Pete McMurray Show

🎅 Only 20% of shoppers think stores should wait until after Thanksgiving for holiday decor and music  🎄 That means 80% of us are totally fine with Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas” echoing through Target in mid-October 🎶 (41%) said stores’ holiday ambiance prompted them to spend more time in stores,  it’s called “dwell time” -Retailers are “trying to get there first before each of their...

🌴 She’s the woman helping tell Kenny Chesney’s story in Heart Life Music. 🍹🎸 Co-author Holly Gleason shares what Kenny really reveals about life, love, and music -Kenny's vibe and why we all want to hang out with him -What does the title 'Heart Life Music' represent  -How Kenny didn't want to write a book -What's Kenny really like behind the scenes  To subscribe to The Pete McMurray Show Podcas...

🥁 From the thunder of John Bonham to the groove of Ringo Starr and Charlie Watts, we’re diving into the legends who shaped rock and roll. Joining us is author John Lingan with his new book Backbeats: A History of Rock and Roll in Fifteen Drummers 🎶 -Alex Van Halen -Ringo -Charlie Watts -John Bonham  -Animal from the Muppets (is in the book!) To subscribe to The Pete McMurray Show Podcast ju...

For Pete's Sake - 3 of the Most Important Stories of the Week! 🎉 Sean “Diddy” Combs is allegedly partying it up in prison! 🥳🍾  🎄 Guess how many Christmas trees the average person puts up now 🎄🎄🎄  🦁 That “Irish lion” video? Turns out it was NOT a lion… ❌ To subscribe to The Pete McMurray Show Podcast just click here   

For Pete's Sake 11.08.25 - Three of the Most Important Stories of the Week! 🧠 Researchers found ChatGPT gives better answers when users swear at it. So apparently, “please” is overrated 🌊 A surfboard lost at sea 18 months ago just washed up 1,500 miles away. It traveled farther than most people’s luggage 🎬 Hollywood strikes again: Miami Vice 2026. Because nothing says “original” like remaking a...

IL Republican Congressman Darin LaHood joined us to talk: -New York elects a new Mayor -The 'kitchen table issues" -Affordability needs to be front and center in the next year  -The massive money being thrown at candidates for campaign contributions  -The Virginia AG race and the text scandal  -The Government shutdown "It's gone on way too long, there are ramifications of it.  Frankly it's kind of...

The ALWAYS entertaining Charlie Beren's joined us to talk: -Polka injuries -Ooof -Fishing, family get togethers, and 'cripe-sakes' Charlie's Comedy on Tour To subscribe to The Pete McMurray Show Podcast just click here   

Show Open 11.08.25 🗽 New York City elects proud socialist Zohran Mamdani as mayor and the internet is losing its mind 💋 Pete thinks he belongs in People’s “Sexiest Man Alive” issue 🎨 The Louvre Museum’s security password got leaked… wait for it… “Louvre” To subscribe to The Pete McMurray Show Podcast just click here   

John Slattery starred as Roger Sterling in Mad Men.  He's now starring in a new movie called NUREMBERG Directed by JAMES VANDERBILT - and John and James joined the show -John hearing Mad Men clips with Jon Hamm -James directed John, Russell Crowe, Michael Shannon, Rami Malek, Colin Hanks, Richard Grant ...  -Nuremberg and all about the movie -Took James 13 years to get to the finished movie produc...

The VERY funny Steve Byrne joined us  -Working comedy in a mall -Chess King, Bugle Boy Jeans -Sexiest Man Alive -His days in Chicago living with Vince Vaughn This cat is so funny ...    Follow Steve on Instagram To subscribe to The Pete McMurray Show Podcast just click here   

Here is a list of 😳 Phrases Men with Low Self-Awareness Should NEVER Say 😂  Are you ready for some of these ...  To subscribe to The Pete McMurray Show Podcast just click here   

People Magazine's Julie Jordan interviewed Jonathan Bailey for the 'Sexiest Man Alive' cover  -This is Julie's 12th 'Sexiest Man Alive' cover..."these men are clearly very attractive and all very charming, but gosh, Jonathan just took that and kind of elevated it!"  -Wicked and Bridgerton star lands SMA2025 -All the 'Sexiest Men' had the "IT" factor    People Magazine "Sexiest Man Alive" by Julie...

