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July 14, 2025 11 mins
“Is ‘granny’ a slur… or just the name of the most epic basketball tournament you’ve never heard of?”In this laugh-out-loud episode of The Ben and Skin Show, Ben Rogers, Jeff “Skin” Wade, Kevin “KT” Turner, and Krystina Ray—dives headfirst into the wonderfully weird world of local news bloopers, awkward banter, and the unintentional comedy gold that is Steve Eagar’s nightly newscast.Tune in for a deep (and hilarious) breakdown of Steve Eagar’s escalating on-air meltdowns, including his confusion over NASA’s vague launch dates and his refusal to call a splash pad a “water space.”The National Granny Basketball Tournament—yes, it’s real, and yes, Eagar was genuinely concerned he might be canceled for saying “granny.”
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(00:22):
have that really good talkback feature. But right now it's
time for this I kill.

Speaker 2 (00:30):
This thing's big.

Speaker 3 (00:32):
Yeah, all right, So I was telling you a little
bit earlier. Sometimes just random, we have the news on
Busy Night at my house Friday night because UH had
it on Fox four for a minute, and our guys
Steve Eager, well, I'm just gonna say these clips. I've
got three clips. They do escalate in nature, so if
you don't hear anything in the first one, just kind
of keep in mind. I also want to set it

(00:55):
up by saying, the teleprompter guy for Steve Eager has
to hate Steve Eager's guts, all right, said sea. Veager
and Heather Hayes do the nine pm news over at
Fox four. Here's story.

Speaker 4 (01:07):
One crew will be traveling to the International Space Station
this summer.

Speaker 5 (01:11):
Yeah, NASA is getting ready to kick off the four
person crew eleven to head to the ISS by the
end of July or maybe beginning of August. They're not
quite sure on the timing this mission.

Speaker 3 (01:21):
It's a little bit Fassa is always like precisely on
track and e or August.

Speaker 5 (01:26):
I don't know when we get around to it, because
weather can play a part in this too, Okay.

Speaker 4 (01:30):
But I'm just saying we've got Dan Henry coming to second.
I can't say sea dancing.

Speaker 5 (01:34):
You know what.

Speaker 3 (01:34):
I think it's going to be warm, but it might
be crosty.

Speaker 2 (01:36):
I don't know.

Speaker 3 (01:38):
It's actually it's.

Speaker 5 (01:41):
A really special flight because it's going to land on
the twenty fi anniversary of uninterrupted human habitation aboard the ISS. Dance.

Speaker 4 (01:49):
It might rain this weekend, might not you.

Speaker 3 (01:55):
All right, So you get the point there.

Speaker 1 (01:57):
Someone's going to do a documentary on news small talk.

Speaker 3 (02:01):
Well that wasn't small talk.

Speaker 1 (02:02):
That's him stopping the story they were doing, but he
turned it into small talk.

Speaker 3 (02:06):
I added this down too, to kind of help this
out a little bit, because it would have gone forever But.

Speaker 1 (02:10):
Isn't that where small where small talk occurs is when
there's going to be a shift where they go from
news to sports or sports to weather or whatever. That's
and then when they wrap, and that's where they're all
standing there looking at each other and they haven't rehearsed anything,
and it's like who's taking the lead here, And that's
where people can say things that are insane. Yes, yeah,
that's where the craziest stuff happens. Yeah, that's also I

(02:32):
think Channel eight does it.

Speaker 3 (02:33):
I think I see it more often with them because
they've like we've got Delcas, and Delcas makes a lot
of money. We got to use him a little more
than just the weather. Let's get him in here for
some banter that he might insist on that, but like
it's a part of their thing is that Delcas comes
in and you know, it's.

Speaker 2 (02:47):
A little time.

Speaker 1 (02:48):
I think you're exactly right. I think it's like get
the ball into the hands of your superstar. I don't
think anybody at Channel eight makes anywhere near as much
money as Delcas. We'll right, it used to be Dale
probably Deal probably made more Delcas, or maybe Delcas sur
past him. Yeah, it probably did, because Weather is so
much more important. I bet Howeela is the second highest
paid guy on their roster. I mean, Weather is massively important,

(03:11):
and Delcas is the king.

Speaker 3 (03:12):
Cynthia has been there so long.

Speaker 1 (03:13):
She's great, She's awesome. I think, yeah, maybe the best
in town at what she does. I'm just saying their
payroll is probably set up. It probably leans more towards Delcas.
I think we need Tim Rodgers to expose what every
news person knows. So and Delcas is so good off
the cuff, and so you want him in the conversation.

Speaker 2 (03:32):
Like the banter and small talk is child's play for him.

