2026-06-09 KSR - Hour 2

Summary

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Kentucky Sports Radio (KSR) — Hour 2 (June 9, 2026)

Host: Matt Jones
Co-hosts/Guests: Shannon (“Shannon the Dude”), Billy, Fletch, Callers (George, Madison, Denise)
Topic: UK news and culture, sports insights, and “World Cup Fun Facts” — lively, irreverent discussion with plenty of jokes, personal anecdotes, and audience interaction.

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Episode Overview

The second hour of KSR delivers the show’s signature blend of Kentucky sports talk, national headlines, quirky humor, and interactive games. This episode features an extended “World Cup Fun Facts” segment where Billy shares bizarre and interesting tidbits about countries in various groups, sparking jokes and debate. Other topics include reactions to Trump’s appearance at a sports game, playful ribbing about online search histories, discussions of team loyalty, and story time from listeners about Kentucky traditions. The show closes with a somber reflection on the passing of a UK football player and predictions for the day’s major sporting events.

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Key Discussion Points & Notable Segments

“World Cup Fun Facts” — Billy’s Country Trivia

Timestamps: [08:21] – [39:43]

• Premise: Instead of breaking down soccer squads, Billy educates and entertains with wild, obscure facts about each country in select World Cup groups.

• Group D: USA, Paraguay, Australia, Turkey

  • USA: The town of Hot Springs, NM renamed itself “Truth or Consequences” after a radio show ([08:46]).
    • Matt Jones: “That’s worth looking up Machine Gun Kelly’s body for.” ([09:35])
  • Paraguay: Lost 80% of its male population in the war; became “the country of women,” polygamy tolerated to rebuild population ([10:18]).
  • Australia: Introduced 13 rabbits in 1859, hundreds of millions now; built a 2,000-mile-long fence to keep them out ([11:11]–[12:23]).
    • Host: “Max hates rabbits. I bought him a rabbit as a present...he left it behind.”
  • Turkey: Country recently changed to “Türkiye.” Home of the world’s oldest sports festival: the 665th annual oil wrestling event, where competitors are “covered head to toe in olive oil” and must reach inside opponents’ leather pants for a grip ([13:43]).
    • Matt Jones: “Some traditions I think would be okay just ending.” ([15:12])

• Who Wins Group D?

  • Fletch: “Hard to beat a team covered in oil. I’m going with Turkey.” ([16:02])
  • Matt: “I’m gonna go Paraguay...women advanced, recruited men. This is a good place to be an immigrant.”
  • Shannon: “Give me the Aussies with the rabbits.”
  • Consensus: No one picks the US.

• Transition to Group E & Audience Antics: [21:41]

  • Listeners and hosts debate the most appropriate song for the “I-65” topic.
  • Billy’s World Cup facts become a favorite segment among listeners, “People are saying this is their favorite segment on the show” ([21:41]).

• Group E: Germany, Curacao, Ivory Coast, Ecuador

  • Germany: On your birthday, you bring treats for others; wishing someone a happy birthday early is bad luck ([21:54]).

  • Curacao: Buildings painted in bright colors due to a governor’s headaches; possible paint company conspiracy ([23:30]).

  • Ivory Coast: Drogba's emotional speech at World Cup qualifier led to temporary civil war ceasefire ([24:59]–[25:56]).

    • Fletch: “For two hours we watched the game...cut your head off after the game.” ([26:05])

  • Ecuador: Named for the Equator; world’s largest banana exporter ([26:28]).

  • Who Wins Group E?

    • Fletch & Shannon: Favor Ivory Coast for Drogba’s peace speech (“Ready to fight each other”) ([27:21]).
    • Matt: Picks Curacao, “the bright buildings.”

• Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, Tunisia ([32:00]–[39:43])

  • Netherlands: More bikes than people, bike theft expected (“A bike isn’t really yours until it’s stolen at least once,” [32:09]).

  • Japan: Cultural phenomenon “Inemuri” — napping in public is a badge of hard work ([34:30]).

  • Sweden: The mining town of Kiruna is being physically moved to avoid sinking ([35:52]).

    • Hosts discuss history of US towns being moved or flooded ([36:26]–[37:50]).

  • Tunisia: Sahara desert covers 40%, sandstorms erase roads, so drivers use rock formations, and Star Wars was filmed there ([38:10]).

  • Who Wins Group F?

    • Matt & Fletch: Sweden (“Moving cities, they’ll travel well.” [39:10])
    • Shannon: Netherlands — “Anyone on a bike all the time is in good physical condition.”

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National Sports & Cultural Topics

• Trump at the Game ([04:17]–[07:21]):
  The hosts discuss former president Trump falling asleep and getting booed at a New York sporting event.

  • Host: “He fell asleep at the game. Come on. We called Joe ‘Sleepy Joe.’ Now he fell asleep at the game!” ([04:58])
  • The group notes that while people cheered, “there were more people booing,” questioning why Trump would attend in a city where it’s expected.
  • Host: “I did like that he complained to Adam Silver about the call on Jalen Brunson.”
  • The Knicks “got jobbed by the refs”; debate whether Spurs star Victor Wembanyama (“Wimby”) is “dirty," with playful French jokes ([06:30]).

• Callers Challenge Billy’s Facts

  • Madison ([29:23]): “Not really. I don’t believe half of them...The one with the oil.”
  • Billy: “Try to bring a little culture to the show!”
  • Host: “I think they are real, though. He wouldn't make this up.”

• Pay-for-Players Era & Kentucky Basketball’s Legacy ([17:00]–[17:44])

  • Caller “George” likens UK Basketball’s reputation to Johns Hopkins Medical School, arguing nothing’s wrong with being “Basketball U,” crediting both past and current systems, including NIL, for sustained success.

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Kentucky Life & Funny Moments

• Machine Gun Kelly “Body” Joke ([07:21]–[08:21])
  Billy is roasted by the crew for having “Machine Gun Kelly body” show up in his internet search suggestions.

  • Fletch: “You told on yourself.”
  • Matt: “Machine Gun Kelly: body, Machine Gun Kelly: naked, Machine Gun Kelly: only fans only."

• Rabbit Population Math & Geography Quiz ([33:15]–[44:46])

  • Hosts compare rabbit numbers in Australia (200 million) versus US (15 million), marvel at Australia's mass (only 20% smaller than the US), and discuss map distortions.

• Moving Towns in Kentucky ([44:46]–[46:02])

  • Caller Denise shares the local story of Eddyville being moved and flooded for Lake Barkley in the '60s.
    • Host: “Imagine today if they just said...Winchester, you’re gone.”
    • Hosts: Agree such a project would provoke an uproar today, unlike in earlier eras of acceptance.

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Sports Talk: Reds Woes, World Cup, and Stanley Cup Picks

• Reds Baseball Frustration ([30:14]–[31:13])

  • Caller Madison: “Why are [the Reds] so bad?”
    • Host: “They stink. I said when we were ten games over .500 we were getting lucky. Now we stink.”

