James Patrick

Hi. I’m JP. It’s hard to believe that I’ve been rockin’ and rollin’ the radio waves for over 20 years. The top thing that I’ve noticed about growing older is that everything starts reminding you of something. Both good and bad, but there's always a link to that memory --- and nothing does it more than music. When I’m not preoccupied with consuming delicious IPAs, you’ll find me either, 1.) Taking a nap, or 2.) Rockin’ from 3-7 every weekday. Crank it up!

What is Iowa’s Highest Heat Index of All-Time?

As another round of sweltering heat is ready to make us sweat this weekend. As of Friday morning, the southern half of Iowa (including Cedar Rapids) is in a Heat Advisory for Saturday with heat index values as high as 105*. The Heat Index is a measure of how hot it really feels when relative humidity is factored in with the actual air temperature. Our bodi...

World’s Biggest Lighter

Is that tiny lighter in your pocket just not big enough for you? Maybe you should get yourself a beastly 500,000 BTU lighter! This monster lighter/flame-thrower was made by BrainfooTV. According to BrainfooTV’s YouTube page: I make things large and small to educate and entertain, hopefully both at the same time. If I can ...

Massive Pile of Dead Mayflies Cover Bridge

Mayflies are seeming to get out of hand this year, like this massive pile of dead ones on a bridge.

Asteroid the Size of Two Football Fields Will Zoom by Earth This Week

This "potentially hazardous asteroid” heading our way on Thursday night is not supposed to hit Earth. Well, that’s good. Asteroid 441987 (2010 NY65), is more than two football fields across (218 yards) and is traveling at just under 30,000 miles per hour. Accordi...

ZERO Tornado Warnings Have Been Issued this Year

The National Weather Service in Des Moines has not yet issued a single tornado warning for its 51 county coverage area in 2021. (through May 14) This is only the fourth time this far into a calendar year (since 1986) where the NWS-Des Moines hasn’t issued such warning. (199...

You Could Own the Last Plymouth Ever Built

Do you want to own the final Plymouth ever built? It’s a 2001 Neon. The car was custom ordered by Darrell Davis, who was then senior vice-president of parts and service for DaimlerChrysler. He drove the car off of the assembly line himself ...

Watch the Mars Helicopter’s First Flight

NASA’s Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, is preparing for its first flight, which will hopefully happen Sunday, April 11. (Link Below) The four-pound helicopter arrived at Mars on February 18, safely tucked inside the belly of the Perseverance rover, over 171 million miles away...

Iowa State Trooper Catches Driver Going 114 MPH — in a Snowstorm

On Tuesday night -- during the snowstorm -- an Iowa State Trooper caught a driver on I-35 driving 114 MPH. The excuse for driving so fast? The driver was in a hurry to get back to college in Minnesota. Between 6 AM and 9 PM on Tuesday, 12/29, the Iowa State Patrol was called out to service for 91 crashes and 372 motorist assists...

A Mashup From 1970 to 2020 Using Each Year’s Most Popular Song

DJ Earworm has created an amazing mashup spanning 50 years from 1970-2020 using just a few seconds of the most popular song for each year. 1970 - Jackson 5 - I'll Be There 1971 - Rod Stewart - Maggie May 1972 - Derek and the Dominoes - Layla 1973 - Stevie Wonder - Superstition 1974 - Kool & the Gang - Hollywood Swinging 1975 - Average White Band - Cut the Cake 1976 - Rose Royce - Car Wash 197

December 23: HAPPY FESTIVUS!

According to the 12/18/1997 Seinfeld episode "The Strike," today, December 23rd, is FESTIVUS. According to Frank Costanza, the holiday includes a Festivus dinner, an aluminum Festivus pole, practices such as the "Airing of Grievances" and "Feats of Strength", and easily explainable events called "Festivus miracles...