2025-08-20- KSR - Hour 1

Summary

KSR Podcast Summary – Hour 1 (August 20, 2025)

Podcast: Kentucky Sports Radio (KSR)
Host: Matt Jones, with Drew & Shannon
Date: August 20, 2025
Episode Theme: "Ask Anything Wednesday," UK campus move-in chaos, Lexington life updates, Gatton Park opening and playground controversy, John Wall’s retirement, private club trend in Lexington, and assorted listener questions.

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Episode Overview

This episode of Kentucky Sports Radio is the show’s weekly “Ask Anything Wednesday,” where callers can ask about anything—sports or otherwise—before UK football season kicks off. It’s a lively mix of local Kentucky culture, sports talk (including John Wall’s retirement), Lexington city happenings (most notably, the much-anticipated opening of Gatton Park), and playful banter about Lexington social life and even dog etiquette.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. UK Campus Move-In and Lexington Traffic ([03:30]–[06:55])

• Lexington Traffic Woes: With UK students moving in, Matt and Drew bemoan the gridlocked city.
  • “Yesterday, top 7 worst traffic in Lexington. … It goes everywhere. … If you had to go on campus, you might as well just go ahead and give your firstborn and move.” — Matt ([05:30])
  • Both express sympathy for Ryan, absent from the show as he moves his son into college; jokes about him weeping ensue.

2. KSBar Trivia Finals & Restaurant Staffing ([03:30]–[05:07])

• KSBar Updates: Tonight’s the championship round of KSBar Trivia, with a new menu launching and staff shuffling.
  • Matt puts out a public call for cooks: “We pay. We pay. We were very competitive... $18 an hour... puts you at the top end of the market in Lexington." ([03:45])

3. Gatton Park: Grand Opening & Playground Controversy ([06:56]–[14:42]; [19:07]–[21:13])

• Park Excitement: Park opens Saturday with the Beach Boys performing; Matt shares his anticipation.
• Playground Dangers: Matt shares concerns that the playground is “the most dangerous thing I’ve ever seen in my life” — rides, slides, and a climbing feature with questionable safety ([10:31]).
  • “It looks to me like heaven for a lawsuit in that thing.” ([12:10])
  • Drew and Shannon riff on the nostalgia and danger of old-school playgrounds.
• Community Reaction: Listeners and the local "Lexington Mom's Facebook page" agree; city claims the playground passed safety inspections.
  • “I went to Gatton Park yesterday morning... first thing I said to my wife was the playground looks like a death trap.” — Listener text ([19:07])

4. John Wall’s Retirement & Legacy ([21:13]–[24:30])

• Wall’s UK Impact: Reminiscing on his game-winning shot, charisma, highlights versus UNC, UConn, and Indiana.
  • “There are things I’ve forgotten... like we always bring up the Carolina thing... but you forget that he made that shot to win against Miami in his first game.” — Matt ([21:13])
• Legacy as a UK and college player: Influence on NBA Cats, widespread tributes from players like Julius Randle and Karl Towns.
  • “He deserved that... when it comes to college players, he’s up there, not just at Kentucky, but with Zion... as the most exciting, period.” — Matt ([24:04])
• Looking Forward: Wall to join Amazon as an NBA studio commentator.

5. “Ask Anything Wednesday” Call-ins

• Conspiracy Theories & Epstein Case ([24:31]–[26:47]):

  • Discussion on how public faith in information is eroded by pervasive conspiracy theories.
  • “No matter what happens... nobody’s gonna believe it.” — Matt ([25:08])

• Random Show Bits & Listener Questions ([27:02]–[49:42]):

  • Theme Song Origins: “Werewolves of London” was picked simply because Matt listened to it on the way in — not a deep rationale ([27:29]).
  • Lexington’s Private Restaurant Clubs ([28:56]–[31:32]):
    • Several private social/dining clubs in downtown; Drew joined for the pool. Matt skeptical about how many will survive.
      • “It’s hard for me to think... those end up working. Do you think they do?” — Matt ([29:40])
  • Ryan Lemon Update: Amid moving his kid in, he texts “I'm too mad to cry. Traffic and parking have made us late for check in. I've only had to yell at one UK police officer so far. Probably will be more.” ([31:38])

6. Lighthearted Local News: Area Codes Changing ([36:28]–[39:41])

• Louisville’s New Area Code (761): Discussion about Kentucky’s evolving area code landscape and the sentimentality of 502 for Louisville residents.
  • “When you see a 761, you're gonna know this is new money, huh? Like you haven't been here very long.” — Matt ([37:38])
  • Jokes about city identity tied to area codes.

7. Miscellaneous UK & Sports Talk ([43:34]–[47:03])

• Reds Baseball: Matt enjoys West Coast games; Ellie’s speed thrills; laments about Matt McClain’s batting.
  • “Single to left field and [Ellie] makes it from first to home... The Angels guy is like baffled as to how he did it and that's why we won the game.” ([44:02])
• Mike Trout’s Anonymity: Despite his greatness, no one can recall his face or memorable moments.
  • “Mike Trout could go to a Trout convention and no one would know who he is.” — Matt ([45:45])

8. More “Ask Anything” Calls ([47:03]–[49:42])

• Barking Dogs Dilemma: Listener asks if it’s ethical to use an ultrasonic barking deterrent on a neighbor’s dog.
  • “I think you just knock on the door and go look like I did with the kids, you got to get your dog to shut up. And then if they don’t, send sonic sound waves.” — Matt ([49:42])

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• On playground safety:
  “It looks to me like heaven for a lawsuit in that thing... I am worried that... I'm going to hear the sounds of screaming children and ambulances with broken limbs everywhere.” — Matt ([12:10])
• On John Wall's UK legacy:
  “When it comes to college players, he's up there not just at Kentucky, but like with Zion and some of those guys. Just as most exciting period.” — Matt ([24:04])
• On area code loyalty:
  “When you see a 761, you're gonna know this is new money, huh? Like you haven't been here very long.” — Matt ([37:38])
• On Ryan’s move-in stress:
  “I'm too mad to cry. Traffic and parking have made us late for check in. I've only had to yell at one UK police officer so far. Probably will be more.” — Ryan Lemon (text, [31:38])

