2026-07-02- KSR - Hour 2

Summary

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Kentucky Sports Radio (KSR) – Hour 2 – July 2, 2026

Host: Matt Jones
Crew: Ryan Lemond, Lindsay, Shannon, Billy, Tony Ayo
Main Theme:
This episode dives into UK basketball staff news, local Kentucky trivia and county facts, recent sports headlines, and playful banter between the regulars and callers—all ahead of the July 4th holiday.

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1. Breaking UK Basketball Staff News: "Scuttlebutt vs. Scoop"

Timestamps: 03:12 – 10:18

Key Points & Insights

• Ryan Lemond ‘Accidentally’ Drops Major Coaching News
  • During a casual off-air conversation, Ryan let slip that he likely knows who will fill Kentucky basketball's open assistant coach job.
  • There's been months of speculation and wish-listing from the fan base.
  • Ryan clarifies it’s “scuttlebutt, not scoop,” emphasizing his confidence is high, but it’s not 100%.
• Likely Promotion From Within
  • “Well, Coach Pope does have a vacant position on his coaching staff as an assistant coach…” – Ryan Lemond [05:07]
  • After unsuccessful outreach to high-profile names like Jamal Crawford, Pope will likely promote Nick Robinson, currently Director of Basketball Operations, to assistant coach.
  • Nick Robinson followed Pope from BYU, previously held assistant roles at Seattle, LSU, BYU, and played at Stanford (“He had a big shot for Stanford back in the day against Arizona.” – Shannon [08:40]).
• Crew Reactions
  • The group notes fans will be disappointed—not because of Robinson's qualifications, but for the lack of a headline-grabbing hire after months of anticipation.
  • “You left it open for four months... just to give it to someone who’s been there the whole time.” – Shannon [07:33]
  • Jokes about crash-searching for "Who is Nick Robinson?" break out, revealing many insiders barely knew his full resume.
  • Ryan expects “scuttlebutt” to draw online buzz and some backlash.

Quotes & Moments

• “Ryan Lemon just drops matter of factly something that he should have said on the show weeks ago...” – Lindsay [03:24]
• “Scuttlebutt. Not scoop. Scuttlebutt.” – Ryan Lemond [06:48]

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2. The Empire State Building Climbing Couple: Love & Security

Timestamps: 10:26 – 13:55

Key Points & Insights

• The crew reacts to viral news: a couple climbed the Empire State Building, held up a “peace is better than not” banner, and got engaged at the top.
• Discussion about how they made it past security (broken lock on the 104th floor) and how they were apprehended.
• The KSR crew playfully adjudicates how much jail time is appropriate for such a stunt:
  • Six months? A month? 30 days?
• Philosophical note: Is it romantic and cool, or reckless?
• Closing on love: “Love finds a way out to the top floor of the thing.” – Lindsay [14:42]

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3. Callers, BBN Fandom, and 4th of July Festivities

Timestamps: 14:49 – 17:31

Key Points & Insights

• Caller Luke confirms he pulled a friend from Ohio State to UK fandom: “He’s literally got the worst of the basketball... has not wavered.” [15:10]
• The group jokes about a caller’s “4th of July party threesome” of UK players.
• Rundown of Madisonville's July 4th plans—performers, fireworks, and festivities.

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4. More on the Assistant Coach Rumor

Timestamps: 20:17 – 22:03

• Ryan reiterates: if Jamal Crawford doesn’t sign on, expect Nick Robinson to be the hire.
  • “If they don’t get Jamal Crawford, do you think you’re getting this?” – Lindsay [20:59]
• Affirmation: “I feel more confident about the Nick Robinson.” – Ryan Lemond [20:42]

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5. Sports Talk: NBA Trades & LeBron’s Future

Timestamps: 22:18 – 26:23

Key Points & Insights

• Celtics trade Jalen Brown for an aging Paul George:
  • The crew and callers find the trade baffling; “That’s a terrible trade.” – Shannon [22:24]
  • “I feel like they just threw it away for a name that was good ten years ago.” – Shannon [24:08]
  • Bill Simmons’ upcoming reaction podcast is highly anticipated for its likely rationalization.
• LeBron’s rumored third Cleveland stint:
  • Consensus is a return would be a “storybook ending.”
  • “People would love the fact that he would end his career back with Cleveland.” – Ryan Lemond [24:50]
  • Noted: Lakers now have an unusual number of white players (unexpected for LA), joke about “needing more sunscreen.”

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6. Kentucky Counties Trivia with Billy

Timestamps: 28:23 – 41:19

Counties: Anderson & Ballard

Anderson County

• Wild Turkey and Four Roses distilleries (“Spain-style villa architecture”—Four Roses)
• Home of the unique S-shaped Tyrone Bridge (“Only S-shaped bridge in the U.S.”—debated later), only two in the world
• Notable residents: James Beauchamp Clark (Missouri Speaker of the U.S. House) and Andrew McKee (submarine tech pioneer)
• Banter about “Lower Anderson” (Ryan is corrected; it may stand for Lawrenceburg Area)

Ballard County

• Formed in 1842, one of Kentucky’s least populated counties.
• County seat moved from Blandville to Wycliffe after an 1880 courthouse fire.
• Features: Unincorporated community of Monkey’s Eyebrow (with multiple origin stories), Wycliffe Mounds (significant Native American burial site)
• Notable people: Country singer Kelsey Walden (from Monkey’s Eyebrow), UK Fab 5 member/Olympian Kenny Rollins

Banter Highlights

• “People are Billy’s weakness, but facts are Billy’s strength.” – Lindsay [47:11]
• Playful correction session on Anderson facts, and whether the S-bridge claim is correct (see next section for the lively debate).

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7. Live Fact-Checking and ‘Wiki Billy’ Debate

Timestamps: 47:07 – 49:18

• Caller Zach calls Billy out on alleged fact errors, especially multiple S-bridges:
  • “On the S-bridge alone…there’s five in Ohio alone that I’ve been to.” – Zach [47:34]
• Billy defends his research: “If you think that Wikipedia is my only source for facts, I mean, you’ve got it twisted... I’m going to libraries to try to figure this stuff out.” [48:49]
• Group supports Billy despite the flaming, but Zach persists: “We know you’re full of crap. We’re gonna have to start calling you Wikipedia Billy.” [48:47]
• Humor remains high—everyone is smiling through the corrections.

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8. Fun and Farewells: 4th of July Picks & Closing Banter

Timestamps: 49:30 – end

• World Cup pick: Portugal vs. Croatia (they split on who will win).
• Jokes about Billy’s research and “Wikipedia Billy.”
• Everyone wishes listeners a happy 4th of July.

