Ben Davis & Kelly K Show

A 97-year-old former cheerleader in central Michigan got to relive her glory days. STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/a-97-year-old-former-cheerleader-got-to-perform-again/

As in...years old! This is the sweetest story! STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/woman-picked-out-her-husband-at-age-4/

Mark is getting a lot of heat for his shelter design… people do NOT think it looks like a sea snail and instead what it looks like is why it’s our Setting the Bar story! Source: https://www.aol.com/artist-defends-controversial-poo-shaped-133540005.html

We've "Elfified" songs - just tell us the song and win!

Jana needs guidance on what to do about something her ex wants to do with their kids. This one is pretty touchy, but does she have the right to put her foot down?

Apparently we're getting into "engagement season." A lot of people propose around the holidays… but the “how to” questions are all pretty… dumb? Source: https://nypost.com/2024/11/18/shopping/what-is-engagement-season-how-to-prepare-for-your-proposal/

No one likes seeing people driving like maniacs in their neighborhood . . . but this may be taking things too far and that’s why it’s a Setting the Bar story! Source: https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/explicit-vulgar-traffic-signs-boulder/73-78a32e20-df43-4af7-8fb7-8962cb30fa4a

The whole Wednesday show!

A woman in New York named Sandy Flash had an emotional meeting with the little boy she saved by donating part of her liver. The one-year-old boy's name is Sonny, and he's doing great. STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/woman-meets-the-little-she-donated-part-of-her-liver-to/

A love story you will not believe that started at the Twinsday Festival in Twinsburg, Ohio! STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/identical-twins-married-identical-twins-and-live-life-together/

When you’re transporting animals on a plane, one of the first things you should do is make sure they’re safe and secure…. at least one of these things didn’t happen in this Setting the Bar Story! Source: https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/11/18/portugal-Tap-Air-Portugal-flight-grounded-hamsters/6701731956622/

Nature - Ever wonder how a reindeer finds a mate? Here you go! Source: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCepHT3AyiB/?igsh=b3c1NGNvemJhMDR1

There are movies that can make anyone cry. But within that category exists a subset called Guy Cry Movies.

We've hired elves to recreate these popular songs on DJX. How many can you get right?

Sara is in a new relationship and is wondering if these are signs she may be with a controlling boyfriend.

Those chance encounters with someone you’re interested in that failed to turn into something more. That’s where Ben & Kelly come in! They scour the internet looking for people who just need that 2nd chance. It’s the weird, the wild, and the desperate… it’s Missed Connections!

This was in the news last week, but now there's one extra-fun detail in this Setting the Bar Story! Source: https://www.local10.com/news/local/2024/11/17/cruise-passenger-in-miami-celine-dions-titanic-song-was-playing-when-the-ship-tilted-at-sea-during-storm/

Ben made people think their cars and technology were acting up with his choice of ambience talking about Disney Princess Horoscopes, then we got all sorts of fired up at this anonymous dude's idea of a "husband hack", and then we talk surviving a turkey attack, other animal attacks...and a classic #phonetap that confused Kelly.

A guy in Georgia named Dylan Betts was driving home from work last month when he saw a house on fire, kicked in the front door, and got the owner out. STORY: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/winterville-house-fire-mcconnells

A man in Texas bought his dad the exact same 1967 Camaro that he had 41 years ago. STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/man-surprises-his-dad-with-the-1967-camaro-he-sold-for-diapers-decades-ago/

The best part of this Setting the Bar Story here is Jordan helped police catch him and his friend, Harley. Source: https://www.vice.com/en/article/drug-dealer-arrested-after-filing-report-for-his-own-missing-stash/

Happy World Toilet Day! You’re spending too much time on the toilet! Dr. Farah Monzur, an assistant professor of medicine In New York, advises spending only five to ten minutes on the toilet to avoid health complications associated with prolonged sitting. Source: https://www.newser.com/story/359413/doctors-10-minutes-in-the-loo-is-long-enough.html

Tips for surviving a turkey attack include making noise, appearing larger by raising your arms or opening your jacket, and standing your ground. Then more of your stories! Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT9QFTVAoa4

William Hassenpepper has an issue with something he just found out after his father’s passing and needs to call Bobbi at the hospital to clear things up!

We got this message anonymously from a person who says he’s got a perspective on marriage that is a valid point. We disagree.

