5/13/26 - Visiting My Alma Mater, Cal Raleigh, Landlines, and More!

5/14/26 - Half-Confessional Booth, Reba's Wedding, Ice Cream, and More!

This Tanner and Friends episode is a chaos‑in‑the‑best‑way Thursday: chihuahuas, gas prices, TikTok trouble, Zach Top backlash, humbled parents, ice cream for every kid, and a raccoon‑wielding bar revenge plot all packed into one show. Tanner kicks off International Chihuahua Appreciation Day, saluting the world’s smallest purebred pups for their outsized personalities, then moves into Need to Know News: lawmakers are pressuring Governor Bob Ferguson to pause Washington’s 55‑cents‑a‑gallon gas tax as prices inch back toward record highs, though he’s blaming global oil markets and President Trump’s energy policies instead of budging. Nationally, police warn parents about a TikTok trend where teens sit or perch on open car windows while moving—highlighted by a New Jersey teen who fell and was seriously injured—and in country music, Zach Top sparks viral backlash on Bert Kreischer’s podcast by calling sobriety “a fad” people post about for attention and suggesting folks should just “drink a normal amount” for life. The phones light up for “When did your kids make you feel uncool?” with Haley from Puyallup realizing she can’t stomach fair rides like her daughter anymore and Tricia from Buckley getting called “so lame” for skipping Dairy Queen after a long day. Tanner shares a poll showing 56% of adults feel cooler now than in high school and argues it’s actually “cool” to care less what people think, noting that the same Puyallup kids who mocked his country fandom in school are now at Morgan Wallen shows. Good Vibes brings in little wins like Joseph from Tumwater being grateful for his girlfriend, a Fox Island mom hearing her daughter sing the National Anthem at a Rainiers game, twins agreeing on a TV show, and a Tacoma guy grabbing donuts for the whole crew—then features a Western Massachusetts ice‑cream truck owner whose one free cone for a short‑on-cash kid snowballs into global donations and a promise of free ice cream for all kids all summer. Minute to Win It crowns Molly from Monroe as grand champion after she and her daughter correctly answer Chicago as the Windy City, Grey’s Anatomy at Grey Sloan, an octagon stop sign, Microsoft as Xbox’s maker, and Kenny Chesney’s “No Shoes Nation,” winning a four‑pack to both race night and the Memorial Day demo derby at Evergreen Speedway where their friend drives. The show then jumps into a debate inspired by Reba McEntire’s low‑key ranch wedding plans—complete with grand‑dogs as ring bearers and longhorns, donkeys, horses, and cats on site—and Tanner’s own engagement, as he and Kami decide whether their sweet but attention‑hungry black lab Lucy should be in their ceremony or will crash the vows demanding belly rubs. Facebook Marketplace Price Is Right returns with Seth the IT MVP guessing prices on three “big ticket” oddities: a three‑foot Pepsi Yoda store display in SeaTac listed at $1,000 (“No haggling you will”), a 12‑foot wooden “lobster” sign in Mount Vernon going for $2,600 despite barely looking like a lobster, and a half‑confessional booth in Olympia priced at $5,000 that Tanner dubs the “tell me your secrets” booth since only one person gets a private room. Headline in a Haystack runs a “raccoon edition”—a pizzeria’s raccoon roll, a raccoon unleashed in a business, or a raccoon stealing and upgrading an old woman’s purse—where Dancing Danielle correctly picks the Kentucky man who released a wild raccoon into a bar in revenge for being kicked out, extending her streak to 25 while the show marvels at a guy already infamous for riding a mule into a liquor store and trying to break it out of impound intoxicated days later. The episode closes with Tanner and Danielle making ACM Awards picks: they both back Ella Langley for Female Artist of the Year, Danielle rides with Luke Combs for Male Artist while Tanner plants his flag with hometown‑connected Zach Top, and they agree Morgan Wallen’s massive, record‑shattering I’m the Problem likely takes Album of the Year heading into Sunday’s Shania‑hosted show in Vegas. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

5/13/26 - Visiting My Alma Mater, Cal Raleigh, Landlines, and More!

