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It's a big, giant positive news boost for your brain at KKHI as we discuss "The Greatest Story Never Told."   Finance guy Larry Kudlow has coined the phrase, Scott Bessent has doubled down and the whole Trump world administration is trying to figure out why nobody is talking about record GDP, record real income and record low poverty.  This is quite a ledger for you today.    There's also been a crazy dramatic drop in young people, especially teenage girls, that say they are gay.  It's happened in just a couple years and if you believe you're born gay... we have quite a freakish genetic story taking place in America.    Chiefs tackle Josh Simmons seems AWOL to me again this year and I'm just not buying the injury narrative.  He ditched the team last year and it's looking like he's not interested in playing this year.    The Royals move their hitting coach out but join a very rare club of clubs that have stunk and kept their manager and general manager.  The Padres are in the playoffs and one eligible bachelor has really a really nice seat for the right woman.  KU is likely getting another player back from last year's team    And our Final Final is a BBQ joint in Florida that has servers wearing the greatest T-shirts ever.

   It's a big, giant positive news boost for your brain at KKHI as we discuss "The Greatest Story Never Told."   Finance guy Larry Kudlow has coined the phrase, Scott Bessent has doubled down and the whole Trump world administration is trying to figure out why nobody is talking about record GDP, record real income and record low poverty.  This is quite a ledger for you today.    There's also been a crazy dramatic drop in young people, especially teenage girls, that say they are gay.  It's happened in just a couple years and if you believe you're born gay... we have quite a freakish genetic story taking place in America.    Chiefs tackle Josh Simmons seems AWOL to me again this year and I'm just not buying the injury narrative.  He ditched the team last year and it's looking like he's not interested in playing this year.    The Royals move their hitting coach out but join a very rare club of clubs that have stunk and kept their manager and general manager.  The Padres are in the playoffs and one eligible bachelor has really a really nice seat for the right woman.  KU is likely getting another player back from last year's team    And our Final Final is a BBQ joint in Florida that has servers wearing the greatest T-shirts ever.

Stan Weber joins us after a mixed bag weekend of football depending on your team.  But almost everyone listening today is a Chiefs fan so that's where we start.  The Chiefs have some holes on defense and Stan has some ideas.  Are the Raiders for real?  All we know is they are dying to beat KC and take over first place.     The undefeated teams can't be any better than what they are but to this point, nobody looks like a beast.  The NFL had pass interference problems this week and Stan has at least one solution to fix part of it.    Mizzou and KSU fumble their chances at 4-0 starts as it's about to get a lot tougher.  And we have a good old fashioned disagreement on strategy.  Belly up... it's the Football Feast.

   It wasn't the perfect game but you never shrug your shoulders when you win by 14 points on the road in the NFL.  Patrick Mahomes was very efficient and this team needs it as they continue to look for a reliable pass rush from a young defense.  The results are there... the Chiefs are 3-0 and if you can believe it, KC is now looking at a big game against the 3-0 Raiders.      Mizzou and KSU hit the road Saturday and had plenty of chances to win and both came up short.  Very disappointing for both fan bases.    The Royals season is over and they'll spend the next six months trying to build a bullpen.  Kyle Larson wins at Kansas Speedway.  President Trump gets our lame USA golf team over the finish line in the President's Cup where the boys were heavily favored.    Trump no longer wants to hear from Iran about a deal, he seems bent on choking them out at this point.  Obama and his people continue to say the dumbest things, clearly forgetting what they did when they were in charge.  A Trump hating brewery is going out of business and in our Final Final, somebody spiked the punch bowl with Viagra.

   After an ugly, really ugly incident took place at the Turning Point USA event on the Mizzou campus this week we learn that the scary as hell, threatening trans person that showed up covered in fake Charlie Kirk blood is not a student.  This looked like it was about to be a mass shooting and Mizzou is all over it as they've turned Chloe Carter's information over to the FBI.  Way to go Mizzou!    A man that was shot twice in Butler, Pennsylvania two years ago as an assassin tried to kill Trump, has now died.  This is a really sad story about a good man and a horrible two years battling his injuries.    President XI of China was the guest of honor at the White House Thursday and got a comedic tour, an impressive tour of Marine One and a great seat at the head table with Trump, Elon, the head of Nvidia and Apple.  What a power move.    There's a real estate boom already in KCK as the Chiefs are building a $3 billion stadium.  And of course, media on the left are complaining.    Sophie Cunningham is so much more than a basketball player and we have a great audio clip to prove it.  Salvy hits his 20th home run this year... and he's in rare company as he's done that 10 times now.  Amazing.  Lee Sterling of www.paramountsports.com has your weekly picks after an insanely great pick for our Patrons Thursday.  If you want those free picks every Thursday click on "Become a Patron" at www.kkhasissues.com.      And our Final Final is a roller coaster you probably don't want to ride.

   President Obama is coming to KC to speak for a few minutes and pick up a massive check from a multi-billion dollar KC investment firm.  But he won't be campaigning for Kansas and Missouri Democrats.  Those folks, like Pastor Adam Hamilton, are making it clear they don't want an endorsement from him or Kamala or Biden or any of the real dems.   What a fraud.  If these people win, they will just fall in line and become lackies for them.    Argentina president Javier Milei spoke in front of the United Nations and just unloaded on them for being globalist frauds.  He's such an unfiltered truth teller.    A Turning Point USA event on campus at Mizzou turns ugly and sad when a really, really sick student stepped up to the microphone in a Charlie Kirk style shirt with blood all over his neck and white tee shirt.  What is wrong with these people?    The Chiefs set an 11 year high for Sunday Night Football ratings with their overtime win and we'll update their injuries for you.  Trump posts he's heading to the Texas-Tennessee game Saturday with Peyton Manning and maybe College Gameday.   KU basketball could be getting a star player back.  The USA President's Cup golf team featured one player in a photo with all 14 wives and girlfriends at the pre-tourney dinner.  It's NASCAR playoff run weekend at Kansas Speedway and a diner in Pleasant Hill is about to get really, really famous.