• Stanley Cup Pick ([47:43]–[48:56])

  • Hosts pick the Carolina Hurricanes in the Stanley Cup Finals, all mildly critical of the Golden Knights’ “ugly mustardy” colors.
  • Host: “Do my Canes tie it up? I’m picking with my heart, not my head.”

• Somber Note — UK Football Loss ([47:00]–[47:43])

  • Announcement that UK football player Nicholas Smith, age 20, has passed away.
  • Host: “Life is precious...prayers to everyone involved with UK football, the family, and everyone who knew him.”

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Trump's Game Appearance
  • “He fell asleep at the game. Come on. We called Joe ‘Sleepy Joe.’ Now he fell asleep at the game!” (Matt, [04:58])
• On Wild World Cup Facts
  • “Polygamy. Paraguay, the country of women — that may hurt them in the World Cup though!” (Matt, [10:50])
  • “I think when I watch the USA play Turkey, I’m gonna be thinking about that [oil wrestling].” (Matt, [15:30])
• On Machine Gun Kelly Search History
  • “No, for Billy it’s ‘Machine Gun Kelly: body. Machine Gun Kelly: naked.’” (Matt, [08:13])
• On Australia’s Rabbit Problem
  • “They built a 2,000 mile long fence that still stands today to try to keep rabbits out of farmland.” (Billy, [12:23])
• On Moving Towns
  • “Can you imagine today if they just said, okay Winchester, you’re gone?” (Matt, [45:14])
• Billy Defending His Integrity:
  • “Yeah, I don’t like my integrity being questioned, of all people.” ([31:50])

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Format & Tone

• Language & Tone:
  Conversational, irreverent, self-deprecating, plenty of teasing and in-jokes among crew and regular callers. Playful debate about silly and serious topics alike, often looping back to Kentucky or personal experiences.
• Structure:
  Alternating between topical current events (Trump, UK sports), humorous trivia, interactive audience games, and direct engagement with callers. Occasional moments of seriousness, especially regarding the UK football player’s death.

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Recurring Bits & Audience Engagement

• Running roast of Billy’s internet search suggestions
• “World Cup Fun Facts” turns into a fan-favorite, with listener skepticism fueling the bit
• “Who wins the group?” tongue-in-cheek picks based on trivia rather than actual soccer prospects
• Regular invites to callers and audience texts to participate in show games or debate song picks

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Episode Takeaways

• KSR shines when mashing Kentucky sports culture with humor, offbeat trivia, and audience participation.
• The “World Cup Fun Facts” provided equal parts education and comedic fuel, cementing Billy’s spot as both a trivia master and good-natured target.
• Hosts are comfortable bouncing between global fun facts and local traditions — always through a Kentucky lens.
• Even in moments of fun, the show makes space to acknowledge real-life events like the loss of UK football player Nicholas Smith, ending on a note of respect and empathy.

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For listeners new or returning to KSR, this episode delivers classic show DNA: lighthearted sports, Kentucky pride, a twist of world weirdness, and lots of laughs.

Transcript

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[Matt Jones]

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[Host (Matt)]

Welcome back. Our number two here, Kentucky Sports Radio. Shannon 10 or 11:30, I want you to play Zach Tops version of that song that glitters as a go. But I have a challenge for you. One of our listeners who's a big fan of the show, friend of mine says with the i65 story, there's only one song Shannon can play at the next segment. If he doesn't play it, I'm going to be very disappointed in you.

[Matt Jones]

Okay.

[Host (Matt)]

He's right. Okay. I know why he says that. And he picked the song. So, Shannon, we'll see if you pick it. If you get it, then you will win the award for best song played today, which you win every week because there's nobody else.

[Fletch]

What a prestigious wow.

[Matt Jones]

Hope I don't get it wrong. A lot of pressure here.

[Host (Matt)]

But he is right. You should be. You should play that one because I can see you do that. One person writes, matt, we're an hour into it. Don't be a chicken. You have to talk about Trump at the game last night. If it's anybody but him, everything Trump did we would talk about. But the thing is people can't be rational about it. But you know what? I'm going to be a grown up. We have to talk about. First of all, he fell asleep during the game.

[Fletch]

I couldn't believe he fell asleep.

[Host (Matt)]

He fell asleep.

[Fletch]

Just could have stayed home.

[Host (Matt)]

Like you got to keep your eyes open.

[Fletch]

Yeah. I mean, I nodded off in the fourth quarter, but I was at home on my couch.

[Host (Matt)]

Would you have fallen asleep at the game?

[Fletch]

Absolutely not.

[Host (Matt)]

Fell asleep at the game. Come on. I mean, we called Sleepy Joe Sleepy Joe. I mean, he fell asleep at the game. Secondly, he got booed out of like I know there were some people that cheered, but there were more People booing. Why did he go? We knew this was gonna happen.

[Fletch]

He said a lot about that city.

[Host (Matt)]

I mean, you knew he was gonna get booed. Yeah, I bet he does. He's. He's things people like him. And I say this because I'm like, this, like you people. He's a dude that wants to be liked, right?

[Fletch]

He's talked a lot of trash.

[Host (Matt)]

I can't. I mean, like, I want to be like. He wants to be liked and everybody. He got booed. I did. So one. So I'm gonna make fun of him sleeping. I'm gonna make fun of him getting booed. Although, by the way, let me just go on record, I don't think you should boo someone during the national anthem.

[Fletch]

I didn't. That was.

[Caller (George or Madison or Denise)]

Wow.

[Host (Matt)]

I think they put him on the screen thinking, okay, people won't boo during the national anthem, but in New York, they'll do anything.

[Matt Jones]

They should have put them on at the end, because everybody's cheering at the end of the national anthem, then, oh, there he is.

[Host (Matt)]

That's right. That's the best way to do it. But I think they were like, well, people won't boo during the national anthem. They're like, yes, we will.

[Fletch]

I wasn't our best look, but let

[Host (Matt)]

me give you one positive. Let me say I'm, you know, I'm gonna be impartial. I did like that he complained to Adam Silver about the call against on Jalen Brunson.

[Fletch]

Oh, I didn't see that.

[Host (Matt)]

There's a video of him going, that was a foul. Adam Silver. I do like that. I think that's, you know, so he

[Fletch]

was a little bit in tune with

[Host (Matt)]

the game enough to complain about a foul call. By the way, the Knicks kind of got job by the refs last night, don't you think?

[Fletch]

Oh, yeah.

[Host (Matt)]

I mean, the spurs should have won,

[Fletch]

but they looked better all night. There was some question for home cooking.

[Host (Matt)]

Is Wimby dirty?

[Fletch]

There has been the old school. Like, let's just go out and, you know, have an enforcement. Like, even Luke Cornett came in throwing elbows.

