Tanner and Friends

Tanner talked rising gas prices in Washington, Spider-Man: Brand New Day setting a new speed record at the box office, and Matthew McConaughey’s viral cover of Ella Langley’s “Choosing Texas.” Trade Nation spotlighted KD from Blooma Tree Experts, who shared warning signs your trees may need help—including canopy dieback, yellowing leaves, or a dangerous split trunk—and explained why blackberry vines can slowly choke out a tree.Bullnation shared Friday good vibes, including remote-work perks, Seahawks preseason plans, surprise car detailing, and a postcard from Copenhagen finally arriving 26 years after it was mailed. Emma from Spanaway went 4-for-5 on Minute to Win It and scored Mariners Fireworks Night tickets, while Tanner, Danielle, and Bull Nation debated the first big decision after getting engaged as Reba McEntire begins wedding planning. The show also swapped regrettable tattoo stories, including a name cover-up that became a gun tattoo, played Headline in a Haystack with a cake-stealing roommate who blamed his allergic reaction on being “poisoned,” and laughed through listeners’ most questionable hauling jobs—from couches in compact cars and washing machines in minivans to a 70-inch TV, cat tree, and a car full of balloons.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Kami calls in because she NEVER lets Tanner ride a lime scooter, we talk about a pair of buds that might make a Disney movie someday, share the craziness of Facebook Marketplace, and more!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tanner celebrated National Vinyl Record Day with a shoutout to Sonic Boom Records in Seattle and High Voltage Records in Tacoma, then checked in on Waymo’s driverless taxi testing around Seattle and Bellevue, the $1 billion Powerball drawing, and Alan Jackson’s latest RIAA milestones—including five-times-platinum honors for “Chattahoochee.” He also opened a conversation about the unsung “dining manager” in most households and how families split meal planning, shopping, cooking, and cleanup.Listeners shared wins from Jimothy T-shirts to matched Tupperware lids, while Tanner spotlighted Lily, a UC Davis water-polo player who rescued three girls from drowning at Seafair and was named Lady Guardian of Lake Washington. David from Ballard pulled off a perfect Minute to Win It round, the crew debated weekly TV episodes versus binge drops, Playlist Psychology hilariously misread Felicia from Yelm as a sad single cowboy, and Headline in a Haystack revealed the story of a fifth grader “arrested” for refusing his first-day-of-school photo.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tanner broke down Washington’s expanded wildfire relief for families impacted by fires in Eastern and Central Washington, the new lime-forward 7UP recipe, and Ella Langley’s historic 17th week atop the Billboard Hot 100 with “Choosing Texas.” He opened a back-to-school debate over whether parents should have to buy supplies that end up in a shared classroom bin, shared good-vibes texts, and told the story of Flag the Chihuahua, whose repeated pawing helped lead his owner to an early breast-cancer diagnosis. Zach from Puyallup went 4-for-5 on Minute to Win It and scored Mariners Fireworks Night tickets.The crew then debated whether they’d trust Waymo’s driverless vehicles as testing expands around Seattle and Bellevue, played Facebook Marketplace Price Is Right with a ramen pool float, truck-bed bed, and Dolly Parton toilet seat, and uncovered the real “Headline in a Haystack” story of more than 50 cats found on an abandoned boat near Owen Beach in Tacoma. Tanner also asked whether he was wrong to shave his beard into a mustache without warning Kami—only for Kami to text in that her surprise buzz cut might now be “way more awkward.”See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tanner kicked off National Spoil Your Dog Day by admitting he tucks his pup into bed with a blanket and invited Bull Nation to submit their furry best friends to the Real House Pets of the PNW feature. He shared wildfire progress around Spokane, where many evacuation orders were lifted even as hundreds of structures remain lost, tracked a $905 million Powerball jackpot, and celebrated Kenny Chesney’s upcoming Silver Sands Maria album—including a new Megan Moroney duet, “It Just Got Weird.”The crew debated how long they could survive without their phones, shared good‑vibes texts and the story of a former Wendy’s manager earning a full scholarship to Yale, and sent Darren from Snohomish to Mariners Fireworks Night after Minute to Win It. Tanner asked which PNW landmark listeners would buy if money were no object—from the Gorge and Lumen Field to ferries, Wild Waves, Mount Rainier, and the old Rainier Brewery with its iconic R sign—then played Headline in a Haystack about a man who got stuck in a chimney trying to rescue his dog from a locked park pavilion. They wrapped with IKEA Furniture Name or Not, testing Claire and Danielle on real classics like the Billy bookcase, Poäng armchair, Kallax shelves, Lack side table, and Malm series versus Tanner’s very fake “Snurvel” spice rack, “Smorkel” cheese board, and “Flarp” toilet brushSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Here are some of our favorite moments from the past week! Tanner and the crew did a deep dive on social media nostalgia, asking listeners which app they’d bring back or delete while Claire campaigned for Vine’s return and TikTok’s retirement, and Tanner reminisced about MySpace playlists, top‑eight drama, and cringey old AOL usernames. They covered the news that MySpace is being relaunched by its current owners, debated whether anyone has time to re‑learn profile customization in 2026, and shared listener takes on deleting Facebook, reviving AIM, or just “resetting” all social platforms.Facebook Marketplace Price Is Right featured a Jimothy the raccoon rookie card, vintage KFC buckets, and a 1964 Ford fire truck, while Tanner told the story of becoming “Hawaiian shirt guy” at dialysis and opened a phones topic on reputations created by clothes. Claire recounted an awkward apartment tour where the current tenant emerged fresh from the shower, prompting calls about the weirdest things listeners have seen while touring homes, and the “If Washington cities were celebrities” bit continued with Snohomish as Kurt Russell, Beaverton as Elliot Page, Puyallup as Reba, Bellevue as Kendall Jenner, Lacey as Jason Bateman, Everett as Chris Pratt, and more. The show wrapped with a movie‑theater pet peeve segment sparked by someone using a cup holder as a mustard dipping tray, a viral TikTok “power drill” hack for getting a partner’s attention, and a look at a Morgan Wallen‑themed Nashville Airbnb complete with song‑themed rooms and a rooftop chair labeled, “You are not Morgan Wallen. You won’t get away with it. Don’t throw the chair.”See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tanner marked Purple Heart Day by honoring service members and celebrated International Beer Day with a call for Bull Nation’s favorite PNW breweries, then launched the first Trade Nation spotlight with Stephen Polkinghorn of Polk Mechanical. Steve shared how his locally owned heating, AC, and commercial refrigeration company serves Snohomish County and beyond, why he focuses on honest repair‑versus‑replace advice, and the unforgettable mummified cat he once found in a crawl space.The crew cheered clearer skies as wildfire smoke began lifting, shared good‑vibes texts and the story of Gelato, an Ohio shelter kitten whose handmade Hot Wheels wheelchair led to a custom 3D‑printed set of wheels, and Alan from Orting won Kitsap Fair and Rodeo tickets on Minute to Win It. They continued matching Washington towns with celebrities—Port Orchard as Nathan Fillion, Bonney Lake as Chris Hemsworth, Clearview as Tim McGraw, Friday Harbor as Martha Stewart, Orting as Chris Stapleton, Bremerton as Jon Bernthal, Seattle as Rainn Wilson, Marysville as Kevin James, and Gig Harbor as Gwyneth Paltrow—before Headline in a Haystack revealed a man who squatted in a vacant home for four days to avoid his angry wife. Claire also told the story of mistaking 8 p.m. for 8 a.m. after a nap and driving toward work, while a nostalgia talk covered Tamagotchis, CD players, Nintendo DS systems, portable DVD players, and corded home phones. Tanner closed with the breaking news that Luke Bryan’s White River Amphitheatre show was postponed to October 10 due to wildfire smoke, plus Morgan Wallen’s tour donating more than $1 million in instruments to 26 schools.