Arkansas' Morning Show w/ Brandon & Kelly

Brandon Is Going To Shoot His Shot With Ella Langley + Kelly Is Back As A Hollywood Blonde

·1 hr 10 min·5 clips

Brandon bets Kelly he can get a response from country superstar Ella Langley by DMing her today.

The episode opens with Brandon and Kelly greeting Arkansas on a Thursday morning. Kelly has a new blonde hairstyle, which leads to a discussion about her hair history, starting with highlights at age 19 with her mother's approval. The hosts transition to celebrating a Sonic Foundation donation of $1 million to teachers, highlighting three local teachers. They acknowledge International ASMR Day, with Brandon explaining ASMR stands for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response and noting popular YouTube channels with millions of subscribers. Kelly reveals she has misophonia, an aversion to certain sounds like chewing. Country music news follows, covering Ella Langley's album 'Dandelion' releasing tomorrow, her childhood eye surgeries, Lainey Wilson freezing her eggs for future motherhood, and Zach Top teasing new music. Brandon announces he will DM Ella Langley to promote her album, betting Kelly he can get a response within 24 hours. A segment on crazy news mentions two men in Florida arrested for driving with a dead alligator strapped to their car. Gossip includes Ariana Grande teasing new music, Zendaya and Sydney Sweeney not interacting at a premiere, and CNN apologizing for a mistaken tribute to Michael J. Fox. Birthdays are announced for local celebrities and figures like Lil Nas X and Dennis Quaid. The show interviews Lenae Prater, a pregnant DARE officer with the Jonesboro Police, discussing her work in fifth-grade classrooms, the upcoming Color Me DARE fun run, and how the program is funded. Brandon complains about not getting respect at the radio station compared to being treated like royalty at A-State baseball games. Sports updates include A-State bowling competing for a national championship and A-State spirit teams performing in Daytona Beach. The hosts discuss online scams, particularly music-related romance scams that have cost fans over $12 million, with Vince Gill and Luke Combs as common targets. Kelly's new blonde hair is highlighted again, with her wearing a Blondie t-shirt. The episode concludes with promotion of a Jason Aldean concert at the EACC Fine Arts Center in Forest City, a fundraiser for food banks with all ticket sales going to charity.

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Kelly Perry's Hollywood-blonde reveal gives way to a loose, funny pregnancy check-in after Brandon weighs reaching out to Ella Langley.

Brandon Baxter opens on a question that lands because the answer can wait: is it the wrong time, and the wrong day, to reach out to Ella Langley?

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You get a Hollywood-blonde reveal, a four-month pregnancy check-in, and Brandon wondering if this is the wrong moment to reach out to Ella Langley.

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