December 12, 2025 • 7 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
What's cracking like? And this is the big Boss.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Do snoopy decle double gigsel dang boom what you don't do.
Speaker 1 (00:13):
We're not talking about rin TNT and we're not talking
about last year.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
It's the one and only.
Speaker 1 (00:17):
Does the Last movie in your Face to Be and
in the Place to Be. And you're listening to John
Jay and Ridge Wakes.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Which John Jay and Rich shoot us at tax text
jj R whatever's on your mind to nine six eight
nine three. You know you can reach us via email.
You can reach us via text. You can reach us
via social media by d M or PM, private message
or direct message and all the social media apps. And
(00:48):
also you guys, you can reach us by sending us
a letter sent by the United States Post Office that
I bring this up because we got one. We got
this letter and I was sitting here in front of
me this morning when I walked in. It is so nice.
It says to John J Rich, Kyle Peyton, Nick and
Dylan and it's this beautifully written letter. And the woman
(01:08):
that wrote the letter, I asked Dylan to get her
on the phone because I'm.
Speaker 1 (01:13):
So blown away by this letter. SHAWNA, Hi, what everybody?
Speaker 2 (01:19):
What a wonderful letter. What made you write a letter?
Who writes letters nowadays?
Speaker 1 (01:23):
I know it's such a it's such a forgotten beauty thing.
Yeah it is.
Speaker 3 (01:28):
Well, you know, it's funny because it's hard to find
the address too to send it. And I was like,
I have to find this, but you know, I just
I've had such a blessed year and you guys have
been such a part of it. Not only did you
know I get to go enjoy a couple of concerts
by calling in, but I listened to you guys every
single morning, and sun days are harder than others, and
(01:50):
I just think you guys put such a smile and
warmth into the world. And I just wanted to let
each of you know just how impactful you are. And
I just I think that you probably go home at
the end of the day and hope and wish that
you've made a difference in people's lives. And I just
wanted you guys to know that.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
You do so about But a letter, a letter like
I would just I'm so like, let's just say this
was I'm going to make up a year.
Speaker 1 (02:18):
I don't know.
Speaker 2 (02:19):
Let's say the first email was sent in nineteen ninety six,
we would be going, this person, send an email, Holy smokes,
how'd you do it?
Speaker 1 (02:26):
And you hit enter and you hit said, like now
here we are. It's like cyclical.
Speaker 2 (02:30):
Now you wrote a letter and I'm just so blown
away by an actual letter, because yeah, she took the
time to you know, write it out, send it, mail it.
Speaker 1 (02:39):
That's intentional. It makes an impact.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
Now when you get something like this, right, it's like
when you go if you get a thank you card
in the mail, like this stuff works, Like, I'm so
blown I just want to talk to you all morning long.
Speaker 1 (02:49):
Which sort of job do you do? What do you
do for a living?
Speaker 3 (02:53):
I'm actually in human resources.
Speaker 2 (02:56):
Okay, because it seemed when I was reading it, I'm like,
I hope she's a teacher, because kids need to be
in your class.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
Learn from you.
Speaker 3 (03:03):
Oh well, you know, I try to apply it to
people and make sure that their experience coming into work
is purposeful and meaningful and they can leave work happy
and better than they were the day before. So you know,
that's the hope and kind of what I do on
a daily basis. And I just think right now too,
and in our world, it's there's just so much divide,
(03:25):
and I think it just takes a little bit of
humanity to the you know, come back in and tell
people you know, you're you're seen, you're cared about your
loved and yeah, and I just think you guys should
have hurt that and I wanted to do something nice.
Speaker 1 (03:40):
Okay, so heart smile.
Speaker 2 (03:42):
I'm reading the letter. I've read it a couple of times.
Did you didn't chat to be to this? Did you?
Speaker 1 (03:46):
Is this like legitimate? You wrote this letter?
Speaker 3 (03:49):
I wrote this letter?
Speaker 1 (03:50):
Yes, Wow. I want to put this on Instagram so
we can read it.
