We are Ben Davis and Kelly K from 99/7 DJX based out of Louisville, Kentucky.
Mary Ann had a dream… a dream of big things and a lavish lifestyle. She was finally getting to realize that lifestyle with international trips, luxury purchases, and more… but this is a Setting the Bar story so she's not doing it the right way. Source: https://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/california/mail-thief-plea-694217
Tyrese Maxey of the 76ers just learned about can openers... what about you? Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/DNNyI4PRnc7/
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!
“Kayla” isn't looking for internet armchair therapists here and needs to hear from people who have been in her situation before!
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!
They say it's important to take time out each day to reflect on something you're grateful for. In related news, that's not what's happening in this Setting the Bar story! Source: https://nypost.com/2025/08/12/lifestyle/pilot-praised-for-sassy-response-to-ungrateful-passenger-after-crew-saved-her-life-him-being-french-makes-this-funnier/
We read the click bait headlines and stories, so you don't have to.
In Group Therapy, her husband wants to take a vacay to clear his head so he can crush job interviews, but she's says they have to save their money until he finds work! We talk awkward tans lines, and play your favorite game where a display gets knocked down at the museum!
This is one of those things that you would never think could be a problem… until it does! Source: https://nypost.com/2025/08/10/lifestyle/havoc-caused-on-apple-laptop-from-placing-paper-in-between-keyboard-and-screen/
Ben runs with his hat on backwards... well that resulted in an embarrassing sunburn on his forehead that looked like a half circle.
We all do dumb things. Sometimes when we do we are little kids; for everything else, we are usually drunk adults. Can you tell the difference?
“Samantha” is trying to convince her husband that now is NOT the time to take a vacation, but he is insistent! There's a key reason she thinks this, we'll get into with Group Therapy!
Remember the Chuck E. Cheese slogan, "where a kid can be a kid"? Well, that only works if there aren't ADULTS messing things up by trying to be kids in this Setting the Bar Story! Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/chuck-e-cheese-burbank-woman-rescued-game/
So many more great stories of getting sent to the principal's office, and how Kelly's got into a THIRD wreck in a year! Plus, we try to help "Victoria" figure out how to breakup with her sort of boyfriend after Chat GPT gave her a deadline!
We'll introduce you to Brandi from Kentucky who was trying to claim she just had a headache and that's why she had illegal drugs on her in this Setting the Bar story! Source: https://people.com/woman-arrested-for-allegedly-possessing-meth-at-disney-world-11783559
Ben thought he had plenty of time to make his connection.... until THIS happened!
What sent you to the principal's office at your school?
Give us a subject. Then we will go back and forth naming items in that subject until someone has to tap out.
"Victoria" needs help breaking up with someone she's not really in a committed relationship with?? Lots of layers and mutual people that are making this confusing and sticky…and Chat GPT is involved.
Kelly K was involved in ANOTHER car accident and again, it wasn't her fault!
We have a follow up from a Setting the Bar from earlier this year involving a stolen Ford Freestar and Vanessa's diary entry! Source: https://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/evidence/journal-confess-sentence-270681
We read the click bait headlines and stories, so you don't have to.
Do you have any unusual daily habits? Doug does and sets off a convo, plus what sent you to the principal's office? Then #dadjokes involving the prostate for the #health.
It was a WILD TBT with an angry Ben (which is always fun), Group Therapy update on a pregnancy test which is pretty cringey, and the spectacular way you quit your job!!
Vincent found a pregnancy test in the trash, and his GF seems to be lying about how it got there. Then, have you fake a fabulous trip for social media?? And the guy she met lies about being a world traveler...red flag? Plus #missedconnections and can you sneeze with your eyes OPEN? We tried.
Kyle made an oopsies a year ago and her BF saw it, and that was the end of them. Now she's on the show issuing a plea to get him back! Then the search for love involves a tiny Picasso and El Capitan? Plus embarrassing stories are always fun to share!
