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!
Chef Jake Cohen on missing a recipe ingredient, "Don't take yourself so seriously! If you don't have this, that's fine, use this!"
13 mins; November 02, 2024
Shorter days, less sunlight, therapist Amy Morin on if Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.) is a real thing, "It's tough to deny that it exists...when people say the thought of leaving the house is overwhelming"
13 mins; November 02, 2024
Show Open 11.02.24 - Lisa loves to vote ON election day; $100 million has been bet on the Presidential race so far; Thanksgiving is 30 days away
13 mins; November 02, 2024
Regrets? You're not alone - 89% of us have regrets & the other 11% are lying!
7 mins; November 02, 2024
For Pete's Sake 11.02.24 - Three of the Most Important Stories of the week - The list of the craziest things dogs have eaten is out; No booze or politics allowed at fall weddings; Gen Z is now Glowbirds
6 mins; November 02, 2024
Peter Alexander covering the Presidential election for NBC, "The persuadable voters now are young men, persons of color...those are the folks they are trying to bring out right now"
12 mins; November 02, 2024
Can't decide on your vacation destination? Ask your kids. Here's why...
6 mins; November 02, 2024
Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan, "We were there in '89 (Chicago). We were there for a whole summer...we got a couple of apartments near DePaul"
10 mins; November 01, 2024
Single Gen Z's are headed to the grocery store to find romance. What's in their cart to let others know they're looking for love? A pineapple (NOT upside down!))
7 mins; October 26, 2024
Show Open 10.26.24 - The Mars Brothers M & M; The Presidential election is almost here; American Airlines is shutting down Pete & the group jumpers
12 mins; October 26, 2024
Americans will spend 11.6 BILLION on Halloween. Here's how to cut some corners and save money on Halloween
6 mins; October 26, 2024
Stan Bunger wrote a book on John Madden, "People knew John as a great talker, but John was a great listener"
7 mins; October 26, 2024
For Pete's Sake 10.26.24 - Three of the Most Important Stories of the week - Body falls out of a hearse, blocks traffic; 72 yr old Bill Belichick & his 24 yr old girlfriend hit a pumpkin patch; Man sets World Record for simultaneously walking 38 dogs
6 mins; October 26, 2024
'How I met your Mother' star Josh Radnor on making-out with Kathleen Turner on Broadway, "Yes, that's true...8 times a week!"
13 mins; October 26, 2024
Sales expert Matt Easton helps you make quota in Q4 in three easy steps. So easy but a lot of reps aren't doing it
13 mins; October 25, 2024
BBB's Steve Bernas on scams to lookout for: Halloween pop-up stores, Medicare enrollment, the 'videos of you pay up' emails, and online phishing. DO NOT CLICK ON THAT LINK!
12 mins; October 25, 2024
For Pete's Sake 10.19.24 - Three of the Most Important Stories of the week - Your resume printed on a pizza box; Mike Wheeler from 'Stranger Things' says he'd like to take one thing from the set; Are you 'Glossing' at work
6 mins; October 19, 2024
Couple builds life-size Pirate Ship in their front yard. And, their family came in for 8 days to help them build it!
7 mins; October 19, 2024
Almost one-third of Americans believe that “cash doesn’t count” when it comes to spending money. Is this you?
7 mins; October 19, 2024
Trivial Pursuit game show host LeVar Burton on being snubbed from hosting Jeopardy, "It turned out to not be a real competition"
12 mins; October 19, 2024
Show Open 10.19.24 - Pete's wife Sara turned on the heat; 2.5 weeks left in the Presidential race (thank you God); Go vote
12 mins; October 19, 2024
The Menendez Murders: should Erik & Lyle be released from prison? Court TV's Ashley Wilcott explains what happens next in this process.
13 mins; October 18, 2024
Garrett Haake is covering the Trump Campaign for NBC News, "What's interesting about the last couple of weeks is that this race has gotten in a strange way, more normal"
13 mins; October 18, 2024
William H. Macy commenting on his character Frank's hair on 'Shameless' "That was real hair, yeah. I think season 2 or 3, I just let it go, it was really long. I was a hippie the last time I had hair like that!"
19 mins; October 14, 2024
A & E 'Hoarders' psychologist Dr David Tolin on why we can't throw things away, "Sometimes our possessions almost feel like our friends...and we don't know how we're going to feel if we didn't have it"
13 mins; October 12, 2024
Gen Z would rather NOT take a middle management role at work, to avoid stress, even though it would come with a promotion
7 mins; October 12, 2024
Levi's CEO declares, "THIS is how you wash your jeans!"
