5/8/26 – Fix It Friday: Three Moms, One Sunday, and Kenny Chesney Joins the Show

Tanner and Friends head into Mother’s Day weekend with a feel-good Friday built around military spouses, messy family logistics, brand-new Kenny Chesney, and a streak-shattering Headline in a Haystack moment.Tanner opens by saluting Military Spouse Appreciation Day, shouting out the 1.6 million spouses who move every 2–3 years, juggle careers, and hold families together through deployments. Need to Know News flags a brutal traffic weekend with major closures on 520, I‑5, I‑90, 405, and 99 plus a still‑shut North Cascades Highway likely closed until around the 4th of July, then explains why Mother’s Day bouquets are averaging about $90 this year thanks to gas and global flower shipping. In country headlines, Tanner debuts Kenny Chesney’s first new single in almost two years, “Carry On,” and teases a live interview; later, he plays clips of Kenny breaking down the song’s “island barroom wisdom,” his surreal Vegas Sphere shows, and his hope that “Carry On” becomes another big live singalong moment.Fix It Friday centers on an anonymous Everett listener stuck in a three‑way Mother’s Day tug-of-war: a wife who wants to sleep in and brunch at home, a mom expecting a 1 p.m. lunch, and a mother-in-law who booked a 6 p.m. dinner without asking. Bullnation weighs in with “wife first” takes, “suck it up, it’s one day” arguments, and tough-love reminders to stand up to moms-in-law; Tanner suggests a long-term fix—make the Saturday before Mother’s Day “Grandma Day” for both moms, and protect Sunday as sacred for your wife going forward.Good Vibes includes Tanner’s own big news—he gets the keys to his new house on Sunday and can’t stop buzzing about it—plus small wins like extra sleep thanks to a considerate dog, a surprise Mother’s Day weekend plan from a husband, and a last-minute shift coverage that turns into a three-day weekend. The feature story spotlights a tiny Minnesota town’s “donkey basketball” fundraiser, where students, teachers, and first responders played basketball while riding donkeys to raise $4,000 for new CPR devices, showing how creative small-town EMS has to get to fund lifesaving gear. Minute to Win It crowns Allen from Orting as a new grand champion when he goes 5‑for‑5 on champagne’s homeland, Starbucks’ Pike Place roots, Brothers Osborne, carbon dioxide, and Yakima as the “Palm Springs of Washington,” grabbing Kacey Musgraves tickets for him and his wife.As last-minute shoppers scramble, Tanner and Claire share stats about 11% of people waiting until the final day to buy a Mother’s Day gift, then offer simple, low-cost ways to make moms feel seen: show up early instead of just “on time,” actually write more than your name in a card, play family IT and update her phone, tell her about specific advice of hers you use, and ask about her life before kids so she can talk about herself for once. Headline in a Haystack returns with “odd criminal nickname” headlines—California “hugging bandits,” a New Hampshire “chameleon freak,” and “Mountain Dew dudes”—as Dancing Danielle texts in from home trying to extend her 21‑day streak; Claire picks “hugging bandits,” Danielle bets on “Mountain Dew,” and Claire hits the true story of thieves who hug strangers and swipe their wallets and jewelry, prompting a debate over whether Danielle’s streak is officially broken.The show closes with Tanner and Claire setting up another round of Country DNA—this time with Claire flying solo against Bullnation—as they strip a mystery country song down to drums and bass and invite listeners to text in guesses, capping off a Friday that’s equal parts traffic heads-up, country-world excitement, family therapy, and “we’re all just figuring this out together” energySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.