Lily wants to vacation in Clearwater with her BF, but that's a favorite spot she used to go with her ex-husband. Can she convince the BF they can make new memories? Plus when were you busted by the boss? Some senseless surveys and long-term lies!
In Group Therapy, her BF revealed he had not one, but 4 warrants in four states for his arrest! Red flag???? Then we dissect how you eat ice cream from the pint and that gave us another glorious Kelly K audio moment. Plus your favorite game with some of our favorite listeners and #dadjokes!
A two-legged Chihuahua named Champ detected a potentially fatal heart attack before his owner even felt symptoms, saving his life in the process. STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/two-legged-rescue-chihuahua-senses-owners-heart-attack-before-it-happened/
A stranger performed CPR they learned 40 years ago for 8 minutes, saving a teen's life! STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/stranger-uses-cpr-skills-she-learned-40-years-ago-to-save-teen/
A cat burglar is defined as a skilled thief who breaks into buildings by climbing. So this Setting the Bar story is technically accurate… Source: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/567557/literal-cat-burglar-stealing-clothes-on-auckland-s-north-shore
We've mixed up real dating services with fake ones… can you figure out which is which?
It's the game where Ben & Kelly toss jokes back and forth until someone laughs... it's You Laugh You Lose!
Is it weird that if I get a variety pack of drinks, as I drink them, I try to keep the same amount of each flavor in the fridge. Example, if I drink one flavor, next time I'll drink a different flavor to keep them even
We all do dumb things; sometime we're little kids and other times we're drunk adults. Can you tell the difference?
Our listener just discovered a GIANT red flag with her boyfriend of 6 months that her friend says is “no big deal”.... so is it?
We've mixed up real dating services with fake ones… can you figure out which is which?
If you'd have told me that this was the plot of an early-'90s comedy movie, I would've believed you. But it's just our Setting the Bar story! Source: https://abc7ny.com/post/man-accused-stealing-boat-going-naked-joyride-hudson-river-escaped-new-york-presbyterian-hospital/17264656/
We had another Ben and Kelly Court and it's stunning how long we debated...grapes. More specifically taking grapes out of a bag to buy less. Then a Group Therapy from Brenda who has been sitting on this video for 20 years and is ready to spring it on her son at his wedding! Plus TBT!!
James Reeder Jr. was just 10-years-old when he lost the bottom half of his right leg to a shark attack while snorkeling in Florida. Three years later, they have written a book about their experience called “Rescue at the Reef”. STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/family-writes-a-book-about-their-son-surviving-a-shark-attack/
Dash the Corgi's bad behavior is gaining a viral following….because it's hilarious! VIDEO: https://www.wdjx.com/misbehaving-corgi-becomes-social-media-star/
Everyone knows the dangers of tanning beds, but this guy has bigger problems than UV rays and that's why it's a Setting the Bar story! Source: https://www.fox5dc.com/news/naked-florida-man-hides-tanning-bed-after-trying-set-gym-fire-closing-time-lcso
Our listener, Brenda, is planning a surprise for her son's wedding, but now is having second thoughts about going through with it.
We all do dumb things; sometime we're little kids and other times we're drunk adults. Can you tell the difference?
Laura knows we like to argue about stupid stuff on our show and recently was in an argument with her boyfriend over something that... is stupid.
People on social media are sharing the "buzzwords" that immediately set off their "[B.S.] alarm" Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1lkos7y/what_is_a_buzzword_that_immediately_sets_off_your/
It's all fun and games until you realize what it is you were doing… and that's why Michelle is the star of our Setting the Bar story! Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/DMdG326IzaT/
We talk first world problems in those inconveniences that feel bigger than they should feel. And in a Ben and Kelly Court case, is giving your coworker cologne an inappropriate gift? Plus #missedconnections
A Delta pilot is being called a hero for narrowly avoiding a mid-air collision with a B-52 bomber on approach to the airport. STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/delta-pilot-pulls-aggressive-maneuver-to-avoid-b-52-bomber/
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