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Notable Quotes

• “Scuttlebutt. Not scoop. Scuttlebutt.” – Ryan Lemond [06:48]
• “You left it open for four months... just to give it to someone who’s been there the whole time.” – Shannon [07:33]
• “Love finds a way out to the top floor of the thing.” – Lindsay [14:42]
• “I think people would love the fact that [LeBron] would end his career back with Cleveland.” – Ryan Lemond [24:50]
• “People are Billy’s weakness, but facts are Billy’s strength.” – Lindsay [47:11]
• “We’re gonna have to start calling you Wikipedia Billy.” – Zach, caller [48:47]
• “If you think that Wikipedia is my only source for facts, I mean, you’ve got it twisted.” – Billy [48:49]

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Segment Timestamps (Summary)

• 03:12 – 10:18: UK assistant coach rumor, Nick Robinson speculation
• 10:26 – 13:55: Empire State bldg love story & security debate
• 14:49 – 17:31: Caller stories; Madisonville holiday preview
• 20:17 – 22:03: Coaching rumor reaffirmed; Jamal Crawford talk
• 22:18 – 26:23: NBA trades; LeBron future debate
• 28:23 – 47:07: Anderson & Ballard County facts, trivia, local color
• 47:07 – 49:18: Fact check challenge; Wikipedia Billy debate
• 49:30 – end: World Cup picks; sign-off; 4th of July wishes

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Episode Tone and Style

Lively and casual, full of running jokes, playful calling out, honest local analysis, and interactive listener participation. True to KSR’s morning radio tradition, it’s as much a community hangout as a sports news show.

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Transcript

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[Matt Jones]

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[Lindsay]

I'm going to tell you, we just had a classic Ryan Lemon moment during the break.

[Matt Jones]

Shannon, did I miss it?

[Lindsay]

In a background conversation where we're talking about something completely different.

[Caller]

Mm.

[Lindsay]

Ryan Lemon just drops matter of factly something that he should have said on the show weeks ago and that potentially is a big piece of news that he could break. And he just said it like, yeah, this is gonna happen.

[Matt Jones]

And it had nothing to do with the conversation.

[Lindsay]

And it had nothing to do with the conversation.

[Ryan Lemond]

And we were talking about summer camp.

[Lindsay]

There's something people have been guessing about for months that Ryan Lemon just in a just said, well, like, I know what's going to happen. And I looked at him and I was like, do you know that? And he was like, yeah, I'm pretty sure. Now the question is, Drew, you heard it.

[Shannon]

I did.

[Lindsay]

Do we want him to share it?

[Shannon]

It's a topic that fans are very interested in and have questions about. So I would think if he's, if his confidence level is above 85, I

[Lindsay]

would say it's, I'll even say 75. Ryan, is your confidence 75 or higher?

[Ryan Lemond]

I'd say there's a really good chance it would be 75% or higher.

[Shannon]

There's a chance of the chance because

[Lindsay]

I understand that, well, 75, is it 75 or higher?

[Ryan Lemond]

If certain things happen, yes.

[Lindsay]

Okay, now, I don't like if certain things happen. Would you like to share what I'm going to call scuttlebutt?

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, yeah, the sports talk show. We can discuss it.

[Lindsay]

All right.

[Shannon]

Play the drop.

[Lindsay]

Play the Ryan Lemon drop.

[Matt Jones]

All right. The scuttlebutt drop. It's not a scuttle butt drop, though.

[Lindsay]

This is but this is more of a scuttlebutt.

[Tony Ayo]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Okay.

[Lindsay]

All right, go ahead, share what you just randomly just threw to the side during the break.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, Coach Pope does have a vacant position on his coaching staff as an assistant coach. Assistant coach.

[Lindsay]

So stop right there.

[Shannon]

Big deal. That's a big topic.

[Lindsay]

How long has that been a topic?

[Shannon]

Since the season ended on March. Whatever.

[Lindsay]

Yes. And we've heard names.

[Shannon]

We've been guessing.

[Lindsay]

We've been guessing.

[Shannon]

We've been wishing for some big.

[Lindsay]

Haven't we talked multiple times about who it could be?

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, yeah. It's come up.

[Lindsay]

Ryan Lemon says he knows who it likely is going to be and never mentioned it one time. So go ahead.

[Ryan Lemond]

Doesn't surprise. You know, like you said, they. They went. They went fishing for Jamal Crawford. And I think they're talking to some different people. But it looks like now we're getting close to the school year starting the season started. They're just going to promote the Robinson guy up from the current staff.

[Spinquest Announcer]

Who.

[Ryan Lemond]

His last name is Robinson.

[Lindsay]

What's his first name?

[Ryan Lemond]

Nick. That's right. I almost said Nate. Nate Robinson. Nick Robinson.

[Shannon]

I'd take Nate Robinson.

[Lindsay]

Who is Nick Robinson?

[Ryan Lemond]

He sits there like on the bench with coach Pope right now, but.

[Lindsay]

Well, so do a lot of people. Who is he?

[Ryan Lemond]

He's like one. Yeah. Real light skinned guy. Yeah.

[Shannon]

His title is the director of basketball operations right now.

[Lindsay]

And you're saying that. I think he was one of the

[Shannon]

avengers on the GM for four person GM team.

[Lindsay]

The Avenger.

[Shannon]

Oh, when he gm, you got.

[Lindsay]

So you're saying you're here with scuttlebutt from Ryan Lemon?

[Ryan Lemond]

That more than likely, since I can't get it. Who they're fishing for that they're.

[Lindsay]

Wait a minute. Don't give that to him. Since they can't get who they're fishing for.

[Ryan Lemond]

I think that's.

[Shannon]

I think that would be obvious if this happened though.

[Lindsay]

So you're saying you think that the next assistant coach will be Nick Robinson.

[Ryan Lemond]

Nick Robinson who?

[Lindsay]

I don't know who that.

[Ryan Lemond]

Who's been on the staff since Pope got here. His kids play basketball at Douglas.

[Shannon]

Okay.

[Lindsay]

And you're Will. And so that's scuttlebutt.

[Ryan Lemond]

Scuttlebutt. Not scoop. Scuttlebutt.

[Lindsay]

All right. I mean that's gonna make waves in the. In the. In the UK world.

[Ryan Lemond]

I think the underlying he comes right

[Lindsay]

out of six weeks of health thing. Shannon.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Lindsay]

Has this. Never mentions it.

[Matt Jones]

Makes you wonder what else he might know.

[Lindsay]

See, I agree. He's going to come out and be like the new president of the university is.

[Matt Jones]

He already knows.

[Lindsay]

Do you know?

[Ryan Lemond]

No, I don't.

[Lindsay]

Okay. All right, so I'm going to write this down.

[Ryan Lemond]

Nick Robinson. Robinson more than likely will get promoted to that coaching spot.

[Lindsay]

I think fans will be disappointed.

[Shannon]

I know they will.

[Lindsay]

Not because of it, not because of anything about. They just don't know who he is. Right.

[Shannon]

That, and you left it open for four months during the transfer portal summer recruiting just to give it to someone that's been there the whole time.

[Lindsay]

Supposed to be announced. Scuttlebutt.

[Ryan Lemond]

I honestly do not know that. But you'd think it's gonna be soon.

[Lindsay]

Well, I mean, you probably moved up the. The pace.

[Matt Jones]

Probably. Announced at noon.

[Ryan Lemond]

1201. 1201 today.