   President Trump has been busier in New York than any time as president, we can't keep track of the number of things he's working on.  GOP candidates are mad he's meeting and appearing with Mamdani this close to the election but happy with his speech at the UN.  In his speech, he has renamed AI and re-iterated its not going to kill us.  I'll share a list with you of things I remember in my life that were going to kill me.     A Kansas City mom has first degree murder charges dropped and pleads guilty to child endangerment after she put her 8 week old baby in an oven in 2024.  What is wrong with us?    Toys R Us is opening 160 stores nationwide for the holiday season and I love it.  I'll tell you why.... and where four locations will be in Kansas City.    The Chiefs special teams are awful and we aren't hopeful they will get much better.  Royals announcer and baseball Hall of Famer Denny Mathews is hitting a remarkable milestone on Friday when he calls the Royals/Guardians game.    A KU freshman from KC is the national volleyball player of the week.  The Seahawks head coach has an ongoing feud with the Broncos coach and there is a 50 topping pizza available for the first time ever.   It's make right here in our back yard.

   An appeals court ruling Monday leads us to believe the new maps in Missouri will be used for the Congressional vote in November... but... Not so fast.  This feels like it will never end.    The White House is currently excluding 3 super liberal media outlets from covering the news and I'm ok with it as long as they change it from a ban to just a "rotation" and allow them only in a few days a month.  The slow days.    Skydance is the parent company of Paramount/Warner Bros/Discovery Networks after a $110 merger.  12 states filed suit to stop it from happening but a deal has been reached for Paramount to stay in California and liberals in Hollywood are freaking out at how bad Gavin Newsom and his AG got worked over.  This is hilarious.    An area high school golfer wins at Pebble Beach in a PGA Tour Champions event and I know the young man and have been friends with his dad for 25 years.  This is a feel good story.    Pretty much every honest columnist or pundit in America agrees, the NFL blew the video replay in the Chiefs game Sunday night completely ignoring the "clear and obvious" clause while taking about an hour to make a decision.  They are actually working against  the Chiefs these days.    Another quarterback is hurt Monday night as signal callers are dropping everywhere.  A pastor returns to the football field... at age 48.  And a Long Island woman celebrating her birthday had an accident, got stuck and thought it was turning into her "death day."  But it worked out ok.

   It's a big step from week one to week two in any football season and not a single player showed more progress than Patrick Mahomes Sunday night at Arrowhead.  There's a chance... yes...  a chance, that this unicorn is better after an brutal injury and terrible season than he has been in years.  What a show at Arrowhead and what a wildly stupid decision by the Colts to kick a field goal on 4th down in overtime.  Oh, and we'll talk about the video review overturn that took the win away from the Chiefs and made them win it all over again.    The Raiders are 2-0, the Chargers are 0-2 and the league lost a couple big time QBs in the NFC on a crazy day in the NFL.    KU had plenty of chances in London to beat Arizona State but falls short.  Avery Johnson shines in Manhattan.  And Mizzou didn't make it look easy but is not apologizing for being 3-0.    Trump announces a deal with Greenland, Ed Sheeran returns to the stage and Pat McAfee may be getting high while doing his podcast.

   What is it with all these fake dems running for Senate in Republican states?  Guys like Talarico and Al-Sayed and.... Pastor Adam Hamilton.  They are being so "outed" as liars and frauds it's embarrassing even by political standards.  The latest is a liberal candidate in Nebraska running as an "independent" caught on tape making fun of the people in a small town.... in his own state!  This dude may be the biggest fraud of all.    Trump keeps telling us gas prices are "a small price to pay" for the war in Iran.  For him, yes.  For all the rest of us, no.  It's one of the very few tone deaf things he's said as president.    Josh Hawley is not running for president if you were curious.    On Thursday, team KKHI took a beating at the hands of team Mundo at Uncle Hud's charity whiffle ball tourney to benefit www.thebattlewithin.org. It's ok... it's all about charity.  Rex Hudler took a few minutes to chat with me about why this is a passion of his and his thoughts on what the Royals could be next year.    Then, Lee Sterling of www.paramountsports.com has your pigskin picks in front of Sunday night's game  KU in London and the Cats and Tigers at home.   Our Final Final is tourists finding some long lost treasure.

   At our America 250 event Wednesday evening with www.kcmotalkradio.com, my eyes were opened a little bit by a couple things that stood out as our panel on stage discussed the state of American politics.   It featured Guy Benson of Fox News, syndicated radio hosts Vince Coglianese and McGraw Milhaven, Pete Mundo and Miranda Kahn of KCMO and your humble host.  A couple things really stood out.    Travis Kelce was ripped off in a Ponzi scheme and the dude that committed the crime is going to prison for 11 years.  But that's only half the story.  Why in the world is the Republican swamp involved in this thing?    Before the game Monday night, the Broncos tried some dirty tricks to get under the Chiefs' skin.   Stan Weber joins us to talk about the matchup with the Colts Sunday night and we preview the KU, KSU and MU games Saturday.

