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Pete McMurray Show

The Pete McMurray Show is a talk show featuring Pete McMurray and Lisa Kotara. The two address issues like politics, entertainment, health & wellness, sports, fitness, relationships and just about everything else. The show can be heard in three states and growing!

🚨 Court TV’s Ashley Wilcott on Sean Combs: “The argument by the feds is ... listen .. he used his power, his control, threats ... to engage in the enterprise of racketeering, of trafficking, of these women, and sex workers to commit these crimes.”

12 mins; May 17, 2025

Bob Costas "This has been my feeling for a very long time: Pete Rose should've been banned, for life, from official baseball...but he should have been eventually on the Hall of Fame ballot"

13 mins; May 17, 2025

Bond Bombshell! 💥 Author of The Search for BOND reveals: 🍸 “Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds, Paul Newman, Adam West just finished Batman…” 🍸 were all considered to play 007. Wait ‘til you hear who almost got the role! 🍸🕶️

7 mins; May 17, 2025

IL Congressman Darin LaHood on U.S.– Saudi Arabia Deal 💰🔥 "I don't think people realize the amount of money and investment that's going to come to the United States. It wouldn't have happened but for the President going to Saudi Arabia...it's a huge win!"

7 mins; May 16, 2025

Show Open 05.10.25 - Derek Jeter was elected on the first ballot, the new Pope took four; Can most people keep a secret; The sister ... the sister & the Heisman

11 mins; May 10, 2025

Garret Haake from NBC News on the tariff situation "It's all going to come down to what deal we strike with China, which is a conversation that's only getting started this weekend"

13 mins; May 10, 2025

Guess what, your pet may be saving your life!

6 mins; May 10, 2025

Jeremy Piven on getting stand-up advice from Jerry Seinfeld "I ran into him ... he's always so sweet to me because I did a few episodes ... I actually played George in the show within the show on Seinfeld ... I can go up to him and ask him anything"

20 mins; May 10, 2025

Former Special Ops Delta commander Brad Taylor on his new book "I try to be as realistic as possible, as far as the tactical applications ... most of that is classified...but, I have to use my experiences to write"

12 mins; May 10, 2025

For Pete's Sake 05.10.25 - Three of the Most Important Stories of the week 🔮 Your emoji game might be exposing more than you think 🏚️ Couple found chilling handwritten note warning them 💰 The 1% rule: your future self will thank you

6 mins; May 10, 2025

Christie Brinkley when asked if Billy Joel is the love of her life "Ummm, Well ... well, I guess so - hahahaha!" She also shares the bar where they met an undiscovered Whitney Houston was randomly there & so was Elle MacPherson!

7 mins; May 10, 2025

Baywatch star Brooke Burns is married to Accountant 2 director Gavin O'Connor "This is an incredible film that everybody should go and see ... Ben Affleck & Jon Bernthal are FANTASTIC in it!"

12 mins; May 03, 2025

Show Open 05.03.25 - Frozen pizza on the grill; Rock n Roll Hall of Fame inductees; Placing bets on the next Pope

12 mins; May 03, 2025

Actress Amy Irving's tribute album of (former boyfriend) Willie Nelson songs "Our relationship was more about friendship always from the beginning ... even if you break up with someone, they're still the same person"

6 mins; May 03, 2025

Michael Starr's book on Rodney Dangerfield and his Caddyshack role "The role of Al Czervik (Caddyshack) was offered to Bob Newhart, who didn't think it was funny! And, Don Rickles who didn't want to do it, it wasn't his thing!"

13 mins; May 03, 2025

The CAA Agent’s Son: Matthew Specktor on fame, drama, and A-listers at the dinner table

13 mins; May 03, 2025

Gabe Henry is the author of Enough is Enuf: Our Failed Attempts to Make English Easier to Spell. For example words like “phlegm” “yacht” & “colonel” that sound nothing like their spelling

7 mins; May 03, 2025

Life Skills 101: We’re all failing! The class in high school we ALL needed to take!

