The Power Trip

HR. 1 - Baby Bird

73 min
Feb 12, 20262 months ago
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Summary

The Power Trip Morning Show covers 2026 Olympic events, Minnesota sports updates, and casual workplace banter. The hosts discuss cross-country skiing, hockey, curling, and various pop culture topics while teasing personal anecdotes and workplace humor.

Insights
  • Live Olympic coverage drives real-time audience engagement with unexpected moments like athlete injuries creating memorable broadcast moments
  • Workplace culture thrives on inside jokes and running bits that build listener loyalty through repeated callbacks and escalating humor
  • Sports betting integration into morning shows creates interactive audience participation opportunities across multiple sporting events
  • Generational shifts in alcohol consumption and social habits are reshaping entertainment and dating culture among younger demographics
  • College sports realignment (NDSU to Mountain West) signals broader consolidation trends in NCAA athletics toward mega-conferences
Trends
Live Olympic event coverage generating viral moments and real-time audience engagement during morning drive timeCollege football realignment accelerating with FCS programs moving to FBS conferences (NDSU to Mountain West)Declining alcohol consumption among younger generations shifting toward at-home entertainment and digital social interactionSports betting normalization in mainstream media with casual office pools and public wagering discussionsReality TV and streaming content becoming primary entertainment discussion drivers in sports radio programmingAthlete compensation restructuring with performance-based bonuses tied to playoff/championship appearancesCross-generational gaming console preferences shifting from Xbox toward PlayStation and Nintendo platformsWinter Olympics viewership patterns showing strong engagement with niche winter sports (cross-country skiing, speed skating)Workplace renovation and modernization becoming content-worthy discussion points in media environmentsCelebrity death coverage (Van Der Beek) triggering nostalgia-driven film and TV retrospectives
Topics
2026 Winter Olympics Coverage and ResultsNCAA Football Realignment and Conference ChangesMinnesota Timberwolves All-Star Break PerformanceGopher Men's Basketball Season AnalysisGopher Women's Basketball Tournament ProspectsMinnesota Twins Spring Training and Roster MovesCross-Country Skiing and Winter Sports PerformanceCollege Football Coaching Compensation and IncentivesSports Betting and Fantasy Sports EngagementVideo Game Console Market TrendsGenerational Alcohol Consumption PatternsReality TV and Streaming Entertainment PreferencesOlympic Village and Athlete Dating CultureNASCAR Daytona 500 Predictions and WageringWorkplace Culture and Inside Jokes
Companies
Joe Gibbs Racing
NASCAR racing team mentioned in context of driver William Sowalich's path to potential Daytona 500 participation
iHeartRadio
Podcast platform mentioned multiple times as distribution channel for various shows including Between Us and Boys and...
NBC/Peacock
Olympic broadcast partner providing coverage of skiing, speed skating, and other Winter Olympics events
Fox Sports
Daytona 500 broadcast partner for Sunday race coverage during the episode's sports discussion
Apple Podcasts
Podcast distribution platform mentioned as alternative to iHeartRadio for accessing various shows
People
James Van Der Beek
Actor from Varsity Blues and Dawson's Creek who died at age 48, triggering nostalgia discussion about 1990s films
Jessie Diggins
Minnesota cross-country skier competing in 2026 Olympics, appeared to suffer rib injury during race finish
Chloe Kim
American snowboarder dating NFL player Miles Garrett, attended Olympics with relationship support
Miles Garrett
NFL player dating snowboarder Chloe Kim, traveled to Italy to support girlfriend at Olympics
Jordan Stoltz
Speed skater who won gold medal in 1000-meter race for Team USA at 2026 Olympics
Liz Lemley
American moguls skier who won gold medal in women's moguls at 2026 Olympics in Vail, Colorado
Lindsey Vonn
Former Olympic skier undergoing third leg surgery after tibia fracture, mentioned in injury discussion
Breezy Johnson
American skier who won gold in downhill skiing but crashed during Alpine skiing event coverage
PJ Fleck
Minnesota Gophers football coach who received $700,000 management bonus and incentive restructuring
Liam Hendricks
37-year-old Australian pitcher signing minor league deal with Minnesota Twins on spring training day
Quotes
"I don't want your life"
Multiple hosts (recurring bit)Throughout episode
"The ratings just came in for last month. We are number one. We just grabbed every key demographic."
Host character in opening bitEarly in episode
"I don't know what makes something preposterous"
Host discussing preposterous statement tournamentMid-episode
"You get $20 million, but one of your friends has to go to prison for four years"
Host presenting hypotheticalLater in episode
"Without a doubt. Without a doubt."
Host responding to prison hypotheticalLater in episode
Full Transcript
Talking to your kids about the dangers of vaping can be hard. Getting them to listen to hot gossip is easy. So here's some drama you could share with your kid. Dude, did you hear about Cassie and Jake? No, but did you hear that vaping can cause irreversible lung damage and nicotine affects brain development? Nuh-uh. You don't need to gossip if you want to have an open conversation about vaping. So if you want to get tips on when and how to talk to your kids, visit TalkAboutVaping.org. Brought to you by the American Lung Association and the Ad Council. Almost 30 years together, four kids, and some of reality TV's most unforgettable moments, we're taking you behind the scenes in our podcast, Between Us, with me, Heather Dubrow. And me, Terry Dubrow. The unfiltered, behind-closed-doors conversations you wish you could eavesdrop on. And plenty of, did-they-just-say-that moments? But what's the latest rumor, I'm gay, right? First of all, if I were gay, I would be gay! Open your free iHeartRadio app, search Between Us, and listen now. Law & Order SVU is the great equalizer. Everyone's watched it. Presidents, stoners, and definitely your mom. On That's Messed Up, we recap SVU and talk to cast members like Kelly Giddish, a.k.a. Rollins. I was in a casino once, and they were like, what are you doing here? You can't be in a casino, Rollins. You can't do that. And I was like, no, no. I'm not the one with the gambling problem. It's murder, comedy, and behind-the-scenes tea. Sometimes about iced tea. Open your free iHeartRadio app, search That's Messed Up, and listen now. Music is therapy on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to video message number 29. I'm like a dog in heat. I woke up yesterday morning with a spring in my step. Start later, please. I could never know what the day was asked for at. Listen up. The ratings just came in for last month. We are number one. We just grabbed every key demographic. Super duper. That's nice. Way to go. Neato. That was good news. I am glad you are here. As I've grown older, each year I've dropped holidays from my calendar that I don't think apply anymore. And this year I'm proud to say that I dropped Valentine's Day. Now, let's get it, clear things up. I'm not saying we shouldn't have a holiday of love. Just that in February! It doesn't belong there. It does not belong there. And if you ladies want this holiday because it's your holiday, we're not going to even argue about that, are we? Because if you don't realize that men don't give a **** about it, and they don't, And if your husband is telling you that he does, then you have tortured him like some kind of prisoner of war. Oh, man, the beak. I don't want to start with the beak, but the beak. Right? Vanderbeek, man. That sucks. Sucks. 48 years old. You guys ever watch Dawson's Creek? No. Did you? No, but I watched the hell out of Varsity Blues. Yeah. Saw that movie 10,000 times. Did your sister watch Dawson's Creek? I don't know. Yeah. Haven't asked her. Oh. Well, that seems like a sister thing, because I never watched it. Yeah. It has been a bad week for actors and shows with Creek in it. Fair point. Oh, yeah, S Creek. Yeah, good point. Also a bad week for actors that seemingly are universally loved. Yeah. Didn't see one bad thing about Vanderbeek on social media yesterday from people that actually knew him. Terrible. Man, six kids. Yeah. That's depressing. Why did I bring that up? This is the Power Trip Morning Show. This is Feb 12, 2026. Tommy Olsen should be here in a couple of minutes. He's running a couple of minutes late, but he'll be here. You just said it, Hawk. We thought no Lieber today, but surprise bonus Lieber. A little bit later. Not quite as long as normal, but still, we get an hour and 20 out of Ben today. That's cool. Hell yeah. It's better than nothing. Yeah, man. I'm already watching skiers bite it. Man, we've had a couple of American Olympic skiers take bad falls in the last 15 minutes. One gal looked like she was going to get really hurt, but somehow got back up on her feet and walked off the mountain. Looked really bad. Yeah. All right. Sweet, man. I'm glad. You glad they're falling? No, I'm glad they're okay. Wow. I'm glad they're okay. The Olympics are fun. They sure are. And we get the men's hockey team. We sure do. That'll be great. Yeah. Yeah. We had a great start to the men's side yesterday. Some good games. Now we get to see what the Americans bring to the ice. They should dominate, right? Yeah. Yeah. That'll be fun. That's at what? 120? I think it's 220. Yeah. Whatever it takes. That'll be great. Have you seen Mr. Mom? once like 30 years ago. Yeah, that's what that line's from. When the guy comes over to like check on him, I think it's a guy. No idea what you're talking about. The guy comes over and he says, hey, do you want a scotch? And he's like, it's too early for that or whatever. And then he's asking him, like he's fixing something in the basement. And he