[Host (Matt)]

Wimby might be dirty, like French baby face guy, but maybe he's dirty. That he has. He has. There was a compilation I saw last night. He looked kind of dirty.

[Fletch]

He got Brunson pretty good in the face, and that looked intentional.

[Host (Matt)]

Right in the face. And then he smiled like, I just hit you in the face.

[Matt Jones]

Like, what are you going to do about it?

[Host (Matt)]

You know, the French. You got to watch the French in general. And just because he seems Like a nice French.

[Fletch]

He's a monk.

[Matt Jones]

I figured he would surrender.

[Fletch]

I liked when John Starks came off the bench and almost got in a fight. Yeah, a good John Stark sighting.

[Host (Matt)]

I know. I just. I think he might be a little dirty.

[Fletch]

It was a fun atmosphere to watch.

[Host (Matt)]

All right, we have Billy here. Billy, why were you looking up Machine Gun Kelly's body?

[Billy]

I looked up Machine Gun Kelly. But you just read the Internet wrong. That's just. I read the Google trying to auto fill what I'm gonna say. It's not my search history. It was just AI trying to complete my search.

[Host (Matt)]

Why did AI think you were looking for Machine Gun Kelly's body?

[Billy]

Well, have you seen it? I mean, it's just like. It's covered in tattoos. And then he covered up all his tattoos.

[Host (Matt)]

You're, like, rationalizing why you look, I

[Billy]

didn't look it up this morning.

[Host (Matt)]

But you've looked it up before.

[Fletch]

Oh, so it knows your history.

[Host (Matt)]

That's why I suggested it.

[Fletch]

If I type Machine Gun Kelly, I'm out. I bet it doesn't say body.

[Host (Matt)]

Yeah, mine's not going to say body either. Mine's going to say no.

[Fletch]

Not that. There's 10 options. Body's not one of them. I think you told on yourself.

[Matt Jones]

Songs tour, Megan Fox, Life concert.

[Host (Matt)]

No, for Billy, it's Machine Gun Kelly. Body. Machine Gun Kelly. Naked. Machine Gun Kelly only.

[Fletch]

Fans only.

[Host (Matt)]

All right, Billy. And with that, it is now time for our World cup preview. If you've been listening, we are previewing the groups, but not about the soccer. Interesting facts about each group. We did group A, B and C yesterday. Today we're going to do D and F. Let's start with D, which is led by the United States of America. We are in group D. Billy, give us a fun fact about our country.

[Billy]

In 1950, Ralph Edwards, the host of the popular radio game show Truth or Consequences, announced he would broadcast his 10th anniversary episode from the first town willing to legally change its name to match the show. While the citizens of Hot Springs, New Mexico, voted to rename the town, they publicly brought thousands of the publicity, brought thousands of tourists, and the new name stuck. The the town still holds an annual fiesta every May to celebrate its radio roots.

[Host (Matt)]

That is killing it. That's a great fact because I've heard of Truth or Consequences New Mexico. That was where Shannon, they used to say Cactus Jack was from. I remember that Cactus Jack would be from Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. And I did not know that's why they named it that I was ready

[Fletch]

to Be let down by whatever he had. That's impressive.

[Host (Matt)]

To get a country that we know so much about and to come up with that, that's worth looking up Machine Gun Kelly's body for.

[Billy]

Well, maybe we can get a town, show that.

[Host (Matt)]

A town now. Like what? What would be the equivalent if that was Truth or Cons was a game show. What would this be like? Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Missouri. Yeah, if you.

[Fletch]

Georgia.

[Host (Matt)]

Price is Right. Wyoming. I like it.

[Fletch]

Love Island. Maine.

[Host (Matt)]

I would visit Love Island, Maine.

[Billy]

Deal or no deal? Delaware.

[Caller (George or Madison or Denise)]

Yeah.

[Fletch]

Love on the spectrum. Michigan.

[Billy]

That's a good one.

[Host (Matt)]

Extra. Michigan. Okay. Sorry. I've got. Give me a. Paraguay.

[Billy]

During the Paraguayan War, from 1864 to 1870, Paraguay suffered one of the most devastating population losses in modern history. Estimates suggest more than 80% of its entire male population died. Paraguay.

[Host (Matt)]

80%.

[Billy]

80%. Paraguay was known as the country of women after that, as the culture shifted, allowing women to gain high levels of independence and. And obtain the same education boys would get at that time, with so few men, the Paraguayan government looked the other way regarding polygamy so the population could rebuild.

[Host (Matt)]

Wow. Another good fact. Polygamy. Paraguay, the country of women. That's going may hurt him in the World cup though.

[Fletch]

I like it though.

[Host (Matt)]

That's who we open with is Paraguay, by the way.

[Fletch]

Friday night, 9 o'.

[Billy]

Clock.

[Host (Matt)]

Friday night, us versus.

[Fletch]

We're playing the women.

[Host (Matt)]

Interesting. All right. You're killing it. Australia. The kangaroos.

[Billy]

Yeah. Australia has a rabbit problem. In 1859, a wealthy landowner named Thomas Austin released 13 European rabbits onto his property in Victoria for recreational hunting.

[Host (Matt)]

So they weren't there before.

[Billy]

Correct. Within 50 years, they had spread across two thirds of the Australian continent. And it's known as one of the worst invasive species disasters in history.

[Host (Matt)]

I did learn from Max. Max hates rabbits.

[Billy]

Oh, that's why.

[Host (Matt)]

Yeah. Max says in Australia. Max had said to me that people really were anti rabbit. So that's why the phrase blank like rabbits.

[Billy]

Well, rabbits have no natural predators in Australia.

[Host (Matt)]

Is that a phrase or am I making.

[Billy]

They reproduce fast?

[Host (Matt)]

So that's a phrase, isn't it?

[Matt Jones]

Yes.

[Host (Matt)]

Okay.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Host (Matt)]

You were looking at me like I like I just came up with that. No, I just didn't think that was the direction you were gonna go with our rabbit convers. Understand though, if they had 13 and now they have multiply quick.

[Billy]

Well, to this day, rabbits cause over $200 million annually in agricultural damage. Because of their overgrazing and impact on soil.

[Host (Matt)]

They ended up with how many rabbits?

[Billy]

Oh, Millions. I mean, I don't know. I don't know how many there are. Started with 13.

[Matt Jones]

You don't have the rabbit census? No.

[Fletch]

Okay.

[Billy]

No. But they've built a 2,000 mile long fence that still stands today to try to keep rabbits out of farmland.

[Host (Matt)]

Well, Max hates rabbits.

[Billy]

They've also released diseases.

[Host (Matt)]

I bought him a rabbit as a present once because he hate not like a real rabbit, but like a little toy rabbit. I know you hate this. He left when he moved out. He left the rabbit. I saw it actually, because I'm moving out this week and so I'm having to clear out all the stuff. And I found the little rabbit I thought was so nice of me to give him. He just left it and didn't take it back to Australia.