Important data here! In recognition of National Princess Day recently, "People" magazine matched each zodiac sign with a Disney princess. Source: https://people.com/which-disney-princess-you-are-based-on-your-zodiac-sign-8741079

What’s the saying? When you’ve gotta go, you’ve gotta go? Maybe this worker should’ve at least taken off his headset before it turned into a Setting the Bar story! Source: https://www.tiktok.com/@sadezurii/video/7436822447464123690

We try yet another new game that kind of fails miserably (in a hilarious way) and in Group Therapy, his wife is trying to convince him to get a puppy. Will her buttering him up work? And we rank proposals!

A photographer had a sweet way to make lasting memories with her parents over 27 years… STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/woman-photographs-her-parents-waving-goodbye-over-27-years/

A couple sailing off the coast of Hawaii saved five scuba divers who got stranded at sea. STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/couple-saves-stranded-scuba-divers/

Have you ever tried to pretend you were a sibling or relative to trick someone? Well Veronica did that, but probably didn’t think anyone would notice that she wasn’t 25 years older than she claimed! It’s our Setting the Bar story! Source: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/crime/bradenton-woman-arrested-fraud-botox-hurricane-assistance/67-bb300bb1-3f7f-43e1-8dd3-868115744e16

Experts say cold weather can cause a man's junk to recede into his body, making his unit appear 50% smaller. Source: https://nypost.com/2024/11/17/lifestyle/winter-penis-could-reduce-sex-organ-size-by-up-to-50-doctor-warns/

Someone asked couples what they'd change about their proposal if they could go back and do it again. Source: https://swnsdigital.com/us/2024/11/how-would-you-grade-your-marriage-proposal/

We give you 5 items one at a time, and you have to rank them 1 to 5 without knowing what's next on the list!

Our listener, Jason’s wife wants to get a new puppy, he does not. Should he cave? She’s definitely pulling out all the stops.

The funniest app of the year just hit and it comes courtesy of Australia! Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chart-your-fart/id6736720687

A new bar has been set for the most stressful crime you could possibly commit in this Setting the Bar story!! Source: https://people.com/man-caught-smuggling-tarantulas-centipedes-bullet-ants-strapped-to-his-body-peru-airport-8746811

If you want someone to know you found something funny or shocking, you're better off using full words instead. Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1064246

We got a random question from a listener texted to us that we should discuss. It involves the best places in the city... to use the restroom.

Tough one in Group Therapy where our listener's husband cheating on her while she was 7 months pregnant and is now fighting over the baby's name. Does he still get a say in that part? It's JT Day...tickets all day including a Little Kid or Drunk Adult story Kelly relates to! Dad Jokes go sideways when one of us FORGETS THE NAME OF THE GAME!! And fun facts about Uranus. Plus best bathrooms and more!

A woman gave birth to a baby boy on the floor in the ticketing center of the Miami International Airport. STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/woman-gives-birth-at-miami-international-airport/

A worker at a thrift store in Missouri discovered some World War II love letters in a donation bin. So she started Googling the names to unravel the mystery of who these people were. STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/thrift-store-launch-investigation-to-find-couple-who-wrote-wwii-love-letters/

Have you ever had to buy something random, just to use the restroom at a place where the bathrooms were "only for customers." This is sort of the CRIMINAL version of that in this Setting the Bar story!

Half of what we know about Uranus could be wrong! Source: https://futurism.com/the-byte/hard-to-probe-uranus-with-wind-blowing-out-of-it-scientists-complain

It's the game where Ben & Kelly toss jokes back and forth until someone laughs... it's You Laugh You Lose!

So many times we talk about the red flags you see in a relationship that give you caution or pause in a relationship, but what about the simple green flags you saw on a date that led to another date?

We all do dumb things in life- but can you tell whether they happened because you were a little kid or a drunk adult?!?

Having your first child with your husband should be the best time of your life…but to our listener, it’s become a nightmare. She’s hoping some listeners may have been through this and can offer insight because she’s a little too emotional and hormonal to figure it out!

How high do you have to be to hatch a scheme like this Setting the Bar story involving a Rolls Royce, a bear costume, and a dream. Source: https://abcnews.go.com/US/bear-costume-elaborate-car-insurance-fraud-scheme/story?id=115845049

Thanks to a Reddit thread, we find some surprisingly wholesome odd things people find attractive, then in Group Therapy, her new guy of 3 weeks is jazzed to go to Thanksgiving with her but she thinks it's too early. TBT delivers as usual and we give out JT tickets with a wildly popular game!