asked him what he's using as a tool. And the guy's like, is that a 221? And he goes, 220, 222, whatever it takes. It's a funny line. It's a good film. You've seen it, right, Hogs? A million years ago. Yeah, Mr. Mom's great. Yeah. I caught Jiro. Oh, it doesn't make any sense. And that last bit, pure gibberish. Yeah. Real, real good. Mm-hmm. Keaton had a run, man. Where does Jonathan Moxon rank in terms of your all-time favorite fictional sports athletes in films? Man, that's a good question. Gotta love the Mox, right? Yeah, I mean, he's got to be in the top three, right? He's smart. He's a backup. Yeah. Lance Harbor goes down. RIP to Paul Walker as well. Like, half that cast. Did you see that photo? Yeah. Half the main cast is already dead. Billy Bob is gone, yeah. Yeah. Anyway, yeah, the guy's going to, like, an Ivy League school. He's just a nerd. He's the backup quarterback. But then Lance Harbor goes down, and then Mox gets in there and just slings it. Uh-huh. His brother is in a cult. Yeah, why not? Yeah, I think he would be... I don't want your life. Probably in the top three, right? I mean, there's some really good sports movie people. Sure. Like Serrano from Major League is great. Ricky Wild Thing Vaughn is great. Matthew slash Martha from Ladybugs. What's the wrestling movie Hawk likes? Shoot. Shoot. from Vision Quest. I've never seen that. I don't think so. He's the bad guy? Who's the good guy? Technically a bad guy. He's just a wrestler. Didn't you want the Saints to set up so you could wrestle, shoot at... No, I don't think I would want to wrestle, but I would like to meet him. That would be cool. I would like that. I would like that. That would be fun. That would be fun. I never saw I never saw Any Given Sunday Never saw The Replacements I haven't seen it I'm trying to think of other late 90s, early 2000s football movies What's on with Sandler? Longest Yard That's pretty good Never saw that I saw The Program once I just remember all of our parents freaking out because they didn't want us lying down in the street Which they edited that out And they had to because people were idiots. Yeah. Yeah. They edited that out. You have to. People think it's a good idea. You can find it on YouTube. But yeah, that movie is outstanding. That is a top three sports movie of all time. The program is a great film. It's real. It's raw. And it's aggressive in some scenes. You wouldn't Tim Brewster on it there for a second. Yeah, it's real raw. Yeah, it's great. Varsity Blues has, you know, whipped cream bikini. Yeah. It's got Billy Bob at the strip club. It's got Jon Voight trying to stab Wendell during halftime. Mox and everybody else is like, you do that and we all walk out. There's so many good... And then he says, Twitter will take the snaps. I don't want your life. There's that bit where his dad... The only thing his dad cares about is that Mox is the big star quarterback. Yeah, his dad... And Mox doesn't care as much. I don't want your life. And the dad is always at practice. and they're always drinking beer at practice. Have you ever noticed that? Show them what you're made of, son. Oh, my God. That's not Tim McGraw, is it? No. Oh, that is another. Friday Night Lights. Never saw that either. That's fantastic. You've seen that, Hawk, right? Oh, yeah, you can. Oh, the ending is a heave cry. I'm just becoming self-actualized here. I'm just realizing that maybe the reason why I think Jonathan Moxon in Varsity Blues is the best football movie is it sounds like it's the only one I've seen. I haven't seen any of the other ones from that era. I can't think of another one that I've seen. Yeah. Like Friday Night Lights. Never saw the series. Never saw the movie. I haven't seen the series. I just probably re-watched Varsity Blues. But the movie is so good. Yep, and for all of you, this is a repeat take. But look, it's in the news because Van Der Beek died yesterday at the age of 48. Whipped cream bikinis don't work if they're standing vertically. Yeah. It melts almost immediately. Yeah. Free! I assume they also get caught in the chest here, right? You know? Well played. Thank you. See what you did there. Thank you. Thanks. But yeah, I love that film. I saw that in the theater. That's how much I love that. I believe you. Yeah. Did you? I'm pretty sure I did. Yeah. When did it come out? 99? Yeah. Then I was 19 years old. Almost assuredly saw it. Yeah, you had to have. Them's the rules, man. It's a good year for movies. If it was 99, that's Fight Club, that's Matrix, that's Varsity Blues. What else do you need? It's the Holy Trinity. It's the Biscuit Baby Boom, for sure. We were all having kids. It's going to be 47 today? Yeah, 50-something tomorrow, right? 55 and 54 on Saturday and Sunday, yeah. Damn. What's the weather in Montreal, Hogs Daddy? Like 23. Well, that's perfect for where you're going up there for. They warned me that it was going to be like 100 below zero when we were looking at the schedule. but luckily it's not because apparently it can get real real cold up there I'll take 23 50 is ridiculous here yeah are we talking records are these both going to be records I read I believe that today is a record I would guess hmm well I don't want to go outside though well no I might go for a walk I doubt it I need to get up and move around more That'd be great, yeah. You do what you want. Thanks, Hogs. You do what you want. Hey, good job yesterday on the... PST? Yeah, good job. Ripped you a lot, but that's part of the bit. I heard, yeah. But if you heard... I heard you ripped a lot off the air. We basically said, can you imagine if we put together an off-air preposterous statement tournament? how unbelievable that would play out. If we just took quotes from this building off air in the last month and just said, let's bracket those and see who wins. I think Zach's my favorite quote of the year for the PST. I don't even think it is. Zach is, what, are you like a 7 or an 8 seed? I forget your seed. Somewhere in the middle for saying that daylight savings takes him two to three weeks to recover. And of course, what I love about quotes like that is, Zach, you will stand by that to this second, right? When somebody says it half sarcastically and then we take them out of context and it's like, well, that's preposterous. It's so much better when they're like, no, I'm serious. Even when the whole world says that's preposterous, Zach's standing by it. I love when they stand by it. So that's my favorite quote of the year. Two to three weeks to recover from every Daylight Savings Day. I'm always confused by what makes something preposterous. Right. Right. Like saying, like, you know, I'm better at playing basketball than LeBron. That's preposterous. Sure. But I don't I don't I I don't I guess I don't know the definition of preposterous. Like and I think here's a good example. One of the funniest ones yesterday that I hadn't heard until the bracket was given to me was the Carl Ravitch tweet. Or no, not the Carl Ravitch tweet, the Carl Ravitch quote. Did you hear that one yesterday? He was talking about the record of SEC teams. Oh, yeah, yeah. And how in non-conference they were dominating, right? Huge winning record. But during the regular season, they were 82-82. And he said, look, there's no dominance. And didn't understand why a conference record would be 82-82. So that's not preposterous. That's just dumb, right? This is not understanding how math works. It's how if two teams play in a conference, one is the winner, one is the loser. That's what I mean, because I just happened to be driving down the road when Fan Out Demand on the air was on. And I turned it on, and there it was. Corey Cove ripping me on the air. Oh, for the Dublin bit? And here's the thing that I don't understand what makes something preposterous. Because you can take a train from Dublin to London. And you can. Can you really? Yes. See, fascinating. Well, see, that's the thing. Then it shouldn't even make the tournament. If you're going to rip a guy behind his back, make sure you're doing the right thing. Behind his back? I did it on the air. Because here's the thing. You can do that. And it's something that we had investigated when I was over there. That's why I asked the question. And you guys made fun of me. And then you said that I said that you go, don't they know that London or Ireland's an island? Do you know that England is too? Sure. Okay. So what's the difference between taking a train from England to France, which can be done? Sure, a tunnel a little bit. So I don't know. It's not preposterous if I said, can we do that? And it's actually possible to do that. I don't understand what makes something preposterous. No. I don't know. I don't know. I don't get it. Doesn't make sense to me. No. But there you go. Well, I don't think that quote has a chance anyway, so you don't have to worry about that. There's plenty of other ones. And also, may I? Do you have any idea how large Cuba is? Do you have any idea? I mean, not square mileage, no. Yeah, I mean, even in relation to the size of other things on the planet. like like did did you know that like it's from seattle to san francisco that's how big cube is did is that is that bigger than you than you thought it might have been that's pretty large sure right right right it's that's pretty big and i was seeing it drunk from the side of a boat yes right so it doesn't make me stupid nope right right right no it does not that doesn't that's right so i don't know if i don't know how i don't know what the definition of preposterous is that's not a preposterous statement? Hmm. I don't know. And I know Zach's typing away over there, but you can take a train to a ferry, get on a ferry, and take a ferry over to England from Ireland. That's why I asked the question. We looked it up. We were thinking about doing it when we were in Ireland. So that's why I was asking. I wasn't trying to be stupid. I was asking a legitimate question. Yeah. Does that make sense? Sure. Anybody else? Does that make sense? Yeah. Yeah. Right? Makes sense, yeah. Right. Yeah. No? No. Sure. Okay. There you go. All right. Hmm. Well, it is. It's an option. It really is an option. It sure is. Okay. You are hard to deal with sometimes. You really are. How about just, we're just having fun? No, you make fun of people. That's what the whole station is. Why are you the only one that we can't make fun of? You make fun of me all the time. It's not my point. Everybody makes fun of everybody in this building. It's the preposterous statement. It's supposed to be fun. I was asking a real question about something that is possible. Nordo asked, where is Chicago State? And we made fun of him. Of course Nordo knows where Chicago is. It's a fun bit. Nobody thinks you're stupid. not even close it is something that you can do right I mean that's all that's my point I don't know what's preposterous and what's not preposterous I don't know it's aggravating and you're right I know the Cuba thing was a silly thing but that's a big big thing it's big it's much bigger than I thought I would never have guessed it's from Seattle to San Francisco it's enormous that's all I was saying Sure. I don't know. But you're right. It is Indiana. Dumb. I get it. But I don't know. At least we were on a cruise ship together. Yeah, that was awesome. Right? As the comment said yesterday, he's surprised the power ships not in Milan covering the Olympics. I didn't even know the comment was on the show yesterday. I heard you and Brandon and Guernsey the whole time. Hmm. 