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Chris Bennett brings warmth and laughter to the Morning Brew with conversations spanning from ranch life with Virgil the Cowboy to playful vocabulary games with Paul from Beaumont, Texas. Between celebrity space trips and Pope Francis's passing at 88, the show delivers a perfect mix of local charm, news updates, and lighthearted entertainment to start your week.

• Virgil the Cowboy shares his Easter weekend activities, including giving preventative penicillin shots to cows and horses
• Chris introduces "Innovation or Imagination" game for World Creativity and Innovation Day, featuring fictional products like "Long John Thongs"
• Listeners call in for a chance to win Diamondbacks tickets by identifying fake inventions like the "selfie toaster" and "fish skin bikini"
• Janine Ford reports on Pope Francis's passing at age 88, just one day after Easter
• Discussion about celebrities taking brief trips to space leads to debate on whether it's worth the journey
• Monday motivational quotes feature wisdom from Steve Jobs, Graham Norton, and the Dalai Lama
• "Are You Smarter Than a Redneck" segment challenges Paul's knowledge of words like "pulchritudinous" and "loquacious"

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Chris Bennett connects with friends and listeners for a Good Friday celebration filled with games, local updates, and Easter trivia that sparks laughter and nostalgia.

• Dave Ramsey plays "Boo or Cool" rating landmarks, giving the Eiffel Tower a surprising thumbs down due to a broken elevator back in 1983
• Paul from Beaumont and his wife Rhonda join for rapid-fire questions, revealing Paul's horse-riding mishap and competing in Easter trivia
• Rhonda defeats Paul in "Are You Smarter Than a Redneck" by knowing the first Easter eggs were dyed red
• Janine Ford shares news about the recently contained Fire along Highway 180-191 and warns about a sophisticated scam targeting Navajo County residents
• Americans consume over 1.5 billion Peeps each Easter, with the insider tip that they taste better when left out to get stale
• Switzerland has an Easter Cuckoo instead of the Easter Bunny to deliver eggs

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Chris Bennett welcomes a lineup of colorful callers who share glimpses of their daily lives while participating in engaging radio games and discussions.

• Virgil the Cowboy calls in from Eager, Arizona to share that he and the cowboys are shoeing 15 horses while the cowgirls have the day off
• For "Get to Know Your Caller Day," Virgil reveals his comfort food is steak and potatoes and his celebrity crush growing up was Loretta Lynn
• Virgil explains what a "frog" is under a horse's foot and how proper horseshoes affect a horse's comfort
• Big Mike from Snowflake returns after a long absence, participating in rapid-fire questions that reveal his guilty pleasure is peanut butter whiskey
• Paul from Beaumont celebrates National Crawfish Day, sharing that the key to good crawfish is seasoning and beer
• During "Crawfish or Croc," Paul correctly identifies crawfish facts and myths
• Paul wins "Are You Smarter than a Redneck" with his knowledge of bats in celebration of National Bat Appreciation Day
• Janine Ford delivers a critical red flag warning about fire dangers due to high winds, urging listeners to be extremely careful
• Janine and Chris discuss a relationship question about whether it's appropriate for a first date to ask for babysitter money

Remember to be extra cautious today with the red flag warning - no burning of any kind, and be careful with anything that could spark a fire as we head into Easter weekend!

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Chris Bennett connects with local characters and community members, exploring everything from pajama-clad cowboys to severe home emergencies on National Stress Awareness Day. The show weaves together small-town charm with practical information about fire restrictions and upcoming weather challenges.

• Virgil the Cowboy calls in wearing Mickey Mouse pajamas with his boots and spurs for National Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day
• Janine Ford warns listeners about continuing fire restrictions and upcoming freezing temperatures that threaten fruit trees
• Chris confesses to forgetting his wife's birthday and receives advice on making amends
• The "Am I the Jerk Court" tackles whether someone is wrong for walking around their parents' house in underwear
• Candy shares her home emergency with sewage in the walls giving her family 72 hours to evacuate
• Paul from Beaumont discusses medical stress and offers blunt advice: "If you don't want to stress about medical stuff, don't live your life like an idiot"

Call your local fire department or check the Timber Mesa Fire Department website for current fire restrictions in the mountain region.

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Chris and the Morning Brew team welcome back regular caller Paul who's been absent due to a "brain thumper" migraine, then dive into Tax Day celebrations with unusual deduction games and McDonald's trivia. We explore heartwarming good news stories including Japanese elders becoming trading cards and a tortoise that survived being swept away by a tornado.

• Paul returns after absence suffering from a painful migraine he calls a "brain thumper"
• "Deduct It or Ditch It" game reveals surprising legitimate tax write-offs including bodybuilder's oil and cat food for pest control
• "Are You Smarter Than a Redneck" McDonald's trivia reveals the chain began as a barbecue restaurant in 1940
• Janine warns of dropping weekend temperatures that threaten spring blooms
• Japanese community connects generations by turning local elders into collectible trading cards
• Pet tortoise named Myrtle survives being swept away in Mississippi tornado, found injured but alive two weeks later
• Virgil the Cowboy checks in to request a patriotic song for his veteran ranch hands

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Chris Bennett brings morning energy and local flavor as he connects with callers and shares weekend highlights from across the community.

• Steve calls in with an original "you might be a redneck" joke about flushing to fill his dog's water bowl
• Virgil the Cowboy from Eager Arizona details his weekend delivering two horses and a calf
• Janine Ford shares her experience helping deliver a foal 20 years ago that she still owns today
• Arthur Ashe quote selected as the weekly motivation: "Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can"
• Dave Ramsey plays "Thunder or Nonsense" guessing which Country Thunder stories are real
• Chris pranks a car dealership by reciting Tim McGraw lyrics while pretending to sell a truck

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Dave Ramsey from Show Low joins the Morning Brew for a game of "Boo or Cool" on National Pet Day, revealing his strong preferences against exotic pets like miniature donkeys and tarantulas while surprisingly approving of de-scented skunks. A weather-related microburst caused damage to Walmart and Lowe's in Show Low, showcasing impressive emergency response from local agencies.

• Dave rates unusual pets as "boo or cool" for National Pet Day
• First responders handled gas leaks at Show Low Walmart and Lowe's after a microburst
• PetSense hosting adoption event with multiple animal welfare organizations
• Little League opening day ceremonies happening across the White Mountains
• Caller Kevin wins Diamondbacks tickets
• "Virgil the Cowboy" calls in to share his morning routine
• Listeners play "Three Truths and a Lie: Dive Bar Edition" for National Dive Bar Day

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Chris and Janine share shocking stories about childhood sibling rivalries including Chris accidentally severing his sister's Achilles tendon and Janine giving her brother puncture wounds with a farm rake.

• Relationship advice segment tackles a woman whose boyfriend of seven years refuses to leave his mother's house at age 34
• Paul from Beaumont shares a story about his step-brother getting stuck in handcuffs from Paul's heavy metal fashion collection
• Farm animal trivia reveals chickens lay approximately 227 eggs annually and the underside of a horse's hoof is called a "frog"
• New game "Trash or Treasure" teaches that vintage band t-shirts like a stained KISS tour shirt from 1978 can be worth $300-500