The Morning Brew with Chris Bennett

Send us Fan Mail It's Country Climb Friday and Football Friday on The Morning Brew with Chris Bennett & Best Friends! This week, we're introducing you to our Country Climb Star of the Week, Nashville singer-songwriter Carlyle Griffin! Carlyle shares her journey from singing Sugarland at a sixth-grade talent show to chasing her dreams in Nashville, winning a Josie Music Award on the G...

Send us Fan Mail It's Relationship Advice Thursday on The Morning Brew with Chris Bennett & Best Friends, and things are getting JUICY! Kirk Nurmi calls in to talk about our upcoming comedy show at Stir Crazy Comedy Club in Glendale this Saturday, October 17th, at 3 PM With the cast of the Life of Nurmi. But first, he reveals his secret to giving great relationship advice: silk pajamas, a...

Send us Fan Mail It's Am I the Jerk Court Wednesday on The Morning Brew with Chris Bennett & Best Friends, and court is officially in session! First up, Judge River from Taylor helps us decide whether someone is a JERK for ignoring their elderly neighbor's desperate phone calls because they needed a nap. Would YOU have answered? Then Judge Sharon from Linden takes on some workplace d...

Send us Fan Mail Would you pretend to be somebody's grandpa for $1,000? Well, Show Low's own Dave Ramsey says ABSOLUTELY NOT! 😂 And his reason might be the funniest part! It's Talk About Something Good Tuesday on The Morning Brew with Chris Bennett and Best Friends, and we're spreading good vibes, sharing laughs, and having a whole lot of fun! 🎙️ Here's what's brewin...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Monday, best friends! ❤️🎙️ Is comedian Ryan McKee living out a real-life romantic comedy... or is this the beginning of a HORROR MOVIE?! 😂 Ryan joins The Morning Brew with some JUICY news! After a little onstage flirting at a comedy show, a woman tracked him down on Instagram and gave him her number! Could love be in the air? We get the scoop and put Ryan to the test with a...

Send us Fan Mail 🎸 A rising Nashville country artist, a brand-new song, and a little Toby Keith-inspired attitude! It's FUN FACT FRIDAY on The Morning Brew with Chris Bennett & Best Friends! This week, our Kay Supply Country Climb Star of the Week is Nashville singer-songwriter MALLORY WILLIAMS! Thanks to our friends Shawn Burke and Austin Burke at the Playlisted Podcast, we're gett...

Send us Fan Mail A pregnant woman is stuck sleeping on the couch while her boyfriend enjoys the bed. Who's in the wrong? And wait until you hear Chris Bennett's hilarious confession about what happened when his wife gave birth! It's Relationship Advice Thursday on The Morning Brew with Chris Bennett & Best Friends, and we've got some relationship drama to unpack! Jineane Fo...

Send us Fan Mail ALL RISE! Am I the Jerk Court is back in session on The Morning Brew! Brian from Pinedale checks in after casting another vote for Chris in the Top Host competition, then helps choose the Wayback Wednesday Song of the Day before putting on the judge's wig for a wild wedding case: If you uninvite your childhood best friend, should her family still cater your wedding for FREE?...

Send us Fan Mail Jineane Ford joins Chris to kick things off with some good news, including the story of a 12-year-old Arizona girl who collected an incredible 30,000 diapers for families in need. Then Paul from Beaumont checks in with another plan to somehow get Rhonda to a gun show before putting his knowledge to the test with Are You Smarter Than a Redneck: National Badger Day Edition . Spoiler...

Send us Fan Mail It’s Motivational Monday on The Morning Brew with Chris Bennett & Best Friends, and we’re starting the week by GOING FOR IT! Paul from Beaumont kicks things off by revealing the sneaky way he tricked Rhonda into going to a gun show before putting his knowledge to the test with Are You Smarter Than a Redneck: Famous Host Edition. Chris also shares some exciting news: he’s offic...

Send us Fan Mail It’s Friday on The Morning Brew with Chris Bennett & Best Friends, and we’re introducing you to another rising country artist! Our Country Climb Star of the Week is Nashville-based singer-songwriter Chase Stetson, another incredible artist sent our way by our good friends Austin Burke and Shawn Burke at the Playlisted Podcast. Chase joins Chris to talk about his journey from V...

Send us Fan Mail Florida Georgia Line is BACK—and they’re coming to Country Thunder Arizona! On today’s Relationship Advice Thursday, Megan Benoit from Country Thunder joins us to reveal that Florida Georgia Line will headline Saturday night at Country Thunder Arizona 2027, April 8-11 in Florence! We also check in with Jineane Ford and our friends from Porter Mountain Stables about the Cowboy Prom...

