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Sep 30
841 – Lightning and Come
Annoy Your Friends
• StreamlineFlorida.com and Streamline Mortgage sponsorship
• Fed rate cuts and mortgage impact
• Brian Zimel’s refinancing advice for BDMs
• Listener testimonials of Streamline’s repeat service
• Brian tracking rates daily, direct cell phone access
• Tech failures: no audio, forced Windows update, dead peripherals
• Old wired mouse saves the show, SJ helps during crisis
• Anxiety and stress reactions before broadcast
• Independence vs. corporate control in media
• Contracts restricting creativity and unfair firings
• Freedom of independent work despite harder grind
• Listener/BDM support makes independence possible
• Agencies bundling ads to control shows
• Real Radio limiting topics near client interests
• Argument for supporting independent media
• Jokes and debate on awkward sexual positions
• Voicemail about “man on top” 69
• Bad at Business Beer Fest Nov 22: free, music, DJ, vendors, food trucks, Gabriela Plants giveaways, first 500 get gift bags, pint glasses benefit Yellow Brick Road
• Sofas and Suds Nov 23 with JustCallMoe.com, Fairvilla, Jeff’s Bagel Run, Modern Plumbing
• Recap of ACT with Jeff from The Sharp Square
• Reckless $850 Bills bet vs. Dolphins, wife upset, household tension
• Bills game momentum swings, anxiety texts, insomnia after win
• Realization of risking $850 to win $100, vow to gamble safer
• Thanks to Sharp Square for warnings
• Deion Sanders bladder cancer, sideline bathroom setup, athlete health privacy
• Caller “Cracker Ass Carbuncle” butt infection resolved with antibiotics, $5,000 ER bill, inducted into “R Team”
• Moe DeWitt call-in on Epic Universe fatality, legal questions on coaster safety and liability
• Eyewitness reports, investigation, potential restraint redesigns, sympathy for family
• Viral fight: Zach Bryan vs. Gavin Adcock, fence climb, trolling culture vs. authentic art
• Outrage publicity vs. talent-based recognition
• Audience thrill of faux FCC rule-breaking
• Online anger as addictive cheap confidence, contrast with true confidence
• Hosts reflecting on insecurities, sadness at constant anger online
• Frost Children’s “Radio” music break, Mike Patton/Avett Brothers collab
• Weather turning crisp, scooter rides
• Modern Plumbing Industries ad: 10% discount, residential/commercial/industrial/outdoor showers in Central Florida
• Cows and Cabs 2025: Nov 13 Tacos & Tequila, Nov 15 main event; unlimited samples, VIP/GA tickets at cowsncabs.com, Randy Houser headliner, top restaurants featured
• Reaction to “Avett Patton” project, dislike of Patton’s role, pride in ex-punk drummer’s career
• Life lesson advice to middle-schooler: friendships happen by chance, friends drift with careers
• Planning “Pukes of Hazard” Oct 8 BDM show, puke trophy gag, wig vomit email story, wig costs and culture (Dolly Parton, Molly Tuttle, Wig Villa)
• Old bit with “water heads,” debate on euphemisms like “R word” or “N word”
• Listener email about Joey Mazant, defended as kind and easygoing
• TikTok “air walk” trend, stiffness jokes, practicing dance moves, kids’ genetics and abilities
• Commentary on Simon Cowell’s surgeries, past gynecomastia, internet scrutiny
• Chris Turner AGT finals: freestyle rap with audience props, praised for speed and skill, career boost expected
• Nostalgia for “gothopotamus” meme, Mexican goth caller
• Debate over Matt Prater’s comeback vs. Joe Flacco
• Playful voicemail with nonsense “Italian brain rot” names, riffing on meme trend###
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