The Ben Davis & Kelly K Show

We always say to be aware of your surroundings but this Setting the Bar story is an example of when “being aware” turns into “being nosey” and “inconveniencing everyone”.... Source: https://www.newser.com/story/371392/passengers-rip-text-causes-flight-to-turn-around.html

Your rectum has similar cells to your mouth . . . which is why spicy foods can burn on the way out as much as they do when you're eating them. Source: https://www.menshealth.com/health/a19547964/burning-butt/

If you could hire someone to do something uncomfortable for you… what would it be?

As a nod to the guys from Dude Perfect, we’ll give you 60 seconds to answer as many of these pop-culture questions as possible!

“Callie” is in a new relationship and is wondering if she’s ignoring “girl run” signals.

Is it normal to hold your breath when someone around you sneezes or coughs?

Sometimes it’s not good to be first at something… especially when you’re the first one to break a new law in this Setting the Bar story! Source: https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/104-mph-super-speeder-arrested-minutes-after-new-florida-law-went-effect

It was a firework-themed TBT mix today and in Group Therapy, she accidentally hooked up with a guy at a friend's wedding that was NOT single AT ALL. Now she feels bad and wonders what to do! We try a new game ranking things when you don't know what's coming next and Kelly's in a magazine??

TikTok creator fixed an indie band’s song in front of the Internet and made some new friends along the way! STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/tiktok-creator-suggests-tweaking-an-indie-bands-song-and-everyone-loves-it/

A guy in Virginia got his wedding band back 15 years after losing it at a Christmas tree farm. STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/wedding-band-found-15-years-later-at-christmas-tree-farm/

You know policies and rules are made when enough people show they need it… the same can be said for warning labels and simple pleas from medical clinics, as proven by this Setting the Bar story! Source: https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/07/02/scotland-Saltoun-Surgery-urine-samples/4131751472898/

Rank the Best in Order with 1 being the best and 5 the worst

Our listener met a really cool guy that she had chemistry with at her friend’s wedding. She’d love to see him again… until she found out about his backstory that left her wrecked.

Voice Tribune Women’s Volume - July edition.

You know the phrase, “it couldn’t have happened to a nicer person…” Well whatever the opposite of that is, is what we’ve got here. This Setting the Bar story is the type of thing they're talking about when they say "life ain't fair…" Source: https://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/powerball-felon-294081

In Group Therapy, new listener "Cameron" found out his new girlfriend still lives with her ex. She didn't tell him, he saw mail and looked him up. How do we ask her about it? Then the search for love takes us to the karaoke bar and to the dentist in #missedconnections and we break down some unusual dating gatekeepers or tests you give prospects!

Paige Berdomas and Bryce Shelton are storm chasers and they were recently tracking down a powerful twister in the state of South Dakota. Bryce picked a tornado-tastic time to pop the question! STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/storm-chasers-get-engaged-in-front-of-a-tornado/

An apartment building in Cleveland caught fire last week, and good Samaritans caught a baby dropped from a third-story window. STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/good-samaritans-catch-baby-tossed-from-window-in-apartment-fire/

You remember the scene from the classic movie, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” where Ferris drops his friend’s Ferrari off at a valet before they explore Chicago? Well I imagine the star of our Setting the Bar story hasn’t… Source: https://www.local10.com/news/local/2025/06/30/police-valet-attendant-takes-off-in-victims-car-outside-miami-apartment-building/

What’s your dating gatekeeper? Like if they can’t do this… then you’re not getting any further.

The Boot came out with an insane list of some of the most ridiculous firework names out there in honor of Fourth of July.

“Cameron” is new to town, has a new girlfriend, but just discovered something about her roommate that has him confused….

Those chance encounters with someone you’re interested in that failed to turn into something more. That’s where Ben & Kelly come in! They scour the internet looking for people who just need that 2nd chance. It’s the weird, the wild, and the desperate… it’s Missed Connections!

Green Day has a tradition at their shows of bringing someone onstage, handing them a guitar, and letting them play along on "Good Riddance". But it backfired on them Monday in Luxembourg… and that’s why this is a Setting the Bar Story! Source: https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-billie-joe-armstrong-kick-fan-off-stage-for-playing-oasis-instead-of-green-day-3875232?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=w...