7 mins; May 03, 2025

For Pete's Sake 05.03.25 - Three of the Most Important Stories of the week - Newest dating term: Pink Flag; Saying 'THANKS' to ChatGPT is costing ‘Tens Of Millions Of Dollars’; Women can determine if they like someone based on their smell

6 mins; May 03, 2025

The Bushy Billy Bush "Can we please give a standing ovation to the Pope for making it to the Super Bowl! He made it to the Super Bowl and woke up the next morning exhausted, and the papa dropped"

12 mins; April 26, 2025

You’ll Never Guess the Color Most People Return After Buying Online!

6 mins; April 26, 2025

Is Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.) a thing in the spring? Therapist Amy Morin says ... YES! Here's why it happens, and what you can do to feel better

13 mins; April 26, 2025

For Pete's Sake 04.26.25 - Three of the Most Important Stories of the week - Miller Lite and Pringles marriage made in summer heaven; Women aren't going to the doctor; DO NOT trust the 5-second rule

6 mins; April 26, 2025

Would this upset you on a wedding invitation "This is a wedding reception, not a girls night!" Well, some guests weren't amused

7 mins; April 26, 2025

Valerie Bertinelli on son Wolfie "I know he's 34 years old and a grown adult, but he will always be my baby. I'm so proud of him. I just wish Ed (Eddie Van Halen) was here to enjoy it too!"

7 mins; April 26, 2025

Show Open 04.26.25 - May means graduation season... and plenty of cash to shell out; Valerie Bertinelli & Eddie Van Halen; The Pope Passing and the Conclave

12 mins; April 26, 2025

Fox News Channel's Bret Baier on Pete Hegseth group chat pt 2 "I agree with you, it definitely shouldn't have been out there. It's a big issue ... The biggest thing is the President has his back & it's his choice"

13 mins; April 26, 2025

Most of us are driving with our phone in hand! And, 10% of us admit to reading and writing emails WHILE driving!

6 mins; April 19, 2025

For Pete's Sake 04.19.25 - Three of the Most Important Stories of the week - What is your “panic percentage” on your phone battery; You own 7.24 reusable water bottles; Including a text abbreviation (thx) can make you feel like you're getting brushed off

6 mins; April 19, 2025

Chicago Fire's Dave Eigenberg talks double-duty on HBO's 'And Just like That' "They wrapped in October but I snapped my achilles on Fire, I couldn't go out. And then I went out late, and I did a couple of scenes for them after they wrapped"

13 mins; April 19, 2025

Show Open 04.17.25 - New York's Cardinal Dolan; 420 is on Easter this year; Fyre Festival II Postponed (we know, shocker)

12 mins; April 19, 2025

If you own a cat or dog, it might boost your happiness as much as … an $89,000 raise!

7 mins; April 19, 2025

Amie Parnes is a senior correspondent for The Hill "Nancy Pelosi, the former House Speaker and former President Barack Obama, they never thought she (Kamala Harris) could win...they had their own idea of a mini-primary"

12 mins; April 19, 2025

CNN’s former Moscow Bureau Chief Jill Dougherty on trusting Putin, "NO! ... Putin is former KGB...He is a person who tries to, let's say, manipulate the situation to be the best for HIM"

7 mins; April 19, 2025

A & E's Beer Budget Reno host Kristin Coots on upcycling furniture (moving it from one room to the next), "Use what you have and breathe new life into them!"

10 mins; April 19, 2025

Show Open 04.12.25 - Tariffs & the 90 day pause; Can Bill Gates children live on a measly $333 million dollars; HBO just renewed 'The Last of Us' for a third season (no, you didn't miss season 2)

12 mins; April 14, 2025

The very funny Abbott Elementary's Lisa Ann Walter "Food equals love equals I gotta go to rehab ... for food and sugar was my addiction"

13 mins; April 12, 2025

For Pete's Sake 04.12.25 - Three of the Most Important Stories of the week - Rumer Willis shared she & her sisters “all still take baths together”; Are you 'microcheating' at work; The latest viral cocktail "The Dirty Pasta Water Martini"

6 mins; April 12, 2025

John Cafferty on the name of the band "It was the name on a paint can. We were rehearsing in this storefront back in Providence RI, and ... someone said, 'Beaver Brown' and we said, 'Boy, that's not too good! We'll think of something better next week!'"

