KQ Morning Show

With the release of some HUGE movies on this date we run down our Top Summer Blockbusters in Rank You Very Much, plus what happens when you're on the water and the fish decide to fight back? And World Cup fans from across the planet are baffled by Buc-ee's Waffle house and ranch dressing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Green Day on movie screens, Stones NOT on stage (at least yet) and any Knicks fan you know is losing their mind. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We hear what happens when someone objects during a wedding (at least in Minnesota) plus on the anniversary of the Sopranos finale are still arguing over if it's a good finale or not and MN United FC' s Devin Padelford with some tips on watching the World Cup, what it's like to play for the team he grew up watching and the 90s bands he discovered after refurbishing a turntable with his dad. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Catch Me If You Can IRL (and he's Canadian?!) Up close and personal with Sea Lions and we're running it back to the Moon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Freshmen out east must hike 55 miles of the Appalachian Trail to move onto 10th grade; what should we make Minnesota kids do? (Spoiler: the BWCAW is going to be silly with teenagers if this shakes out), plus we have some product pitches for Sharon if she moves forward with AI Ozzy and WTF Steve's Edition featured a stowaway, a strategic finger and a stubborn police officer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Columbia Heights says "get the flock out" to license plate cameras, what it sounds like when a box truck of fireworks won't stop exploding and what happened when Left Eye didn't think her boyfriend was CrazySexyCool anymore. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben Katzner joins the show to speculate on Vikings QBs, explain just how razor sharp puppy teeth are and let everyone know, what you say at the merch table after a comedy show ends up on the radio. Plus Nick Cage hasn't changed a bit and we have the audio to prove it. Originally aired June 8, 2026. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Mullet champ crowned, Rush takes the stage and this just in... the MN Lynx still really good at basketball. Originally aired June 8, 2026 on Gorman in the Morning. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prince week is underway in Minneapolis, we talk with music writer, podcaster and Packer's fanatic Steven Hyden about seeing Prince, songs that everyone can (and will) sing a long to this weekend (and a couple we shouldn't) plus your close encounters with His Royal Badness. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Art Heist, Blue-Green Algae won't cut us any slack, Soul Asylum's album of a concert of an album of a concert, Prince's bottomless vault released another new song. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gorman is back in action and we picked out top reasons to get brain freeze that are actually worth it in Rank You Very Much, plus from someone who has been to every country on this planet except one... what you actually need to pack and very very dumb reasons to call 911 (Ma'am... this is a Wendy's). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Even the bears know Edina's got fancy garbage, Chrissie Hynde is sick of phones at concerts and it's JUST ANOTHER DAY IN THE D! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week's Bargument had everyone pulling out their calendars and losing their cool over which day is actually the beginning of the week (team Monday or bust) plus the strangest things people forgot in Ubers in just the past 365 days and Vikings Insider Sam Ekstrom on the teams new GM, his highlights from this year's draft class and who really flubbed their press conference. Originally aired June 3, 2026. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bus drives INTO school in St Paul, another reason birds are the strangest pets and the mayoral race even you could win (if you want the gig). Originally aired on Gorman in the Morning on June 3, 2026.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fletcher and Ryder keep rowing with Steve out for the day. Kare 11's new Chief Meteorologist John Zeigler with his kitchen pro tip (get yourself a deep fryer) and how his weather obsession started on the 08s, KQ's Best(est) winner 2026 Comic David Harris on why he makes a terrible server and what happened when he was denied entrance to a Napalm Death show plus Brides, Burnouts and Bees in this week's WTF. Originally aired June 2, 2026. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dearly beloved... Prince week is underway, our new favorite hang is the two dudes getting chased by a sea lion and Steve misses out on a Tristan Gray GRAND SLAM while he is down with the sickness. Originally aired on Gorman In The Morning on June 2, 2026. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We take on the country's most misspelled words without Google and actually do ok(ish), plus the song is now called "Grandma Got Assaulted by a Wild Turkey" and our Founding Fathers were actually drinking decent beers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Taco Bell 50K is an excuse to eat a burrito and a crunch wrap while jogging from Bloomington to Oakdale and Skyline Chili Eggroll turns into "career low" for one baseball broadcaster. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After one Dad Joke hit a little too close to home, we fired off some of your favorites. Plus, you won't recognize ANY of the Scripps Spelling Bee winning words, Roger Daltrey has declared The Who a Metal Band plus comic Aidan McCluskey on how to recognize a pyramid scheme (it's pretty easy), why his first concert would have been the best if it was any other band and finally getting up early enough for McDonald's Breakfast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New super group Sir Paul and Prince's ghost? Report is in on UFO in Anoka and the mosquitos are upping their game. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We got nostalgic for not paying bills. In Rank You Very Much we picked our Top High School Party Movies. Plus, redesigned men's public bathrooms, half blind Anne Hathaway (is not a new band name) and Elizabeth Ries of Twin Cities Live tells us all about 7 Elevens, High Speed Trains and Jet lag after her recent trip to Japan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sir Paul is starstruck by his very first weed hook up, what Grads really want to hear about AI and unlike other MN pro sports teams, the Lynx are always there to pick us up. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're freezing time and committing crimes (at least according to a new poll, ya wannabe bank robbers) plus when your diversion goes haywire and grads getting soaked is the welcome to adulthood we're all feeling. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Big bucks for High School Graduations at US Bank Stadium, Dr Dexter's inspiration for some of The Offspring's Smash hits and Chess Boxing is sure to churn out powerful nerds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WTF features Cyber Trucks on "wade mode", Krispy Kreme Glaze with the save, and a really strange reason for a get together. Plus, rollercoaster tears/fears, Colbert back on TV in less than 23 hours and Glen Matlock, original bass player for the Sex Pistols on his early influences, how Mick Jagger keeps getting in his way and catching Oasis stealing booze from the Sex Pistols dressing room. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MN is home to the best sports bar (get' the Flippin' Totchoes) $8k could score you an iconic piece of grunge memorabilia an the Rehooterization is on. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We've got the odds for the side dishes you'll see at your next cook outs (and Minnesota's is a little embarrassing) plus Brian Eggert of Deep Focus Review on what you should see and skip at the theater and Coco's Rescue brings PUPPY PANDAMONIUM to the studios. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Best place to live in Minnesota is (insert drum roll) PLYMOUTH?!? Billy Corgan and Butch Vig reunited and it feels so good and leave Britney alone... unless she offers to make you lasagna. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steve Gorman and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin discuss their wildly different sounds behind the kit, early gigs for both The Smashing Pumpkins AND Steve's band before joining The Black Crowes and how some of Chamberlin's early jazz influences came through on Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. Photo credit: RKH Images. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

FOUR! types of Aliens, new Strokes (via the beaches of Costa Rica) and FLAVOR FLAV! at a Las Vegas City Council meeting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With The Late Show ending it's run tonight we run down the Top Late Night Talk Shows in Rank You Very Much, plus a crowd surfing 99 year old (GRANNY! GRANNY! GRANNY!) and red flag menu words. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Billy Bob Thornton joins the show to talk about his new song with Country Artist Mark Collie featuring Slash, recording with Warren Zevon and watching Bobby Rahal win the Indy 500 (the topic of Billy Bob's new song). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dave Grohl names the Foos "cringiest lyrics," new tech for anyone missing old school drive-in movies and we let Steve lose his mind over "football." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Billy Bob Thornton joins the show to talk about his new song with Country Artist Mark Collie featuring Slash, plus recording with Warren Zevon, watching Bobby Rahal win the Indy 500 (the topic of Billy Bob's new song). Plus we launch the GITM Bracket: Punk Albums and everyone got ALL fired up when we pitted gas against charcoal in this week's Bargument. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Countdown to Draft Day 2028, Move over Beethoven and Twins take out the cheaters, Jonathan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week's WTF featured 2 Drones 1 Shark and saw Mark score Smashing Pumpkins tickets plus TSA says game on for rotisserie chickens, watermelon and live fish if you are flying over the holiday weekend and Steve's has "one simple trick" to cure your travel sickness AND it actually works. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pumpkins announce MN fall tour stop, Waymos caught up in circles and Wolves call it a season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Turns out most of us think we're cooler now than we were in high school, but we've got some strange reasons why. Plus birthday cake revenge is pretty sweet (Cheater, Jonathan... we don't like cheaters) and what makes you "street smart"... apparently it's all "Dad-isms." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Turns out Science, outer space and books are "very cool" and some surprising things are "not cool at all" (spoiler - they're wrong about a couple of things) plus naked dog washing to save time is Kelly from EP's tip of the day and director Bobby Farrelly on his new movie Drivers Ed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rank You Very Much featured Top Chips and WAY too many people put Eric Estrada on their list, plus we learned naked snow angels sounds a lot more fun that it is when we ran down the strange but non-sexual things you've done buck nekkid and Chauncey Gorman stared down a coyote in the middle of the city and live to tell about it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Think you know the biggest grossing movie director of all time (you probably do) we run down the top box office earners. Plus comic Elise Cole stops and we learned what she keeps stashed in her car, why comics are on their best behavior at ACME and how her youngest kid came out of the womb funny. And your best sleep hacks all seem to involve drugs, booze or both. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What REALLY happens when you're alone? Steve says every thought in his head out loud when no one is around... and sometimes when strangers are still within earshot. Plus WTF featured tattooed toddlers, terrible "roommates" and flying rocks AND the lawyer we've added to our contacts Criminal Defense Attorney RYAN GARRY on what jurors are really looking for, why some criminals are just honest about it and why he wants to serve on a jury (but probably won't). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The CEO of Uber revealed that he is NOT a 5 Star Rider... turns out we're all better riders than him, plus Kevin Bacon versus BEES! and would you have the guts to go all the way like the BIGGEST single game winner ever on the Price is Right?!?! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We put Maggie to the test to see how well she knows her mom Priscilla and we learned something about Title IX, too. Plus "cool" is over a hundred years old and still sounds fresh, we review some other old slang that's gotten kind of moldy and Donkey Basketball sounds like a great way to destroy your high school gymnasium. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Comic Myq Kaplan joined the show to let us know how his Mom tricked him into learning the guitar by putting a violin in front of him, what it was like to be on a cruise ship as COVID was breaking out and how his new album featuring jokes from all 26 letters of the alphabet came together. Plus Rank You Very Much featured musical shout outs to Mothers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After Goldie Hawn shared a close encounter of the third kind from her past on Kimmel we heard your stories that were so unbelievable you just quit telling them plus your crafty solution to this week's Bargument that solves a LOT of problems and the 9 x 9 x 9 challenge one fantasy league loser completed in a single day that's going to make your whole summer look pathetic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's the most unbelievable crocodile story of all time, and it WILL keep you out of the water, plus WTF Fletcher's version featured a Chic Fil A scammer, an incredibly stubborn identity thief AND one stripper who needs to do more cardio and SOUPS ON! at 6 AM?!? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trevor Anderson dropped by the studios and offered some good character building advice for sports fans, and why his five year old is probably going to end up a comic and not a starting pitcher and his pro-tip for sharing the radio on road trips plus would you go to Mars even if you have to follow many of the same rules at The Champagne Room and if you had one word to describe 2026, what do you think people picked? Spoiler it was on boisterous. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We cheer the Wolves and Wild both advancing in the playoffs, plus get a recap of the St. Paul matchup from FanDuel Sports Network’s Alexis Huss. On Kentucky Derby Eve, we run down some of the greatest racehorse names of all time, plus Roger Dorn himself, Corbin Bernsen! Originally aired Friday, May 1, 2026.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Real or imagined we picked the best rivalries during this week's Rank You Very Much (watch out Iowa) plus the Social Security Administration lets us know the strange baby names Americans are picking... but yours sure topped them and why we're still don't need to worry about a shark invasion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Comic Chris Maddock joined with lessons on getting kids to talk to strangers, how to avoid bar fights and a request to NOT get punched during his upcoming shows at Comedy Corner Underground plus how to get away with eating food inside the grocery store and lessons we picked up about pickles late in life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.