June 6, 2025 • 5 mins
“Did we just rename a zebra mid-chase… and why does it sound like a QR code running down the highway?”In this wildly entertaining episode of The Ben and Skin Show on 97.1 The Eagle, your favorite crew—Ben Rogers, Jeff “Skin” Wade, Kevin “KT” Turner, and Krystina Ray—dives headfirst into the most bizarre breaking news story of the week: a zebra named Zeke (or is it Ed?) on the run in Tennessee.KT kicks things off with a prank call to Murfreesboro City Hall, posing as “Frank” and asking the all-important question: “Did you ever find that zebra that’s on the loose?” The response? Pure gold. From describing the zebra as “a dead gum QR code running around” to pondering the Lingus family’s involvement, this segment is packed with laugh-out-loud moments and razor-sharp improv.But the absurdity doesn’t stop there. The team reacts to the latest news: the zebra—now officially renamed “Ed” by public consensus—is being tracked by drone, and the owners have issued a heartfelt (and slightly over-the-top) statement calling Ed “a symbol of joy, laughter, and unity.” Skin’s response? “Less time crafting statements, more time getting your barn figured out.”Funniest Moments:
- “I’ve been looking into doing some budgeting.”
- “There’s no gray area here—just black and white.”
- “Zebras don’t come to their name. They’re not dogs.”
- “They have a better paint job than horses.”
- “This is one of the better zebra segments we’ve done.”
- The absurdity of viral animal stories
- Public fascination with naming runaway wildlife
- A hilarious critique of zebra PR strategy
- A surprisingly deep dive into the horse/zebra societal divide
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome the wild life.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
The wild life.
Speaker 1 (00:11):
Earlier in the week, we discussed the missing zebra in Tennessee.
It had been transported there from Texas, bought somewhere in Texas,
and it was in Tennessee and it was on the loose.
A couple passerbys in the highway getting video of it
and things like that. I called the city hall of Murphysboro, Tennessee,
one of the one of the towns in that area,
(00:34):
and if you missed it, we'll just play that so
you can kind of set the scene and then I
have an update on the zebra.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Okay, good morning to see home.
Speaker 1 (00:44):
Hi, my name is Frank. I just had a quick question.
I don't know if I'm 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 gunbe QR
code running around. So I was down there in Eagleville
(01:08):
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.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
Okay, it's it's just.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
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. You know, I got you.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
Do you think we're gonna find it? I don't know.
Speaker 3 (01:39):
Can I help you with something?
Speaker 1 (01:40):
So he can help me with a lot of things
if we're being honest, been looking into doing some budgeting.
Speaker 2 (01:52):
Okay, how can I help you? How we got to
find that zebra first though? Priorities?
Speaker 1 (01:56):
Ma'am.
Speaker 3 (01:57):
Well, I've got I'm on the switchboard.
Speaker 2 (01:59):
So if I can't help you, I need to hang up. Yep, yeap,
all right, rock on. I love you.
Speaker 1 (02:07):
Okay.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
So I love the idea of not actually doing budgeting,
just looking.
Speaker 3 (02:12):
In and looking in doing some budgeting considering it.
Speaker 1 (02:16):
It did sound she was willing to help me out
if I had how much should I spend on this?
And we allocate on the bills. Now here's from this morning.
All right up, mersel I ad there.
Speaker 2 (02:28):
Some B four news today starts now with this breaking
news alert. Good morning. It's say fifty eight on.
Speaker 4 (02:35):
Amanda Hearra that breaking news. The escaped pet zebra has
been found in Rutherford County. The Sheriff's office says that
a drone captured the animal in a field near Christiana
this morning. Deputies are now tracking it with a drone.
They want people to avoid the area of Middle Fork
Stones River next to I twenty four because they don't
want to spook the animal. They have notified the owner
(02:57):
and asked for a veterinarian to respond to the scene
as they work to capture it.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
Stephanel, So they haven't absolutely captured it, but they're now
tracking it.
Speaker 2 (03:06):
She said, a veteran arian.
Speaker 5 (03:08):
What I'm saying, looking like someone that's very proud of
their white race and they've served the military, or they're
very proud of their white race and they have been
for a long time and.
Speaker 2 (03:17):
For a long time.