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Key Timestamps for Important Segments

• [03:30] – KSBar trivia & restaurant staffing
• [05:30] – Lexington move-in day/traffic
• [06:56]–[14:42] – Gatton Park walkthrough & safety debate
• [19:07] – Listener feedback on playground
• [21:13]–[24:30] – John Wall tribute
• [28:56]–[31:32] – Discussion of private restaurant clubs in Lexington
• [31:38] – Ryan Lemon’s move-in update
• [36:28]–[39:41] – Kentucky’s area code history
• [43:34]–[47:03] – Reds game highlights, Mike Trout anonymity
• [49:08] – Dog barking and neighborhood etiquette

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Tone & Style

This episode reflects the typical KSR blend: conversational, self-deprecating, packed with local in-jokes, and open to both newsworthy and humorous asides. Matt Jones brings a mix of civic pride, legal-minded skepticism, and dry wit, while Drew and Shannon riff along and add local flavor and sports nerdiness. The “Ask Anything Wednesday” format encourages unpredictability, with the hosts ready to field anything from conspiracy theories to playground safety to restaurant pools.

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Summary in a sentence:
An offbeat, entertaining hour blending UK sports nostalgia, local Lexington life (with a dash of playful paranoia about the new park playground), and the wide-ranging concerns of Kentucky’s most passionate—and quirkiest—radio audience.

Transcript

[Matt Jones]

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[Shannon]

Comedy Off Broadway this is Kentucky Sports Radio presented by Stockton Mortgage. Now here's Matt Jones.

[Matt Jones]

Welcome everyone to Kentucky Sports radio. It's a August 20th I am Matt Jones here on a cloudy day in Lexington, Kentucky. Ryan is moving his child to college and probably off crying somewhere. So you got Franklin and Shannon. The Duke phone line is 859-280-2287. This is an Ask Anything Wednesday. One of the probably do. We'll do one next week and then that'll be it because the season starts. So ask anything Wednesday. 8280 2287. Any question you want A vision Auto glass text machine is 772-77-45254. In this edition sponsored by the T. Call TJ. He'll make them pay. Drew. Tonight is the finals of the KS bar trivia contest from last year. So we have all and a lot of the people coming there. They'll be the first people to get to experience the new KS bar food. I saw Ryan and they're working yesterday. We have a lot of employees coming in and out. I'm gonna put a shout out here for and I don't do this a lot, but we need to do it. We need cooks. I found out we pay. We pay. We were very competitive. They told me I could say the salary, $18 an hour, which I think is pretty good. Apparently puts you at the top end of the that market in Lexington. But we do need them pretty soon. So if you're. If you're looking for a gig, come join us and you can come Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. But we are open to. Not open. We have trivia tonight. Should be exciting.

[Drew]

I was in there yesterday. I helped putting the finishing touches on the place. I'm gonna pop in for trivia tonight. Ryan is in the tournament championship. Trivia championship. Right.

[Matt Jones]

He's not gonna win. Yeah, he told me the tournament championship.

[Drew]

He told me half of his team can't attend. So I might even sit in with Ryan for a little bit, see if.

[Matt Jones]

I can't help play.

[Drew]

I can't help at all unless you.

[Matt Jones]

Were on the team that.

[Drew]

Nevermind. Sorry, Ryan.

[Matt Jones]

You guys, I'd like you to come, but you get like, look, Ryan's already trying to cheat Shannon. Like the rule is you have to come with the team you qualified with. You can't just add like professional trivia people regardless. Yeah, you can't do that. See, Ryan always. He always thinks he can get around the rules, Shannon. Like he doesn't make a reservation. Then he shows up and wants to take people's tables.

[Shannon]

Thinks, you know, he's part owner. He can just do what he wants. It doesn't work that way.

[Matt Jones]

It doesn't work. Yeah, that's right. Does. Does Jerry Jones get to be quarterback just and get to.

[Shannon]

I would like to see that, though.

[Matt Jones]

So. But yeah, so tonight's there, and then the listener dinner is tomorrow night.

[Drew]

So it's all.

[Matt Jones]

It's. You know, we're going to be out there the next couple nights.

[Drew]

Exciting times. I'm still full from Friday when we were eating the new menu. I overate at the. At the hubby party.

[Matt Jones]

It's easy when it's like that. That's right. Do you think Ryan is crying now, Shannon?

[Shannon]

He's crying.

[Matt Jones]

I said, do you think he's crying?

[Shannon]

I was taking a call, probably. So, yeah. He's probably tearing up a little bit.

[Matt Jones]

I will tell you. Stay far away from campus. Yesterday, top 7 worst traffic in Lexington. And it extends not just to campus. It goes everywhere. Like, I mean, now when people move in, it's not just. There's a combination of. There's a lot of people here. There's a lot of people who don't know where they're going. And then people, as Johnny Bruce would say, just like to set her down. Like, they think they can just put their car anywhere. And it is. And it affects every road, like, everywhere. Yesterday and today are the two days is. They're just awful.

[Drew]

Yesterday I mentioned going to the bar. I thought I could just run over there after the show. I thought, Broadway. It's just far enough off from campus. I should be okay. It was most of my day just going over there for an hour, then trying to get back home.

[Matt Jones]

It's awful. You get a sense of how poorly Lexington is designed, especially on those days, because it's just. If you had to go on campus, you might as well just go ahead and give your firstborn and move, because it's not going to. It's not going to happen in there, you know, but school starting, so that's exciting. I drew. I knew you would appreciate that. I need to give my. I hate to do this. This is one of those. I don't want to do this, but I feel like I want to go on record.

[Drew]

All right.

[Matt Jones]

Can I do that?

[Drew]

I'm excited for what's next. Let me sit up.

