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Tanner and Friends
by 98.9 THE BULL
Wake the Fun Up with Tanner & Friends. The PNW's hometown morning show. Catch up with 'Tanner & Friends' by downloading the daily replay.
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5/14/26 - Half-Confessional Booth, Reba's Wedding, Ice Cream, and More!
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.
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5/13/26 - Visiting My Alma Mater, Cal Raleigh, Landlines, and More!
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.
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5/12/26 - Joseph from Bellevue Sings for Us, Truck BBQ, Carrie Underwood, and More!
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.
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5/11/26 - Kelsey Hart Joins the Show, New House Surprise, Gifts, and More!
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.
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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.
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5/7/26 - Facebook Marketplace Surprise, Which Country Artist Is Wishing Us Happy Mother's Day, and More!
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.
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5/6/26 - Rabbit Madness in Bonney Lake, Toys in Cereal, Playlist Psychology, and More
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.
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5/5/26 - Taco Bell Funeral in West Seattle, Flat Tires, Mother's Law, and More!
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.
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5/4/26 - Star Wars Weddings, Mother's Day, Country DNA, and more!
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.
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5/2/26 - Saturday Edition
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.
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5/1/26 - BULLpen Karaoke, Suns Out Guns Out, and the PNW's Tucker Wetmore
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.
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4/30/26 - Facebook Marketplace Price Is Right, Odd Pet Names, Luke Combs, and More!
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.
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4/29/26 - Russellmania, BOCA, Bee Madness, and More!
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.
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4/28/26 - Sound Transit, Pay it Forward, Phone Free Parties, and More!
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.
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4/27/26 - First Impressions, Business Sleepovers, and Frustrating Country DNA
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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4/25/26 - Welcome to Saturday!
Here are the best 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.
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4/24/26 - Tanner's Fiancée Joins the Show
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.
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4/23/26 - The 2000's Are Back, Getting Drafted, a Heart Warming Seattle Mariners Story, and More!
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.
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4/22/26 - Dog Food Diet, Playlist Psychology & Home Depot Hangs
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.
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4/21/26 - Opening Home to Strangers, AI Vows, OH LOOK! A SNAKE! And more
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.
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4/20/26 - Fortune Cheese Tellers, Taco Bell Funeral, Morgan Wallen + Ella Langley Duet, and More!
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.
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4/18/16 - Saturday Edition
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.
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4/17/26 - Giving Yourself a Haircut, Should She Get a New Job?, Country DNA, and More!
Wake the fun up on a Friday with a full morning inside Tanner & Friends on 98.9 The Bull.Tanner’s mom kicks things off with her classic “wake the fun up” message, the show says the Pledge, and we jump straight into National Ford Mustang Day with a story about the sixth‑grade teacher who owned two ’64 Mustangs and instantly became a legend. From there, Tanner hits Need to Know News: why Washington is adding more work‑zone speed cameras, what those tickets will really cost you, and how to avoid funding the state with your lead foot.In What’s Trending, Post Malone celebrates 10 years with Bud Light by launching “mini beers” and a tiny bar video ahead of his Stagecoach headlining set, and in country news, we get a different kind of Morgan Wallen headline—straight from his dad—about being proud of Morgan’s sobriety and dad life more than the fame.Then it’s a packed Fix It Friday: a listener from Mount Vernon is being forced back into the office three days a week after moving an hour away to care for aging parents. Bull Nation weighs in with real‑life advice, and Tanner gets personal about his own Bonney Lake‑to‑Bellevue commute and why he’s planning to move closer to the Bull studio.You’ll hear a full batch of Today’s Little Wins, from finally sleeping better and packing your own coffee to getting out of Friday meetings on time—plus a Good Vibes story about MacKenzie Scott dropping $70 million on Meals on Wheels and what that means for seniors who count on a hot meal and a friendly knock at the door.There’s plenty of fun and games, too: Minute to Win It trivia with Michelle from Renton (who absolutely should’ve known that Luke Combs answer), Country DNA where listeners beat Danielle to the song from just the drums, and Headline in a Haystack – Grandma’s Gone Wild (Wholesome Edition), featuring a 91‑year‑old who missed her wellness check because she was too locked in on her video game.And if you’ve ever had a bad haircut, this one’s for you: Tanner tells the viral story of a toddler who gave herself a reverse mohawk with dad’s clippers, then confesses his own legendary “hair islands” right before picture day at Waller Road Elementary in Puyallup. Listeners call and text with DIY haircut disasters—kids cutting bangs after TikTok, ponytails chopped off at church, and one unfortunate first‑communion fringe that turned into a lifelong family joke.If you love country music, real listener stories, relatable life advice, and a lot of laughter, this episode is your whole morning show in one bingeable hit. Press play and wake the fun up with Tanner & 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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4/16/26 - Storage Container Update, Okay, Pass the Gas, Tax Returns, and More!
