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[upbeat music] Brand new from At the Gates, "The Fever Mask," as my pick of the day today. I am back. It's Tuesday, February 24th, 2026. I am Peaches, back from Salt Lake City. What an awesome, awesome show! Bad Omens, Beartooth, and President live at the Delta Center this past Sunday. Glad I got to run into many different listeners out there. I, uh, didn't really... Well, I, I didn't want to rush. Uh, I know-- I knew the pop-up store was going to open at noon. I didn't want to show up way early just to stand in line, buy some overpriced merch, and then have nothing to do in Salt Lake City from, like, twelve thirty, one, to all of a sudden, you know, five PM, when we could check into the Airbnb. So we got to Salt Lake City around two, pulled up outside the pop-up store, saw the line wrap around the entire block and said, "Screw that!" You know, we went to Trader Joe's instead, got some stuff from there, then went to a Mexican r- uh, restaurant, then went to the Airbnb, kind of chilled for a little bit before making our way back to the Delta Center. And there, there were so... There were so many people at this show. I mean, this place was packed. I was talking about it on the air before the show even happened, that this band, Bad Omens, they were playing the Delta, not the Delta Center. They were playing the, uh, the Union three years ago. The Union, a much smaller venue, and now they're headlining the Delta Center, and sure enough, that place was beyond full. It was awesome. Such a fun, fun time at that show. Really looking forward to the next one. I'm thinking of going to see, uh, Nothing More at the... I believe it is the Union in, uh, Salt Lake City on Friday, March 13th, the same night that Nine Inch Nails is gonna be in Salt Lake City. I just added a whole bunch of other shows onto our concert calendar that got announced today and yesterday. Make sure to check that out, riverbedmediagroup.com/calendar, or you can use the shortcut to it via the KBEAR 101 app. Also, while you're on the app, make sure to sign up for Make the Switch with Brenton Gordon Law. You know, not this weekend, but the next weekend. We, unfortunately, spring forward, we lose an hour of sleep. I know, it sucks that it happens, but we're gonna make it, uh, a whole lot better for one lucky listener by hooking them up with a Nintendo Switch 2 bundle. All you have to do is, uh, sign up through the apps, and then at some point this afternoon, I will play the, uh, the sounder to get an entry for o- one listener who's caller 20 at two Oh eight five three five one Oh one five. Listen extra carefully for that. It is Peaches Pit Party right here on KBEAR 101. [whooshing sound] Peaches Pit Party. So there's this woman online right now teaching people how to wash their underwear in a hotel coffee maker. Who looks at a coffee maker and thinks, "You know what this needs? Laundry." You know, that thing is designed for one job, and that is hot bean water. That's it, right? Not socks, not boxers, definitely not whatever you wore through airport security for six hours. And this woman says she learned it from a flight attendant friend, which I think somehow makes it worse, you know? If you've reached the point where you're blow-drying underwear next to a hotel sink, the trip has already gone off the rails, I feel like. At that stage, you're trying to survive, right? The wildest part is now, is now the internet is debating whether it's clever or, uh, gross. There is no debate. We solved this problem centuries ago. It's called a sink. [chuckles] You know, soap exists. Civilization figured this out before electricity. Now, every hotel in America is one viral video away from putting a warning label on the coffee maker for coffee only. Not briefs, not thongs, not whatever happened in Vegas, you know? [chuckles] That, that woman is about to start so many things wrong. W- uh, she's about to get everything taken away from the hotel room. It's just gonna be a bed, a sink, and a nice TV. [whooshing sound] There's this question that popped up on the radio prep, 'cause I'm like, "You know what? Let me just take an overall look at this page, see how bad it is for today." But I actually like this question: What's something you quietly judged people for until it happened to you? I used to really roll my eyes at people taking random days off in the middle of the week. Like, they're not sick, they're not on vacation, they're not planning a vacation. They're just gone. They- they're just at their house doing nothing. You know what? I used to get really mad about that. I, I still get somewhat mad if it's excessive, like if it's just, "Hey, I'm gonna take the day off because I stayed up too late last night and drank a whole bunch." You know, that type of thing. But if you've got PTO sitting there, you might as well use it. If I, if I have it sitting there, I'll absolutely take a Wednesday off just