[Fletch]

I thought rabbits were just a fun little furry creature everyone loved. I didn't know there was a hate out there for him.

[Host (Matt)]

All right.

[Fletch]

Especially a wall built for him.

[Host (Matt)]

Turkey, here's something interesting. How do you think this may not. It's not your fact is spelling, is it?

[Billy]

No.

[Host (Matt)]

How do you think you spell Turkey the country?

[Fletch]

Just like you would the sandwich meat.

[Host (Matt)]

T U R K U Y. Right. That's not how you spell the country. The country has now changed their spelling to T U R K I Y E K. What? I did not know this at all. I didn't know spelling bee when you're.

[Fletch]

When did that happen?

[Host (Matt)]

I don't know. New last week I guess. But now it's T U R K I Y E. Well, that's already a fun fact.

[Fletch]

We're going to get two of them.

[Host (Matt)]

Yes. So Turkey actually is going to get a second foul.

[Billy]

Don't steal my thunder, Matt.

[Fletch]

What if that's it?

[Host (Matt)]

Go ahead.

[Billy]

The Guinness World Record for the oldest continuously sanctioned sporting event happens in Turkey this year will mark the 665th Oil Wrestling Festival. Similar to wrestling, we both competitors are covered head to toe in olive oil. There are no mats. Matches take place in a grassy field in a stadium. And more than a dozen fights take place simultaneously.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Most.

[Host (Matt)]

Billy, this is another thing you've been looking at on the web. Not an officially sanctioned event. Twelve people rolling around in oil.

[Fletch]

Leave your fetishes out of this game.

[Host (Matt)]

This is not a sanctioned fact.

[Billy]

It's actually the one of the most historic sporting events of all time.

[Host (Matt)]

What's it called?

[Billy]

Oil wrestling.

[Host (Matt)]

That's the name of the historic event. Oil wrestling.

[Fletch]

Yes.

[Billy]

Most matches last 30 minutes to two hours because nobody can get a good grip on each other.

[Host (Matt)]

They wrestle for two hours covered in oil, Billy.

[Billy]

And wrestlers often must reach inside to their opponent's leather pants to get a grip to pin them on the ground.

[Host (Matt)]

Billy, this is not a fact. You are looking at that yourself. Oh, my goodness.

[Matt Jones]

Reaching in his pants. Leather pants.

[Host (Matt)]

Okay, that's.

[Matt Jones]

That's weird.

[Host (Matt)]

I'm not searching that.

[Matt Jones]

The backside of his pants too.

[Billy]

Where's that lather up? In olive oil.

[Host (Matt)]

Oh, my goodness. When did this event start?

[Billy]

665 years ago. It's actually older than the country itself.

[Matt Jones]

You know, some traditions I think would be okay just ending.

[Fletch]

Here's a photo of a man just poured a gallon of oil down his pants. I don't need this on my search history.

[Host (Matt)]

Well, maybe that's why they changed wrestling.

[Fletch]

Like rabbits out there.

[Matt Jones]

You can't get anything better than that, Billy.

[Host (Matt)]

I don't know. I think when I watch the USA play turkey, I'm gonna be thinking about that.

[Matt Jones]

I ain't picking them to win.

[Billy]

A lot of olive oil. Olive oil is expensive nowadays.

[Host (Matt)]

Those are quite a set of facts. All right, so who's winning? The group. Truth or consequences. Usa. Paraguay, the country full of women. Australia, the country full of rabbits in heat or turkey. Olive oil wrestling and leather pants.

[Fletch]

I hate to do this because I love. I love my country and I'm very excited about the World cup, but I think it's gonna be hard to beat a team covered in oil. So I'm going with turkey.

[Host (Matt)]

That's true. It's gonna be hard to get position on.

[Fletch]

Yeah, they're just gonna be covering themselves, lathering up. We're not gonna be able to do anything with them unless we put our hands in their pants.

[Host (Matt)]

All right, so you're going with turkey. Shannon.

[Matt Jones]

I'm going with the Aussies with the rabbits.

[Host (Matt)]

You like the rabbit?

[Matt Jones]

I like the rabbits, yeah.

[Host (Matt)]

I'm gonna go Paraguay. You know what Got rid of all the men. Women advanced. They recruited men. This might have been a good place to send maybe send people to go and be a. You know, an immigrant there, learn a few things. I'm gonna take parents. None of us picked America.

[Fletch]

Can we get Max to fly here and watch it with us and talk trash? U.S. australia.

[Host (Matt)]

Good idea. We it'll be when we play. Would be morning for him. Maybe we can FaceTime and. And talk trash. Well, there you go. Good job, Billy. Odd, but that's what I like. George. Go ahead, George.

[Caller (George or Madison or Denise)]

All right, Matt. I'm going to go back to the pay for players thing. I'm an old dude and it really bothers me. When people forget what this program used to be. I lived in the lodge back in the day. The players were paid then. I mean, come on. But there's nothing wrong with us being basketball you. What I've noticed over the years is we're kind of like the Johns Hopkins to medical school of basketball. If you're associated with our program, you're going to get a career in basketball from the managers, the Cowboys, if you want it. And what's wrong with that? What Does Cal have 200 or billion or million whatever. In 2 billion in contracts out there. What other thing do we have in Kentucky that is that.

[Host (Matt)]

No, I agree. So why can't we. But. But that can continues in the nil year. Right? Like we are basketball. Okay, okay. So we agree. Yeah. So we can be basketball you no matter what the structure is. Yeah, I agree with you completely. I think that makes. I appreciate the call. I think that makes perfect sense. And that's kind of how I look at it. Whatever the set of rules are. I think Pope said this when he got hired. Whatever the set of rules are at the time, that's what we're going to go do and win. And that's how I like to look at it as well. We're all saving for something. Maybe it's for a trip for Turkey for a historic sporting event, but could you save for something? A UK credit union. 4.0 APY on balances up to $25,000. With the weather heating up, let the official credit union in the University of Kentucky help you turn the heat up on your savings. No monthly service charge. No restriction on withdrawals or depos. Open a high Yield savings account at UK Credit Union four point Hawaii in your percentage yield. I can't stop thinking about Billy mkg.

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[Billy]

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[Host (Matt)]

All right. This wasn't what they suggested.

[Matt Jones]

What'd they suggest?

[Host (Matt)]

I'm a little disappointed.

[Matt Jones]

Well, this is better than whatever you're gonna say.

[Host (Matt)]

No, I don't know if it is.

[Matt Jones]

What is it?

[Host (Matt)]

Does anybody have a guess? I'm gonna put it out to the general public. What should Shannon the dude have played? This is. This is good. I'll give this a B.

[Matt Jones]

Why don't we do it in the Road by the Beatles.

[Host (Matt)]

Good song. But I think when you hear what the number one, this would be number two, just everybody take a guess. 772-774-5254. Someone's gonna guess it. Couple that made out on I65.

