Amy and T.J. Podcast

An incredible tragedy out of Ohio has authorities reminding people to check weather and water conditions before going out to have fun during summer outings. A total of 5 people drowned after trying to save one person in their group who began struggling while swimming in a local river. Two children under the age of 10 were left to try and get help for their family, but it was too late. This comes on the heels of another drowning tragedy in Southern Utah, as a hiking adventure turned deadly for all five family members when flash flooding swept through red rock canyons.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The long awaited preliminary hearing for singer D4vd is officially underway in Los Angeles. Prosecutors will spend the next several days presenting their case against the 21-year-old once-rising star, who is facing life in prison or the death penalty if convicted for the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas-Hernandez. The prosecution says it has DNA evidence, surveillance footage, text messages, and online purchases all connecting David Anthony Burke, aka “D4vd” to the murder and gruesome dismemberment of his underaged girlfriend.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ESPN execs told analyst Ryan Clark in the middle of “NFL Live” that he was being let go in the latest round of firings at the network. Reportedly, the decision to tell Clark while he was on the set was made because the bosses were concerned news would leak out before they could tell him themselves. The plan had been to inform him of their decision the following day, when other cuts were made public. Clark did not finish the show upon hearing the news… he’d been with the network since 2015 and reportedly earned more than $2 million a year under his current contract.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There is a war of words publicly flying between federal agencies and the company in the middle of the cyclospora outbreak. False positives, false apologies, and now word that there are financial ties between Taylor Farms and the White House. Caught in the middle of the mess, the American people who are desperate to know what’s safe to eat right now.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robach and Holmes cover the latest news headlines and entertainment updates and give perspective on current events in their daily “Morning Run.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We had so much breaking news this afternoon, we did a full roundup of the major stories for a Monday afternoon run. We cover the Army vet arrested in Manhattan, Lindsay Graham’s sister announcing she’s running for a full senate term, and another confusing FDA clarification on Cyclospora. We also cover Trump’s new threat to Iran, the $100K reward being offered during the funeral for Nolan Wells, the temporary halt to the Paramount - Warner Bros Merger, and why the new Air Force One is in the shop, being “maxed out."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Miami police arrested social media stars Andrew and Tristan Tate, self described misogynists, for new sex trafficking and rape charges. British officials are seeking extradition of the brothers as these new charges bring the total number of alleged victims to seven, and the number of charges they’re facing to 59. 39-year-old Andrew, and 38-year-old Tristan are both former champion kickboxers, turned reality show contestants who have built an empire pushing hypermasculinity. They’ve been banned from most social media platforms, except for Elon Musk’s X, where Andrew Tate has more than 10 million followers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s day one of the highly anticipated murder trial of a 35-year-old labor and delivery nurse, charged with the strangling deaths of her three young children. The defense says Massachusetts mom Lindsay Clancy was suffering from postpartum depression and was actively seeking treatment for it when the unthinkable happened. The prosecution claims the young mother acted with “deliberate, premeditated and extreme atrocity and cruelty” when she killed her 5-year-old, 3-year-old and 8-month-old children after sending her husband out to get take out dinner for the family. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It was a stunning reversal in just 24 hours. The FDA has publicly admitted it made a mistake, and the lettuce supplier to Taco Bell claims its even apologized to them, after it now says it has not found any confirmed source to the biggest cyclospora outbreak in the history of the United States. The agency has announced that lab experts “re-reviewed” sample results and determined that the Taylor Farm lettuce tested for cyclospora showed a “false positive” result for cyclospora. So now what?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robach and Holmes cover the latest news headlines and entertainment updates and give perspective on current events in their daily “Morning Run.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We just watched the world’s first ever Half-Time show for the World Cup, and give it two enthusiastic thumbs up. Madonna may have lip synched her opening, but it was iconic to watch her kill it in her 70s. Jason Sudeikis as Ted Lasso handing it off to Justin Bieber was just perfect. And Beiber, who was armed only with a guitar and a microphone, slayed signing ‘Hallelujah’ with composure and grace. We also loved watching BTS and Shakira, who had the cutest kids on the planet dancing alongside her.