12 mins; April 12, 2025

Ed Helms podcast 'Snafu' now in its third season. Season One is about a nuclear holocaust almost happening, "There's nothing more hilarious than the world almost ending! It's basically the story of the movie War Games"

7 mins; April 12, 2025

Tiger Wood's former caddy Steve Williams on the iconic shot at the 2005 Masters "That chip shot is obviously it's a part of golf history...when he landed that chip shot it landed exactly on that ball mark, you're talking the size of a dime here!"

13 mins; April 12, 2025

Sleep Tourism is on the rise ... and here's some traveling hacks to help with better sleep while on the road

7 mins; April 12, 2025

The White Lotus season finale, some say a bit disappointing. However, there was one stand-out this season & it was because of his receding hairline!

6 mins; April 12, 2025

Divorcing? Good for you! The post break up ... 'Glow-Up' is REAL!

6 mins; April 05, 2025

How is 'Liberation Day' impacting you? NBC's Garrett Haake on tariffs hitting everyone: "The more you consume imported goods, the more your costs will go up""

12 mins; April 05, 2025

Show Open 04.05.25 - What does 'Liberation Day' mean for your 401K; We say goodbye to the "Iceman"; Are you in need of Vitamin T (yes, T)

12 mins; April 05, 2025

Dan Schlossberg author of 'The New Baseball Bible' "Willie Mays was very flamboyant, charismatic, but not Hank Aaron. Very quiet, introverted. Don Drysdale used to say he looked like he was falling asleep in between pitches!"

7 mins; April 05, 2025

Academy Award Nominee Steve Coogan on the old adage in Hollywood, 'Never work with animals or kids.' Yet, his co-stars in the movie are a penguin & children. "Well, if I'm going to do it, I might as well do both at once!'"

13 mins; April 05, 2025

Amanda Knox convicted of a murder she didn't commit (later acquitted) "It was not about the truth of what happened to my roommate...it's always been about this idea ... of a slutty woman hating a woman...Foxy Knoxy"

7 mins; April 05, 2025

Our buddy, Chicago Med’s Steven Weber, is having some fun on Instagram with the faux patient props, "The effects department on Med is as good as any film I've ever been on ... it's continually shocking at how good they are!"

13 mins; April 05, 2025

For Pete's Sake 04.05.25 - Three of the Most Important Stories of the week - Walmart ditching eggs in it's Easter meal; Dave Grohl and wife Jordan are working it out; The reason your washer is lying to you is because of something YOU'RE doing

6 mins; April 05, 2025

Noah Wyle stars in Max's hospital drama 'The Pitt' "We do have to break a lot of bad news on this show, and we do try and mix it up with some levity - and that's not unrealistic"

10 mins; March 29, 2025

Crazy workout guy works out with a bench bar on his stomach and moves his stomach up and down! Isn't this juuuust a bit odd?

6 mins; March 29, 2025

For Pete's Sake 03.29.25 - Three of the Most Important Stories of the week - Selena Gomez's fiance finally trims up bushy eyebrows; NBC selling commercials for Super Bowl LX; Single, can’t cook, your chances of getting chosen just went way down

6 mins; March 29, 2025

Show Open 03.29.25 - You put WHO on WHAT text thread???; If you do not like graphic images, 'The Pitt' may not be for you; Pete went to the Symphony by HIMSELF

12 mins; March 29, 2025

Mike Thomas is co-author of 'Carson the Magnificent' "They (Johnny & Ed McMahon) were close early on ... and Ed didn't really want to go to LA.. he wanted a raise, and Johnny basically said 'I'll just find somebody else'"

13 mins; March 29, 2025

NHL HoF Jeremy Roenick's first reaction when he sees Pete is to give him a headlock, "You just have a face that you like to put in a headlock...It's an act of endearment for us tough hockey players...that's how we show our emotions, through headlocks!"