   The democrats are turning up the heat on election season chaos because it's the best card they have to play.  "AI will kill us all," the shout over and over.  Now they got another gift as everyone is quitting Ed Sheeran's massive musical stadium tour after one of the singers began preaching for Palestine on stage.  This is growing, the tour is almost certainly going to be cancelled and Taylor Swift could now get dragged in.    A judge says the Kennedy Center can't have Trump's name of likeness or a plaque in the lobby unless Congress approves it.  So Trump called the Board of Directors and had them close the Kennedy Center until further notice.  wow.     The KC Star has had more layoffs and we don't cheer that in any way.  But there are more media jobs in America today than any time in history so it's hard to not believe this is mostly their own fault.   The Chiefs are a dream come true for me if they continue to run plays with two quarterbacks on the field.  Texas QB Arch Manning is all caught up in a fake controversy and a new style sports competition has a disgusting winner that endured explosive diarrhea while competing.  You have to hear this.

   I've begged and pleaded all off season... please let me be wrong.  Andy says, "I got you."    For the first time in three years, the Chiefs brought something new to their season opener.  Something really, really new and it was spectacular.   How great was Kenneth Walker racking up 191 total yards?  So great that in the storied history of the franchise the Chiefs have never had a game where their quarterback started a game 2 for 12 passing and the Chiefs won.  In fact, in this one, they never trailed.  Good golly was this a thing of beauty.    The one area your humble host was right was the Chiefs clearly built this off season for Justin Fields to start the opener but you're always going with Mahomes even if he was rusty, and admittedly, has a lot of work to do this year to get into form.    It wasn't just the offense as the defense has a whole new look and shine.   The Buffalo Bills are under fire for announcing they are perrorming the Canadian national anthem this Thursday night.  Robert Kraft makes a great decision about a concert at Gillette Stadium.    The Royals announce construction plans for their new ballpark.  Hickman Mills Schools sells a grade school on the cheap and some folks aren't happy.  And our Final Final is legendary radio announcer, Hall of Famer Dale Carter, running for office in Jackson County and happy to not be the Chiefs PA announcer anymore.

   The Border War stayed closer than it should have been most of the night as Mizzou downs KU.  Not a whole lot to break down on the field but all the stuff off the field is what everyone is talking about.  Especially Eli Drinkwitz who just let it fly.    In Manhattan, the Cats may not be the most talented team but they sure play clean games.  After two games, the KSU defense hasn't allowed a touchdown and except for a couple QB brain farts here and there, they've been nearly flawless.    Then the bright lights of Monday Night Football are ready to shine on Patrick Mahomes and the league's marquee franchise.  Stan breaks down the matchup for us... spoiler alert... neither of us is all that optimistic for a win.

   The Border War is back in Lawrence for the first time in 21 years and the pressure is all on Mizzou.  Stan Weber is here with the matchups that matter for KU and MU.  We talk week one clues and new coaching trends throughout CFB.  KSU host Washington State and Texas and Ohio State have a top 5 showdown.    Then, Lee Sterling of www.paramountsports.com has your point spread picks and two plays this weekend for $1.    Finally, our song of the week is about the government and you're going to like most of it.

   It seems crazy but true, Carrington Harrison is officially the longest pursued interview guest of my career.  FIVE YEARS!    Nobody's to blame here, really, it's just been business.  We've always worked with competing companies and, for a couple years, this podcast was a no go zone for a lot of bosses in KC media.    Carrington is not only the best sports talk host in KC, he's a documentary film maker.  He's kind of making the rest of us look lazy and shallow.  Over the past couple years hosting "The Drive" every afternoon on 96.5 The Fan, he was also working on Armageddon at Arrowhead about the epic 2007 MU-KU game in 2007.  The doc is out just in time before Friday's Border War in Lawrence and will hit a streaming service soon.    We chat about our industry, how long it took to make his second film and of course preview Friday's game and the upcoming Chiefs season.  It's been worth the wait.  He's talented, likable, tough and fair.  Enjoy!

   This is so much fun as Jessica finally grabs a microphone and joins in at KKHI.  It took having Gary Lezak from www.weather2020.com to come on as a guest in order for Jess to jump in but she's got a whole bunch of questions for KC's most famous meteorologist.   We'll talk about haboobs and slings and, well, a few football forecasts.    We also learn that Gary keeps his own Top 40 list of songs every month and stays on current music.  So we introduce him to the song "Gary" by Stepen Wilson Jr.   You're going to enjoy this one.

   We got our first look at the Tigers, Jayhawks and Wildcats in week one of the college football season and there's reason to believe good things are ahead.  We tackle the highs and very few lows as Mizzou gets ready to head to Lawrence to play KU on national tv Friday night.    In Manhattan, first game head coach Collin Klein almost set a record by hanging 71 points on the board and almost giving the mascot a heart attack.  Michigan is the luckiest team in history and another Big Ten team lost as a 30 point home fave.   Then, we meet Amanda Meyers of www.farmschoolusa.com and we learn a thing or two about teaching our kids in new ways.  Parents everywhere are looking for alternatives to government schools and this gem in Raymore has a waiting list you won't believe.

   Mizzou notched easy at the Zou while a 30 point favorite Rutgers loses at home.  Between gambling scandals, eligibility chaos and lawsuits galore, this season could we a wild one for the ages.    Also, Lee Sterling is here from www.paramountsports.com with his picks for the weekend and three free plays for everyone that signs up for his free emails and newsletters.

   We begin the Football Feast with Stan Weber  analyzing the Chiefs 53 man roster.  There are more question marks right now than answers up and down this roster but Stan is in no panic mode.  Get Mahomes on the field, beat the Broncos and watch everything change, is his theme.  It's a three team race in the West and we will share our thoughts.    Then, we dive into this past messy month of college football eligibility and how it may, or may not, affect some teams right out of the gate.    One by one... we tackle Mizzou vs Ark Pine Bluff, Long Island vs KU and Nicholls State vs. KSU.  Three nights in a row a local game for college fans in KC to feast upon.  It's here.  Let's go!