[Matt Jones]

All right. So you know the new park?

[Drew]

Yeah, Gatton Park.

[Matt Jones]

Gatton Park. All right. So Gatton park is right close to where I live. And Shannon, they've been doing construction on it for, like, a year.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

And it opens. It also opens Saturday. So it opens Saturday. And I, you know, I sit there and looked at it for a year. Coming up, the Beach Boys are going to be playing essentially in my backyard. Right.

[Shannon]

That's cool.

[Matt Jones]

What a treat. It is going to be a treat. The music part is going to be a treat. But, you know, as anything like that, it's a big part of the city. This is a lot of money in this thing. And yesterday I looked. They moved the barriers, and for my purposes, I thought that meant it was open. Well, no, I'm serious.

[Commercial Announcer]

There were.

[Matt Jones]

There were fences that wouldn't let. And then they took them down. Wouldn't you think that means it's open?

[Drew]

Come on in.

[Shannon]

Yeah, walk right on in.

[Matt Jones]

I would think it's open. So last night, just before dusk, I decided to walk over there. I wanted to get my first look at it. All right. A couple other people seem to think the same thing. So I'm walking through the park. So let me give you the positives. First of all, extremely nice. The water things they're gonna do where they shoot water up in the air like they do down at Fountain Square. People that. People are gonna love that.

[Drew]

Okay.

[Matt Jones]

Like, it was just exciting. You're gonna see there's gonna be water shooting in the air, and then it's over your head, and then it's dancing around. Like, I think that's gonna be awesome. The. The creek, which I didn't even know was there, is there. It's pretty drew. It's peaceful.

[Drew]

Do we have a nice current? No, it's a little dry right now.

[Matt Jones]

It's more like it's dry season.

[Drew]

Understand?

[Matt Jones]

It's like Prostate Problems Creek. Okay.

[Shannon]

Is that the name Trickle?

[Drew]

Is there a plaque? It's welcome to Prostate problems Creek donated.

[Matt Jones]

The official name, but there's a little of that. So, yeah, Shannon. A little trickle of a creek.

[Shannon]

Okay.

[Matt Jones]

Right. But that's okay.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Walking path. Pretty nice. They have some really good swings. As John Anderson would say, you can go just a swinging.

[Caller]

Right.

[Matt Jones]

I mean, there's some good swings that I think people will enjoy.

[Drew]

All this is building towards a butt now.

[Matt Jones]

Wait a minute. I just feel it.

[Commercial Announcer]

There's the.

[Matt Jones]

The amphitheater where the music's going to be is going to be very cool. I think you have to bring your own chairs. I think people need to recognize that because there's not, like, a lot of places to sit. But that amphitheater, like, Lexington's gonna be very fortunate to have that. If they use that correctly, they can get some really cool acts. You know, Shannon, those acts that can only play, like, four or five thousand people.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

So bigger than, like, Manchester Music hall, but not Rupp Arena.

[Shannon]

That's a cool place to have.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, that's a Very cool. Four to five thousand people. So all positive. Are you hearing my positive?

[Drew]

Yeah.

[Shannon]

Yes.

[Drew]

I feel like this is. You work for marketing over there, not.

[Shannon]

The negative to say, let's move on.

[Drew]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

I have one issue. I'm not trying to be Matt stick in the mud. I am all for people having fun and I'm all for joy.

[Drew]

I love you, but.

[Shannon]

Here it comes.

[Matt Jones]

But there's the but As a former lawyer, I'm a little concerned about the playground. All right. I think we've probably come too far in recent years, too. We have to protect our kids from everything, right?

[Drew]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Like, oh, no, you know, let's have warning labels on everything. Let's have bumpers on everything, etc. But if you go look at that playground, unless they change something between now and Saturday, which I guess could happen, it looks to me like the most dangerous thing I've ever seen in my life.

[Shannon]

How so?

[Matt Jones]

There are. They have, like, things for kids to climb where it feels like to me, kids are breaking limbs. Okay. Steep inclines and declines with no rails. There's like, one of those things you use to, like you're climbing a mountain, but it's just like. It's not very like, it's clearly for kids, but they're not gonna be putting harnesses on these kids.

[Shannon]

Oh, yeah. So it's like a mountain climbing wall with no harness.

[Matt Jones]

Yes, but it's not a wall. It's like just a little incline right there. I can't really get you to visualize it, but I just want everybody to know when they go Saturday. Just look at that playground for a second and think of it from the. What could happen. The slide, Shannon. It's kind of really hot.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

I feel like you get on it. Well, yes. But I feel like. And it's. And it's. I feel like it's gonna get hot in that thing. It's enclosed, you know? You know what I mean?

[Drew]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

But they have a couple, like, inclines and declines where I'm like, kids are going to go tumbling down this thing. So I'm sure there are people smarter than me, but it looks to me like heaven for a lawsuit in that. In that thing. So I just want to go on record as saying maybe I'm missing something. I encourage people that go tell me I'm wrong because I want to feel good. But I am worried that sitting in my backyard, I'm going to hear sounds of screaming children and ambulances and ambulances with broken limbs everywhere. When I look at this playground again, maybe I'M wrong. They have a sign at the front says, hey, you could fall. I don't know if that holds up.

[Shannon]

In court when you say this. I'm envisioning, like, have you seen the old playgrounds from like the 1940s?

[Matt Jones]

It's exactly right.

[Shannon]

We're just hanging off of lead pipes that were 50ft in the air.

[Matt Jones]

I think that's what this is like monkey bars, except they are over a hot coals.

[Shannon]

Sort of envisioning, as you're describing all of this, right when you.

[Matt Jones]

Go, I want you to look at it because I think it's a beautiful park. I still am concerned about the homeless situation there. I mean, I don't know how they're going to police. I mean, I walked around it probably for 20 minutes, and then finally somebody came outside and they were like, you can't be here. It's not open. Which it would have been nice for them to have us. I mean, it was just. There was no sense that it wasn't open. It was just.