Speaker 1 (03:18):
They're weigh into So let me read this from CBS
News Tennessee. Here and escaped zebra named Ed has been
spotted nearly after a week after escaping its owners in Tennessee.
Using a drone. They saw the zebra in a field. Okay,
so we got that. This is the confusing part to me.
The zebra was originally brought to the property of the owners,
(03:40):
Taylor and Laura, for it on Friday night, but on Saturday,
the animal was seen running along a highway and then
escaped into a wooded area. The Ford family originally named
the zebra Zeke, but as the public weighed in during
the search, they decided to use the name Ed.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
Just call it Zeke.
Speaker 1 (03:57):
You don't have to. It's not that tom.
Speaker 2 (03:59):
It also doesn't Horses or zebras don't come to their name, right,
they're not dogs. Why is he Ed the Zebra?
Speaker 1 (04:05):
Now?
Speaker 2 (04:05):
He was named Zeke in the beginning?
Speaker 1 (04:07):
It is.
Speaker 2 (04:07):
There's a lot of confusion here. Yeah, on this whole story.
It really is.
Speaker 1 (04:11):
And honestly, as I kind of said, we've the stories,
it's not they're still tracking it with a drone.
Speaker 2 (04:17):
They haven't.
Speaker 5 (04:18):
Actually's just a drone looking at it. And they don't
want people to go up and call it the wrong name.
Here's the owners of the zebra, the Ford family. Here's
what they said. Through viral post news coverage and thousands
of messages, he became known as Ed the Zebra, and
now he will forever be known as Ed, a symbol
of joy, laughter and unity. Hey, less time crafting statements,
(04:40):
more time getting your barn figured out so the zebra
doesn't escape.
Speaker 2 (04:43):
Whose statement is this? The family? Who the owners of
the zebra. So they're fine with everyone just renaming their zebra.
Speaker 1 (04:50):
And they're having I think they're enjoying this, and like
you've been very irresponsible. That zebra runs out in the highway.
Family afford dead if they hit it. That zebra's huge
and it's.
Speaker 3 (04:59):
Whipped curious if you if you think about horses in
their role in Earth, I like where this is going.
Speaker 1 (05:07):
They have.
Speaker 3 (05:08):
They have such a prestigious role. They were the number
one means of transportation for I don't know centuries. Yeah,
and dude, now there's horse racing there. You know, they're
considered athletes. Zebra's got the short end of the stick
and they don't get any respect for anything, Like they
have a better paint job, they have a better paint job.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
They're more of a loner beast.
Speaker 1 (05:30):
I think it's a deeper conversation about the racial divide
in this country.
Speaker 2 (05:34):
Yeah, that's fair, the horse horse racial divide. The horse horse.
They're small. Zebras are smaller than horses.
Speaker 3 (05:44):
They're not as tall, they way less and they're not
quite as fast.
Speaker 5 (05:48):
This is one of the better zebra segments we've done
up there. Y'all want to do the today game all right,
let's do it next to the today game, right here
on the Eagle
Welcome the wild life.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
The wild life.
Speaker 1 (00:11):
Earlier in the week, we discussed the missing zebra in Tennessee.
It had been transported there from Texas, bought somewhere in Texas,
and it was in Tennessee and it was on the loose.
A couple passerbys in the highway getting video of it
and things like that. I called the city hall of Murphysboro, Tennessee,
one of the one of the towns in that area,
(00:34):
and if you missed it, we'll just play that so
you can kind of set the scene and then I
have an update on the zebra.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Okay, good morning to see home.
Speaker 1 (00:44):
Hi, my name is Frank. I just had a quick question.
I don't know if I'm 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 gunbe QR
code running around. So I was down there in Eagleville
(01:08):
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.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
Okay, it's it's just.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
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. You know, I got you.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
Do you think we're gonna find it? I don't know.
Speaker 3 (01:39):
Can I help you with something?
Speaker 1 (01:40):
So he can help me with a lot of things
if we're being honest, been looking into doing some budgeting.
Speaker 2 (01:52):
Okay, how can I help you? How we got to
find that zebra first though? Priorities?
Speaker 1 (01:56):
Ma'am.
Speaker 3 (01:57):
Well, I've got I'm on the switchboard.
Speaker 2 (01:59):
So if I can't help you, I need to hang up. Yep, yeap,
all right, rock on. I love you.
