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We talk to some people in the news: Lynn from Lake Geneva questions Chicago’s plans to fine people who don’t quarantine after visiting Wisconsin and Richard from Austin explains how he caught his Uber Eats driver eating his chicken wings. JB warns against car washes with tracks after getting stuck in one and crushing his car. We play some quick requests from the archives (a denied Lobster Gram, a kid named Stoner, the making of a Neil Diamond album), and more!

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UK radio personality Graham Mack talks about the latest news out of Britain, an LA listener spills stories from his job cleaning celebrities’ carpets, JB dials up a “bear whisperer” after hearing he lost his job due to the coronavirus, and more!

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JB & Buzz remember Charlie Daniels and have a séance with Dead Harry Caray to talk about the upcoming baseball season. JB plays the robocalls he’s been getting and calls one back. We try to learn from animal attack stories in the news, follow-up with Sergio (the listener we eavesdropped on in Episode 13) and Anita Tequila (the waitress at Buzz’s favorite Mexican restaurant, who now has a wacky weenie written about her), and end the show with another upbeat voicemail from Pat the Complainer.

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Jimmy Buffett joins the show from his quarantine in “dry dock” to talk about his latest album, his postponed shows, how he’s staying connected to fans, and more. Plus: he performs an unplugged cover of Everybody’s Talkin’ by Fred Neil.

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Johnny and Buzz remember (or try to remember) bits from the Brandmeier Show archives requested by listeners. This episode features celebrity wake-up calls to Danny Glover and Ray Charles, acting with Oprah, “Harry Caray” and “Jerry Lewis” doing scenes from Pulp Fiction, music from John Fogerty and Eddie Money, JB Scambos gone bad, that time producer Jimmy “Bud” Wiser was stuffed in a barrel and rolled around by a bull, and more.

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Chicago restaurants reopened on June 26 – Buzz was too nervous to call and find out if his favorite Mexican restaurant was still in business, so he asked Johnny to do it. He did, and met Anita, the most excited waitress ever. We discuss how masks are dividing Americans, eavesdrop on a listener, catch a few stories before they fall through the cracks, and more. Plus: there’s a possible new sponsor for the show, but Buzz has to “trim it up” before they pay up.

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JB and Buzz talk about the crazy new NBA rules. JB reads emails from Everywhere, USA, including Utah, where he couldn’t get a drink without a “sponsor.” According to a new poll, America’s unhappy, a sheriff’s unhappy when she can’t get an Egg McMuffin, a listener’s unhappy with Johnny, and some are still unhappy with Nickelback! In honor of Father’s Day: a special Loon Dad edition of “Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You”, JB plays some calls he made to his dad and ends with the song he wrote about him after he passed away… oh pish posh.

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From a kangaroo on the loose in Wisconsin to toxic toads in Florida, we dial for news and talk to the people in the week’s most non-breaking stories. COVID can’t stop, won’t stop Michigan’s notorious boat party: JB reads about the “Jobbie Nooner” and Jimmy Mac teaches us how to use the word “brouhaha”. Plus: “Where Are They Now?” with Don Gorske, who holds the world record for eating the most Big Macs.