[Lindsay]

Nick Robinson. I'm gonna look who this guy is. Is he online? Yeah, right now. We're going to crash. We've crashed the Norton's Common website. We may crash the Nick Robinson website. All right, let me see. I wanted to see if I've ever seen this person.

[Ryan Lemond]

He sits, like, right by the scores table. He's the first guy on the bench right by the scores.

[Lindsay]

Oh, I've seen that guy.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Shannon]

He was one of Pope's first people to bring on. It's nothing against him, but if you. It would just admit that you didn't find anyone else, or you would have just hired him.

[Lindsay]

Originally, he was an assistant for Pope at byu.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, it came with Pope from byu.

[Lindsay]

Okay. Okay, So I know who that guy is. I didn't know what his title was, so he was an assistant at Seattle, an assistant lsu, an assistant at byu. So he's got some Stanford.

[Shannon]

He had a big shot for Stanford back in the day against Arizona.

[Lindsay]

And Ryan Lemon is reporting no scuttlebutt

[Ryan Lemond]

that more than likely they're going to promote him.

[Lindsay]

Okay. All right. There you go. Thank you for dropping that. Now I'm out.

[Ryan Lemond]

I'm out for a week.

[Shannon]

Oh, yeah, he's going on vacation.

[Lindsay]

So we have to deal with the blowback. That's crazy. And we have to deal with the fallback.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Lindsay]

And you're leaving.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

All right, well, we'll call you at your timeshare.

[Ryan Lemond]

I won't answer World Cup.

[Lindsay]

All right, so there you go. We'll see if the, uh, one person writes, nick Robinson's a really good guy and no one knows basketball more. There you go.

[Caller]

There we go.

[Ryan Lemond]

So you want.

[Lindsay]

Mario says yes. You didn't know who it was either. Why are you shaking your head? You didn't know who he was. He's talked to you, so he must be a good coach. He gave you a cop. What? He gave you a compliment about your content.

[Tony Ayo]

Okay.

[Lindsay]

Well, good.

[Shannon]

He did it. I want to say it was like the pro day or media media day, when Pope's first year, he went into the crowd at Memorial and shook the hand of everyone there.

[Lindsay]

That's nice.

[Shannon]

So, I mean, he is an outgoing guy. It's nothing against him. I just think if he was the guy, you should have just made him the guy.

[Ryan Lemond]

In April, you actually. When we were there for the family practice, we were there with your mom and dad. He did that. He came and shook everybody's hand that was sitting there that day.

[Shannon]

Yeah, I got nothing against him. It's just. I think it would not be a good PR move to have been looking for so long, and then. It's him. Should have just been him originally, if he's your guy.

[Lindsay]

The Internet is all already a buzz about Ryan Lemon's comments.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, something we go for. Let me make a prediction.

[Lindsay]

Well, wait a minute. We can't change it. Don't burn it. You already said it.

[Ryan Lemond]

No, it's something totally different.

[Shannon]

He's got more. I can tell.

[Lindsay]

Start feeling yourself.

[Ryan Lemond]

Okay, he's unloading. Here, let me sit on that one till I get back.

[Shannon]

What's it about?

[Caller]

Let me.

[Lindsay]

Let's. Let's do it during the break, and then I'll let you decide whether or not. I'll decide whether or not you get to it. Did you see, Shannon, the two people climb the Empire State Building?

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. What were they protesting, though? I don't know.

[Lindsay]

I don't know. I think they were just pro peace. They put up a sign that said peace is better than not.

[Matt Jones]

I was going to say if they had a cause. I still don't know the cause. And they climbed to the top of the Empire State Building.

[Lindsay]

I think their cause, though, was. Was happiness.

[Ryan Lemond]

They got engaged up there, too, didn't they?

[Lindsay]

Oh, I didn't know that they proposed up there.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, he proposed them while they're up there.

[Lindsay]

Well, that sets the bar pretty high.

[Shannon]

I got on top of a castle.

[Matt Jones]

Thought I did.

[Shannon]

Well,

[Lindsay]

I was kind of amazed they were able to do it.

[Ryan Lemond]

How did they get through all the security to get out there?

[Matt Jones]

So they climbed the building, but then that was the tower on top of the building, right?

[Lindsay]

Yeah, they went. So did they. Did they go from the street to the top, or did they go somewhere and, like, how did they get up there?

[Shannon]

They had to have gone up a little bit, maybe with the tourist group, and then broke off on their own. I feel like they got caught pretty quickly. If they were just.

[Lindsay]

But I feel like it would be easier to go from the bottom because, like, you don't just open a window up on the Empire State Building. There'd have to be, like a balcony. So maybe there was somewhere where there was like a little balcony. And then they went up.

[Shannon]

I know a guy who was flying a drone around there and wind blew it just onto one of the balconies. And, like, the government was all over him within minutes about his drone. I mean, they.

[Lindsay]

Did you see the video of the officer just, like, hollering out the window going, you can't be up here. And they were like, well, we know

[Shannon]

it's kind of the point.

[Lindsay]

We're doing it anyway. He was just talking to him going, get off.

[Ryan Lemond]

I haven't seen that.

[Lindsay]

It was kind of a. I feel like the NYPD should have had better. They got all the way up the top.

[Ryan Lemond]

You think they're those guys gonna now get fired? The security.

[Lindsay]

The woman.

[Matt Jones]

It says the lock on the security door on the 104th floor was broken, so I guess they got through that way.

[Lindsay]

Wonder how they knew that, though. Like, they.

[Shannon]

Like, they're probably the ones that broke it.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, they probably went to the Hunt. They probably climbed the stairs.

[Lindsay]

They weren't just going on the inside. They were just going room to room.

[Shannon]

Going.

[Lindsay]

Seeing what was open. And so they got up on the 104th floor and then they climbed the rest of the way.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Lindsay]

Okay, that's. She kind of looked kind of hot, right? Maybe it was the fact that she climbed all the way up there. That was part of it, yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

Spider woman.

[Lindsay]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

So would you be willing to do that for love?

[Lindsay]

No, I don't like heights. Do you think that's kind of a. Let me ask you.

[Matt Jones]

Cool.

[Lindsay]

Not cool.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, sure. It's not my thing, but if. Yeah, I'm not mad about it.

[Ryan Lemond]

I think it's very cool. But I couldn't. I wouldn't be able to do it. But I think it's very cool.

[Shannon]

See how much jail time they get. It's not cool they don't get to get married because they're in prison for so long.

[Lindsay]

Well, let's say he proved his love back to the judge. KSR judge. How much prison time should they get for climbing? They didn't do anything. They just climbed the tower. But at the same time, if you don't do something other People will do it.

[Shannon]

Yes. Six months.

[Lindsay]

So you're giving them both six months

[Shannon]

in the Empire State Building? We can't just have people breaking locks and climbing up to the very top.

[Lindsay]

Okay. What about you?

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, you got to have some sort of penalty to keep copycat people from doing it. So six months may be a little harsh. Maybe a month.

[Lindsay]

You're going a month in jail?

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Lindsay]

All right. What about you?