💬 Do most women really know what makes their husband happy?  ❤️ Experts break down the 6 surprising things that truly make a man happy  You'll love this list (hint: intimacy is on there) To subscribe to The Pete McMurray Show Podcast just click here   

Nearly half of U.S. adults have driven while so tired it affected their ability to stay safe behind the wheel In an American Academy of Sleep Medicine survey, 41% of adults admitted they've been so drowsy while driving that it impaired their performance, including 50% of men and 33% of women To subscribe to The Pete McMurray Show Podcast just click here   

From Planes Trains and Automobiles to Uncle Buck to that unforgettable racquetball scene in Splash John Candy made us laugh till we cried 😂 Author Paul Myers captures the magic in his new book John Candy A Life in Comedy ❤️ -Planes Trains and Automobiles  - Tricked into auditioning for Second City -Splash "The night before they shot the racquetball scene in Splash,  John was staying at a hotel an...

Show Open 11.01.25  ✅ Feds drop interest rates again for the second time in 6 weeks…should we celebrate or panic 💸 😂 Pete reviews Nate Bargatze’s arena show like a pro comedy critic 😂 🗣️ “6 7” is officially the Word of the Year… whatever that means (ask your kid) 😅 To subscribe to The Pete McMurray Show Podcast just click here   

For Pete's Sake 11.01.25 - Three of the Most Important Stories of the Week 🎤 Slash clears it up — Axl’s mic toss wasn’t rage, just rockstar physics ☕ How many pumpkin spice lattes before your blood type turns “PSL Positive”?  👻 America’s most haunted cities revealed, and one ghost still can’t find affordable rent To subscribe to The Pete McMurray Show Podcast just click here   

🏈 Sundays mean one thing... football. 🍂 Few institutions have shaped American life quite like the NFL. 📖 New York Times journalist Ken Belson pulls back the curtain in his new book Every Day Is Sunday and shows how the game became America’s obsession. 🇺🇸 Ken Talks: -NFL is now a 20+ Billion Dollar a Year Business -How the NFL came up with taking the NFL Draft on the road -Jerry Jones and the Ni...

️🎸 All aboard the smoothest ship on the sea of soft rock! Tommy Bouy from the nation’s #1 Yacht Rock band ⛵️ YACHTLEY CREW drops anchor to talk about their new album “SEAS THE NIGHT.” 🌊🥂 Captain’s hats on, vibes set to smooth! Tommy Bouy talks: -What is Yacht Rock -Michael McDonald is the Godfather of Yacht Rock -That time Tommy played with a Yacht Rock legend (or a few) -The song people go BA...

Show Open 10.25.25 🔥 George Santos gets his sentence commuted by the President… really? C'mon ... Really? 🥶 How early is too early to turn on the heat? If your nose is cold but you still have guilt… you’re not alone. 🎨 An Oceans 11-style heist at the Louvre!  The thieves were slick, the guards were clueless, and the Mona Lisa is probably on Facebook Marketplace by now. To subscribe to The Pete...

NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent Ryan Nobles joined us: -Congress needs to feel some level of pressure to end the Government shutdown -Are the two sides even talking "They aren't talking! There’s no negotiations... there’s no conversations happening!" -The east Wing of the White House being demolished  -Why commute George Santos' sentence and let him out of jail -Is Diddy next To subscribe to T...

Friend of the show, Chicago Med's Steven Weber joined us to talk: -His wife and mother visited Chicago -11 seasons for Chicago Med, 5 seasons for Steven  -Working for Dick Wolf  -Friend Tim Daly's description of Steven Weber "Timmy's a good guy as we all know he was voted handsomest man in North America in 1978, 79, 83, 87, and 89! You know all the stuff we use on Zoom with softening our lens  ......

Deidre Hall played the unforgettable Dr. Marlena Evans on Days of Our Lives for more than four decades. And now Days is being inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame Diedre joined us to talk: -John Black - Drake Hogestyn, her Days on screen husband "Horrible loss.  For us and the audience who adored him and we adored him on stage" -Pete thanking Deidre for 'wingwoman' status at Bradley...

Dave Berke is a decorated Marine, a fighter pilot, and former TOP GUN instructor, his new book is called The Need to Lead Dave talks: -Jocko doing the foreword to his book -Can leadership be learned "Yes, absolutely!  And, that's one of the core tenets, leadership is a skill.  It's something everybody can, and actually needs to learn.  And, that's really the premise of the whole book" -Does fear w...

.38 Special lead singer Don Barnes joined us to talk: -The 70's music scene in Jacksonville, FL -How he met Donnie Van Zandt and started .38 Special  -Don on brothers Ronnie Van Zandt (Lynyrd Skynyrd), Johnny & Donnie, "They were from the wrong side of the tracks.  Kinda redneck ya know" -Don and legendary rocker Jim Peterik wrote the music for this album -How he puts together songs like "Hold on...