because I want a break. I don't need to label it anything like that. I don't need a dramatic reason. Sometimes you just wake up and think, "You know what? I, I'd like to not," and that, that's enough. Another one that got me was naps. I used to think daytime naps, p- peak laziness. My parents still think that. Then you get older, your schedule gets weird. You're up earlier than you used to be. Suddenly, twenty minutes on the couch resets your whole operating system. And it feels like if, if, if you go up for too long, then it ruins your sleep schedule, and that's the worst part. I used to take extremely long naps back in college. I would go to school way early in the morning, get back home around, uh, two thirty, three o'clock, fall asleep, and then I would wake up at six, and my parents texted me saying they left the house. [chuckles] They left without me for dinner, that type of thing. What's something you judged people for until it happened to you? Living with your parents as an adult is a big one. Easy to criticize from the outside, then life throws you a curveball, you know, like divorce, helping out family, saving money. Realize sometimes it's not failure, it's res- responsibility, right? I still kind of, uh, tease my friend Zach because, well, my entire life, he sort of teased me that I went to a junior college and all of that. It's like, "Dude, you didn't leave your parents' house till you were twenty-eight years old, all right? [chuckles] You were nearly thirty when you finally left." I left at the old age of twenty-four, right? And that's what's weird, is that you get judged for not leaving the house fast enough. But in today's day and age, if you try leaving the house at eighteen......It's nearly impossible. You'd have to get, like, four roommates, that whole thing, go to college, of course, then immediately find a job after college to support yourself. It's so stressful, right? Totally understand it. Back pain, another humbling one. Every guy under 30, uh, thinks people complaining about their backs are exaggerating. Then one day, one day, you tie your shoes, and your spine just, you know, ruins you. There's a headline going around calling this a revolutionary new way to read. Audible just announced you can now listen to an audiobook while reading the words on the screen at the same time. 

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I want you to sit there real- with that for a second. You know, just kinda hold it in your head. They invented reading again. Apparently, the breakthrough innovation of 2026 is the book talks, and the words move while you look at them. Audible is calling it Read and Listen, where the text highlights in real time while [chuckles] the narrator reads aloud. So basically, third grade. This is being marketed like scientists split the atom. "You no longer have to choose between listening and reading." Who was standing in, in their living room screaming, "Why must I pick only one?" kind of thing. We solved this in elementary school with a cassette tape and a plastic book that went ding when you, uh, turned the page, right? And the funniest part is you have to own both the audiobook and the e-book for it to work. So the revolution is buying the same book twice. [laughing] All right? What a dumb thing. Uh, anyway, black label society right here with Name in Blood on Peaches Pit Party. It looks like the tush push will get another season in the NFL. The co-chair of the league's competition committee, Rich McKay, said he hasn't heard any rumblings from teams that they want to attempt to ban it after the Green Bay Packers tried to get it shut down last year. The play has largely been used by the Philadelphia Eagles and the Buffalo Bills, but other teams, like the, uh, Pittsburgh Steelers and the Super Bowl champions, uh, Seattle Seahawks, started experimenting with it last season. Uh, the San Francisco 49ers are still coming to terms with their upcoming 2026 schedule, which will put them at a serious disadvantage. The Niners will play in Mexico City and will also have to travel to play a game in Melbourne, Australia. This means they'll travel more than thirty-eight thousand miles in a single season, more than any team ever has. The blizzard that socked much of the East Coast also led to a college baseball team suffering a massive beatdown. Miami played a four-game series against Lafayette over the weekend, and Miami took the first three games, and two of those games were shortened by the, uh, mercy rule, which is when one team holds a ten-run lead after seven innings. The last game in the series saw Miami leading twenty-two to one after seven innings, but Lafayette chose to play on because they had nowhere else to go. Their flights home to Easton, Pennsylvania, had been canceled due to, due to the, uh, storm, so they played the full nine innings and lost [chuckles] thirty to five. Another one here. Back in 2024, former NFL quarterback Terry Bridgewater