   We begin the Football Feast with Stan Weber  analyzing the Chiefs 53 man roster.  There are more question marks right now than answers up and down this roster but Stan is in no panic mode.  Get Mahomes on the field, beat the Broncos and watch everything change, is his theme.  It's a three team race in the West and we will share our thoughts.    Then, we dive into this past messy month of college football eligibility and how it may, or may not, affect some teams right out of the gate.    One by one... we tackle Mizzou vs Ark Pine Bluff, Long Island vs KU and Nicholls State vs. KSU.  Three nights in a row a local game for college fans in KC to feast upon.  It's here.  Let's go!

   Marcus Coleman is a dad who's daughter suffered devastating injuries after an illegal alien trucker smashed in to her car in California.  On Tuesday, Coleman appeared before a House Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity and Sanctuary Policy and gave the most powerful, blunt remarks to the democrats you've ever heard.    The DOJ has filed a first of it's kind lawuit and it just happens to be against the KCK school district.  We have the details on how the district kept information from parents about their children and why that's against the law.    Apple and Google have changed their maps in the USA from Lake Ontario to Lake America.    Chiefs president Mark Donovan met with the media Tuesday and discussed what lengths the chiefs have gone to in order to get the best ideas and concepts from other teams facilities all over America.    Tony Romo apologizes and says he will work his way back to CBS Sports after he and his doctors help him ditch his dependency on painkillers and how alcohol use has affected it.    A former teammate shares a story about legendary baseball player Ichiro Suzuki playing road games in KC and having something in common with Andy Reid.    In our Final Final, 1587 restaurant makes a pretty big change.  What does this mean?

   The Hunt family has started a new company called Two Point Development and shared plans with what they plan to build around their new stadium in KCK and their new headquarters in Olathe.    Trump gets the go ahead from the Supreme Court to keep building his ballroom and military facility.  JD Vance hits the road to blast illegal alien truckers that can't speak or read english.  Greg Gutfeld returns from vacation and just unloads on the only liberal at the table on The Five.  You gotta hear this.    Tonganoxie Middle School gets a huge surprise from You Tube's top content creator.    In Sports, the Chiefs get a defensive end who was part of the group filing a lawsuit to be allowed to go play at LSU if they didn't make an NFL roster.  The SEC and non conference opponents  are threatening to not play LSU.    The new SEC rules benefit Mizzou as star basketball player Mark Mitchell with come back to Columbia instead of playing for Kentucky.   CBS Sports Gary Parrish has released his first hoops Top 25 plus 1 and loves Mizzou this year.  But that's not the shocker.  Wait until you hear what he thinks of Kansas.    Lance Leipold sings praises for new starting qb Isaiah Marshall and a famous singer is hospitalized in St. Louis after a health scare on stage.

   It's being called the biggest oil deal in the history of the world as the United States has its hands on 65 billion barrels of Venzuelan oil.  President Trump says gas prices will shoot downward and he's calling in oil execs this week to put pressure on them asap.    Our favorite Trump impressionist, Shawn Farash, drops a beauty renaming a great lake "Lake Dontario."    Another comedian, Jay Leno, opened up on a podcast that he was overpaid to host the Tonight Show and never spent a dime of it.  Incredible.    The Chiefs roster is set and the two biggest questions are offensive line rotations and.... Harrison Butker?  Yes, this is a huge year for KC's longtime kicker and he'd better pull it together.    Mizzou coach Eli Drinkwitz rips college sports' eligibility rules, KU Athletics as approved a budget that runs on a $13 million deficit and Scottie Scheffler win the Tour Championship.    Royals announcer Ryan Lefebvre did a really, really nice thing this weekend and our Final Final is Dems boycotting a business where they've never been a customer.

There really is only one target, one campaign slogan, one repeatable line for every Republican running and it's just sitting there for the taking.  If this party can find a way to change the narrative away from Trump and onto this, they could win.    A local meteorologist is bullied relentlessly online for being.... pregnant.  She fights back in a big way and we are all for her.    Trump misses the mark in his selection for a new name for Lake Ontario.  CNN gets it all wrong with images of a Dolly Parton impersonator while covering the iconic singer's death.    In Sports, national media seem to think Mahomes may not play in the opener.  KU names a starting quarterback and it's a bit of a surprise.  KSU is ready to speed up their play calling and offensive pace this year.  And a golf controversy about a company that made an unfunny  commercial is the dumbest cancellation in years.

   There really is only one target, one campaign slogan, one repeatable line for every Republican running and it's just sitting there for the taking.  If this party can find a way to change the narrative away from Trump and onto this, they could win.    A local meteorologist is bullied relentlessly online for being.... pregnant.  She fights back in a big way and we are all for her.    Trump misses the mark in his selection for a new name for Lake Ontario.  CNN gets it all wrong with images of a Dolly Parton impersonator while covering the iconic singer's death.    In Sports, national media seem to think Mahomes may not play in the opener.  KU names a starting quarterback and it's a bit of a surprise.  KSU is ready to speed up their play calling and offensive pace this year.  And a golf controversy about a company that made an unfunny  commercial is the dumbest cancellation in years.

