Show highlights and clips from The Hawk Morning Show with Rick Michaels
The tale of the "Phillies Karen" has a new chapter, thanks to a company with an offer she might want to consider (she won't). A Congressman released footage of a UFO that was unphased by a hellfire missile! Some idiot in Canada got a DUI for driving around in a Barbie Jeep, we celebrated National TV Dinner Day, and hit the phones to hear what you thought would be the best part of adulthood as a kid! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
NFL fans everywhere are outraged at commercials being added to the Redzone channel, a healthcare worker down South saved a raccoon after it got drunk behind a distillery, we found a remedy for car sickness, read our Penny Power "Peeves of the Week," and hit the phones to share stories about the riskiest things we've ever done! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We returned after Week 1 in the NFL, with tons of things to react to - including baseball! The "Phillies Karen" took the internet by storm over the weekend. A Senator from Louisiana had a bizarre warning surrounding Walmart's radioactive shrimp from a couple weeks back, and we hit the phones to hear your game day rituals! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We were light on content today, seeing as we had a "Free-for-all Friday" taking requests... Why?! Because we were fried from staying up to watch the Eagles! We reacted to what was a very strange start to the season, some poor guy lost his "forever" jackpot, a fast food worker freaked out over an order, we crowned our "Asshat of the Week," and found some fun new Guinness World Records! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The product Dude Wipes is suddenly (and fittingly) the official sponsor of the Eagles "tush push," and with the first game of the season tonight, Dave shared his "Pigskin Picks" for Week 1 in the NFL! Some girl was singing so hard to Britney Spears, she ended up crashing her car. And we took a real crime case in Winnipeg to the "Listeners' Court!"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today we had a furious couple rounds of "Dave's Beatdown," but can't post licensed music to the pod, so apologies if you came to hear Dave take on the isolated drum tracks! We CAN post the audio from some angry guy's request to Chat GPT that went unheeded. The Powerball is up over a billion dollars, so we day dreamed about what we'd do after hitting it. And we missed them yesterday, so made good on our Penny Power peeves! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Back in action, after a 3-day weekend, and we had a perfect Yard Sale on Saturday! Coach Bill Belichick did NOT have a perfect debut last night in college football. Some woman had a surprise baby while at Burning Man, and be careful if you're wearing white today! And yesterday a video made the rounds of a young kid who somehow got up on the monorail at Hershey Park, so we hit the phones to hear your stories about losing your kid. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We found another Guinness World Record we think we could break, the original CEO of Cracker Barrel is piling on their new one for the disastrous rebrand, some buffoon keeps buying and returning anvils on Amazon, and Rick can't believe what some models make on OnlyFans! We also crowned our "Asshat of the Week," and had fun with "Fill In The Blank Friday" to find out what your awkward teenage phase was! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It's Thirsty Thursday, so you know we celebrated International Cabernet Day! There was a cucumber emergency for some poor Russian couple, and Hostess is recalling their top product - Ding Dongs! The Northeast corridor now has an operational bullet train, and we hit the phones to hear the jobs you've had but would never recommend getting! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hump Day happenings on the morning show included Cracker Barrel backtracking on their horrendous rebrand attempt, a voicemail that's gone viral from a dermatologist, a motocross rider who ambushed a city council meeting, and the big news today involving Travis Kelce's proposal to Taylor Swift. Plus, we hit the phones to hear the most expensive mistake you've ever made at home or work! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Both Rick and Dave experienced their kids / grandkids going back to school yesterday, the fallout continues from Cracker Barrel's disastrous rebrand, and that "serial butt-sniffer" returned - at the same store! "Shrekking" is the new trend in dating, we read our Penny Power Peeves for the week, and hit the phones to see at what age people think it's time for guys to STOP wearing their hats backwards! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rick took off for his birthday weekend today, so Dave held it down and found a very cute little kid, who is very committed to tacos over siblings. Rapper Lil Nas X had an eerie episode in the streets of LA overnight, and something hairy and scary happened at the pool! Pierce Brosnan admitted to something nobody saw coming, and with school back in session next week, it was time to remember the most infamous substitute teachers from the past! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A former Heisman Trophy winner got embarrassed by Alexa, some poor dude got Venmo'd for wasting a girl's time while online dating, Vegas prices are totally out of control, and sex dolls have mysteriously been showing up in rivers! We also discussed the worst tippers we know of and called them out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We discovered a new game show in Germany that we can't get enough of, two foodie influencers went viral with their latest video (and almost lost their lives for it), Walmart is recalling their radioactive shrimp, and we hit the phones to hear the wacky ways you self-injured yourself! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