[Billy]

I think I know it.

[Host (Matt)]

What is it?

[Billy]

I can't drive 65.

[Matt Jones]

Not bad, but I can't drive 55. Spirit of the Bobby definitely can't go 65.

[Host (Matt)]

Yeah. Anybody have a guess?

[Fletch]

Highway 20. Rod.

[Host (Matt)]

No. We'll see.

[Fletch]

Life is a highway.

[Host (Matt)]

Somebody's gonna get.

[Billy]

Oh, there it is.

[Host (Matt)]

Somebody also all look all good but not what would suggest. All right, let's go to groupie. Germany. In Germany, by the way, people are saying this is their favorite segment on the show. Bill, you should be great.

[Billy]

Oh, thank you.

[Host (Matt)]

Thank you guys.

[Billy]

In Germany, birthdays are celebrated a little differently in many countries. Friends or co workers might surprise you with a cake. In Germany the birthday person is responsible for providing the treats. If your birthday. If it's your birthday, you must bring a cake or snacks to share with your co workers.

[Host (Matt)]

That's what they do in the Hobbit. Okay. No, it's true. The book, the Hobbit. I don't know about the movie, but in the book you give other people gifts on your birthday that way the theory is other people are happy all year. It spreads the happiness.

[Fletch]

Oh, so you're constantly getting.

[Host (Matt)]

You're constantly getting gifts over the course of the year in the Hobbit. And that's how it is in Germany too?

[Billy]

Yes. If you invite your friends to a restaurant or a bar for your birthday, expect to pay for the whole bill yourself.

[Host (Matt)]

But then you invite fewer people.

[Billy]

And never ever wish someone a happy birthday early. And Jeremy doing so is considered incredibly bad luck. No well wishes, no cards, or no early presence.

[Host (Matt)]

Interesting. I like this theory. Okay, first of all, you control how many people you invite to your birthday party. And when you're invited to a birthday now, you're always going to go because your meals free.

[Fletch]

It's a good point. I don't hate it. Except my birthday's Friday at Mike's Landing. Does that mean I have to pick up the tab at Mike's Landing?

[Host (Matt)]

Friday? Mike's Landing, Friday in Solyersville. Is that where it is? No, Surfer Creek, Burksville. Drew's paying for everything and I got to bring gifts.

[Fletch]

This is terrible timing on this bit, Billy. You couldn't have waited till next week?

[Host (Matt)]

Yeah, I like that one. All right. Curacao.

[Billy]

Most known for their colorful candy colored colonial buildings in the city of Wilmstead. It's actually a UNESCO World heritage site, often photographed, but the history of it is interesting. In the 1800s, all the buildings in this country had white exteriors. Apparently, the island's governor suffered severe headaches caused by the bright Caribbean sun reflecting off of the white buildings. In 1817, he decreed that all buildings needed to be painted. And it's now led to the colorful array of houses that you see today.

[Host (Matt)]

Wow. So he got headaches from all the bright and said, no paint you have. Don't give me headaches.

[Fletch]

Sounds like Ryan and his son headaches. Imagine the power you just make everyone paint buildings.

[Host (Matt)]

That sounds like something. If you told me tomorrow Donald Trump did that, I would totally believe it.

[Billy]

Now, not. I can't confirm this, but there's a chance that he owned a part of the paint company in the country.

[Fletch]

Trump would definitely do this.

[Host (Matt)]

You can't confirm It. Are you making it up or did you?

[Billy]

No, I'm not. It's just. That's debated. It's not.

[Host (Matt)]

That's interesting.

[Billy]

Yeah, that's.

[Host (Matt)]

So is it. Are they, like, bright colors?

[Billy]

Yes. So it's very bright.

[Host (Matt)]

Where is Curacao? It's in the.

[Billy]

It's in the Caribbean, but it's an autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

[Host (Matt)]

I've heard people say it's beautiful, but I've never been there.

[Fletch]

Isn't that where Ryan's been and he talked about going like it's one of his favorite places?

[Host (Matt)]

No.

[Fletch]

I think so.

[Host (Matt)]

Really?

[Fletch]

Yeah.

[Host (Matt)]

Okay. Well, maybe he'll root for him.

[Fletch]

Or not, but I'll say it.

[Host (Matt)]

Ivory Coast.

[Billy]

In 2005, Ivory coast was in a three year bloody civil war. Then the soccer team qualified for the 2006 World Cup. After the win that qualified them, one of their players named Drogba took a microphone.

[Host (Matt)]

Great.

[Billy]

Yeah. He played for Chelsea. He took a microphone and gave an emotional speech telling the nation to lay down their weapons. All the players knelt down on the field and begged the rebels to end the war. Within weeks, the two sides announced a ceasefire. And later, the rebel fighters and government soldiers watched the games together in harmony.

[Host (Matt)]

Well, that sounds like a movie, doesn't it? Yeah, but you said the war was three years and it started in 2005. If the World cup was 2006, there were still two more years left.

[Billy]

They were in the middle of the civil war when it happened. And then the coming together of the country was initiated by Drogba and his plea.

[Host (Matt)]

But then there was still more. Two more years of war.

[Billy]

They watched the games together. I don't know if they went back fighting.

[Host (Matt)]

All right.

[Fletch]

I think Drogba's taking credit for this ending.

[Host (Matt)]

For two hours we watched the game.

[Matt Jones]

Cut your head off after the game.

[Host (Matt)]

So it was like a halftime speech.

[Billy]

It did bring the country together for a few weeks. And then according to you, the civil war went on.

[Host (Matt)]

I don't know. It's just. You said it was three years. Yes.

[Fletch]

Speech wasn't that good.

[Matt Jones]

Don't overthink.

[Host (Matt)]

Yeah. Nevertheless. All right. And finally, Ecuador.

[Billy]

Ecuador, the only country named after a geographical feature which runs on the equator. And it's also the world's largest banana exporter, accounting for nearly 25% of all global exports of bananas.

[Host (Matt)]

That's. That's cool. When we previewed the World cup on Matt, Myron. Myron said he wanted to go to Ecuador over any other country. And I said, why? Because he said I want to walk on the equator. Like, really, like a weird thing.

[Fletch]

It's like a line there. You just.

[Host (Matt)]

All right, follow it. Who's going to win Germany with you? Celebrate other birthdays. Curacao with their bright buildings to keep their president from getting headaches. Ivory coast with the pause of their civil war, or Ecuador with the bananas.

[Fletch]

For me, I got to throw Germany out since I just lost a lot of money at Friday's remote. Absolutely not. I'm going to go with Drogba in his speech. Even though it took a little while for, you know, it got it started.

[Host (Matt)]

Shannon. Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Give me the guys that are fighting in the civil war. Like, they're ready to fight each other. All right, so you're fighting them, then.

[Host (Matt)]

Cur's got some bright buildings, and I bet it's beautiful. The frying lemon's been there. Even better. We'll go with Curacao right back. T.J. smith, personal injury attorney. Call T.J. he'll make him pay.