[Matt Jones]

I like 30 days in jail. That sounds about right to me. So if you're willing to, you know, spend 30 days in jail, you can do it, too.

[Lindsay]

Yeah. See, the problem is I don't know that anything's going to deter it unless you give them a harsh penalty. That just doesn't seem fair.

[Ryan Lemond]

So, yeah, I guarantee the security detail will become completely rewashed after this.

[Lindsay]

But, you know, now the Empire State Building is not one of the tallest buildings anymore.

[Ryan Lemond]

It's just one of the more famous tall buildings.

[Lindsay]

It is. I mean, there are taller buildings in New York now. I think there's a bunch of them. But I think it's just because it's famous that people. Yeah, but what's an amazing picture? Who took that picture? Like, the picture that's above them? I mean, did they have a drone up there or did the media take it?

[Shannon]

Cruise helicopter or something?

[Lindsay]

That was a pretty amazing picture, wasn't it?

[Shannon]

Yeah. Did, like, police or security have to go out and get them? Like, who wants.

[Lindsay]

That was another thing. How'd they get down?

[Shannon]

For your regular job where you're watching,

[Lindsay]

how'd they get down?

[Matt Jones]

I don't know. I don't know.

[Lindsay]

Huh?

[Matt Jones]

Well, the same way they got up.

[Ryan Lemond]

Like I say, they got up there,

[Lindsay]

they got to get congrats to those crazy kids.

[Shannon]

Love always finds a way.

[Lindsay]

Love finds a way out to the top floor of the thing. Who's next?

[Matt Jones]

Luke.

[Lindsay]

Luke. Go ahead, Luke.

[Caller]

First time, long time.

[Lindsay]

Who are.

[Caller]

So earlier this year, my buddy Keith called in and this little off topic. Sorry, I'm a podcast listener. And he talked about being somebody. Convincing him to be an Ohio State fan to a Kentucky fan. That was me. I convinced him.

[Lindsay]

Okay. I remember that.

[Caller]

So I remember that. Yeah, I wanted to shout. Shout him out, and I wanted. He didn't get to explain fully everything. So 2020 is the year I convinced him to do this.

[Lindsay]

So he has seen.

[Caller]

Yeah, yeah, it's pretty tough. He's. But he has, you know, he got all the Will Levis years, and so football has been a little bright spot, but he's literally got the worst of the basketball has been since 2020. So I wanted to shout him out because he has not wavered one bit. We both go to work, root against Ohio State and just. I can't believe it was really ksr. I told him to start listening to KSR and he saw how much of a diehard I was. And I just. I just really appreciate you guys and everything you do.

[Matt Jones]

Of course.

[Lindsay]

Well, thank him for listening. I like people who spread the BBN love, so I appreciate the call.

[Caller]

One more thing, if I can.

[Lindsay]

Go for it.

[Caller]

Okay. My. My threesome for the 4th of July party would be Patrick Sparks, Willie Collie Stein and Nazi Muhammad. I appreciate the call.

[Lindsay]

Whatever you're into, man.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's quite a threesome right there. What's the connection, Big Ben?

[Lindsay]

I'm not. Look, it's. I think that, you know, I'm not judging.

[Shannon]

Love always finds a way.

[Lindsay]

That's exactly right. I mean, I don't know. Well, if you're looking for a great way to spend your Fourth of July weekend. Madisonville. Who's playing on Friday night?

[Shannon]

All for one.

[Lindsay]

I swear. Some DJ guys, Quad City DJs, and then who else?

[Ryan Lemond]

Mariah Carey.

[Lindsay]

That would be a big extra ad. Color Me Bad.

[Ryan Lemond]

Color Me Bad.

[Lindsay]

And Saturday is who?

[Shannon]

Van Perry.

[Lindsay]

Bam Perry. And then Sunday. Who are you praising with?

[Shannon]

I'm a little behind on my worship music. You're going to have to give me that. Josh something.

[Lindsay]

Ben Fuller.

[Shannon]

Ben Fuller. But Josh will be there with him.

[Lindsay]

That's all there in Madisonville. Plus you got vendors, rides, a community atmosphere. It's perfect for bringing your lawn chair and enjoying time with friends and family. There's a spectacular fire fireworks show on the 4th. So make Madisonville your place to be for 4th of July weekend. Praise in the park on the 5th. Color me bad. All for one band. Perry. Go to vet. Madisonvillegov.com we will see you in Madisonville this 4th of July weekend. I'm gonna ask you during the break what this other thing is and then we'll decide if we can say it.

[Ryan Lemond]

I don't know if I want to say it. I just want to tell you.

[Shannon]

You tell us. Yeah, we'll make you say it.

[Lindsay]

All right. We'll be right back.

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[Caller]

first.

[Lindsay]

Welcome back, Techie Sports Radio. I think you you Know, you, you came with some scuttlebutt. Now you're wanting to come with a second one.

[Ryan Lemond]

I think that's just for us.

[Shannon]

Just.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's just.

[Lindsay]

You don't want to, you don't want to share that?

[Ryan Lemond]

No, I think it's just kind of amongst us. Just.

[Lindsay]

I think you shared the more controversial. I think the one you, the one you just said would be significantly less, I think, a big deal than the one you, you did say.

[Ryan Lemond]

I feel more confident about the Nick Robinson.

[Lindsay]

So you're. You're like doubling down.

[Ryan Lemond]

I'm just, that's just scuttlebutt. I just think if they, if they come home from the fishing trip empty, they're going to promote him.

[Lindsay]

What you talking about?

[Shannon]

Fishing for Crawford.

[Lindsay]

Jamal Crawford.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Lindsay]

So if they don't get Jamal Crawford, do you think you're getting this?

[Ryan Lemond]

I think so, yeah.

[Lindsay]

Okay. That's a good way to make him feel welcome.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, you like. Is he on the staff?

[Lindsay]

Yeah. One person writes. Matt, I really loved your new episode of COVID Zero. Might be my favorite podcast outside of ksr. I was intrigued, my wife and I, with the fact that you said that you're.

[Caller]

You.

[Lindsay]

The, the person you had the biggest crush on was Shakira. Neither of us saw that coming. That's not what I said. The question was, who would be. You know how Travis Kelsey said, hey, I'd like to go to your concert. And then they got married. The question was, who would I like to do that to?

[Shannon]

We're trying to think of single performers.

[Lindsay]

Yeah, I was trying to think of single performers that were not like, crazy younger than I am. And Shakira, she's also single. We found out and she came up,

[Shannon]

she had just been shown at the World cup looking good.

[Lindsay]

So I felt like that was a good one.

[Ryan Lemond]

It's a good one, a real good one.

[Shannon]

And she still hasn't reached out. She hasn't heard the new episode yet.

[Lindsay]

Probably has it. Probably gonna listen to it during the 4th.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, yeah. Probably hear from her next week to

[Shannon]

reach out to Billy to get you

[Lindsay]

because she's doing the World cup final, so maybe she'll invite May, take you. Well, just invite me to come and then I'll meet her.

