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Morning MAGIC with David O'Leary and Sue Tabb
Listener Kathy called in with some ideas for Kendra trying to walk up her icy steps without grippy shoes!
Today's forecast calls for snow, sleet and rain -- and Kendra, who walks like a 105 yr old woman on the ice, is wearing slippery white slide on sneakers.....
Kelly from Haverhill tries to finish the lyrics to "Shallow" and if she can... she's on her way to the sold-out MAYHEM Ball at TD Garden!
Everyone has gotten the lyrics to at least one song wrong in their life. And once you start singing the wrong lyrics once... you sing them that way forever!
Every morning at 7:30, YOU will have a chance to 'place your bet' on how many questions (out of 5) Kendra will get right based on the topic of the day. If your number guess matches with her correct number of answers, you win!
Listener Jeff had more tips for Sue and Kendra in the kitchen....
Listener Peter called in to explain the tool that Kendra was describing - something that is a lifesaver in the kitchen!
After years of blaming recipes, ovens, and bad luck, Sue realized the real trick to being a good cook is prepping ingredients ahead of time and using actual kitchen tools instead of whatever random spoon is closest. Turns out, when you chop first and own a decent knife, you're basically a professional chef.
Every week, Sue and Kendra highlight locals who are making our city stronger with their big hearts, bold ideas, and that unmistakable Boston spirit. Today they talked with a true Southie original, Chris Lane, longtime General Manager of Sullivan's Castle Island. Chris started working there as a high school kid and never left — and after decades of dedication, the company honored him in the most Boston way possible… by naming a scholarship after him. The Chris Lane Scholarship launched in 2025 to recognize employees who show the same loyalty, and “team-first” attitude that Chris brought to Sullivan's for years.
Every morning at 7:30, YOU will have a chance to 'place your bet' on how many questions (out of 5) Kendra will get right based on the topic of the day. If your number guess matches with her correct number of answers, you win!
The MAGIC listeners have some ideas for Sue and how she can get "house revenge" on her daughter!
Sue's daughter just moved into her first home, and Sue is wondering if this is her moment for a little payback. After years of picking up towels, shoes, and random messes, should Sue leave dirty towels on the floor, kick her shoes off in the middle of the room, and open every cabinet just because she can?
Kristin called in with the best story about marriage proposals. It involved chicken kiev and throw up.
Ahh, the marriage the proposal. Everyone's got a story!
When it came time to propose, Sue's husband was ordering bottles and bottles of champagne .... Meanwhile, Kendra's husband was a nervous wreck the whole night and she was convinced he was breaking up with her. Ahh, the proposal. Everyone's got a story!
Every morning at 7:30, YOU will have a chance to 'place your bet' on how many questions (out of 5) Kendra will get right based on the topic of the day. If your number guess matches with her correct number of answers, you win!
Listeners called in to share their nighttime beauty routine and comment on whether Sue is just a little nutty about her concoctions.
Sue doesn't just have a bedtime skincare routine — she has a full laboratory on her vanity, with lotions, serums, oils, creams.... Lately she's started mixing them together on her face like a chemist, convinced she's about to invent the next must-have beauty product.
Sue and Kendra talked with former Pats players and three-time Super Bowl Champ Matt Light, about The Light Foundation's 13th annual Fools' Night Out comedy fundraiser -- happening on April 1st (April Fool's Day) at Memoire at Encore Boston Harbor. All funds generated support their mission of taking youth out of their everyday environments and providing them with unique outdoor experiences that ignite their passion, purpose, and motivation to succeed.
Listener Kim is also having a hard time finding words and finishing sentences.
Sue cant remember Kendra's name and Kendra can't finish a sentence... Is it brain fog? Do they just have too much on their minds? Anyone else losing their words every day??
Sue and Kendra checked in with their former Intern Stefano from across the pond! He's doing a semester abroad in London, and so they wanted to hear from him on how it's going.
Every morning at 7:30, YOU will have a chance to 'place your bet' on how many questions (out of 5) Kendra will get right based on the topic of the day. If your number guess matches with her correct number of answers, you win!
Sue was the 3rd ever IRISH COLLEEN and so of course today being St. Patrick's Day, we had to speak with Helen Tymeson, Head of the Colleen Committee for the Sons of Erin Westfield. BEST PART? She sent us even more pictures of Sue, circa 1984!