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Divorcée Kate Gosselin is reacting to fans inquiring about her son’s upcoming tell-all memoir…and her feelings might surprise you. Plus, Jennifer Garner is praising her ex Ben Affleck and how their co-parenting experience has helped them. Email us at: IDOPOD@iheartradio.com or call us at 844-4-I Do Pod (844-443-6763)Follow I Do, Part 2 on Instagram and TikTokSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Just because health officials have identified one link between the Cyclospora outbreak and lettuce sold to Taco Bell by Taylor Farms, it doesn’t mean you can let your guard down. So far, the CDC has only linked a few thousand cases in 5 states to that specific source, while there are 29 other states with growing numbers of the parasitic infection. We go over the latest information, and the foods you still need to either avoid, wash or throw out for the remainder of the summer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to our new Sunday series where we will be talking to religious, faith and spiritual leaders to offer some perspective, insight and inspiration for the start of your week. We’re not married to the title just yet, but we’re working on it! Today we have a fascinating talk with Liz Bucar, a leading expert in religious ethics and a professor of religion at Northeastern University who has spent more than 25 years studying how religion shapes culture, etc, politics, health and every day life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Celebs struggling with Chapter Two…Jax Taylor and his publicist?? Regrets on Hugh Hefner marriage! A DWTS Star Wants His Kids Back! Email us at: IDOPOD@iheartradio.com or call us at 844-4-I Do Pod (844-443-6763)Follow I Do, Part 2 on Instagram and TikTokSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new survey shockingly reveals just how many couples would leave their partner for a lottery jackpot. It even breaks down the results, state by state. We all know financial issues are often listed as the number one cause of most arguments, tension and even divorce. We go over some insightful advice from a financial relationship expert on the conversation you need to have with your partner today!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are all guilty of using passive aggressive phrases and behaviors, and we’ve all experienced them too. We break down why we are passive aggressive and name some of the worst phrases out there. The best part of the episode, we give you the alternative phrase to say and we are willing to bet, if you can make the switch to directly communicate your feelings, it will improve every relationship in your life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new poll shows just how far apart men and women are when it comes to relationships. We go over what men THINK women want from a man versus what women say they actually find attractive in a partner. The responses couldn’t be farther apart!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The mother of 18-year-old Nolan Wells posted a surprise and emotional video to social media, reaching out to the thousands of people who have offered their support and kindness to their family following the mysterious death of her son over the Fourth of July weekend. Christine Wonsley opened up about her grief upon losing Nolan unexpectedly and without any concrete answers as to how and why he died. The video comes after news that a grand jury will consider all of the evidence collected at the end of the police investigation into Nolan’s death. We are also getting the details on Nolan’s planned funeral for Monday, which will be open to the media and officiated by the Reverend Al Sharpton.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The man who has been entrusted with rolling the teleprompter for President Trump’s speeches for the past decade, is now on paid administrative leave, as authorities investigate several bets he made on prediction markets. Gabriel Perez is accused of making bets on specific words showing up in the President’s speeches, winning as much as $100,000 from Kalshi. The prediction market claims he even withdrew certain bets he made if Trump skipped over lines in his speeches! Trump calling the situation “deeply unfortunate and frankly, a disgrace.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After Republican Senator Thom Tillis demanded Acting Attorney General finally meet with Epstein survivors as a condition for his vote to confirm him, Todd Blanche sat down with several of the women at the Justice Department; it didn’t go well. Several of the women said they were even more convinced that Blanche should not become our next Attorney General, some calling him evasive at best, abrasive and condescending at worst. Blanche had a much different way of characterizing the meeting, calling it “productive”. Blanche’s nomination is not a given, just one Republican “no” vote will end his path to AG.