The Art of the Deal...for real?!

Mid Morning Mike Check 6/25/2026

How badly are things going for Russia in Ukraine? Their once-mighty military is being brought to its knees, and Putin is running out of time. Team USA takes the pitch again tonight in what is a World Cup rarity: a (relatively) meaningless match. So what can we expect? How do you stay hidden when you're eleven feet tall? Good question, but Gracie the giraffe is pulling it off. John Liddle tells us what's going on Around Town this weekend. Experts say the death toll in Venezuela could rise into the thousands after two massive earthquakes leveled entire cities. Are landlines making a comeback? Could be, and that's resulting in something even more shocking: kids having actual conversations on the phone. Why are so many Albanians taking to the streets, calling for the ouster of their Prime Minister. It has to do with our President's daughter. 40 years ago today, the most bizarre performance ever in a baseball game. TWO games, actually, and it was a member of the Rangers who pulled it off.

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How badly are things going for Russia in Ukraine? Their once-mighty military is being brought to its knees, and Putin is running out of time. Team USA takes the pitch again tonight in what is a World Cup rarity: a (relatively) meaningless match. So what can we expect? How do you stay hidden when you're eleven feet tall? Good question, but Gracie the giraffe is pulling it off. John Liddle tells us what's going on Around Town this weekend.

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Experts say the death toll in Venezuela could rise into the thousands after two massive earthquakes leveled entire cities. Are landlines making a comeback? Could be, and that's resulting in something even more shocking: kids having actual conversations on the phone. Why are so many Albanians taking to the streets, calling for the ouster of their Prime Minister. It has to do with our President's daughter. 40 years ago today, the most bizarre performance ever in a baseball game. TWO games, actually, and it was a member of the Rangers who pulled it off.

The NFL stands for not for long for Brendan Sorsby!

Dems and Repubs in Congress, coming together to pass a bill that could actually help people? A six-time Olympic medalist is now wearing silver bracelets. Downhill skier Bode Miller, in jail in Idaho on drug charges. He can't play college football and now he can't play in the NFL either, at least until next year. What's next for Brendan Sorsby? The owner of fireworks stand in Missouri is still searching for his giant, inflatable...ummm

Mid Morning Mike Check 6/24/2026

Because Space X doesn't have enough money, it's now come up with a plan to generate even more, because putting a colony on Mars ain't cheap. Draft night for the Mavs. Who'd they take with the 9th pick? A guy with really long arms who might just put the 'D' back in Dallas. Camp Mystic goes Chapter 11. $500K in assets and $10 million in debt. Is anyone surprised? Chris Fox joins us live from Austin. The makers of M&M are trying to make that candy a little more healthy. Granted, that's a pretty low bar, but they're still having trouble. Dems and Repubs in Congress, coming together to pass a bill that could actually help people? Yeah, right. But this time, it actually happened. A six-time Olympic medalist is now wearing silver bracelets. Downhill skier Bode Miller, in jail in Idaho on drug charges. He can't play college football and now he can't play in the NFL either, at least until next year. What's next for Brendan Sorsby? The owner of fireworks stand in Missouri is still searching for his giant, inflatable Godzilla. Shouldn't be too hard to find.