The Ben Davis & Kelly K Show

Jason needs help in Group Therapy figuring out if he's been friendzoned already by a woman he's talking to. Jai is pretty confident in Can't Beat Kelly, TBT is fun and Ben has to apologize!

There are some Setting the Bar stories that are so obvious, you wonder if we’re making it up, but Anthony is real and he’s the star of our setting the bar story! Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyeny0q5xlo

It was Ben's niece, Coral's golden birthday today!

It’s “Can’t Beat Kelly!” We’ll kick Kelly out of the room, ask you 5 pop culture questions, then bring Kelly back in and ask her the same 5 questions. If you can get more correct answers than Kelly, you win! If you get less or tie, then you Can’t Beat Kelly!

“Jason” had some promising exchanges with a new potential partner until she dropped the “F” bomb on him…. what’s that mean, is there hope, we’ll unpack it in Group Therapy!

Ben issued an apology to his coworkers

How long do you keep birthday cards before throwing them away?

Daphne was on the phone for some Group Therapy wondering if her new man is compatible with her astrologically speaking. Many of you had thoughts on that! The search for love takes us to Starbucks where the cutie barista might slowly be killing her?? We play some Dude Knowledge and more!

A 20-year-old crawled through the drive-thru window of an In-N-Out to confront a woman mad about her burger not being done fast enough! STORY: https://www.instagram.com/p/DczuL6YIveI/

If you’re lucky enough to have an expense account with your job, feel blessed that you’re not like Kelly, the star in our Setting the Bar story, and not knowing when to stop using your expense account! Source: https://abc30.com/post/clovis-woman-used-company-card-4-million-unauthorized-purchases-doj-says/19806975/

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/WhatShouldIDo/s/VKtD9DjQfx

We like to test you on your “Dude Knowledge” - all 5 questions are about things guys would typically know.

“Daphne” is worried her relationship is doomed before it has a chance to blossom. Is there some truth to what she’s worried about or does she need to figure it out for herself?

Those chance encounters with someone you're interested in that fail to turn into something more. It's the weird, the wild, the desperate... it's Missed Connections!

More criminals should keep journals. For moments like this Setting the Bar story. Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/florida-man-no-police-come-123135577.html

We handled many Group Therapy situations today, doing much emotional work LOL! We talk biggest vices and Megan sits in the Dude Knowledge hot seat for Louisville Bats tickets!

A group of 9 strangers came together to lift a car off a woman who crashed into it and got pinned underneath on her e-bike! STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/nine-strangers-all-help-lift-a-car-off-an-e-bike-rider/

There’s a lot of talk about what AI can and can’t do, but this Setting the Bar story shows AI can’t do everything. Source: https://abcnews.com/US/3-hikers-ai-plan-trip-rescued-after-becoming/story?id=136176177

“Angie” has uncovered a couple red flags with her boyfriend of a year, but wonders if they’re big enough to end things?!

A Group Therapy involving.... pizza?

We like to test you on your “Dude Knowledge” - all 5 questions are about things guys would typically know.

“Holly” is on an emotional island now that the person she’s been having an emotional affair with cut her off. Before you jump to conclusions, get the whole story in Group Therapy!

We don’t want to go down the drugs and alcohol lane here. But what innocent thing are you “addicted to”?

Art is in the eye of the beholder and who’s to say what is and what isn’t considered “art”? Source: https://artinc.co/art-collector-bids-4000-on-broken-vacuum-cleaner-only-to-discover-it-was-trash/

Group Therapy centered around Bethany's ex who is blasting their dirty laundry online during their divorce and she wants to know how to get him to stop! We get an update from Lauren who wanted to break up with her long distance BF the kindest way, and we absolutely fail at keeping it together in You Laugh You Lose!

An Arizona father-son duo is getting major props for running a business where they fix people's air conditioning in their cars and have them pay whatever they can afford. STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/father-and-son-duo-fix-cars-and-only-charge-what-customers-can-pay/

A woman diagnosed with progressive Alzheimer's disease just had a remarkable turnaround after taking an experimental medication. STORY: https://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news/6296/Woman-With-Alzheimer-s-Regains-Most-of-Her-Memory-Finds-Love-and-Hope

Remember Lauren, who last week connected with us on a long distance relationship she’s been in for 2.5 years that she realized needed to come to an end, but she’s got a trip coming up? She wanted to respect him and break up with him face to face but didn’t want to go on the trip only to do it there. She was conflicted on what to do! We have an update!

