WTAW - Infomaniacs

Things turning 41 this year, the Titanic movie, the Wright brothers first flight, common survival tips that most people actually get wrong — plus more news.  Plus, joining us in the studio today, Chair of ERCOT Board of Directors Bill Flores joined WTAW’s Scott DeLucia to talk about Texas power grid, load growth, data centers, future of large grid battery storage, and more.  Plus, joining us in th...

Celebrity birthdays and today’s holidays, local Bryan-College Station high school seniors helping senior assassin game, politics — plus the latest news and sports. 

Tennessee women’s basketball roster is wiped clean after Kim Caldwell’s comments, the original 13 SEC teams, Happy International Beaver Day, archaeologists found a 4-pound bronze cannonball with connection to the Alamo, outdoor activities that some adults are clueless on how to perform, bees in a North Carolina airplane engine, the Infomaniacs favorite video games, the PGA Masters Golf Tournament...

Backseat driving list of annoying things passengers do, New York International Car Show, Chrysler is left with one model of car, Costco pans recalled after metal parts “forcefully eject” while heated, caffeinated Baja Blast beauty under-eye patches, Pillsbury FIFA soccer cookies, Burger King hiring 60,000+ employees, FCC may revamp 1961 rule governing sports on TV — plus more news.  Plus, joining...

Celebrity birthdays and today’s holidays, Cambodia unveils a statue honoring a famous landmine-sniffing rat, WKPP is finally coming to Cincinnati, politics — plus the latest news and sports. 

Eco-friendly cemeteries, a 100-year organ transplant patient, a man using AI to sell GLP-1 medications with $1.8 billion in sales this year, different types of toilet paper, British lawmakers advancing a pet custody law, what you’re paying for in a gallon of gas, Infomaniacs Easter weekend, BEV vehicles, and the potential elimination of the SEC Championship game — plus the latest news and sports. 

National Twinkle Day, Pebbles cereal, sushi push-pops, March Madness, “surreptitious seafood,” the 2026 World’s Grits Festival, jobs that could be a ticket to a comfortable life, “cognitive surrender,” gas pump switching, the Project Hail Mary sweater, Amazon MGM, and why morning might be the best time for a first date—plus more news. 

Celebrity birthdays and today’s holidays, a gas station in California is charging $9.99 for fuel, Texans warned not to eat Great Value dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets due to high levels of lead, politics — plus the latest news and sports. 

NASA launching Artemis II, the Artemis II food menu, Good Friday, distractions and attention span limits, April 5th birthdays and today’s holidays, Florida Man, North American bridge infrastructure, people planning to buy candy over food for Easter, dad egg hunts — plus the latest news and sports. 

Heavy social media users tied to lower support for democracy, is Wayne Newton older or younger than him, Ella Langley “Choosin’ Texas” music video, Thunder Road movie, the travel industry is bracing for a chaotic and expensive summer, travel itineraries and the use of A.I., mushrooms communicating with each other, grammar police, engagement ring costs — plus more news. 

Celebrity birthdays and today’s holidays, what bees do when it rains, ‘Grandparents Happy Hour’ bill, politics — plus the latest news and sports. 

April Fools’ stunts brands pulled this year, National Breakfast Burritos Day and Peanut Butter & Jelly Day, importance of master’s degrees, pharmacies, Hershey’s returning to its original recipe for Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups after backlash, the ‘$5 plan,’ a feel-good story, Perplexity’s CEO says A.I. will bring about a ‘glorious future’ because ‘most people don’t enjoy their jobs,’ Jokes with...

Adjusting your sleeping positions, pizza hacks, Boise pizza delivery man’s gesture earns an 80,000% tip, things you thought were going to be a huge deal as a kid — plus more news.  Plus, joining us in the studio today, Brazos County Commissioner Bentley Nettles joined WTAW’s Scott DeLucia to talk about subdivisions in the county, the Messier Gas Plant, the recovery of the $400K in stolen funds, an...

Celebrity birthdays and today’s holidays, TSA workers asked to return $1,000 gift cards donated by Tyler Perry, Kit Kat heist jokes taking over social media, politics — plus the latest news and sports. 

The unofficial rules of April Fools’ Day, TikTok fitness trend, silent walking, beehives, bunsen burners, new study shows googly eyes can stop birds stealing your hard-earned food, on this day in history — plus the latest news and sports. 

Gmail allowing you to change your embarrassing email address, counterfeit bills, babies understanding what’s going on sooner than some think, maternity leave, thousands of Chinese social media users changing profile photos to Kris Jenner, Grey's Anatomy renewed for another season, new menu items from Burger King and Papa Johns, manual typewriters, and 66% of adults say they deserve an Easter baske...

Celebrity birthdays and today’s holidays, politics — plus the latest news and sports. 

Buc-ee’s, the Midwest goodbye, women and their shoes, a Scottish Tesco accidentally ends up with a lot of bananas, a mother and daughter rescued after sinking waist-deep into quicksand, the safest seat on an airplane, Carnival Cruise Line, what happens to unsold Girl Scout cookies — plus the latest news and sports. 

Five quirky attractions to visit in the Midwest, Airbnb at the Hannah Montana house, nurses share baby names they tried to talk parents out of, why alarm clocks snooze for 9 minutes, rattlesnakes found in a couple’s bedroom, the invention of ballpark nachos, MLB on Netflix — plus more news.  Plus, joining us in the studio today, Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Glen Brewer stops by to talk ab...

Celebrity birthdays and today’s holidays, the most absurd MLB snacks, SEC baseball, politics — plus the latest news and sports. 

Vehicle transportation prices, the latest protein hacks, Kraft Mac & Cheese, the inventor of the chicken nugget, sharks testing positive for cocaine in the Bahamas, last weekend events around Brazos County, Baylor Bear Camp and Baylor Line, gas potentially being diluted, the original Starbucks — plus the latest news and sports. 

Jameson leading top shot lists, state logos, 12 tons of Kit Kat being stolen, different types of Kit Kat, microplastics in kitchen sponges, Scott’s interview with The Arts Center, National Pencil Day, on this day in history, why we count time the way we do — plus more news. 

Celebrity birthdays and today’s holidays, Annapolis Oyster Roast & Sock Burning, politics — plus the latest news and sports. 

March Madness, a professor says that the word ‘moreover’ is a dead giveaway that it is A.I., Germany wants to switch to renewable energy by 2030, delivery robots smash Chicago bus shelters, bus and rail commuters study about being in confined spaces with people, Samsung fridge ads spark customer backlash, driver caused chaos at airport & ‘didn’t remember why’, what adult cheat codes that chang...

Astronomers say recent rash of meteor sightings ‘warrants serious investigation’, YouTube Jeopardy, seafood industry shaping food differently, wacky-but-true Pringles flavors, the name creation of John Doe, March 28th holidays and birthdays, children deceiving at a young age, reading, dumb criminals, Frozen Dead Guy Days, ‘bus flights’, driver caused chaos at airport and he ‘didn’t remember why’ —...