The Dana & Parks Podcast
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HOUR 1: Insurance is a scam..until you need it. But will they actually pay out?
D&P Highlight: Do you have a doomsday plan?
D&P Highlight: What is the sexiest accent in the US?
D&P Highlight: Scam calls are back with a vengeance as one metro city ads a warning to Crypto ATMs.
D&P Highlight: We are wound up today.
Full Show: Job Interviews, AI Privacy, and Living Without a Bedroom
bonusFrom helicopter parenting at job interviews to the legal limits of AI privacy, we dive into the bizarre trends and hard truths of modern adulthood. Plus, we explore whether a house even needs a bedroom and the immediate security fallout after getting fired.
HOUR 4: You get fired...how long should you have access to your email?
HOUR 3: Do you even NEED a bedroom?
HOUR 2: Should the government be monitoring your ChatGPT conversations?
HOUR 1: Got a job interview? Don't forget to bring mommy with you.
D&P Highlight: The cone of shame, onesies on a dog & HOW MUCH DOES THAT COST?!
D&P Highlight: Can you believe it's been 6 years already?
D&P Highlight: New floor. New controversy.
D&P Highlight: Did you get coffee cup sized hail last night?
Full Show: Chases, TP Pranks, and Prepping for the End
This episode explores the controversy surrounding high-speed police chases and the debate over school extracurricular funding, while also diving into doomsday prepping and the fallout from a tragic toilet papering prank. Hosts Dana and Parks examine these issues with their signature blend of local insight and humor.
HOUR 4: The battle of the extracurriculars. Which ones deserve funding, which don't?
HOUR 3: PTSD, doomsday & the Epstein Ranch.
HOUR 2: Haven't we all thrown a little toilet paper into some trees?
HOUR 1: It's 2026. Do we not have better technology to catch a perpetrator than a police chase?
D&P Highlight: Taking up 'Granny Hobbies' to get away from screens.
D&P Highlight: How do we protect our EMS from crazies with trauma shears?
D&P Highlight: No wonder no one wants to have kids these days...how much was that stroller?!
D&P Highlight: Another Big 12 Tournament...and more people are complaining about it being in KC.
Full Show: KC Shooting Outrage, Marathon Feats, and The Internet's Legacy
bonusDana and Parks dive into the legal controversy surrounding the KC Super Bowl parade shooting, highlight incredible marathon finishes, and debate whether the internet has ultimately helped or hindered humanity. They also tackle the universal struggle of Daylight Saving Time and the dread of early Monday morning alarms.
HOUR 4: Lose an hour, Sunday scaries...AND a 6:30 am alarm? Can we just stop moving the clock around?
HOUR 3: Was the internet the greatest invention ever? Or the worst?
HOUR 2: How far do you think you could run? 0.0? 3.2? 13.1? 26.2?
HOUR 1: KC Parade Shooter walks free after plea deal.
D&P Highlight: What does your car say about you? According to these stereotypes.
D&P Highlight: He thought he was robbing some random ladies car...he thought wrong.
D&P Highlight: Why Missouri Stand Your Ground Laws make prosecuting difficult with more than one aggressor.
D&P Highlight: What are you watching right now?
BONUS: We're going on a nostalgia journey filled with photos, toys and the rebirth of Pizza Hut Classic
This week, we’re getting nostalgic. We’re headed to a photography museum, a toy museum, retro pizza joints and more. We’ll also sit in on an interview with Jon Taffer of the long-running series "Bar Rescue", now entering its 10th season. Featuring audio from Own the Road with Kelly and Bob out of KRLD 1080 in Dallas, the Dana & Parks show out of KMBZ in Kansas City, Drivetime with DeRusha out of WCCO News Talk in Minneapolis and KNX News in Los Angeles.
TRUE CRIME ROUNDUP: Crimes that are shaping our world
In this roundup, we’ll be looking into crimes from the past have changed our world in sometimes surprising ways and that are continuing to change it. Those include the Oxford School Shooting in Michigan, the Apalachee School Shooting in Georgia and a 1988 arson case Missouri. Featuring audio from KRLD 1080 in Dallas, WCCO News Talk in the Twin Cities, WBEN News Talk in Buffalo, 1010 WINS in New York City, WWJ Newsradio in Detroit and the Dana & Parks Show out of KMBZ in Kansas City.
Full Show: Casino Cash, DNA Secrets, and Public Pet Etiquette
In this episode of the Dana & Parks podcast, the team debates the ethical dilemma of finding a $13,000 casino ticket and the controversial practice of taking pets into public places like grocery stores and spas. They also dive into the emotional complexities of using modern DNA technology to identify the remains of unknown soldiers and sailors.
HOUR 4: Festivus Friday!
HOUR 3: With new DNA technology, should we be exhuming the bodies of unidentified soldiers to ID them?
HOUR 2: You find a casino slip on the ground…do you take it? Can you take it?
HOUR 1: Seriously, stop taking your dog everywhere you go.
D&P Highlight: What song would you add to your sexy time playlist?
D&P Highlight: Be weather aware.
D&P Highlight: She is a public figure, but she claims she was wildly misrepresented in a recent docu-drama. Can she sue?
Full Show: School walkouts, vigilante justice, and rising property taxes
Dana and Parks discuss student walkout rights, the controversial candidacy of an accused vigilante for Sheriff, and the growing outcry over surging property tax assessments. They also dive into a nostalgic look at classic cartoons versus modern shows and the business of writing books.
HOUR 4: Is Johnson County about to face the same property tax issue that plagued Jackson County?
HOUR 3: Would you let your kids watch the same cartoons you watched?
HOUR 2: Vigilante justice or just a dad doing what a dad would do? He's accused of murder and they want him to be the Sheriff.
HOUR 1: Students rights in school, walkouts & discipline for those actions.
D&P Highlight: A TV as a basketball court is cool...until it gets hacked.
D&P Highlight: No way he writes more than 1 book a year.