Speaker 1 (02:07):
Okay.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
So I love the idea of not actually doing budgeting,
just looking.
Speaker 3 (02:12):
In and looking in doing some budgeting considering it.
Speaker 1 (02:16):
It did sound she was willing to help me out
if I had how much should I spend on this?
And we allocate on the bills. Now here's from this morning.
All right up, mersel I ad there.
Speaker 2 (02:28):
Some B four news today starts now with this breaking
news alert. Good morning. It's say fifty eight on.
Speaker 4 (02:35):
Amanda Hearra that breaking news. The escaped pet zebra has
been found in Rutherford County. The Sheriff's office says that
a drone captured the animal in a field near Christiana
this morning. Deputies are now tracking it with a drone.
They want people to avoid the area of Middle Fork
Stones River next to I twenty four because they don't
want to spook the animal. They have notified the owner
(02:57):
and asked for a veterinarian to respond to the scene
as they work to capture it.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
Stephanel, So they haven't absolutely captured it, but they're now
tracking it.
Speaker 2 (03:06):
She said, a veteran arian.
Speaker 5 (03:08):
What I'm saying, looking like someone that's very proud of
their white race and they've served the military, or they're
very proud of their white race and they have been
for a long time and.
Speaker 2 (03:17):
For a long time.
Speaker 1 (03:18):
They're weigh into So let me read this from CBS
News Tennessee. Here and escaped zebra named Ed has been
spotted nearly after a week after escaping its owners in Tennessee.
Using a drone. They saw the zebra in a field. Okay,
so we got that. This is the confusing part to me.
The zebra was originally brought to the property of the owners,
(03:40):
Taylor and Laura, for it on Friday night, but on Saturday,
the animal was seen running along a highway and then
escaped into a wooded area. The Ford family originally named
the zebra Zeke, but as the public weighed in during
the search, they decided to use the name Ed.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
Just call it Zeke.
Speaker 1 (03:57):
You don't have to. It's not that tom.
Speaker 2 (03:59):
It also doesn't Horses or zebras don't come to their name, right,
they're not dogs. Why is he Ed the Zebra?
Speaker 1 (04:05):
Now?
Speaker 2 (04:05):
He was named Zeke in the beginning?
Speaker 1 (04:07):
It is.
Speaker 2 (04:07):
There's a lot of confusion here. Yeah, on this whole story.
It really is.
Speaker 1 (04:11):
And honestly, as I kind of said, we've the stories,
it's not they're still tracking it with a drone.
Speaker 2 (04:17):
They haven't.
Speaker 5 (04:18):
Actually's just a drone looking at it. And they don't
want people to go up and call it the wrong name.
Here's the owners of the zebra, the Ford family. Here's
what they said. Through viral post news coverage and thousands
of messages, he became known as Ed the Zebra, and
now he will forever be known as Ed, a symbol
of joy, laughter and unity. Hey, less time crafting statements,
(04:40):
more time getting your barn figured out so the zebra
doesn't escape.
Speaker 2 (04:43):
Whose statement is this? The family? Who the owners of
the zebra. So they're fine with everyone just renaming their zebra.
Speaker 1 (04:50):
And they're having I think they're enjoying this, and like
you've been very irresponsible. That zebra runs out in the highway.
Family afford dead if they hit it. That zebra's huge
and it's.
Speaker 3 (04:59):
Whipped curious if you if you think about horses in
their role in Earth, I like where this is going.
Speaker 1 (05:07):
They have.
Speaker 3 (05:08):
They have such a prestigious role. They were the number
one means of transportation for I don't know centuries. Yeah,
and dude, now there's horse racing there. You know, they're
considered athletes. Zebra's got the short end of the stick
and they don't get any respect for anything, Like they
have a better paint job, they have a better paint job.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
They're more of a loner beast.
Speaker 1 (05:30):
I think it's a deeper conversation about the racial divide
in this country.
Speaker 2 (05:34):
Yeah, that's fair, the horse horse racial divide. The horse horse.
They're small. Zebras are smaller than horses.
Speaker 3 (05:44):
They're not as tall, they way less and they're not
quite as fast.
Speaker 5 (05:48):
This is one of the better zebra segments we've done
up there. Y'all want to do the today game all right,
let's do it next to the today game, right here
on the Eagle
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