In Group Therapy, her BF of six months is still vague on what he does for a living. Red flag? Then we dive into some brutal break ups, and Robert Hossenpepper is a magazine salesman trying to pitch Nicole on some interesting selections in a #phonetap!

A UPS driver in Pennsylvania took a little break to join some teens on a slide ‘n slide in a yard on his route! VIDEO: https://www.wdjx.com/ups-driver-cools-off-on-slip-n-slide-with-teens/

A scary moment played out on the Disney Dream Cruise on its way back to port from the Bahamas. Witnesses say a young girl fell overboard from the 4th deck and her father immediately jumped to save her. STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/dad-jumps-overboard-from-disney-cruise-ship-to-successfully-rescue-daughter/

Michael, the star of our Setting the Bar story guy got stabbed. He’ll be OK, but we’re in the Setting the Bar lane because of what the nurse found when stitching him up… Source: https://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/buttocks/surgery-surprise-859017

William Hassenpepper got a new job and is just trying his hardest to make a sale. Thankfully he called Nicole who, according to her friend Shana, is the sweetest person in the world.

What’s your go to method when you decide that you need to break up with someone? Apparently we tend to follow 3 different methods.

Kentucky State Police has entered the 2025 Best Looking Cruiser Contest. Source: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BestLookingCruiser2025

She’s asking us to call her “Snoopy” and is dating a great guy who’s pretty much an open book in many ways…. but one. In fact it’s this mysterious part of him that has caused arguments and questions. How big of a red flag is this??

If you can manage to make it through the day without making thousands of people think they won a life-changing amount of money… when they didn’t… you’re doing OK! Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/30/norway-lottery-error-apology

In Group Therapy, "Rebecca" is reeling after what her husband said to her after the birth of their second child. How does she get past it? Plus we get an update from "Cindy Clutching Her Pearls" about if her friend "Kelsey" objected at a weekend wedding of mutual friends! Plus we investigate what another segment would sound like if we were NOT sober!

A Shepherdsville woman rescued an unscratched lottery ticket from the trash and discovered it was an $80,000 winner. STORY: https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/06/25/lotto-Kentucky-Lottery-trash-ticket/3981750879597/

A 12-year-old kid named Yuvi in Houston goes to animal shelters and plays music for dogs. And he started a charity to expand it! STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/kid-starts-charity-to-play-music-for-shelter-dogs/

If you’re like me, if you’ve got a lawnmower, you’re running over anything in your path…. so you should listen up to this Setting the Bar story! Source: https://www.ktvu.com/news/groundskeeper-recounts-explosion-after-running-over-firework-petaluma-school

You ever find yourself trying to talk to an expert and failing?

Do you clap even if the performance was terrible?

“Cindy” is up against a jealous friend, an upcoming wedding, and some potential drama that could go down that she now knows about. Well the wedding was this past weekend and we have an UPDATE!

People have wondered what the show would sound like if we did it "not sober"... so we slow down audio of some random conversations we have, and it turns into magic. lol

“Rebecca” just had a baby with her husband, but she can’t let go of something he said afterward. How do you get over something hurtful your partner said, when your partner doesn’t know how hurtful it was?

What random thing has gotten taken out of you?

Fish is one of the healthiest proteins you can eat, assuming THIS doesn't happen to you in our Setting the Bar story! Source: https://www.odditycentral.com/news/fish-bone-stuck-in-womans-throat-eventually-portrudes-through-her-neck.html

We talked to "Jade" in Group Therapy about the recurring dreams she's having involving either her or her boyfriend cheating, and whether or not they are an indication of a real problem in her relationship. What would your warning label be if we all had one? And some #dadjokes!!!

Senior citizens are helping beat cops in Boston “Walk the Beat”...that’s the name of program cooked up by the Boston Police Department during COVID-19 to keep seniors active, engaged, and safe. STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/seniors-walk-the-beat-with-cops-in-boston/

It's always frustrating when a bad apple cop commits a crime WHILE on duty, but THIS is extremely bold and our Setting the Bar story! Source: https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/oh-here-is-polk-county-deputy-resigns-after-allegedly-stealing-300-during-traffic-stop

It's the game where Ben & Kelly toss jokes back and forth until someone laughs... it's You Laugh You Lose!

If YOU had to wear a "warning label," what would yours say?

Those crazy stories from your life? Did they happen because you were a little kid.... or a drunk adult! Sometimes it's hard to tell!!