This Tanner and Friends daily show is a tight midweek mix of third‑shift shoutouts, virus headlines, drone deliveries, busted slumps, debt‑free grads, and a Scooby‑Doo bandit—plus one more humbling round of Country DNA. Tanner opens by honoring National Third Shift Workers Day, thanking the 15 million Americans who work nights—including nurses, truckers, first responders, bakers, and technically himself—for keeping everything running while the rest of us sleep. Need to Know News covers three King County residents being monitored after potential exposure to Hantavirus linked to a cruise-ship outbreak (with WHO and CDC stressing it’s not “the next COVID” and generally isn’t spread person-to-person), Amazon’s plan to roll out 30‑minute drone and robot deliveries with the PNW among the first testbeds, and Ashton Kutcher’s surprising decision to write a country album purely for the love of it, even though he says he’s “not a very good singer.” From there, Tanner zooms in on Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, who snapped a brutal 0‑for‑38 slump after showering in full uniform before the game as a superstition reset, then uses it to walk through everyday “slump fixes” for listeners: breaking work into 60‑minute chunks, prepping for school nights ahead, starting fitness with a 10‑minute walk, doing 15‑minute tidy sprints, and automating one bill or savings move to ease money stress. Good Vibes revisits a firefighter‑meets‑grad story from the day before and reads a similar text from Kim in Shoreline about her paramedic husband who saved a mom and baby in 1996 and still keeps in touch, then celebrates small wins like a sub‑45‑minute commute on 167, crock‑pot dinners prepped before work, and a mail‑carrier couple who still genuinely loves rainy days. The main story highlights an NC State donor who surprises textile‑college grads at commencement by announcing that he and his wife will pay off all senior‑year student loans for the current class—176 undergrads and 26 grad students—in honor of his late father, drawing an instant standing ovation. Minute to Win It crowns April from Roy as a new grand champion after she correctly answers that the human body has more than 200 bones, I‑520 (or I‑90) crosses Lake Washington, Tim McGraw sings “Something Like That” and “Humble and Kind,” tennis uses “love/deuce/ace,” and pickleball is Washington’s official state sport, beating the clock with three seconds left. Tanner then shifts into a “blast from the past” topic about old tech and childhood things people want back—CD players, Atari systems, physical film developing, vintage component stereos, Saturday‑morning cartoons—as he explains Kami’s plan to add a modern Bluetooth landline to their new house so she can unplug from her smartphone but still be reachable to family. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

5/12/26 - Joseph from Bellevue Sings for Us, Truck BBQ, Carrie Underwood, and More!

This Tanner and Friends episode feels like a road‑trip Tuesday: boom towns and odometers, oysters with Kelsey Hart, a firefighter’s full‑circle moment, and a courtroom drug deal that somehow still doesn’t break Danielle’s headline streak. Tanner opens with National Odometer Day and then dives into Need to Know News: Mason County (Shelton, Hood Canal) is suddenly one of the fastest‑growing small‑town areas in the country as people flee Seattle and Tacoma prices for more space, American Idol crowns 2026 winner Hannah Harper from Willow Springs, Missouri, and Shania Twain teases new music ahead of hosting the ACM Awards this weekend. Rising artist Kelsey Hart calls in straight from a Tennessee gym parking lot to talk about his June 11 show at Baba Yaga with Bullnation, his secretly high‑energy live set despite debuting with a ballad, fans starting to sing along to “Fireworks,” a big new single coming in July, and Tanner’s mission to get him to try his first PNW oyster on the Seattle waterfront. Good Vibes brings small wins like finally finishing a laundry‑room paint job, going to bed at 9:30 and feeling “like a completely different human,” and scoring first‑ever Chris Stapleton tickets for the Gorge, then spotlights a viral story about retired firefighter Alan Kent, who helped deliver a baby named Chloe 22 years ago and just flew across the country to watch that same baby graduate college after he and her family stayed connected for decades. Minute to Win It puts Scott from Lake Stevens on the clock; he nails sushi’s origins in Japan and confirms that Dick’s Drive‑In is Washington‑only, but whiffs on France gifting the Statue of Liberty, T‑Mobile Park’s Safeco past, and Shania Twain as the ACM “Any Man of Mine” host, still walking away with a four‑pack of Evergreen Speedway Memorial Day tickets. Tanner then tees up a big hypothetical inspired by Carrie Underwood taking a full year off after 15 years of non‑stop touring and TV: if you had a year off with bills covered and no commitments, what would you do? Listeners dream out loud about cross‑country trailer trips, perpetual yard and house projects, yarn‑shop road trips, European bucket‑list tours, van‑schooling kids around America, rotating Airbnbs, and—most powerfully—Martha from Bremerton using the time to take her 88‑year‑old mom back to her home country and just focus on her while she’s still healthy and driving, which Tanner admits is exactly the kind of thinking the show wants to spark. Facebook Marketplace Price Is Right returns with Seth the IT MVP, who guesses prices on three gloriously weird PNW listings: eight “1980s nostalgia” Kool‑Aid packets in Sumner for $25, a cracked‑and‑epoxied “life‑size” Dolly Parton porcelain bust in Seattle listed at $2,000, and a front‑half‑of-a‑pickup turned barbecue trailer in Cashmere at $800, hood‑grill and working headlights included. Headline in a Haystack closes the show on a true‑crime note with a “Crimes in the Courtroom” edition—stealing a judge’s gavel, dealing drugs during a drug‑dealing trial, or faking your own name at roll call—as Joseph from Bellevue sends in a custom song begging Claire to end Danielle’s streak; Claire picks wrong, Danielle picks the Irish dealer caught selling marijuana and Xanax in court during sentencing, and her run bumps up to 24 straight wins, trophy drama and all. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

