From Missing Coach To Thrift-Mas: News, Opinions, And Holiday Choices

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Holiday weeks have a way of mixing sweet moments with serious headlines, and this one is no different. We start with a light check‑in—Thanksgiving plans, a chocolate pie craving, and a joyful grandkid update—then step into a story that grips a whole community: a Virginia high school football coach reported missing during an undefeated season. As the team advances under an interim coach and search crews deploy drones and K‑9 units, we unpack the strange gaps in reporting and what it means for students, families, and fans trying to hold hope without feeding rumors.

From there, we steer straight into the storm of sensational claims: a documentary alleging presidential knowledge of alien contact at Holloman Air Force Base. Rather than chase the spectacle, we put on the brakes and run a reality check. What would real evidence look like? How do we weigh secondhand testimony, political lore, and entertainment packaging? This is a quick masterclass in media literacy, critical thinking, and knowing when to keep your curiosity while guarding your credibility.

Then we bring it back to the living room with a debate many households face: go big on gifts or protect the budget and invest in shared experiences. A mom’s “Thrift‑Mas” plan—thrifted presents to avoid debt and save for a family vacation—sparks praise and backlash. We talk about age‑appropriate expectations, cleaning and upcycling finds, shopping smart on a tight budget, and why a unicorn hoodie that costs $14.50 can still carry real joy. The throughline is values: financial health, family time, and the kind of memories that outlast the wrapping paper.

We wrap with a friendly Thanksgiving classic—stuffing or dressing—and a quick sign‑off. If you appreciate thoughtful takes on local news, bold claims, and practical family choices, hit follow, share this with a friend who loves holiday debates, and drop your vote: stuffing, dressing, or neither? Your replies might shape our next conversation.

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Episode Transcript

SPEAKER_00 (00:15):
Hello, good morning.
Happy Monday.
It is Thanksgiving week.
I would also like to change myanswer to my favorite pie.
Not change it, but add to it.
You know what I've been reallycraving lately?
A chocolate pie.
I think I'm gonna make one thisweek.
Yeah, I think I will.
Alright.
Um, yeah, it's Thanksgivingweek.

(00:36):
I hope you guys have plans.
I am working every day exceptfor Thursday.
Of course, I'm off on Thursday,but I will be going back to work
on Friday.
Did not take it off.
I normally don't because wedon't really go anywhere or do
anything.
So why not come to work?
And back in the day when thegent worked, he always worked on

(00:56):
Friday as well.
That was a big day for him inthe golf world.
Alright.
There was something else I wasgoing to say.
Oh, just the weekend.
I was just gonna go over myweekend.
It was a great weekend.
We had we did nothing onSaturday, but we had the grand
cam yesterday.
Oh my gosh, he is so precious,y'all.
I love him so much.

(01:18):
He is really growing up too.
He is so smart.
Mm-mm-mm.
Alright.
Moving on to the topics here.
Let's see, what do we have goingon today?
It was tough finding something,although there's a lot of things
out there.
We are going to save that onefor the last because it's light
and we want to end on a lighternote.

(01:38):
Uh, we're gonna all right, let'sstart with the little more
serious one and then we'll golighter as we go.
We have three stories here.
This first one is a Virginiahigh school football coach
missing amid undefeated seasonwith massive search underway.
Travis Turner, head footballcoach at Union High School in
Big Stone Gap, Virginia, hasbeen reported missing amid what

(02:03):
should be a celebratoryundefeated season of for his
team.
According to the Virginia StatePolice, Turner was officially
listed as a missing personSunday after last being seen on
Thursday.
Now, don't they play their gameson Thursdays or Friday high
school games?
Officers were reportedlydispatched to Turner's residence

(02:25):
Thursday evening to investigatea complaint.
Uh-oh, not to arrest him, butwhen they arrived, Turner was no
longer there.
Uh-oh.
What are you what is going onhere?
His last known appearance waswearing a gray sweatshirt and
sweatpants per the state police.
Meanwhile, the Union High Schoolthe high school football program

(02:45):
has pressed on even as the coachremains missing.
The Bears advanced to a regionalsemifinal after an 11-0 regular
season under the leadership ofassistant coach Turner interim
turned interim head coach JayEdwards one day after Turner
went missing.
Then the Union emerged with a12-0 win against Graham High

(03:06):
School in Virginia despite thenews.
Then they go on to, I guess,talk about the they give a
sports rundown.
Let's see.
Search efforts uh in Wise Countyhave ramped up involving drones,
canine units, and multiple lawenforcement agencies.
We have so what was thecomplaint about?
Can you tell us that?
I love the way these people justthese writers just gloss over

(03:29):
the whole main point of thestory.
The man is missing.
He had a the police were calledfor a complaint.
What was the complaint about?
We have had the drones up in theair looking, searching.
Uh we tried to get the statepolice aviation, but they were
unable to fly yesterday.
Blah blah blah.
Wow.
Wow, wow, wow.
Uh is that how the story ends?

(03:52):
Well, it looks uh read more.
Let's see, is that how the storyends?
I think it is how it ends.
Sorry, I'm trying to find here.
Yeah, that's how it ends.
Okay, then.
Well, be on the lookout for him.
Uh hopefully there's gonna be anupdate to this.
Hopefully, it's a good outcome.
You know, sometimes the New YorkPost will update on cases like

(04:16):
this.
Alright, moving on.
Podcast topic President GeorgeH.W.
Bush knew of 1964 alien contactwith humans in New Mexico
documentary.
Do you believe this?
Well, you know I don't believein any of this crap.
The truth is out there.
The late uh and late PresidentGeorge H.W.

