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The Mikey Show - FM 94.9 - 02/25/11

Friday, February 25, 2011

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Daily Audio 2011FM 94.9KBZT

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Mikey and the crew mixed vulnerable stories with elaborate comedy, including M1NYC's pill recovery, Mikey's childhood 'king-size meal,' Jay's one-sided airsoft victory, and the public Bieber prank. Sienna's plan to ignore a family's no-gifts request became a real argument about kindness versus parental boundaries, while Lauren O'Brien's defense of Matt Commerce turned lingerie football into a prolonged dispute over what made him say 'whoa.' Mikey also celebrated Jake becoming a frame model and explained how music programs had helped his son with autism, while Sienna became emotional over dolphins helping save Turbo. The show closed with Mikey connecting his past abuse and addiction to his Christian conversion and directing struggling listeners toward help.

What happened, in order

  1. A Caller Chooses Recovery

    Caller M1NYC said Mikey's Friday testimony inspired her to taper off pills and urged other listeners to confront themselves because doing so could save their lives.

  2. The Facebook Stalker App

    The crew debated an app that secretly alerted users when a crush became single, with Lauren O'Brien calling the active monitoring more stalkerish than simply noticing a status update.

  3. The Lingerie Football Whoa

    Lauren O'Brien defended boyfriend Matt Commerce's claim that his instant 'whoa' at lingerie football was about the players' hard hits, while Mikey and the others argued that their outfits plainly drove the reaction.

  4. Jake Becomes a Frame Model

    Mikey announced that a frame company chose a photo of his son Jake as the sample image shoppers would see inside frames sold in stores.

  5. No Gifts Means No Gifts

    Sienna objected to a ten-year-old's birthday invitation saying 'no gifts' and planned to send Jenna with a present anyway, while callers and the crew argued that she should respect or at least ask the parents.

  6. The Airsoft Showdown

    Mikey donned a poncho for an Old West-style airsoft duel, but Jay drew first, hit him repeatedly, and left him dancing around with several red welts.

  7. The King-Size Meal

    An email about a sedentary nine-year-old with obesity led Mikey to recall his own childhood diet and the enormous bacon, egg, fries, and tortillas feast he called his 'king-size meal.'

  8. Jay Gets Bieber'd

    The crew put Jay in a Justin Bieber wig and eyeliner, then fed him absurd lines for sixty seconds as he bewildered a Subway worker and finally announced that she had been 'Bieber'd.'

  9. Booty Pop Underwear

    Lauren O'Brien introduced padded Booty Pop underwear, prompting a comic argument over whether the body-shaping garment was useful, deceptive, or obviously fake.

  10. Music for Kids with Autism

    Mikey explained how music helped Jake and promoted a fundraiser providing music scholarships and mentorships to children with special needs whose families could not afford them.

  11. Dolphins Save Turbo

    Sienna tearfully told how dolphins stayed beside an exhausted Doberman named Turbo after he had treaded water for fifteen hours, making enough splashing for a neighbor to find and rescue him.

  12. Mikey's Friday Testimony

    Mikey described childhood sadness, sexual abuse, cruelty, shame, and alcohol addiction before saying that accepting Jesus at 33 changed how he faced pain and enabled him to stop drinking and taking pills.

People mentioned

MikeyWoodsyLauren O'BrienSiennaJayM1NYCMatt CommerceJakeRebeccaJennaJustin BieberWhitney Cummings