5/11/26 - Kelsey Hart Joins the Show, New House Surprise, Gifts, and More!

This episode of Tanner and Friends kicks off National Eat What You Want Day with comfort food, baby gorillas, cursed attics, and a fish that literally falls from the sky onto a Tesla. Tanner opens Monday honoring science-backed comfort food joy, then jumps into Need to Know News: Woodland Park Zoo is officially on “baby gorilla watch” with two critically endangered western lowland gorilla moms, Olympia and Jamani, both due in late May; The Price Is Right sets a new single-game record when retired veteran Vanessa wins over $240,000 in cash and prizes; and Riley Green trades camo for a big red chair as he joins The Voice’s 30th season alongside Kelly Clarkson and Adam Levine, even receiving his own custom coach’s chair at home to practice those spins. He recaps Mother’s Day by sharing how he and Kami got the keys to their new house and celebrated with both families—grateful that both moms genuinely get along—then pivots into “worst gifts” talk, riffing on a Cheapism list of truly bad Mother’s Day presents like cleaning supplies, toilet plungers, half-dead plants, plain bologna sandwiches, bath bombs, brooms, and Botox gift cards, plus a caller whose ex-husband “gifted” her a bowling ball for the sport he liked, not her. Good Vibes brings quick wins like surprise day-after flower deliveries, quiet solo coffee in the office, and an early morning Green River walk, then zooms into a deeper story out of Detroit about Stephen and Loretta, an elderly couple who fostered 60–70 kids over decades but faced eviction until a former foster child amplified their situation, prompting a nonprofit to step in with a fully furnished, rent-free home for two years. Minute to Win It welcomes Cam from Anderson Island, who nails New York City as the Big Apple, Florida as Disney World’s home, Snohomish County for Everett, but blanks on Enumclaw as the “gateway to Mount Rainier” and Ella Langley as the artist behind “She’s Choosing Texas” and “Be Her,” still scoring a four-pack of Evergreen Speedway tickets for his grandson. Later in the show, Tanner and Dancing Danielle dive into “what did the last owner leave behind?” stories as Tanner reveals the creepiest part of his new house: a carpeted attic with a hidden panel that opens into a narrow drop where a dusty old cardboard box has been sitting for decades. After consulting Danielle, Claire, and listeners—who share their own finds, from a “free” beat-up Honda with the title left on the dash to a shed full of gold teeth and even a uranium detector—Tanner debates whether to open the box or leave whatever possible curse alone, with the room pretty firmly voting to crack it open as a future on-air bit. Country DNA absolutely melts Claire and Danielle’s brains when Tanner isolates drums and bass from a familiar song that everyone insists sounds like Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, or John Pardi, only for multiple listeners (and finally Tanner) to reveal it’s actually Jelly Roll’s “Halfway to Hell,” proving just how tricky stripped-down arrangements can be. Headline in a Haystack goes “weird car damage” edition with three options—lizard-invaded F‑150, Subaru window blown out by a gender-reveal cannon, and a Tesla smashed by a falling fish—and both Claire and Danielle correctly choose the Tesla story, where a bird drops its catch onto a New Jersey couple’s windshield, showering their EV in blood and scales and giving everyone a new “you won’t believe my insurance claim” scenario to fear. The episode closes with a visit from rising artist Kelsey Hart, who calls in straight from the gym parking lot to talk music and life, rounding out a show that blends soft Monday chaos, post–Mother’s Day honesty, and just enough paranormal attic energy to keep Bullnation tuned in. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

