The Ben Davis & Kelly K Show

Angela Maples battled kidney failure for three years and was running out of options. She reached out to her husband Joshua’s ex-wife, Amanda McCowen who volunteered to get tested and was a perfect match! STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/woman-donates-her-kidney-to-her-ex-husbands-new-wife/

And he didn't die. #FEELGOOD STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/alex-honnold-free-solo-climbs-a-101-story-skyscraper/

This man overheard a family singing Happy Birthday like they were professionals, so he asked them if they could sing to his 81-year-old bride! VIDEO: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DT24hJlkaFR/

Emma needs Group Therapy trying to figure out whether or not to take a "dream job" in San Diego or stay for her bf, we make up more of your origin stories to hilarious results, toss dad jokes back and forth and test your lyrical knowledge!

If you’ve ever wondered what it looked like from a firefighter’s perspective when they are fighting fires and rescuing people, now you know thanks to a helmet cam. STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/helmet-cam-captures-dramatic-rescue-during-apartment-fire/

A 19-year-old was given a scholarship to become an EMT after helping an elderly couple after a car crash. STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/texas-roadhouse-roadside-hero-gets-emt-scholarship/

Traveling can be stressful, especially when you think your wife is talking to another man on the flight… and you’re hangry like the star of our Setting the Bar story! Source: https://nypost.com/2026/01/21/lifestyle/southwest-passenger-throws-pizza-after-man-flirts-with-his-wife/

The challenge where Ben and Kelly toss jokes back and forth until someone laughs... it's You Laugh You Lose!

Can YOU answer the question based on lyrics from classic pop songs??

Emma has been with her boyfriend a year and a half…he’s settled in his career but she just landed her dream job across the country! She’s worried she’ll go and regret it, or not go and regret it! What does she do??

We'll create your backstory or origin story using just your name and age!

Have you ever sold anything on Facebook Marketplace like Kelly? Here's how the pros do it in our Setting the Bar story! Source: https://www.kctv5.com/2026/01/20/kansas-city-man-accused-selling-cars-facebook-then-stealing-them-back/

Since 2016 is a trend on social media, TBT today featured only songs from that year! Plus Amy just moved here late last year and takes a crack at dethroning our pop culture queen in Can't Beat Kelly, then Mike feels like his girlfriend is momming him and needs advice in how to handle that in Group Therapy!

If you're looking at the tracking data for a court-ordered ankle monitor, and it looks like the person is prancing around in a backyard, and lifting their leg by a bush… there might be a problem, like in this Setting the Bar story! Source: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/da-albany-defendant-run-affixing-ankle-monitor-21299468.php

We’ll kick Kelly out of the room, ask you 5 pop culture questions, then bring Kelly back in and ask her the same 5 questions. If you can get more correct answers than Kelly, you win! If you get less or tie, then you Can’t Beat Kelly!

What happens when your girlfriend starts acting more like your mom than your partner? Our listener “Mike” needs help on how to handle it without hurting feelings.

This is a great example of a company recognizing an opportunity and rewarding a fan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wcua0DMG3mw

A massive winter storm will be plowing through most of the Eastern part of the country this weekend. So, if you're heading out to avoid it . . . don't do what this person did in our Setting the Bar story! Source: https://www.odditycentral.com/news/apartment-becomes-real-life-ice-castle-after-tenant-turns-off-heating-to-save-money.html

We created a new bit to try to get to know our listeners a little more. You give us your name and age, and we make up your origin story. We think we were pretty spot on...and in Group Therapy, we talked to "Paige" about an incident involving her BF's brother she's wondering if she tells him about. Plus some Little Kid or Drunk Adult and the search for love involving the feminine products aisle ...

This guy on TikTok is trying to help his lawyer wife find work in Chicago...and it might be working! STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/tiktok-musician-writes-hilarious-song-based-on-his-wifes-resume/

You know how jails record calls with inmates? Yeah, that doesn't just apply to PHONE calls as highlighted in this Setting the Bar story! Source: https://www.kltv.com/2026/01/20/jacksonville-woman-accused-smoking-meth-during-inmate-call/

We'd love to know you, so we're making it up. All we have is the name and age and we'll do the rest.

Sometimes crazy things happen in life and sometimes it's hard to tell whether it happened because you were a little kid or... a drunk adult!

What do you do when your boyfriend’s hero turns into your biggest red flag? A gym moment went sideways for our listener, Paige, and now she’s stuck between protecting the relationship or speaking up!