Speaker 2 (03:53):
I like what you said about it. I like what
you said about Kyle. A breath of fresh air with
advice that's caring and thoughtful. Literally, ask myself, what would
Kyle do when I'm stuck with a parenting issue or
just struggling to figure out what to do in the moment?
What would Kyle do? Peyton's your energy pulls listeners right in.
Even if the on air games don't always go your way.
(04:14):
You're undefeating positive vibes and congratulations on your upcoming wedding.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
That's so nice. You are so nice Auna.
Speaker 3 (04:21):
Oh well, thank you. You guys are nice too. It's
so funny. I mean, all those things are so true.
I think about when when Peyton, you know, gets an
answer wrong and she's just like so lovable and laughable,
and I just think that that it just I just
laugh with her when that happens, and it is true.
Like Kyle, I think sometimes, like when you're giving advice
to listeners on air, and I'm like, what would I say?
(04:45):
And then I wait, I'm like, wait, I want to
hear what Kyle said. Oh, it's the same thing. Oh, Kyle'
is better? You know, Sarious.
Speaker 1 (04:51):
How long is your drive to work?
Speaker 3 (04:55):
It's about thirty five minutes. So I dropped my daughter's
off at school and then head in, so I kind
of hit a sweet spot of like right before eight
thirty and get a kind of listen to you guys
all the way in.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
So oh, so you're like eight to eight thirty, So
you miss out a lot on War the Roses or
Second Date up It?
Speaker 1 (05:11):
Or do you listen to the podcast later.
Speaker 3 (05:13):
I haven't had a chance to listen to podcasts, but
you know, every time you guys bring it up, I'm like, oh,
I need to go back and listen to that. Because
there's so many things that I'm missing out on inside jokes.
And I was just listening guys this morning when you're
doing you know, the game with the really clever game
that that was put together on the prosty the Snowman,
and I was just like, oh my gosh, they're so clever.
Speaker 1 (05:33):
So yeah, that's Nick. Nick is very clever.
Speaker 3 (05:37):
He's so funny. I never get his shirt that says
uh punk rock and miss Rachel.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
Yeah. But you know what, if I was if I
was a critique your letter, and if I was a
T shirt and I had a red pen, you misspelled
Nick's name Nick is and I see not n ic k.
Shame on you shot up stop it.
Speaker 3 (05:59):
I went back to social media and made sure I
sell Peyton staying wrong. And I didn't know John Jay
if you had a space between your two names, so
I corrected that that. I didn't even think that Nick
would be wrong.
Speaker 1 (06:10):
You know what.
Speaker 2 (06:10):
And Dylan's name is spelt wrong, shame on you.
Speaker 1 (06:15):
Unique spelling. I don't even know if ill it's it's
de Yeah, we just called.
Speaker 2 (06:27):
She's a big deal, Shawna. Thank you so much for
the letter. So I'm sorry that we're just so we're
still blown away by the letter.
Speaker 1 (06:33):
We had to call you.
Speaker 3 (06:35):
Oh good, I'm so glad. I'm so glad you guys
got it. And I wish you a blessed holiday season.
And I'll continue listening forever for life.
Speaker 1 (06:42):
Did somebody get this framed? We hang it up.
Speaker 2 (06:46):
We're so stupid. We all decide about the letter. Did
you use a stamp and stuff? I only saw the letter.
I just see the package. It's a nice fontitude.
Speaker 1 (06:52):
Don't you want to post it on Instagram?
Speaker 2 (06:56):
We'll post this letter on John Jay and Rich on
our Instagram so you can see it.
Speaker 1 (06:59):
All right. I have a great day right here, you.
Speaker 2 (07:02):
Guys see now you can also Texas, what are you bring?
Gonna say? Oh, here's a Christmas card and Christmas cards?
Speaker 1 (07:09):
Oh what a beautiful family has. Look at her Christmas card,
says a Christmas cartoon.
Speaker 3 (07:16):
They're so wow.
Speaker 1 (07:18):
Look at that camera. That's so nice. We're gonna put
her Christmas card up there too, and her address? Kidding
what that Merry Christmas? John Jay and Rich
What's cracking like? And this is the big Boss.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Do snoopy decle double gigsel dang boom what you don't do.