Send us Fan Mail Court is in session, best friends! It's Am I the Jerk Court Wednesday on The Morning Brew, and our friend Joe G joins Chris Bennett in the studio to help hand down today's verdicts. First up: Is a woman the jerk for refusing to take down her giant Halloween decorations after a neighbor says they're terrifying her kids? That leads to Joe revealing his own slightly qu...

Send us Fan Mail You never know what you're going to hear when Paul from Beaumont calls The Morning Brew. Paul joins Chris with an update on his wife Rhonda's chickens — including the story of being sent to the store for Monistat 7 to help a sick chicken. Yes, you read that correctly. And naturally, that leads to a brand-new game: Old Wives' Tale or What the Heck? Then it's Tal...

Send us Fan Mail It's Motivational Monday on The Morning Brew with Chris Bennett & Best Friends! Virgil the Cowboy kicks off the morning by telling us about his weekend at Sunrise—and sharing some very important advice before you brave the Drop Zone. Then we put his knowledge to the test with a little National Drink Beer Day trivia. We recap an incredible weekend of comedy with David Whit...

Send us Fan Mail It's Country Climb Friday, best friends! Today's Country Climb Star of the Week is North Carolina singer-songwriter Colby Roberts! We get to know Colby, hear how he stepped away from music before jumping back in just about a year and a half ago, talk about the incredible feeling of hearing strangers sing his songs back to him, and find out the story behind his song “Rose...

Send us Fan Mail Megan Moroney Is Coming to Country Thunder! + Relationship Advice Thursday Country Thunder Arizona has officially announced its first headliner for 2027 — Megan Moroney! On today's Morning Brew with Chris Bennett and Best Friends, we talk with Country Thunder about the big announcement, single-day tickets, and when we might hear who's joining Megan in Florence next April...

Send us Fan Mail All rise! Am I the Jerk Court is in session! Comedian Don Friesen, our headliner for this Saturday’s big comedy show at the Show Low Elks Lodge, joins The Morning Brew as our special guest judge! We give Don an Am I the Jerk case involving a $7,000 destination wedding—and his first reaction might tell you everything you need to know. Then Kirk Nurmi calls in to talk about his come...

Send us Fan Mail Best friends, romance is alive and well... apparently at the CAR WASH! It's Talk About Something Good Tuesday on The Morning Brew with Chris Bennett & Best Friends! Melissa Perkins and Robyn Esparza from the Linden Elementary PTO join us to talk about the 6th Annual Cougar Cub Horseless Rodeo happening this Saturday from 4–7 PM at the Linden Valley Arena. It's open t...

Send us Fan Mail It’s Motivational Monday on The Morning Brew, and since it’s World Gratitude Day, we’re starting the week with an attitude of gratitude… although Paul from Beaumont may have taken the assignment a little too literally. He’s grateful for his family, his job and, apparently, a giant chunk of earwax that fell out of his ear and helped him hear better. Yep. That happened. Jineane Ford...

Send us Fan Mail It’s Friday on The Morning Brew with Chris Bennett & Best Friends, and we’re kicking things off with our Country Climb Star of the Week, Jer Gregg! Jer takes us through his Country Climb — from growing up in small-town Indiana surrounded by a musical family and writing songs as a kid, to walking away from his Plan B, making the move to Nashville, and eventually playing in fron...

Send us Fan Mail Relationship Advice Thursday gets a little weird on today’s Morning Brew! Jineane Ford and Steve Carbajal help a woman decide if she’s overreacting after her boyfriend literally moves her out of the way for an attractive woman. Red flag or innocent misunderstanding? Then Chano from St. Johns wins four tickets to see the Arizona Diamondbacks take on the New York Yankees, picks Davi...

Send us Fan Mail Court is officially in session on The Morning Brew! Jineane Ford joins Chris for Am I the Jerk Court, and today’s first case has everybody debating: after 17 years of marriage, one woman is fed up with trying to feed her picky husband and says she’s DONE cooking for him. Is she the jerk? Then James from Show Low wins Arizona Diamondbacks tickets and gets immediately promoted to th...

Send us Fan Mail It’s Talk About Something Good Tuesday on The Morning Brew with Chris Bennett and Best Friends—and today’s show has plenty of heart, good news, and some VERY questionable trivia skills. 😂 Chris and Jineane Ford begin by taking a moment to remember and honor the Timber Mesa firefighters our community lost a year ago and the way the White Mountains continues to come together to sup...

Send us Fan Mail Ryan McKee went on a romantic pottery date…and apparently decided the best strategy was to keep trying to reenact Ghost until somebody laughed. How’d that work out for him? About as well as you’d expect. 😂 On today’s Motivational Monday edition of The Morning Brew with Chris Bennett and Best Friends, we’re getting motivated and ready to take on the week! We also celebrate the Ari...