Those chance encounters with someone you’re interested in that fail to turn into something more. It’s the weird, the wild, and the desperate… it’s Missed Connections!

Think about the most damage your pet has ever caused to your home… then wait until you hear this Setting the Bar story! Source: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/garland-fire-reminds-residents-of-cooking-safety-after-cat-accidentally-starts-kitchen-fire/287-f6178e44-115d-4ddf-9f8c-b53fc7d89df7

We dove into a tricky territory on Group Therapy asking if cheaters can change, then Lanette tried her hand at #dudeknowledge and Chat GPT is gaslighting you on a very simple thing!

A class of seniors gifted their English teacher something very special to him and his reaction made for an awesome viral video. Then came another surprise! A class of seniors gifted their English teacher something very special to him and his reaction made for an awesome viral video. Then came another surprise! VIDEO: https://www.wdjx.com/viral-students-pitch-in-on-a-gift-for-their-teacher-that...

Sometimes the tongue-in-cheek novelty bag is more of a red flag than it is a disguise… especially in this Setting the Bar story! Source: https://www.newser.com/story/382107/points-for-honesty-irony-in-drug-arrest.html

Simple question, right? Source: https://x.com/nocontextmemes/status/2010824462610895045

How long did you do long-distance with your partner and how far away were you?

We like to test you on your “Dude Knowledge” - these are all questions that are geared towards men.

Our listener either needs some tough love or encouragement in her current relationship and yes, it involves cheating.

How did you ruin a first date?

A guy in Florida got arrested last weekend after doing donuts in a church parking lot while out on a FIRST DATE. It's our Setting the Bar story! Source: https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a70010512/florida-chevrolet-corvette-donuts-church-parking-lot-first-date/

We wrecked your morning going through some of the saddest moments in Disney movies, because Ben needed a coworker to understand a reference. LOL Plus, Lyrically Challenged, dad jokes and #dudeknowledge!

A couple named Tina and Roger Simpson got married on a Southwest flight and a video of the ceremony is going viral. STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/couple-gets-married-on-southwest-flight/

A woman in Texas got a DM from a guy in Ireland and she ended up flying across the world for a date and the Internet is invested! STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/internet-is-invested-in-this-international-love-story-born-online/

Michael takes his ice-fishing seriously. So seriously that he’s the star of our Setting the Bar story! Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/opp-man-charged-fishing-dispute-9.7047200

You Laugh You Lose! The weekly joke challenge where Ben and Kelly toss jokes back and forth until someone laughs!

We trauma dumped.... and we're sorry!

We like to test you on your “Dude Knowledge” - these are all questions that are geared towards men.

Flirting at work is one thing… finding out he’s married is another. This has happened numerous times to our listener “Aly” and she wants to know how you really know if a guy is taken before it gets weird?

Can YOU answer the question based on lyrics from classic pop songs??

Skip has the lives of a cat and some to spare. But this is a Setting the Bar story because of what happened after the car landed on him… Source: https://www.wcax.com/2026/01/14/70-year-old-feels-lucky-be-alive-after-car-crashes-into-home-lands-top-him/

In Group Therapy, her boyfriend of 4 months got kicked out of his apartment after a fight with his landlord and wants to move in with her. Her friends say go for it but big bro says pump the brakes. Kelsie takes on Kelly in Can't Beat Kelly and TBT is especially unhinged and sassy with a theme that seemed to emerge!

Students at Wendover Middle School in Pennsylvania opened a time capsule hidden behind a wall 26 years ago in 2000! VIDEO: https://www.wdjx.com/viral-middle-schoolers-open-up-time-capsule-from-2000/

A guy in Florida stopped traffic on Sunday, and saved two kids who wandered out onto a highway near Cocoa Beach. FULL STORY AND VIDEO: https://www.wdjx.com/man-saves-toddlers-from-traffic/

Criminals have tried all kinds of things to try to avoid being HAULED AWAY by the police… but THIS is a new one in our Setting the Bar story! Source: https://www.wjhg.com/2026/01/14/woman-tries-avoid-arrest-by-defecating-towards-officers-fort-walton-beach/

We’ll kick Kelly out of the room, ask you 5 pop culture questions, then bring Kelly back in and ask her the same 5 questions. If you can get more correct answers than Kelly, you win! If you get less or tie, then you Can’t Beat Kelly!