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The best speed skater in the world flies to an Olympic record and the lead. Jordan Stoles solidifies the top spot golden in Milan. Big day at the Olympics again yesterday. And it continues this morning. Alpine skiing now. The men's Hockey team at 2 and change. When do the women play next, Zach? Do they have a handful of days off? Saturday, I think. And is that Italy thing confirmed, or who do we play in the next round? Italy versus Italy tomorrow at 2.10. Tomorrow at 2.10. And this is the knockout round, correct? This is quarterfinals? Yes. Like losing go home? Yeah. The good news is it's a win or go home game against the country. It's already home. So they can just go home. Just go walk next door or wherever Italy. over there from in Italy. Which, by the way, look. That's countries out there. Normally, like, you know, they say, like, it's not a good thing to host the Olympics because you lose a lot of money and it's the return on investment is, but, like, I mean, this is a wonderful advertisement for Italy. Some of these mountain shots and everything, my goodness. What a beautiful country. Men's moguls right now on the old Peacock slash NBC. This is sick. Yeah. I have no idea if we have anybody good in this event, but watching these freaks do this is pretty sick. Dusty Maughan. He's in it. He's everywhere. Yeah, he is everywhere. Speaking of skiing, Lindsey Vonn underwent her third leg surgery since breaking her tibia in multiple places. Third already. She said it would require multiple surgeries. That's already number three. Is that three and done? Yeah. Is that her last one? or three and there's more to come? I don't know. That's a good question, but that sounds terrible. Is there one still waiting for her ACL? Are these just to fix the break and she's still got to deal with that later? Or is that one of the three? Who knows? Is the seventh surgery free? The punch card. Yeah, probably. My seventh pop at Holiday is free. It's nice. Yeah, Holiday's the best. How do they do that with the card? You put your phone number in. Yeah, right now. That's sweet. Good for holiday. Love holiday. Half the women doing the Alpine thing crashed or didn't finish. Something like half. It was like nuts. I think two or three of the Americans didn't make it down the hill. Including Breezy Johnson. Which was not good. That's not good at all. And then one gal whose only event was the one today. And she crashed. Think of that. That sucks. When you're not somebody that's in 15 events. You're in one event. One race. and you make it about halfway down the hill and then crash hard. And that's your entire Olympic experience. That sucks. Yeah, that's terrible. At least in those sports, when you crash, you're only affecting yourself. We were talking the skating, the speed skating. Oh, speed skating. With the groups and everything, and people were falling and falling into other people. Imagine you train for all these years, and then you get in, and somebody loses an edge and they slide into you, and now your dreams are dead. Yeah, it's over. Yeah, it's a lot of luck. A lot of skill, but a lot of luck. But hey, like Tyler was saying, you get to go back to the Olympic Village and be around the hottest people in the world. Did you say hottest? I don't think you said that part. No, Zach was thinking that, yeah. Hey, speaking of good-looking people, is Chloe Kim dating Miles Garrett? Is that accurate? I saw that on Twitter, and I didn't know if it was true or not. I think it is. The best snowboarder for the Americans. Yeah, Miles Garrett went to Italy. No kidding. To support girlfriend, Chloe Kim. I didn't know that until yesterday. Has that been a long-time thing? I don't know. But that, yeah, that's sweet. Is Tommy not coming in? He said he's just a couple minutes late. He should be here any second. So I thought he was going to be able to kick down the door somewhere in segment two. but we'll see. My guess is he's here any second. Yeah, he's got to tell us about his baby birding. Oh, God, I forgot about that. But I don't think it's the ice story. I think it's something else. I just want it to be the ice story, so it can't be something else. Yeah, it probably involves his brother, though. Then we're gambling on the Daytona 500. Zach, how many people confirmed? We, like, in the 10-12 range? Well, so we got, what, four here. Lieber, obviously. Tommy, so that's six. Parrish, Marnie, Parker is going to, I guess, do it. He wants in. So I think we're at something like 10 or 11. And there's how many total racers in the Daytona 500? 40 will start. All right, so we're talking 25%-ish. We had qualifying yesterday. The duels will be tonight to determine the actual order. But obviously, anybody can win. Yeah, can't wait. It's a crapshoot. Yeah, it's going to be great. And it sounds like the weather might actually hold off for a change. Yeah. They had a snow out a couple weeks ago out at Bowman Gray. That's not on this race ever. And then they raced, and then there was a snow out? Yeah, and then there was snow banks on the outside of the track, which I don't think I've ever. We've seen snow fall tracks, but I don't think we've ever had snow banks. We go from record cold in this country. Now we've got 50s this weekend here in Minnesota. I've never even heard of that race. Where is that? They raced in a parking lot, essentially. It's a tiny little racetrack. It was the weirdest thing. It's called Bowman Gray Stadium. It's a way old track. It surrounds a football stadium. and so it's called The Clash. They used to do it for many years at Daytona. They moved it over to, that was that LA Memorial Coliseum race for a couple of years and then brought it back here and yeah, it was a good first part. The first half was great and then the snow and sleeting and if you ever wanted to see what NASCAR in the winter would look like it didn't work out too well. So, but back to regularly scheduled programming this weekend. Our guy William Sowalich will race on Saturday in the CW. And then, of course, Sunday, Fox for Daytona. Will he race in the Daytona 500? No, no, he's in the... Not yet. Not yet. Is that an inevitability, though? Like, is he on the path where it would be really weird if he never raced the Daytona 500? how like explain where like in a i don't know minor league baseball kind of a place is he how far away is he from being in that category i mean i don't know hawk maybe you know but i would think it's it's not an i wouldn't say inevitable is not the right way but likely it's i mean or possible it's definitely possible um he's in a i mean he races for joe gives racing which is one of obviously big teams there. So certainly has, I think, at least a couple more years to really prove himself. But a lot of times, especially with Daytona, those big races, they'll have one-offs where a smaller team might, you know, ask to use one of your smaller series drivers to race for them. So, yeah, it's certainly possible. and I wouldn't be surprising. But obviously you gotta cut your teeth. Alright, let's do front page sports when we come back. There's a handful of things to talk about including the final Wolves game for the foreseeable future. Ben Lieber is not 630. He's more like 720. But we get like an hour and change out of Ben before he gets out of here. But Tommy should be here shortly. We'll do front page sports after this on The Fan. The Fan. Ever feel like you're being chased by the marriage police? Welcome to Boys and Girls, the podcast where dating isn't dating. Arranged marriage is basically a reality show, except the contestants are strangers and your entire family is judging. You're sipping coffee with one maybe, grabbing dinner with another, and praying your karmic Ken or Barbie appears before your shelf life runs out. Trust me, I've been through this ancient and unshakable tradition. I jumped in, hoping to find love the right way. And instead, I found chaos, cringe, and comedy. And now, I'm looking for healing. Boys and Girls dives into every twist and turn of the arranged marriage carousel. The meet-awkward, the near-misses, the heartbreak, and let's not forget all the jokes. Listen to Boys and Girls on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. You know Roald Dahl, the writer who thought up Willy Wonka, Matilda, and the BFG. But did you know he was also a spy? Was this before he wrote his stories? It must have been. Our new podcast series, The Secret World of Roald Dahl, is a wild journey through the hidden chapters of his extraordinary, controversial life. His job was literally to seduce the wives of powerful