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July 10, 2025 • 13 mins

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Pregnant mini donkeys, freezer door frustrations, and passive-aggressive workplace revenge schemes - we've packed it all into one entertaining episode of the Morning Brew.

The saga of Haley the foster donkey has listeners on the edge of their seats as Janine prepares for an imminent birth during tonight's full moon. With cameras rolling 24/7, this 20-year-old mini donkey, "as big as a blimp" and barely four inches off the ground, could deliver any moment. The father remains a mystery, but the potential names don't disappoint - "Chewy McLovin" stands ready for a boy, while girl name suggestions are still welcome from our creative listeners.

Between donkey updates, we tackle everyday relationship challenges that resonate with anyone who's shared living space. When hundreds of dollars of meat gets ruined because someone can't close the freezer door properly, what's the solution? Signs didn't work. Child locks failed. Our practical advice might save your next Costco haul, your relationship, and your sanity.

Our call-in segments brought both laughter and heartfelt moments. Tammy conquered our summer-themed "This or That" game, choosing lake days over beaches and flip-flops with socks over Crocs with confidence. Meanwhile, Virgil from Eager shared a touching tribute to a cowgirl friend whose birthday would have been today, reminding us that radio remains a powerful community connection.

We wrapped up with the verdict on "Operation Butter Up" - a diabolical workplace scheme where employees deliberately left snacks for a food-stealing coworker, resulting in significant weight gain. Was it brilliant justice or stepping over the line? Emmy Award-winning producer Ryan McKee weighed in with a verdict that had listeners buzzing.

Join us daily for more Morning Brew moments, and don't forget to grab tickets for Chris Bennett's Comedy Birthday Bash on July 26th, featuring America's Got Talent finalist Ryan Neemiller!

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
From the Horn Auto Center Studios Chris Bennett and
the Morning Brew, Janine, youover there.

Speaker 2 (00:06):
Yes, I am.
How are you Chris?

Speaker 1 (00:08):
Good, I am waiting for a Donkey Watch 2025 update.
What's your?

Speaker 2 (00:14):
donkey's name.
Oh my gosh, little Haley Haley,literally her belly is four
inches off the ground right now.
She's a mini donkey and just topicture this, she's gray and
white and spotted.
She is the cutest little thing,but she's a 20-year-old mini
and we don't know who the dad is.
She's a foster donkey and I'mhelping her out and all that

(00:36):
stuff.
We just love her, but she is asbig as a blimp.
I mean seriously, she is so bigand she, you know, we thought
she was going to, we thoughtit's going to be the last few
nights, but tonight is a fullmoon, chris.
And I think it's a better shot.
So we're going to be watchingher.
But she's.
I've got two cameras on her andwe're still on donkey watch.

(00:56):
I'm waking up like five times anight just checking the cameras
.
You know, what does the fullmoon have to do with?
Like her given birth?
Some of it is folklore, but alot of it.
Now they have kind of trackedespecially cows more.
If they're close and there's afull moon they'll deliver more
often.
And then donkeys donkeys too,the numbers are a little higher

(01:17):
sometimes at a full moon, butmost animals it's just folklore
and stuff and they don't believeit.
But it's kind of somethingabout the gravitational pull
that they deliver more often ifthey're close to a full moon.

Speaker 1 (01:29):
Right.
Do you have a name ready to gofor this new little donkey?

Speaker 2 (01:34):
We have boy names and we don't have girl names.
People should help me withfunny girl names.
We want funny ones.
Now, the boy.
If it's a little boy, myhusband's named it.
Yes, the name's going to beChewy McLovin.

Speaker 1 (01:46):
Chewy McLovin.
I love it.
I hope it's a boy, but we don'thave any names for the girl yet
.

Speaker 2 (01:51):
No, and now the name Chewy McLovin and it kind of
goes way back family stuff.
That is going to be super,super funny.
But girls, I'm just not.
I like Poppy, I like differentkinds of names.
I don't know Jezzy for Jezebel,I don't know what to name a
little girl, donkey, that's cute.
But maybe somebody, maybe someof our listeners, can give me
some ideas.