   If you ask anyone in KC, it's a stone cold lock that Patrick Mahomes in starting against the Broncos in Week 1 and that includes asking anyone in the media.  But media outside KC are pointing out some contradictions in what the Chiefs are saying, and doing right now, and interpret this situation as totally up in the air.    I'd never heard of Farm School until I had lunch with Tim and Britt Cross of www.crosskitchenskc.com Wednesday.  Their oldest attends Farm School "Lolly and Pops" in Raymore and were featured on a piece produced by KSHB-TV.  This is one of the greatest school ideas ever... you have to hear this.    Senator Josh Hawley is targeting Flock Cameras alongside.... Bernie Sanders?   JOCO property taxes are going up again next year, your democrat leaders couldn't hate you more.    In Sports, the Royals win streak ends at 9 as they faced another Mizzou starting pitcher in Toronto.  The Big 12 joins the Big Ten and SEC in not allowing pros to come back to college and I think they made a mistake at least in the short term.  TCU pulls credentials from the largest media outlet covering their football team as they head for Ireland to face Bill Belichick's UNC team.  And TCU is 1000% in the wrong.    A new documentary by the best sports talk show host in KC, Carrington Harrison,  debuts Thursday night at Screenland Armour Theater in NKC and it's called Armageddon at Arrowhead.  It's about that epic MU-KU football game at Arrowhead nearly 20 years ago.    ESPN dumps something for college football, Tom Brady's store in SF gets robbed and a girl is dominating the Little League World Series.

   Nobody knows the inside story of why CIA Director John Ratcliffe was in Moscow Tuesday but while he was, 5 "Doomsday Planes" were in they sky over America including one that spend all day flying by KC.  What is going on?    Dolly Parton was truly loved by millions both young and old and from every possible background.  She was a singer, actor, philanthropist and the person that just made everyone feel great.  What an amazing life.  We have a clip of her on the Tonight Show w/Johnny Carson that displayed every one of her traits all at one time.    We've got better new names for Lake Ontario than Lake America.  Mayor Q says he stands with Canada now, not with the USA as politics matter more than country.   In sports, Patrick Mahomes is running the scout team 18 days before the first game of the season.  49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan draws the short straw and has to talk about his owner Jed York getting popped in a prostitution sting.  Charles Barkley blasts the WNBA for it's "awful year."  In DC, the Redskins are making a comeback and we support it fully.  And the Royals have now won 9 in a row.

   The Supreme Court has told a lower court it cannot keep President Trump from implementing his executive order on mail in voting this November and it's a nice win.  But it's a million miles from over as more cases in lower courts are pending and even more are about to be filed.  We explain the difference in this ruling and what the SAVE America Act would do.    The owner of the NFL's San Francisco 49ers pleads no contest after going out of his way to find a trailer park hooker for $140.  He's a billionaire!   This is the most fun story of 2026 as far as I'm concerned.    Men are stupid, that's for sure.  But then we focus in on women and why they are so unhappy in America when they have it better than anyone on earth.  Brace yourself as we tell the hard truth.    Ron DeSantis has implemented communism history classes in government schools in Florida.  It starts in 6th grade and runs through high school and focuses on freedoms that citizens lose in communist countries and the history and lack of success in every country that's tried it.    We have an update for you on how Harrison Butker kicked a 69 yard field goal into the net.  Patrick Mahomes says two different things about his playing status in the same sentence.  The American League playoff race is wild as a team under .500 could make the post season.  Disney rolls out some really cool NFL team gear featuring Disney characters, we'll tell you what character they picked for the Chiefs.

   Everyone is talking about Harrison Butker's 69 yard field goal Saturday in Tampa but remember, it's the pre-season.  Sure, it looks like real football, sometimes, but it's not.  Not even the kicks.  Last year a Jags kicker hit a 70 yarder.   But you won't even see teams try this in the regular season when the NFL watches over all the kicking balls like a hawk.    The Royals are just unstoppable right now as they win their 8th game in a row.  What could have been this year if the Royals just had 1 or 2 pitchers in the bullpen.    Monster Energy drink is the new sponsor of the Big 12 Conference and it's already controversial.  And Monster loves it.    A new report suggest Tony Romo could be on his way out at CBS Sports after getting a DUI.    A high ranking member of Iran's Parliament has spoken publicly that Iranians could be starving soon and that will not be sustainable for the regime.  More news on the economic D-Day are set top be revealed Monday.    A hospital in Nashville mixes up drugs and botches multiple surgeries.  The Negro Leagues Museum in KC has seen a big bump in traffic for one specific reason.  A new covid shot study of over 8 million people has bad, bad news for what they did to us.  A teachers union president asks for people to NOT shop at Target... so I think I will go get some stuff.    And our Final Final is a football player that got dissed by Tom Hanks at Travis and Taylor's wedding.

   It's almost go time as the first college football games are Thursday, and then, next Saturday TCU plays UNC along with other games in Week Zero.  So let's just jump start the whole thing with a season preview Football Feast!    Stan Weber gets us started answering the most pressing questions about the Chiefs.    After that,  we preview Mizzou at the 23:15 mark, K-State at the 34:45 mark and KU at 46:15.   It's all here.    Are you ready for some football?

   It feels like President Trump is not interested in any more military actions against Iran and has pivoted to economic pressure that he's calling an Economic D-Day.  And it seems it's dragging half the world in with it.  Scary stuff indeed.    The GOP will have a Midterm Convention September 9th and 10th in Dallas.  Who picked these dates?  It's opening night and night two for the NFL so you can scratch 40 million people out that won't be watching.    The PGA Tour playoffs are in St. Louis this week and the Pro-Am portion was Wednesday.  Senator Eric Schmitt teed it up with world #1 player Scottie Scheffler.    We open up the mailbag as many of you share your stories of dumping all your NIKE gear with me years ago.    In sports, an analytics pro says Patrick Mahomes sack rate will determine the fate of his comeback and it has very little to do with offensive line play.  I've got the numbers.... and I agree.    A KU grad that reports on the Big 12 has a dire prediction for the Jayhawks this football season.  The Royals are on a heater with a wildly dramatic comeback win over the A's and NASCAR announces it's pair of race weekends at Kansas Speedway next year.