Americans. What? And he was really good at it. You probably won't believe it either. Okay, I don't think that's true. I'm telling you, the guy was a spy. Did you know Dahl got cozy with the Roosevelt's, played poker with Harry Truman, and had a long affair with a congresswoman? And then he took his talents to Hollywood, where he worked alongside Walt Disney and Alfred Hitchcock, before writing a hit James Bond film. How did this secret agent wind up as the most successful children's author ever? And what darkness from his covert past seeped into the stories we read as kids? The true story is stranger than anything he ever wrote. Listen to The Secret World of Roald Dahl on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Talking to your kids about the dangers of vaping can be hard. Getting them to listen to hot gossip is easy. So here's some drama you could share with your kid. Dude, did you hear about Cassie and Jake? No, but did you hear that vaping can cause irreversible lung damage and nicotine affects brain development? Nuh-uh. You don't need to gossip if you want to have an open conversation about vaping. So if you want to get tips on when and how to talk to your kids, visit TalkAboutVaping.org. Brought to you by the American Lung Association and the Ad Council. Almost 30 years together, four kids and some of reality TV's most unforgettable moments, we know a thing or two about living life out loud. We're taking you behind the scenes in our new podcast, Between Us, with me, Heather Dubrow. And me, Terry Dubrow. Between Us isn't about perfect lighting or curated Instagram grids. It's the unfiltered behind closed doors conversations you wish you could eavesdrop on. Equal parts smart, funny, and a little bit scandalous. Every week, Heather will bring you an unapologetic take on the headlines, the trends, and the cultural moments everyone's texting about. And Terry will deliver insider beauty, health, and wellness insights you won't find on TikTok. Together, we'll tell the stories, spill the secrets, and share the hacks that keep life, marriage, and everything in between feeling fresh and fun. We may live in a gated community, but there's zero gatekeeping here. And plenty of, did they just say that moments? Listen to Between Us on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Time now for Front Page Sports, presented by Holiday Station Stores. Holiday Station Stores, three for $6.50 when it comes to Coca-Cola 20-ounce products. What do you want? You can mix and match any flavors you want. Yes, Zach, including Diet Coke. Three for $6.50. For a limited time at holiday, why not? Go to holiday. The Minnesota Timberwolves won their final game before the All-Star break. 133-109 over Portland. Julius Randle was the star with 41 points. Ant questionable before the game with an illness. But his Minnesota flu game was not that important. It was Portland. He scored 14 points even though he didn't feel good. So Io was good. Jaden was good. Randle was good. That's enough. 133-109. They cruise over Portland. And so the next time they play is actually a week from tomorrow. They play next Friday when they host Dallas because the all-star break is on. Sweet, man. Yeah, good for them. They bounce back from those two hideous losses. Julius looked really great last night with his 41 points. They get the break. They come back. And now we've got to put the pressure down, and we can't end up in the play, and we've got to go higher than about the fourth or fifth seed. Let's aim for the second or third seed. Let's check this out really quickly. Hang on. Why do you do that? Bummer it is. Obviously, they don't coordinate with each other. But to have the Wild and the Wolves off for a week and a half, kind of lame. Yeah, super lame. But at least you're not. But the Olympics, man. But then the Olympics are done by like four. Yeah, but you can always watch it in prime time. True. Which you do. because Mike Tirico's awesome. Hang on one second. There's this, there's... All right, here we go. I found it. Man, this is hard. This is actually harder than I thought. Let's see if we're paying attention. The U.S. has four gold medals so far through the first, what, five-ish or so days of the Olympics, five or six days of the Olympics. Do you guys remember now already how quickly we forget? Do you remember the four gold medal winners for Team USA? say. It's hard. Yeah, even if you get the sport works too, or name, either way. Didn't they win a gold yesterday in skiing? Is that the Jordan Stoltz one? It says the thousand meter. That's got to be cross-country skiing, correct? Yeah. All right, so, yep, Jordan Stoltz won a gold. That's one. Jeez. It's hard, right? It is. Man. There isn't anybody in snowboarding. Nope. Breezy Johnson won the gold in the downhill. That was the one that Lindsey Vonn got hurt in. Yeah. The figure skating team, the mixed team, the whole group won with Chalk, Bates, Quad God, the whole team won. And then Chris played the recap like 20 minutes ago. and Liz Lemley won the moguls, women's moguls the same. So those are the four golds. We have one, two, three, four, like six silvers? Six silvers and a couple of bronze. Wow, man. So I believe we're something like third overall for metal count behind Norway and Italy. And while I definitely missed Team Schuster, it was fun watching the USA men's curling team beat Czechia, I think, yesterday. So they got off to a good start. Do they play almost daily for the next handful of days? That's a good question. High five. Oh, I thought you were crying. Yeah, I'm crying. 7.05 a.m. today. Switzerland. They play the Swiss. Yeah. I'm sure that'll be on the television. Yeah, of course it will There's Tommers Hi Tom Rocking a University of Miami switcher It looks 30 years old Is that like a throwback or is it a new one? That is sweet He's rocking a U.S. Olympic hat Man, you're all in on Team USA Well, ever since you've been talking about it I just keep watching it all the time It's the best, man But I have I found this sweatshirt along with an old school Seattle supersonic sweatshirt. It's like there's some person that's online and makes them all. And I just buy them. I buy a lot from them. Yeah, that's sweet. Thank you. Yeah, man. Yeah, it's good. How you been? Good? Yeah, things are great. Sorry. I'll be honest with you, Cor. When I texted you, that's the moment I woke up. Okay, so Tommy texted me and he goes, I'm going to be a couple minutes late. So that meant you were still on the east side of the cities and just rolled out of bed. You guys, I woke up in sheer panic. So like I, it's a little. You're going somewhere else. Yeah. What you have before. Sorry. But you guys, do you know what's great about like all the ceiling panels being off right now? I can show you guys what I do for my real job. All like all the stuff that's like exposed. Yeah. Yeah. That's boring. But that's not boring. So this is your life That's completely different than I thought what you did This is your life? Yeah, so all the pipes I don't want your life That's actually not a bad life Just wheeling and dealing, world traveler You work with exposed pipe? Not 9 to 5 Yeah That's hot I was talking to the crew yesterday They're all good dudes Sounds like it's going to take until about May But they're knocking down walls They're putting up walls. They're moving, man. They're moving in shake-up. I almost got lost out there. Yeah. It's great. I guess they demoed walls on this side of the building yesterday, but I haven't seen it yet. Have you guys walked over there yet? No. Yesterday, he told me that almost all those walls were coming down. I haven't seen it yet. Wow. The listeners don't care, but yeah, no. Reno here for the next handful of months. It's going to look good. It looks great so far. I was over there. I didn't notice a thing. I haven't seen anything different. Maybe they didn't. Yeah. They got like four months. What's the difference? They got time. They'll knock it down. Plenty of time. They knock it down. Yeah, man. It's going to look great. You just said you're loving the Olympics. What are you watching? What are you liking? Was that real? Like the four-man bobsled thing? Was that like how they all like fell off? Did you see that? Or was that AI thing I saw on Twitter? I think that was AI. Okay. I think so. If I know which one you're talking about, I think it's AI. Isn't that? Okay. Yeah. Like they're all yours. Where the three guys fell off in the back. Yeah. I'm pretty sure that was AI. Okay. The figure skating. I know it, like, the guy who does the backflip, I don't know how he, like, that blows my mind. So that's been my favorite so far. The slope was great, too. Other than that, I don't know. I just love it. Just do anything for you? You like men's moguls? Yeah, that one. Oh, no, that's... That's actually real. Oh, I like it. That's real, yeah. There was a bobsled crash that's legit. Yeah, I mean, they fell off. And anybody get hurt? Well, one guy went into the wall. It looks... Maybe I'm leaking the wrong one. It looked AI to me. Look where they couldn't get on. Yeah, like they were at the top. Yeah, and that one fell. You know what I'm talking about? Yeah, that one. Okay, all right, there you go. And did that happen in the Olympics? No, I think maybe the world qualifiers. It was like a month or so ago. Oh, okay. All right, there you go. I got you. Okay. Oh, man. That hurts. That's horrible. Yeah, it is. I got some stuff for you guys off there that I can't wait to tell you. Oh, boy. No, good, good, good stuff. I told Pauly about it already. But none of it's terrible? Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Brockie's friend? No, no, no. Brother-in-law? It's good stuff. It's all good. Oh, you guys talked about my baby Burton stuff. Oh, God, yes. Can we talk about that when we come back? What a tease. Yeah, what a tease. No other morning show in America. Yeah, it's not as bad as you think, I don't think. I mean, I hope not. Yeah. And that was like the 8 o'clock hour or whatever. It's like a lot of the co-workers texted me about that one. Tommy will explain his baby bird story after this on The Film Ever feel like you being chased by the marriage police Welcome to Boys and Girls, the podcast where dating isn't dating. Arranged marriage is basically a reality show, except the contestants are strangers and your entire family is judging. You're sipping coffee with one maybe Grabbing dinner with another And praying your karmic Ken or Barbie appears Before your shelf life runs out Trust me, I've been through this ancient and unshakable tradition I jumped in, hoping to find love the right way And instead I found chaos, cringe and comedy And now, I'm looking for healing Boys and Girls dives into every twist and turn Of the arranged marriage carousel The meet awkward, the near misses the heartbreak, and let's not forget all the jokes. Listen to Boys and Girls on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. You know Roald Dahl, the writer who thought up Willy Wonka, Matilda, and the BFG. But did you know he was also a spy? Was this before he wrote his stories? It must have been. Our new podcast series, The Secret World of Roald Dahl, is a wild journey through the hidden chapters of his extraordinary, controversial life. His job was literally to seduce the wives of powerful Americans. What? And he was really good at it. You probably won't believe it either. Okay, I don't think that's true. I'm telling you. The guy was a spy. Did you know Dahl got cozy with the Roosevelt's? Played poker with Harry Truman. And had a long affair with a congresswoman. And then he took his talents to Hollywood, where he worked alongside Walt Disney and Alfred Hitchcock, before writing a hit James Bond film. How did The Secret Agent wind up as the most successful children's author ever? and what darkness from his covert past seeped into the stories we read as kids. The true story is stranger than anything he ever wrote. Listen to The Secret World of Roald Dahl on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Talking to your kids about the dangers of vaping can be hard. Getting them to listen to hot gossip is easy. So here's some drama you could share with your kid. Dude, did you hear about Cassie and Jake? No, but did you hear that vaping can cause irreversible lung damage and nicotine affects brain development? Nuh-uh. You don't need to gossip if you want to have an open conversation about vaping. So if you want to get tips on when and how to talk to your kids, visit TalkAboutVaping.org. Brought to you by the American Lung Association and the Ad Council. Almost 30 years together, four kids, and some of reality TV's most unforgettable moments, we know a thing or two about living life out loud. We're taking you behind the scenes in our new podcast, Between Us, with me, Heather Dubrow. And me, Terry Dubrow. Between Us isn't about perfect lighting or curated Instagram grids. It's the unfiltered, behind-closed-doors conversations you wish you could eavesdrop on. Equal parts smart, funny, and a little bit scandalous. Every week, Heather will bring you an unapologetic take on the headlines, the trends, and the cultural moments everyone's texting about. And Terry will deliver insider beauty, health, and wellness insights you won't find on TikTok. Together, we'll tell the stories, spill the secrets, and share the hacks that keep life, marriage, and everything in between feeling fresh and fun. We may live in a gated community, but there's zero gatekeeping here. And plenty of, did they just say that moments? Listen to Between Us on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Join the Meat Sauce and Miller Lite at 201 Tavern and Grill in Anoka tonight from 5 to 7. Stop by for drink specials, games, and to register for your chance to win a spot in the Vikings Foundation Golf Tournament. Get the full details now at KFAN.com. Keyword, golf. That's tonight. That's the meat sauce. Anoka. He's walking back in. My dad went to Anoka. High school. High school. Go Torneos. Halloween capital of the world. Sauce tonight, 5 to 7. Yeah, can't wait, man. What bar? 201 Tab, right? Fantastic. Yeah. DTA? Great little town. Oh. Dude sitch? Good dude sitch? Tell you what. I tell you what. Tell you what. I went down there about four or five Halloweens ago. Seth won the Halloween tournament or whatever. She dressed up as Khaleesi. Yep. And while she was on stage, did a little Roman. My heavens. Great dude, Sitch. So while your wife's on stage winning a costume contest. And good for her moment. You're cruising for dudes. All right. Good for little Roman, by the way. That's nice. Little Roman. Have you been up there? You guys, downtown Anoka. Yeah. Remember they practiced like the. Quite a lot. Oh, yeah. Yeah, didn't you do the bartender thing there? Where like Terry Train is? Isn't that in Anoka? Oh, no, that's in Corcoran. Hogs Daddy, it's true that you can have open bottle up there, right? I don't know. In a certain area, yes. It's right there back there between those bars you're talking about. I think on that street. I think so. And then Hogs Daddy, there's antiquing. A lot of antique stores in Anoka. I like it a lot up there. What's the dude's dish like in an antique store? Pretty low. It's mostly Hogs Daddy. I'd say it's pretty low. I'd say it's pretty low on the whole. If you know what I mean. More traditional carols than... Sure. And if you do get a carol, it's more like a carol O'Connor. What's the dude sitch and teek? Before we do what really matters, we teased your baby bird update. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. And so Hogsdaddy... What's the angle here? Hogsdaddy, you had great memory. Great memory. So until I was about... Let's call it... 30. 25 years. Growing up, I hated when my dad couldn't remember the exact date. It bothered me so bad. So I always told myself when I get older, even if I have to lie, I'm going to say the date. Because for some reason, that just pissed me off that he couldn't remember the date. So let's call it when I was nine. So third grade, fourth grade, right around there. Still a baby, but old enough to know. My mom, whenever we would have, and this is an off-air thing, but now it's clearly on air, we would have, if it wasn't the little baby cubes of ice, the Cane's ice, if it wasn't that, she would chew up our ice and either spit it back into the cup or spit into our mouth, whatever's more convenient. Freeze! I don't want your life. So that was correct. Is there another baby bird story? Or is it just the ice? You're hesitating. Before you say it, think about if you really want to say it. No, but like, well. So there's more. That is a vagina. That's something that I need to clear with you guys before I say it. I would also argue you should clear it with whoever is on the other end of the baby birding. I don't think they want their name involved. What could it be? It's where your head's going. Oh my gosh. Come on, man. Freak! Are you surprised? Wait, wait, wait, wait. What now? Hold on. I mean, I think they mentioned this in the movie Clerks. I don't think I have a handle on it. That's hot. What? What? Do you use Urban Dictionary something sauce? I wish I could. Is it like a hostess treat? That kind of thing? Can we just talk individuals and which way it went? The order series of operations. You got to clear it with us first? We'll do it live. Why don't we do what really matters? you can process whether or not this is worth saying and then you can run it by us during the break and maybe next segment you say it, maybe next segment you don't. I can't imagine. I really can't. I can't imagine what it could be. The fact that you're hesitating should terrify everybody involved. That's why I think maybe you want to sit that one out. And definitely, for legal reasons, probably not mention who else was involved. Yeah, that's a guarantee. I can't bring up that. I can't imagine. Oh my God, dude. If it's what I think it is and you don't want to say it, I don't think. But I can't imagine if it can't be that. Minnesota. Oh, hang on. First of all, Oval, LASIK, and Lens brings you what really matters. Thanks to Oval, LASIK, and Lens. Go get LASIK from Dr. Mark Lobanoff and Dr. David Whiting. Right down the street here, Tommy, right? The best. 394. Best guys ever. Oval, LASIK, and Lens. The twins today. Pitchers and catchers report to spring training in Florida. So Johnny Bones, who's on the Cunanan Trail, I assume is in Florida. ready for the pitches and catches to report and record podcasts and write articles and drink beers and slap backs. So spring training starts today for the Twins full squad on Monday. Hell yeah, man. It's here. It's here. He's there for like a month. Yeah, I think he comes, yeah, middle of March, I think is when we come. That's when he does the reverse Kunan and trail. Yep. No, I think they'll go straight back to Minneapolis. Well, we'll see. Maybe they like the way down. Yeah. What really matters, though, is this. During the Xbox development, the name was not favored by Microsoft's marketing team. During focus testing, they put Xbox on a list of possible names to prove how unpopular the name would be. And, of course, it became the most popular name and became the official name of the Xbox. They put it on there to prove that it wasn't going to win, and it did win. My wife loves Xbox. I've never played a full game on Xbox. I've just never gotten into it. I love Xbox. I was a Nintendo guy growing up, then went dark from video games for a while, like in my 20s, and then got back into PlayStation and the Switch. I just never got into Xbox. People love it, though. Xbox One? Is that what you're talking about? Just any of them. Any of them? Never got into it. But didn't charts like a week or two ago tweet something like the Xbox is like toast? Like it's losing market share at a ridiculous rate? Yeah. Is it over for Xbox? Yeah. They're over. They're turning it essentially into a gaming PC that you can put in your living room. So it's going to be very much more like a computer than a console. Because, yeah, they've just been destroyed, whether it be the Switch or PlayStation. Because the Xbox One, because the 360 was the best. 360, game changer. Probably the best console of all time. It changed everything. Yeah, it was unreal. I think the natural progression for our age was, I started with Sega. From Sega, I went to N64. Dreamcast. So I feel like you had to make decisions growing up. Yes. Right? It was N64, or you went to... So N64, I feel like that was pretty universal. But then it became different, because then the GameCube came out. Then PS2 came out, and PS2 was, I think, the GOAT. And then 360 came out. But that was my progression. I never went PlayStation 1. I never went GameCube. But 360... 