[Matt Jones]

Now more of Kentucky Sports Radio, presented by Stockton Mortgage. Here's Matt Jones.

[Host (Matt)]

It's not the best sound quality.

[Matt Jones]

I don't have a studio version of it.

[Host (Matt)]

It's fine. It's fine. Yeah, I'm just saying, like, turn it up for a second. You know, Shannon, you know me. I like when country singers do that. You know, when they. When they change their voice. And he does it a lot. The Cloud, like, I really like. Yeah, but it's more like the switch, right? Not just sing, but, like, going.

[Matt Jones]

John Anderson.

[Host (Matt)]

John Anderson's the king of it. That's why I like John Anderson so much.

[Fletch]

And what's that instrument they use in old 90s country?

[Host (Matt)]

It's like a steel slide guitar.

[Fletch]

Yeah, the slide guitar. Gotta have that in there.

[Host (Matt)]

Tyler uses that a lot. Okay. I like it. I think our friend. I think CJ plays it, doesn't it? All right, anyway. Yes. Now, the song. A lot of. You guessed it, including Jeff Drummond. I'm surprised. Shannon. Interstate Love Song.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, but the lyrics. Yeah, but the lyrics aren't. They don't match what we're talking about. Like, the song title, the name of

[Host (Matt)]

it, is literally Interstate Love. And. And you are the Stone Temple Pilots guy, right?

[Matt Jones]

And I knew that. But, I mean, the lyrics don't match what we're talking about. Let's do it in the Road by the Beatles makes a lot more sense than that does.

[Fletch]

I don't know that that was there for you, Shannon. That's your band.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, but the words don't say let's get on a highway.

[Host (Matt)]

So you're saying you. So you're saying you did it did come to your.

[Matt Jones]

Sure. Yeah. But I was like, well, no, the title makes sense. The words don't.

[Host (Matt)]

Okay.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I'll stand by it.

[Fletch]

You still had a good pick.

[Matt Jones]

Beatles is a better pick. Still.

[Host (Matt)]

Madison, Go ahead, Madison.

[Caller (George or Madison or Denise)]

Hello, Matt. How we doing?

[Host (Matt)]

I'm good. How are you, sir?

[Caller (George or Madison or Denise)]

Fine.

[Host (Matt)]

By the way, Madison, have you been enjoying Billy's World cup facts?

[Matt Jones]

Not really.

[Caller (George or Madison or Denise)]

Because I don't believe half of them. Wow.

[Billy]

Try to bring a little culture to this show.

[Fletch]

Wait.

[Host (Matt)]

Wait a minute. Why don't you believe them, Madison?

[Caller (George or Madison or Denise)]

They're not real.

[Host (Matt)]

Yeah, I think they are real, though. I don't think he's just. I mean, he wouldn't make this stuff up.

[Fletch]

Which one.

[Host (Matt)]

Which one didn't you believe?

[Caller (George or Madison or Denise)]

The one with the oil.

[Matt Jones]

That's unbelievable to you.

[Billy]

Historic fact.

[Host (Matt)]

I've given. He didn't believe that. All right, what do you got, Madison?

[Caller (George or Madison or Denise)]

Oh, I. What. What. What y' all said. First question is what yalls opinion? I know we had just got finished with the number four portal glass in the country.

[Host (Matt)]

Yeah.

[Caller (George or Madison or Denise)]

What yalls opinion of that? And to question on your reds, Matt, why are they so bad?

[Host (Matt)]

I don't understand. I agree with you, Madison. I appreciate the call. Portal classes ended up good. I mean, not. Not perfect, but good. I'm happy with it. The red stink. Stink they got last night. The pot, we were up two to one going the seventh. Padres bunted three straight times. Got to hit every single I saw.

[Fletch]

Marty Brennaman said it's the worst bullpen since he's been connected to the race.

[Host (Matt)]

There's been a lot of injuries. Hunter Green being out doesn't help, obviously, but we stink.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, he's back. And they still. They still lose.

[Host (Matt)]

Ellie's not back.

[Matt Jones]

He's not back.

[Billy]

Okay.

[Host (Matt)]

Yeah, he's out.

[Fletch]

But we usually get this roller coaster. Is it just remember when we were

[Host (Matt)]

10 games over.500, I said we stink. I felt like we were getting lucky. We stink. That the bunning last night, I just turned it off. I mean, when you. When you give up three straight bunts,

[Fletch]

you still gonna go?

[Host (Matt)]

Yeah, but now I'm gonna go. Now it's like. It was like, I have no expectation. I'll take a book. Like, I was nervous. I must.

[Fletch]

I.

[Host (Matt)]

Time to stop being there. We still haven't even played our hard part of our schedule yet.

[Fletch]

Well, I remember when the season started. You're like, we'll be fine up until September, whatever.

[Host (Matt)]

But you're already run right now. And it's just we stink. All right. You get me all depressed. I like how he doesn't believe you.

[Billy]

Yeah, I don't like my integrity being questioned, of all people.

[Host (Matt)]

He's pretty trusting guy. All right, group, by the way, this is one of the. Considered one of the hard groups.

[Fletch]

Okay, you ready?

[Billy]

We'll start with Netherlands. Netherlands. Yes, the Netherlands has more bicycles than they do people.

[Host (Matt)]

Totally true.

[Billy]

23 million bikes for about 18 million residents, many Dutch citizens own two bikes, a good bike and a beater bike for going to school or commuting. They have 22,000 miles of dedicated bike paths. And bike theft is so common that many Dutch people joke that a bike isn't really yours until it's been stolen at least once.

[Host (Matt)]

You have no idea how many bikes there are until you get there. Like, you know, I was there a couple of years ago. I mean, everyone rides a bike. Like cars. People don't ride. People don't drive cars in the city at all. Like, you can't even drive in most parts of the city in Amsterdam. But there are so many bikes. Like, it's all bikes. Everyone has a bike. There are bikes everywhere. You can't. It's. It's impossible to imagine how many bikes there are until you're there.

[Fletch]

So there's everybody.

[Host (Matt)]

Fit people are pretty fit people are pretty good looking, kind of rude, but like, not as rude.

[Fletch]

Bikers are kind of rude.

[Host (Matt)]

But there are a ton of bikes in the Netherlands.

[Billy]

Did you get on a bike while you were there?

[Host (Matt)]

You have to. If you want to do a lot of things, you kind of have to get on a bike. So I did. And I hadn't ridden a bike in a long, long time. But you have to there.

[Fletch]

They say it's like riding a bike. Do you remember?

[Host (Matt)]

Yeah, I didn't remember. Took me a minute to kind of get my bearings. By the way, on Australia, how many rabbits do you think are in America? Just take a guess.

[Fletch]

Oh, man. Thought you never asked.

[Host (Matt)]

Take a guess how many rabbits you think are in the United States of America right now.

