June 3, 2025 • 6 mins
“Did you ever find that zebra that’s on the loose?”
That’s the question that launches one of the most side-splitting, off-the-rails episodes of The Ben and Skin Show yet. When a zebra escapes in Tennessee, the crew—Ben Rogers, Jeff “Skin” Wade, Kevin “KT” Turner, and Krystina Ray—go full investigative comedy mode, turning a bizarre local news story into a full-blown radio spectacle.From KT’s call to Murfreesboro City Hall, to theories about the zebra’s origin (“Could this be the Fuel City zebra?”), this episode is a masterclass in absurdity, improv, and pure radio gold.Highlights include:
That’s the question that launches one of the most side-splitting, off-the-rails episodes of The Ben and Skin Show yet. When a zebra escapes in Tennessee, the crew—Ben Rogers, Jeff “Skin” Wade, Kevin “KT” Turner, and Krystina Ray—go full investigative comedy mode, turning a bizarre local news story into a full-blown radio spectacle.From KT’s call to Murfreesboro City Hall, to theories about the zebra’s origin (“Could this be the Fuel City zebra?”), this episode is a masterclass in absurdity, improv, and pure radio gold.Highlights include:
- 🦓 A deep dive into the Tennessee zebra escape, complete with thermal drones, stomped fences, and a suspiciously silent cat.
- 📞 KT’s legendary call to City Hall, where he drops puns like “There’s no gray area here—just black and white”
Mark as Played
Transcript
Episode Transcript
Available transcripts are automatically generated. Complete accuracy is not guaranteed.
Speaker 1 (00:00):
Well, the wildlife neo zebra is on the loose in Tennessee.
Let's go to the news ready, someone's.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
Pet zebra is still on the loose right now. WSMB
wors Gordey Allen talked through the owner of that animal,
who lives in Rutherford County, about how he thinks the
zebra got out in the first place.
Speaker 3 (00:30):
This road is.
Speaker 4 (00:30):
One of multiple places in Rutherford County where people saw
a zebra run through this weekend. Daniel Petree was the
one in the car filming it. She also got video
of the zebra ducking under fences, running through nearby fields,
and behind homes. The zebra's owner told us today that
he got the pet from a breeder in Texas. He
(00:51):
brought it home Friday and reported it missing Saturday. He
thinks his cat.
Speaker 1 (00:56):
Are we getting sound effects from the ze? Yeah? This
this this professional news reporter did not know that you
can mute the you know, source audio on the video
that you're showing. You can just take that down when
you're editing the package together. But okay, we're leaving. Yeah,
you're that's triggering. You're getting the lady freaking out seeing
the zebra. Okay, zebra shut down traffic the other day.
(01:16):
That's not the zebra. I thought it was Zebra's. Yeah,
that's what they do. And then they'll they'll winning. Do
they win?
Speaker 4 (01:26):
The zebra's owner told us today that he got the
pet from a breeder in Texas. He brought it home
Friday and reported it missing Saturday. He thinks his cattle
may have stumped the fence or a neighbor messed with it.
He said he has a team using thermal drones and
other devices to track the zebra down.
Speaker 1 (01:45):
W SMV four Courtney, you're aport.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
It's so bad.
Speaker 1 (01:49):
You just take the audio out of the video that
you're showing. It's wonderful.
Speaker 5 (01:52):
But in fairness, how she loved Yeah, it's fine.
Speaker 3 (01:57):
Oh she's fine.
Speaker 1 (02:00):
Shoe basket girl. I think everyone's beautiful. Honestly, she's a
big girl. She's sweaty. It's hot outside. Tennessee tennisbra Tennessee Gallon,
Okay for me or whatever? Man, I hate this show.
I don't really know much about Zebra's.
Speaker 3 (02:19):
I'll go ahead and tell you. I just know that
there used to be one at a gas station in
South Dallas.
Speaker 1 (02:23):
I thought that he might have got this could be
the fuel city Zebrah. I called Murphy's Bro Tennessee City
Hall this morning to see if we can kind of
figure out the hell's going on.
Speaker 5 (02:36):
Did you look up to see how Murphy's Bro was spelled?
Because it's really weird. Is there an apostrophe in there?
Speaker 1 (02:41):
I don't worry about that. Then here we go, good.
Speaker 4 (02:46):
Morning to see home.
Speaker 1 (02:48):
Hi, my name is Frank. I just had a quick question.
I don't know if I'm at in the right department.
Did you ever find that zebra that's on the loose? No,
it's still out there. Yeah, that's crazy. I saw it
on the news. It looks like a dead gumb QR
code running around. So I was down there in Eagleville
(03:12):
a couple of days ago, and uh, you know, on
the near the the the Lingis family, you know, Connie
and the zebra was there and he said, I'll be
white black. Oh my god, Okay, it's it's just kind
of crazy. I can't believe we haven't found the zebra yet.
I mean there's no gray area here, just black and white.