360 was... Shell on 360 is the best thing of all time. It's the best thing of all time. Call of Duty. Xbox 360 Plus. Oh, man. Zombies. All right, but so for you two kids over here, though, when was the last time you owned an Xbox system? How recently? I still have my old one. But I mean, when's the latest console that you've purchased? Pretty much everybody went to PS4. Xbox One kind of was the beginning of the end of the end. I have the newest Xbox. Do you really? Yeah. I love Xbox. I like the controller. It's small and compact in my small hands. And it's comfy. And it's comfy. What do you play on it? The show. Madden. So the sports games. Yeah, sports games. Yeah. I retired at 360. But I still fired up PS2. Every Christmas. Best thing in the world. Speaking of the Twins, former Twins pitcher Liam Hendricks is back with the team. 37 years old from Australia. Three-time All-Star all after he left the Twins, though. He was with the Twins from 2011 to 2013. Played for Toronto, Kansas City, I think Toronto again. Then Oakland, Chicago, and Boston. So he's been all over the league. but an all-star in 2019, 21, and 22. Yeah, at one point, I think he was maybe the best closer in the league. According to this, two-time AL reliever of the year. So he's had some really big moments. This is a minor league deal with Minnesota, because I think it's maybe his Xbox era might be the beginning to the end, but he's going to try to latch on with the Twins, and we'll see how that goes. So I assume he's reporting today. Yeah, they need all the reliever arms they can get. because they traded almost all of them last offseason, and they didn't really sign many. Who's like our horses? Who's our guys? Do we know? Bullpen guys or pitching guys? Like starting rotation. Pablo and Ryan, for sure. So those two are, like, good. Very good. Barry Keoghan. Barry Keoghan. Yep. Anyone else? The Beezer. Yeah, the Beezer. Yeah, yeah. He's pretty good. How many Major League Baseball players have there been from Australia? Well, Liam. Oh, I thought you... Oh, sorry. I got caught up because I thought you meant like Barry Keoghan was from there. I don't know. I'm not thinking correctly. No, that's what I mean. I mean, Liam's from there. How many others? I don't know if I can name another one. This is a question for Bonus or AI. Bonus just posted that he's walking around Florida talking about how pumped he is for pitchers and catchers to report. Checks out. Oh, Garzy, yeah. But what really matters is this. 44% of the world's adult population has never consumed alcohol. Wow. Really? 44%. 44%. Voluntarily abstain. It seems high. Yeah. There has to be a handful of major cultures that just aren't into it. If it's over anywhere near the 50% range. Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam. In some form, sex of Christianity, do not consume it. Oh, there you go. Yeah. There you go. That'll do it. Yep. Have you seen all the alcohol? No one likes drinking anymore? Like the new trends with the younger generation? They just don't like going out? They'd rather stay home? Have you seen any of that? Well, all of that checks out. It's hard to get kids to go out because they just want to hang out on their friends, digitally on there and talk to their friends. group text, group chats, Roblox, FaceTime. Now all the people that went through COVID during college, they said everything changed after that. And they didn't go out after COVID. Really? That's too bad. They said all the bars were just not the same. Everything changed. I buy into that. It was just comfortable not to do anything. It kind of just made it okay. What about the kids that were in middle school or high school during COVID and then still hit there. They shouldn't be affected by bars and not wanting to go. What are they doing? I don't know. Bailey's 20. She goes out a little bit, but yeah. Their generation's not like... I don't know. It does feel different than ours. Right. Do people not drink alcohol because they're drinking THC? There's probably that, yeah. But there's so many other ways to communicate that you don't need to go out anymore. Dating apps. All that stuff. They're still drinking, but they're drinking at home. They're not drinking as much. There is this, I don't know if it's a health thing or whatever, but people are like... There's a big health movement too. I don't know. Crazy. It's like you said, it's a trend. I'm sure 10 years now down the road, we'll have a whole crop of just wild party animals like we used to. Michael Andre. Yeah, Michael Andre. Bring it back. The Gopher women continue to be red hot. They've won six straight. They host Nebraska tonight at 7 o'clock. The Gopher women in the AP and coaches poll both ranked 26th just outside of the top 25, T.O. They have the most votes in others receiving votes. Do your best. They've won six straight. They are 9-4 in the Big Ten, 18-6 overall. So unless this goes really, really south, we're talking about an NCAA tournament team. Hell yeah. So they play tonight, 7 o'clock against Nebraska. Good luck to the gals. More of what really matters and maybe if Tommy clears us during the break with another story. This is the Power Trip Morning Show on The Fan. Ever feel like you're being chased by the marriage police? Welcome to Boys and Girls, the podcast where dating isn't dating. Arranged marriage is basically a reality show, except the contestants are strangers and your entire family is judging. You're sipping coffee with one maybe, grabbing dinner with another, and praying your karmic ken or barbie appears before your shelf life runs out. Trust me, I've been through this ancient and unshakable tradition. I jumped in, hoping to find love the right way. And instead, I found chaos, cringe, and comedy. And now, I'm looking for healing. Boys and Girls dives into every twist and turn of the arranged marriage carousel. The meet-awkward, the near-misses, the heartbreak, and let's not forget all the jokes. Listen to Boys and Girls on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. You know Roald Dahl, the writer who thought up Willy Wonka, Matilda, and the BFG. But did you know he was also a spy? Was this before he wrote his stories? It must have been. Our new podcast series, The Secret World of Roald Dahl, is a wild journey through the hidden chapters of his extraordinary, controversial life. His job was literally to seduce the wives of powerful Americans. What? And he was really good at it. You probably won't believe it either. Okay, I don't think that's true. I'm telling you, the guy was a spy. Did you know Dahl got cozy with the Roosevelt's, played poker with Harry Truman, and had a long affair with a congresswoman? And then he took his talents to Hollywood, where he worked alongside Walt Disney and Alfred Hitchcock, before writing a hit James Bond film. How did this secret agent wind up as the most successful children's author ever? And what darkness from his covert past seeped into the stories we read as kids? The true story is stranger than anything he ever wrote. Listen to The Secret World of Roald Dahl on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Talking to your kids about the dangers of vaping can be hard. Getting them to listen to hot gossip is easy. So here's some drama you could share with your kid. Dude, did you hear about Cassie and Jake? No, but did you hear that vaping can cause irreversible lung damage and nicotine affects brain development? Nuh-uh. You don't need to gossip if you want to have an open conversation about vaping. So if you want to get tips on when and how to talk to your kids, visit TalkAboutVaping.org. Brought to you by the American Lung Association and the Ad Council. Almost 30 years together, four kids and some of reality TV's most unforgettable moments, we know a thing or two about living life out loud. We're taking you behind the scenes in our new podcast, Between Us, with me, Heather Dubrow. And me, Terry Dubrow. Between Us isn't about perfect lighting or curated Instagram grids. It's the unfiltered, behind-closed-doors conversations you wish you could eavesdrop on. Equal parts smart, funny, and a little bit scandalous. Every week, Heather will bring you an unapologetic take on the headlines, the trends, and the cultural moments everyone's texting about. And Terry will deliver insider beauty, health, and wellness insights you won't find on TikTok. Together, we'll tell the stories, spill the secrets, and share the hacks that keep life, marriage, and everything in between feeling fresh and fun. We may live in a gated community, but there's zero gatekeeping here. And plenty of, did they just say that moments? Listen to Between Us on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. How's your morning, Fargo? Good morning. Welcome back. Good to see you guys. How are you? I'm good. Where were you? Last week I was in Raleigh, North Carolina. That's right. Raleigh, North Carolina was, if you remember a week ago, the South just got bombarded with snow. Oh, yeah. Like, there was snow in Myrtle Beach, Charleston, Savannah. There's this little ring around the Southeast in Raleigh for about 30 miles, no snow. Just look at dusk. Really? Yeah, they're protected. I was down in Florida last week, and all I brought was matching sets. Not Eric, but matching outfits, right? And they're all shorts and tees. Match out. That's like the new thing. And I couldn't wear a thing. It was that cold? You mean like doing a sass