A man from Arkansas named Dylan McCay rescued an abandoned Goldendoodle on the side of the road that was stranded and close to death. The dog was in such bad shape that it needed a surgery that was over $10,000. STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/couple-diverts-wedding-budget-to-rescue-injured-stray-dog/

This is honestly a heartbreaking situation but turns into a feel good from the support on social media! STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/bride-plans-10-months-for-wedding-that-only-had-5-people-show-up/

This Setting the Bar story is in the “you had one job” department and to give you a hint, we’re talking about Massachusetts’ version of the “can opener!” Source: https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/11/04/portable-toilets-morning-commute-Cambridge-Massachusetts/6441730745430/

Carrie started dating a new guy about three weeks ago after ending a long term relationship 6 months ago. Things are great so far but it’s very new and he may want to jump ahead a little faster than she’s comfortable with. We’ll dive into what we mean by that coming up!

This guy may have chosen the wrong line of work in this Setting the Bar story! Source: https://youtu.be/LGNcjG-V2Dk?si=cNBAPWuKnZb1LMeQ

It was a heartbreaking Group Therapy when a bride found out two weeks before her wedding that her groom and MOH hooked up 2 years ago early in their relationship. What to do now? Plus a hilarious conversation about the weird things you got asked at work!

Adorable Instagram reel of the grandkids all dressing as the eras of Papaw for his 80th birthday! They all walk in dressed as papaw from a different period of his life…and they hand him a picture of himself in that outfit! VIDEO: https://www.wdjx.com/family-adorably-honors-grandpas-birthday-with-kids-dressed-as-eras-of-papaw/

Sgt. Tyler Butterworth has gained tons of followers on Instagram and TikTok for his hilarious observations on military life. Kelly Clarkson was so amused, she featured him on his show! STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/army-influencer-entertains-millions-with-hilarious-army-life-videos/

I hope this guy at least proved these women wrong, because nothing else about this worked out for him in this Setting the Bar story! Source: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/man-exposed-himself-women-outside-30318763

What's the craziest thing you get asked while at work?

Dawn (and her sister) had some fun playing the radio version of the popular NYT game, Connections! We’re going to give you 4 words and you have to determine the connection between them.

Kayla is 2 weeks from getting married and just got a bombshell dropped on her… is it enough to cancel the wedding?

Those chance encounters with someone you’re interested in that failed to turn into something more. That’s where Ben & Kelly come in! They scour the internet looking for people who just need that 2nd chance. It’s the weird, the wild, and the desperate… it’s Missed Connections!

Are we in Kentucky or Australia!? After you hear this setting the bar story, you may be wondering that too! Source: https://fox56news.com/news/kentucky/watch-perry-county-resident-recives-unexpected-visit-from-wallaby/

In Group Therapy, Layla wants to know if she should say something to her bestie about her romantic choices so far, or just punch her ticket on the crazy and enjoy the ride? Licking rodents is a part of Little Kid or Drunk Adult and we ponder proper attire for Thanksgiving. Plus, the dumbest Wheel of Fortune answer and dumbest instructional video EVER.

If you have to be rescued, this is about the best possible way that could play out! STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/disney-cruise-ships-rescues-people-from-a-sinking-vessel/

A TikToker shared a video of a backyard performance of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour that her nieces did for her since she couldn't go to the real thing. And it's LEGIT. VIDEOS: https://www.wdjx.com/nieces-perform-a-backyard-version-of-the-eras-tour-for-their-aunt/

In what may be one of the dumbest stupid facts of the day that literally risks the integrity of the entire segment! How to Survive Falling Off a Skyscraper. You're welcome. Source: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DB3rILqIagj/

Will is an instant legend for his answers on Wheel of Fortune.

Haley and her boyfriend are disagreeing on something very simple about Thanksgiving and don't think we’ll talk about this on the radio because it’s not about cheating or scandalous!

We all do dumb things, but was it because you were a little kid or a drunk adult?

Layla isn’t sure if her job as a best friend should be to sit back and watch the train go off the tracks, or step in and try to save her friend from another mistake.