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tanner kicked off National Root Beer Float Day with memories of Triple X Burger in Issaquah and put out a call for the best current floats in the PNW, then highlighted the Seattle Mariners’ Jimothy raccoon theme night at T‑Mobile Park where fans scored collectible Jimothy rookie cards now listed for eye‑popping prices online. He covered Ted Lasso’s Season 4 return on Apple TV with Jason Sudeikis coaching a new women’s team in England and spotlighted Ella Langley’s nonstop run of new music, including her fresh duet “Jaded” with Koe Wetzel, as her momentum continues off the back of her Morgan Wallen collaboration.The show turned into a fun relationship bit about how to snap a tuned‑out partner back to attention—featuring a viral TikTok “power drill” hack and listener strategies involving dogs and snack cabinets—followed by good‑vibes texts about step goals hit by accident, one‑day laundry victories, extra car‑loan payments, and a 64‑year‑old dad who went back to school alongside his son and became a nurse. Anne from Puyallup went 4‑for‑5 on Minute to Win It, missing only Jason Sudeikis as Ted Lasso, and still walked away with Kitsap Fair and Rodeo tickets for her grandkids. Tanner and Claire continued their “If Washington cities were celebrities” game, matching Yelm with Kelly Clarkson, Covington with Steve Harvey, Graham with Luke Bryan, Tacoma with Post Malone, Enumclaw with Luke Combs, and Kent with John Cena, then wrapped with Facebook Marketplace Price Is Right—pricing a Jimothy rookie card, vintage KFC buckets, and a 1964 Ford fire truck—and a Headline in a Haystack kitty‑cat edition that revealed a very real story about a Costa Rican cat caught smuggling drugs into a prison with marijuana and heroin strapped to its back.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Chaos continues on a Wednesday! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tanner kicked off National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day with the origin story of the cookie’s accidental invention at the Toll House Inn, then updated listeners on Washington’s air quality alerts and the zero‑percent‑contained Spokane Complex fires that have already burned over 8,000 acres and evacuated 65,000 people. He celebrated Spider‑Man: Brand New Day officially dethroning Avengers: Endgame for the biggest domestic opening ever and shared the wild story of Zac Brown Band giving every fan at Fenway Park a free Margaritaville cruise for two, a giveaway worth roughly $40 million.The show dug into back‑to‑school logistics, breaking down how daily kid‑activity drives add up to nearly 15 full workdays behind the wheel each year, then rolled into good‑vibes texts about resurrected beer fridges, day‑off to‑do lists finished before noon, and surprise flower deliveries. Tanner highlighted a Brazilian doctor who lets pediatric surgery patients choose superhero or princess costumes to wear into the OR, making the experience less scary and more empowering, and Scott from Lake Stevens became a Minute to Win It champion by correctly naming Lincoln on the five‑dollar bill, Tacoma as Pierce County’s hub city, Ella Langley’s duet with Morgan Wallen, seven colors in the rainbow, and Everett as Snohomish County’s largest city. The crew closed with a phones topic on which social media app listeners would revive or delete—debating Vine vs. TikTok and reminiscing about MySpace playlists and top‑eight drama—as Tanner recounted a truly cursed movie‑theater experience where someone had used the cup holder as a mustard dipping tray, cementing “mustard in the cup holder” as his new top cinema pet peeve.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tanner kicked off National Watermelon Day and a new month with Need to Know news on a packed Seafair weekend—over 180,000 people in attendance and Blue Angels shows scrubbed Saturday for high winds but roaring back Sunday over the Space Needle—then highlighted Spider‑Man: Brand New Day’s colossal opening that trails only Avengers: Endgame at the domestic box office and could challenge global records. He rounded out the news with Post Malone’s appearance on Netflix’s Storm on Sesame Street alongside Elmo and Abby Cadabby, performing “A Little Help,” a playful spin on his hit “I Had Some Help” with Morgan Wallen.The show dug into the rising cost of summer fun, breaking down how the average $397 U.S. weekend spend jumps closer to $447 in Washington once you factor in higher dining, entertainment, transportation, and outdoor costs, then opened phones for listeners to vent about what’s eating their wallets most. Tanner shared daily good‑vibes texts—from back‑to‑school shopping coming in $200 under budget to successful salmon dinners and the joy of their Megan Moroney pre‑party—plus a story about Boonville, Missouri volunteers forming a human chain to pass books three and a half blocks as they moved the town library. Brennan from Bremerton went 3‑for‑5 on Minute to Win It, correctly answering piano, heart, and Seattle Sounders to win Kitsap Fair and Rodeo tickets, and the crew wrapped with stories of weather‑wrecked plans, Claire’s jinxed paddleboarding weekends, Danielle’s “fall girlie” vampire energy, the Song of the Summer bracket narrowing down to an Ella Langley vs. Ella Langley (with Morgan Wallen) final, and a Headline in a Haystack segment about a man caught smuggling drugs under his toupee.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Here are some of our favorite moments from the past week.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tanner kicked off Harry Potter Day by shouting out July 31 as both Harry’s and J.K. Rowling’s birthday and noting the series’ 600‑million‑plus copies sold worldwide. He highlighted Blue Angels Seafair flyover times and best viewing spots around Lake Washington, previewed Spider‑Man: Brand New Day’s massive projected opening weekend, and ran through recent country tour shake‑ups from Parker McCollum, Bailey Zimmerman, and Megan Moroney—plus details on Sunday’s Megan Moroney pre‑party at Tom’s Watch Bar outside Climate Pledge Arena.On Fix It Friday, Tanner tackled a newlywed dilemma over combining social media accounts and sharing passwords, steering the conversation toward trust and communication while reading listener takes from around the PNW. The show’s good‑vibes segment featured surprise gift cards, Megan Moroney ticket excitement, and a New Mexico couple driving Route 66 in a ’47 Ford while doing one act of kindness every 100 miles, then Carrie from Issaquah went 4‑for‑5 on Minute to Win It by nailing Hogwarts, Lainey Wilson’s husband Devlin “Duck” Hodges, email, and the Seahawks’ 1970s debut. Tanner and Seth laughed through a tour of a Morgan Wallen‑themed Nashville Airbnb—complete with song‑themed rooms and a rooftop chair labeled “You are not Morgan Wallen. Don’t throw the chair.”—opened phones on which artist you’d want a themed rental for, and wrapped with a Headline in a Haystack about New Jersey officers dressing as shrubs to catch distracted drivers and a story about how Tanner’s Hawaiian‑shirt wardrobe has made him “Hawaiian shirt guy” at dialysisSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tanner celebrated National Cheesecake Day with a look back at ancient Greek athletes fueling up on cheesecake, then shared Need to Know news on Washington’s first toll‑discount program for the 509 and 167 expressways and DoorDash’s new drone delivery project, DoorDash Air. He wrapped the news with Morgan Wallen’s latest milestone: seven number‑one country airplay hits from a single album.The crew talked “old-school struggles” that would break people today—like waiting by the home phone, tracking snow days on TV, and using manual typewriters—then rolled into good‑vibes texts, a story about a cataract mission restoring sight to more than 3,000 people in Trinidad and Tobago, and Darren from Snohomish winning beer coins in “Minute to Win It.” They closed the show in full PNW mode with the Jimothy the raccoon craze, Facebook Marketplace Price Is Right (camel costume, Hulk arms for pets, Pringles‑holster Crocs), a Headline in a Haystack about a man who flipped out over a paid second cup at a kid’s lemonade stand, and the reveal of Tanner and Claire’s over‑the‑top pink outfits for Sunday’s Megan Moroney pre‑party at Tom’s Watch Bar.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tanner ran through the Seafair weekend plan with the Blue Angels’ practice flights and Boeing Seafair Air Show times over Lake Washington, then jumped into entertainment news with Macaulay Culkin pitching Disney on a new Home Alone sequel where Kevin is now a struggling single dad locked out of the house while his son sets the traps. He highlighted Dolly Parton receiving the ACM Poet’s Award at this year’s ACM Honors in Nashville—along with the sad news of her brother Coy “Denver” Parton’s passing—and broke down why minivans are suddenly cool again as millennial parents rediscover sliding doors, lower prices, and the hot‑selling Toyota Sienna.Listeners shared their daily dose of positivity, from kids saying “thank you” without prompting to homemade lunches all week and Tony in Puyallup starting phone‑free nights after hearing Tanner’s show, and Tanner told the story of Frank Carter, a 67‑year‑old cancer survivor who hand‑built a canoe and paddled 2,300 miles down the Missouri River with his golden retriever, Amos. He opened a funny phones topic about weird things neighbors keep in their yards—like a Renton yard packed with 67 pink flamingos—and played “Headline in a Haystack” with a “big things that go missing” theme, revealing a real story about a 300‑pound Sinclair dinosaur stolen from a Montana gas station and later found bolted to a cliff near Yellowstone.