(03:33):
You know.
Speaker 3 (03:36):
I got you.
Speaker 1 (03:38):
Oh, do you think we're gonna find it? Oh?
Speaker 5 (03:42):
I don't know.
Speaker 1 (03:43):
Can I help you with something? Oh god, he can
help me with a lot of things, if we're being honest,
been looking into doing some budgeting. Okay, how can I
help you? How we got to find that zebra first though? Priorities? Ma'am. Well,
I've got I'm on the switchboard, So if I can't
(04:04):
help you.
Speaker 3 (04:04):
I need to hang up.
Speaker 1 (04:05):
Yep, yep, all right, rock on. I love you.
Speaker 5 (04:12):
That was really good.
Speaker 3 (04:13):
Wow, ok, I think she did.
Speaker 5 (04:18):
I think she did.
Speaker 1 (04:19):
She just wanted me to get on with it. I
don't have anything else. Let's go ahead and get on
with it.
Speaker 5 (04:25):
Are you going to try to get Connie Lingas on
the phone. I'd love the booker as a guest.
Speaker 1 (04:30):
Her sister Annie?
Speaker 5 (04:33):
Yeah, oh man, okay.
Speaker 1 (04:39):
Still on the loose though, saying after that, yeah, and
this is taken off now. I mean there's a lot
of big national outlets that are now like, oh god,
just still out there. So yeah, I hope they find
that zebra.
Speaker 5 (04:52):
What if it made it all the way to Dallas
back to its owner.
Speaker 3 (04:56):
Yeah, back to Field City. So when it breaks out,
you know, it looks like it's wearing black and white conflict,
you know, jail uniform. Does it switch into a horse costume.
Speaker 1 (05:06):
I mean, what is it?
Speaker 3 (05:07):
It can't blend in you know that it would be crazy.
Speaker 5 (05:09):
What if it was inside the champ costume or no captain,
it was hiding out as captain.
Speaker 1 (05:15):
Yeah, that was genius.
Speaker 5 (05:17):
When you said I'll be white black, I can't believe
I've never heard that before.
Speaker 1 (05:20):
She didn't like it. I loved it.
Speaker 5 (05:23):
What in hindsight, she was a real bitch.
Speaker 1 (05:29):
But she was operating the switchboard and you shouldn't call
city hall for a matter like that.
Speaker 3 (05:34):
But there it is, all right, I appreciate it.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
Watch out, full.
Speaker 5 (05:38):
Mug coming through, full mug coming through.
Speaker 3 (05:40):
Yeah, full mug coming through. Indeed, all right. Coming up next,
we crank up the Beninskin wayback Machine the time that
heading into the twenty eighteen draft, and the East Texas
sports Boys pranked to Suns blogger, this is good stuff.
It's how we're going to finish the show, and it's
coming up in just three minutes right here on the
Eagle
Well, the wildlife neo zebra is on the loose in Tennessee.
Let's go to the news ready, someone's.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
Pet zebra is still on the loose right now. WSMB
wors Gordey Allen talked through the owner of that animal,
who lives in Rutherford County, about how he thinks the
zebra got out in the first place.
Speaker 3 (00:30):
This road is.
Speaker 4 (00:30):
One of multiple places in Rutherford County where people saw
a zebra run through this weekend. Daniel Petree was the
one in the car filming it. She also got video
of the zebra ducking under fences, running through nearby fields,
and behind homes. The zebra's owner told us today that
he got the pet from a breeder in Texas. He
(00:51):
brought it home Friday and reported it missing Saturday. He
thinks his cat.
Speaker 1 (00:56):
Are we getting sound effects from the ze? Yeah? This
this this professional news reporter did not know that you
can mute the you know, source audio on the video
that you're showing. You can just take that down when
you're editing the package together. But okay, we're leaving. Yeah,
you're that's triggering. You're getting the lady freaking out seeing
the zebra. Okay, zebra shut down traffic the other day.
(01:16):
That's not the zebra. I thought it was Zebra's. Yeah,
that's what they do. And then they'll they'll winning. Do
they win?
Speaker 4 (01:26):
The zebra's owner told us today that he got the
pet from a breeder in Texas. He brought it home
Friday and reported it missing Saturday. He thinks his cattle
may have stumped the fence or a neighbor messed with it.
He said he has a team using thermal drones and
other devices to track the zebra down.
Speaker 1 (01:45):
W SMV four Courtney, you're aport.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
It's so bad.
Speaker 1 (01:49):
You just take the audio out of the video that
you're showing. It's wonderful.
Speaker 5 (01:52):
But in fairness, how she loved Yeah, it's fine.
Speaker 3 (01:57):
Oh she's fine.
Speaker 1 (02:00):
Shoe basket girl. I think everyone's beautiful. Honestly, she's a
big girl. She's sweaty. It's hot outside. Tennessee tennisbra Tennessee Gallon,
Okay for me or whatever? Man, I hate this show.