[Drew]

Where did that person was. It was like a troll under a bridge.

[Matt Jones]

There's a guy in a yellow shirt. And when there's a guy in a neon green shirt, you assume, Shannon, that's official.

[Shannon]

Right? Somebody with authority.

[Matt Jones]

He has a neon green shirt.

[Drew]

So he must be Scotty Scheffler.

[Matt Jones]

He must be official. But I do worry about that. I. I think that's going to be. I mean, there's. They're gonna have to. I don't know how they're gonna monitor that the way I. I think they're probably gonna need to do. But I do think it's beautiful. I do think it's nice. I think it'll be cool. I do worry about children tumbling and multiple broken limbs. Unless maybe somebody can explain to me what. How it's not like that, but go. I want you to go look at it and see if you don't think.

[Shannon]

One thing we've learned is, you know, on this show this week, there's a lot of great parents out there that keep track of their kids. So I'm sure the parents will be right there with the kids. Definitely not run loose.

[Matt Jones]

This is definitely not a just let your kids go place. I mean, I almost fell just looking at it. Just. Just looking at it.

[Drew]

I mean, you also walked into the reflecting pool at the National Mall, so I don't know if you're the best example.

[Matt Jones]

Jumped right out in front of me, the reflecting pool, and I ended up in the water.

[Drew]

I like this new playground. We got to toughen these kids up.

[Matt Jones]

This is definitely a tough playground. You remember the old asteroid was doing Christmas gifts and he was like shards of glass. It feels like this is the shards of glass.

[Drew]

I remember our monkey bars, they built over like a pile of rock. Like if you fell, you were out for six months. I think we found a syringe one time and played tag with it. You know, these are life lessons you got to go through in third grade.

[Matt Jones]

I'm just interested in the designer because I think the designer also was the person who designed like the movie Saw. I just think I just from my perspective, I think that might be a little bit of a dangerous playground. 859-280-2287. The text machine is 772-774-5254. I want to ask, I'm going to ask a question for the fan base and I'm a little tired. I was up late with Ellie and then we got ESPN today, but we're going to do Ask Anything Wednesday. This is Kentucky Sports Radio. You can make a difference in someone's life, including your own, with a job in home care. These jobs offer flexible schedules, health care, retirement options and free training. They also provide paid time off and opportunities for overtime. Visit oregonhomecarejobs.com to learn more and apply. That's oregonhomecarejobs.com.

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[Shannon]

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[Matt Jones]

This is gonna be what the children are saying. Hey 592-802-287 Text Machine 772-77-5254 Just to show I'm not the only person, one person writes Matt, I went to get in park yesterday morning, was walking around and the first thing I said to my wife was the playground looks like a death trap. See, one person writes Matt, it's been all the talk on the Lexington Mom's Facebook page.

[Shannon]

Oh, there's a Lexington Mom's Facebook page?

[Matt Jones]

First of all, I did not know there was a Lexington Mom's Facebook page.

[Drew]

I'm wasting my time on Reddit on.

[Matt Jones]

The Lexington Mom's Facebook page.

[Drew]

Are you worried that these kids are just going to Be knocking on your door for first aid kits, just run up to your house with bloody noses.

[Matt Jones]

Apparently there are multiple Lexington moms Facebook page.

[Drew]

Are they rivals?

[Matt Jones]

Oh, I hope so.

[Drew]

Oh, they talk trash about each other.

[Matt Jones]

Would they let me on it or do you have to like, prove you're a mom?

[Shannon]

Yeah, I don't think you're a Lex mom. You're a Lexitonian, but not a mom. I don't think that qualifies you.

[Matt Jones]

You know. Hey, girl, we need a fake profile.

[Drew]

Yeah, Mario, make a fake profile.

[Matt Jones]

Mario the mom. And he could put his profile up there and be ready to go.

[Drew]

Whatever gets in there to read that gossip.

[Matt Jones]

Yes. I think the city responded on the Facebook mom page with all the safety precautions, but they don't seem to believe that solves the problem.

[Drew]

I, I also someone sent me on the. The Gatton website. It says that it's certified playground safety inspection. It passed multiple times.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. All right. I mean, I, I listen, I don't.

[Drew]

I believe you and the test claim.

[Matt Jones]

To be an expert. I'm just telling you what. What I saw. Somebody sent me a picture of what playgrounds looked like in the 60s. Yeah.

[Shannon]

Insane.

[Matt Jones]

It is insane. Safer than the one I see down there right now.

[Drew]

Is that quicksand in the photo?

[Matt Jones]

Good night. Look how high in the air they were. My goodness. It looks like those old pictures of the guy eating lunch on the skyscraper.

[Drew]

That's what that was as kids. They were on the 60 foot tall monkey bars.

[Matt Jones]

Practice 859-28022. 87 before we get the phones job Wall. The, you know, announcement that he retired yesterday was kind of a way people were all sort of reminiscing about John Wall online. You know, it was great to. There are things I've forgotten. Like we always bring up the Carolina thing and we bring up the thing, but, you know, there's a couple plays and moments I forgot. I. You forget that he made that shot to win against Miami in his first game. And they asked the Miami of Ohio coach. They're like, what happened? How did you all breathe? And he was. How did you all blow it? And he's like, he says something like, I've been told John Wall is the greatest. And then he just. And he's like, does this whole thing. It's such a good speech. And then he goes, that's how we lost the game. They're the big blue. They're the big blue. Eight national champion. That guy is great. I don't know. Whatever happened.

[Drew]

Rp he passed away. Charlie Coles. Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

RIP Charlie Coles. That's one of the great post game press conferences. Then I forgot about the dunk he got at Georgia over CJ Leslie. The lefty dunk where they don't even call a foul. He gets nailed. Do you remember that one?

