Today’s National Radio Day and I’m celebrating hard with the Morning 6-Pack — six fast, dumb reasons why our show is way better than talking to your wife on the drive to work. I riff through stuff like giving you permission to skip apple-picking, telling you it’s cool if you want a hotter nanny, reminding you you can always just turn us off, and even tossing out chances to win tickets on the Walmart app. We’re fast, sarcastic, and low-judgment — perfect for guys who’d rather grab beers with the buddies than make small-talk with the in-laws. I keep it snappy and silly and there’s a final punchline I’m definitely not spoiling, so crank it up and celebrate radio with us.
Takeaways:
I kick off the show celebrating National Radio Day and even drop that experts say about 88% of Americans still listen weekly.
We ran the Morning 6-Pack: six quick, sarcastic reasons this show beats talking to your wife on the commute.
One highlight: I joke that if we ever ask you to go apple picking, you have our permission to 'shoot us in the face.'
I plainly say you can always turn this radio show off — and we treat that option as part of our charm.
We freely joke about hiring a hotter nanny and choosing to get drunk with your buddies instead of visiting family, pure playful banter.
We save the top punchline for the finale — I won't spoil the number-one gag, but trust me, it's worth the wait.
Transcripts
Speaker A:
Good morning at Taste act.
Speaker A:
And this 20th day of August is National Radio Day.
Speaker A:
And I'm going to celebrate all morning long.
Speaker A:
I, you know, I've done this for many years and I don't normally talk about National Radio Day a lot because I feel like it's kind of self aggrandizing, if you will.
Speaker A:
But I'm going to celebrate.
Speaker A:
This is a fun medium.
Speaker A:
It's an important medium.
Speaker A:
It's been around a long time and we hear in this industry, oh, no one listens.
Speaker B:
To.
Speaker A:
The radio anymore.
Speaker A:
Well, the experts say that about 88% of Americans still listen on a weekly basis.
Speaker A:
Do they listen to the radio as much as before?
Speaker A:
Maybe not.
Speaker A:
Maybe, you know, you've got that one podcast you listen to one day a week when you drive back and forth to work or something.
Speaker A:
I realize there are so many options out there that just like with tv, audio attention is divided.
Speaker A:
But there's still a boatload or a carload of people listening to AM, FM radio.
Speaker A:
So I got to think of this morning.
Speaker A:
What are some great reasons to listen to my radio show, to listen to this radio show.
Speaker A:
And so I'm getting in so much trouble for this one.
Speaker A:
Ladies, earmuffs.
Speaker A:
This one's for the fellas only.
Speaker A:
That's right, it's for the fellas only.
Speaker A:
The morning six pack.
Speaker A:
The top six reasons this is better than talking to your wife on the way to work.
Speaker B:
Best way to start your day.
Speaker B:
These six jokes.
Speaker B:
He's about to say, listen up for old Hays back.
Speaker B:
Crack open the morning six pack.
Speaker A:
Here we go.
Speaker A:
The top six reasons this show is better than talking to your wife while you're on to work.
Speaker A:
Number six, if we ever ask you to go apple picking, you have our permission to shoot us in the face.
Speaker A:
It's, it's not going to happen.
Speaker A:
Number five, you can turn this radio show off.
Speaker A:
Number four, we see no problem with your desire to hire a hotter nanny.
Speaker A:
Go right ahead.
Speaker A:
Number three, at least to give you the opportunity to win tickets to the Walmart app.
Speaker B:
Number two.
Speaker B:
Well, actually.
Speaker A:
I, I kind of think it's cool that you'd rather get drunk with your buddies than go visit my mom.
Speaker A:
I'm okay with that.
Speaker A:
And the number one reason this show is better than talking to your wife while you're on the way to work.