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tanner opened the show with an update on the community vigil at Seattle Center’s International Fountain for victims of the Bite of Seattle shooting, explained what police know so far about the suspects, and then shifted into pop‑culture news with The Odyssey dominating the box office and getting hit by a viral bootleg takedown, plus Ella Langley’s “Cheers in Texas” smashing long‑running Billboard and streaming records and leading the show’s Song of the Summer bracket. He and Claire hyped Sunday’s free Megan Maroney pre‑party at Tom’s Watch Bar outside Climate Pledge Arena—with giveaways, line dancing, permanent jewelry, and a pact to wear surprise outfits chosen for each other—shared listener good‑vibes texts about toddlers finally sleeping through the night, Costco close‑parking wins, paying off credit cards, and a road‑trip Stapleton show, and checked in on Punch the Monkey turning one and bonding with other zoo animals after going viral for his IKEA plush.Scott from Lake Stevens played “Minute to Win It,” answered questions on Burger King’s Whopper and Bellevue Square, learned that Shania Twain is Canadian, that a hexagon has six sides, and that 10 Things I Hate About You was filmed at Stadium High in Tacoma, and still walked away with beer coins to Triple Horn Brewing’s Horde Fest. Tanner and the crew then marveled at a viral video of two men base‑jumping off the Space Needle, played Facebook Marketplace Price Is Right with a shopping‑cart chair, a real ball‑and‑chain, and a Flintstones cart, and wrapped “Headline in a Haystack” with a real story about a Virginia man arrested for painting his own crosswalk in chalk after the city ignored years of neighborhood safety complaints.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tanner opened the show with breaking coverage of the deadly shooting at Seattle Center during Bite of Seattle, sharing confirmed details, honoring the victims, and explaining why the Space Needle is flying its flag at half‑mast, then shifted into lighter news with the Mega Millions jackpot climbing to $800 million and Thomas Rhett and Jordan Davis making a surprise cameo on Netflix’s Ransom Canyon. He sparked a fun—and personal—debate about whether pets should sleep in your bed as he prepares for at‑home dialysis and faces the tough advice to kick his “zoo” of three cats and a black lab out of the bedroom, shared listener good‑vibes texts plus a 101‑year‑old woman’s simple longevity rules, and watched Brennan from Bremerton go 4‑for‑5 on “Minute to Win It” to win beer coins for Horde Fest at Triple Horn Brewing.Tanner also asked listeners which movie they absolutely had to see in theaters, talked about the Odyssey’s box‑office dominance and the energy of Marvel premieres, and wrapped with “Headline in a Haystack” about a Florida man who broke into a woman’s home at 6:30 a.m. just to make a margarita, along with details on Sunday’s free Mega Maroni pre‑party at Tom’s Watch Bar and a pact that he and Claire will pick each other’s full‑send concert outfits.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Welcome to Friday! Here is what Tanner, Claire, and Danielle discuss Morgan Wallen's new song, dive into Fix it Friday.... In Fix it Friday we tackle a question that a lot of parents who are dating deal with.Then we roll into your daily dose of positivity, Good Vibes. We got a NEW PHONE today, so expect Minute to Win It to sound a little different. The Claire and Danielle join us to talk about Christmas in July and we are divided on it. Then Tanner provides a medical update and says that he wont listen to his doctors about one thing. Then a fun PNW flavored edition of Headline in a Haystack.This podcast episode ends with a rather spicy response to a text we received for the Tanner and Friends Mailbox. Have a GREAT weekend!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tanner introduced Tacoma’s new zoo star, Owen the sea lion pup, and broke down a very 2026 debate over whether AI can really make art as Elon Musk wants it to remake The Odyssey and Christopher Nolan calls AI a “Trojan horse.” He hit country news with Morgan Wallen’s record‑setting “Still the Problem” tour, opened a fun argument over whether audiobooks count as reading, and shared listeners’ daily good‑vibes stories plus a powerful moment where a 16‑year‑old trusted his gut, stopped for a car in a ditch, and ended up saving the unconscious driver’s life. Chuck from Sedro‑Woolley played “Minute to Win It” and won Brantley Gilbert tickets, listeners swapped the wildest things they’ve fixed with duct tape—leading to a Poulsbo teen’s prom dress made from 29 rolls—and the crew wrapped with Facebook Marketplace Price Is Right and a “Headline in a Haystack” story about a mime on a Massachusetts trail throwing eggshells and getting arrested for harassmentSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tanner talked Seattle Fleet Week ship tours on the waterfront, the PNW heat wave and wildfire haze, and pop‑culture headlines from a new RoboCop series to Riley Green’s custom cowboy‑hat chair on The Voice. He dug into “texting thumb” and five signs you need a break from your phone, shared listener good‑vibes moments—including a first birthday, a first solo apartment, and a powerful story of a two‑year‑old sister donating bone marrow—and opened up about his own stage‑five kidney failure and transplant journey.Alan from Orting played “Minute to Win It” and still scored Brantley Gilbert tickets, and the show closed with a lively debate over free drink refills as some chains test QR‑code soda fountains, plus a “Young Criminal” story about an eight‑year‑old who broke into a pet store to steal a pregnant snake and listeners’ memories of the first things they ever stole as kids.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tanner talked about Lil Woody’s taking over the old Harvester Diner spot in Tacoma’s Stadium District, celebrated Vice President J.D. Vance’s new baby boy, and played a live sneak of Zach Top’s unreleased “Good Girls and Cowgirls” from a Montana show. He kicked off a hilarious chat about secret snack hiding spots—everything from candy stuffed in couch cushions and chocolate hidden in fake veggie bags to chips stashed in the car and Tanner’s busted glove‑compartment candy bank—and shared listener good‑vibes texts, including how a Jimothy raccoon painting just raised over $6,500 for the Ballard Food Bank. Charlene from Puyallup went 4‑for‑5 on “Minute to Win It,” corrected herself on the Caped Crusader, barely missed Stevens Pass, and still scored Brantley Gilbert tickets, while listeners confessed their most humbling wardrobe malfunctions, from airport tops popping open to ripped camping pants and tags that got them accused of shoplifting. The crew wrapped with Facebook Marketplace Price Is Right—pricing a metal Jimothy garden sign, a five‑foot Minions fire pit, and a “perfect heart‑shaped” Ruffles chip—and a “Headline in a Haystack” story about a guy trying to outrun cops on a Lime scooter and turning it into a 10‑minute, low‑speed highway chase.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tanner celebrated National Moon Day and the anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing, broke down the first big PNW heat wave and Spain’s extra‑time World Cup win over Argentina, and teased new Morgan Wallen music dropping Friday. He took listener texts on “must‑have” vacation items after playing viral audio of Adam Sandler calling Nantucket 911 for a basketball court, shared a daily dose of positivity including a driver near Fife who used his Kia to safely stop a runaway SUV during a medical emergency, and gave Brantley Gilbert tickets to Tabitha from Port Orchard after “Minute to Win It.” Tanner also offered five cheap ways to beat the heat when you don’t have central AC and wrapped with “Headline in a Haystack” about a Florida driver whose attempt to swap seats at a traffic stop failed because his car was in reverse, plus a segment on Ballard’s viral raccoon celebrity Jimothy and what wild animal listeners would adopt as a pet.