[Drew]

I do. Really? The walls first statement was the buzzer beater. But there was a run where they played North Carolina Yukon and then went to Indiana on a week three marquee opponents. And he was awesome in all three of those games. The Yukon and Madison Square Garden stands out to me because that was the kind of the first time we were seeing those guys throwing lobs to each other on fast breaks and really letting loose.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. Then that. And it gave one of the patented Dick Vitale oh baby diaper day. Like he got one of those from him too. Which is always pretty.

[Drew]

Didn't he had 14 or 16 assists. Broke the record pretty early in his career. That was another.

[Matt Jones]

We knew right away it was nice to see him get his props. And I can tell you he saw it because he was liking my tweets and about it and some of you all that responded to mine. I think he was liking yours too. I saw the thing pop up. I could tell, you know, I mean it's not a secret he's talked about it but he's, he's had. He's dealt with mental health issues where like he struggled with confidence, etc. And I, I think it's great that he got that. He's getting to have his sort of getting your flowers moment. And I can't wait till the day they retire his jersey. That's gonna be an awesome day. I don't care what I'm doing then where I'm going to be in that arena when that happens, that will be an awesome, awesome thing.

[Drew]

Definitely not like yesterday, a lot of people on social media, former players reaching out. Like Julius Randall said, I went to Kentucky.

[Caller]

Yeah.

[Drew]

He's the reason I went to uk. Carl put something out. I mean the list goes on and on. It was just fun seeing all those guys come together and celebrate Wall yesterday.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, it is. He deserved that. And he, you know we talk about it all the time but when it comes to college players, he's up there not just at Kentucky, but like with Zion and some of those guys. Just as most exciting period. So. And he's gonna be on Amazon. Apparently he's gonna be doing the NBA games on Amazon, which is kind of cool.

[Drew]

Good. He's got a good personality. Yeah. I'd like the when he does podcast appearances. So I hope we get more of it.

[Matt Jones]

Alan. Go ahead, Alan.

[Caller]

Hey, guys. How you doing?

[Matt Jones]

Good.

[Caller]

My question for this, Ask Wednesday, anything Wednesday. Do you think this whole Epstein travesty and debacle is going to end up being the biggest, you know, net of conspiracy or criminal?

[Matt Jones]

When you said anything, I didn't know that's what you were gonna. What, you're gonna go.

[Drew]

My kind of show.

[Matt Jones]

I appreciate the call. Yeah. I mean, yeah, Nothing can happen now, Shannon, you've been at the heart of this for a long time. Not involved. But what are you doing? I think no matter what happens from now on, nobody's gonna believe it.

[Shannon]

No.

[Matt Jones]

You know what I mean? I think it's. It's reached that zone where it doesn't really matter what gets released. What does it. Nobody's going to believe it. And it's just going to always be, I think, Shannon, one of those things that people are just always a conspiracy about.

[Shannon]

If it doesn't get released, people are going to speculate on who's on the list. If it does get released, people are going to say it was altered. So it's not real anyway. So it does. You're right. At this point, it doesn't really matter.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, well, I think it matters, but I also think like, this is what. When you hear me talk about how I don't like conspiracy theories, it's because in part, you get to a point where the truth is irrelevant to people. It's just they're going to still believe what they're going to believe. With all that said, I did watch like a 30 minute special on the jail. And you know, Shannon, I've always poo pooed you about the suicide, right?

[Shannon]

Yeah, always.

[Matt Jones]

But then I saw the jail thing and they had five cameras and only one of them seemed to be working.

[Shannon]

Not the one that was on him.

[Matt Jones]

And then it goes away for like two and a half minutes.

[Shannon]

They said it does that every night.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, go. It just. Just happens to go out.

[Drew]

I've never thought to fix that.

[Shannon]

They never fixed it resets at midnight.

[Matt Jones]

Like one guy goes up there, but then you don't seem leave. And like I don't know who serves dinner at 11:59pm So I do, Shannon. I mean, I'm not a conspiracy theory guy, but I did watch the thing about the video and you are kind.

[Shannon]

Of like there's too many things that are coincidences to not believe that something was going on there. That that is not exactly being told the truth. The truth is not being told about it.

[Matt Jones]

But, like, Shannon, you agree with me? Nobody's gonna believe whatever comes out on the list.

[Shannon]

No, no. Nobody's gonna believe it, no matter what.

[Matt Jones]

That's. That's just kind of what. That's just the way this is. I just don't think anybody ever will. Mustard. Go ahead. Mustard.

[Caller]

Yeah, I'm. I missed it the last time you explained this, but your song, Where Was of London? Up with that. And that is how I found you.

[Matt Jones]

What do you mean that's.

[Caller]

That's how I found you? Well, I'm a radio guy, and I was just tuning around, and there's my song that was on the radio when I was a kid.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Drew]

And the quick version is.

[Matt Jones]

We came in, it was like three weeks into the show, and, hey, you need to pick a theme song. And I was like. He's like, we need it today. And I had listened to this song on the way in, and I said, werewolves of London. And it has stuck with us for 15 years since then. And I love it, so I like it. So it wasn't any deep thought. It just kind of like. A lot of things happen. 287. We'll be right back. One person writes, Matt, the park's gonna be impossible to attend from the jump because of your ilk. My ilk? Oh, ilk is an interesting word, but I know what he means. No, I. I do it. I'm just telling you. If you all wake me up in the middle of the night with your kids screaming as they've fallen off the thing. Somebody put a picture of it up. You're looking at it, Shannon. Do you see my concern?

[Shannon]

I see a few concerns. Yeah. I mean, that. That, like, wall climbing thing you're talking about. If you fall off the side of that, you're toast. Like, there's nothing to catch you. There's no net, there's no padding, nothing. That. And then there's like a big wheel.

[Matt Jones]

Like a big wheel. I think there's going to be water on that wheel.

[Shannon]

Well, there's people on top of it, it looks like.

[Matt Jones]

But there are people on top of the wheel in the picture. So are they going to, like, rotate under, like, the Price is Right?

[Shannon]

That slide is really steep, too.

[Matt Jones]

The slide is very steep. Although slide looks fun.