6 mins; October 12, 2024
Stanley Cup winning coach Mike Keenan on the top 3 players he coached in his career, "Chelios, Messier, and Gretzky"
12 mins; October 12, 2024
Show Open 10.12.24 - Every celebrity in Hollywood has a podcast; The Netflix show on the Menendez Murders; Hurricane Milton
12 mins; October 12, 2024
For Pete's Sake 10.12.24 - Three of the Most Important Stories of the week - Would you stay in a Hollywood house that was featured in a scary movie; You can buy the world's smallest Rubik's Cube; Who's the Boss ain't comin' back, folks
6 mins; October 12, 2024
Jason Alexander & Peter Tilden joined us to talk new podcast where they tackle topics like, "Do our dogs really love us, or do we just feed them?"
7 mins; October 12, 2024
Bob Costas on the complicated legacy of Pete Rose on being inducted into the HOF, ""On his plaque after all of his many accomplishments, at the bottom because it's part of his record, banned from baseball 1989 for life for gambling on baseball"
13 mins; October 05, 2024
Here's the 4 Types Of Guys Who Cannot Be Trusted, No Matter How Nice They Are
6 mins; October 05, 2024
NBC's Ryan Nobles covering Hurricane Helene aftermath, "It's going to take an all hands on deck effort to clean this up. And, it's going to take YEARS!"
12 mins; October 05, 2024
For Pete's Sake 10.05.24 - Three of the Most Important Stories of the week - Kid named after Brewing Co after being born in parking lot; Declutter your house with the 'poop rule'; Doctors now oking microdosing Ozempic
6 mins; October 05, 2024
'Chicago Fire' 'And Just Like That' star David Eigenberg on rupturing his achilles tendon on-set , "They literally said 'ACTION', stepped up into the room with all my gear & it (snapped) like a stick!"
13 mins; October 05, 2024
It turns out, there are phrases people use that indicate they have no personality. Here's the list ...
7 mins; October 05, 2024
Show Open 10.05.24 - VP Debate; Mail in votes vs in-person poll voting; Buying posters at the mall
12 mins; October 05, 2024
Paul Reiser on his Stranger Things character being dead or alive, "I DON'T KNOW! They left me hanging and I keep asking them and they'll go, 'we'll see'!"
7 mins; October 04, 2024
Show Open 09.28.24 - The Middle East is a mess; What makes a good pop culture Halloween costume; Pete saw a unicorn in a bar this week
12 mins; September 28, 2024
For Pete's Sake 09.28.24 - Three of the Most Important Stories of the week - Zach Bryan apologies to TayTay fans; Zoogoers outraged after discovering “pandas” were painted dogs; Getting engaged, it could start at a Boston lobstaaaa shop
6 mins; September 28, 2024
Here is the list of the top pop culture costumes for 2024. Can you guess #1 (see pic)
6 mins; September 28, 2024
Did the US know ahead of time Israel was going to strike Hezbollah in Lebanon? IL Congressman Darin LaHood, "Yes. We are in close coordination with Israel"
13 mins; September 28, 2024
Have you ever checked the Zodiac sign of a potential new manager? Gen Z and millennials do!
7 mins; September 28, 2024
NBC Chief White House Correspondent Peter Alexander on President Biden speaking to the UN this week, "Let's be clear, he doesn't want 'a' ceasefire, he needs multiple ceasefires right now"
19 mins; September 27, 2024
For Pete's Sake 09.21.24 - Three of the Most Important Stories of the week - Jimmy Fallon now has 3-day weekends; If they are trying to be healthy, why are fast food restaurants in most hospitals; Elon Musk predicted to be the first trillionaire in 2027
6 mins; September 21, 2024
Researchers at Penn State University have discovered a link between dips and caloric intake. They found that snackers … consume 77% more calories when eating chips served with dip than just chips alone — plus they eat the chips faster!
6 mins; September 21, 2024
Show Open 09.12.24 - Second assassination attempt on Trump; Pete the speechwriter; Covid 19/flu shot
12 mins; September 21, 2024
Former Secret Service Agent Anthony Cangelosi talking about the second assassination attempt on former President Trump, "How's this guy that close?"
7 mins; September 21, 2024
NFL on Fox host Kenny Albert on doing the Olympics this past summer, "We were calling the games from the NBC facility from Stamford Connecticut"
12 mins; September 21, 2024
Dan Harris, "Some 'experts' teach from the mountaintops, I teach from the fetal position!"