[Matt Jones]

I see them everywhere all the time, constantly.

[Billy]

20 million.

[Matt Jones]

I'm going higher than that.

[Fletch]

I'm going to say, well, there's.

[Host (Matt)]

Yeah, because there are parts of the country they have no rabbits.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Host (Matt)]

15.

[Fletch]

15 million.

[Host (Matt)]

Guess how many are in Australia now? Think about it. We're a lot bigger country than Australia. 15 million here, I guess. I mean, are Australia 30? 200.

[Fletch]

No, we got it. Got to get these rabbits.

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200 million.

[Host (Matt)]

200 million in a country that's not even as big as ours.

[Fletch]

I can see why Max hates them now.

[Host (Matt)]

That's what, 150? That's like 13 times as many.

[Matt Jones]

You can eat them.

[Host (Matt)]

Well, no, they do eat them. They do eat them.

[Fletch]

I like that they built a wall just to keep them out. They make the rabbits pay for it.

[Host (Matt)]

Japan. Go ahead, Japan.

[Billy]

Napping in Japan is an accepted cultural norm known as inemori, which translates to sleeping while present. Instead of being a sign of laziness, falling asleep at work or school is viewed as a badge of honor, proving you have worked so hard that you are totally exhausted. Now, there are rules. You must be able to wake up and rejoin the conversation if needed. But like busy public transportations and spaces often turn into resting spots. Most adults in Japan get less than six hours of sleep per night.

[Host (Matt)]

So people in Japan just sleep anywhere?

[Matt Jones]

Everywhere.

[Billy]

Under their desk at work.

[Fletch]

I couldn't do that on.

[Billy]

On buses or trains.

[Host (Matt)]

Huh. You gotta be a pretty trusting society just to sleep anywhere.

[Billy]

There's so little crime in Japan that people are able to nap in public spaces without fear of their stuff getting stolen.

[Host (Matt)]

Huh.

[Lady Luck]

Yeah.

[Host (Matt)]

I don't know if I believe that. Maybe Madison has me skeptical of you,

[Matt Jones]

but he's making stuff up again.

[Host (Matt)]

But I. I like that. Although, you know, I don't know if that's gonna help their team.

[Fletch]

Leave aside the anxiety of getting robbed or something. Could you just nap anywhere like that? I don't think I'd be able to.

[Host (Matt)]

I can't even sleep. Like, on a plane. Like, I can't. I have to be in bed in a certain thing. But maybe if I was in Japan, it'd be a different.

[Fletch]

Crawl up under this desk, get you a couple hours.

[Host (Matt)]

All right. Sweden.

[Billy]

The city of Karuna sits in the far north of Sweden, inside the Arctic Circle and was built around one of the world's largest iron ore. Over time, mining has created ground instability, and parts of the town have begun to sink and crack. Instead of abandoning the town, Sweden has decided to move the town two miles to the east. Buildings are being physically moved or rebuilt, including historical structures. The project is expected to take decades and has been described as one of the most ambitious urban moves in modern history.

[Host (Matt)]

How big is the city? Because we did this in America quite often back, like. I mean, I don't. Towns. You know, when the Tennessee Valley Authority came, they flooded towns. There's a few towns in Kentucky that were flooded, and they. The government paid to move everyone a few miles away.

[Billy]

I think it's tens of thousands, not hundreds of thousands.

[Host (Matt)]

Well, that's still a lot. I mean, if you've watched Old Brother, Where Art Thou? That happens in Old Brother, Where Art Thou?

[Matt Jones]

We thought you was a toad.

[Host (Matt)]

They flood the town. But that happened, and that's happened in quite a few towns all over the south where in order to get the Tennessee Valley Authority that was created, they would flood out of town and move everyone in it down the road.

[Fletch]

Heck, my mind was blown when they moved that barn across Nicholsville Road a few years ago. I thought that was the craziest thing I've ever seen happen. You're telling me they moved entire towns? So take that.

[Billy]

And times it by 20. That's what they're doing with the whole.

[Fletch]

I still couldn't wrap my head around that.

[Host (Matt)]

That's one of two things that happened in America many years ago that blows my mind. I've always been had my mind blown that they would move towns. And second, I think I've said this on here before. My mind is blown by the fact that they were able to build a subway in New York in, like, the 30s. I mean, think about the technology it would have taken to build a subway 100 years ago. And, like, we haven't updated it at all.

[Fletch]

I personally, I casually nerd out on things on YouTube. That's one I've just searched. Like, how did they do this? I've gone down the wormhole years ago

[Host (Matt)]

to build a subway under the city of New York is wild if you

[Fletch]

think about still just using it as is.

[Host (Matt)]

And it's still there and working. All right, one more. Tunisia.

[Billy]

Tunisia is in the northeastern corner of Africa, and the Sahara desert covers about 40% of the country's land area. So parts of the region were used for one, the filming of Star wars in the desert. Platoon of Tatooine.

[Host (Matt)]

That's where they filmed Star Wars.

[Billy]

Yep. But sandstorms are so common and so severe that road markings and entire roads are all often disappear under the sand. So drivers in Tunisia often rely on tire tracks and rock formations or hills to navigate the country.

[Host (Matt)]

Sandstorms were big in Star wars, too.

[Fletch]

That's right. And Dune. And that a thing.

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[Host (Matt)]

There you go. All right, so Netherlands, we have bicycles. Japan, sleep anytime you want. Sweden, they're moving a city. And Tunisia, sandstorm. So you got.

[Fletch]

Japan's definitely out because Team no Sleep wins championships. As we know here at Kentucky, I'm going with Sweden. Moving cities, I don't think. You know, I'd hate that they're in that spot. But the fact that they can just pack everyone up, buildings and all and say we're just gonna go over here

[Host (Matt)]

a little bit property.

[Fletch]

Right.

[Host (Matt)]

Making it to where they don't have to abandon their property. Okay, I agree with you. I'm gonna go with Sweden as well.

[Fletch]

And they'll probably have the best crowd. They travel so well. They might just bring their own buildings over to Atlanta or wherever they're playing.

[Host (Matt)]

They don't have to stay in a hotel. Yeah, they're ready to go their hotel with.

[Fletch]

So I'm, I'm big on Sweden here.

[Host (Matt)]

All right.

[Matt Jones]

Shannon can't take Japan. Their players might just lay down and take a nap like mid game. You can't have that. I feel like anybody that's on a bike all the time has got to be in really good physical condition. I'm gonna go with the Netherlands on this one.

[Host (Matt)]

That's right. Yeah, they are. They are all. You don't see fat people in the nose.

[Matt Jones]

Constant cardio.

[Host (Matt)]

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[Host (Matt)]

Catch the red eye or take the

[Fletch]

6am, make a new hire or promote internally.

[Billy]

Celebrate a win with the toast at the gate or unwind at the lounge.