Robert Hassenpepper is just calling Jolene’s husband Randy to tell him he’s completed the work of putting up the Christmas lights on his house… but there’s a problem.

Can you guess whether the headline is real or fake?

In Group Therapy, we talk to "Penny" who is roommates with her brother and his best friend...whom she now has the hots for! Does she go for it or is it too risky? We play a wildly popular game and dive into your unusual "how we met" stories. Plus, can Kelly find her guardian angel?

A former US Green Beret started Savage Freedom Relief Operation in North Carolina after initially just searching for his daughter and her mother! More of their incredible story here: https://www.wdjx.com/veteran-led-group-saving-lives-in-the-wake-of-hurricane-helene/

Kelly encountered a kind person named Kate who came to the rescue at Publix when she realized she left her wallet and phone at home! POST: https://www.facebook.com/KellyKradio/posts/pfbid06Rf3C8pXRq9gP4y4MaxrwrVvD2AJYcdpidkVmoH6XKTTJXkn5RP89DEaUpUMQA8pl

A couple in Utah named Jenna and Mitchell are in the news after telling the story of how they got together. Source: https://www.tiktok.com/@jennabrotherson/video/7432832579109129515

We’re going to give you 4 words and you have to determine the connection between them.

Penny is into a guy who may be off-limits for a couple of reasons… but is it worth the risk? Should she shoot her shot?

Do you have something that you know will wreck you, but you can’t get enough of?

Do you have something that you know will wreck you, but you can’t get enough of? Well Nicole has found her thing just recently and it’s our Setting the Bar story. Source: https://people.com/woman-eats-large-amounts-of-pickles-at-festival-hours-later-her-face-swells-up-exclusive-8741527

In Group Therapy, she knows she has to break up with her BF but do we just walk away? Crazy ways you lost your phone thanks to a wild skating rink story! What's that story your family tells year after year about you? JT tickets and #DadJokes to wrap up the week!

98-year-old Bernard Snyder and 96-year-old Jo Cartwright got married in Austin last week after meeting at their retirement community. STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/couple-meets-at-their-retirement-community-and-marries-in-their-90s/

Charlotte was at the end of her rope sitting on train tracks hoping to end her life when Dave stopped his train to talk with her. Three years later....they married. INCREDIBLE STORY link: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/she-was-going-to-take-her-own-life-then-married-the-train-driver-who-spotted-her-on-tracks/

Stealing is stealing. If you’re supposed to pay for a good or service and don’t… that’s stealing and that’s why this is a Setting the Bar story! Source: https://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/florida/lap-dance-larceny-bust-753961

What's the story your family loves to tell about you still?!?!

It's the game where Ben & Kelly toss jokes back and forth until someone laughs, it's You Laugh You Lose!

Your family won't let it go! lol

We’ll give you the 1st line of the song, you just have to sing the next word or line of the song!

“Ashley” has been dating a guy for about 6 months, but she has to break up with him because of what she found out…. does she walk away or is there more work to be done?

Do you have an interesting story on how you lost your phone?

How did you lose your phone? I bet there is not one person listening who has the same story as this guy’s daughter! It’s our Setting the Bar Story! Source: https://www.aol.com/skating-rink-worker-accidentally-freezes-143613547.html

The voice of AOL's iconic greeting, "You've Got Mail", Elwood Edwards, passed away and we remembered the legend!

Juanita was a lot of fun playing our Justin Timberlake Lyric game for tickets to his show...and maybe finding a date? Then in Group Therapy, Brett is concerned it may be a warning flag that his gf says all her exes are crazy. Is SHE the crazy one? And TBT went ALL OVER THE PLACE!

A 95-year-old pickleball addict named Lois White from Kansas says she refuses to slow down even as she approaches the century mark. STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/meet-this-95-year-old-pickleball-player/

Now footage is going viral of this man in Tulsa watching his favorite movie, "The Wizard of Oz". He freaked out when he saw the Yellow Brick Road for the first time. VIDEO: https://www.wdjx.com/man-sees-colors-for-the-first-time-watching-his-favorite-movie/

What’s the phrase, “___ around and find out?” Well, there was a guy in Texas who did just that when he decided to break the law right in front of a police officer and that's why this is a Setting the Bar story! Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7sa-8_lObM

There's a German word specifically for the weight you gain from overeating when you're depressed. You're welcome! Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/global-wording-110350406/