Dear Johnny,On December 13th, my wife Anna, had an appointment with a Hematologist/Oncologist dueto severe anemia. That night at 7pm, we received a call from the doctor telling us to go tothe Emergency Room for a blood transfusion due to a hemoglobin level of 5.1 (normallevels are usually between 12.0-15.0). Fifteen minutes later, her doctor called…

Every year, we wrap up the season with the Jackyl Family Reunion and it’s ALWAYS a drunken good time!! And this year won’t be any different!!And as we get set to get our livers warmed up for the main event, we got Jackyl’s Jesse James Dupree on the horn to talk about what’s gonna go down…you know, while we can still remember it all…..…

Dear Johnny,My name is Amy and I’ve been a Med Tech at local nursing homes for the last 14 years.My husband works fulltime at a manufacturing job in the caves. We are really strugglingthis year. Two weeks ago, my position was eliminated at the facility I’ve been working at.After an interview yesterday, I will be back at a new nursing home starting …

Dear Johnny,My name is Shelby and I work full time and I’m also a student. I’m writing for helpbecause I have an emergency. A few days ago our service animal, Luna (a husky), wasplaying in the yard and fell and injured her knee. We rushed her to the emergency vetand found out she needs a TPLO surgery (tibial plateau osteotomy). She has adislocated …

With the barrage of news coverage and conspiracies surrounding the mystery drones on the East Coast, it was good timing for documentary filmmaker and UAP/UFO expert James Fox to release his latest work, “The Program” that delves into the changing landscape of the government’s involvement in getting to the bottom of all of the recent encounters with…

Dear Johnny,My name is Jessie and my husband is John and we have two little girls that are 6 and 9.We both work (my husband is a diesel mechanic with a trucking company and I cleanhouses). About 7 weeks ago we had a scare, my husband was on his motorcycle on hisway home from work and hit a deer not far from our house up in Gladstone. He had multipl…

Dear Johnny,My name is Candace and I am married with two kids, 14 and 5. My husband James andI both work full time jobs, but have had trouble lately trying to stay above financialissues. Our truck has been in and out of the shop for the past few months for onereason or another. Our transmission went out, sensors were going bad and then somecomputer…

Dear Johnny,My dad, Tom, is a retired carpenter, but has since went back to work as amaintenance man to make ends meet. Due to the nature of his work as acarpenter, he has numerous health issues. He has had Hip replacement,Knee replacement, Herniated disk surgery, both rotator cuffs repaired, andmore.My dad has been a hard worker his whole life. I …

Dear Johnny,I am not one to really ever ask for help or assistance, but this year has been different.Things were going well, and my husband and I are both working. Then a week beforeThanksgiving, my mother in law suddenly passed away of a heart attack the nightbefore she was scheduled to be released to come home from her nursing/rehab facility.We a…

Dear Johnny and Morning Show,I don’t know if you remember me, but this is Clint. You helped my family and our little boy, Maddox, last year. Unfortunately, December 7th 2024 our 4yr old Mighty Maddox lost his fight with brain cancer. He fought so hard and actually beat the cancer initially...unfortunately, 3 months after beating it the cancer came …

Dear Johnny,My name is Alicia and I am in a desperate situation. In mid-October, my 2008 ChevroletImpala-- my driver's side front Window went off track and is wide open and won’t goback up. Then a few days later, I noticed my muffler started vibrating underneath thecar. I’ve tried to cover the window the best I can, but it’s been some cold drives b…

Dear Johnny,My name is Faith and I’m writing because me, my husband and 3 children had a giantloss last week. On Wednesday, December 4th we had a house fire from a faultyelectrical issue in our garage. It was a total loss from smoke, fire and water damage.Renters insurance will help cover us, but it’s going to take a minute. Red Cross wasable to gi…

Any day that our old friend, comedian Josh Wolf, rolls into KC and stops by the studio is a good day!And today was no different!