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tanner kicked off National Cherry Day talking Yakima cherries, a massive warehouse fire south of Sodo, and Pizza Hut’s nostalgic value menu before breaking down Garth Brooks’ new “Blame It All on My Roots” tour and his fight against ticket scalping. He reacted to a New York school district rolling out “Sally,” a humanoid robot teacher, then shared listeners’ daily dose of positivity texts and the viral story of an injured airport worker whose GoFundMe raised nearly $184,000 to help him retire. Michelle from Renton became the new “Minute to Win It” grand champion and won Gavin Adcock tickets, the crew debated whether you should sing along or stay quiet during the national anthem and swapped heat‑wave survival hacks, and they wrapped with “Headline in a Haystack” about a would‑be car thief in Australia who failed because he couldn’t drive stick.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Welcome to Wednesday! Here is everything you missed from the show. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tanner talked about being back from an extended medical leave and how “type two fun” helped him survive a month in the hospital, including a chaotic moving‑day story with locked shipping containers and emergency bolt cutters. He shared Need to Know News on Seattle’s World Cup light rail ridership records, the MLB All‑Star Game, and Luke Bryan giving a fan free concert tickets for life after shotgunning a beer on stage. The show read listeners’ daily dose of positivity texts, highlighted an Indiana man who spent 14 years walking the equivalent of the Earth’s circumference, and crowned Christine from Lacey as the new “Minute to Win It” grand champion with a perfect score and Gavin Adcock tickets. Tanner and the crew swapped stories about ridiculous work costumes—from a blow‑up minion and a half‑bee mascot to Claire’s blueberry parade outfit and Tanner’s diaper‑and‑turkey and “pizza pizza” diaper days—and played Facebook Marketplace Price Is Right featuring homemade laundry detergent in a Home Depot bucket, a $10,000 World Peace Pig from Pike Place, and a horse statue grill. They also played “Headline in a Haystack” with bizarre exercise classes and found out kitten yoga is actually real, and Tanner wrapped the show by revealing the custom 98.9 The Bull blue “Tanner and Friends” cane his boss had made for him while he was recovering.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Welcome to Monday! Minute to WIn It is back and Dancin' Danielle's winning streak got SNAPPED!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Tanner is back on the show after taking an extended medical leave of absence. Here is what happened. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This Tanner and Friends episode is a chaos‑in‑the‑best‑way Thursday: chihuahuas, gas prices, TikTok trouble, Zach Top backlash, humbled parents, ice cream for every kid, and a raccoon‑wielding bar revenge plot all packed into one show.Tanner kicks off International Chihuahua Appreciation Day, saluting the world’s smallest purebred pups for their outsized personalities, then moves into Need to Know News: lawmakers are pressuring Governor Bob Ferguson to pause Washington’s 55‑cents‑a‑gallon gas tax as prices inch back toward record highs, though he’s blaming global oil markets and President Trump’s energy policies instead of budging. Nationally, police warn parents about a TikTok trend where teens sit or perch on open car windows while moving—highlighted by a New Jersey teen who fell and was seriously injured—and in country music, Zach Top sparks viral backlash on Bert Kreischer’s podcast by calling sobriety “a fad” people post about for attention and suggesting folks should just “drink a normal amount” for life.The phones light up for “When did your kids make you feel uncool?” with Haley from Puyallup realizing she can’t stomach fair rides like her daughter anymore and Tricia from Buckley getting called “so lame” for skipping Dairy Queen after a long day. Tanner shares a poll showing 56% of adults feel cooler now than in high school and argues it’s actually “cool” to care less what people think, noting that the same Puyallup kids who mocked his country fandom in school are now at Morgan Wallen shows. Good Vibes brings in little wins like Joseph from Tumwater being grateful for his girlfriend, a Fox Island mom hearing her daughter sing the National Anthem at a Rainiers game, twins agreeing on a TV show, and a Tacoma guy grabbing donuts for the whole crew—then features a Western Massachusetts ice‑cream truck owner whose one free cone for a short‑on-cash kid snowballs into global donations and a promise of free ice cream for all kids all summer.Minute to Win It crowns Molly from Monroe as grand champion after she and her daughter correctly answer Chicago as the Windy City, Grey’s Anatomy at Grey Sloan, an octagon stop sign, Microsoft as Xbox’s maker, and Kenny Chesney’s “No Shoes Nation,” winning a four‑pack to both race night and the Memorial Day demo derby at Evergreen Speedway where their friend drives. The show then jumps into a debate inspired by Reba McEntire’s low‑key ranch wedding plans—complete with grand‑dogs as ring bearers and longhorns, donkeys, horses, and cats on site—and Tanner’s own engagement, as he and Kami decide whether their sweet but attention‑hungry black lab Lucy should be in their ceremony or will crash the vows demanding belly rubs.Facebook Marketplace Price Is Right returns with Seth the IT MVP guessing prices on three “big ticket” oddities: a three‑foot Pepsi Yoda store display in SeaTac listed at $1,000 (“No haggling you will”), a 12‑foot wooden “lobster” sign in Mount Vernon going for $2,600 despite barely looking like a lobster, and a half‑confessional booth in Olympia priced at $5,000 that Tanner dubs the “tell me your secrets” booth since only one person gets a private room. Headline in a Haystack runs a “raccoon edition”—a pizzeria’s raccoon roll, a raccoon unleashed in a business, or a raccoon stealing and upgrading an old woman’s purse—where Dancing Danielle correctly picks the Kentucky man who released a wild raccoon into a bar in revenge for being kicked out, extending her streak to 25 while the show marvels at a guy already infamous for riding a mule into a liquor store and trying to break it out of impound intoxicated days later.The episode closes with Tanner and Danielle making ACM Awards picks: they both back Ella Langley for Female Artist of the Year, Danielle rides with Luke Combs for Male Artist while Tanner plants his flag with hometown‑connected Zach Top, and they agree Morgan Wallen’s massive, record‑shattering I’m the Problem likely takes Album of the Year heading into Sunday’s Shania‑hosted show in Vegas.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This Tanner and Friends daily show is a tight midweek mix of third‑shift shoutouts, virus headlines, drone deliveries, busted slumps, debt‑free grads, and a Scooby‑Doo bandit—plus one more humbling round of Country DNA.Tanner opens by honoring National Third Shift Workers Day, thanking the 15 million Americans who work nights—including nurses, truckers, first responders, bakers, and technically himself—for keeping everything running while the rest of us sleep. Need to Know News covers three King County residents being monitored after potential exposure to Hantavirus linked to a cruise-ship outbreak (with WHO and CDC stressing it’s not “the next COVID” and generally isn’t spread person-to-person), Amazon’s plan to roll out 30‑minute drone and robot deliveries with the PNW among the first testbeds, and Ashton Kutcher’s surprising decision to write a country album purely for the love of it, even though he says he’s “not a very good singer.”From there, Tanner zooms in on Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, who snapped a brutal 0‑for‑38 slump after showering in full uniform before the game as a superstition reset, then uses it to walk through everyday “slump fixes” for listeners: breaking work into 60‑minute chunks, prepping for school nights ahead, starting fitness with a 10‑minute walk, doing 15‑minute tidy sprints, and automating one bill or savings move to ease money stress. Good Vibes revisits a firefighter‑meets‑grad story from the day before and reads a similar text from Kim in Shoreline about her paramedic husband who saved a mom and baby in 1996 and still keeps in touch, then celebrates small wins like a sub‑45‑minute commute on 167, crock‑pot dinners prepped before work, and a mail‑carrier couple who still genuinely loves rainy days. The main story highlights an NC State donor who surprises textile‑college grads at commencement by announcing that he and his wife will pay off all senior‑year student loans for the current class—176 undergrads and 26 grad students—in honor of his late father, drawing an instant standing ovation.Minute to Win It crowns April from Roy as a new grand champion after she correctly answers that the human body has more than 200 bones, I‑520 (or I‑90) crosses Lake Washington, Tim McGraw sings “Something Like That” and “Humble and Kind,” tennis uses “love/deuce/ace,” and pickleball is Washington’s official state sport, beating the clock with three seconds left. Tanner then shifts into a “blast from the past” topic about old tech and childhood things people want back—CD players, Atari systems, physical film developing, vintage component stereos, Saturday‑morning cartoons—as he explains Kami’s plan to add a modern Bluetooth landline to their new house so she can unplug from her smartphone but still be reachable to family.