The Ben Davis & Kelly K Show

A listener is getting married soon and feels like there are too many signs telling her to wait! Should she? What are the signs?

Yes, this is the radio version of the popular NYT game. We’re going to give you 4 words and you have to determine the connection between them.

Meg is freaking out because of something her friend found out about her boyfriend of a year and is way too embarrassed to go her family or friends with this, so she’s asking us to help.

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!

When people tell you not to feed wildlife, they aren't just being mean for no reason . . . there's usually a pretty good reason and that’s why this is a Setting the Bar story! Source: https://komonews.com/news/local/poulsbo-woman-raccoons-kitsap-county-35-years-october-3-sheriffs-office-washington-state-department-of-fish-and-wildlife-authorities

The Feel Good story is how a lost wedding video is finally returned to it's owner 57 years later thanks to Facebook! The Feel BAD is Ben videoed a classmate's wedding in college AND NEVER GAVE HER THE FOOTAGE. STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/social-media-helps-reunite-couple-with-wedding-video-from-57-years-ago/

Julie Spangler is a breast survivor who volunteers with The Cancer Society driving patients to their life-saving treatments for free. She thinks of it as sort of paying a kind of cosmic debt for being one of the lucky ones that survives Story: https://www.wdjx.com/breast-cancer-survivor-volunteers-to-drive-other-cancer-patients-to-treatments/

We find out camping in the Amazon is all of your worst nightmares at once thanks to this conservationist's story! You shared more camping nightmares solidifying Kelly will NEVER camp. A viral worst first date story spawned more of yours (and our T's and P's to those of you in the trenches) and we debut a new game with Radio Connections!

How old do you think the phrase “Mile High Club” is? You'll be shocked! Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mile_high_club#History

Do you know someone who claims to love COLD PIZZA just as much as hot pizza.. if not more? Well, Ricqui is NOT in that camp and is definitely the star of our Setting the Bar story. Source: https://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/dominos/pizza-rage-dominos-269081

Maggie’s account of her short short first date she went on is going viral - not because it’s funny, but because people are feeling for her experience! Source: https://www.tiktok.com/@mcgonagallsays/video/7421326755354414366

Yes, this is the radio version of the popular NYT game. We’re going to give you 4 words and you have to determine the connection between them. https://www.nytimes.com/games/connections

Lisa is still feeling awful about something that happened in the hospital after she had just had her daughter…should she follow up to try to make it right or just move on?

Facebook helped a couple in Australia find their long-lost wedding footage from 57 years ago. Then Ben proceeded to ruin everything. lol Source: https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/10/04/australia-wedding-video-long-lost-57-years-Scotland-Australia/8621728071543/

Maybe you didn't have leaf-cutter ants dismantle your tent in the middle of the night, but maybe you had your own wild camping experience!

Maybe you used to camp out in your backyard when you were a kid? Maybe you even went with your family to camp at the Gorge or another place similar? But I guarantee you, if you were ever thinking about going camping somewhere exotic this Setting the Bar story will change your mind! Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/C-uue9lOHQA/

Ben is back from a week long trip to Italy and had some...experiences involving a clogged toilet at the Vatican and running into another Louisvillian there?? Plus in Group Therapy, her new guy has a hobby he didn't exactly disclose until she found out about it when she went to his place for the first time! We play Little Kid or Drunk Adult for Theresa Caputo tickets where booty pancakes enter t...

This could have been a much bigger disaster after passenger had to land a plane when the pilot passed out… STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/passenger-lands-a-plane-after-pilot-passes-out/

A heroic cop in Minnesota put his own life on the line last month to save an 18-year-old kid, who was driving a runaway vehicle that wouldn't stop accelerating. STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/deputy-saves-teen-in-speeding-malfunctioning-suv/

Ben had an "incident" at the Vatican and on an active train track while on vacation in Italy.

Dyan was ready to play Little Kid or Drunk Adult!!

“Anna the Animal Lover” is more than a little shocked by what she witnessed at her her new boyfriend’s house and can’t wrap her brain around what she saw. It’s our job to tell her how big of a red flag this may be!

Ben returned from Italy and experienced a medical emergency, ran into a local TV legend, and felt the tender touch of a bidet for the first time.

People do all sorts of things now to “go viral” or to chase that viral content - but this influencer just crashed his $200,000 car while “influencing”... and it’s our Setting the Bar story! Source: https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a62519085/youtuber-jack-doherty-crashed-mclaren-while-streaming/

Leigh found an old letter to her from her husband that he never gave her, dated before they got pregnant and married. Now she doubts how he really feels and if he regrets marrying her! We learning about giraffes...and crocodiles, and talk embarrassing email addresses!