[Drew]

It looks like, like a obstacle course on, like, guts on Nickelodeon back in the day. It does. They got the agro crag out there.

[Matt Jones]

It does look a little bit like that. Yeah.

[Drew]

Survival.

[Matt Jones]

The footage writes Matt. In addition to that debate, the other big debate Is on the Lexington restaurant pages, and it's about whether or not these private social clubs in Lexington will work. I feel like you'll have an opinion on this. For people who don't know. In the rest of the state, in, like, the last year, like, three private restaurant clubs have opened where you can go pay money and, like. Well, I've not been. So I don't know, like, eat, which is the same as a restaurant, but.

[Shannon]

You got to pay money to get in. To eat, you.

[Matt Jones]

You have to be a member. So it's like a country club, but without the golf course. But it's in downtown Lexington.

[Shannon]

Like Pendennis club, it sounds like to me.

[Matt Jones]

It's like, yes, they do that in Louisville.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

And. And I. That's for, like, old Louisville money. I don't know what the lexing, but there are, like, three, and they've. They've all opened in the last year here. It's hard for me to think, Drew, that those end up working. Do you think they do?

[Drew]

Well, I need one of them to work because I joined, but it's not.

[Shannon]

Okay.

[Drew]

Right across the street here, you joined Mr.

[Matt Jones]

Fancy Pants. Which one did you join?

[Drew]

Right across the street is the vine. It's opening up the Vine. It has a pool, though. I need a pool. That's why I'm joining, so.

[Matt Jones]

But is. Aren't there others? There's like. Yeah, there are others that don't have camel clutch.

[Drew]

Yeah, camel clutch.

[Shannon]

They're openers there to greet you.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Drew]

There's another one. Yeah. I'm not up to speed on all of them. I just heard pool and across the street from where we are right now.

[Matt Jones]

So you're in one.

[Drew]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Did you have to go through, like.

[Drew]

Initiation process and applications? Well, they're not open yet, but I expect it to be hazed when I get there. They'll probably take me to a wall.

[Matt Jones]

Or something and did. It was. You don't have to say much, but is it a lot of money?

[Drew]

Actually, it was. I anticipated when I signed up it being pretty high, and it was much lower than I expected. Okay.

[Matt Jones]

Now.

[Drew]

I mean, when you're in there, you're gonna have to eat.

[Matt Jones]

Well, I haven't been to any of them, Shannon, so I don't really know, But a bunch of them opened quickly, and it's just impossible to me think. For me to think Lexington can have, like, four. Now you say there's four of them? Because I didn't know.

[Drew]

I don't think. I don't think they're all gonna work. I think maybe one will survive of all of them. Because you're right. I don't know if there's a market for as many that just popped up within a year.

[Shannon]

Sounds bougie to me. So you're telling me I gotta pay to get into the door and then I gotta pay for my food. So I'm paying essentially twice just to.

[Matt Jones]

Be able to have basically paying privilege to keep. Keep people out. But I thought the whole point was to get people in. I can tell you at our restaurant, I want people in, not out.

[Shannon]

Exactly.

[Drew]

I needed a pool and I can't afford a country club. So it was a nice something in between.

[Matt Jones]

Cheaper than a country club.

[Drew]

Much cheaper. Can I give you a swim?

[Shannon]

Can I give you.

[Drew]

I can't keep sneaking into this Marriott right here when they know I work in the building.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, okay. Can I give a Ryan Lemon.

[Shannon]

I have a Ryan Lemon update. We were talking about him in the first segment. We're talking about him maybe crying. So I texted him, are you crying yet? And his response was, I am too mad to cry. Traffic, in part parking, has made us late for check in. I've only had to yell at one UK police officer so far. Probably will be more. Probably will be more.

[Matt Jones]

Why is he yelling at the UK police officers? What did they do? I don't know.

[Shannon]

I guess it's their fault there's traffic.

[Drew]

Do we think Ryan accommodated for traffic?

[Matt Jones]

See, here's what's going to happen. Ryan's going to take his sadness and it's going to transfer into anger and we're going to have to go bail him out of jail.

[Shannon]

The UK police officers are taking.

[Matt Jones]

I've seen, by the way, I've seen this emotion happen with Ryan. Ryan, where he flips from sadness to anger. I've seen it. He was sad the night he punched the car at Roosters on Preston Highway. His sadness went to anger.

[Shannon]

Sadness to madness.

[Matt Jones]

That's how he gets the emotions out. That's exactly right. People think ryan is like Mr. Nice Guy and he is. But he's got the quick, quickest trigger.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Trigger of anyone on this show. His anger. Like, I get frustrated. Ryan gets angry. Do you agree with that, Shannon?

[Shannon]

He can. He can. I haven't seen it many times, but I've seen it a couple of times.

[Matt Jones]

He's got the quickest to anger of anyone involved in this show. And I. Somebody needs. If you're moving your kid in, like, calm him down, give him a background, like a neck massage or something, you know, Because I don't need him getting into anything. Let's go to wa. What's up? Wait.

[Caller]

Good morning, gentlemen. I have the opportunity to drive through Nashville every once in a while. What is the huge structure they're building next to Nissan Stadium?

[Matt Jones]

And I'll handle. I think that's the other football stadium, right?

[Drew]

That's the other stadium coming up. Building it right next to it.

[Matt Jones]

So are they going to tear down the stadium that they have? Yep.

[Drew]

Yep. I haven't been down there in a while but it's. It's coming along. I've seen pictures you. You definitely know it's there. But that is the new home of your never super bowl champion Tennessee Tit.

[Matt Jones]

On on ESPN the other day we had a guest on and we asked them what is the football. No it was Mina Kimes. I asked her what is the football fan base that you meet the fewest fans of and she said by far the Tennessee Titans. She's like, I don't ever see a Tennessee Titans fan anywhere.

[Drew]

Well, even if you go to a Titans game, it's such a destination city when teams get their schedule and they're in Nashville, they. That's like number one on their list. So if you go I've been when they're playing the Raiders, the Bills, so many big fan bases and it can be in a way game for the Titans in their own stadium.