was the head coach of the Miami Northwestern High School football team. While he had a successful season, winning a state championship, Bridgewater also got into some trouble and was suspended for using personal funds to help his players with Uber rides, clothing, food, and rehab to... uh, rehab. To be clear, Bridgewater, who also has a, uh, who has a well-known reputation as a great guy, wasn't taking money. He was giving money to members of the team, his team. The state senate in Florida responded to that mess recently by, uh, passing something called the Terry Bridgewater Bill, which allows, uh, high school head coaches to use personal funds to help players as long as the money spent is officially reported. While Bridgewater's coaching suspension will expire this summer, he hasn't announced his next career steps. That does it for your Shot Clock Sports Update right here on KBEAR 101. You ever notice how looking for a new job sometimes feel like you're trying to get service at a drive-thru when they're understaffed? You fill out an application, you hit submit, and then nothing. No confirmation, no response, no thanks, we'll get back to you. Just radio silence, like you sent a message in a bottle. Or you find a job you're excited about. They want ten years of experience in software that literally didn't exist ten years ago. Meanwhile, the posting's like competitive salary, but you have to email them to find out what that actually means. You know, cool! Don't even get me started on jobs that say urgent hire but require a resume, cover letter, LinkedIn profile, three references, a handwritten essay, a notarized letter from your high school guidance counselor before you even get a call. At that point, it's not a job, it's like this initiation ritual, right? That's why it's worth talking about hireeastidaho.com, especially now that it's been freshly redesigned for people right here in East Idaho. This isn't some national job board that throws a million listings at you, buries the ones that actually matter. This is local companies hiring local people, and everything's right here, right there in one place. You don't have to scroll through listings for jobs in Boise, Seattle, or anywhere else that might as well be another planet when you're trying to work right here. And because it's specifically for East Idaho, Pocatello, Idaho Falls, Rexburg, all of it, you get jobs that actually fit the commute, the lifestyle, and the life you're building here. This week's Hire East Idaho Job of the Week is something pretty cool, a licensed pelvic health physical therapist at Advanced Physical Therapy and Wound Center in Rexburg. This is a full-time, outpatient gig with, uh, generous pay, a competitive benefits package, s- support for continuing education, and a workplace that actually cares about work-life balance, not just clocking hours. In this role, you'll be helping real people with pelvic health conditions, evaluating, treating, education... uh, educating and collaborating with other healthcare pros to deliver patient-centered care. If you're a licensed physical therapist with pelvic health training and you care about making a difference, this could be exactly the opportunity you've been searching for. And the best part, hireeastidaho.com is always free for job seekers. New listings are added all the time. Everything is tailored right here for people in our region. So if you're tired for-... Tired of scrolling through generic job sites, filling out form after form, or hoping someone actually gets back to you? Go to the newly redesigned hireeastidaho.com. Find something local. Find something real. Find something that feels like it's meant for you. Hire East Idaho, connecting people with opportunity. It is Peaches Pit Party. Now we move on to some Three Days Grace, "Mayday" on KBEAR one-oh-one. [whooshing sound] I finally got my interview up with Dagen Wood from, uh, Deathcore Specialists, and yeah, I'll be honest, this isn't some celebrity screaming into a microphone or a band announcing a world tour, but if you're into heavy music even a little bit, this is actually a really cool conversation. Even though i- it-- I feel like I'm patting my own self on the back, you know? Because instead of talking to a musician for the thousandth time about what inspired the album, we talked-- I, I talked to someone who's basically helping shape how people discover heavy music online. Uh, this guy runs a page with almost two hundred thousand followers by himself, just promoting bands he genuinely believes in. No team, no label backing, just one dude who started it because he loved death core growing up, wanted smaller bands to get noticed. We got into stuff, uh, we got into stuff metal fans argue about constantly, like the difference between death metal and death core, why gatekeeping is still a thing online, why fans can be the nicest people at shows, but absolute horribly, absolute savages on the internet. He