7 mins; March 29, 2025

Paula Froelich formerly of the NY Post's PAGE SIX & now NewsNation's The Scoop on why Meghan Markle comes off as fake, "I think it's because everything just seems kinda artificial...her sense of reality may be different from everyone elses"

7 mins; March 29, 2025

OMAR JUFKO is the head of Stadium Security for the Browns & featured in new A&E series 'STADIUM LOCKUP' "There's actually holding cells in the basement, a lot of people have been taken aback by that!"

13 mins; March 29, 2025

DePaul College Prep Coach Tom Kleinschmidt on winning Three State Championships in a row "It's a big deal for our kids, our school, implemented our name in some Illinois basketball history. It was a great week, but a stressful couple of months"

8 mins; March 27, 2025

NBC's Peter Alexander on the President wanting to end the War in Ukraine, "Donald Trump is clearly very motivated, the President, to bring this war to an end"

13 mins; March 22, 2025

House Intelligence Committee member IL Cong Darin LaHood asked if he trusts Putin & Russia "I don't! They haven't given us any reason to trust them!"

13 mins; March 22, 2025

Show Open 03.22.25 - March Madness brackets; US astronauts stranded in space for 9 months; Boomers are officially the worst generation for tippers

12 mins; March 22, 2025

For Pete's Sake 03.22.25 - Three of the Most Important Stories of the week - Ted Lasso is baaaaaccckkkkk; ALL the Chicago Bulls Championships banners melted because of band's pyro went out of control; Fond du Lac, WI Man eats his 35,000th Big Mac

6 mins; March 22, 2025

Daily Show's Michael Kosta on NOT being Greek, "These beautiful Greek women show up to my shows with dessert for me, and I have go 'I'm NOT Greek, I'm Ukrainian!'"

12 mins; March 22, 2025

Nearly 25% of of Americans admit to regularly urinating in the shower, according to an eye-opening new survey. We think 75% of you are LYING!

7 mins; March 22, 2025

Vanilla Ice owns Nick Nolte's caddy from the movie '48 hours' "Actually when I first got it, it did drive, but blew a lot of smoke out...it dripped oil all over the place...you see it now it's beautiful!"

7 mins; March 22, 2025

Former NASA Astronaut Garrett Reisman talks about the two astronauts being stuck in space for 9 months "It's kinda like you get stuck somewhere, and then you wait around for a while, until the next bus arrives, and you take it home"

7 mins; March 22, 2025

Fox News Channel's Mike Tobin was at an aluminum plant talking tariffs "We'll see if it does drive up the cost of the consumer and ultimately, what they call the 'downstream jobs'...if it has a negative impact there"

7 mins; March 15, 2025

Show Open 03.15.25 - St. Patrick's Day celebrations; Tariffs & the stock market; Pete quit caffeine...again! WHY???

12 mins; March 15, 2025

Why are we all so angry? 84% of people think Americans are angrier than the generation before. Are you?

7 mins; March 15, 2025

Shocking Study: Lack of Sex Could Shorten a Man's Lifespan!

6 mins; March 15, 2025

CHEF ANNA FRANCESE GASS, host of INSTANT ITALIAN, "At the end of the day I am also a mom of three kids...and you're like OH NO what am I going to make for dinner?"

13 mins; March 15, 2025

This is the guy who signed Michael Jordan to his first Nike shoe deal and here's why he got fired

12 mins; March 15, 2025

Court TV's Ashley Wilcott on the Menendez Brothers re-sentencing hearing now scheduled, "Gov Newsom said they can go before a parole board and they have that opportunity now...I don't see them getting out of jail - that's just my gut"

13 mins; March 14, 2025

What do YOU find attractive in the opposite sex? Here's what you said ...

7 mins; March 08, 2025

For Pete's Sake 03.08.25 - Three of the Most Important Stories of the week - Tooth Fairy payouts drop to lowest rate in years; Carrie Bradshaw's 'Sex & the City' wedding gown bought at thrift shop; Truck hauling a load of curly fries catches fire

6 mins; March 08, 2025

Show Open 03.08.25 - Pete gave up drinking Sun-Wed for lent (uh, really?); Tariffs and your car parts; A cult yogurt is taking the internet by storm

12 mins; March 08, 2025

For Pete's Sake 03.15.25 - Three of the Most Important Stories of the week - "Floodlighting" is the newest dating term; 'Recession Hair' is back and it’s this season's beauty trend; Paul McCartney wants Joe Cocker in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame

6 mins; March 08, 2025

The latest Beatles memorabilia to be sold off … isn’t just a piece of history — it’s a piece of toast!