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This Tanner and Friends episode feels like a road‑trip Tuesday: boom towns and odometers, oysters with Kelsey Hart, a firefighter’s full‑circle moment, and a courtroom drug deal that somehow still doesn’t break Danielle’s headline streak.Tanner opens with National Odometer Day and then dives into Need to Know News: Mason County (Shelton, Hood Canal) is suddenly one of the fastest‑growing small‑town areas in the country as people flee Seattle and Tacoma prices for more space, American Idol crowns 2026 winner Hannah Harper from Willow Springs, Missouri, and Shania Twain teases new music ahead of hosting the ACM Awards this weekend. Rising artist Kelsey Hart calls in straight from a Tennessee gym parking lot to talk about his June 11 show at Baba Yaga with Bullnation, his secretly high‑energy live set despite debuting with a ballad, fans starting to sing along to “Fireworks,” a big new single coming in July, and Tanner’s mission to get him to try his first PNW oyster on the Seattle waterfront.Good Vibes brings small wins like finally finishing a laundry‑room paint job, going to bed at 9:30 and feeling “like a completely different human,” and scoring first‑ever Chris Stapleton tickets for the Gorge, then spotlights a viral story about retired firefighter Alan Kent, who helped deliver a baby named Chloe 22 years ago and just flew across the country to watch that same baby graduate college after he and her family stayed connected for decades. Minute to Win It puts Scott from Lake Stevens on the clock; he nails sushi’s origins in Japan and confirms that Dick’s Drive‑In is Washington‑only, but whiffs on France gifting the Statue of Liberty, T‑Mobile Park’s Safeco past, and Shania Twain as the ACM “Any Man of Mine” host, still walking away with a four‑pack of Evergreen Speedway Memorial Day tickets.Tanner then tees up a big hypothetical inspired by Carrie Underwood taking a full year off after 15 years of non‑stop touring and TV: if you had a year off with bills covered and no commitments, what would you do? Listeners dream out loud about cross‑country trailer trips, perpetual yard and house projects, yarn‑shop road trips, European bucket‑list tours, van‑schooling kids around America, rotating Airbnbs, and—most powerfully—Martha from Bremerton using the time to take her 88‑year‑old mom back to her home country and just focus on her while she’s still healthy and driving, which Tanner admits is exactly the kind of thinking the show wants to spark.Facebook Marketplace Price Is Right returns with Seth the IT MVP, who guesses prices on three gloriously weird PNW listings: eight “1980s nostalgia” Kool‑Aid packets in Sumner for $25, a cracked‑and‑epoxied “life‑size” Dolly Parton porcelain bust in Seattle listed at $2,000, and a front‑half‑of-a‑pickup turned barbecue trailer in Cashmere at $800, hood‑grill and working headlights included. Headline in a Haystack closes the show on a true‑crime note with a “Crimes in the Courtroom” edition—stealing a judge’s gavel, dealing drugs during a drug‑dealing trial, or faking your own name at roll call—as Joseph from Bellevue sends in a custom song begging Claire to end Danielle’s streak; Claire picks wrong, Danielle picks the Irish dealer caught selling marijuana and Xanax in court during sentencing, and her run bumps up to 24 straight wins, trophy drama and all.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This episode of Tanner and Friends kicks off National Eat What You Want Day with comfort food, baby gorillas, cursed attics, and a fish that literally falls from the sky onto a Tesla.Tanner opens Monday honoring science-backed comfort food joy, then jumps into Need to Know News: Woodland Park Zoo is officially on “baby gorilla watch” with two critically endangered western lowland gorilla moms, Olympia and Jamani, both due in late May; The Price Is Right sets a new single-game record when retired veteran Vanessa wins over $240,000 in cash and prizes; and Riley Green trades camo for a big red chair as he joins The Voice’s 30th season alongside Kelly Clarkson and Adam Levine, even receiving his own custom coach’s chair at home to practice those spins. He recaps Mother’s Day by sharing how he and Kami got the keys to their new house and celebrated with both families—grateful that both moms genuinely get along—then pivots into “worst gifts” talk, riffing on a Cheapism list of truly bad Mother’s Day presents like cleaning supplies, toilet plungers, half-dead plants, plain bologna sandwiches, bath bombs, brooms, and Botox gift cards, plus a caller whose ex-husband “gifted” her a bowling ball for the sport he liked, not her.Good Vibes brings quick wins like surprise day-after flower deliveries, quiet solo coffee in the office, and an early morning Green River walk, then zooms into a deeper story out of Detroit about Stephen and Loretta, an elderly couple who fostered 60–70 kids over decades but faced eviction until a former foster child amplified their situation, prompting a nonprofit to step in with a fully furnished, rent-free home for two years. Minute to Win It welcomes Cam from Anderson Island, who nails New York City as the Big Apple, Florida as Disney World’s home, Snohomish County for Everett, but blanks on Enumclaw as the “gateway to Mount Rainier” and Ella Langley as the artist behind “She’s Choosing Texas” and “Be Her,” still scoring a four-pack of Evergreen Speedway tickets for his grandson.Later in the show, Tanner and Dancing Danielle dive into “what did the last owner leave behind?” stories as Tanner reveals the creepiest part of his new house: a carpeted attic with a hidden panel that opens into a narrow drop where a dusty old cardboard box has been sitting for decades. After consulting Danielle, Claire, and listeners—who share their own finds, from a “free” beat-up Honda with the title left on the dash to a shed full of gold teeth and even a uranium detector—Tanner debates whether to open the box or leave whatever possible curse alone, with the room pretty firmly voting to crack it open as a future on-air bit.Country DNA absolutely melts Claire and Danielle’s brains when Tanner isolates drums and bass from a familiar song that everyone insists sounds like Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, or John Pardi, only for multiple listeners (and finally Tanner) to reveal it’s actually Jelly Roll’s “Halfway to Hell,” proving just how tricky stripped-down arrangements can be. Headline in a Haystack goes “weird car damage” edition with three options—lizard-invaded F‑150, Subaru window blown out by a gender-reveal cannon, and a Tesla smashed by a falling fish—and both Claire and Danielle correctly choose the Tesla story, where a bird drops its catch onto a New Jersey couple’s windshield, showering their EV in blood and scales and giving everyone a new “you won’t believe my insurance claim” scenario to fear.The episode closes with a visit from rising artist Kelsey Hart, who calls in straight from the gym parking lot to talk music and life, rounding out a show that blends soft Monday chaos, post–Mother’s Day honesty, and just enough paranormal attic energy to keep Bullnation tuned in.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.