also talks about how social media actually works behind the scenes a little bit, like people assuming pages make tons of money, when in reality, a viral post barely pays anything, and why bands still rely more on merch than streams to survive. You know, that whole thing. That part alone is eye-opening if you've ever wondered how your favorite heavy bands actually make a living. And honestly, one of my favorite parts is hearing how he decides whether a small band is worth promoting because he's getting hit up by dozens of bands every single week trying to break through. So if you've ever wondered how bands blow up, why certain sounds trend, or why everyone suddenly argues about Lorna Shore every six months, y- y- you'll, you'll probably enjoy this. You can watch the full interview right now on our YouTube channel, KBEAR one-oh-one RMG. Go check it out when you get a minute, especially if you're tired of, uh, rock radio pretending heavy music doesn't exist. KBEAR one-oh-one RMG on YouTube. [whooshing sound] Quick thing I want to throw out there, and yeah, this actually does matter quite a lot. Uh, there's an event coming up called the Frosty Footsteps five K on Saturday, March fourteenth, down at the Snake River Landing waterfront. And before you immediately think, "Oh, cool, a run," you don't have to be some marathon guy or own expensive running shoe- running shoes to be a part of this. This is really about stepping outside for a few hours and helping people right here in the area, specifically Idaho Falls, who are going through a rough stretch. Every dollar raised goes, uh, straight to the Idaho Falls Rescue Mission, helping fund shelters, meals, and programs for people trying to get back on their feet. No middleman, no weird fine print, just local people helping local people. And honestly, volunteering for something like this is one of the easiest wins you'll ever get. You show up, help out, be a part of something positive, actually see where your time goes, instead of just scrolling past another problem online. You can walk it, help run the event, volunteer, even just show up and support the people who are doing it. If you've been saying you want to get more involved around here, this is a solid place to start. Uh, all the info is at walkinthecold.com. That's walkinthecold.com. Please, again, the Frosty Footsteps five K happening Saturday, March fourteenth. It's Peaches Pit Party. Playing some Architects now. "Broken Mirror" on KBEAR one-oh-one. [whooshing sound] Peaches Pit Party right here on KBEAR one-oh-one. Daylight Saving Time is coming back, which means this weekend... Not this weekend. I keep saying this weekend. It's not this weekend. It's the weekend after that one. Um, that weekend, we all participate in America's favorite tradition, collectively being tired for absolutely no reason. Nobody likes this. Nobody wakes up excited like, "Yes, please take an hour of my life." You know, Monday morning hits, and suddenly everyone at work is moving slower, conversations are shorter, people are more moody, coffee sales, uh, you know, they triple. The worst part is your body doesn't adjust right away. You're wide awake at midnight, then your alarm goes off, and it feels horrible. So we figured if we're all gonna suffer together, we might as well make it worth something. We here at KBEAR and Brent Gordon Law are giving away a Nintendo Switch 2 bundle, which honestly might be the only acceptable compensation for losing sleep. You gotta listen for the Mario sounder right here on KBEAR one-oh-one. When you hear it, be caller twenty at two-oh-eight-five-three-five-one-oh-one-five, and you're in the drawing, simple as that. If you want better odds, you can grab bonus entries through the station apps, KBEAR, Alt, and Cannon Ball. Sign up once on each app for a maximum of three entries in the drawing. We can't stop the clock from changing, but at least somebody's getting a brand-new Nintendo Switch 2 bundle out of the deal. Sounds pretty awesome. You can keep stacking the entries with the Mario sounder. If you, if you're caller twenty, like, fifteen times in a row for the next two weeks, boom, all those entries are yours. But for the apps, you can only sign up once per app. Make sure to do so. Again, thanks to Brent Gordon Law for helping us make the switch once again. Let's play some Architects. Here's "Curse" on KBEAR one-oh-one. [whooshing sound] I don't necessarily want to rub it in, but Sunday night at the Delta Center was absolutely insane. Bad Omens, Beartooth, and President Place was completely packed. Of course, I ran into a ton of KBEAR listeners out there. I did feel bad because at one point I was desperately trying to find my way down to the, uh, the pit.... but the Delta Center staff, as I talked about at the beginning part of the show, had no idea. Most of them were just clueless. And so as I was running around with Aubrey, trying to make sure she was behind me, 'cause the