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After both ABC and NBC refused to broadcast President Trump’s primetime speech that spread known falsehoods on the 2020 election, the President accused them of being a part of a plot to protect election corruption and defraud the American people. Trump went even further, saying both of their broadcast licenses should be revoked. Trump accused the networks of contributing to the “great damage” that has been done to our country through election fraud. We go over how each network chose to cover or carry Trump’s address, filled with falsehoods, that even Fox News had to tiptoe around in their coverage.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robach and Holmes cover the latest news headlines and entertainment updates and give perspective on current events in their daily “Morning Run.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The U.S. Navy Blue Angels stunned a Pensacola Beach crowd with a lower than expected pass that sent beach umbrellas and tents flying, but gave beachgoers a show they won’t soon forget. The extra low flyover initially triggered a safety review, but Pete Hegseth, Eric Trump and the White House all chimed in, calling any outrage, manufactured, saying the flyovers would continue “until morale improves.” Moments before this recording, the navy announced there were “no reprimands” and “no problem” with the maneuver. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Brian Austin Green, I need help! Email us at: IDOPOD@iheartradio.com or call us at 844-4-I Do Pod (844-443-6763)Follow I Do, Part 2 on Instagram and TikTokSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the big announcement from United Airlines that it will soon be offering an economy plus row with a shared table instead of a middle seat passenger, we get into a full “middle seat “discussion. First, how much would you be willing to pay to avoid someone sitting next to you, and second, what exactly are the rules around middle seat boundaries? Who gets the armrests, and what do you do if you find yourself in the middle, of a middle seat horror story? We also discuss the actual BENEFITS of a middle seat, although T.J. isn’t buying any of them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can’t make this story up out of Beltsville, Maryland. A man walks into a pet store, and steals a 3-month-old tuxedo kitten named “Magnolia” and then heads straight to a nearby PNC bank to use the kitten as a distraction to rob the bank. We go over some of the most absurd attempted bank heists from around the country, including would be robbers using flower bouquets, others phoning in the amount they’d like to be waiting for them when they arrived at the bank, or how about a man turning to a life of crime because he’d rather go to jail than go home to his wife.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A family vacation turns horrific. A 4-year-old shot and killed his 2-year-old cousin after the two were left unattended in a car with a loaded gun. The family was on vacation to celebrate the 2-year-old's birthday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robach and Holmes cover the latest news headlines and entertainment updates and give perspective on current events in their daily “Morning Run.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s been controversial since the beginning of time… should we switch to permanent daylight saving time? Or is it better to continue to switch our clocks twice a year between standard time and daylight saving time? The House has overwhelmingly voted in favor of making it permanent, the Senate looks like it’s going to disagree. But there’s a third option no one is discussing, one that scientists believe is actually the better, healthier and more cost effective way to keep time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rabid fans have overreacted to what they deem as ‘bad behavior’ by Love Islander Zach Georgiou, effectively shutting down his TikTok account for part of the day on Tuesday. A group of fans banded together to falsely “report” Zach’s account, which spurred Season 8 winner, Trinity, to publicly defend him, telling her followers to stop the hate and ignorant comments. A new article in Harper’s Bazaar may be fueling some of the controversy, pointing to what it calls the male misogyny on full display this season, naming specific male islanders and listing their grievances against the women of the villa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Washington Post is reporting that two sources have confirmed Federal and Michigan state officials are looking into whether Taco Bell restaurants played a role in the current Cyclospora outbreak that has now sickened as many as 7 thousand people across 34 states. The epicenter of the outbreak is in Michigan, responsible for nearly half of the reported cases. In the Detroit area Taco Bell restaurants, signs are posted saying certain items are unavailable due to “a national recall.” While some have praised the restaurant for being proactive and voluntarily stopped serving lettuce, onions, cilantro, pico de gallo and guacamole, it’s paying the price, literally, with stocks plummeting nearly 5% in just one day.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robach and Holmes cover the latest news headlines and entertainment updates and give perspective on current events in their daily “Morning Run.