7 mins; March 08, 2025

NBC Senior White House Correspondent Garrett Haake on President Trump running through Washington like a freight train "This is the kind of thing you can do when you're not running for reelection"

13 mins; March 08, 2025

'Say Anything' star Ione Skye talking about Cameron Crowe using Peter Gabriel's 'In Your Eyes' "He first wanted an Elvis Costello song, but Elvis Costello I guess he passed or something"

14 mins; March 08, 2025

Here is a list of the most hated household chores - #1 shouldn't surprise you

6 mins; March 08, 2025

Jimmy Buffett's daughter Delaney Buffett on connecting with the audience like her father, "I think Katie (her co-writer) and I very much knew when we were writing this we wanted to connect with the audience"

13 mins; March 08, 2025

When was the last time you took off your gloves & cleaned them? A recent study found that wool gloves harbour twice as many germs as a toilet seat!

6 mins; March 01, 2025

Show Open 03.01.25 - Pete's best HACK to watch the Academy Awards; DOGE is now a verb; What lunatic is buying tickets to Fyre Festival pt 2

12 mins; March 01, 2025

With the cold weather, we wear gloves daily. When was the last time you took them off & cleaned them? A recent study found that some gloves harbour twice as many germs as a toilet seat!

6 mins; March 01, 2025

For Pete's Sake 03.01.25 - Three of the Most Important Stories of the week - Jane Fonda endorsing $600 sneaks; Guys feeling insecure are getting jawline injections to boost confidence; Ozzy Osbourne was almost cast in Pirates of the Caribbean (not a joke)

6 mins; March 01, 2025

Chicago PD's Jason Beghe aka Sgt Hank Voight talking about executive producer Dick Wolf, "He's gotta be, certainly in the top 3, if not the most successful guy in the history of television"

13 mins; March 01, 2025

NBC News Ryan Nobles on Elon Musk's influence in the Federal Government, "His level of power, his level of influence within this administration knows no bounds. And, he's the architect of a lot of these cuts that are happening at a fast and furious pace"

12 mins; March 01, 2025

Bruce Vilanch on Writing for the Oscars & Conan O'Brien's nerves: "I think everybody's crazy nervous because they know it's a huge gig and anything you do on the Oscars will live with you probably for the rest of your career!"

13 mins; March 01, 2025

Jewelry, Fax Machines, Real Fur Coats: Here's a list Boomers still think are status symbols, but mean nothing today

7 mins; March 01, 2025

Hate Being Alone? The Problem Might Be the Word You’re Using!

7 mins; February 22, 2025

"Lorne likes to say 'Everyone's favorite cast was when they were in High School'" says Susan Morrison who interviewed Lorne Michaels for countless hours & wrote book, 'Lorne: The man who invented SNL'

13 mins; February 22, 2025

Daters Reveal the Top 'Icks' That Will Scare off a New Partner. Picking out baby names? Really?

7 mins; February 22, 2025

Christopher Knight aka Peter Brady talks about the iconic stairs at the Brady Bunch house which led up to nowhere, "(they led to) Scaffolding!"

7 mins; February 22, 2025

Whitney Houston's former bodyguard on rumors of a sexual relationship, "Absolutely not at all!" David shares over six years of stories protecting Whitney

13 mins; February 22, 2025

Bernard MacMahon, director of new doc ‘BECOMING LED ZEPPELIN’ “

7 mins; February 22, 2025

Show Open 02.22.25 - Favorite Led Zeppelin tune; SNL's 50th had a massive audience watching; Gen Z won't pick up the phone

12 mins; February 22, 2025

Bret Baier from Fox News Channel on Elon Musk pushback with the public, "It's the addition of Elon Musk AND the fact that he is working with Donald Trump!"

13 mins; February 22, 2025

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