20 mins; September 20, 2024
Jeremy Roenick talking concussions during his career: He was knocked out in Minnesota, woke & had no idea where he was, they sent him home, & played the next day, "And, I had a hat trick!"
13 mins; September 20, 2024
Bret Baier from Fox News Channel, "Of the 330 million people in America, this election, if I had to look at it, comes down to 300,000 votes in 6 or 7 states"
12 mins; September 17, 2024
Baywatch's Brande Roderick starred & directed her new movie 'Wineville'. Plus, she's a working mom, "Don't forget chauffeur! Driving around 13 & 14 years olds to every single football practice & game...it's a lot!"
7 mins; September 14, 2024
Are you a serial worrier? 90% of what we worry about NEVER happens. Here's how to break the worry-cycle
7 mins; September 14, 2024
NAT SEGALOFF, is the author of 'MORE FIRE! The Building of The Towering Inferno,' "It was the biggest & the best...it combined the most stars...and managed to catch the public's zeitgeist"
13 mins; September 14, 2024
For Pete's Sake 09.14.24 - Three of the Most Important Stories of the week - Meet the Mountain DUDE; THIS is the #1 retirement city in the U.S.; There is now a company that will quit your job for you
6 mins; September 14, 2024
Single? NYC’s hottest pick-up spot is not a bar, it's a brick wall in Brooklyn - here's how it works
6 mins; September 14, 2024
Show Open 09.14.24 - High School football; The Presidential debate; a 6-minute surgery to give you abs
12 mins; September 14, 2024
A partially bare-chested Billy Bush joined us to talk Emmy Awards: describing Gary Oldman's character in Apple TV's 'Slow Horses', "He's a disheveled farting James Bond!"
13 mins; September 13, 2024
LaughYourFaceOff.org Pat Tomasulo talking up the charity event on 09.21.24 - Go Bid! Pat took wife Amy to Pearl Jam, "You know what I told my wife...this was like being at a college party where everybody stayed 25 years too long!"
13 mins; September 13, 2024
Show Open 09.07.24 - It's FALL Football season y'all; Buh-byeeee Ben and JLO; Who won the virtual coin toss for the Presidential debate
12 mins; September 10, 2024
Most dog owners think of their pooch as their child. Do you?
6 mins; September 07, 2024
WHO is Aaron Rodgers? What do we really know about QB Aaron Rodgers? This book explains his love life, his estrangement from his family, and so much more
13 mins; September 07, 2024
Lt. General H.R. McMaster was the former National Security Advisor under President Trump. He shared one word to describe his tenure in the White House, "Disruption"
7 mins; September 07, 2024
LUIS ELIZONDO, former head of the Pentagon's UFO program on life beyond earth, "We are certainly spending a lot of money with NASA to find out and we're right on the cusp of an announcement"
7 mins; September 07, 2024
CNN’s Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash spoke to VP Kamala Harris on changes in policy, "We're evolving. Barack Obama started out ardently anti same-sex marriage, & now he's not. Donald Trump started out ... ardently pro-choice, & now he's not"
13 mins; September 07, 2024
For Pete's Sake 09.07.24 - Three of the Most Important Stories of the week - NEW STUDY: those who smoke a lot of weed, miss more work; Are you 'Rucking' to get in shape; Two-drink maximum at airports could be in your future
6 mins; September 07, 2024
"Two Cool Mom's Podcast" comedians Steve Byrne & Joe Gatto, "The advice will be good...it'll be bad...but it will ALWAYS be entertaining! That's the good part about it"
12 mins; September 07, 2024
Show Open 08.24.24 - DNC in Chicago; Pete hates security lines; Cobert Show Late Show in Chicago
12 mins; August 24, 2024
For Pete's Sake 08.24.24 - Three of the Most Important Stories of the week - Women are using AI to gauge if men are lying about height on dating apps; Llamas & alpacas at an airport
6 mins; August 24, 2024
Are you 'Pumkin-Spiced' out? Well, get ready for the ULTIMATE pumpkin-spice product
6 mins; August 24, 2024
Fox News Channel's Bret Baier spent the week at the DNC, "This is really the start of the campaign and you're going to hear a lot of folks talking about what comes next after Labor Day"
12 mins; August 24, 2024
Fast and Furious star Tyrese Gibson on the Rock coming in for 'Fast 5' "I was more proud of Vin Diesel! I was proud of him for letting another movie star play in the sandbox!"
