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Jeff
Get it?
Jack
The bird show.
Alice
Yeah, I'm a single mom and I work during the day. And so I try to get things done when she's asleep. What I do is after I put her down to sleep, I get her to bed by like 8:30. I call my home phone. He's in my cell, and I put the phone in her crib. And once I know she's down and out, I run out and I do errands.
Jeff
People were pissed.
Marilyn
Well, at least the first handful were. And then people started to call it and like, well, I do it sometimes.
Jack
I do. In fact, we had an officer call up say that she was coming up today to start doing the research. And we're gonna try to find out where this woman lived and everything.
Listener/Caller
Had somebody from DFAX who said that she would investigate her if she knew who she was.
Jack
Well, Alice was initially talked. The best friend is Marilyn. And Marilyn must have been listening this morning because she's on the phone now. Hey, Marilyn.
Jennifer
Hey.
Jeff
I want to thank you guys so much because, I mean, you know, Alice told you that, like, I was so upset over this that, like, I was ready to end the friendship. But after talking to you and hearing from your listeners, she called me and she was a mess. She was in tears, really, that she was never gonna do that again. And she felt like she was an awful mother. And I mean, I gave her the tough love. I was like, look, you have been an awful mother, but if you're changing your ways, then that's a good sign.
Listener/Caller
Oh, that's awesome.
Jeff
Great.
Marilyn
Do you believe her?
Jeff
I do believe her because she was so. She was like, beyond upset. Beyond upset. And there's no way she's not gonna keep her word on this one, especially. I mean, if that's the whole reason that we're friends again, I'm gonna be keeping my eyes out on it.
Jack
When she told you initially she was doing this, you must have been shocked. Like, my friend's not capable of being this bad a parent.
Jeff
Thought she was kidding at first. Like, that just is so incredibly irresponsible. I was furious.
Jennifer
And she just seemed so casual about
Jeff
it, you know, like, oh, you know,
Marilyn
I mean, yeah, we heard.
Jennifer
It's like A baby monitor.
Jeff
But she's like, forever away. I mean, even five minutes away can be forever away.
Jack
You know, it really is like a punchline. It would be like something Jeff would say, like make a suggestion he would do if he was babysitting somebody. We'd all laugh about it. Oh, that's so ridiculous. Wow. Okay. Well, that's good.
Jeff
Great.
Listener/Caller
So your friendship's back in intact and her baby is safe. And so a happy ending.
Jennifer
Yeah.
Marilyn
Something will go wrong.
Jeff
I want to thank you so much for that. Until the next time she needs to
Listener/Caller
go to Target, and she's going to
Jack
be like, well, no, don't say that. Don't say that.
Jeff
Yeah, I told her, look, you got to go to Target during the day and, you know, bring the kid with you. That's what parents do. Right?
Jennifer
And that's still spending quality time. I mean, you're still with your daughter, one on one.
Listener/Caller
Just shopping.
Jack
Baby doesn't know. So long as she's with mom, she doesn't care.
Alice
Exactly.
Jack
All right, Marilyn, thank you for the update.
Jennifer
Thank you.
Jack
Appreciate it. Yeah, I mean, we could take it.
Marilyn
Did we actually do something good?
Jack
It would appear so. And it feels like I just don't know what to do with it.
Listener/Caller
Do you. Do you feel dirty, Jeff, when we do something good?
Jeff
This isn't sitting well with me, Jack.
Listener/Caller
Jeff has to go take a shower.
Marilyn
So. Wait a minute. Two things happened. One, a caller to our show took the advice of the listeners who were.
Listener/Caller
Yes.
Marilyn
Okay. So that was the first thing. And the second thing, it ended with a good, renewed friendship.
Listener/Caller
Yeah.
Jack
Weird.
Jeff
Yeah.
Listener/Caller
Do you need to. Do you need to go home?
Marilyn
I'm gonna go see the regular guys.
Jack
Hey, Jennifer, good Morning. You're on Q100.
Jennifer
Hey. Hi. I'm so glad she's changed her mind and decided not to leave her baby at home. That was crazy. Actually, my daughter was sick and she was in daycare, so I had to stay home and work one day. And I put her down for her nap, and I was working in my office, and my husband was working in his office. We were both home upstairs. My baby got out of her crib, went downstairs to look for us because she didn't hear us in our home offices. Went downstairs, went outside. I didn't even know she was gone.
Jack
Right.
Jennifer
The doorbell rang and it was the water man. The meter man brought her back to me. I thought I was going to have a coronary.
Jack
Yeah, you hear stories like this from time to time. And, you know, as a non, I'm
Jennifer
the most paranoid mom there is on the planet.
Listener/Caller
And at least that was a nice meter.
Jennifer
Man, my kids like a hawk. I'm like, no, you can't have that. You're going to choke. No, you can't do that. So, I mean, it happens to the best of people. And even, I mean, what she was
Jack
doing was stupid, but, yeah, you just can't. You can't have your eyes on your kids all the time, that's for sure.
Jennifer
No, you can't. But, I mean, when the waterman brought her up to the do, he was knocking on the door. I'm like, who's knocking on the door? He's gonna wake up. And my daughter. And then I went to the door, and he had my daughter in his arms, and I almost fainted.
Jack
I bet you almost threw up.
Jennifer
I paid for his dinner. I sent him a gift certificate. I wrote a really nice letter to the water company, but you just never know. You have to be careful even when your children are sleeping. Of course, my husband had left the screen door open downstairs, and that's how she got out, but.
Jack
All right, you don't get over that. You don't get over that anytime soon. Hey, the bird show.
Episode: Vault: The listener reactions hit her friend hard, and she's ready to change.
Date: May 7, 2026
This episode revolves around a controversial and emotional listener story: Alice, a single mom, admitted on air to leaving her baby home alone at night, relying on a phone as a baby monitor while running errands. The ensuing listener backlash, coupled with intervention from her best friend Marilyn, caused Alice to reconsider her actions. The episode follows up on the situation, explores parental anxieties, and highlights the power of community feedback and friendship in prompting real-life change.
"People were pissed." (Jeff, 01:00)
"She was in tears, really, that she was never gonna do that again. And she felt like she was an awful mother..." (Marilyn, 01:27-01:47)
"I gave her the tough love. I was like, look, you have been an awful mother, but if you're changing your ways, then that's a good sign." (Marilyn, 01:47-01:54)
"If that's the whole reason that we're friends again, I'm gonna be keeping my eyes out on it." (Marilyn, 01:58-02:13)
"Thought she was kidding at first. Like, that just is so incredibly irresponsible. I was furious." (Jeff, 02:18-02:24)
"A caller to our show took the advice of the listeners...and the second thing, it ended with a renewed friendship." (Marilyn, 03:33-03:45)
"My baby got out of her crib, went downstairs to look for us...went outside. I didn't even know she was gone...The meter man brought her back to me. I thought I was going to have a coronary." (Jennifer, 03:52-04:32)
"You can't have your eyes on your kids all the time, that's for sure." (Jack, 04:49-04:55)
The episode balances a serious subject—child safety and parental responsibility—with the show’s trademark humor, banter, and warmth. The hosts maintain empathy for both Alice and listeners, while not shying away from the need for accountability and community involvement.
This episode is a testament to the impact of listener feedback, the complexity of parenting, and the importance of supportive—but honest—friendships. It underscores that while parental mistakes happen, open dialogue and accountability can lead to genuine change and healing.