(04:37):
Bush apparently knew it, tellinga federal officials that an
alien made contact with humansat a secretive New Mexico
airbase in 1964, according totestimony in an explosive,
explosive new documentary.
Eric Davis, an ast astrophysistwho was a scientific advisor on

(05:00):
the since disband advancedaerospace threat identification
program.
They need to start shorteningthese damn names, created by
Congress in 2007 by late SenatorHarry Reid, Democrat of Nevada,
claimed that Bush confirmed tohim in a private conversation
details of contact between themilitary and an alien creature

(05:23):
at Holliman Air Force Base.
Yeah, okay, whatever.
You think he may have beenpulling your leg there, Harry
Reid?
I don't think Harry is Harryliving anymore?
I don't think so.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I could be wrong.
I don't know.
I'm getting maybe gettingconfused with somebody else.
Bush told him that threespaceships were seen approaching
the base and that aninterstellar being emerged from

(05:46):
one of the ships and had aface-to-face encounter with
military and CIA officials.
Come on, Davis said turning andduring an interview in the age
of disclosure, a documentary byfilmmaker Dan Farah that went
live on Amazon Amazon Prime onFriday.
So you can go watch that ifyou'd like.
One of them landed on the tarmacand a non-human entity deboarded

(06:10):
the aircraft that landed andinteracted with uniformed Air
Force and civilian CIApersonnel, Davis claimed.
Oh my gosh, do you guys believethis?
No! Don't believe it! And whenBush asked for more details, he
was told that he did not havethe need to know.
He's the president, he shouldhave the need to know.

(06:31):
Shut up.
Bush, a former decorated navalaviator.
Okay, you can go finish readingthat.
Come on.
Come on.
Alright.
This next one, I had definitelyhave an opinion on this.
Definitely have an opinion.
This lady is getting trolled, Iguess.
All right.
Budget conscious mom slammed forhow she's buying Christmas gifts

(06:53):
for her kids.
I think I'm on her side.
No, I don't think.
I know I'm on her side.
Some might call it cheap, otherscall it savvy.
One mom has gone viral forrevealing that she doesn't want
to go into debt when buyingChristmas gifts for her four
kids this year.
I I'm on her side.
She has four kids.
Now I don't know what the ageranges are.

(07:15):
If they're little kids, yes, goto the thrift store and buy them
some gifts because they don'tknow, they don't care, they're
not gonna know the difference.
Now, if they're older kids, thatmight be a little bit different
story.
But if they're older kids, youneed they need to start weaning
back on the Christmas giftsanyway when they're older.

(07:37):
Alright, so Jade explained inher TikTok video that her family
really wants to go on a nicevacation this next year.
And with how expensiveeverything is, you almost can't
have both.
An assortment of expensive giftsand a fun vacation on the
horizon.
So she's doing a thrift mist.
A thrift mist.

(07:57):
In her video, which has nowgarnered two million views, the
Pennsylvania mom showed thevarious Christmas gifts like a
beautiful jewelry box, alphabetletters, and an adorable unicorn
hoodie that she managed to snagat a local thrift store for her
kids while on a$100 budget.
Is that for the all of them orper kid?

(08:18):
Wow.
Uh call me cheap, whatever, Idon't care, she proudly
declared.
In addition to several differentgifts she thrifted, Jade also
picked up a few Christmas themedsweaters and vests.
The most shocking part was thatof all those festive items came
to only$14.50.
A steal, which leaves me with awhopping$85.50 left.

(08:41):
I feel like I'm doing reallywell so far, she said in her ver
in her video.
The controversial to some video,of course, had thousands of
comments from people eitherpraising this budget conscious
mom or scolding her fordepriving her kids.
I wish the thrift miss was morecommon.
We truly are ruining the world.

(09:03):
Yes, we are.
Because we missed the wholemessage to begin with.
As an older parent, trust me,the vacation will mean so much
more.
Yep, I agree.
Go into debt, why not buy alittle at a time throughout the
year?
Shop clearance and sales.
Well, that's that's a good ideatoo.
I'm severely disabled with anext to no income, but I can
spend a few bucks a month.

(09:24):
I start Chris okay, whatever.
I am on her side.
If, like I said, if the kids arelittle, like three, four, five
years old, they're not gonnaknow.
Of course, go to the thriftstore and buy them thrift.
Yes.
Why not?
Of course, clean it up reallygood too before you do anything.
I mean, you they have some goodthings in the thrift stock in
the thrift shop.

(09:45):
Alright, that's my two centsanyway.
Uh, I guess I need to do thequestion of the day.
So let's see.
Since it is Thanksgiving week,we will do Thanksgiving themed
questions.
This one is do you preferstuffing or dressing?
Stuffing, of course, is when youput it inside the turkey.

(10:07):
Dressing is when you fix itseparately.
That's how that's what I gather.
I don't like any of them.
I cannot stand dressing and Icannot stand stuffing.
Gross and yuck.
It's disgusting.
Disgusting.
Now, throughout my years ofbeing on this earth, I've had an
occasional dressing, notstuffing, dressing that I

(10:31):
thought was okay, but it's notmy still not my favorite.
I do not like it.
No, do not like it, Sam.
I am.
Alright, I gotta go.
Thanks for listening, y'all.
Bye.