Dear Johnny,My name is Amanda, my husband is Jed and we have four beautiful kids. Chase 13,Jaxon 11, and twin girls Paige and Piper 8. Jed is a sheet metal worker with Local 2 andI’m a loan processor. We both have worked hard to get where we are in life, but I neverthought I’d have to write this letter.About a month ago Jed started to have some wei…

Dear Johnny,My name is Terri and I have been a daycare provider for over 30 years in the BlueSprings community. I have watched over mostly children from area teachers and I loveevery minute of it. I’ve helped with kids from most major school districts on the Missouriside including Blue Springs, Independence, Lee’s Summit, Grain Valley, Raytown, and…

April Balascio had a rough childhood to say the least...but she always felt like there was something more sinister lurking...and in 2009, she found out what that was...the fact that her father Edward Wayne Edwards was a serial killer..and she herself turned him in!She tells her story in her new book, Raised by a Serial Killer and we talked to her a…

Dear Johnny,My husband, Josh, had an accident at work in 2015. He works for a small drywallcompany and the scaffolding he was on tipped over and he fell 15 feet. He broke hiswrist, cracked one heel and shattered the other. After 19 surgeries and a few years laterhe is a below the knee (left leg) amputee. We did not have health insurance, but wereco…

Former Chiefs QB and Friend of the Show Trent Green is no stranger to the limelight...from his stellar NFL career and his work with CBS as a sportscaster...but now he's added actor to his resume with his cameo in the new Hallmark movie, "Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story" and we talked to him all about it this moring!…

Actor Danny Trejo is one of the most recognizable faces in Hollywood...not to mention he's become a food icon with his Trejo's Tacos and Donuts restaurants...and now he's hosting the new History Channel series, Mysteries Unearthed, and he stopped by today to tell us about that and more!

Dear Johnny,This year has been incredibly hard on our family. After battling health issues it feels likewe’re just sinking and can't stay afloat.My husband is working, but I had to step away from job due to health issues and I amwaiting for disability/social security.In 2021 I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. In 2022 I had Radioactive iodine abla…

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In 2004, the Indian Ocean tsunami was one of the most devastating natural disasters in history. In the blink of an eye. a quarter of a million people in 19 countries we gone.And the stories of those who survived are explored in the new Nat Geo mini-series, Tsunami: Race Against Time...and we talked to survivor Chris Xaver this morning.…

We love us some Sevendust 'round these parts, in particular frontman and Friend of the Show, Lajon Witherspoon...and yesterday the band announced their "In Dust We Trust" headlining tour and we caught up with LJ this morning to find out more!

As if the football fans of the world didn't hate the Chiefs enough...on Nov 30, the Hallmark Channel debuts the new film that was filmed here in KC this summer, "Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story"...and lord knows they'll have us more....that is unless you talk to our friend, actor and one of the movie's stars, Diedrich Bader!!…

Every time we talk to our friend, Hollywood icon Henry Winkler, it's always an amazing conversation filled with the kind of wisdom and insight that only Henry can offer, and today was no exception!

Tired of the same ol' boxing and MMA? Well, friend you need the fabulous freakshow that is Fight Circus!Phonebooth boxing! Human pinata! And some of the freakiest fights ever!And one of the men behind the madness is our friend Dr. Octagon!And he called us today to talk all about Fight Circus 12 this Sunday!!…

Ya never know what's gonna happen when the family gets together for Thanksgiving...but before the blood spills, it helped to be prepared, so we talked to Dr. Stuart Fischer, author of The Little Book of Big Medical Emergencies to help us minimize the damage!

Actor Tom Matheson made a for himself in such movies as Animal House and A Very Brady Sequel, as well as on the long running series The West Wing...and now he takes an honest and hilarious look at his 7 decade career in his new book, "Damn Glad To Meet You"

The boxing world and beyond is all abuzz about this Friday night's Mike Tyson/Jake Paul fight...and to get a closer look at what's gonna go down, we turned to old friend of the show and commentator, Sean Wheelock...who also happens to be on the broadcast team for the fight!

We first met Overland Park based entrepreneur Behman Zakari when he bought the house featured in the classic film, The Goonies, with designs on opening it to the public! And now he's featured in a new doc that features houses made famous from movies and TV, "The House From"

Boxing fans are waiting for the big Jake Paul/Mike Tyson fight...but boxing legend Butterbean doesn't think all is what it appears to be...and he's not afraid to voice that opinion!!

Any time we talk to Comedian/Podcaster Dan Cummins, we know it's gonna get weird...and today was no exception!!Is dropping acid in the French Quarter a good idea? Dan knows!And we talked to him all about that and more!