During last night's Phillies game, announcer John Kruk went off on a classic tangent, pondering everything but the game. A Florida home got invaded by raccoons, some drunk got wedged into a kiddie slide on a playground and needed rescuing, and there's a lawsuit facing multiple airlines for the false advertising of a "window seat." We also hit the phones to hear your best advice - in just 4 words! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Another workweek upon us, and today we kicked things off by alerting Starbucks customers to leave your office at home! Snoop Dogg has yet another side hustle, this time involving "art" from his blunt ashes. A college is recruiting volunteers to get drunk and drive, and Volkswagon may BE drunk with their new subscription service! And it's back-to-school time, so we reminisced about school lunches back in the day. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Milwaukee Brewers won 12 games in a row, which means free burgers for everyone, but you gotta be patient! There's a Charlie Sheen documentary coming out soon, we found the world's noisiest neighbor, and crowned our "Asshat of the Week!" And we had some more fun (being lazy) with "Fill in the blank Friday," this time surrounding what you hate at work! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Everybody has their morning ritual, and nowadays it definitely involves a smart phone. Tattoo removal has been around for quite some time, but people are taking it too far! We celebrated National Nagging Day, talked the big tourism drop in Vegas, and helped another listener who emailed us! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The White House has some rather wild celebrations planned for America's 250th birthday, a man in Bucks County caught a gator while fishing, Chat GPT was turned on itself in a prank, and Sixers star Tyrese Maxey went on Instagram Live for help operating a can opener! We also told stories about the precious things we lost and never found again. Enjoy! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rick returned this morning! He gave his thoughts on the new Eddie Murphy movie, The Pickup, and we talked about an Aussie who tried to impress a girl by diving into crocodile-infested waters. AOL is finally doing away with dial-up internet, we read our Penny Power "Peeves of the Week," and hit the now-working phones to hear about the strange things people have spotted while driving! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today was a Monday in every sense of the word. The phone lines went out so Dave was left stranded, and had to divert to old-fashioned story telling! It started with a fail for the winner of a recent NASCAR race. The creeps were out this weekend, even at a Wawa not too far from here! A toddler mistook her Dad's compliment for an insult, and women have started ordering like a man to get bigger portions. Dave told a story from his experience at the Third Eye Blind concert on Friday night, then waxed nostalgic about people-watching at Musikfest through the years! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dave's computer wasn't cooperating for his birthday on Friday, so here's the pod, a couple days late! No matter how bad your commute is, it probably doesn't top a woman's from the South. Dave found a fellow Leo who turned 3 and made the most adorable birthday wish ever. A woman found a snake in L.A. in a very unlikely place, it was National Pickleball Day, and some stranger attempted to scam Dave with the age-old "asphalt scam!" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
There's an epidemic of dildo-tossing at WNBA games, Heinz and Smoothie King collaborated on something no one asked for, and we found a hilarious send-off for a loved one whose ashes were spread in a most awkward fashion! A new strain of COVID is here and our mystery music man from Macungie sang about it. And we shared the one thing that we hated as a kid and STILL do to this day! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We packed a lot of content into today's show, from Shaq's novelty bet against the Eagles, to our favorite Southern lawman returning, and even another list that had a Pennsylvania attraction on it (positively for once)! There's a new way to protect cattle that we are a big fan of, breast milk ice cream is now on the market, and we confessed to what the first R-rated movie was we ever saw! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This morning Dave took on a slew of new isolated drum tracks for "Dave's Beatdown," but we can't posted published music, so it's gonna be a shorter pod than usual! We discovered one of the dumber hacks on TikTok, this time for more efficient vacuuming. A new law for drivers in Louisiana is brilliant, some guy is suing for getting his naked ass posted on Google Street View, and we read our weekly "Penny Power Peeves!"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We kicked off a new week with the disaster of Major League Baseball attempting a collaboration with NASCAR, Smokey The Bear caught a thief in a national park, and a list of the dirtiest cities in America came out. Yes, another one close to home is on it! Rick isn't alone with a wifee addicted to Amazon, "nappaccinos" are now recommended for power nappers, and we hit the phones to see who out there is like Tyra Banks, when it comes to snacking in bed! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Happy Friday! There's a new trend with weight loss medication that has plastic surgeons licking their chops, some guy in NYC is shaming strangers for their bad walking, we found a woman who got sweet revenge on a car dealership, and we learned that Spider-Man is the same age as Rick! We crowned our "Asshat of the Week," and got another listener email about a problem that needs solving involving tattoo troubles! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This morning Dave reacted to the top teams AI has projected to win it all this NFL season, the itchiest cities in America were ranked (and there's one close to home), and we came across one of the more bizarre couples on social media. It's National Chili Dog Day! You can now order coffee by the bucket, and there's a college golfer whose name is literally Happy Gilmore. Do you know anyone named after somebody famous?? We hit the phones to find out...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
An 8.8 earthquake erupted in Russia and there's a tsunami headed toward Hawaii, which is reason to celebrate (?!) for many. Tarantulas are set to invade the U.S. and Rick found a club that Dave seems made for! There's rumors Metallica may have an upcoming residency in the Vegas Sphere, AI continues to win the battle versus humans, and we hit the phones to hear the strange or amusing names you have for contacts in your phone! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It appears we have a listener song battle on our hands, thanks to National Chicken Wings Day! A snack company in the UK recently launched chips that taste like 9-volt batteries, and a crazy mishap took place at a monster truck rally. Golf fights are on the rise, we read our weekly "Penny Power Peeves" and hit the phones to hear about the strange obsessions your kids have had! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Back at full strength! Today we talked about the now-viral clip of a Savannah Bananas baseball player doing a backflip live on-air. It did not go well. A serial "butt-sniffer" was busted again, Chuck E. Cheese got arrested in-costume, and Gwenyth Paltrow hopped aboard the Coldplay Kiss Cam meme in a very weird way. We also hit the phones to hear the stupid or hilariously petty thing your ex took after you broke up! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today we kicked off a beautiful Friday by playing "Airport Bingo," then delved into the story TAKING OVER the internet - the tech CEO who was busted cheating, thanks to the "kiss cam" at a Coldplay concert! We crowned our "Asshat of the Week," and hit the phones to hear what your catchphrase is, or the thing people always say that drives you nuts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Most people drink coffee, but now some are taking it in the rear! Some guy held a funeral for his "swimmers" after getting a vasectomy, and Rick is getting annoyed by how bad TV is in summer. Some women on TikTok are using Sharpies for makeup, and we discovered a shocking poll where 43% of people say they'd LEAVE their partner / spouse for a million bucks! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The boys are back in town! Rick & Dave reconvened after a week and talked about Boomers being rude in restaurants, a guy's battle with his HOA over handing out water in Arizona, and the new technique women in New York City are resorting to, to pick up men. UNO is coming to Vegas! And Dave hit the local McDonald's to scoop up a Big Mac to attempt the long-awaited "Big Mac Challenge!" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dave was hosting solo for one more day, and found a girl online freaking out about the new Superman being a former classmate of hers. A 5-year-old went on a massive shopping spree over Prime Day, some grandpa has been hitting on younger ladies in parking lots, and a new study claims even retirees get stressed about Mondays! And going off the heels of that embarrassing Rick Springfield interview last week on the Today Show, Dave hit the phones to hear when you yawned at an inopportune moment...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Happy Friday! Today Dave felt bad for Rick Springfield who walked into a clueless Today Show interview, some investor in Cleveland is drawing heat for his billboards, and Dave's been falling asleep to old baseball games and was struck by one of the sponsors. He went on a rant, over internet browsers trying to take over the computer, and the BIG (Mac) moment of the show was attempting to find a local McDonald's to make a breakfast exception at 7 in the morning next week, for the "Big Mac Challenge!" Find out how his ambush went right here...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rick's on vaca, so Dave celebrated National Pina Colada Day by discovering the twist ending in the song! He also found two men who could be the final boss of "Florida Men," Apple is cracking down on people having phone sex over FaceTime, and it's Day 3 of Prime Day so he hit the phones to hear about times your KIDS got ahold of the credit card for a shopping spree! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rick had an incident at the dentist so Dave was holding it down solo today, and kicked things off with a missing Ronald McDonald! Some boyfriend was exposed as a very bad one, thanks to a fitness competition, cat lovers now have a website to sleep to, and Dave hit the phones to have people explain their jobs to him as if he was a five-year-old! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This morning Rick found a challenge for Dave to take on in the near future, a woman freaked out at her gender reveal, and a new side-hustle some woman came up with in NYC is actually genius. People on shrooms are turning to ChapGPT during their trips, we read our Penny Power "Peeves of the Week," and tackled a rather serious topic for once: should parents stay together for the kids or get a divorce? Enjoy! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We returned after an extended 4th of July weekend, so of course we had to talk the annual hot dog eating contest. Ozzy played his last show ever with Black Sabbath, Walmart is locking up yet another product, and if you miss the fireworks, there's still sparks flying on the Hallmark Channel this month! And with Amazon's Prime Day starting up tomorrow, we hit the phones to hear all the things you fell for, sale-wise, that ended up being a bust! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This morning we started getting VERY excited for fireworks action this weekend, and learned about some new kinds on the market this year. Green Day got trolled by a fan on-stage, some woman gets turned on by Tim Allen's grunts, and the TSA is on alert for "swamp crotch!" We also hit the phones to hear your suggestions for the new Philly WNBA team name....See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It's July! So of course we had to get some fireworks discussion in the mix. We heard all about your fireworks injuries this morning. There's also a fake band that has taken off on streaming services. And we found perhaps the weirdest and downright grossest two women for our "Weirdness File," we still can't believe these types walk among us. Enjoy! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Back at it! Today we heard about a couple who played rock / paper / scissors to determine their last name, people still think pumping your gas slowly will fill your tank cheaper, Barney the dinosaur is claimed to have been unearthed, and did you see the Bezos wedding guest list?! It's basically every living celebrity. And Rick had a fit of rage recently and his furniture paid the price, so we hit the phones to hear what things people have broken in anger! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Happy Friday! Today we debated the worst cover songs in rock, but unfortunately we can't include them in the podcast, because posting licensed music is forbidden! But we can include our other segments, talking the new Subway "Happy Gilmore Meal," an airline pilots policy that was news to Rick, and a new Ring doorbell update that's gonna make things interesting...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today we daydreamed about owning the new Olive Garden pasta pool floats, talked summer staycations, and went inside the fuselage of an airline without AC. TikTok brainrot has now been taken over by physical robots, and the Jeff Bezos wedding has taken over Venice! We also got another listener email, this time involving a statue standoff. Enjoy! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tesla's new "RoboTaxis" have hit the roadways in select cities, and are off to a rough start. We have a new favorite baseball player, and he's a Met! Last week's "Asshat of the Week" finally got caught, and we debated "living wage fees," being added to restaurant bills across the country...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today on the show, Rick found a new product Dave definitely has interest in. The National Anthem from the NBA Finals Game 7 went off the rails, and a Spanish beekeeper took on a bunch of cops! With the current heatwave, there's a new movement to go "Jacket Off," and we read our Penny Power Peeves of the Week! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today we returned and talked a couple Patriots stars fumbling a Super Bowl trophy for once, some guy has been going around offering people $500 if they can catch an oiled up watermelon, and Motley Crue collaborated with... Dolly Parton?! We have a new favorite criminal out near Portland, and hit the phones to confess the things our significant other is WAY better at than us! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
First day of summer! Today we talked a massive data breach that affected 16 billion accounts, an ultimate irony took place at a Buffalo Wild Wings, and a government worker got a surprise paycheck. We found a crazy review of that wine hack we shared recently, involving jalapenos. As always, we crowned our "Asshat of the Week," and hit the phones to bat around movies that Hollywood would NEVER make again in today's day and age! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We woke up to a massive explosion that happened overnight at a SpaceX launch. Some unwitting guy's ex-fiancee managed to marry him behind his back, some women were injured by a giant taco that landed on them, and Rick wants to send kids to Camp Labor! We celebrated National Eat An Oreo Day (shameless, Nabisco) and we hit the phones to find out what, besides work, would you like to NEVER do again?! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hump Day! Today we talked about how having a hockey champ in Florida just feels wrong, Ozzy's DNA is now on the market thanks to Liquid Death, and The Beatles' offspring collaborated on a song. There's a new Naked Gun movie coming out, this time starring Liam Neeson. The latest coffee study is out, this time claiming black coffee is best for you. And we hit the phones to hear the one sound that sets your dog off! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.