Speaker 1 (02:12):
That'd be good.
Well, I hope Haley the donkeygives birth today and you'll be
going live if she does.

Speaker 2 (02:17):
Yeah, I'm going to do a Facebook live.
Oh heck.

Speaker 1 (02:23):
All right, janine, we got a Donkey Watch update 2025.
And then here's a little updatefrom me, Janine, on Chris
Bennett's comedy birthday bashhappening July 26th, that's
Saturday, at the Elks Lodge.
Here in Show, low Doors,aliberto's Food Truck and the
bar open up at 530.
Show is at 7 pm.
Tickets are $20 for generaladmission and VIP tickets.

(02:45):
I only have 10 of those left.
They're almost sold out.
You can get them atchrisbennettcomedycom and our
headliner is the hilariousnational headliner, ryan
Neemiller, that was a top threefinalist on America's Got Talent
season 14.
So it's going to be a fun showand you better get your tickets
fast because they are going fast.

(03:06):
Yeah, chrisbennettcomedycom.

Speaker 2 (03:08):
Birthday bash.
Yes Are you telling people howold you're going to be?

Speaker 1 (03:12):
I'll be 45.
I don't care Nice.

Speaker 2 (03:14):
Yay, no, I know, you don't.
Yeah, you're a pup, you're ababy, you're a baby, I'm a puppy
.

Speaker 1 (03:21):
All right, janine, it's time.
Relationship advice.
Oh, I like how you said that Italked over you.

Speaker 2 (03:28):
I love that.

Speaker 1 (03:29):
All right, yeah, relationship advice.
Here's the story.
I've been with my fiance forsix years, living together for
five years.
Last year we purchased astanding freezer for our laundry
room but he doesn't close thedoor all the way and then the
freezer meets thaw and we haveto throw the meat away.

(03:49):
After two times of him leavingthe freezer door open, I put a
sign on it that says make surefreezer door is closed.
That means you.
After that didn't work, Ibought child lock so when he
closes the freezer he can latchthe child lock.
It has been three months or sosince he left the freezer open
after that fix, but when I wentdownstairs this morning the

(04:14):
child lock was not latched.
The door was open two inchesand Costco sized portions of
ribeye steak, salmon, shrimp,ground turkey, chicken breast,
etc.
Hundreds of dollars worth offood were totally thawed and
even warm, so they were too farfrom being saved.
What should my next steps be tomake sure we can stop this food

(04:34):
waste and get him to close thedang door?

Speaker 2 (04:41):
What are my next steps?
You know, I think this is kindof a funny one because I'm a
freezer, you know freezers arejust something that yeah of a
funny one because I'm a freezer,you know freezers are just
something that, yeah, you knowthose big, I would take that
freezer and I would sell it onFacebook marketplace.
Get rid of it, because freezersfreezers are not that pricey.
Okay, Get rid of them and buythe one that's like the chest
one.

(05:01):
I have a big, giant chest one,and then they have.
Some of them have automaticcloses, some of them don't.
You lift it and it drops andthe darn thing is closed.
Okay, that's my big one.
I have a big one that you couldfit like four human bodies in.
That sounds disgusting.

Speaker 1 (05:15):
Yeah, that's very scary, janine, but get a chest
freezer.

Speaker 2 (05:19):
I digress, but get a chest freezer that when he
leaves it, it automatically it'sclosed.
It falls on his head a littlebit.
You have to hold it up, butmake sure that automatic closure
thing is turned off and get ridof that.
But just do the old fashionedchest.
Find another one on FacebookMarketplace.
But that would be myrecommendation because it's

(05:39):
something that, yeah, that'spretty annoying, yeah, and he's
just that, oh, and have himreplace and be buying the meat.
So maybe that helps too.
That.
And have him replace and bebuying the meat.

Speaker 1 (05:48):
So maybe that helps too that he kind of starts to
think about it Interesting.
So you know men very well,there's no sense in trying to
get him to do any different,just buy a different device.