The late Evel Knievel was many things...a huckster, a showman, fearless, bigger than life, an outlaw and a true original.And now with the museum that honors him moving from Topeka to Las Vegas, we though it was time to catch up with his eldest son Kelly to find out about that and more!

When we have questions that only a former FBI agent can answer, Frank Figliuzzi has been our guy for years now...and with election day fast approaching, we decided to talk to him about the threats and misinformation that we face in the age of social media...

Comedian Tom Papa has been one of our favorites for quite some time...his honest looks at the real world set him apart from his contemporaries...and his new Netflix special "Home Free" is no different! We talked to him all about it this morning!

At one time Scott Stapp and Creed were one of the biggest bands in the world...but then it all came crashing down with Stapp's descent into drug addiction and madness...and that's just a small part of Stapp's story, the he told in his book, Sinner's Creed.And with the band reunited and filling arenas again, it was time to catch up with Scott to tal…

It's not Halloween until we talk to Cassandra Peterson aka Elvira Mistress of the Dark!But, apart from being the Queen of Halloween, her story from going from a farm girl in Manhattan KS to being one of the most recognizable characters ever is an amazing one!

At one time, Creed was one of the biggest rock bands in the world...but then it all came crashing down in 2004.Guitarist Mark Tremonti didn't sit still...releasing albums under his own name, forming Alter Bridge and more...but now Creed is back and riding a wave of nostalgia, as well as finding a new generation of fans...and this morning we talk to…

We first met Michael Cudlitz in things like Band of Brothers, Southland and The Walking Dead...but now he's playing one of the most iconic superviaains of all time as Lew Luthor on the CW series "Superman & Lois"...we talked to him about the show's final season and much more!

This Sunday, the Chiefs take on the hated Raiders in Vegas and who's callin' the game for CBS?Former voice of the Chiefs, Kevin Harlan AND our friend...Chiefs legend Trent Green!!!We caught up with Trent this morning to find out what to expect this Sunday!!!

From her talk shows to comedy specials and other Netflix projects, Chelsea Handler has proven herself to be one of the most fearless performers in the business...and this Sunday night she rolls into the Midland Theater!

We've been fans of comedian Greg Warren since first hearing his album "One Star Wonder"...and over the years he's become a great friend of the show...and this weekend he rolls into KC for shows at The Comedy Club of KC!!!

We've become good friends with Impractical Jokers star James "Murr" Murray, not only thru the show, but also thru his books and appearances at the annual Big Slick Celebrity Weekend...and now he's been in KC filming a new movie based on his book, "Don't Move"!

Anyone who has listened to this show knows that we love the Dukes of Hazzard...but our sports guy Chris Gough LOVES that show...and as such, is bringing star Tom Wopat back to his Peculiar WInery to perform this Saturday!We caught up with Tom this morning to talk about that and more!

The Terrifier movies have, over the last few years, become some of the most talked about Slasher films in recent history...and writer/director Damien Leone has become a friend of the show...which begs the question, what do we have to do to get killed in one of his movies?Terrifier 3 is out now!!!

We recently met legendary record executive Tom Zutaut, the man responsible for the careers of Motley Crue, Dokken, Tesla, Guns n Roses and so many more...and today we got the chance to catch up with him as he roams the Sunset Strip taking part in the Motley Crue Hollywood Takeover shows!

Singer/Drummer/Percussionist Sheila E got her start as a kid with her father, Santana percussionist Pete Escovedo...but she truly cut her teeth collaborating with the late great Prince, which led to several top 10 singles...but now she's trying her and at acting in the new Lifetime movie, "Nobody Dumps My Daughter"…

We've been fans of Blackberry Smoke from the get-go...and when co-founder and drummer Brit Turner passed away earlier this year, it hit us all hard. But tomorrow night, the band rolls into KC for their rescheduled sold out show, BBS fans will gather at the Uptown Theater for a magical night.We caught up with frontman Charlie Starr this morning to s…

The holiday tradition continues as Trans Siberian Orchestra returns to KC on Dec 7th...and we caught up with our old friend Al Pitrelli to find out what's in store for this year's shows!!

It's to believe that, after a 35 year, multi-platinum career, Skid Row have just released their first live album! But their new album "Live In London" is a perfect snapshot of that legendary band and how they are still kicking ass today!