[Host (Matt)]

Big props to this team.

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[Host (Matt)]

See, this is. But this is great, though. This is a perfect one.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Host (Matt)]

Do you all own. Who owns a bicycle?

[Matt Jones]

I have a bike.

[Host (Matt)]

Do you ride it much?

[Matt Jones]

I do, yeah.

[Fletch]

No, no bike for me.

[Matt Jones]

Mine's electric though, too. Which means, like, if you're going up a hill, you want to cheat, you can just click in the electric part. It'll come often.

[Host (Matt)]

Do you click into the electric?

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, there's three different, like, gears you can do. So, yeah, quite a bunch. If I get lazy and I don't want to go up the hill, I can just turn it into a motorcycle, basically.

[Host (Matt)]

Yeah. You just. I understand. You just.

[Billy]

Shayna has a Vespa.

[Matt Jones]

No, no, no, that's different.

[Host (Matt)]

You have a Vespa as well.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Host (Matt)]

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[Billy]

Where do I even start?

[Host (Matt)]

Just take a guess.

[Billy]

65 million.

[Host (Matt)]

65 million. What about you?

[Fletch]

66 million.

[Host (Matt)]

66. What about you, Sharon?

[Fletch]

20.

[Host (Matt)]

20 million?

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Host (Matt)]

3.8 million. Oh, yeah.

[Fletch]

I thought we were a little high,

[Host (Matt)]

but I little hot. All right. How big is Australia?

[Fletch]

I'm going to say we were 3. 3.8, 2.9.

[Host (Matt)]

What about you?

[Billy]

I'll go 1.5.

[Host (Matt)]

What about you, Shane?

[Matt Jones]

950,000.

[Host (Matt)]

3 million. First of all, Drew knows Australia much better than he knows the United States. But I don't look at the map, you'd have no idea that it's 80% as big as America. But that's the distortion of the way we do the map. But think about that. Just think about all of you looking at home. Think about the map of the US and the map of Australia. You would think US is like three times bigger. Australia is only 20% smaller than the US but we don't think of it like that.

[Fletch]

Actually, I thought they were pretty similar because when you said three, I just wanted to be just under it. That was my math there.

[Billy]

I think most people in Australia live near the coast too. So there's a lot of land that's

[Host (Matt)]

just a lot of land. Yeah, a lot of land that's. That's gone. Denise. Go ahead, Denise.

[Caller (George or Madison or Denise)]

Hey, Matt. I'm surprised Drew didn't get this, but Lyon county was the area where they moved the whole town doing the TVA project around 1964. And they took old Eddyville, flooded everything out around the prison down there and made Lake Barkley.

[Fletch]

I knew it was man made. I didn't have the year or anything specific, but I apologize for leaving that large.

[Caller (George or Madison or Denise)]

One of the largest man made.

[Host (Matt)]

Thank you, Denise. Appreciate it. Can you imagine today like this is how much I think people, their expectations have changed. Can you imagine today if they just said, okay, Winchester, you're gone, Winchester, we're moving you. Can you imagine the uproar? All the Tick Tock videos do that today?

[Fletch]

No.

[Host (Matt)]

You could just get rid of a town today in Kentucky and just say,

[Matt Jones]

not with any kind of significant population. No, no, I don't think if it had like 10 people in it, maybe, you know, maybe.

[Fletch]

And back then when they're doing this, was it just like a bank and a few businesses? Now there's maybe so, but let's just

[Host (Matt)]

say, okay, pick a town though, that would be that size, you know, pick any consequences bigger. But, but just what's a town in Kentucky with a thousand people? Augusta. They just say, all right, we're going to move Augusta over there. Get out.

[Fletch]

It's Crazy to think they could just knock on your door and be like,

[Host (Matt)]

all right, we're going to be a lot more accepting of the idea. Well, we just. We have to do this.

[Fletch]

I do what we got to do.

[Host (Matt)]

And now they. They. People would. They'd be fighting.

[Fletch]

We're a lot more selfish now.

[Host (Matt)]

I think we probably. But I don't. I wouldn't want to be the one to get moved.

[Fletch]

Oh, I wouldn't want to move.

[Billy]

It depends on the reason. Right. In Sweden, the town's sinking, so I get that.

[Host (Matt)]

But what if they said we need to flood it for a. For.

[Billy]

For no reason.

[Host (Matt)]

No reason. It's for water and a dam, but people will be suspect of it.

[Billy]

Yeah. I think that everybody nationally would comment on a situation they don't know very little about.

[Host (Matt)]

Yeah.

[Fletch]

All the conspiracies would come out now of why they're doing it.

[Host (Matt)]

Yes. I think you're. You're exactly right. We. We should know. Here to end the show, the passing of a UK football player. Yesterday, Kentucky announced that Nicholas Smith has passed away. He was on the football team from Georgia and our prayers are with him. Only 20 years old. Will Stein in UK announce that you.

[Fletch]

Yeah, I can't imagine, you know, first him, his family, thinking of them, but also just the young guys over in that locker room yesterday. Probably after practice. I guess Will Stein has to gather around and let them know and what everybody's going through right now. So tragic loss, someone so young. He was on the team last year and can't imagine what they're all going through.

[Host (Matt)]

Yeah. It's got to be awful. And it's also 20 years old. I mean, man, life is. Life is Precious. And you're 20 years old. So prayers to everyone involved with UK football. The family of the young man and. And, you know, everyone who knew him. That's. It's awful. We'll finish with tonight, my Carolina Hurricanes play. We'll make that our draft. Kings pick go to ksr. Use a code. Ksr. Hurricanes and Golden Knights. Every game has been wild. Some people say it's been the best Stanley cup series ever. Do would just do my canes tied up.

[Fletch]

I'm looking at your hat. I feel like that's a sign. I'm gonna believe in it. I'm still mad that they have VGK on the scoreboard. I can't get behind that.

[Host (Matt)]

They also. That color is ugly. Yeah. Why? It's. It looks like. What is that yellow?

[Fletch]

It's like mustardy.

[Host (Matt)]

It's like mustard. Like stale. Mustard yellow. Why'd they pick that?

[Fletch]

I don't know. But just like the NBA finals, it's been so fun to watch. I want it to go as long as possible. So I'm. I'm picking your canes.

[Host (Matt)]

I'm going to pick the canes with my heart, not my head. What about you?

[Matt Jones]

If the canes can stay out of their own way, that's how they lost the last game. Off their own player. So I think they win tonight.

[Host (Matt)]

Why would you pick that color?

[Fletch]

I don't know. Hope you get them though.

[Billy]

Stands out.

[Host (Matt)]

Well, a lot of things stand out.

[Billy]

Like my facts like oil wrestling.

[Host (Matt)]

You're mad at Madison's body.

[Matt Jones]

Stands out to me.

[Fletch]

Your Google searches.

[Host (Matt)]

Okay, now hold on, hold on. Maybe you and Matt.

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