By popular demand, we finally have an update on the storage container saga that everyone’s been asking about. Tanner’s personal life is slowly getting ironed out too… including the small detail that he’s finally moving into a new house.In today’s show: a gold-plated potty pops up in “Headline in a Haystack,” we find out if a Bull Nation listener from Lake Stevens can hang on as the new Minute to Win It champion, and there’s a brand-new kind of item up for grabs in Facebook Marketplace Price Is Right.Plus, believe it or not, it actually SNOWED, we get a sneak peek at what Thomas Rhett’s new album might sound like, and plenty more moments that will make you laugh, shake your head, and feel a little more caught up with Bull Nation.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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4/15/26 - Should We Give Away Gas?, Playlist Psychology, Dogs Making More Than Humans, and More!
Welcome to Wednesday, a midweek mix of cash, chaos, and country.Tanner stumbles on some mystery money and hatches a wild idea, we play a fresh round of Country DNA, and completely whiff (again) on Playlist Psychology. We dive into real-life oddball tax deductions, why Seattle is suddenly power-washing itself ahead of the FIFA World Cup, a guy who quits his job for a truly bizarre reason, and plenty more stories to get you to the weekend faster.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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4/14/26 - Snohomish Beavers, Misplaced Shipping Containers, Sardine Diets, and More!
Welcome to Tuesday. Tanner & Friends discuss the oddest reasons why you were late to work. You know, since a lone beaver caused mayhem in Snohomish. Plus, Tanner's move into a new home takes a dramatic turn. We discover the Chili's is returning to Western Washington. You can also expect favorites like Headline in a Haystack, Minute to Win It, Need to Know News, Good Vibes, and more. 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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4/13/26 - Ichiro, Video Games with the FAA, and Panic in Subway
Wake the fun up with Tanner and Friends as Tanner kicks off International Plant Appreciation Day, shouts out Green Thumb Donna, and admits his own “black thumb” when it comes to keeping plants alive. This episode dives into an Ichiro statue reveal gone hilariously wrong, listener “perfect moments that went sideways,” and a round of Minute to Win It trivia with Tabitha from Port Orchard. You’ll hear a debate about Hollywood reboots, nostalgic shows fans want back, and a fresh game of Country DNA as the crew tries to ID a Morgan Wallen hit one instrument at a time. Tanner also shares your Daily Dose of Positivity, celebrates a Chick‑fil‑A worker’s incredible integrity, and opens up a passionate conversation with parents about whether video games might actually make kids smarter and ready for high‑stakes jobs like air traffic controlSee 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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4/10/26 - Accidental Full Moons, Dan+Shay Broke the Studio, and Package Theft
We packed a lot into this Friday show. It’s National Siblings Day, so Tanner shouts out his own crew and invites Bull Nation to a family affair with Kelsey Hart at Baba Yaga. We talk about the Amazon Flex driver busted with a backyard full of undelivered packages, the Malcolm in the Middle revival, and Ella Langley’s new album breaking records. Fix It Friday gets heated over a grandma secretly posting the grandkids on public social, Good Vibes features your little wins and the viral betta fish “Stevie” glow-up, and we give away Washington State Fair tickets in Minute to Win It. Then the studio absolutely crashes and burns on Country DNA trying to guess Dan + Shay “Tequila,” we swap brutal wardrobe malfunction stories to make a viral “moon man” in Florida feel better, play Headline in a Haystack: Road Trips Gone Wrong, and send a Bull Nation grandma to Ichiro Replica Statue Night at the Mariners game with Bullpen Karaoke.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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4/9/26 - Owning Your Own Restaurant, Golf Fails, & Autonomous Vehicles
Today’s show is loaded: we play the most expensive round of Facebook Marketplace Price Is Right we’ve ever done, Tanner somehow manages to cause chaos at a driving range in Spanaway, and a self‑driving Waymo totally loses its mind in a drive‑thru. Plus, fun & games, tons of laughs, and all the “need to know” moments to get you through your morning.If you love the show, tell a friend about the podcast, hit follow, share an episode, and rate us five stars — it helps way more than you know!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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4-8-26 - Mystery Man (Buck) Revealed, Playlist Psychology and Bullpen Karaoke
We had a wild one today! We finally tracked down mystery harmonica legend Buck and he jumps on the show to blow us away. Then it’s a fresh round of Playlist Psychology, where we try to guess exactly who you are using just three songs. We’ve got the “Full Speed, No Brains” edition of Headlines in a Haystack, we debate what you’d bring to space, share an update on the measles cases in Snohomish County, play Minute to Win It, and pack in a whole lot more chaos and laughs.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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4/7/26 - House Hunting, Epic Sunburns, Facebook Marketplace, and More!