[Matt Jones]

Sad that you're the fan a fan of a team that doesn't have fans.

[Drew]

A little bit. There's a little bit part of liking a losing team and sticking with them where you have some pride. Like we all have friends that like the Patriots because Tom Brady. Anybody can pick the winner. Yeah but there is something with sticking with a loser that. That is a perennial loser.

[Shannon]

I'm still never wins my whole life.

[Matt Jones]

Pirates.

[Drew]

Speaking of the stadium, I had a fun moment yesterday. I got to big time. I'm a little bit what they've been calling me because I was considering season tickets and I said my circumstances have changed and they're like what happened? I work for the NFL now so I can't. Can't just be sitting with peasants. But if you know, if you have.

[Matt Jones]

A hang on you drop the. I work for the NFL. I had to.

[Drew]

I had to let them know that.

[Matt Jones]

I'm no longer getting bougie over here. You know what like class fly right now. Listen to this guy. Just, just today first class flight bougie private dinner club and I work for the NFL.

[Shannon]

Can't be.

[Drew]

I had to let him know wow.

[Matt Jones]

Wow. I wouldn't even. Let me tell you something. I wouldn't even say I work for the NFL.

[Shannon]

Drew just leveled up.

[Matt Jones]

We haven't even done a show yet.

[Drew]

I want to let him know I'm their boss.

[Matt Jones]

Okay.

[Drew]

You need to call cover zero.

[Matt Jones]

Learn it. You need to call. Calm down, Windle. Go ahead. Wendell.

[Caller]

Yeah. Hey, I had a comment about your safari trip.

[Matt Jones]

Okay.

[Caller]

I think the reason you're getting all these women because they look at these other groups, see these other guys, and then they look at your picture, say, well, this guy ain't gonna have sex with us. Let's join him, try to get in our pants.

[Matt Jones]

Well, hang up on Wendell first. They don't show pictures on there. Wasn't very nice.

[Drew]

Not call of the day.

[Matt Jones]

That was the. Just the unnecessary shot of the day.

[Drew]

Well, say anything. Wednesday is back.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I did the Epstein. You got this guy. I don't get it. 859-280-2287. Did you see that we have a new area code in Kentucky?

[Drew]

Kentucky did.

[Matt Jones]

So we used to have. So what were the original area codes? Just 606 and 502. Is that right? 606, 500.

[Drew]

202 was the original.

[Shannon]

Original, yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Even before 606, I'm pretty sure it used to be all of Kentucky at one time, 502. Then we added 606. And that's become like a mountain thing. Right? 606, by God. Right. Then I think they added 8, 5, 9, because they said. And the 859 was supposed to be for UKY. Right. The numbers. Then I think they added 2, 7, 0 for. For the Western part.

[Drew]

I remember when that happened. It was a big deal.

[Matt Jones]

So. So at 502-606-859270. Well, now the Louisville area needs more numbers. So starting in 2027, any new phone in Louisville will be seven six, one will be the fifth area code of Kentucky. 761. Do you like seven six, one?

[Shannon]

I don't. I want 502 because that's just what I've known my entire life. 761 is going to take a lot of getting used to.

[Matt Jones]

First of all, when you see a 761, you're gonna know this is new money, huh? Like you haven't been here very long.

[Shannon]

That's right. You're a transplant. You're not a true Kentuckian.

[Matt Jones]

You're not true.

[Shannon]

That's the thing. When I see that you're not Kentuckian to me. Yeah, you Got shipped in from somewhere else.

[Matt Jones]

You're not.

[Shannon]

You.

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[Matt Jones]

Many are very long with the 7, 6, 1.

[Shannon]

That's right.

[Matt Jones]

Now, when they split 606 and 8, 5, 9, they did it on geography, right? They just changed a lot of people's numbers, didn't they? Am I right about that? I. I think they made everybody in Lexington, they were just like your numbers now, 8, 5, 9.

[Drew]

I kind of feel like we changed from 502 to 270. Like that, too.

[Matt Jones]

Like they're just said all of your.

[Drew]

Numbers are Now, I was young, but I think that's how it happened.

[Matt Jones]

I think that's how they did it. But this is one. They'. To change anybody's numbers, they're just going to say every number from here on out is 761.

[Shannon]

Apparently, in 2014, they added a 364 to overlay the area code. 2, 7, 0.

[Matt Jones]

So there's also 364. Yeah, 364. Who's a 364?

[Drew]

It's the first I've heard of that one.

[Matt Jones]

I don't think. I think that's a lie. Let me look at the text machine. I want to see if I've ever gotten a 364. See my text machine lot. Eight, five, nines. A lot of 2, 7, 0s. 502s.

[Drew]

606S. What'd you say, three, six, four spam calls from.

[Shannon]

It's from western Kentucky. It says Bowling green. Yep.

[Matt Jones]

I don't see any three, six fours.

[Drew]

I got three of them.

[Matt Jones]

Is it just for spam? Is it just for spam numbers?

[Shannon]

No, I don't think so. It says western Kentucky.

[Matt Jones]

I don't have one. Three, six, four. Well, they must not be very prolific.

[Drew]

I know some people in Louisville who might have young kids, and they're thinking about going ahead and getting signed up for a phone number to get a 502 before.

[Matt Jones]

And what about. What about at the Derby? 500 Tuesday.

[Shannon]

One day.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I mean, 500 Tuesday. Then Louisville puts 502 on their shirts. They have to do 502 parentheses 761 and 761.

[Shannon]

We just ignore it. We ignore those people.

[Matt Jones]

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[Shannon]

Talk to Matt Jones and the crew called the Clark's Puppet Shop phone line at 859-280-2287 or 1-800-606-4263. And you can text Matt on the A Vision Glass text machine at 772-774-5254.