[Shannon]

Like a first date.

[Lindsay]

Yeah, gotcha.

[Shannon]

That'd be great. I'm rooting for you.

[Lindsay]

Hope it happens.

[Shannon]

We'll see.

[Lindsay]

Cover Zero, what did you think of the Celtics trading Jalen brown for a 96 year old Paul George?

[Shannon]

You know, I'm not an NBA expert, but, like, you don't have to know much about the NBA to know that's terrible trade. The Jalen Brown's like eight years younger and they pretty much traded them straight up. I know there are a few picks, but you can't. You can't rely on that in that trade. Unbelievable. If I'm a Philly fan, I'm having parades in the street that I. That they were able to pull that off. And if I'm a Boston fan, I'll probably want Brad Stevenson out of there today or Brad Stevens out of there today.

[Lindsay]

It's baffling to me. Like, I. I can't believe they did that. I mean, Jalen, I always thought of Brad Stevens a really smart guy. I'm sure he has thinking on it. Bill Simmons is recording his podcast right now. I love Bill Simmons has for a decade talked about how Paul George was just a team killer and now he has him. And like, my drive back to Lexington is just going to be me listening to Bill Simmons because he's going to like cop with this and talk himself into it. And I'm going to love the psychology of him trying to. Because it's a terrible. Because Jalen Brown's good.

[Ryan Lemond]

He wanted out. They were trying to dump him somewhere

[Lindsay]

to give him for like a, you know, you don't have to trade him for Bob Dole.

[Tony Ayo]

It's kind of.

[Shannon]

I see Paul George like James Harden. Good name, good player. But their teams never do anything.

[Lindsay]

He's 36 and he's.

[Shannon]

Yeah, he's old.

[Lindsay]

He's 36.

[Ryan Lemond]

Jalen Brown is still one of the top.

[Lindsay]

I'm always amazed how these guys and teams will trade with their rivals. I mean, Boston's biggest rivals are probably the Knicks and the Sixers, and they just signed Mitchell Robinson from the Knicks and then they traded with the Sixers. That would be like us trading. I mean, it'll be like us trading Oscar sheep way to Tennessee. Like, I just can't imagine doing that in.

[Shannon]

Celtics fans, as they should be, are livid. I mean, I can't imagine they're a contender. They still have so many good pieces. Tatum, obviously, and I feel like they just threw it away for a name that was good ten years ago before his injury, who's not really done much in the playoffs.

[Lindsay]

And then LeBron is leaving the Lakers, right? Then he end up in Cleveland. If you were LeBron, because he could go wherever he wants. Do you think he should finish it in Cleveland as like a final hurrah with his hometown? I think after that, because they would probably be a contender if he went, at least for the East.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, they're good already. You add him, they're even that much better. I think that's the thing to do for him. I mean, for all the people, all the criticism he gets. I think people would love the fact that he would end his career back with the Cleveland.

[Lindsay]

He would forever be beloved there.

[Ryan Lemond]

Forever.

[Lindsay]

No more hurt you.

[Ryan Lemond]

No more hurt feelings.

[Shannon]

Yeah. I mean, he'll hear all the mercenary jokes. He might not care. But if he goes the Warriors, I mean, that's. That's ring chasing. You're supposed to be one of the best of all time. I think it would actually be good storybook ending to go to Cleveland and help him out. I guess that'd be his third stint there, but it'd be a good way to end his career.

[Lindsay]

Third time's a charm. Well, he won the last time.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yes.

[Lindsay]

Yeah. I mean, that they would have a shot in the East. I don't know that they would be the favorite, but they would have a shot.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yes.

[Lindsay]

With Donovan Mitchell and James Harden. Like that Evan Mobley. That's a pretty good team.

[Matt Jones]

Not only The Lakers losing LeBron, now they're stuck with Bronnie. Did you see that? He waited until that Bronnie contract was guaranteed.

[Lindsay]

Yes. So, yeah, Bronnie, they're gonna take away his key card.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, my God.

[Lindsay]

Are you sad Bronnie's future is not bright?

[Ryan Lemond]

No.

[Matt Jones]

I don't know how long that contract is, but they did wait the second that contract le.

[Lindsay]

Until Bronnie's contract got guaranteed and then he left.

[Shannon]

Yeah, it was like 2 million. They'll throw him that to get out here. Also, LeBron should take Bronnie back to Cleveland. I think that would be cool.

[Lindsay]

Can we just notice one thing? The Lakers are like all white guys now.

[Caller]

Yeah.

[Lindsay]

I mean, they're. They're. Walker, Kessler, Luca, that's the biggest. And Austin Reeves. Yeah, that's. That's crazy.

[Shannon]

They made out a lot better on this, too. But I think they added Colin Sexton also. I think it's.

[Lindsay]

Oh, is he on the team?

[Shannon]

Yeah. I think the Lakers are gonna be much better now that they got LeBron off their. Off their roster. I will need more sunscreen.

[Lindsay]

They do well. Need a lot more sunscreen, won't they? Very careful with the SPF out there in California. That's right. Who's next?

[Shannon]

Kentucky Skincare Skin Care. Go ahead, center.

[Lindsay]

Good job.

[Caller]

Yeah. Two songs they should be playing or could be playing is Neil Diamonds, America or Born in the USA by Springsteen.

[Lindsay]

See, I love Born in the USA And I actually think it would be a great pick. But the lyrics kind of aren't what people think they are. But we could just ignore them.

[Caller]

Right.

[Lindsay]

So I would just be like, it's still awesome.

[Caller]

Got great music.

[Lindsay]

Yep. And it hits the chorus. Everybody would know the chorus.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yes.

[Lindsay]

Right.

[Ryan Lemond]

Stadium would erupt.

[Lindsay]

I don't think people know that Neil Diamond America song, but it is a good song. Coming to America. Sunny days.

[Ryan Lemond]

Sing it.

[Shannon]

I'm good.

[Lindsay]

Who's next?

[Matt Jones]

Let's go to Josh.

[Lindsay]

Josh. Go ahead, Josh.

[Caller]

Hey, guys, podcast listener here. I was wondering if you'd rather have your state, your high school win the state basketball tournament or Kentucky get number nine. Something on the Edmondson Grayson county rivalry. Grayson County's equivalent of Tennessee fans that we hear you all talk so much about. If that gives you any context on Grayson County, I'm.

[Lindsay]

Guys, I appreciate the call. I was going to say I'm going to Edmondson County. Grayson County. But they're not playing, unfortunately.

[Ryan Lemond]

Be a all out war. It sounds.

[Lindsay]

They really seem to hate each. Yes, that's a good question. Do you think most of the state would take Kentucky or their high school alma mater?

[Ryan Lemond]

Kentucky.

[Shannon]

Kentucky.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yes.

[Lindsay]

Anybody would take their high school alma mater. They got kid plays in it.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Lindsay]

Yeah. I think most people would take Kentucky. This would be a great song if they won. Right? We'll take a break. Billy's counties next. T.J. smith, personal injury attorney.

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[Lindsay]

I feel like we would be a

[Matt Jones]

good couple, you and Shakira.