Welcome to Tuesday! Here is another fun show filled with everything you love about Tanner & 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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4/6/26 - Mystery Man, Mariners Tix, First Jobs, and More!
This morning we felt every penny at the pump, traded stories about wild first jobs, and tried to track down a mystery harmonica hero from a Puyallup karaoke night. Between warning you about sneaky fake job listings and tax scams, we celebrated Justin Moore and Dierks Bentley’s record‑setting slow‑burn hit “Time’s Ticking” finally crawling its way to #1 on the Country Airplay chart after 67 weeks. We packed in feel‑good moments too, including the story of a deaf second grader whose entire school is learning sign language so he never has to feel like the “only” kid again. Plus, we gave you a shot at Washington State Spring Fair tickets with Minute to Win It, got silly with Bullpen Karaoke for Mariners Ichiro Night, and dove into “you might love your pet a liiiiiittle too much” headlines like a $50,000 dog mini‑mansion and a bedazzled beagle car seat.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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4/3/26 - Country Artists Wishing Bullnation Happy Easter, Long Distance Problems, & Wilson's Weird Beef with Carrie Underwood
Welcome to FRIDAY! We are getting for a great weekend in the PNW. We cover Dan+Shay's new song, uncover mysterious artists, play Minute to Win It, and more! 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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4/2/26 - Carrot Clouds, Epic Easter Egg Hunt & Insane Speeding Tickets
Tanner is way too trusting, and the Mariners proved it. This week, Tanner fell for an epic April Fools’ prank that had him—and a bunch of fans—completely duped by the team, and his reaction is priceless. We take you behind the scenes of how it all went down, from the fake hype to the moment he realized he’d been played.Then Cam from Anderson Island calls in with his legendary Easter tradition that somehow manages to be wholesome, ridiculous, and perfectly Pacific Northwest all at once. It’s one of those stories you’ll want to steal for your own family.Plus, today’s Good Vibes story reaches back into history for a reminder that little acts of kindness can echo for generations. And much more! 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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4/1/26 - The BULL's Birthday Celebration, Playlist Psychology & Pranks
Welcome to Wednesday! Tanner is heading to the Mariners game today. Plus, Minute to Win It giveaway goes down for Cody Johnson at the Tacoma Dome. Plus, Headline in a Haystack, Playlist Psychology, and Country DNA.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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3/31/26 - Love Lock Divorce, Seahawks Reality Show, & Zoom Court Disaster
Wake the fun up on demand with Tanner & Friends as we dive into the wildest stuff happening around the Pacific Northwest. Your defending champion Seattle Seahawks are front and center as they open the doors to “Hard Knocks” this summer — with cameras catching every training camp cut, rookie meltdown, locker room speech, and coach freak‑out as they try to run it back. From there, we dive into Gig Harbor officially “breaking up” with its love locks, plus hilarious calls about forgotten locks in car consoles, ex‑locks still hanging in random PNW spots, and one‑date disaster locks that definitely didn’t last.Then it’s Country DNA time: the new Yellowstone spinoff “Marshals” is already a ratings beast on CBS, and we finally dig into when Riley Green shows up on screen as Garrett, Kayce Dutton’s former Navy SEAL buddy, and what that means for both Yellowstone fans and country fans who have never seen him act before. We also hit Washington’s brutal mid‑$5 gas prices, play Minute to Win It for Cody Johnson Tacoma Dome tickets, let you confess which reality show you tried to get on (yes, including Netflix’s “The Circle”), and cap it off with Good Vibes and a “teddy bear hospital” that’s saving stuffed‑animal heirlooms for over a century.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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3/30/26 - Engagement Rings in 2026, Best PNW Day Ever & Cody Johnson Tickets
Monday is HERE! Tanner kicks things off with the history‑making opening of Sound Transit’s Crosslake Connection, the world’s first light rail line running over a floating bridge, and what it could mean for your commute — plus his plan to ride it after the show. From there, the crew dives into Tiger Woods’ latest rollover crash and DUI charge just days before The Masters, and why the internet is convinced Morgan Wallen is about to drop a deluxe version of I’m the Problem.You’ll hear listeners’ “adult cheat codes” that are actually helping them win at life, a heart‑melting Good Vibes story about Honey, the half‑blind senior dog who scared off a bear to protect her family, and a brutally honest debate on engagement rings vs. engagement‑moons — including Tanner’s own proposal story and a surprise check‑in from his fiancée.Plus: the Bud Light semi “World’s Worst Getaway,” Western Washington finally gets a break from the gray, and a roll call of texts from listeners soaking up the first truly gorgeous day of 2026.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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3/27/26 - Adult Life Hacks, Fix It Friday, Open Up the Mailbox
