Woody's Workday Kickoff

Started a short work week today (thanks for Labor Day) .. talking our hardest, and LEAST hardest-working states.  Very interesting. And did Michigan cheat - and get away with it - AGAIN!?  Most people across America think so, including ESPN's Stephen A. Smith.

You can count on a good, CLEAN joke to share over the weekend if you're with us at 9:25 every Friday morning for the "Workday Kickoff" Joke-of-the-Week! And OSU football is BACK - and with it .. our Friday morning previews before every game w/OSU HOF'er, Jeff Logan! Enjoy your loooong weekend.  Meet you back on the radio Tuesday morning at 9:00!

Lonestar founder/keyboardist Dean Sams joined us again this morning talking about their show Sunday night at the Obetz Zucchini Festival. And with Labor Day Weekend upon us,  Food & Wine magazine looked at the ten most unusual things Americans prefer to grill - state by state.

Still lots of Dolly Parton news flowing out of Nashville (and today, out of LA) .. topping The Nitty Gritty from Music City. And since most of us have our 2026 travel/vacations out of the way with kids back in school, Business Insider has taken the oppotunity to list what one 50-state traveler things are the seven most OVER-rated tourist destinations in America.  And I have a problem with most of...

A 300-pound Lioness (and her cub) on the loose in Indiana tops today's 'News of the Weird' offerings .. and Niche.com released its list of America's Top 20 party schools ... and no less than THREE Ohio schools are on it - shock.  Check it out on today's podcast. Thanks for making the SWITCH!

Lonestar headlines the Obetz Zucchinifest Sunday night, and founding member/keyboardist Dean Sams joined us this morning on the "Workday Kickoff" to talk about everything from Dolly, to the band's longevity, to their latest projects. Thanks for checking out the podcast!

It's a Hall of Fame Friday for 'Joke of the Week' this week with one of our most-requested ones ever.  And state-to-state rivalries are really a 'thing' in America.  Here's a breakdown (courtesy of IG) of which states truly do NOT like one another. Enjoy your weekend & thanks for checking out the "Workday Kickoff" podcast!

We have the projects Dolly was working on before her passing on today's Nitty Gritty from Music City, and the funny contest moms everywhere need to hear from the Iowa State Fair "Mom Calling Contest!" Thanks for checking out the "Workday Kickoff" podcast!

Flags across America will be at half mast the next couple of weeks .. which tells you all you need to know about the passing of one of Country's all-time GREATS, Dolly Parton.  We celebrate her unprecedented career here. And, do you have a 'heavy foot?'  A new Triple-A survey about speeding says if you answered "no," you're in the extreme minority!  We break it all down here. Thanks for checking o...

With college kids back in school pretty much everywhere .. two companies have come together to offer a quite useful "Dorm Survival Kit!"  Check it out here. And we continue polling you this week asking:  "What's the kinda dumb thing(s) you learned embarrassingly late in Life!"  Call or text the show at 877.937.1039, or email me:  woody@1039themaverick.com. Thanks for making the SWITCH!

Some of us learn seemingly silly, routine things much later in life than others ... so this week we're asking:  "What did YOU learn - much later than most?" And we Hollywood legend Shelly Fabares over the weekend .. we remember her here. Thanks for checking out the "Workday Kickoff" podcast!

More good, clean funny from Phil in Westerville delivering this week's 'Joke-of-the-Week,' and a comprehensive breakdown (state by state) of America's favorite sandwich - see if you agree! Have a great weekend & thanks for checking out the "Workday Kickoff" podcast!

A bear's understandable actions (thanks to a KY bonehead) highlight today's segment of 'Boneheads-of-the-Day,' and with kids back in school now .. let's talk "playing hookey."  Over half of America admits to it.  We have the numbers breakdown here in today's podcast. Thanks for making the SWITCH!

Miranda Lambert is the debut peformer for a new, 4,400-seat venue in Nashville in October ... and Business Insider's important Do's and DON'Ts for your next lunch with the boss (if he/she ever gets around to inviting you)! Thanks for checking out the "Workday Kickoff" podcast!

An Oregon man is sueing the business HE broke into (and got shot) - for $10M!?  Yeah, that story highlights today's "Boneheads-of-the-Day" segment ... and who remembers the Columbia House Record Club (I do!).  Shockingly, it's STILL AROUND - but not for long.  Details here on today's "Workday Kickoff" podcast!

An eight-year-old in PA reels in something that belongs in the Amazon; a bride in the U-K rides into her wedding in "style," and the most digusting cookie imaginable highlight today's 'Newwwz of the WEEEIRD,' and a new survey's out showing each state's favorte SODA.  Guess what's #1 in Ohio? Thanks for checking out today's "Workday Kickoff" podcast!

Longtime 'Woodhead' Phil Turner from Westerville comes through again with good, CLEAN funny with our 'Joke-of-the-Week,' and America has voted:  Who serves up the top vote getter?  You may have never heard of this west coast chain. Thanks for checking out the "Workday Kickoff" podcast!  Have a great weekend.

Alan Jackson blows the lid off record sales in the weeks after his final 'Live' concert .. headlining today's "Nitty Gritty from Music City," and wouldn't you think Columbus would rank somewhere among the top 20 college towns in America?  Nope.

Central Ohio got rocked by probably the strongest storm in over a decade Tuesday causing widespread tree/property damage - not to mention road closures.  ODOT Communication Director, Matt Bruning, joined us to talk about it. And here's an oddball question (to which there was an actual survey released Tuesday):  How often do YOU wash your bathroom towels? Thanks for checking out the "Workday Kickof...

Drunken (high?) Wisconsin woman steals an ambulance - NAKED! - highlighting our 'Newwwz of the WEEEIRD' segment, and an Akron couple gets hitched in the most unlikely of places. Thanks for checking out today's "Workday Kickoff" podcast!

We start another week with the stories of three (3) people NOT good at decision making - absolute boneheads, and while we're in the dog days of Summer .. a generally miserable time to be outdoors across the country, some regions - and cities - do it much more than others.  Check out our list. Thanks for checking out the "Workday Kickoff" podcast!

Our 'Workday Kickoff' weekly jokester, Phil Turner from Westerville, delivers another classic (as he does each Friday morning), and word on the street in Hollywood is there might just be a celebrity romance brewing featuring a Classic Country star that no one saw coming!

'Boneheads-of-the-Day returned today .. headlined by an arrest of a Canadian man (who identified himself as a woman) in Flor-ih-DUH - with a DOZEN fake IDs! And a new report from the World Population Review is out listing each state's most dangerous animal - and Ohio's isn't exactly fearsome. Thanks for checking out the Pod!

Garth announced two more back-to-back nights of shows ... again ... highlighting our 'Nitty Gritty from Music City,' and Reddit found an interesting list of things we all SEE, but likely don't understand ... all in today's pod. Thanks for making the SWITCH!

A gross Cruiseline passenger story highlights today's 'Newwwz of the WEEEIRD,' and an interesting financial hypothetical question:  Would you pocked a guaranteed $50k now ... or flip a coin for a shot at $1M (and risk coming away w/nothing).  Interesting stuff! Thanks for checking out our 'Workday Kickoff' podcast, and thanks for making the SWITCH!