   The four year saga to build a new stadium in KC for the Royals was a blockbuster to watch and we all thought it ended with the big Crown Center announcement earlier this year.  Boy, were we wrong.  It ended with a Royals worker being arrested at a council meeting when it broke out into a free for all.  Hilarious.    Penn State frat boys got busted running a drug ring and their leader's nickname is one for the ages.      The Minnesota award winner for "Refugee of the Year" is charged with 8 counts for fraud stealing millions from Medicaid.  Of course he did.      Nike is a failing company and has been ever since it paid millions to Collin Kaepernick for kneeling during the national anthem and holding news conferences wearing Castro tee shirts.  This is bad, but they can fix it.  Just do it.     The most counted on Chiefs O-Lineman misses practice Tuesday with, uh oh, a back injury.  Eric Bieniemy speaks about his son shooting his wife.    Sporting KC spends millions on an international player and boy do they need something good.  The Advent Health Championship golf tourney starts Thursday at Blue Hills as Tom Watson takes center stage as the tourney ambassador.  And our Final Final is sad news about a legendary rock band.

   Always the eternal optimist, the official position at KKHI has been the that the midterms are in play for Republicans.  But your humble host is going to need a booster shot to keep believing.   Republicans don't seem interested in turning out as the war in Iran drags the party down.    In Alaska, the dems are so good at elections they found a guy named Dan Sullivan to run against Senator Dan Sullivan in the primary in a ranked choice election.  This is NOT a joke.    A 13 year old boy on a scooter is hit by a car near at a Leawood school Monday... it may be time to rethink these motorized menaces.    Independence is putting in a 6:00pm curfew for SantaCaliGon Days for anyone under 18.   KCMO has released their funding proposal for the $600 million they are giving the Royals for a new ball park.    On the field, Jac Caglianone is going crazy for the Royals right now.  Chiefs number one draft pick Mansoor Delane hits the field for full contact for the first time.  The Dallas Cowboys are the most valuable team in the NFL as the new list is out.  The Chiefs rank will surprise you.    And our Final Final is a man arrested at a Tokyo airport for what he had hidden inside 22 pairs of socks in his suitcase.  And it wasn't drugs or jewelry or cash.

   We got our first peak at the 2026 Chiefs on Saturday and as you might expect, it was a mixed bag.  Lots of sloppy play, one  player with a disappointing defensive performance and a couple guys on offense that turned heads.  It's a start and was nice to see football again.  One question... why are the Chiefs hyping Patrick Mahomes so much publicly?  The whole broadcast felt like an "oversell."    You're going to need a bowl of popcorn to watch this one.... Steven A Smith of ESPN is given a thumbs down award from the National Association of Black Journalists and he has now vowed to report things he says he's known for years about this organization.  I can't wait.    Royals left Noah Cameron is on a heater and his latest is a near no-hitter against the Angels.  Jac Caglianone is on his way to becomgin Royals player of the year. Legendary pitcher Tommy John dies at age 83 and it's a crying shame he's not in the Hall of Fame.  I'll explain why.     In the news, Donald Trump does a 180 on North and South Korea.  Ty Masterson gets a big union endorsement.  My interaction with an off duty KCK police officer is just fantastic and scientists have discovered the dolphins know how to fish with bait.

   What a shame the status of the brave men and women that serve on the USS Lincoln near Iran has turned into pure politics.  It stinks they've been at sea for 260 days, that's true.  It's also true this is what your sign up for and this is nowhere near the same as being on a battleship in World War II.  Now the left is using this ship as a political weapon against Republicans and that makes them the lowest of the low.    There's a short list for new press secretary, we've got some thoughts.    Andy Reid says almost nothing about what the plan is for Saturday's first pre season game other than Justin Fields will start at QB and Patrick Mahomes won't play.      Bill Self opens up and says he thought doctors would tell him he had to retire because he had a "heart attack, a pretty significant one."    And the Boys Of '76 were the Center High School boys basketball team 50 years ago... 29-0 and the greatest team in Missouri high school history.  We chat with the author of the book about this amazing team that won every single game by double digits.  Michael Welsh went to Center and saw every second of it first hand and as the team has its reunion weekend, he shares his thoughts on his book dedicated to the amazing season.

   The sweetest White House Press Sectretary ever, Karoline Leavitt, is going home to her little kids to be a mom for now.  Great for her!  We discuss her incredible journey and future... and who may take the podium next.    Cheers to Kennadi Fuhrman of DeSoto, Kansas for the being he first female ever to win the Patriot Games.  And wait until you hear how much she won for a scholarship!    Ty Masterson posts a brutal takedown of opponent Cindy Holscher, who has mocked Jesus in the past.    At training camp, Travis Kelce met with the media for the first time since his wedding.  We play a big chunk of it as it's very interesting... especially his vocal techniques.    The Royals get swept for the 10th time this season and are in very rare company as one of only three AL teams not in the playoff hunt.  Oh, and Salvy got hurt.    The Lakers get sold to Jared Kushner's brother and Jason Sudeikis gets on stage at Madison Square Garden to sing the Ted Lasso song.