Tanner and Friends turn Password Day into a “life in 2026” snapshot, bouncing between painful PNW gas prices, surprise iPhone cash, and listeners ditching outdated norms while still trying to do right by their moms. Tanner breaks down Washington’s new gas record highs, Apple’s AI/Siri settlement payouts, and Cody Johnson’s refusal to be crowned “the next George Strait,” then dives into a viral thread on rules people have stopped following—expensive weddings, three-meal schedules, fitted-sheet folding, and more—sprinkled with his own wedding plans with Kami. Good Vibes features train-dodging commutes, no-line espresso runs, better Mariners baseball, and a Canadian tow-truck driver who rescues a moose from lake ice and lets it recover in his driveway; later, Lore from Poulsbo wins Kacey Musgraves tickets on Minute to Win It, Facebook Marketplace Price Is Right turns a Bush Light Apple hat, knight statue, and $1,000 Punch the Monkey into a Tacoma Humane fundraiser, and Headline in a Haystack pushes Dancing Danielle’s streak to 21 with a Florida man who stole a Key West trolley for his 57th birthday.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tanner and Friends lean all the way into National Nurses Day with a show that feels like a nostalgia trip, a light‑rail therapy session, and a pet-chaos confessional wrapped around big wins for Kacey Musgraves tickets and CMA Fest flyaways. Tanner kicks off by shouting out nurses as some of the hardest‑working people on the planet, then dives into Need to Know News: Sound Transit confirms West Seattle, Ballard, and Tacoma light‑rail plans are still alive but likely delayed and simplified due to a multibillion‑dollar shortfall, AMC announces “Arena One at AMC” live-concert experiences in movie theaters with Bebe Rexha, Paris Hilton, and Maren Morris among the first shows, and Morgan Wallen and Ella Langley’s duet “I Can’t Love You Anymore” becomes the first two‑country‑artist lead collab to debut in the Hot 100 Top 10 since Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton’s “Islands in the Stream.From there, the show turns into a full-on childhood rewind: Kellogg’s brings toys back to cereal boxes for the first time in over 15 years as part of a Toy Story 5 promotion, tucking figurines, collectible spoons, trading cards, and movie promos into boxes of Fruit Loops, Frosted Flakes, Apple Jacks, Rice Krispies, and more. Tanner asks Bullnation what they wish would come back from their own childhoods, prompting texts about Saturday‑morning cereal and cartoons without phones, Choco Tacos, getting photo envelopes developed and flipping through prints in the car, basic respect and manners, and even landline phones—with Tanner admitting Kami wants to install one while he’s firmly against it.Good Vibes highlights small but real wins like scoring cheap Mariners tickets, finally fixing an AC unit that’s been dead for three years, budgeting just enough to say yes to post‑practice ice cream, and a USPS letter‑carrier food drive where mail customers in South Hill, Sumner, and Graham will leave bags of food at their mailboxes for local schools, food banks, and families. The main story zooms in on an Arizona mom who aged out of foster care nearly 20 years ago and used Facebook to find the CPS caseworker who once protected her; within hours they reconnect and discover they live just three miles apart, giving both women a chance to say the thank‑yous they never got to share the first time.Minute to Win It crowns another grand champion when Molly from Monroe, prompted by her daughter Micah to “call now,” goes a perfect 5‑for‑5 on Whopper trivia, 10 Things I Hate About You’s Stadium High School location, Zach Bryan’s collab with Kacey Musgraves on “I Remember Everything,” Hogwarts’ movie universe, and the sport behind the FIFA World Cup, winning Kacey Musgraves tickets and promising to bring Micah along. Later, Tanner tells a fully cartoon‑level story about his black lab Lucy and the exploding bunny population around Bonney Lake, including the moment she quietly sneaks a live rabbit through the dog door and drops it in the living room, triggering a three‑way chase through the house and a new “Lucy vs. bunnies” era that has listeners sharing their own tales of pets hauling in snakes, wounded rabbits, live birds, mice, and even enormous branches.Playlist Psychology returns with three deeply country tracks—Dierks Bentley’s “Somewhere on a Beach,” Jason Aldean’s “You Make It Easy,” and Luke Combs’ “Love You Anyway”—as Tanner, Claire, and Dancing Danielle try to profile a mystery listener by gender, age, car, marriage, kids, and job. When Jason from Whidbey Island reveals himself as a 58‑year‑old Camaro driver, newly remarried after a 32‑year marriage and father to four biological kids plus two “bonus” kids, Claire’s “newly married” guess hits while Tanner and Danielle’s “long‑timers in love contractor” vision whiffs on the details but nails the heart of those songs, and Jason officially joins Bullnation as a new regular.The episode wraps with a “creepy house surprise” Headline in a Haystack: hidden cameras in a rental, a neighbor’s teen hiding in a shed, or a stranger secretly living in the basement. Claire bets on cameras, Danielle once again chooses maximum nightmare with “stranger in the basement,” and hits win number 20 as Tanner relays the true story of an Arkansas family discovering a man living under their basement stairs for three months after shoes went missing and food started disappearing, cementing Danielle’s streak and giving everyone one more reason to side‑eye their crawlspaces.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tanner and Friends ride this Cinco de Mayo show like a full-on PNW variety hour: pothole rage, flat-tire war stories, viral West Seattle Taco Bell grief, and another impossible Headline in a Haystack win for Dancing Danielle.Tanner opens with a quick history refresher on Cinco de Mayo—Puebla, not Mexican Independence Day—then dives into Need to Know News with Tacoma’s “Pothole Palooza” repair blitz, a Met Gala protester who jumped barriers to target Jeff Bezos on the red carpet, and a health update from Dolly Parton, who canceled her Las Vegas residency but promises to come back “like an old classic car” once she’s fully restored and finishes her Broadway musical about her life. Listeners then jump in with the worst places they’ve ever gotten a flat tire—on I‑5 heading to Garth at the Tacoma Dome, on Highway 2 in Snohomish, on the way to a job interview that turned into a coffee-soaked disaster, and in the 167 HOV lane—while Tanner explains that Washington’s rough roads and winter freeze–thaw cycles give us some of the highest tire turnover in the country and make Tacoma’s pothole push feel overdue.Good Vibes sprinkles in tiny wins like finally emptying a week-old laundry basket, filling up before the gas light comes on, and parents watching kids run through sprinklers from a lawn chair, then zooms into a standout story about an Ohio mom who found a handmade Mother’s Day card tucked inside a used parenting book and launched a viral social media search to reunite the crayon-covered note with the mom it was meant for. Minute to Win It crowns a new champion when Sarah from Tumwater goes 5-for-5 on questions about Buzz Lightyear’s catchphrase, Highway 410 to Rainier, Sam Hunt’s “Body Like a Back Road,” the seven continents, and the Outlet Collection’s former “Supermall” name in Auburn, earning Kacey Musgraves tickets and an on-air “crown.”The show then detours into wonderfully ridiculous local culture with a funeral in West Seattle for a Taco Bell that closed in 1991, organized by artist Sunday Nobody and complete with bagpipes, a crying contest, a 21-bell salute, a dove release, black-clad mourners, and a granite headstone that took 10 pallbearers to carry to the shuttered location. Facebook Marketplace Price Is Right returns with Claire and Dancing Danielle bidding on a gasoline-powered “off-grid” laptop in Kent listed at $850, a box of 2,500 Taco Bell sauce packets in Frederickson for $200, and a $10 mystery garbage bag of “baby toys” in Chehalis, while debating which bizarre item they’d actually take home (the hot sauce packets win on shelf life, if not on price tag).Headline in a Haystack hits “Dumb Crimes, Simple Motives” with three options—an Ohio grape theft, salmon stolen from a backyard smoker, and a Florida woman breaking into a home for one Dr Pepper—while Tanner literally checks the studio for phones to prove nobody’s cheating before Danielle pushes her streak to 19 straight wins by correctly picking the Dr Pepper break-in. In honor of Mother’s Day, Tanner closes the loop by asking listeners about the funniest or most over-the-top punishments their moms ever handed out, from jalapeño juice on a “secret” cigarette to push-mower acreage as discipline, then shares his own “lunch duty” consequence helping at his mom’s nursing home—finishing with another run through Tacoma’s Pothole Palooza and that reassuring Dolly Parton health updateSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tanner and Friends kick off this Star Wars Day Monday with full “May the Fourth” energy, record-breaking gas-price pain, sunburn stories, and a streak-threatening round of Headline in a Haystack that somehow still can’t stop Dancing Danielle.Tanner opens the show with Star Wars chatter (he’s Team Empire Strikes Back), lays out a CMA Fest flyaway and Kacey Musgraves ticket giveaways for the week, then dives into Need to Know News: Washington smashes a new all-time gas price record at an average of $5.79 a gallon, Spirit Airlines abruptly shuts down after 34 years, stranding passengers while JetBlue offers $99 “rescue fares,” and Post Malone pauses his tour to finish a massive 40-track album, The Eternal Buzz, expected to lean heavily