It’s a jam-packed show today — we’re celebrating the brand-new Eastside connection bringing communities together, diving into unexpected drama in a Federal Way school parking lot, and uncovering a Country DNA song that’s got everyone talking. Plus, wait until you hear about the criminal caught wearing one very questionable shirt. Plus, we give away Seattle Mariners tickets. 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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3/26/26 - Mariners, Driving Fish & Renewing Vows
Wake up with Tanner and Friends, the Seattle morning show turned daily podcast for the PNW. Get “Need to Know News” for your commute, local traffic and lifestyle updates, and the stories everyone across the PNW is talking about. Play along with listener-favorite games like Minute to Win It and Headline in a Haystack, plus Mariners chatter, good vibes, and ridiculous real-life stories (like the oddest person you’ve ever sat next to on a plane). Hit follow and make Tanner and Friends part of your weekday routine.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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3/25/26 - Sonics Are BACK, Playlist Psychology & A Hero in Seattle
Welcome to Wednesday! Catch up with Tanner and the crew as we dive into everything happening around Western Washington and beyond. In Need to Know News, we’ve got the latest on the Bellingham I‑5 update and big buzz about the Sonics' return. Claire, Wilson, and Danielle stop by to confess the shows they somehow still haven’t seen, and in Good Vibes, hear how one heroic Seattle man saved lives from disaster.Then it’s game time — Minute to Win It gives one lucky listener Mariners Opening Weekend tickets, and we reveal which member of Bull Nation is off to see Blake Shelton in Las Vegas! Plus, this week’s Playlist Psychology, Headline in a Haystack: The Odd Love Edition, and a hilarious round of “What did you break with a baseball?” to celebrate Opening Day.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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3/24/26 Drama in Bonney Lake, Sea-Tac Craziness, and Green Thumb Donna
Spring is here... Kinda. Here is what you can catch up on with todays ON DEMAND podcast.Need to Know NewsTanner doesn't have a green thumb and needs your help.Good Vibes: Reuniting Lost PetsMinute to Win It with Darrell from KentTSA Lines are crazy long right nowFacebook Marketplace Price Is RightHeadline in a Haystack: Odd Stolen Item EditionNeighbors are angry in Tanner's neighborhood in Bonney LakeNeed to Know NewsSee 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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3/23/26 Self-Care Fail, Chaotic Dogs, and AI Glasses
Yep, we know... It's Monday. Welcome to the Tanner & Friends podcast. Here is what happened on the show today.Need to Know NewsSpeed Friending is the newest way to make friendsGood VibesMinute to Win It for Mariners ticketsIt's National Puppy Day... When did your puppy cause mayhem?Country DNAHeadline in a HaystackTanner's fiancée calls inNeed to Know NewsSee 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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3/20/26 Florida Georgia Line, PNW Floods & Robot Rampages
Welcome to FRIDAY! It's the first day of Spring. Lets kick off the weekend. Need to Know NewsFix It Friday - Long Distance Meet-Up From a Dating AppGood Vibes - Young Man Who Lost His Mobility Was Given an Amazing GiftMinute to Win It with Molly from MonroeCountry DNA - The Hardest Game in RadioFlorida Georgia Line is SO Back!Headline in a HaystackFirst Day of Spring Is HERENeed to Know News Make sure to follow us on Facebook and Instagram @989BULL.You can follow Tanner on Instagram @TannerChambers_.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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3/19/26 Spring Cleaning Mayhem, the IT MVP, and Sacrifices
Welcome to THURSDAY! 2026 is going by way too fast, weird items you can't bring on a plane, a sweet rescue story, and more!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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3/18/26 Debuting Playlist Psychology
NEW BIT ALERT! We guess a member of Bullnation's identity based on three songs they love. Plus, would you get a robotic dog? Luke Combs would perform the big halftime show, and more! 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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3/17/26 St. Patricks Day, Monster Trucks & Facebook Marketplace Price Is Right
Plus, wearing formal clothes at a fast food restaurant, guessing country artists by their speaking voice, Minute to Win It, and more! 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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3/16/26 - Fugglers, Country DNA & 2,000 Sauces?
Welcome to the first on demand episode of Tanner & Friends. A shocking Costco find, Minute to Win It, Headline in a Haystack, and more!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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Wake the Fun Up with Tanner & Friends. The PNW's hometown morning show. Catch up with 'Tanner & Friends' by downloading the daily replay.
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