over the weekend. She left it at Walmart. For those catching up, she wanted a phone for her (7th) birthday and got an iPod instead. Well, that didn't turn out so hot. After the entertainment news we play our first game of the day for NASCAR tickets: the good old Accent Game. Then, Matt Iseman @mattiseman - host of American Ninja Warrior, winner of this year's Celebrity Apprentice, Doctor, and all around good guy - called in to chat Am Ninja Warrior, which is taping in Kansas City this week. Go see it if you get the chance! Finally, one of the greatest new things we've tried - the Whisper Challenge. You HAVE to check it out...this is comedy gold! Enjoy your Monday!

Jen had a problem with a "local restaurant" that is supposed to be open 24 hours a day...and yet is never there to give her coffee. That opened the vents (literally) and the vent line calls poured in. After a little entertainment news we checked in with Casi Joy, who was just knocked out of the live playoff round of The Voice this week. Casi tells us about her time on the show and fills us in on what's coming up for her. We wish Casi all of the best! Finally, Truta has another survey...this one about the worst movies of all time. Have a great day! Thanks for listening to #TheShowKC

We are so proud to call Melissa Etheridge one of our own - a legendary Kansas Citian - and we've never been as proud as when Melissa performed an emotional national anthem before yesterday's Royals home opener. This morning we talked to Melissa on #TheShowKC about pulling together a performance amidst the energy and emotion of the "Ace" Ventura tribute, her old stomping ground on the Plaza and her future performance with the Kansas City Symphony.

What a great day in Kansas City! Our friends at @BigSlickKC are back with the 2017 version of this huge charity event, starring our KC boys Paul Rudd, Rob Riggle, Jason Sudeikis, Eric Stonestreet and Dave Koechner. Tickets went on sale today for all of the big events and we talk to a couple of very important people involved with Big Slick, including Paul's mom, Gloria Rudd, who gave us the scoop on all of the festivities. Remember, money raised goes to @ChildrensMercy Hospital right here in Kansas City. Plus, we get #AllTheFeels with Donald Carter. This former KC cop started a GoFundMe account to help Shajuana Mays, a Popeye's chicken worker, get her nursing degree. Donald's act of paying it forward has made national news and we brought him in to talk about the effect this has had on Shajuana and the surrounding community. #TheShowKC

It's the weekend "Things To Do" version of the #SHOWcast today...starting with comedian and host James P. Connolly. James is hosting Variety Show 2017, Saturday night at Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland. It's a benefit for our friends at Variety, helping kids across Kansas City who need adaptive wheelchairs, iPads, playground equipment and more. Get out there is you can - it's a great cause! Also this week, #TheShowKC talked with local designer Ami Beck who founded Dolyn Bags. Her purses and bags will be on full display during Saturday's night edition of KC Fashion Week #KCFW. If you want to get behind a great area talent, Ami is one to watch! Finally, you could kick back with the comedy of Eleanor Kerrigan, appearing at Stanford's Friday and Saturday. Eleanor has done a lot of work with Andrew Dice Clay, was once involved in wrestling and has an interesting worldview. Enjoy this edition of the SHOWcast and have a great weekend!

Fun #TheShowKC today! First, Truta's better half celebrated her birthday yesterday and he made dinner. When Jen and Shaylee pressed Truta on what he made he was very proud of spaghetti. According to him, it was the first time he'd ever made spaghetti. Well, that got Jen. She felt like EVERYONE should know how to cook spaghetti. And it got worse when Truta admitted he learned how to cook from YouTube. He's not alone - check out the things our listeners learned from a video. We chat with film director Morgan Dameron, a Pembroke Hill grad, who is about to release her first film, Different Flowers. Catch the premiere during the KC Film Fest on April 8th. We get a good game of Gen X vs Millennial in. Then it's all snaked and spiders and creepy-crawlies! Yuck! Finally, Tori from KC Pet Project comes in to tell us why Kansas City, Missouri voters need to vote YES on Question 3 next week. Voting yes will help KC Pet Project build a new, updated shelter to help the 10,000+ animals they assist each year.

A very spirited discussion on #TheShowKC this morning! And that's how we like it. Very simply put, Truta's daughter wants a cell phone for her birthday...her 7th birthday. The question is easy: at what age do you get a kid a cell phone? The answers are hard. We go up and down, for and against here. Great discussion ensues! Also, we chat with comedian Eric Schwartz (Smooth E), who plays the Record Bar this Thursday night. Get the FULL Smooth E here. Enjoy!

It's been such a fun, exhausting week on #TheShowKC we decided to wrap a bunch of the best stuff up in one big package! First, his fan club was out in full force to listen for the latest from KC's very own American Idol, David Cook! @thedavidcook talked to Jen and Truta about working on new music, the Royals, the Big Slick charity event and more! Then, we get into a story from Ellen DeGeneres about the strange way she broke her finger...let's just say it involved wine and a door. That lead us into the strange ways we've all injured ourselves. Just wait until you hear these stories! Early in the week, the news was dominated by a huge fire that devastated a large apartment complex under construction as well as many houses in the adjacent neighborhood. Kim lives in one of the homes that back up to the site and was blessed to have her house spared by the fire. She related to us her experience in finding out about the fire and how the neighborhood is recovering. Finally, it was the interview that blew up our social media...Casi Joy @casijoymusic from Smithville is a contestant on this season's edition of The Voice on NBC. we spend some time getting to know Casi - her favorite music, TV shows, and would she ever eat a cake that a fan made for her? Find out today!