Speaker 1 (03:35):
I do like it when he gets upset, well, you know,
like Delca's on edge. In fact, that should be his
unplugged now it's signed for Delcas on Edge.

Speaker 3 (03:46):
I should apologize though, because this is about Steve Eager
and Fox four. Now he's upset. Now there that NASA
didn't have a real date on this launch. Okay, story two.

Speaker 4 (03:57):
Hundreds of women went head to head and hoops of
the Granny Basketball Tournament. And I'm not just using that
as a slur. That's the name.

Speaker 1 (04:05):
But Granny wouldn't.

Speaker 4 (04:06):
Be grand isn't want Some people call oh Granny.

Speaker 3 (04:10):
Okay, Okay, Granny.

Speaker 5 (04:11):
Hell min Granny was Granny Hayes.

Speaker 3 (04:12):
Okay, this was.

Speaker 4 (04:13):
All happening in granny Town for worth today granny Town, right,
go ahead?

Speaker 5 (04:18):
Yeah. The six on six tournament is open to players
from across the country between the ages of fifty and
ninety three. The rules follow the nineteen twenty style. Players
where similar uniforms to match. The national tournament started today
at the Game On Sports Complex.

Speaker 2 (04:33):
I kind admit that would be awesome to watch.

Speaker 4 (04:35):
That would be a lot of fun.

Speaker 5 (04:36):
Okay, well, now he's all the plans this weekend, ninety year.

Speaker 2 (04:38):
Old, that would be awesome.

Speaker 1 (04:40):
I do believe that sounds like Billy Bob Thornton a
little bit.

Speaker 2 (04:44):
Who was that Steve Ainger eager with a Billy Bob
Thorton in personations.

Speaker 3 (04:49):
Just kind of how he sounds.

Speaker 1 (04:50):
I think he had a full milkshake in his throat,
so he thought Granny was a slur. Though, Okay, I
think he's on edge of being canceled. I don't think
I think he actually is, because he's calling out the
way things are said these days. Because he is he
is the king of his castle. Their payroll leans heavy
heavy on Eager.

Speaker 3 (05:10):
I would disagree because he would be hosting the ten
o'clock news if that were so off to Clarice at ten. Yeah, dude,
they spend so much money on sam gannon.

Speaker 2 (05:20):
I don't think that. I think Eager does it for free. Okay,
So now this is a new great bed on the
ben and skin.

Speaker 1 (05:27):
Shown makes more than du I don't think Deucey draws
the salary. I think he owns a huge percentage of
the channel. Dousey gets everything in stock option. Yeah, that's
why Deucey's doing so much radio on the seccent. They
don't He don't pay Hi much.

Speaker 2 (05:40):
He needs American currency. He would have.

Speaker 3 (05:42):
Canceled his hit on Bowen them years ago, but he
still does it.

Speaker 1 (05:45):
You remember when Deusey got caught up in that crypto scam, right,
oh my.

Speaker 3 (05:49):
God, He's out there telling everyone n f T this
and NFT that. Okay, this is a story three Steve, Well, Justine,
remember what I said about his teleprompter guy too?

Speaker 5 (06:02):
Okay, Well, just as we reach our hottest day of
the summer, the city of Dallas is opening up a
new splash pad.

Speaker 2 (06:08):
It wants to us to say it's a new water space.

Speaker 4 (06:11):
I don't know that sounds really you know, i'misa say
the water park and what type of activity is located
the old East Dallas workyard park.

Speaker 2 (06:20):
Dude, just do the story it wants us to say.
I had no idea he had a Billy Bob Thornton
thing going on. Yeah, he does. He always sounds like that.

Speaker 1 (06:29):
And also if he's going to preface every story with
what they want us to say, he's on. He's on
the verge of being He's very caught up in cancel culture.
He must have said something. He's prefacing every single thing
he says.

Speaker 3 (06:41):
Or worried about the slur.

Speaker 1 (06:42):
So he's been so good for so long in his bank.
Now he's just got few money. Now he's just like, man,
I'm gonna call it like I see it. Let's get
eager on the show and see if he's become casual
Steve casual.

Speaker 4 (06:58):
Hundreds of women went head to head and hoops is
the national He.

Speaker 1 (07:02):
Was also worried with the line hundreds of women went
head to head. He was scared where that was going
to go.

Speaker 4 (07:08):
Hundreds of women went head to head and hoops of
the National Granny Basketball Tournament and I'm not just using
that as a slur. That's the name Granny, wouldn't be
gran Well some people call granny.

Speaker 2 (07:22):
Was like, no, it's not a slur.

Speaker 3 (07:23):
You could say.