Speaker 1 (00:13):
We're not talking about rin TNT and we're not talking
about last year.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
It's the one and only.
Speaker 1 (00:17):
Does the Last movie in your Face to Be and
in the Place to Be. And you're listening to John
Jay and Ridge Wakes.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Which John Jay and Rich shoot us at tax text
jj R whatever's on your mind to nine six eight
nine three. You know you can reach us via email.
You can reach us via text. You can reach us
via social media by d M or PM, private message
or direct message and all the social media apps. And
(00:48):
also you guys, you can reach us by sending us
a letter sent by the United States Post Office that
I bring this up because we got one. We got
this letter and I was sitting here in front of
me this morning when I walked in. It is so nice.
It says to John J Rich, Kyle Peyton, Nick and
Dylan and it's this beautifully written letter. And the woman
(01:08):
that wrote the letter, I asked Dylan to get her
on the phone because I'm.
Speaker 1 (01:13):
So blown away by this letter. SHAWNA, Hi, what everybody?
Speaker 2 (01:19):
What a wonderful letter. What made you write a letter?
Who writes letters nowadays?
Speaker 1 (01:23):
I know it's such a it's such a forgotten beauty thing.
Yeah it is.
Speaker 3 (01:28):
Well, you know, it's funny because it's hard to find
the address too to send it. And I was like,
I have to find this, but you know, I just
I've had such a blessed year and you guys have
been such a part of it. Not only did you
know I get to go enjoy a couple of concerts
by calling in, but I listened to you guys every
single morning, and sun days are harder than others, and
(01:50):
I just think you guys put such a smile and
warmth into the world. And I just wanted to let
each of you know just how impactful you are. And
I just I think that you probably go home at
the end of the day and hope and wish that
you've made a difference in people's lives. And I just
wanted you guys to know that.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
You do so about But a letter, a letter like
I would just I'm so like, let's just say this
was I'm going to make up a year.
Speaker 1 (02:18):
I don't know.
Speaker 2 (02:19):
Let's say the first email was sent in nineteen ninety six,
we would be going, this person, send an email, Holy smokes,
how'd you do it?
Speaker 1 (02:26):
And you hit enter and you hit said, like now
here we are. It's like cyclical.
Speaker 2 (02:30):
Now you wrote a letter and I'm just so blown
away by an actual letter, because yeah, she took the
time to you know, write it out, send it, mail it.
Speaker 1 (02:39):
That's intentional. It makes an impact.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
Now when you get something like this, right, it's like
when you go if you get a thank you card
in the mail, like this stuff works, Like, I'm so
blown I just want to talk to you all morning long.
Speaker 1 (02:49):
Which sort of job do you do? What do you
do for a living?
Speaker 3 (02:53):
I'm actually in human resources.
Speaker 2 (02:56):
Okay, because it seemed when I was reading it, I'm like,
I hope she's a teacher, because kids need to be
in your class.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
Learn from you.
Speaker 3 (03:03):
Oh well, you know, I try to apply it to
people and make sure that their experience coming into work
is purposeful and meaningful and they can leave work happy
and better than they were the day before. So you know,
that's the hope and kind of what I do on
a daily basis. And I just think right now too,
and in our world, it's there's just so much divide,
(03:25):
and I think it just takes a little bit of
humanity to the you know, come back in and tell
people you know, you're you're seen, you're cared about your
loved and yeah, and I just think you guys should
have hurt that and I wanted to do something nice.
Speaker 1 (03:40):
Okay, so heart smile.
Speaker 2 (03:42):
I'm reading the letter. I've read it a couple of times.
Did you didn't chat to be to this? Did you?
Speaker 1 (03:46):
Is this like legitimate? You wrote this letter?
Speaker 3 (03:49):
I wrote this letter?
Speaker 1 (03:50):
Yes, Wow. I want to put this on Instagram so
we can read it.