Speaker 2 (05:57):
Well, I don't know, I just feel like he's she's tried
this other stuff, you know, andit's not happening.
So maybe, instead of fightingand having a big is, maybe sell
it on Facebook Marketplace, getthe chest size.
It's going to bounce closedright when he's done with it and
nobody, no, nothing gets wasted.
You know, it's just an idea.

Speaker 1 (06:17):
I mean just that's just my idea that sounds like an
easy fix.

Speaker 2 (06:21):
And or buy one that has a siren on it, because some
of these, when they don't close,they go off with a big old
siren.
Oh really, yeah, they do, theydo.
So other people have that issue.
They do have it, yeah.

Speaker 1 (06:32):
Heck, yeah, janine great relationship advice today.
We love you, best friend.

Speaker 2 (06:37):
Have a great day.
Love you too.
Have a good one, bye-bye,bye-bye.

Speaker 1 (06:40):
Good morning.
It's the Morning Brew withChris.
Who's this?

Speaker 3 (06:43):
Hi, my name's Tammy.
Am I caller number one, Tammy?

Speaker 1 (06:47):
yes, you are Yeehaw Sweet.
You just won four tickets.
Compliments that come for FitDentures to the Deuce of Clubs
Thunder Raceway 2025 season.
They're just not available forspecial events.
But you, just, you gotta play alittle game with me, tammy, to
win these.
Alright, it's called this orthat Summer Theme.

(07:08):
You just tell me which one youprefer this or that.
You ready?
Alright, I'm ready.
A beach day or a lake day?
A lake day?
Lake days are nice.
Yeah, the ocean scares the heckout of me.
Yeah, but the lake also has abeach.
So that's true, yeah, and youdon't have to worry about being
eaten by sharks, true?

(07:30):
Are you a grill master or asnack table hover?

Speaker 3 (07:33):
I'm a grill master.

Speaker 1 (07:35):
I love meat.
I'm the snack table hover.
Yeah, I'll just sit.
You grill the meat and then goahead and put it on the snack
table for me.

Speaker 3 (07:45):
All right, sounds good, all right.

Speaker 1 (07:47):
This or that, a mosquito bite or sand in your
swimsuit.

Speaker 3 (07:52):
Oh, I know.
Hmm.
Well, since I know what sand inyour swimsuit feels like, I'll
choose that one.
Yeah, that's right, yeah.

Speaker 1 (08:00):
And you can take a shower and get that sand out of
the swimsuit.
Mosquito bite sticks around andit seems to get worse the
longer you have it yes.
Heck yeah.
And last one flip-flops withsocks or Crocs with confidence.

Speaker 3 (08:15):
Flip-flops with socks .

Speaker 1 (08:16):
I don't even know how you could wear flip-flops with
socks.
You can't get them between yourtoes.
You can't get in between yourtoes.
Tammy, congratulations.
Thanks for having fun with us.
You just won four tickets.
Compliments and comfort fitdentures to the Deuce of Clubs
Thunder Raceway 2025 season.
Thank you so much.
You're welcome.
What station hooked you up?

Speaker 3 (08:36):
92.5.

Speaker 1 (08:38):
You know it.
Good morning, it's the MorningBrew with Chris.
Who's this?

Speaker 3 (08:42):
Hey, good morning, my friend, it's Virgil.
It's the Morning Brew withChris.

Speaker 1 (08:44):
Who's this?
Hey, good morning, my friend.
It's Virgil, everyone'sfavorite cowboy out of Eager
Arizona.
How are you doing on thisthirsty Thursday?
We are having a hard time,because You're having a hard
time with what?

Speaker 3 (09:00):
Remember, I told you we lost one of our cowgirls.

Speaker 1 (09:04):
Yeah, yeah, you lost one of your cowgirls.
Yeah, yeah, you lost one ofyour cowgirls and you, part of
the tradition.
You took her horse out to apasture with all the other
horses and no one will ride herhorse ever again.

Speaker 3 (09:14):
Yeah, yep, today was her birthday, so oh, that's
always tough.
I'm so sorry, best friend, andthese ladies when they hear that
song, I drive their truck.

Speaker 1 (09:29):
They want to cry this morning.

Speaker 3 (09:30):
Yeah, because that was her truck.
She always drove it.

