February 9, 2012 If there's one thing that gets The Flakes fired up, it's taxpayer money being spent on recreational activities. So you can imagine how Paul reacted when he got a hold of an email sent out to generate federal support for bike trails in Billings. Play the audio below to hear Paul just about explode on the air.
February 6, 2012 Eli Manning was named MVP shortly after the New York Giants' win at Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday night. By winning the MVP award, Manning also received a brand new 2012 Chevy Corvette from General Motors. Paul was pretty steamed that a company that didn't make a profit last year was giving away a car at the Super Bowl. Play the audio to hear what Paul thinks GM should have done instead.
February 1, 2012 For all of us avid hunters, there is new technology coming out that may or may not make our hunting outings more fruitful. Two researchers at Sandia’s National Laboratories created a self-guided dart-like bullet able to strike a target more than a mile away.
Kellie Pickler releases her third studio album today (Jan. 24) and is sharing the stories behind each of the 11 tracks exclusively with Taste of Country. ’100 Proof’ plays almost like an autobiography of Pickler. There’s a song dedicated to her new husband and her father, as well as one inspired by her struggles to accept what’s left of her relationship with her mother.
January 19, 2012 On Wednesday, the Obama administration rejected a bid from TransCanada to build the Keystone XL Pipeline, an oil pipeline linking Alberta to refineries in the Gulf of Mexico. The $7 billion, four year project was estimated to create thousands of jobs, has been delayed due to a lack of environment studies surrounding the project.
Mark and Paul discussed the benefits the project would have four the country, and Paul is starting to get pretty fired up over the decision. Play the audio below to learn a little more about the project and why the Flakes think we've missed a big opportunity for our country.
January 18, 2012 Old Man Winter has hit Billings hard this week! Everyone can plan on pulling out those snow shovels and sliding around the roads this week. It doesn't look like the winter weather will let up until the weekend.
Paul's got quite a bit of work to do on the farm with all of this snow on the ground. Of course, he couldn't stop Mark from cracking some terrible farm jokes. Play the audio to hear the best bad joke you'll hear all day.
January 13, 2012 Paul got pretty fired up about Facebook on Friday morning. After coming across a post from his daughter, he seems to think Facebook needs a "lie detector" function. So what's got Paul "unliking" Facebook? Play the audio clip to find out...
January 13, 2012 According to Billings police, the vandalism occurring on the West End of Billings has stopped since they’ve located several suspects. It appears that the vandals who racked up more than $100,000 worth of damages were all juveniles between the ages of 14 and 16. No charges have been filed yet.
One listener called in to the Flakes’ show this morning suggestion that a new facility built to keep teens out of trouble might cut down on criminal mischief like vandalism. However, the Flakes seem to think the answer can be found a little closer to home. Listen to the debate from their show right here.
You’d better hurry, because time is running out for you to win our Blake Shelton Superstar Treatment. Make sure you get registered to win dinner at Ciao Mambo’s, a limo ride to the show and backstage passes to meet Blake Shelton at MetraPark on January 21. If you are a Cat Pack “VIP” log into your account to qualify, and of course listen weekdays at 9:40am, 12:40pm, and 4:40pm.
January 11, 2012 Now you can "visit" Mount Rushmore from the comfort of your own home! Using 3D laser technology, the monument was scanned from top to bottom to create a complete digital model of the monument. But does viewing the 3D model count as "visiting" the historic monument? You can imagine what The Breakfast Flakes thought...
OK, if you are like my "other half" Pam, you might have been a little confused. As she put it, "Did you hear that Lady GaGa got married over the weekend?"
I then had to explain to Pam that Lady Antebellum is in no way related to Lady GaGa.
January 10, 2012 Billy Dean recently found out while on tour that his 1,500-square foot barn in Smithville, Tennessee had burned to the ground. Luckily, nobody was hurt, and Mark was certainly able to find some humor in the situation. Check out the audio to hear why Mark will be spending the Flakes Cruise by himself...