place was absolutely full, I heard a few people say, say, "Oh, hi, Peaches," and I completely just walked past them. I felt bad, but just know I heard you. I apologize. I was just so frustrated [chuckles] by that venue not knowing where we needed to go. But yeah, the place was packed. Such a fun show. It felt like most of the people here in the area made the trip down. If you missed it, don't start doing that thing where you say, "Oh, man, I never hear about shows until they're already over," because there are so many concerts coming through the area right now, it's honestly ridiculous, all right? I talk about the concert calendar all the time, all right? If you're purposely ignoring me, then, well, I can't do anything to help you out. Sorry. But just over the next few weeks alone, Bad Flower's rolling through, Volume's coming back, Filter's hitting the Revolution Concert House, Black Label Society's on the way. March 13th alone is stacked with Nine Inch Nails, Nothing More, and Hawthorne Heights all on the same night, depending on what kind of mood you're in. Then it just keeps going. Testament, The Devil Wears Prada, Slaughter to Prevail, Lamb of God, and that's just March. April is the most wild. Journey's coming through, GWAR is coming, AFI's on the schedule, Electric Callboy, Animals as Leaders, Bill Murray, Lacuna Coil, all hitting stages nearby. And if you're already planning summer shows, you got Evanescence, Shinedown, Avenged Sevenfold, Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch, Breaking Benjamin. It just, it just does not slow down this year. So instead of trying to remember dates or hearing about shows after your friends already, already went to the show, just go check the concert calendar. We've got everything in one place, riverbendmediagroup.com/calendar. Bookmark it, scroll through it, plan your next road trip, uh, now, instead of regretting it Monday morning at work. You know, everybody went to the show, and you're just stuck. Riverbendmediagroup.com/calendar, because missing concerts hurts more than ticket prices, all right? I, I feel like that's the case. [whooshing] So apparently, we've reached the point with AI where it's not just helping people sell houses anymore, it's now adding demons to the listing. A realtor used AI to clean up photos for a home listing. You know, remove clutter, brighten the room, make the place look nicer. Totally normal stuff, except the AI decided the bathroom needed a flesh monster crawling out the mirror. Not kidding. Someone scrolling through the listing is like, "Hey, nice kitchen, decent lighting, affordable rent. What in the... is that?" [chuckles] And the best part, the photo got uploaded anyway. Nobody noticed, which tells me one of two things: either nobody checks listings before posting anymore, or realtors have seen so many weird bathrooms, they just went, "Eh, no, that's probably a decoration." Imagine going to the open house, great natural light, updated appliances, and the demon only appears after sunset. You know, somebody still asked, "Is that included in rent or utilities?" on the post. And this is why nobody... This is why people don't trust listing photos anymore. You already show up expecting the living room to be half the size advertised. Now, you gotta confirm the property isn't haunted by an AI hallucination type of thing. Uh, honestly, AI editing real estate photos was already pushing it. Every listing looks like a, uh, hotel lobby now. Perfect pillows, impossible lighting, fruit bowls that nobody ever... has never, uh- has ever owned in real life. N- now we've gone from staging furniture to staging nightmares. It is pretty funny. The, the, the lady, the, the monster in the picture, it, it looks like one of those, like, art pieces you would see at LACMA, you know, that type of thing. It, it, it kinda looks like a weird version of the girl from The Substance. Uh, I figured if this was, uh, Victor Wilt's house, it would be totally normal, but, uh, you know, just if it's some generic Zillow listing, obviously not. You should go check it out for yourself. Just look up a, AI-altered f- demon photo thing [chuckles] from Zillow. Uh, the article just popped up on my feed, figured I would talk about it. Let's do some Turnstile. Look out for me on KBIR 101. [whooshing] This right here is today's What the Headline! This nineteen-year-old dude in Clearwater, Florida, once again, a Florida man in the news. This guy was just simply going a hundred and twenty-nine miles per hour in a fifty-five zone because, well, when he, when he got pulled over, and cops asked him, "Why were you going so fast?" He said, "Hey, uh, I, I knew I was speeding. I thought I was only going a hundred miles per hour." And also, he claimed that he was rushing back to work because he was on his lunch break, and the McDonald's drive-thru took too long, so he had to make up that time getting back to the office, right? Well, I don't think many