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Cyclospora outbreak has all of us wondering what we should eat, what we should not eat, and is it safe to order food? We have all of your questions answered from a microbiologist who spent his entire career on keeping our food supply safe. Amy’s Dad, Mike Robach, tells us how we should keep ourselves and our families safe while government officials try to zero in on the source of this latest parasitic outbreak. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We go in-depth into the latest information surrounding the mysterious death of a black college football player who went to an island off the coast of Mississippi to party with his white friends, and never came home. 18-year-old Nolan Wells’ body was found 2 days later in the waters near Horn Island, and while there is no suggestion of race being an issue in his death, it’s necessary to understand why his parents might not trust Mississippi authorities leading this investigation. The local sheriff immediately announced there was no foul play suspected and suggested it was an accidental drowning…. And while that may all be true, it’s important to recognize the suspicious events surrounding Nolan’s death and the notorious racial history of Mississippi. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, 74-year-old Dennis Sochor is set to die by lethal injection for the 1982 rape and murder of an 18-year-old girl he met on New Year’s Eve. Even though Sochor confessed to the crime, he never revealed where he left her body. To date, Patty Gifford’s body has never been found and the family has been tortured by that fact, in addition to waiting 44 years for Sochor’s execution. Still, there are many who believe it is cruel and unusual to execute elderly inmates, and this is just the second in a series of three executions in Florida that are setting records, each inmate older than the next. At the end of this month, Florida plans to execute an 80-year-old convicted murderer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There has been a 69 percent increase in reported cases of the parasite causing “explosive” diarrhea in more than 30 states from just last Friday! Now, experts believe lettuce and leafy greens may be the source of the outbreak, but there are few details as to what type of greens, where they came from, and whether there is more produce to blame. Thankfully, there have been no deaths reported from this outbreak, but the miserable conditions have sent dozens to the hospital and if left untreated, can leave people with symptoms for up to a month. Check out our feed later today with our favorite microbiologist (Amy’s Dad) where we will answer some of your questions about this escalating outbreak.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robach and Holmes cover the latest news headlines and entertainment updates and give perspective on current events in their daily “Morning Run.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President Trump is currently at the center of four major, developing stories on this Monday afternoon. Trump has announced the blockade is back at the Strait of Hormuz, and that the U.S. will charge nations to pass through, calling us the “guardian” of the vital passageway. He also announced who he wanted to fill Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat, and the SC Governor just complied, appointing Graham’s sister, Darline. Trump is also dealing with a massive legal beatdown from a judge who eviscerated him for his $10 billion dollar lawsuit against the IRS, an agency he oversees as President. And finally, we just got word that President Trump plans to address the nation this Thursday night.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No surprise, but Trinity and Bryce are the Season 8 winners of 'Love Island.' The season finale didn't offer a lot of drama or mystery, but it did offer a satisfying conclusion to an eventful season of the hit Peacock show. Though, our guest host today took issue with a couple things, especially Aniya and Carl's fairytale book!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A frightening story and a cautionary tale for air travelers, after a 61-year-old man on a flight from Greece to Germany was partially sucked out of an airplane window. His wife and fellow passengers held onto his legs, and eventually pulled him back inside the plane. He is now recovering in the hospital with head and neck injuries and friction burns. Witness accounts from inside the cabin are harrowing and many believe the man is alive today because he was wearing his seatbelt when the window dislodged from the plane. This isn’t the first time an incident like this occurred, back in 2018, a woman was killed in eerily similar circumstances, on the same type of plane, a Boeing 737, headed from New York to Dallas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are several concerning and conflicting accounts about how a black, 18-year-old elite athlete who knew how to swim, wound up dead after attending a Fourth of July party surrounded by hundreds of partygoers. Nolan Wells family is demanding answers and awaiting results from independent autopsy, as new questions emerge in this case. Perhaps the most glaring: why would any teenager leave their phone, and their friends, to stay on a remote island with no way to communicate with anyone? We go over the latest developments and contradictory statements from witnesses who have an entire community asking for transparency.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.