We are Ben Davis and Kelly K from 99/7 DJX based out of Louisville, Kentucky.
The Halloween edition of the show wraps up Horror Week with more spooky stories and Ben's workshops a new game called Haunted Hits. He blames the failure on our contestant, Megan LOLOL! Plus Halloween #dadjokes in You Laugh You Lose and the explosive secret "Leah" found in her late mom's diary is the subject of Group Therapy!
A 12-year-old boy in Wales grew his hair out for years so he could donate it to the Little Princess Trust. He faced ridicule from schoolmates along the way until they found out why. STORY: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn8v1971vg4o
A woman and her daughter found two letters that are from over 100 years ago in a bottle washed up on shore! STORY: https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/10/28/australia-messages-bottle-109-years-World-War-1-soldiers/1291761674593/
Wait until you hear what Susie brought home with her from a visit to Waverly Hills.
You've heard the phrase "drunken debauchery." But how about some drunken de-BUTCHERY with this Setting the Bar story! Source: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-drunk-man-falls-into-butchers-snacks-on-sausages/a-74554276
Your stories of the unexplained!
You Laugh You Lose - the challenge where Kelly and Ben toss jokes back and forth until someone laughs!!
Your stories of the unexplained and the story of the Death Chute at Waverly
Leah's mom passed away recently and she and her sister found mom's diaries. There is a shocking bombshell in there that is flipping their worlds upside down!
Bethany tells us the story of Jailhouse Pizza in Brandenburg, then Jamie tells us about Akin!
Keeping every Caesar straight is tough… I mean there's Julius… and a salad. So maybe it's possible that over 100 students were taught the wrong one in this Setting the Bar story?
A Halloween themed TBT was fun today, plus in Group Therapy, our listener is upset her BF bailed on their planned couple costume for a party without telling her. Red flag? We've got most ghost stories...some with only 5 words! Plus Can't Beat Kelly!
Conner and his 4-year-old son noticed a new candy store's door was unlocked after closing and alerted a security guard. The shop posted the security footage to find them and thank them for their kindness! STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/father-and-young-son-stand-guard-at-unlocked-candy-shop-after-hours/
A couple buys a young fan wearing a Piston's jersey to a Lions game a new football jersey of his favorite player! https://www.wdjx.com/woman-buys-a-jersey-for-a-fan-wearing-a-basketball-jersey-to-a-football-game/
If you hate this time of year, just turn off your porch light like normal Halloween haters. No need to be this extreme about it in our Setting the Bar story! Source: https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/man-caught-camera-torching-west-seattle-halloween-display-neighbors-rush-help/CQGLOGWVT5HNRGYEZKQMSTHH2A/
We'll kick Kelly out of the room, ask you 5 pop culture questions, then bring Kelly back in and ask her the same 5 questions. If you can get more correct answers than Kelly, you win! If you get less or tie, then you Can't Beat Kelly!
“Mandy” thought she and her boyfriend were going to a party as a cute couple, but he had other plans and she left early. How big of a red flag is this or is “Mandy” just still angry?
Amos called in with the story of the couple who haunts his house.
The secret to doing virtual meetings without wearing pants is: Seat yourself at a table, with the camera facing you straight-on… don't do what Matthew did in our Setting the Bar story! Source: https://www.wxyz.com/news/detroit-police-investigating-after-officer-appears-at-zoom-court-hearing-with-no-pants-on
Group Therapy was a tough one as Jeremiah knew the week before his destination wedding his bride was not the one for him...but he married her anyway. Can he rediscover that love he had for her? Or should he come clean and end it now? More ghost stories, Dude Knowledge, the search for love in Missed Connections for green morph suit guy and more!
Sherman Smith and Deland McCulloch lived parallel lives in football with their careers, and only found out recently they are father and son! STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/formal-nfl-player-finds-out-his-mentor-is-his-biological-father/
Kevin Tang, a 13-year-old from California, was named "America's Top Young Scientist" for 2025 for his fall detection invention, FallGuard STORY: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2025/10/26/13-year-old-new-ai-invention-fall-device-grandma/86708278007/
If you can manage to make it through the day without blowing off steam by smashing $500 worth of pumpkins… you're doing OK! Source: https://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/florida/gourd-destruction-276813
"Bird theory" videos are all over TikTok. It's a test that's supposed to show how into you your partner is.
It's the stories of the unexplained!
We like to test you on your “Dude Knowledge” - these are all questions that are geared towards men.
"I realized during my wedding week that my wife-to-be wasn't the one for me." Ooof.
Those chance encounters with someone you're interested in that failed to turn into something more. It's the weird, the wild, and the desperate… it's Missed Connections!
If you can manage to make it through the day without stealing a tortoise…. then you're doing OK! Source: https://people.com/2-critically-endangered-tortoises-were-stolen-from-indianapolis-zoo-11838388
Plus evil laughing...or little kids? Or Kelly K? LOLOL
Tyler Wang, an engineering and economics major, won the lottery to make the field goal kick. He did not know he'd be doing it for half a million dollars until seconds before the big moment. VIDEO: https://www.wdjx.com/vanderbilt-student-scores-500000-field-goal-on-college-game-day/
Burglarizing restaurants can be thrilling, exciting, and sexy… we assume… because of this Setting the Bar Story! Source: https://people.com/burglars-break-into-ariz-restaurant-steal-and-have-sex-11837511
Perry Hassenpepper make an appearance because he's got an idea to make GPS a little more gentle…
So “Maci's” boyfriend keeps using baby talk… even in public. How do you make someone stop doing that? We suggested that she just take a hard stance and make sure she's 100% clear. We have an update!
Can you determine whether the sound you hear is a little kid laughing or an EVIL laugh?!
“Larry” is a big kid at heart and chooses to think he's not the only one doing this. Is he? We'll tell you what he's doing and see if he's being a jerk or not.
What's the most expensive mistake you've made at work?
What's the biggest FAIL you've suffered at work? Maybe you accidentally put aluminum foil in the microwave, maybe you pushed "Reply All" inadvertently, or maybe you've accidentally wrecked almost every vehicle your company owns. Did it cost the company $70,000 like this Setting the Bar story? Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2025/10/27/delta-flight-delayed-emergency-slide-accidentally-deployed/86927692007/
We kick off Horror Week 2025 with more spooky stories involving a ghost that gives back rubs and unhooks your bra, hurt cat sounds and a flirty ghost that showers? Plus in Group Therapy, her BF is great except for the baby talk. In public. and he isn't taking the hint she hates it.
Leave it to a 4-year-old to get things done in the community…Reef was disappointed in the lack of effort in Halloween decorations in his neighborhood. So his mom posted a video of him telling the neighbors that! STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/this-4-year-old-convinced-his-community-to-go-bigger-for-halloween/
Some people still smoke cigars, and some banks still use those "pneumatic tubes" in their drive-thru teller windows… the combination of the two equals our Setting the Bar story! Source: https://www.fingerlakes1.com/2025/10/23/bath-man-charged-after-bank-worker-exposed-to-smoke-from-drive-thru-tube/
More stories of the unexplained!
Laura had a ghost that gave her back rubs and.... other stuff!
We like to test you on your “Dude Knowledge” - these are all questions that are geared towards men.
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