into the country lane he opened with F-1 Trillion. He also recaps a rare 81-degree PNW weekend that finally broke the cold, soggy spring, sharing his own one-leg-only sunburn from a Lake Tapps family barbecue and inviting Bullnation to text in their first-80-degree-day wins, from Mariners’ Randy Johnson jersey retirement seats to motorcycle rides, gardening, and full-on Sunday cleanups.Good Vibes spotlights early Mother’s Day joy and kid energy: a Marysville mom gifted Randy Johnson ceremony tickets, an assistant principal in Shelton getting super-soaked by her students as a schoolwide reward, families who actually remembered sunscreen at Owen Beach, backyard sprinkler sessions that let parents sit and just listen to laughter, and a 102-year-old Alabama great-grandma finally walking across her old high school stage to receive the diploma she gave up in 1939. Minute to Win It puts Taylor from Bremerton in the hot seat, where she nails ounces in a pound but stumbles on Randy Johnson’s number, Shania’s country of birth, rainbow colors, and which county Fife is in—still scoring Kacey Musgraves tickets because on this show, playing is winning.Later, Tanner leans into Star Wars Day with a themed-wedding topic that brings in stories like a Seahawks-themed ceremony aboard the USS Turner Joy and a call from his fiancée Cammy, who reveals they almost committed to a full 80s-themed Halloween weekend wedding—big hair, big sleeves and all—before realizing they might not want those photos forever. He then pivots to Mother’s Day, asking what moms actually want; texts pour in about real massages, clean bathrooms, kid- and diaper-free weekends, solo hotel nights with blackout curtains, full gas tanks, spa time, and, most of all, a day with no decisions plus sleep, while Tanner plugs a $2,000 Mother’s Day cash giveaway on the station app.The chaos ramps up with another Headline in a Haystack, “From Getaway Car to Runaway Star” edition, where Danielle’s ridiculous streak grows to a very adult 18 wins by correctly choosing a story about a suspect tripping over a garden gnome during a getaway, beating out an e-scooter battery fail and a wardrobe-change chase. Tanner follows with Country DNA, stumping Claire and Danielle with just drum tracks until listeners from the 206 and Olympia text in the correct answer—Kane Brown’s “Miles On It”—and Claire finally locks onto the artist and title, turning her Monday around.Tanner closes the loop by re-hitting the gas and travel storylines in Need to Know News—repeating the $5.79 state record and Spirit’s overnight shutdown with 277 canceled flights and 17,000 jobs gone—while reminding listeners that Post Malone’s 40-track album could land anywhere genre-wise and that the closest stop on his postponed tour is Missoula, Montana, for anyone in Bullnation who’s down for a road trip.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Here are some of our favorite moments from the past week!This episode of Tanner and Friends feels like a “greatest hits” reel of your recent shows: shelter pet chaos, gas-price pain, tiny life hacks, and a full-on Bullnation personality X‑ray through three songs.Tanner kicks things off with National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day and Tacoma Humane’s waived adoption fees, which sparks a run of the funniest pet names listeners have ever given, including a 26‑and‑a‑half‑pound cat named Fatty McFatfat who became a legend at the vet’s office. From there, he dives into Washington’s record‑high gas prices, sharing his own Bonney Lake–to–Bellevue commute sticker shock and opening the phones for gas‑stretching hacks—from “drive like you’ve got an egg under the pedal” dads and GasBuddy scavenger hunts to listeners who refuse to touch the freeway and people using Upside cash‑back to feed their tanks.You’ll hear Luke Combs admit that his “never leave home without it” item is an Xbox controller, which leads Tanner into a conversation about the weird, oddly specific things Bullnation can’t leave the house without: mini lint rollers for golden retriever fur, pocket knives that handle everything, tiny bottles of ranch, ever‑present knitting projects, and Tanner’s own ride‑or‑die Tide pen so he can spot‑clean his life one spill at a time. Playlist Psychology returns with a deceptively simple three‑song lineup—Johnny Paycheck’s “Take This Job and Shove It,” Shania Twain’s “Man! I Feel Like a Woman,” and Stephen Wilson Jr.’s “Gary”—as Claire, Dancing Danielle, and Tanner try to guess gender, age, car, kids, and job for a mystery listener who turns out to be Matt from Auburn, a 46‑year‑old marketing director in a Mustang Mach‑E who passionately defends Shania’s album “Come On Over” as one of the best ever.Later in the show, Tanner, Claire, and Danielle tackle a big PNW “what if?”: if light rail and buses actually got you everywhere—from Mukilteo and Bonney Lake to Duvall and Maple Valley—would you give up your car? They go back and forth on freedom, hikes at Rattlesnake, camping, London‑style reliability, Uber sticker shock, and the reality that Washington’s beauty and spread‑out towns still make a car feel non‑negotiable for a lot of listeners. Tanner closes by revisiting the “bridge that freaks you out” topic, confessing his lifelong anxiety over the tiny two‑lane River Road bridge in Puyallup and trading texts about Deception Pass, White and Chinook Pass, hearse duty on I‑5, and all the PNW stretches of road that make people grip the wheel a little tighter.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tanner and Friends roll into this Friday show with full-on weekend energy, mixing real-life headlines, messy group-trip drama, and pure chaos karaoke to kick off May the right way. Tanner celebrates May Day and invites Bullnation out to Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital in Tacoma for an arts-and-crafts party for kiddo patients, then jumps into Need to Know News with the Foss High School stabbing in Tacoma, wild early rumors about a $10 billion Seattle Seahawks sale involving Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Cook, and a proud PNW shoutout for Kalama native Tucker Wetmore’s surprise ACM “New Male Artist of the Year” moment onstage in London with his mom and Thomas Rhett.You’ll hear Fix It Friday center on an Ocean Shores beach house trip where a couple friends treated the rental like an all-inclusive and stuck everyone else with the bill, as Bullnation weighs in on whether to speak up, pay up, or set hard rules next time. Good Vibes brings quick-hit wins from getting off work early for the M’s, mowing before a sunny weekend, and scoring an on-sale AC unit, plus a viral Boston Marathon clip where two runners sacrifice their times to carry a cramping stranger over the finish line as the crowd erupts.Minute to Win It crowns another grand champion when April from Roy battles through questions about hexagons, JBLM’s neighboring city, leap years, county lines, and Nirvana to win Stephen Wilson Jr. tickets and bring her concert bestie along. A brand-new Bullpen Karaoke segment puts Claire, Caroline, and Dancing Danielle on the spot with their favorite songs—Morgan Wallen’s “Last Night,” Florida Georgia Line’s “Cruise,” and Zac Brown Band’s “Chicken Fried”—as the music drops and they have to stay on beat in front of the whole studio, smartwatches screaming about high heart rates and all.Later, Tanner and Bullnation brainstorm cheap, kid-friendly ways to enjoy a gorgeous PNW weekend without evaporating your wallet, from backyard kiddie pools and hikes to Point Defiance playground runs, Alki “park it once” days, free bowling programs, and a free family outing to Mary Bridge’s celebration. Headline in a Haystack returns with a “wedding bells” edition—officiant mix-ups, runaway robot taxis, and speed-demon brides—where Dancing Danielle stretches her surreal streak to 17 straight wins by betting on a Florida bride clocked at 105 miles per hour on the way to her own wedding.Tanner closes the loop on “phone-in-sick day” by inviting stories of people who called out and got caught having fun, from a disastrous date-night firing to hooky days spent at weekday Mariners games or chasing powder at Crystal, all while looping back to the serious Foss High update and another proud nod to ACM winner Tucker Wetmore.