[Lindsay]

Yeah. We have a lot in common.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, yeah? Like what?

[Ryan Lemond]

She likes pools.

[Shannon]

Do your hips lie?

[Lindsay]

My hips tell fibs.

[Simon Malls Announcer]

Oh.

[Matt Jones]

Hers don't lie at all.

[Lindsay]

But they don't lie.

[Shannon]

You balance each other out.

[Lindsay]

Yeah, it's exactly right. Billy Rose is here. He's in Lexington for our facts. I have a couple things here to note, Billy, before we get started.

[Spinquest Announcer]

Sounds good.

[Lindsay]

First of all, you did a dare and Allen county last time you missed. A couple of people wrote in with facts. You missed. Now some of my. I say like they should have done this before, right? Let's do a dare. County first. Lance Burton, the muse magician, is from Adair County.

[Shannon]

Oh, that's a big name.

[Lindsay]

That's a big name. Did you just not know who he was? Billy? Is that why you didn't say him?

[Spinquest Announcer]

First time I've heard of him. So I missed that Fact.

[Lindsay]

And then in Allen County, Charles Napier was the famous actor, which Billy also didn't mention. I had a great story. Somebody wrote in and said, Shannon, that when. When Charles Napier was in his first movie, the whole county of Scottsville, they had a drive in theater, had to celebrate the moment, and they wanted to celebrate his new movie. Hometown boy makes it good.

[Ryan Lemond]

Absolutely. Why wouldn't he?

[Lindsay]

So they did a drive in, showing the mayor. They made it a city event.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yes.

[Lindsay]

No one told everyone that there was full frontal nudity.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, God.

[Lindsay]

In the movie.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Lindsay]

Was it him? And I think it was him.

[Matt Jones]

Well, that's one way to get to know him.

[Lindsay]

So the town got a little bit of a surprise.

[Ryan Lemond]

Got to know a little more of Charles Navier than they wanted to.

[Lindsay]

All right, Another one. One person wrote. Matt, this was last night. Big win for our trivia team tonight. Thanks to Billy, our sports, and his World cup facts. The final question was, what was the first country to officially recognize the United States as a country? My whole team wanted us to say France, but my husband said, guys, trust me, I know the answer. Because of the radio show I listened to, people didn't believe him, but he badgered them until he did, and we got the answer correct. Do you know what it is? Anybody remember?

[Shannon]

I know I don't have it.

[Spinquest Announcer]

None of this?

[Lindsay]

None of you remember?

[Ryan Lemond]

Nope.

[Lindsay]

Morocco.

[Caller]

Morocco.

[Lindsay]

We ended up saying Morocco. We were the only team to get it, and we won.

[Ryan Lemond]

There we go.

[Tony Ayo]

Well done.

[Lindsay]

How about that, Billy?

[Spinquest Announcer]

Well, that makes me feel good, so thank you to that guy.

[Lindsay]

All right, now it is time for Bath county and Anderson County. Excuse me, Ballard County. By the way, I had a request from Bath County. Who you're doing next? Please don't do the meat showers. Their fact they want something new.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's what everybody knows them for.

[Lindsay]

Okay, so let's go with Anderson County.

[Spinquest Announcer]

All right. Anderson county. Formed in 1827 from parts of Franklin, Washington, and Mercer County. It was named after Richard. Richard Anderson Jr. A member of the U.S. house of Representatives from Kentucky from 1817 to 1821.

[Lindsay]

I thought Drew was gonna say Richard Dean Anderson from night.

[Shannon]

Could be from there.

[Lindsay]

He was named for a house of man people. It didn't take much to get your county politician.

[Ryan Lemond]

You got to.

[Lindsay]

That would be like Andy Barr County.

[Shannon]

Barr county.

[Lindsay]

Comer County. McGarvey County. All right, keep going.

[Spinquest Announcer]

Lawrenceburg is the county seat. It has a population of a little over 10,000, but the county sees hundreds of thousands of tourists each year on the Bourbon Trail. Yes, the Wild Turkey and Four Roses distilleries operate out of Anderson county and it's so popular for bourbon. It's been home to 14 different distilleries since 1810. The county sits on the Kentucky river flowing through limestone cliffs which provide the mineral rich water essential for bourbons flavor for flavor profile.

[Lindsay]

Wild Turkey and Four Roses are the ones there. Have you all been to their distillers?

[Shannon]

Four Roses has one of the most unique distilleries. Everyone should check it out.

[Ryan Lemond]

It's a great tour too.

[Lindsay]

What makes it so unique?

[Shannon]

What do they call the architecture? It's kind of like Spanish looking. I don't know if that's the word, but it's just. It's a lot different from all the others.

[Lindsay]

It's Four Roses beautiful.

[Ryan Lemond]

Sits on. Yeah, it's awesome. It's a great tour.

[Shannon]

Yeah. It's one of the best ones you can visit.

[Lindsay]

So it's like a Spanish like villa. Yeah.

[Shannon]

I don't know how you would describe it. There's a word for the architecture. I'll look it up.

[Lindsay]

Okay. Shannon, you've been too. It sounds like.

[Shannon]

Yeah, that's cool.

[Tony Ayo]

Everybody.

[Lindsay]

I didn't know everybody went to the Four Roses.

[Ryan Lemond]

This hill, it's really cool.

[Lindsay]

Okay.

[Shannon]

Four Roses.

[Lindsay]

What else? Billy?

[Spinquest Announcer]

What's also unique in Anderson county, located between Anderson and Woodford county is the Joe Blackburn Bridge. The locals call it the Tyrone Bridge. It's a historic bridge in Kentucky that curves its way across Kentucky River. It's an S shape and its unique structure makes it the only S shaped bridge in the entire United States. In fact, there's only two in the world. US Highway 62 literally forms an S as it crosses the river. It was built in 1932.

[Lindsay]

Hmm.

[Ryan Lemond]

Interesting.

[Lindsay]

I don't. I can't picture that. An S bridge. How long is it?

[Spinquest Announcer]

Not that long. It just kind of curves like right where like the land meets. So you're going over the river. It's. It's curving as the land ends and then it's straight and then it kind of curves again. There is literally not another one like this in the entire United States.

[Lindsay]

I want to go drive it.

[Spinquest Announcer]

It's called the Joe Blackburn Bridge or the Tyrone Bridge.

[Lindsay]

Those are two very different names. Yes, the Joe Blackburn Bridge or they just call them Tyrone.

[Ryan Lemond]

I think it's right by the Wild Turkey distillery too, if I'm not mistaken.

[Lindsay]

Why do they call it Tyrone?

[Spinquest Announcer]

I'm not sure on that. But then they honored Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn, who was a soldier, and his buddy Tyrone.

[Lindsay]

All right. What else?

[Spinquest Announcer]

Some famous people from there. James Beacham is far and away the most historic. He was born in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. He was a Democrat from Missouri who became the 36th speaker of the House from 1911 to 1919. He also had presidential aspirations in 1912 before Woodrow Wilson got the nominee.