5/8/26 – Fix It Friday: Three Moms, One Sunday, and Kenny Chesney Joins the Show

Tanner and Friends head into Mother’s Day weekend with a feel-good Friday built around military spouses, messy family logistics, brand-new Kenny Chesney, and a streak-shattering Headline in a Haystack moment. Tanner opens by saluting Military Spouse Appreciation Day, shouting out the 1.6 million spouses who move every 2–3 years, juggle careers, and hold families together through deployments. Need to Know News flags a brutal traffic weekend with major closures on 520, I‑5, I‑90, 405, and 99 plus a still‑shut North Cascades Highway likely closed until around the 4th of July, then explains why Mother’s Day bouquets are averaging about $90 this year thanks to gas and global flower shipping. In country headlines, Tanner debuts Kenny Chesney’s first new single in almost two years, “Carry On,” and teases a live interview; later, he plays clips of Kenny breaking down the song’s “island barroom wisdom,” his surreal Vegas Sphere shows, and his hope that “Carry On” becomes another big live singalong moment. Fix It Friday centers on an anonymous Everett listener stuck in a three‑way Mother’s Day tug-of-war: a wife who wants to sleep in and brunch at home, a mom expecting a 1 p.m. lunch, and a mother-in-law who booked a 6 p.m. dinner without asking. Bullnation weighs in with “wife first” takes, “suck it up, it’s one day” arguments, and tough-love reminders to stand up to moms-in-law; Tanner suggests a long-term fix—make the Saturday before Mother’s Day “Grandma Day” for both moms, and protect Sunday as sacred for your wife going forward. Good Vibes includes Tanner’s own big news—he gets the keys to his new house on Sunday and can’t stop buzzing about it—plus small wins like extra sleep thanks to a considerate dog, a surprise Mother’s Day weekend plan from a husband, and a last-minute shift coverage that turns into a three-day weekend. The feature story spotlights a tiny Minnesota town’s “donkey basketball” fundraiser, where students, teachers, and first responders played basketball while riding donkeys to raise $4,000 for new CPR devices, showing how creative small-town EMS has to get to fund lifesaving gear. Minute to Win It crowns Allen from Orting as a new grand champion when he goes 5‑for‑5 on champagne’s homeland, Starbucks’ Pike Place roots, Brothers Osborne, carbon dioxide, and Yakima as the “Palm Springs of Washington,” grabbing Kacey Musgraves tickets for him and his wife. As last-minute shoppers scramble, Tanner and Claire share stats about 11% of people waiting until the final day to buy a Mother’s Day gift, then offer simple, low-cost ways to make moms feel seen: show up early instead of just “on time,” actually write more than your name in a card, play family IT and update her phone, tell her about specific advice of hers you use, and ask about her life before kids so she can talk about herself for once. Headline in a Haystack returns with “odd criminal nickname” headlines—California “hugging bandits,” a New Hampshire “chameleon freak,” and “Mountain Dew dudes”—as Dancing Danielle texts in from home trying to extend her 21‑day streak; Claire picks “hugging bandits,” Danielle bets on “Mountain Dew,” and Claire hits the true story of thieves who hug strangers and swipe their wallets and jewelry, prompting a debate over whether Danielle’s streak is officially broken. The show closes with Tanner and Claire setting up another round of Country DNA—this time with Claire flying solo against Bullnation—as they strip a mystery country song down to drums and bass and invite listeners to text in guesses, capping off a Friday that’s equal parts traffic heads-up, country-world excitement, family therapy, and “we’re all just figuring this out together” energy See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].