In this Wednesday morning broadcast, Bonnie Amistadi and Jace Denman guide listeners through a "worser" turn in the weather as an Arctic front slams into the Red River Valley. While temperatures hover at 10 above for now, the duo warns of a brutal plunge into the negative 20s with life-threatening wind chills on the horizon. The sports desk is buzzing after the Indiana Hoosiers clinched their first-ever football national championship in a nail-biter against Miami, and Jace laments another fourth-quarter collapse by the Timberwolves. Between slick road reports and "Road Warrior" updates, the team explores everything from the merits of audiobooks to the bizarre "Reply All" email chains that haunt office workers everywhere.
Key Moments
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The Arctic Front Hits: Bonnie and Jace break down a "plethora of advisories," warning that while 10 degrees feels like a win now, the region is bracing for wind chills as low as 51 below zero by the weekend.
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Hoosiers Rule the Hardwood... and Gridiron: Jace recaps Indiana's historic 27-21 victory over Miami to claim their first football national championship, highlighting quarterback Fernando Mendoza’s gutsy fourth-down touchdown run.
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The "Reply All" Nightmare: Ronnie Lee joins the show to discuss the "Internal Reply Service," mocking the chaos that ensues when employees accidentally email thousands of coworkers—a mistake that has actually led to firings.
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Slick Roads and Rollovers: Real-time reports come in from "Road Warriors" describing "greasy" roads and rollover crashes on I-29 and I-94 as fine, powdery snow coats the region.
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Literary Escapes: The hosts and callers tackle the "Question of the Morn" about recent reads, ranging from Dean Koontz thrillers to Bonnie’s "Hallmark-style" Kindle romances used to survive treadmill sessions.
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Special Needs Community Spotlight: A somber note on the closure of Charlie’s Place, a local coffee shop employing people with special needs, and the hope that it can reopen in a new form.
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Ag Update with Bridgette Readel: Bridgette explains the difference between "strip tillage" and "strip freshening" and dives into the new USDA dietary guidelines—which she notes are mostly just "common sense."
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The "Barbie" Follow-up: Jace and Bonnie discuss the complications of doing taxes, from Logan's "Robin Hood" trading mishaps to the dangers of missing a decimal point.