[Lindsay]

Did he. Was he a representative in Kentucky or Missouri?

[Spinquest Announcer]

Missouri, but he was born.

[Lindsay]

But he was born in. And he was like, I'm going to Missouri and becoming a star. All right, who else?

[Spinquest Announcer]

And then the other one I have for Anderson county is Andrew McKee. He was an early innovator in submarine technology and is listed among Anderson County's notable historical figures.

[Lindsay]

Okay, those are two kind of. Nobody else. Can you think of anybody, man, you're pretty good at like athletes and stuff like that. Anybody from Anderson, they always have a girls. Good girls basketball team, right?

[Ryan Lemond]

They do. I can't think of anybody right now off top of my head, but if you live in the southern part of Anderson county, you live in la.

[Lindsay]

What do you mean in la?

[Ryan Lemond]

Lower Anderson, they call it. We live in la.

[Shannon]

Do we have a caller?

[Lindsay]

Oh, that's right. We do have a caller that does that. That's right.

[Ryan Lemond]

Calling from la. Lower Anderson.

[Lindsay]

You're exactly right. I said Richard Dean Anderson was night court. He was MacGyver. Harry Anderson was night court.

[Shannon]

Getting your Anderson's confused. Yeah, Anderson's out.

[Lindsay]

There you go. There's your Anderson County. Let's move to Ballard County. All the way on the other side of the state. If you're looking at a map of Kentucky, think of the far western part. And then the little top ridgy, bumpy thing. That's Ballard county, right, Billy?

[Matt Jones]

That.

[Spinquest Announcer]

You're right. Far western part of the state. The county was formed in 1842 using parts of Hickman and McCracken County.

[Lindsay]

All they do is just take people's parts. Like nobody's their own county. They just take people's parts. Go ahead.

[Spinquest Announcer]

Named for Captain Bland Ballard. He was a Revolutionary War scout and War of 1812 officer known for his exploits on the Kentucky frontier. He also served as a state legislator in Kentucky.

[Lindsay]

His name was Bland.

[Spinquest Announcer]

Bland Ballard.

[Lindsay]

That's an unfortunate first name.

[Spinquest Announcer]

Ballard county is one of the least

[Matt Jones]

personality for him is Bland like to offset that.

[Lindsay]

The baby comes out and you say he looks boring. This is naming Bland.

[Spinquest Announcer]

I think he's actually named after two towns. I have to double check, but I think Bland actually is named for a town or a county. And then Ballard was named for Ballard County. So he got two towns Named.

[Lindsay]

Okay, good.

[Spinquest Announcer]

But I'll have to look that up again. But Ballard county is one of the least populated counties in Kentucky with less than 8,000 people living there as the 2020 census.

[Lindsay]

It's very empty, like when you drive, and it's like you can go a long way without seeing anybody.

[Spinquest Announcer]

The county seat used to be Blandville, but on February 17, 1880, the courthouse caught fire and most of the county's early records were destroyed. They then moved the county seat to Wycliffe.

[Lindsay]

I've been to Wycliffe. I didn't know there was a Blandville, but I've been to Wycliffe.

[Spinquest Announcer]

20 miles north of Wycliffe is the unincorporated community of Monkey's Eyebrow.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yes.

[Caller]

Yep.

[Spinquest Announcer]

No one knows the true origin of the name. Several stories have been passed down for more than a century. One theory says that the outline of Ballard county or the surrounding hills look like the profile of a monkey's head, with the community located where the Eyebrow would be.

[Lindsay]

That's interesting. I didn't know that.

[Spinquest Announcer]

Another say the brush on a nearby Beeler's Hill resembles a monkey's eyebrow. A more colorful legend claims a disgruntled local thought a nearby store was only fit for monkeys and joked that its owner even had monkey like eyebrows.

[Ryan Lemond]

I've never heard any of those.

[Lindsay]

I've heard any of those. Those are. That's very interesting. Okay.

[Spinquest Announcer]

There were actually two Monkeys Eyebrows residents once referred to old monkey and new Monkey. One at the top of the hill and one at the bottom. Each had its own general store. Today, though, neither store remains. So did you guys know about Monkey?

[Lindsay]

I did know about it. I didn't. I don't. I didn't go there when I was there. I wonder how many. I mean, is it. Does it still have a town or is it just like a little post office? I don't know.

[Spinquest Announcer]

I'm not sure.

[Lindsay]

And then you do have to talk. Did you. You got the mounds on there?

[Spinquest Announcer]

No, I don't have mounds. I'm going to people next. So what's the.

[Lindsay]

Well, the mounds, you know, they have.

[Shannon]

That's what you see there.

[Lindsay]

That's one of the big. It's like one of the big Native American burial sites in all of the. America is in Wycliffe, right outside of Woodcliff.

[Shannon]

Wickliffe Mounds.

[Lindsay]

The Wycliffe mounds there, I think a national historical place. And it's literally mounds that, you know, pile up that inside are burial things. And for what the. They made an exception to our rules about burying to allow above ground Mounds. And you can walk around, and there's a lot of them, and they're called the Wycliffe Mounds. People travel from all over the country to go there.

[Shannon]

I think we took a school field trip there when I was younger. Not too far from Madisonville.

[Lindsay]

Yeah. I didn't know that was there until I did the book, but there, it's a big thing.

[Ryan Lemond]

I know they've got one in Newburgh, Indiana. You probably went to that one, too. And then the one in Wycliffe is like, yeah, these ancient Indian burial grounds are sacred.

[Lindsay]

Yeah. And then. All right, people.

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[Lindsay]

She's from Monkey's Eyebrow.

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[Lindsay]

I like her. I actually saw her, interestingly enough, at a John Prine concert. Yes.

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I didn't.

[Lindsay]

I didn't know she was from there. Yeah. She's good friends with Tyler Childers.

[Spinquest Announcer]

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[Ryan Lemond]

Yep.

[Spinquest Announcer]

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[Lindsay]

You. You know. You know Kenny Rollins?

[Ryan Lemond]

Oh, yeah. Yeah. I think he just passed away maybe like, 10 years ago. But he was definitely from Ballard County. Very proud of being from Ballard County. Still went back to live, I think, in Ballard County.

[Lindsay]

You know, he's very proud.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. Like, that's why I think after his plane days, where we went back to Ballard county to live there.

[Lindsay]

Yeah. There's a bridge there across the Mississippi, which is where pretty much everybody in the western part of the state crosses the Mississippi River. It's up there. There's one down in Fulton, and then there's one up in Ballard County. In Ballard County?

[Caller]

Yep.

[Spinquest Announcer]

One of the only places where the Ohio and the Mississippi rivers meet.

[Lindsay]

Yeah. There's a. What does they call it? The connection. Convergence or con.

[Spinquest Announcer]

Convergence.

[Lindsay]

Yeah. They have a name for it. I don't remember the name of it, but we did our show. I did my. We did our show there. I did my show there on the Confluence. Confluence. That's what it's called.

[Ryan Lemond]

I remember you guys were out there, did that Western Kentucky swing.