   We had some more wild communist primaries Tuesday night and Hong got the Gong in Wisconsin... unless there is a recount.  We'll go over the winners and losers as former sportscaster Michelle Tafoya cruises for the GOP in Minnesota.    A new ad popping up everywhere just blasts Pastor Adam Hamilton for supporting BLM, repenting because he's white and having his church pay for draq queen story hour.  Oh, this is so good.    The Air Force One report that President Trump was not on the plane as it left Turkey last month has taken a predictable turn.  The left wing media are upset they were not told what was going on.  Of course it's about them.    Our little pup Cabo was adopted  through www.pawsitivetailskc.org ... a group that just won a national award from a famous country singer!    Rashee Rice meets with the media and I'm ready to give him one more shot this year.  I'll explain why.  Indiana's WNBA coach has a total meltdown after she failed to support her own player.   A High School football player has a dangerous problem with his helmet.  I had lunch with a Rock N Roll Hall of Famer Tuesday and something happened in a golf tourney at Trump's course nobody has ever seen before.

   Remember last month when President Trump went to the NATO Summit in Turkey and they switched out Air Force One planes for the prez?  Well, turns out he didn't fly on either one of them.  According the Washington Post, Trump and his closest aides got in catering truck after boarding the plane and were taken to a different military jet to fly to England.  Incredible.    It's getting worse and worse for Tony Fauci... and all of us.  Wow, how many lies could this man tell?  According to his text messages, Fauci was concerned about first trimester miscarriages for women after taking the Covid jab.  His concern was proven to be the truth.... his public backing of the vax to go ahead and take it if you're pregnant was criminal.    Missouri's Will Scharf has been promoted by the president and he's more than deserving.    The WNBA is at a crossroads, after 30 years in business, because they're trying to figure out what a "woman" is in their rules and charter.  This league is a mess.    Eric Bieniemy is back at Chiefs camp after his son allegedly shot his wife in Virginia.  KU gets to play home games this year but there will be "temporary conditions" with some restrooms and concessions as they're still a year away from completing their nearly all new stadium.  And a golfer that cheated is totally humiliated in St. Louis.

   What a crazy twist.  Less than two weeks after filling in for your humble host on his radio show, Jackson County Executive Phil LeVota is indicted on multiple charges including a bribery scheme around the election of the new County Exec.  This is wild.    After Dr. Fauci took out the trash yesterday (and wouldn't we like to know what he tossed?) he got in the car and went for a ride with his wife.  All cameras are on the Fauci's again and Mrs. Covid Jab flipped the bird at the media.  You gotta love it when the true colors shine through.    Utah Senator Mike Lee says there is real progress on the SAVE America Act in the senate.  Ya, right.     According to a report at SI, Patrick Mahomes is keeping notes of everyone and everything people are saying about him and his team.  This is juicy.  Also, the OG OC Eric Bienemy is now streaming in to practice live and calling the field on his phone.  I'll let you guess what I have to say about this.     A local Olympian that we got to know just a little bit gets the gold returned to her in a really feel good story and Missouri speed limits on the Interstate are about to pop up to 75 mph.

   New polling shows that Americans of all parties are absolutely in favor of passing the SAVE America Act.  The question asked is not about providing ID, it's specific to the bill.  And everyone wants it.    The new season of Ted Lasso is out and it begins with an episode that is an absolute banger for our fair city.  Every landmark you can think of is shown and literally, the whole theme of the episode is about living in KC.    Ty Masterson gets tough on his opponent for Kansas Governor.  A democrat running for Congress in Hawaii freaks out on a beach in Maui and gets popped in the jaw and knocked out by a do-gooder.   In sports, Harrison Butker had an off season kicking plan I've never heard of before.  The Royals have been the best home team in baseball for quite awhile and nobody knows it while one of their pitchers has become unhittable.    We're headed to www.iowaspeedway.com this weekend for their NASCAR Cup Race, pre-race show by Dierks Bentley and horse racing the night before all in one place.  Aaron Rodgers keeps firing at Fauci, the Savanah Bananas are saving fans money on the secondary ticket market and a Fantasy Football punishment is the worst thing possible for a golfer.

   If we learned one thing about primary voters in Missouri and Kansas it's that they love them some government and taxes.  Holy smokes did the Missouri income tax elimination get crushed and the voters of Kansas are simply not interested in electing Supreme Court justices.  Let's just keep getting taxed and have the goverment do what it wants.  Wow.    Almost all of the winners around our two states were the most well known candidates, we'll go over the winners and losers.  Also, I went to the polls twice as I voted on Monday and took my mom to vote Tuesday.  Two different locations had one thing in common with the poll workers.    In sports, here comes the hype about the NBA moving to KC.  It's enough to make me want to take a nap.  A website called www.defector.com does a series of comedy articles about why your NFL team will suck in 2026 and the Chiefs story is pretty funny.  Mizzou checks in at #25 in the college football coaches poll and an 85 year old actress is breaking new ground in our Final Final.

   Pardon my enthusiasm but it was just glorious to watch Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers absolutely unload on Anthony Fauci at his team's training camp.  This is too fun.  We have it for you.    Then, Clay Travis of Outkick challenges the WNBA champs to a basketball game against High School Boys for $10 million and then doubles down.  Travis says he wants to buy a team for Nashville and have only trans players on it naming them the Nashville Balls.  This is getting so good.    Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt says the senate could pass a bill on college athletics this week that the SEC and Big Ten have agreed to.  The Royals trade a former all star to the Dodgers.    In a story I didn't see coming, KU chancellor Dr. Doug Girod has crafted a policy letter with the Trump administration to allow more safe free speech and inclusivity for conservatives at American universities.   Judge Janine Pirro could be fired by Trump before you hit the play button.  Mamdani's commie grocery store will require an ID card for food... but not to vote.    And a famous couple's new puppy could be named after a character from the movie The Sandlot.