Sue and Kendra tested Kelly to see just how "Southie Irish" she really is....
Sue and Kendra crowned her Morning MAGIC's MOST BOSTON IRISH listener.... Kelly Callahan from Holbrook.... even though it took her 2 hours, she made it and is ready to celebrate today!
Sue and Kendra crowned her Morning MAGIC's MOST BOSTON IRISH listener.... Kelly Callahan from Holbrook.... but where is she???
Every morning at 7:30, YOU will have a chance to 'place your bet' on how many questions (out of 5) Kendra will get right based on the topic of the day. If your number guess matches with her correct number of answers, you win!
Happy St. Patrick's Day! Sue and Kendra are head to toe in their Kelly Green... but when you're the IRISH COLLEEN (Sue) isn't this like your SUPER BOWL??!!
More callers sharing the funny, frustrating ways they became the default noticer, fixer, finder, and reminder for everyone they live with.
Callers shared the funny, frustrating ways they became the default noticer, fixer, finder, and reminder for everyone they live with.
Kendra realized she's somehow become the official household manager of everything — the one who notices when something's broken, restocks the snacks, keeps track of everyone's schedules, carries the gum, the mints, the Band-Aids, and apparently the entire family's brain.
Every morning at 7:30, YOU will have a chance to 'place your bet' on how many questions (out of 5) Kendra will get right based on the topic of the day. If your number guess matches with her correct number of answers, you win!
Sue and Kendra talked with Jimmy Kearney, owner of The Irish Cottage in Methuen, about their local loyalty and of course St. Patrick's Day! The Irish Cottage is Methuen's first Authentic Irish Restaurant and Pub with great food, drinks and music, all served up with a heaping of traditional Irish atmosphere.
Can she go 40 days with no cheese? If Kendra can manage to NOT EAT her favorite food for another 3 weeks, Sue will pay her $200 ($5/day). This morning Sue got Kendra's daughter Emma to give an update from inside the house.
Sue and Kendra were looking for the MOST BOSTON IRISH listener out there, since St. Patrick's Day is on a Tuesday. And they found her.... Kelly Callahan!
Every morning at 7:30, YOU will have a chance to 'place your bet' on how many questions (out of 5) Kendra will get right based on the topic of the day. If your number guess matches with her correct number of answers, you win!
One of our listeners called in this morning to help Sue with her coffee spill...
Friday the 13th didn't start out well for Sue this morning. She spilled her entire Yeti filled to the brim with coffee, all over the studio floor, her pants and new sneakers.
Every morning at 7:30, YOU will have a chance to 'place your bet' on how many questions (out of 5) Kendra will get right based on the topic of the day. If your number guess matches with her correct number of answers, you win!
LOVED hearing from our listeners on the funny mom threats they used to hear as kids..
LOVED hearing from our listeners on the funny mom threats they used to hear as kids..
Every mom had a go-to threat that meant you were one step away from serious trouble. It didn't matter if you were at home, in the grocery store, or in the back seat on a road trip… once that line came out, you knew it was over.
If you're walking along Commonwealth Ave near the BU campus will see bright yellow phone booth with the words “call a boomer” on it. The idea was created by the biotech company Matter Neuroscience. Here's how it works: one phone is on Comm Ave in Boston and the other is in the lobby of Sierra Manor, an affordable housing building for seniors in Reno, Nevada. The phones are free to use. If no one picks up on the other end, you can leave voicemails. Side note: the conversations are being recorded.
Sue and Kendra are looking for the MOST BOSTON IRISH listener out there, since St. Patrick's Day is on a Tuesday.
Every morning at 7:30, YOU will have a chance to 'place your bet' on how many questions (out of 5) Kendra will get right based on the topic of the day. If your number guess matches with her correct number of answers, you win!
We thought finding old water bottles and dog poop was bad -- listener Jeannie had a mattress buried under the snow!
When the 17 feet of snow melts and you finally get the total view of what your backyard looks like underneath then realize its looks more like The Lost World.
Sue and Kendra are looking for the MOST BOSTON IRISH listener out there, since St. Patrick's Day is on a Tuesday. Do you or have you ever attended the Southie parade? And when giving directions, do you use street names or say things like "take a left at the old Cumbies!"
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