matching outfit? No, like a matching. So think of like a button down and shorts, right? And they're matching. Exact same color, exact same pattern, whatever. Yeah, and it's like terry cloth or whatever. They're like cool felts. Yeah. Cool material. And I said, that's all I brought. And like swimsuits. No pants. Zero. And it was like 50 degrees. I was like, this sucks. Proceed. This is horrible. Did you go shopping and get some pants? Well, shocking. We were at a bar and I would just ask if they have sweatshirts. And I would just get sweatshirts everywhere Yeah But it was still great Down in Florida it was fantastic Cess went to waste management I saw that on social She looked like she had the time of her life. Yeah, I'm just... A lot of fun. Yeah, I'm happy. What she did was out of this world. She, like, they threw a friend of friends to be able to hook up with everything and, like, had the best... Did they have, like, a backstage pass? Yeah, so, like, apparently someone... So Cess's friend from high school moved out to Manhattan, and met someone on CBS, and they were able to get them front row on 16, and they were able to have the best time of their life. That's sweet. It was so much fun, she said. Yeah, that's the best golf tournament for that ever. Right, so you and I'd be dying at it, and she's just having the best Instagram day ever. Why would you guys be dying at it? That wouldn't be fun for you guys? No, I would be dying to be there. Oh, I see what you're saying. I thought you meant it wouldn't be fun for you guys. We all know all the golfers, but when Scotty got up, that's so she knows Scotty. And she was in the background of Scotty's swing. It was cool. She had the best time ever. Yannick Bertrand. I mean, those ticket prices on $16,000, that's like a $1,000 deal. Oh, my God. Because getting into the Open is like $400. It used to be like $25. Yeah, the deal is the deal. Now it's a deal. I think they said during the coverage that the stadium seating they have around 16, they started in September. Wow. Oh, my God. Yep. It's so cool. Yeah, it is cool. The 3M should adopt that vibe. Boy, now they're at Pebble Beach this week, and the weather's just brutal. We should bet on that. So I'm not kidding. We should bet on everything. How fun was it watching? Did you guys know about our bed at all? Which bed? So we each picked three guys. For Phoenix Open? Yeah, this past weekend. And then our top two guys were head-to-head on the last day. And then Matsuyama fell apart. Fell apart. Oh my God, I was so happy. I get it, yeah. He was down his leg. Yeah, it was so bad. Do you know how that one year we bet on the Ghosts in 2019 and we bet every game? Yeah. We should do that for golf. We can do it for most of them. Some of them, they're people that I don't even know who they are. Great. At least it's even. Yeah, let's do that. If you don't know him, Tommy doesn't know him. I'm amped about Daytona today. There you go. You got the itch. I love it. It's the best. Hey, we didn't even talk about during the break because we were talking to Flash. We didn't even talk about your story. We didn't clear your story off the air. Yeah, and I still have to wait. So let's just continue. Let's just wait then. We'll get it cleared next break. All right. More of what really matters. I mentioned the Gopher women last segment. The Gopher men are at Washington on Valentine's Day. They've had basically the entire week off. They have. They have lost eight of nine. But the one win was an awesome one, right? that was against the 10th ranked Spartans, but eight of nine have gone the wrong way. Seven regular season games left for the Gopher men, so they play 8 o'clock Saturday night at Washington. They've been fun to watch. They've been competitive. They just can't close out a lot of games. But, boy, if you just flip half those games, right, which they easily could have flipped, I mean, it would be a pretty remarkable first. Yeah, year one. I agree. Oh, thanks, Tom. But, like, you can just tell the depth. Because, like, in the first, like, seven dudes. Calm down Two more wishes Gopher women are going to the tournament Hell yeah, let's roll I think they make a run Their issue is one of their top players Transferred The week before the season started She was upset where she was in the lineup So she goes, I'm out, and then she went to Oregon If she was around This is a Final Four type of team Damn But what really matters is this So NDSU to the Mountain West? Yeah. Tell me about that. Well, there's very few opportunities when you're at the FCS level to come up to the FBS level. I think NDSU had won 10 out of 15 national championships. Even the home fan base kind of tired of it. And I think as you look around the changes in college football, it's kind of slowly going to become like one mega conference of like 60 teams. And so the Mountain West, you know, there's lots of moves, right? So the Pac-12 is being reestablished, Hawk, and teams like Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, they moved to the Pac-12, which created a couple openings in the Mountain West. And so NDSU was given an invitation, and so they're going to write a check for $12.5 million to the Mountain West Conference. They're going to write a check for $5 million to the NCAA. and now they have to figure out a way to go from funding 63 scholarships to 105. But they'll figure it out, and I have to give them credit. If you look at FCS football over the last decade, teams like James Madison, teams like Sam Houston State, teams made the move, right? And so eventually FCS, I'm not sure what it really looks like. I think there's this murky world between FCS, Division II that probably just merges. And so you want to make the move up. And candidly, they'll be competitive. I mean, if you look at their last, I think it's 15 games versus, you know, quote-unquote Division I-A teams, they're like 10-5. And so it's not like they're moving into the Big Ten, right? It's Air Force, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, San Jose State, UNLV, Wyoming. I think it's teams that they can be competitive against. And so I've got to give the people in Fargo credit. They're dreaming a bigger dream, and now what I hope we have is I hope we have at U.S. Bank at some point in the next couple years, Gophers, NDSU. No, I don't. I think it happens because NDSU, to make money, to make a bunch of money, get out of your 20,000-seat stadium, take a home game to U.S. Bank, rent it out, and take on either St. Thomas or the U. That thing's sold out, ticket prices are high, NDSU would make a bunch of money. St. Thomas and them should. I don't want to play him anymore. Why? What? You tell me what's good comes out of it. I mean. What good? Oh, perfect. You're on it on third and six? I don't know. Oh, we beat Fargo. This is awesome. That's great. You are right. Or be like what I did, lost to him. That was fantastic. How'd that feel? Still crying? So crying on it 12 years later. That's fun. I don't know. You're right. But they're so good. It's just like. Yeah. And then, obviously, like, that was their Super Bowl back then, playing, like, the D1 teams or whatever, like, when they beat Kansas State, too. And it's just, I think it's good. Obviously, I'm happy for them that they did it. And it's just like what you said. It's a long-term play. But I hope they have a great tradition of playing St. Thomas. I don't want to play them. It's just. There's just. I agree. Hey, quick live look at Olympics. so Jessie Diggins, our very own Jessie Diggins just finished her race you know like when cross country skiers finish the race they almost always kind of half collapse because it's like a marathon they're so exhausted she hit the ground but she looks like she's in serious pain, doesn't she have like a rib injury or something but she is she has not gotten up and like her teammates are helping her and she is like holding her ribs and appears to be screaming she does not look like she's in a good spot Oh, wow. She's still down. And it's right by the finish line, too, and they can't get her moved yet. Oh. So I don't know what her deal is, but it doesn't look good. When you say one of us, Minnesota, one of us? Yeah. Oh, wow. Where's Diggins from? It's just... You know where she's from? Let me look this up. Circle Tree? Yeah, Circle Tree, Minnesota, yeah. She is from St. Paul. Is she really? Yep. Yes! It's crazy that she's still not gotten up. Is this technically called skate scheme? What is this Olympic sport called right here? Cross country. Yeah, so cross country is not your traditional triscate scheme. I don't think there's anything more difficult than what they're doing. They're flying their speed. Oh, hang on. They're trying to get her up. Let's see here. Yeah, she's holding her ribs. She is. She was down for at least two minutes. You would think they have somebody that could help her. Yeah, not just a random teammate. Hmm. Let's see how gingerly she walks away from this here. Oh, wow. Yeah, she does not look like she's doing well. Or she stopped laughing. Can't even walk yet. You'd think there'd be a medic by now. I wonder if she's in the competitive field of play and you can't... Oh, yeah. I thought I saw somebody out there a minute ago, though. Did she win? Well, if she has a broken rib and she's trying to breathe through that race, I mean, that'd be brutal. I didn't see. It's crazy they train for four years. And when you see track stars and they run like a mile and they breathe fine, this knocks them out. She's walking now, but she keeps holding her ribs. But now she's kind of bent over looking at her skis and stuff. I don't know. Looks like she's in pain, but she's fighting through it. But the race is over. But yeah, they almost always collapse and just lay on the snow for a second and catch their breath. But this was definitely different. She's struggling. Yeah. All right. Well, anyway, what really matters, though, is the following. PJ got a contract boost? He did. Yeah. They gave him, he needed more money, right? Meat sauce. So he has now a new bonus called a management bonus. So on March 1st, they'll give him $350,000 if he's here. and on July 1st, he'll get another $350,000. So in the next five months, he'll get a $700,000 bonus. That's called a management bonus. So nice. So that's one addition. So that takes his base salary plus his retention and management bonuses to an annual number of $7.9 million, and then they change his incentives. So he used to have an incentive if he won eight regular season games. he would get $100,000, just regular season. And now they've changed it where if he wins five Big Ten games, he gets $150,000. If he wins six games, 300, and seven or more games, 750. Now, the thing that we're focused on is the other part of his incentives. So now, when he appears in the Big Ten championship, he gets $100,000. and then when he appears in the college football playoff, all the way from the first round, he gets $500,000. And when he gets to the national championship, he gets $1.5 million. Thank you. Payday is coming, PJ's way. So regardless of how the season goes, he just got an extra $700,000. Thank you. So let's just really think about that. Does he wake up and it's his checking account? Yeah. Can you imagine that? Just 350. 