I don't really know much about Zebra's.
Speaker 3 (02:19):
I'll go ahead and tell you. I just know that
there used to be one at a gas station in
South Dallas.
Speaker 1 (02:23):
I thought that he might have got this could be
the fuel city Zebrah. I called Murphy's Bro Tennessee City
Hall this morning to see if we can kind of
figure out the hell's going on.
Speaker 5 (02:36):
Did you look up to see how Murphy's Bro was spelled?
Because it's really weird. Is there an apostrophe in there?
Speaker 1 (02:41):
I don't worry about that. Then here we go, good.
Speaker 4 (02:46):
Morning to see home.
Speaker 1 (02:48):
Hi, my name is Frank. I just had a quick question.
I don't know if I'm at in the right department.
Did you ever find that zebra that's on the loose? No,
it's still out there. Yeah, that's crazy. I saw it
on the news. It looks like a dead gumb QR
code running around. So I was down there in Eagleville
(03:12):
a couple of days ago, and uh, you know, on
the near the the the Lingis family, you know, Connie
and the zebra was there and he said, I'll be
white black. Oh my god, Okay, it's it's just kind
of crazy. I can't believe we haven't found the zebra yet.
I mean there's no gray area here, just black and white.
(03:33):
You know.
Speaker 3 (03:36):
I got you.
Speaker 1 (03:38):
Oh, do you think we're gonna find it? Oh?
Speaker 5 (03:42):
I don't know.
Speaker 1 (03:43):
Can I help you with something? Oh god, he can
help me with a lot of things, if we're being honest,
been looking into doing some budgeting. Okay, how can I
help you? How we got to find that zebra first though? Priorities? Ma'am. Well,
I've got I'm on the switchboard, So if I can't
(04:04):
help you.
Speaker 3 (04:04):
I need to hang up.
Speaker 1 (04:05):
Yep, yep, all right, rock on. I love you.
Speaker 5 (04:12):
That was really good.
Speaker 3 (04:13):
Wow, ok, I think she did.
Speaker 5 (04:18):
I think she did.
Speaker 1 (04:19):
She just wanted me to get on with it. I
don't have anything else. Let's go ahead and get on
with it.
Speaker 5 (04:25):
Are you going to try to get Connie Lingas on
the phone. I'd love the booker as a guest.
Speaker 1 (04:30):
Her sister Annie?
Speaker 5 (04:33):
Yeah, oh man, okay.
Speaker 1 (04:39):
Still on the loose though, saying after that, yeah, and
this is taken off now. I mean there's a lot
of big national outlets that are now like, oh god,
just still out there. So yeah, I hope they find
that zebra.
Speaker 5 (04:52):
What if it made it all the way to Dallas
back to its owner.
Speaker 3 (04:56):
Yeah, back to Field City. So when it breaks out,
you know, it looks like it's wearing black and white conflict,
you know, jail uniform. Does it switch into a horse costume.
Speaker 1 (05:06):
I mean, what is it?
Speaker 3 (05:07):
It can't blend in you know that it would be crazy.
Speaker 5 (05:09):
What if it was inside the champ costume or no captain,
it was hiding out as captain.
Speaker 1 (05:15):
Yeah, that was genius.
Speaker 5 (05:17):
When you said I'll be white black, I can't believe
I've never heard that before.
Speaker 1 (05:20):
She didn't like it. I loved it.
Speaker 5 (05:23):
What in hindsight, she was a real bitch.
Speaker 1 (05:29):
But she was operating the switchboard and you shouldn't call
city hall for a matter like that.
Speaker 3 (05:34):
But there it is, all right, I appreciate it.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
Watch out, full.
Speaker 5 (05:38):
Mug coming through, full mug coming through.
Speaker 3 (05:40):
Yeah, full mug coming through. Indeed, all right. Coming up next,
we crank up the Beninskin wayback Machine the time that
heading into the twenty eighteen draft, and the East Texas
sports Boys pranked to Suns blogger, this is good stuff.
It's how we're going to finish the show, and it's
coming up in just three minutes right here on the
Eagle
Popular Podcasts
Stuff You Should Know
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
The Joe Rogan Experience
The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.
True Crime Tonight
If you eat, sleep, and breathe true crime, TRUE CRIME TONIGHT is serving up your nightly fix. Five nights a week, KT STUDIOS & iHEART RADIO invite listeners to pull up a seat for an unfiltered look at the biggest cases making headlines, celebrity scandals, and the trials everyone is watching. With a mix of expert analysis, hot takes, and listener call-ins, TRUE CRIME TONIGHT goes beyond the headlines to uncover the twists, turns, and unanswered questions that keep us all obsessed—because, at TRUE CRIME TONIGHT, there’s a seat for everyone. Whether breaking down crime scene forensics, scrutinizing serial killers, or debating the most binge-worthy true crime docs, True Crime Tonight is the fresh, fast-paced, and slightly addictive home for true crime lovers.