[Tony Ayo]

Yeah.

[Lindsay]

Well, there you go. Good job, Billy.

[Ryan Lemond]

Good job.

[Lindsay]

So next is what? Bath and who? Baron, maybe?

[Ryan Lemond]

I bet it's Baron.

[Lindsay]

Well, I mean, you have. This will be Monday. Do you want to look it up and see what it is Billy while I do this ad, see who your next two are. I think. I think Bath and Baron. Bath and Baron. So Glasgow and no no meat shower.

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[Shannon]

Don't even say the word meat or shower.

[Lindsay]

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[Ryan Lemond]

Get out.

[Lindsay]

Zachariah and Thomas Riney fought in the Maryland Militia and Zachariah was also Abraham Lincoln school teacher.

[Shannon]

Wow. Interesting.

[Lindsay]

How about that?

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[Matt Jones]

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[Tony Ayo]

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[Lindsay]

Welcome back. This segment and the final one before the 4th of July on this show is sponsored by Red State Barbec. They have a new 1776 sauce from Red State, perfect for this weekend, created in honor America's 250th birthday. Smoky, sweet, tangy and bold. It's all there. It's red State Barbe 1776 sauce available at Hamburg and Beaumont liquor stores, Critchfield meats or on or order online at shop.redstatebbq.com 1776 Sauce 250 years. Americans. Fire, freight, flavor and freedom from Red State barbecue. We have some corrections on Anderson County. First of all, Tyrone, the Tyrone Bridge. Most people from Anderson county are telling me it's only called the Tyrone Bridge. No one calls it the Joe Blackburn Bridge.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's because it's Tyrone Pike.

[Lindsay]

There's a town called Tyrone right next to it.

[Ryan Lemond]

Okay.

[Lindsay]

One person writes, I'm very disappointed in Ryan Lemon and Anderson County. He got one thing wrong and he skipped one thing that he definitely should know. LA is not lower Anderson. It's Lawrenceburg area. Okay, so you were wrong on that.

[Ryan Lemond]

I think it could be both.

[Lindsay]

What's one or the other?

[Ryan Lemond]

It could be both.

[Lindsay]

Jimmy Dan Connor Is from Anderson County. I'm very disappointed. Ryan didn't say that. He should know that.

[Ryan Lemond]

I should have known that. Yeah. Kind of slipped my mind, but, yeah, he healthy from Anderson County.

[Lindsay]

Jimmy Dan Connor. And I don't care. Jimmy Dan.

[Ryan Lemond]

I don't think that's how the song goes.

[Lindsay]

That's every time I've heard his name my entire life. That's what I've sung in my. I'm probably the only one in the. In the state that's done that, but I used to.

[Ryan Lemond]

What was their group? The Super Kittens, they were called.

[Lindsay]

I mean, you're. That. You're the old one.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. Well, let's go with that.

[Lindsay]

Okay. Bill Kitely was born in Anderson.

[Ryan Lemond]

He was.

[Shannon]

That's a big one.

[Lindsay]

How did Billy not have him? He's one of the famous.

[Shannon]

I think the people might be. Billy does a great job. It might be a weak spot, weakness, a blind spot in his.

[Matt Jones]

He went to the cabin also for Billy.

[Lindsay]

Billy Kitely was born. Bill Kite was born in Tyrone.

[Ryan Lemond]

He was born in Tyrone. He went to the Kavanaugh School, which is crazy. They used to have this school in Lawrenceburg to get men and ready for the West Point.

[Lindsay]

The West Point.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Lindsay]

Okay. And that's where Bill Kitely.

[Ryan Lemond]

Bill Kylie. Went to the Kavanaugh School.

[Lindsay]

Yeah. People seems to Billy. Facts are Billy strength. People are Billy's weaknesses. But we'll get. We'll get. It'll get better.

[Shannon]

He's not maybe a people person in general.

[Lindsay]

He's more of a facts person.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Lindsay]

All right, who's next? Shannon?

[Matt Jones]

Zach.

[Tony Ayo]

Zach.

[Lindsay]

Go ahead. Zach.

[Caller]

Hey. I think I figured out why Billy's theme is brown. Because his facts on this thing have been absolute crap.

[Lindsay]

First of all, Billy, come in and defend yourself.

[Matt Jones]

Like, he's gone.

[Lindsay]

No, come in, come back. You can't let Zach say that. Go ahead.

[Spinquest Announcer]

I'm right here.

[Caller]

Because on the S bridge. Hello? On the S bridge alone, there is more than one in the nation. But there's five in Ohio alone that I've been to. And then there's all kinds of them also.

[Lindsay]

Hang on a second. What do you think about that? Do you think there's five in Ohio?

[Spinquest Announcer]

No. I mean, it may be like the. Like the Chinese chestnut. And you might have a different S bridge, but the unique structure in Anderson county, there's only one in the entire country. Two in the world.

[Caller]

You are wrong, sir. You need to stop looking at Wikipedia and do your right research. You have to do more than Wikipedia, Billy. There's five In Ohio alone.

[Tony Ayo]

And there's two.

[Spinquest Announcer]

You think I'm on the biggest show in the States.

[Caller]

It is quite obvious, sir, that you only do Wikipedia.

[Lindsay]

Okay?

[Caller]

Also, I'm looking at hundreds of American chestnut trees in my backyard out here in Fort Knox. So I am telling you, sir, I'm telling you, sir, there is also two remaining ass bridges in Pennsylvania that you didn't list. So we're gonna have to start calling you Wikipedia Billy from now on, Billy,

[Lindsay]

you please defend yourself.

[Spinquest Announcer]

Yeah, I appreciate the call. I mean, if you think that Wikipedia is my only source for facts, I mean, you've got it twisted. I'm on the Anderson county page. Their their own page. I'm on Reddit threads.

[Shannon]

There's.

[Spinquest Announcer]

I'm on. I'm going to libraries to try to

[Shannon]

figure this stuff out.

[Lindsay]

Let's go to the library. I had no idea.

[Caller]

We just found out that you have Billy. We just found out that you have a cheat sheet for your show prep. So we know you're full of crap.

[Lindsay]

Thank you very much.

[Caller]

Wow.

[Lindsay]

I for one and pro Billy's facts.

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[Lindsay]

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[Tony Ayo]

Drew.

[Shannon]

I'm going to take Portugal on this one.

[Ryan Lemond]

Drew takes Portugal. I'm taking Portugal.

[Lindsay]

Shannon.

[Matt Jones]

Croatia knows how to fight. I'm going Croatia.

[Lindsay]

That's true. Yeah, Ronaldo's too old. Take the checkers board. Red checkerboards of Croatia tonight.

[Ryan Lemond]

Okay, we're split.

[Lindsay]

Everybody enjoy their 4th of July. Have a great time. We'll see you Monday. I guess we'll see. Ryan, whenever you got your facts, get your facts right. Bye. Bye.

[Matt Jones]

This July 4th, come celebrate at America's Block Party hosted by America 250. America's Block Party is a can't miss 4th of July concert happening at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

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[Matt Jones]

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