Kayla's 66-year-old mom has a MUCH younger boyfriend and she's wondering if she should be concerned mom might be getting scammed. Or should she be happy her mom is happy? We learn about giraffes, discuss irrational things we worried about as kids and TBT is FIRE!

Kayla's mom is 66 and never been married, but has started dating a guy who is her age (31). They both seem to be head over heels for each other, but Kayla doesn't know whether she is being scammed. Does she do anything or just cheer mom on?

So much learning... VIDEO PROOF: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1881703138765682

Randi Googled her date and his reaction...was to dump her. Was she out of line? Do people do that? Did his reaction verify she's better off? Then the search for love takes us to Middle Earth...and searching for that hot pregnant doctor lady?? Plus sleepwalking mishaps and mispronounced words!

You know it's going to be good when you have a Middle Earth princess and a hot pregnant doctor LOLOL

Randi went out with this new guy and Googled him for #researchpurposes. Nothing came up but his reaction was unexpected. He dumped her over it. Is it normal to research a new date? Did she overstep? Or did his reaction reveal she made the right choice?

Michelle was torn between her feelings for a longtime guy bestie and her hubby...is it worth leaving her marriage? We talk weird roommates, car smells, Ribless Chrissy plays our favorite game and there's #hottubsoup in a #PhoneTap LOL!

Melissa has been best friends with this guy for years, they talk and text daily and do a lot for each other. And now...she's in love with him. He loves her. The problem? She's married and he's in another relationship. He wants them to be together. She loves her husband but when she thinks of her future, it's with the other guy. Is it worth the gamble?

Some cautionary tales about things you should do (or clear out of your browser history) before quitting your job! And those irrational fears you had as a kid!

A few cautionary tales about things to button up before you say deuces to your job!!

In Group Therapy, his girlfriend is sharing a Netflix password with her guy friend but also have virtual watching dates. Is that a big problem? We sling #DadJokes at each other and talk about the unusual way you met your significant other!

Jerry went away on vacation for two weeks. When he returned to work, his entire desk -- from his mug of pens to his stapler, monitors and even the desk itself -- were all replaced with LEGO versions. Also a dentist officer pranked a newbie! VIDEOS: https://www.wdjx.com/viral-office-pranks/

A longtime waitress in Iowa named Bonnie Barnett passed away last year at 80. She left $1.3 million to various organizations in her town STORY: https://www.wcvb.com/article/iowa-woman-leaves-more-than-million-dollars-to-town/62321878

How rats brought Elizabeth and Chad together and what is your unusual love story? Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwijR8DERKE

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

We have selected the opening theme music from several famous shows - identify them and win tickets to Jesse McCartney!

When you find out your GF is sharing a Netflix password with another dude...and virtually watching movies with him??? Is this cheating?

Like many area schools, JCPS canceled classes for today posting: Due to forecasted inclement weather, there is no school for students and staff on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. There will be no NTI for students. Then we looked at the Facebook comments. There were a lot of people who were applauding the decision, then there were others

File this Setting the Bar story under “You had one job…” If you can manage to make it through the day without giving away the dogs you’re supposed to be dog-sitting… you’re doing OK! Source: https://tinyurl.com/jvxbfe7r

Ashley is in a great relationship, but it's long distance and neither is willing to move. Is there a solution? Then Amber takes over TBT with her quest for NSYNC. Will we EVER get to her request? Plus Jesse McCartney tickets with the TV Theme Game..and bad tattoos!

Researchers at Duke restored a guy's vision, just in time for him to see his newborn baby's face. STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/new-gene-therapy-restores-new-dads-vision/

Hearts are melting all over the Internet watching a dad's emotional reaction to seeing his adult daughters after they flew 8,000 miles to surprise him! VIDEO: https://www.wdjx.com/sisters-fly-8000-miles-to-surprise-dad-on-his-birthday/

You could fit 63 Earths inside of Uranus. You're welcome. Source: https://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/ask/125-How-big-is-Uranus-

We get it, traveling can be stressful, but was this an overreaction? If you can manage to make it through the day without freaking out over a phone charger… you’re doing OK! Or is the Setting the Bar… If you can manage to make it through the day without grabbing a charger that you didn’t buy… then you’re doing OK! Source: https://www.tiktok.com/@rcrelated1/video/7416011741194161438

If you’re currently off the market and in a relationship, feel lucky that you don’t have to deal with these predicted “trends” of 2025. Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/plenty-of-fishs-eighth-annual-dating-trends-revealed-expect-singles-to-be-smutten-and-freak-matching-302257909.html