You Laugh You Lose - the challenge where Ben and Kelly toss jokes back and forth until someone laughs!

We like to test you on your “Dude Knowledge” - all 5 questions are about things guys would typically know.

“Bethany” is going through a divorce and is mortified at what her soon-to-be ex is publicly doing

Have you made any online purchases where you thought you were getting one thing and got something completely different?

There are certain things you should be good to buy on Facebook and there are other things that are more common sense that you avoid… well this is a Setting the Bar story so you probably know the lane we’re going with! Source: https://metro.co.uk/2026/09/03/gran-says-teeth-look-like-haribos-buying-dentures-facebook-29527794/

The arcing storyline involving Ben's feral coworker coffee rant gets an update, in Group Therapy, Brett is struggling trying to hang with his buddies running up huge tabs when they have dinners and he only gets a sandwich and water...yet evenly split the check! Plus Can't Beat Kelly with Trena back trying to beat her AGAIN! And TBT!

A 13-year-old named Abby in Seattle got lucky in two ways. First, she scored a rare gold Jimothy the Raccoon card as part of a promotion the Mariners did in July. Then sold it for a crazy amount! STORY: https://nypost.com/2026/09/01/lifestyle/teens-rare-gold-jimothy-rookie-card-fetches-a-fortune-on-ebay-auction/

Metal detecting hobbyists Michael Siegle and Dylan LaPort discovered a 1988 Red Creek High School class ring at a lake in New York. STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/class-ring-lost-in-a-lake-is-found-28-years-later/

Walton County Florida has the latest hot mugshot…Denver Joseph Jenkins. The comments make this special Source: https://www.facebook.com/benandkellyshow/posts/pfbid034QQXWzFojrFoi4nzaU47mtdCxGLXxAynDcQsFMqG3jcGDV6J5bkvwNw4EahPTrSgl

Some people wake up and choose to make the most of their day. Thomas woke up and decided to become the star of our Setting the Bar story! Source: https://www.wisn.com/article/man-charged-with-burglarizing-wauwatosa-bar-while-wearing-packers-robe/73582040

There are bears spotted in Eminence

It’s “Can’t Beat Kelly!” We’ll kick Kelly out of the room, ask you 5 pop culture questions, then bring Kelly back in and ask her the same 5 questions. If you can get more correct answers than Kelly, you win! If you get less or tie, then you Can’t Beat Kelly!

The season 35 celebrity cast of Dancing With The Stars was announced live on Good Morning America.

Brett has found himself in a recurring situation and isn’t sure how to without looking cheap.

Now to be fair, there are laws, but there isn’t an official printed list of things you can and can’t do while naked, but it’s safe to say this should be on the list or at least common sense in our Setting the Bar story! Source: https://www.fox26houston.com/news/naked-doordash-driver-caught-camera-delivering-food-northeast-houston-home

Ben goes on a RANT about the FERAL coworkers who apparently can't clean up after themselves when it comes to the coffee maker in the afternoons! Before that, a Group Therapy involving his girlfriend's prison pen pal, and the search for love involving 50 balloons in a Ford Focus!

A pizza shop owner’s kindness is prompting donations from across the country… STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/pizza-shop-owners-kindness-prompts-donations-across-the-country/

Some criminals learn from their mistakes and turn their life around… and others, like Calese who’s the star of our Setting the Bar story, don’t… and wind up making the same mistakes over and over again. Source: https://abc7.com/story/calese-crowder-arrest-repeat-offender-charged-multiple-butt-sniffing-incidents-arrested-glendale/19772412/

Those chance encounters with someone you're interested in that fail to turn into something more. It's the weird, the wild, the desperate... it's Missed Connections!

Do you also work with feral animals?

We like to test you on your “Dude Knowledge” - all 5 questions are about things guys would typically know.

“Jason” found out his new girlfriend has been writing to another guy she says is just a friend for over a year… if that weren’t enough, there’s a specific detail here that makes this especially complicated. Group Therapy!