350, baby. Bam! Think of that. A lot of matching outfits. 350. You imagine the shopping spree you could go on? Yeah. And the fits you could get? Amazing hot rods. Oh, God. Imagine the hot rods you could take a look at? Hey, speaking of that, before we forget, because I think this is like the third straight week people have asked us to ask you this, and I don't know if we have. Maybe we've asked you three times and I've already forgotten. Have you seen Heated Rivalry, and what do you think? Sex! I'm not exaggerating. I don't believe you're going to. I'm not exaggerating. I get asked maybe three questions whenever I'm off air, right? One's, how's Chris? How are they off air? That's the number one thing. Bosom. Two, are you usually like this excited? Three? It's three of the four Mount Rushmore questions. What are your thoughts on heated rivalry? Honest. This is honest. I haven't watched it. But Seth, you said this yesterday, she's obsessed with it. Yeah, the gals seem to love it. She loves it. And like, would I buy in? Sure. Is it about? Spanked? Did you get spanked? Is it about guys that fall in love? Maybe. Do you endorse throwing wieners? Yes, he does. I just, am I a fan of HBO shows? Yes. He's all man. Yep. do i like certain scenes in game of thrones yes they're bare chested they're bare chested would i be into this sure do you endorse throwing wieners so you are going to watch you just haven't yet yeah so ses always asks me before she starts the show can can i watch this without you and i'm like yeah he said that was one of them so i don't know if i'll go back because well she circled back It sounds like she liked it. She might keep me away from it for a reason. Condoms. Are you caught up with the Knight of the Seven Kingdoms? What do you think about Thrones? Go on. I'm really, really, really sad about it. I don't get it. I don't understand it. Are you caught up, though? No, I didn't watch this last week. Okay, because I was with you. I was like, man, where is this going? Super Bowl weekend had a good weekend? Yeah, they released it like two days before that because they didn't want to go against the Super Bowl. The fourth episode was the best one so far, so it's starting to trend the right way. But I was with you. I'm like, let's go. What's going on here? Those first two, I was just like, this is, what is it? The dude is really handsome. We're so brainwashed, though, that like the last season. Dragons and White Walkers. Yeah, we want. And making out with your dad or whatever. Let's just speak for ourselves. I missed an episode, I guess. and everything. Chad Abbott. What? No, but like all the incest, there was nothing. It was just guys sitting around looking at each other. So the lack of incest is what's pissing you off? Not the dragons. There's dad kissing? I just was throwing an example. I admit I don't feel good. I don't remember that part of the show. No, no, no. But like the incest, it fires you up. No, it does not. It's a part of the show. It doesn't fire me up. This is judge-free. We're okay. It is just free. It's hard typing. What? It was just very vanilla. Yeah. All right, watch episode four and tell me if you had the same reaction I did. Like, all right, we got something here. Let's go, though. The 30-minute thing is the thing that sucks right now. I agree. It doesn't feel like a lot. Yeah, Thrones is always 60, and these things are over. By the time you get settled in, the episode's over. But, Cor, there's new episodes of Southern Charm and Summer House. I've got to catch up on first. Southern Charm and Summer House are horrible. Thank you. Let me guess. Those are shows you're watching by yourself. No, no. I already watched them, and now you're going solo. I'll be real with you. I was obsessed with them. I always ripped down them. I bought in. They are all-time. They are. Do it live. It's some of the best TV I've ever seen. What the hell is Summer House? I know Southern Charm. Angie watches that. Yeah, so it's like people from there, and then it's the same. Oh, it's a crossover? And then they go up to, what's the place above New York? Yeah, the Hamptons. and they just all go party. It's real dumb. It's fantastic. They have a summer house in the Hamptons. My wife loves this. And I was in Miami when my new beach house. That's one of the people on the show. It's like a modern day rich people. It's juice and it's Lucy. Oh, my God. Southern Charm and summer. Give me a chance. You'd love it. I swear. I've seen some of Southern Charm because Andy watched it. Is that the one with Cam? Is that Southern Charm? Yeah. Yeah, she was on it. 10 out of 10. Cam's a smoke show. He did that. I mean, Austin. That's great. Who's he? The dude situation is pretty nice on there. He's just dirty and nasty. Preach, BJ. This unit. This unit. So BJ gets $700,000, right? $700,000. $700,000. Think of what you could do with that if you went to Vegas. It's just if someone said 700 grand, boom, done. But you had to spend it. Well, and he hasn't had it before, so just take the first check. Right. Get after him. I truly deserve it. Speaking of that, I saw a weird hypothetical on social that I wanted to ask the group. It specifically saw us. Somebody on social posted, you get $20 million, but one of your friends has to go to prison for four years. And I don't think you get to pick the friend. So it's like somebody that you actually consider a friend. You get 20 mil, but you spin a wheel and one of your friends goes to prison for four years. Federal prison? I don't know if I got that specific, but. Spin a wheel? You can't choose. Can't choose the friend. Good luck. Man. Do you take it? That includes. It's only a million dollars. Sauce. That includes. Let's just go through the list. Hang on. These are the people that might be going to prison. Yeah. Luke. Yeah, I wouldn't want that. Ski Club Pat. 100%. He'd be fine. 100%. He'd love prison. True. True. Speaking from experience, would you send your little scene bear to prison for four years? No. No, thank you, PJ. Probably not. Dov. 100%. He's my brother. Well, he's still your friend, though. Nah, he doesn't count. Garlar. 100%. He's my cousin. My grandpa. 100%. He's no longer with us. A guy who used to come into the cigar shop I worked any of that. You take the deal or not. 20 million, one of your friends goes to prison for four years. That includes everybody at work, everybody from high school. Why not? That includes John Randall. Oh. Right? Creasel. All of those guys on the list. Nick Swartzen, your buddies on the list, but you get 20 mil. Yes or no? Yes. Because when it came out after four years, how much do you give them? I'd probably give them a million a year, probably five million. give me anything when I came out. I'm so good. I'm so good. I'm so good. No, I did. I took you shoes. One of the reasons Tommy's hesitating. He wants a paycheck. So you take it, though. You really would. You would take it? Hmm. Anybody else? Without a doubt. Yeah. Especially when you work the deal. I loved your math. Your math seems it adds up. You know, a million bucks a year. Yeah. I don't know. Without a doubt. Without a doubt. The reason why I think the hypothetical is fun is it's a long time. And in your entire friend group, there's a whole bunch of people that would be like, well, sure, I'll take a million a year to just disappear for four years. But there's a whole bunch of people that have zero interest in losing their job, family, kids. So they're on the list, too. You don't get to pick just the friends that are like, I'm in. I think you give more than a million a year. Maybe a couple million bucks a year. Eight million bucks, you come out of prison four years? Yeah. That's a big chunk of change. What if it's Papa? Papa? Prison's just a bonus for me. Tommy's running. What if I don't take drinks and showers? My God. Where's the group shower? Sauce gets 20 million. Tommy volunteers as tribute. He doesn't want any money. Yeah, no, I'm good. What's the dude sitch at both Park Heights? Tommy walks out of prison with a cigarette going, we're all good. If it's a real prison for Tommy. Keep your money. Yeah, keep your money. If it's a real prison for Tommy, it's a female prison. Then he wants money. By the way, they're showing the replay right now of Jessie Diggins crossing the finish line. She was in pain way before the finish line. And just fought as hard as she could to get there. I think she got third. Oh, really? Wow. Yeah, that last stretch there, she's screaming in pain the whole time trying to get to the finish line. Yeah. Man. Great, by the way. That's not good. Alright, the news is next. More with the Fargo Flash, more with Tommy Olsen. Ben's going to be here in like 30 minutes. This is the Powertrip Morning Show on the fan. Talking to your kids about the dangers of vaping can be hard. 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