Speaker 1 (09:35):
Right, yeah, what do you miss?
Well, I'm going to have todrive it.
What do you miss most aboutyour cowgirl friend?
She was funny.

Speaker 3 (09:45):
She was a good person .
Yeah, very helpful, but she wasin the military too, so she
sounds absolutely amazing.

Speaker 1 (09:52):
So definitely you got it Going out to Virgil the
Cowboys.
Cowgirls out there in Eager, besafe.
Here's Drive your Truck.
A little tribute to your friend.
Yeah, all right, best friend,bye, thank you.
We are lucky, for two days in arow, to be on the phone with my
best friend, producer RyanMcKee.

(10:13):
Emmy Award winning producerRyan McKee, all the way from
Wilmington, north Carolina, fora very special Am I the Jerk
Court the Honorable Ryan McKeepresides.
Ryan, you sent me the story.
I'm going to read it and whenwe come back I want to get your
verdict on whether this personis the jerk or not.
You ready?

Speaker 3 (10:35):
I'm so ready.
I feel like you need like thelaw and order.

Speaker 1 (10:40):
Yeah, I will look for that.
We will get it All right.
Here's the story.
Producer Ryan, I had amiserable coworker.
She would steal food from mydesk, gripe about working
conditions, and she would takepot shots at my work projects
when she didn't have any graspor experience in the field that
I'm working in.
Being an executive assistant ishonorable work, but she didn't

(11:02):
know design or programming andcritiqued like she did.
We realized that she liked totake food and snacks off my desk
as it's right across from hers.
So myself and two workers wenton a campaign for a few months
and went several times a week toget snacks, donuts, treats and
leave them on my desk withoutany intention of taking them for

(11:23):
ourselves.
She has now gained over 30pounds in six months and we call
it Operation Butter Up.
Am I the jerk for doingOperation Butter Up?

Speaker 3 (11:37):
I love Operation Butter Up.
See, I feel like everyoneshould start naming plans like
Operation, something you knowLike I should have named
yesterday's beach vacationOperation Beach Day.
You know I could have come upwith a better name, but you know

(11:58):
it's early yet.

Speaker 1 (11:59):
Operation Lobster Back.
That would be my day, becauseI'm always getting sunburned and
I just love how passiveaggressive she is at getting
back at this lady, and the ladydoesn't even know that she's
under attack.

Speaker 3 (12:14):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, they're just like killing her
slowly with diabetes.

Speaker 1 (12:20):
So in the case of, Am I the Jerk for Operation Butter
Up?
What say you?

Speaker 3 (12:27):
No, they're not the jerk.
If this woman is making yourlife miserable and you're not
doing anything besides puttingout some tasty snacks for her,
you know what I mean?
She probably isn't even askinghey, can I have some snacks?
She's just taking them.
That's what it sounds like.
So she 100% is not in the wrong.

(12:51):
This woman sounds horrible.
So Operation Butter Up, butterUp or Butter Cup?
I think it's Butter Cup, butterCup, yeah, yeah, yeah, butter
Up would be like when you're.

Speaker 1 (13:04):
Oh no, it is Butter Up.
It is Butter Up, it's Operation.

Speaker 3 (13:06):
Butter Up.

Speaker 1 (13:07):
It should be Butter.

Speaker 3 (13:08):
Cup, though I think.

Speaker 1 (13:08):
Yeah, but you say they are not the jerk.

Speaker 3 (13:13):
Not the jerk.

Speaker 1 (13:14):
Let's see what some of our jurors on the Facebook
Live are saying.
Kendra says she's not the jerk,she's brilliant.
Yes.

Speaker 3 (13:22):
I think so.
It's diabolical, it'sMachiavellian.

Speaker 1 (13:25):
And Dave says not the jerk, she's a hog in disguise.

Speaker 3 (13:32):
I don't know, what that means, but okay.

Speaker 1 (13:34):
It sounds juicy.
That was Am I, the Jerk CourtProducer, ryan.
We love you, best friend.

Speaker 3 (13:39):
Have a great day, love you too, Everybody in Show
Low in the White Mountain area.
Have a wonderful day, Woo.
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