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tanner and Friends keep this episode fast, weird, and surprisingly heartfelt, bouncing from bomb squads and biopics to shelter pets, pet names, and the most random stuff Bullnation refuses to leave home without. Tanner opens up about weeks of brutal early-morning migraines before realizing an iron deficiency has been wrecking his days, then pivots into Need to Know News with a Thurston County forest bomb scare, a massive Michael Jackson biopic box-office haul that already earned a sequel, and Keith Urban’s left-turn into a full yacht rock album with Michael McDonald and John Mayer.You’ll also hear Tacoma Humane’s “Adopt a Shelter Pet Day” fee-waiver shoutouts, which spark a phones-open run of the funniest pet names listeners have ever given—from Fatty McFat Fat the 26-pound cat to six-toed felines named Toes and Digit and a rotating cast of Siamese cats all called Pywacket. Tanner dives into Seattle’s new district-wide cell phone ban, hosting a real debate over whether kids should keep phones glued to their hands or learn how to function without them, with educators and parents weighing in on distraction, emergencies, and those Yondr-style lock pouches.All your favorite chaos shows up too: Good Vibes celebrates gas reward hacks, sick days turning around, birthday gift wins, and a Bernedoodle therapy dog in Hawaii who spends his days de-stressing first responders between life-or-death flights. Minute to Win It puts Scott from Lake Stevens back in the hot seat for another shot at the crown, where tough questions about statehood years, baby goats, and Zach Top lyrics trip him up—but he still walks away with Stephen Wilson Jr. tickets.Later, Tanner asks the question Luke Combs accidentally inspired in a GQ interview: what’s the most random thing you never leave the house without if it’s not your phone, wallet, or keys? From lint rollers for golden retriever fur and tiny bottles of ranch to always-ready pocket knives, Tide pens, crochet projects, and more, Bullnation checks in from all over the PNW with the little items that secretly run their lives.The episode wraps in full chaos mode with Seth the IT MVP returning for Facebook Marketplace Price is Right, featuring swan paddleboats in Auburn, Slim Jim-branded shark heads out of Duvall, and unused fiberglass coffins in Buckley that raise way more questions than answers, plus another Headline in a Haystack where Dancing Danielle stretches her streak to 16 straight wins on the “baddest escape plan” edition thanks to a fugitive caught hiding under a pile of dirty laundrySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tanner and Friends pack this episode with everything Bull Nation loves: real-life chaos, PNW anxiety, games, and a river-sized Good Vibes glow-up. Tanner kicks things off with a big Kacey Musgraves Climate Pledge announcement, an exclusive new-music tease, and a look at Washington’s brutal record-breaking gas prices before opening the phones for the weird and wonderful ways listeners are stretching every tank.You’ll hear a Good Vibes river cleanup world record, a Cal Raleigh baseball camp surprise, and instant karma for a ferry-line hit-and-run, plus a full-on PNW bridge-and-highway therapy session where everyone confesses the stretches of road that freak them out the most. Claire and Dancing Danielle jump in for a loaded slate of games—Minute to Win It with a new grand champion, Playlist Psychology that unpacks one Bull Nation member’s three-song personality test, and a “You Used WHAT as a Weapon?” Headline in a Haystack where Danielle keeps her trophy streak alive on a wild “bees as a weapon” case.The show wraps with another round of Country DNA, as Tanner dissects his “song of last summer” and lets Bull Nation beat Claire and Danielle to the punch.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tanner kicks off this Pay It Forward Day show with stories that’ll make you want to buy a stranger’s coffee and let that car in on I‑5, then opens the phones for incredible “pass the kindness on” moments from around the PNW, including a 100‑car McDonald’s drive‑thru chain and an insurance rep who quietly changed a family’s holiday. You’ll also hear Tanner get real about phone addiction and the rise of “no-cell-phone parties,” a Good Vibes story about a young soccer player finding her mirror-image role model on the pitch, and a listener who lost her pregnant dog—then got her back thanks to the power of Facebook and a very determined community.All your favorite chaos breaks out, too: Minute to Win It with a longtime listener who used to “talk smack” to Tanner back in his Santa Rosa days, a Pay It Forward challenge list you can actually steal for your own day, and a Facebook Marketplace Price is Right featuring a duck-bill dog muzzle, a haunted clay-faced teddy bear, and a Hostess Twinkie maker Tanner swears you can probably still find at TJ Maxx. Claire and Dancing Danielle jump in for a lawn-mower-themed Headline in a Haystack, where Danielle fights to keep her 3D-printed trophy streak alive and Claire tries to steal it right off her desk.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This Monday kicked off with National Little Pampered Dog Day and some local PNW love for our furry friends. We talked about Woodland Park Zoo's brand new Forest Trailhead exhibit opening May 1st—you can finally see tree kangaroos again, plus red pandas and a massive outdoor habitat.Stagecoach wrapped up over the weekend with some wild moments, including Lainey Wilson bringing out Riley Green after his set got canceled. Plus, the new Michael Jackson biopic is crushing it at the box office, which got us asking: which country star deserves their own Hollywood movie? Bull Nation had some great picks from Dolly Parton to Morgan Wallen.We shared Good Vibes stories, including the Library Dads in Atlanta who are building brotherhood through books and helping tackle childhood literacy. Chris from Federal Way crushed Minute to Win It for Stephen Wilson Jr. tickets, and we heard your hilarious (and cringy) bad first impression stories—from blackout drunk run-ins with future bosses to calling someone the wrong name all night.Dancing Danielle kept her winning streak alive with lucky number 13 in Headline in a Haystack, and we threw in some tricky Country DNA with Ella Langley's "Be Her." Another great Monday with friends.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Tanner’s fiancée Kami joins this episode for a deep dive into prom memories, the new house, and a bunch of stories they’ve never shared on-air before. Claire and Danielle jump in throughout the show to stir the pot and keep the chaos rolling.You’ll also hear all your favorite segments in this episode, including Minute to Win It, Headline in a Haystack, Country DNA, Fix It Friday, and more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hey, good news… it’s almost FRIDAY 🎉 (close enough, right?) Tanner & Friends are bringing the energy to your Thursday with a packed episode full of laughs, surprises, and one seriously incredible Mariners story you won’t forget.We’re diving into Gen Z nostalgia and why your old stuff might actually be worth some serious cash, playing a chaotic round of Facebook Marketplace Price is Right, and getting weird with a brand new Headline in a Haystack featuring some truly questionable excuses.Trust us—you’ll want to hear this one.Don’t forget to subscribe, rate us 5 stars, and share with a friend!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Wake up with Tanner & Friends as we break down the just‑announced ACM Awards host, then put your brain on the clock with Minute to Win It for a shot at Seattle Torrent tickets. We get into the unusual places your kids are obsessed with, confess the worst “health hacks” we’ve ever tried, and dig into what your playlist says about you in Playlist Psychology. Plus, another round of Headline in a Haystack and your daily dose of Good Vibes to send you out the door smiling.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today’s show had a little bit of everything! Tanner came face-to-face with his biggest fear (and somehow kept it together), while Dancin’ Danielle tried to extend her winning streak in Headline in a Haystack.Plus, we dive into Lainey Wilson’s wedding buzz, play a round of Facebook Marketplace Price is Right, and debate whether you’d actually open your home to strangers during the World Cup… would you do it?!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We’re back at it! Claire returns from Arizona and jumps right into a round of Country DNA—will she still have it or has the desert scrambled her skills? We also check in on Dancin’ Danielle and her impressive winning streak with Headline in a Haystack.Plus, a Seattle Taco Bell gets a full-on funeral (yes, really), we explore the bizarre world of cheese fortune tellers, and soak up some absolutely gorgeous weather.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tanner & Friends – Saturday Edition replays some of the favorite moments from this week’s show. You will hear hilarious DIY haircut disasters, a ridiculous round of Facebook Marketplace Price Is Right, Tanner’s ongoing house‑hunting drama and lost‑shipping‑container saga, a debate over Hollywood’s reboot obsession, and the most PNW excuses for being late to work—yes, including beavers.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.