The Ben Davis & Kelly K Show

Find out how one mom's innocent mistake turned into our Setting the Bar story! If you can manage to make it through the day without mistaking your olive oil shower gel for plain olive oil… you’re doing OK! Source: https://www.today.com/food/trends/mom-accidentally-cooks-with-olive-oil-soap-rcna148225

Jason needed advice in Group Therapy about Aussie Andrew the PenPal from 22 years ago that suddenly wants to meet up with his wife! We ponder what welcome gift could Louisville give to visitors at the airport, much like Hawaii hands out leis and we play a fun round of Little Kid or Drunk Adult for Eliza comedy tickets. And the search for love involves #wartsurvivors and laxatives.

92-year-old Donna Saltzman lives in South Carolina and started turning the tables on phone scammers. She trolls them until they hang up. She tells them she thinks she's getting raptured when they try to sell her life insurance. And breaks down in over-the-top tears when a woman calls to tell her her grandson was arrested for causing a car accident and she needs to pay his bail! VIDEO: https://...

This is one of those instant ugly cry moments when a younger brother drove 17 hours from Florida to Indiana for his sister's nursing pinning ceremony! VIDEO: https://www.wdjx.com/brother-drives-17-hours-to-make-his-sisters-nursing-graduation/

This is why we can't have nice things in 2024… If you can manage to make it through the day without causing an amazing art installation to be shut down only after a week… you’re doing OK! Source: https://time.com/6977881/dublin-new-york-city-portal-temporarily-shut-down/

We might have the answer to a question you never asked: Are tacos SANDWICHES? A judge in Indiana just ruled on it this week. Source: https://tinyurl.com/mvd6737w

People getting off planes in Hawaii immediately get a lei, If this same tradition applied to Kentucky, what should visitors immediately get when they land?

We all do dumb things. Sometimes when we do we are little kids; and other times we are drunk adults. Can you tell the difference?

A pen pal from the past, Australia, and a meet up in a month? That's what our listener, Jason is dealing with with Group Therapy

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!

If you can manage to make it through the day without sending a ton of “welcome student” emails to prospective students only to have to send a follow up email saying you haven’t been accepted yet… you’re doing OK! Source: https://abc30.com/post/1-500-georgia-state-university-applicants-mistakenly-got-acceptance-emails/14813829/

We got a juicy update from "Ann" about her husband's cheating coworker and the wife who keeps calling to check up on him. The wife, and other coworkers, heard yesterday's show! Did the message get through?? Then we got another issue to sort through for Carli who wants to try to fix the recurring communication breakdowns in her relationship, but may not understand the way she's going about it ne...

A Good Samaritan saved the life of a Marine General who survived being wounded in combat but collapsed during a run. STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/marine-reunites-with-man-who-saved-his-life/

A 91-year-old in Missouri donated $500,000 to his town's volunteer fire department. Wait until you hear why… All their gear is from the '80s and '90s, and they only had $169 in their account. Now they're getting all new stuff, and new trucks. STORY: https://www.kmbc.com/article/91-year-old-donates-dollar500000-to-rural-volunteer-fire-department-in-henry-county/60705277

This is where we find random things on the Internet, run it through a verification process, and bring them to you as fact! It’s our Stupid Fact of the Day! Ever wonder how the name Dick became short for Richard?

William Hassenpepper is looking for a new day care for Millie and needs to call Sara to make sure she has space at her day care!

“Ann” had a passive aggressive message anonymously to a person she knew listened to the show. It involved recurring cheating and the fact her husband was getting pulled into the drama on the job and affecting his work and happiness. She wanted to get the point across to this woman that she’s in a toxic relationship that has zero trust, and her husband keeps cheating and that they need to separa...

We all do dumb things. Sometimes when we do we are little kids; and other times we are drunk adults. Can you tell the difference? It's harder than you may think!

Carli is frustrated that she and her boyfriend keep having the same arguments…about the way they have arguments. They are planning to get married but need advice on fixing this recurring issue.

A pair of high school students in Illinois paid a bagpiper to follow their principal around the school for an hour as part of a senior prank. Source: https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/a-senior-prank-with-celtic-flair/

A guy was told by city officials he needed to put a fence up to hide his boat from public view did just that – so why is this a Setting the Bar story? You’ll find out! If you can manage to make it through the day without trying to hide Etienne’s boat… you’re doing OK! Source: https://www.wave3.com/2024/05/11/man-gets-boat-painted-fence-that-city-made-him-put-up-hide-it/?tbref=hp

Got a DM from a girlfriend that is feeling left out at Mother's Day despite helping significantly with her boyfriend's son. In Group Therapy, "Ann" was sending a message to a person she knows listens to the show who needs to know how much her drama is spilling over to her husband (the coworker). Oh...and she heard it! Update tomorrow! Plus Little Kid or Drunk Adult and dressing backwards! #kris...