[Matt Jones]

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[Shannon]

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[Matt Jones]

Welcome back. It is KSR 859-280-2287 Text machine is one person writes Matt, I thought you'd lead with the red. Since you didn't, I do have to ask do we bench Matt McClain?

[Drew]

You?

[Matt Jones]

Yes. He's terrible. We won last night though. That's two in a row on the way. I have to tell you Shan, I love the west coast games.

[Shannon]

I do stay up late and watch the Reds.

[Matt Jones]

Is that lay in bed? Watch Ellie scored from first twice. Shannon on a single.

[Shannon]

Oh that one in left field where he was. I think he was stealing and made it from first base was amazing. I'm like how did he make it all the way home?

[Matt Jones]

Single to left field and he makes it from from first to home. That's like the if you the video that you gotta find Shannon. I think I tweeted it out this morning. You gotta play the Angels call of it. The Angels guy is like baffled as to how he did it and that's why we won the game. I mean we got two extra runs by Ellie running fast. Matt McClain's awful. He had a 60. He he gets his bat broken every time I But you know, I want him to be good because he was good a couple years ago. But he's not good. But I. This team, it's fun. We're still only a game back. Hanging on. No one goes to the games in Anaheim.

[Drew]

Forget their team.

[Matt Jones]

I mean, first of all, are they. What are they now? They've been the Anaheim Angels, the LA Angels, the California Angels. In all seriousness, what are they now? Which one of those.

[Drew]

Anaheim. Right.

[Shannon]

I think they're Los Angeles.

[Matt Jones]

I thought they were California. What are they? I really.

[Shannon]

I'm trying to get into Twitter so I can. They also la. They are la. Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. They also. The Cowboy was just ranting about how bad Mike Trout was.

[Drew]

Now, see, does he stink?

[Matt Jones]

He's like. He throw fastball. Mike Trout ain't got no chance. He's over. I mean, it happens to all of us. He got old, can't swim.

[Drew]

He's the best player in a market that's just forgotten. Or at least a team that's forgotten.

[Matt Jones]

He'll be in the hall of Fame. And not one person could ever tell you what he looks like.

[Drew]

I have not one Mike Trout memory.

[Matt Jones]

I just know he's going to be in the hall of Fame. There has to be nobody in sports who was better, that was more unknown than that guy Mike. Seriously, Mike Trout could go to a Trout convention and no one would know who he is. I'm saying, like, can you name a better athlete that in a major sport that has less, like, you know, less Q rating, More. Less people know what he looks like than.

[Drew]

We couldn't even name the city that his team is representing.

[Matt Jones]

I can't. Can you think of one?

[Drew]

No. So I brought up, he's very good, and you forget he's there.

[Shannon]

I mean, I'm sure there is, you know, another one out there, but I can't think of anybody right now.

[Matt Jones]

I cannot think of anybody that's better that no one knows. Here was the point play.

[Drew]

There he goes. Huge jump and. And Doar dumps a base hit in the left.

[Commercial Announcer]

Taylor Cruz could score on that ball. They're going to wave him around on.

[Matt Jones]

A base hit to left. Large throw home. Oh, my goodness. Now I've seen everything. Dude scored from first on a base hit to left field. That's the kind of excitement I need from my announcers. Right.

[Drew]

Even excited for the other team.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. When you see something amazing, you need to be. You need to be into it. Let's go to Fake Barney. Go ahead.

[Caller]

Hey. To Shannon and happy birthday. Eve. Eve. Eve. Eve. Eve. Eve. Eve. To Matt. And did someone get a message to Drew's butler that I Said, hey, listen, I Ask Anything Wednesday, but first I just want to let everyone know that folks here in North Carolina are not talking about John Wall retiring. It's just women enraged everywhere that Madison is off the market. I can understand my Ask Anything Wednesday is for Shannon. Can I please hear your impression again of Madison Chihuahua? I'll hang up and listen.

[Matt Jones]

People seem to like that it's the.

[Drew]

Worst and best food.

[Matt Jones]

People seem to like that. I don't know. I don't think it sounds like me, but that's okay. Tyler, go ahead. Tyler.

[Caller]

This has been a wild Ask Anything Wednesday. This is not my question, but do you think you would recognize Rip Hamilton if he doesn't have a mask on?

[Matt Jones]

I think I would, but the mask does help. He might be one of them. Again, it's Ask anything. He might be one of the more famous masked players of all time. You're exactly right. What's it. What else you got?

[Caller]

So here.

[Matt Jones]

Here's my question.

[Caller]

Is a fair or foul. So I live in Lexington in a neighborhood with a lot of houses close together. It's not Masterson Station, but imagine like Masterson Station. I have a neighbor behind me and to the right kind of caddy, corner fences. Touch, and they have two dogs that just bark incessantly. They'll bark if no one's outside. They'll bark if any animals outside. If I'm back out grilling, you can forget about it. It's just constant 30 seconds without me directly addressing them. And I said like, hey, that you got a great guard dog, bear. And they just kind of laugh it off. But it barks a lot. Is it fair foul if I have some type of one of those, like sound machines that like a dog perceives that would stop it from barking?

[Matt Jones]

I thought you were gonna say like.

[Shannon]

A nose whistle or something.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I don't know. I appreciate the call. Is that bad? I'm not a dog guy. Is it bad to. So what is that? Is that like a machine that only the dog can hear?

[Shannon]

Yeah, it's like a high pitched.

[Matt Jones]

And is it bad for the dog?

[Shannon]

It irritates the dog.

[Matt Jones]

But would it get the dog to shut up?

[Shannon]

Probably, yeah.

[Drew]

I had a neighbor send me an Amazon link to those and he said, you want to go half season? Put these in all these trees back here.

[Matt Jones]

So is that considered a bad thing to do?

[Drew]

I didn't agree to it, but I also thought about it for a little bit.

[Matt Jones]

See, I don't know what the. I don't know what the etiquette is. Is I think you just knock on the door and you go look like I did with the kids. You got to get your dog to shut up. And then if they don't send sonic sound waves.

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