7 mins; August 24, 2024
Do you have a messy hotel room? Here's what the hotel staff is saying about you
7 mins; August 24, 2024
With 2 million followers on Instagram, Preppy Kitchen Cook John Kanel knows when you're fighting with your spouse about what to make for dinner, he has the solution
12 mins; August 24, 2024
NBC's Peter Alexander at the DNC, "When I was a student at Northwestern ... I would've paid a fortune to ... see the Bulls run. So to be walking on the floor of the United Center ... this has been a lot of fun"
13 mins; August 24, 2024
Melissa Etheridge on being a mom and rockstar, "A lot of women in the last 20-30 years have worked out the craziness of making RnR your life...and going on the road and having children. It's not easy, but you CAN do it!"
12 mins; August 17, 2024
Dan Aykroyd on performing as the Blues Brothers, "John and I went out there as Jimmy and I do, we're clowns...but the real strength is the musicians. That's why the Blues Brothers works!"
19 mins; August 17, 2024
For Pete's Sake 08.17.24 - Three of the Most Important Stories of the week - SNL cast member Bowen Yang hints who was the worst host; Forehead tape is the latest craze to curb wrinkles; Starbucks is changed it's iced-coffee recipe
6 mins; August 17, 2024
Show Open 08.17.24 - Back to school Target sale; What happened during the 8 months leading up to the 1968 DNC convention; Tay Tay is baaaack
12 mins; August 17, 2024
Fred Trump on his Uncle Donald Trump, "Whatever it took to win. It preceded into his political career. He will demean whoever to make his crowd feel good about themselves"
6 mins; August 17, 2024
David Arquette's character Dewey 'buying the farm' in SCREAM, "Don't feel bad for me Pete, I bought an actual farm with ANIMALS!"
7 mins; August 17, 2024
Cobert Show Comedian Paul Mercurio talking about how Paul McCartney left him a voicemail, "My favorite part of that message is he felt he needed to give his entire first and last name to identify who it was!"
13 mins; August 17, 2024
Wedding Brunch? On a Monday? How about selling tickets to your wedding? Yep, more couples are coming up with crazy ideas to spend less on their big day
6 mins; August 10, 2024
Psychotherapist Amy Morin, "There's never a convenient time to take care of your mental health"
13 mins; August 10, 2024
Show Open 08.10.24 - The Presidential Election; Brooke Shield Calvin Klein Jeans are on auction; BBQ at Lisa's house and Pete made it over
12 mins; August 10, 2024
Registered dietitian & nutritionist Dawn Jackson Blatner asking herself if she would digest Pete's spray butter, "If I'm going to eat a food that is like windex spray, does this seem wrong?"
13 mins; August 10, 2024
For Pete's Sake 08.10.24 - Three of the Most Important Stories of the week - Maya is back as Kamala for the 5oth year of SNL; Would you wear something in the Wendy's wardrobe; Ryan Reynolds & Blake Lively let their kids sleep in their bed (they have 4)
6 mins; August 10, 2024
HALF of Americans work on vacation. Are you one of those people?
7 mins; August 10, 2024
DO NOT do THIS when filling out your profile on a Dating App
7 mins; August 10, 2024
Milli Vanilli's Fab Morvan on the night the computer SKIPPED, "to this day I don't know if someone did it ... and then BOOM, when that happened, it was Rob's vocals ... we exited the stage!"
12 mins; August 09, 2024
Weekend Warrior! Army Brigadier General (retired) PAUL "GREG" SMITH, author of CONFESSIONS OF A WEEKEND WARRIOR: Thirty-Five Years in the National Guard
12 mins; August 03, 2024
Show Open 08.03.24 - Pete still loves Lollapalooza; Send in the National Guard for the DNC; Lisa is upset over the Olympic coverage
12 mins; August 03, 2024
For Pete's Sake 08.03.24 - Three of the Most Important Stories of the week - Bette Midler revealed the secret to her long-lasting marriage; Horses need passports too; We now know where the most expensive burger, fries & pop are in the US
6 mins; August 03, 2024
Did Olympic athletes really compete naked? The answer is YES! And, other weird Olympic facts
6 mins; August 03, 2024
Should we trust Presidential Polls? President of Edison Research Larry Rosin explains what to look for & just how tight this Presidential race is
13 mins; August 03, 2024
SANDRA LINDSAY, RN, was PATIENT ONE. She was the first person to receive the COVID vaccine. Here's her story ...
7 mins; August 03, 2024
These are the DUMBEST Guinness World Records that you could actually beat
7 mins; August 03, 2024
IL Senator Dick Durbin on the assassination attempt, "Forget the politics in the moment whether I agree with Donald Trump or not...I think they failed miserably and there will be some big changes at the Secret Service"