We go to Australia where a guy named Billy Bowden was trying to just get a quick haircut and ended up getting a little too comfy. He dozed off for over 3 hours! VIDEO HERE: https://www.wdjx.com/guy-falls-asleep-in-barber-chair-for-over-3-hours/

Aiden Parker and his family from Massachusetts were enjoying the cruise when he was struck with a life-threatening perforated intestine. The cruise ship doctor said he needed to get off the ship for immediate medical attention at a hospital, so an elaborate rescue involving the U.S. Air Force was assembled. VIDEO: https://www.wdjx.com/sick-boy-airlifted-from-cruise-ship/

A dating app says it could be possible to have an A.I. "dating concierge" - essentially an avatar - that could go on dates with other people's avatars so you don't even have to go on dates anymore. So we had AI write pick up lines to see how they would do!

If anyone understands getting in trouble in a company car… it’s Ben. Drew was just caught up in the excitement of the moment and now she’s starring in our Setting the Bar segment! If you can manage to make it through the day without trying to race a mustang when you’re in a government car… you’re doing OK! Source: https://www.13abc.com/2024/05/09/postal-worker-caught-racing-mustang-usps-van-hi...

Most snails have both male and female genitalia, so they can quickly and easily mate with basically any other snail.... you're welcome! Source: http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=2578

Jen feels cheated after Mother’s Day and wants to know how justified she is in feeling the way she does?

We all do dumb things. Sometimes when we do we are little kids; and other times we are drunk adults. Can you tell the difference?

"Ann's" husband's co-worker is cheating on his wife and he's tired of dealing with all the drama... the phone calls, the disruptions, getting him involved in the drama. How does she get them to stop so her husband can get some work done?!

Dating apps have streamlined the matching and "meeting" process, for better or worse, and now, A.I. could even go on the dates FOR YOU. Source: https://fortune.com/2024/05/10/bumbles-whitney-wolfe-herd-dating-concierge-artificial-intelligence/

Sight reading is a skill and also challenging. This is an example of, if you can, rehearse the names you’re going to be announcing… especially if it’s for a graduation!! If you can manage to make it through the day without butchering the names of half the graduating class… you’re doing OK! Source: https://www.today.com/news/news/thomas-jefferson-university-graduation-name-pronounciation-rcna15...

On the Friday before Mother's Day we tossed some Yo Mama jokes back and forth and let AI write Mother's Day cards (BAD idea LOL), In Group Therapy, she wondered if she exited a bad date rudely because the friend that set her up is mad. Also got a DM asking if any other handymen hook up with clients #handsyman

Emily Rowley is now a 22-year-old graduate from Southern New Hampshire University and she did it all online...without arms. She was born with bilateral phocomelia and she says doctors didn’t believe she would live long. She shares online with followers how she does her daily life, including driving and graduating college! STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/22-year-old-with-no-arms-graduates-college/

Grab some tissues for the happy tears on this one…a single mom gave her kids the best surprise after a few hard years following the end of her marriage… VIDEO HERE: https://www.wdjx.com/single-mom-surprises-her-kids-with-a-house/

An Olivia Rodrigo fan got a tattoo of the lyrics to Olivia's "Hope Ur Ok". But there's a typo in the ink!! Oh nooooooo! Source: https://www.today.com/popculture/olivia-rodrigo-fan-tattoo-typo-butterwing-rcna151182

We were having fun letting you "confess" to something your mom doesn't know you did as a kid, then we got this call! lol

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

Amber is floored by what her best friend admitted to her and needs to know how sheltered a life she must be living!

Mother’s Day is coming up this weekend and we thought we’d ask AI to write us the perfect Mother’s Day Card:

Lina doesn’t think she did anything wrong in the way she ended a recent date, but her friend that set her up is upset!

A mom named Emily from Indiana is in the news after arguing grandmothers should NOT be celebrated this Sunday. Source: https://www.tiktok.com/@emily_wehner/video/7363083978716482862

This restaurant had the best of intentions, but this was a HUGE brain fart! If you can manage to make it through the day without posting a lost credit card on the internet to try and locate its rightful owner… you’re doing OK! Source: https://www.wsaz.com/2024/05/08/woman-faces-2000-charges-after-restaurant-posts-her-credit-card-online/

We got on the phone with Alli who is wondering if she shouldn't tell the parents of her son's prom date that she switched into a much more revealing dress at her house before the dance! We honor nurses with some crazy stories on the job...learn about lion mating and throw it back with TBT!

Wild Eggs is celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week asking you to nominate a deserving teacher who goes above and beyond for their students and fellow staff to win a Wild Eggs gift basket with swag, a $100 Wild Eggs gift card and a $100 Amazon gift card to buy school supplies for their classroom. Get the nominations in through tomorrow on their Facebook and Instagram pages.

Two high schoolers near Detroit were honored after saving a teacher's life back in March. Gym teacher Alfred Kattola had a heart attack during a student-teacher basketball game. But two juniors, Izzy and Correy, did CPR and brought him back. STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/students-save-a-teacher-having-a-heart-attack/

National Nurses Week is May 6-12 - so let’s celebrate with the crazy stories that you have experienced that were NOT in the job description!

Cutting a pizza with a scissors? Ever done this?

Alli's son just took a friend to prom, but when they were at her house, she changed her "princess" dress to a "clubbin" dress... she feels like she should mention something to the girl's parents, but doesn't know.

When lions are mating, they get-it-on between 20 and 40 times a day. They do it so much they basically stop having time to eat. Source: https://gizmodo.com/9-species-of-animals-that-are-having-more-fun-than-you-5976425