   We've not spent a lot of time talking about the Protect College Sports Act on the podcast because to this point it was a bunch of hot air from politicians in an election year.  That all changed in the last 48 hours.  The Big Ten and SEC are on board now, with some serious changes.  Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt is right in the middle of all of it and he is fired up the Senate will get something done this week that saves college sports from self destruction.  We'll play it for you.    Then, KU hires an athletic department GM and that leaves me with a really big question.   And Jerry Jones warns people to count out Tony Romo at your own peril.

   For a few hours this weekend, it looked like the Chiefs had lost a pair of wide receivers they are counting on.  It still could be a problem going forward but disaster has been avoided as the players are better than first thought.    Dr. Bill Busch of www.nkcdental.com goes global as we've learned he was the dentist to all the World Cup teams here in KC this summer.  And he had three emergency calls including one on Father's Day.  And he needed a translation app to work through it.    The Royals trade for a pair of arms.  The WNBA had one of the worst days any pro sports league has ever had.    It appears the US and Iran are back at the table looking to strike a deal.  Marco Rubio had a couple great lines this weekend.    As Missouri attempts to go to no state income tax, we'll share a mind blowing stat about the state's tourism that is likely the answer to replacing the funds.    Starlight Theater is a gem... and it's watching you.  Gary Lezak of www.weather2020.com has hired one of his former co-workers.  A store in KC sells disgusting anti-America and anti-Trump merch and in our Final Final...I've got a bet for the President if he wants it.

 It's impossible to think I'd ever lead with the WNBA on this podcast but dueling scandals that should be rocking the league are a mere pimple on their butt because they are spoiled rotten and have liberal privilege.  Oh, and the media will not, under and circumstances, treat them like a real professional league.  They are the Obama cancer of sports.    The Royals lose in the most insane way possible on Thursday and it's the only time this has ever happened.  Like, ever.  You have to hear this.     Trump signs an order to crackdown on illegal alien truckers and replace them with military vets. Yes, please.  Missouri Congressman Mark Alford may be facing a Democrat Socialist in November, he's here to talk about it.    And we also have a conversation with Gene Senesac who is running for Chair of the Johnson County commission.

    The Chiefs got on the field 11 on 11 and all systems are go for the team, and more importantly, Patrick Mahomes.  The NFL's most decorated quarterback was a full go and that has everyone optimistic.      Andy Reid loves his new runningback and off the field he reports that Mia Bienemy is out of ICU.  Team President Mark Donovan discussed the process of securing a Super Bowl at the new Arrowhead and we are one week away from the first NFL preseason game... ugh... the Cardinals and Panthers.    The Royals won a clean game 4-0 that had a bunch of really unusual things in it including Salvy hitting a triple.    Anthony Fauci had one really horrible day Wednesday getting grilled by Senators and used his fifth amendment rights 111 times to not answer any questions.    A new poll shows just how much men hate the democrat party.    Kansas candidate for governor Philip Sarnecki is getting me and Jessica's votes in the primary Tuesday.... we'll talk with him about his plan to audit the state and sell the governor's $9 million airplane.  I really like what I hear and he clearly has run the best campaign.  That matters to me.

   For the first time in the history of this podcast, we've got a lead story that I don't know if it's a Republican or Democrat cause.  But I"m going to find out.  I'm leaning toward these folks holding signs about circumcision at 135th and Metcalf are on the right and don't want to see little boys cut on right after birth.  You have to hear what this outfit did on Tuesday.    Dr. Fauci's diary is over 1000 pages of self adoration and contradictions to everything he was saying publicly about Covid.  It's disgusting.  He testifies before the Senate today... this could get wild.    Iran is now targeting Melania and other members of the Trump family.  Access Journalism is bad for America and it's growing at a rapid rate.    In sports, we have new details about what happened at the Bienemy house in Virginia.  Video of Tony Romo's arrest has been released and the referees that gave Argentina a red card has decided to retire.  This smells fishy.    And our Final Final is a singer that we may want to put in charge of hiring at firing at Arrowhead Stadium.

  This one is easy.  Scott Faughn of www.themissouritimes.com  and newspapers in Jeff City, Fulton and  California, Missouri has all things America  covered.  He has more opinions than me and is about to suprise you.  Ypu don't need a vote in Missouri to hear this really smart and free speech man. Let's go.

The way Salvy's teammates celebrated him becoming the Royals all time home run leader says it all about the man.  You rarely see this kind of pure joy in Major League Baseball but then again, Salvy may be the greatest teammate of all time.    We went to Morton Amphitheater Saturday night for Trump's friend Jason Alden's concert.  Aldean is a total pro but surprisingly remained politically quiet all night and just rocked out.  I will also tell you the best thing about this new venue... and the worst.    Then, we have a couple candidate interviews in the upcoming Republican primaries in Missouri and Kansas.  We chat with Chris Stigall as he runs for Congress and Karen Crnkovic who is running for JOCO commissioner.

   The way Salvy's teammates celebrated him becoming the Royals all time home run leader says it all about the man.  You rarely see this kind of pure joy in Major League Baseball but then again, Salvy may be the greatest teammate of all time.    We went to Morton Amphitheater Saturday night for Trump's friend Jason Alden's concert.  Aldean is a total pro but surprisingly remained politically quiet all night and just rocked out.  I will also tell you the best thing about this new venue... and the worst.    Then, we have a couple candidate interviews in the upcoming Republican primaries in Missouri and Kansas.  We chat with Chris Stigall as he runs for Congress and Karen Crnkovic who is running for JOCO commissioner.