Speaker 1 (07:24):
I like that interaction there. They've got great kymistry. They've
worked together for a long time.

Speaker 3 (07:28):
Yeah, it works like this. She's sick of him and
he says things they're edgy.

Speaker 1 (07:32):
What No, I think they have great rapport. I think
that's good chemistry. He should change his name to Steve Edgie.
I guarantee you they're on their fiftieth teleprompter person. He's
not just going to read what's on.

Speaker 2 (07:42):
Well, they may not have a teleprompter person. Skin noses
probably better than I do. Some people they like those
anchors are controlling it themselves. Yeah, oh I I don't
know that. I really don't know that. I think Fox
for they have it set up to where they're controlling. Okay.

Speaker 1 (07:56):
I do love the idea of Eager in Hayes like,
I would promote that to death. Eager and Haes that
sounds great together. The Today Shows where We're gonna go next?
Because Rick Springfield was on there dual summer concert in
an interview and he was disrespected twice by the Today Show.

Speaker 3 (08:12):
Well again here with some of the crew. The gals
on the show don't know any of his songs.

Speaker 6 (08:18):
How many Rick Springfield fans are there out here? Oh yeah,
two tones very close. But again I've got big they're
big fans of Rick.

Speaker 4 (08:38):
Word.

Speaker 2 (08:39):
Oh that's amazing.

Speaker 3 (08:40):
Oh the girls aren't drunk and getting together and firing
off eight six seven. And then he's sitting down to
do an interview. So the guy you can't really see it.
This is a bummer about this is on the clip.
You can't see the guy who's asked him the question.
Eric Springfield is answering the question. And then the guy
who asked a question it was yawning Today's Show Morning Hours.

(09:03):
I don't sleep much. And then Eric Springfield stops it down.

Speaker 1 (09:06):
Rick truly take on a life of its own after
I recorded it?

Speaker 2 (09:12):
Am I boring you.

Speaker 3 (09:16):
All?

Speaker 2 (09:19):
It's really don't worry about it. I'll yawn too, I'll probably.

Speaker 3 (09:24):
God. Then he had a coff attack to cover it up.

Speaker 1 (09:26):
He had a good little run on Californication playing himself.

Speaker 3 (09:30):
Yeah, yeah he did, and that show had lost steam
by that time.

Speaker 1 (09:35):
But yeah, man, I forgot I used to watch it,
and then I thought it was done. And then a
couple of years later I saw that it was still
I was like, really, I thought the show was over. Okay,
so eight six, seven, five three nine, not him, but
Jesse's Girl is Yeah?

Speaker 2 (09:47):
Was that his biggest hit? It was his biggest hit,
that biggest.

Speaker 1 (09:50):
So that album Working Class Dog, which has the best
cover of any.

Speaker 2 (09:54):
Album ever because it's a dog and a short.

Speaker 3 (09:56):
Sleeve a little tie.

Speaker 2 (09:58):
Yeah, with a tie and a short sleeve dress shirt.

Speaker 1 (10:01):
Jesse's Girl and now I'm blinking, but that's that album
had another big hit on it, I have I would.

Speaker 3 (10:07):
Say it doesn't have another big hit on it. But
Don't talk to Strangers? I don't know that one, dude,
I don't.

Speaker 2 (10:15):
I what is the biggest are you pulling up Spotify?

Speaker 3 (10:18):
Yeah?

Speaker 2 (10:18):
Okay, what's the second biggest song?

Speaker 3 (10:20):
Don't talk to Strangers? And what really? Jesse's Girls seven
hundred and fifty eight million streams, Don't Talk to Strangers
twenty eight million?

Speaker 2 (10:29):
Oh, still, twenty eight million would be good for most people.

Speaker 3 (10:31):
I always associated him as a one hit wonder.

Speaker 1 (10:34):
Maybe maybe so, but I could but he was also
he was a soap opera star.

Speaker 2 (10:39):
He was a big soap opera.

Speaker 3 (10:40):
Started bowling and beautiful.

Speaker 1 (10:41):
I think General Hospital one of the little yeah days
of our restless lives. Hey, let's stop take talking about
Rick Springfield and in the show YEP, I'll never forget
the time KT looked at working class dog dead in
the eye and he said, maybe.

Speaker 3 (10:56):
You've lost a step. You need a little more energy.

Speaker 2 (10:58):
The Low T Center.

Speaker 1 (11:00):
There's something you should maybe try out out. And then
he signed a big endorsement deal with him. Uh, Christina,
you want to stick around and play some music, all right,
take it away, homie.

Speaker 2 (11:12):
Here you're going, well, I'm gonna get my sack back. Dude,
a great summer, that's your answer.
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