Ep. 96 - You’re the Problem, J.Lo - 10/29/2025

The Noon Hour returns with Peaches and Viktor diving headfirst into America’s most pressing issue: McDonald’s allegedly banning pennies. According to the New York Post (so, you know... maybe), the Golden Arches is rounding your change to the nearest nickel — and Peaches is not having it. Cue a ten-minute rant about “hockey puck burgers,” “pennies as meat patty size references,” and why the Big Mac now tastes like “depression and cardboard.”

Viktor tries to stay logical (“why not just change the menu prices?”), but the chaos snowballs into talk of AI drive-thrus taking over, Life in Idaho Falls Facebook drama, and the unhinged mods who declined Peaches’ post asking, “Do you like Viktor Wilt? Yes or no?” (Answer: No, apparently.) The duo then spirals into “Dumb Questions People Ask Radio DJs” — Peaches’ new viral TikTok idea. The list includes all-timers like “Did you go to school for that?” and “Can you give my son a birthday shoutout?” — which Viktor proudly admits he’s actually done.

Things get even spicier when Peaches reveals his Cal State Fullerton background (“I majored in Cinema and Television Arts with an emphasis in radio, because that sounds cooler on a résumé”) before they rip into pre-recorded DJs, bad local band submissions, and listeners who claim to “only listen to Pandora.” The show hits peak Idaho insanity when the two get philosophical about politics in music, From Ashes to New, Skillet, and LeBron James. Viktor says artists should say whatever they want — Peaches just doesn’t want them ruining concerts.

Finally, they wrap with radio nostalgia — KNAC’s metal revival, KROQ’s downfall, and Peaches explaining how he once peed behind a McDonald’s in Victorville on the way to Idaho. It’s a masterclass in random thought spirals, hot takes, and unfiltered laughter — basically lunch therapy for anyone who’s ever worked in radio or just hates soggy buns and political bands.