employees actually care all that much. I don't think many bosses really care all that much. As long as you get back within a reasonable time, as long as you don't g- take, like, a two-hour-long lunch break, I think you're okay. People understand that lunchtime is the same for most people out there. Unless you like working early, like Victor and Josh doing the morning show, and your lunchtime is at, like, eleven AM. Most people are on lunch at, like, noon thirty, one PM, right? So everyone's gonna be in the drive-thru at the same time. I've done that thing before, many times. Many, many, many times, where I've gone to a place, saw the drive-thru was extremely long, waited, got my food, barely have any time to eat after getting my food, so I start doing that thing where I, like, you know, k- push my way through traffic, battle through traffic, yell at people in my own car, telling them to get out of the way, just because the drive-thru is long. Be patient while driving. Don't, uh, break the law, obviously. That is today's What the Headline! right here on KBIR 101. [whooshing] So once again, this is apparently breaking news. When a library book was returned so many years after it was due, this time it's sixty-four, right? It immediately raises my first question again: who decided this needed a press release? Some guy found an old Henry Ford biography while going through books he inherited and brought it back to a library in Washington. Now, the original due date was March 17th, 1962. The book has survived, like, eight presidencies, uh, the invention of the internet, so a whole bunch of other stuff, right? Everyone's acting like this is some historic moment.... The library even posted, "Great news! It's finally back." Was anyone actually waiting for this? Was there a guy sitting on a bench going, "Any day now," [chuckles] you know, that type of thing? Libraries don't even charge late fees anymore. They got rid of fines in twenty twenty-two, so there's no dramatic payoff here. Nobody's paying thousands of dollars. Nobody's getting banned. The library didn't tackle him at the door. They basically just said, "Oh, cool, thanks!" Like, that's it. Libraries are probably just happy someone walked in voluntarily. Returning a book after sixty-four years might actually qualify you for Employee of the Month. [chuckles] The funniest part, the guy says he found another overdue library book and plans to return it after he finishes, uh, reading it, which means somewhere there's a librarian thinking, "We are never seeing that thing again." But seriously, this becoming headline news tells you how slow the news cycles get sometimes, right? Like, why is this such a big deal? Who cares, right? Just return the book. I bet this person probably thought he was, like, returning a wallet full of cash to somebody. He was feeling all good about himself. Like, "I will return this book. I will fulfill what my grandpa didn't do." [chuckles] Like, who, who cares? Anyway, here's Rob Zombie. "I'm a rock 'n' roller." I found this to be a little crazy. This guy just accidentally created what might be the least threatening robot uprising in history. This dude was just messing around, trying to control his own robot vacuum with a PlayStation controller, which already tells you we've reached, like, peak human laziness, right? We're now customizing controllers so we don't have to bend over and press a button on a vacuum. But while he was tinkering, he accidentally gained control of over six thousand seven hundred robot vacuums around the world. The system basically just went, "Oh, cool, you're in? Here's everybody else's, too." [chuckles] These weren't just moving around, cleaning floors. He could see floor plans, camera feeds, microphones. Basically, thousands of vacuums suddenly becoming tiny surveillance Roombas, which raises an important question: Why does my v- my vacuum need a microphone? What's it listening for? Dust confessing its crimes? Some engineer somewhere decided, "You know what cleaning devices need? The ability to hear you." I d- I, I really don't know. It, it puts- puzzling me. Imagine realizing some random guy could have been watching your vacuum bump into the same chair leg for forty-five minutes straight. Think about how insane technology is now. Twenty years ago, if your vacuum broke, you hit it with your foot, moved on. Now, your vacuum might, uh, accidentally join an international robot network because a guy plugged in a PlayStation controller. We officially live in a world where someone could theoretically invade your home through a cleaning appliance. Weird. [upbeat music] Thanks for listening to Peaches Pit Party, the podcast. If you enjoyed the show, please share, subscribe, and rate the podcast. Peaches Pit Party is hosted by me, Peaches, AKA Brendan Peach, and is a production of Riverbend Media Group. For more information or to contact the show, visit riverbendmediagroup.com. Until next time, Peach out!