Speaker 2 (03:53):
I like what you said about it. I like what
you said about Kyle. A breath of fresh air with
advice that's caring and thoughtful. Literally, ask myself, what would
Kyle do when I'm stuck with a parenting issue or
just struggling to figure out what to do in the moment?
What would Kyle do? Peyton's your energy pulls listeners right in.
Even if the on air games don't always go your way.
(04:14):
You're undefeating positive vibes and congratulations on your upcoming wedding.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
That's so nice. You are so nice Auna.
Speaker 3 (04:21):
Oh well, thank you. You guys are nice too. It's
so funny. I mean, all those things are so true.
I think about when when Peyton, you know, gets an
answer wrong and she's just like so lovable and laughable,
and I just think that that it just I just
laugh with her when that happens, and it is true.
Like Kyle, I think sometimes, like when you're giving advice
to listeners on air, and I'm like, what would I say?
(04:45):
And then I wait, I'm like, wait, I want to
hear what Kyle said. Oh, it's the same thing. Oh, Kyle'
is better? You know, Sarious.
Speaker 1 (04:51):
How long is your drive to work?
Speaker 3 (04:55):
It's about thirty five minutes. So I dropped my daughter's
off at school and then head in, so I kind
of hit a sweet spot of like right before eight
thirty and get a kind of listen to you guys
all the way in.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
So oh, so you're like eight to eight thirty, So
you miss out a lot on War the Roses or
Second Date up It?
Speaker 1 (05:11):
Or do you listen to the podcast later.
Speaker 3 (05:13):
I haven't had a chance to listen to podcasts, but
you know, every time you guys bring it up, I'm like, oh,
I need to go back and listen to that. Because
there's so many things that I'm missing out on inside jokes.
And I was just listening guys this morning when you're
doing you know, the game with the really clever game
that that was put together on the prosty the Snowman,
and I was just like, oh my gosh, they're so clever.
Speaker 1 (05:33):
So yeah, that's Nick. Nick is very clever.
Speaker 3 (05:37):
He's so funny. I never get his shirt that says
uh punk rock and miss Rachel.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
Yeah. But you know what, if I was if I
was a critique your letter, and if I was a
T shirt and I had a red pen, you misspelled
Nick's name Nick is and I see not n ic k.
Shame on you shot up stop it.
Speaker 3 (05:59):
I went back to social media and made sure I
sell Peyton staying wrong. And I didn't know John Jay
if you had a space between your two names, so
I corrected that that. I didn't even think that Nick
would be wrong.
Speaker 1 (06:10):
You know what.
Speaker 2 (06:10):
And Dylan's name is spelt wrong, shame on you.
Speaker 1 (06:15):
Unique spelling. I don't even know if ill it's it's
de Yeah, we just called.
Speaker 2 (06:27):
She's a big deal, Shawna. Thank you so much for
the letter. So I'm sorry that we're just so we're
still blown away by the letter.
Speaker 1 (06:33):
We had to call you.
Speaker 3 (06:35):
Oh good, I'm so glad. I'm so glad you guys
got it. And I wish you a blessed holiday season.
And I'll continue listening forever for life.
Speaker 1 (06:42):
Did somebody get this framed? We hang it up.
Speaker 2 (06:46):
We're so stupid. We all decide about the letter. Did
you use a stamp and stuff? I only saw the letter.
I just see the package. It's a nice fontitude.
Speaker 1 (06:52):
Don't you want to post it on Instagram?
Speaker 2 (06:56):
We'll post this letter on John Jay and Rich on
our Instagram so you can see it.
Speaker 1 (06:59):
All right. I have a great day right here, you.
Speaker 2 (07:02):
Guys see now you can also Texas, what are you bring?
Gonna say? Oh, here's a Christmas card and Christmas cards?
Speaker 1 (07:09):
Oh what a beautiful family has. Look at her Christmas card,
says a Christmas cartoon.
Speaker 3 (07:16):
They're so wow.
Speaker 1 (07:18):
Look at that camera. That's so nice. We're gonna put
her Christmas card up there too, and her address? Kidding
what that Merry Christmas? John Jay and Rich
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