The Josh Innes Show - Coffee Fueled Musings From The Car

Episode Date: August 8, 2025

The combo of mounjaro+coffee+no food has me all sorts of wired. I had a nice meeting with a potential member of my radio show. I'm sort of uncomfortable being in the position of judging candidates for the job. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All right, here I am back in the car, once again, just got done talking with a gentleman who's interested in being on the radio show. I really liked him. Actually, he's a really cool guy, a radio dude. That's the thing, I just love talking with radio people. Like, that's kind of my thing, you know, because you feel like a kindred spirit with people when they can really talk about radio and old school radio and all that stuff, guys who've done it, guys who've been in the trenches, as it were, you know, so I just enjoy that, man. And, It's a weird process. Like, I'm not super comfortable being in the position of, like, hiring people

or having my opinion being that important in hiring people. Although I've done it before. Every time I've done a radio show, for the most part, well, I guess I shouldn't say that because I had nothing to do with anybody that was hired when I was in Houston. I mean, Rich was already there. And then I brought Jim on and Jillian whenever I went back to Houston. So impact site located Entering spacecraft

We were safer FX's Alien Earth An original series streaming August 12th on Disney Plus Sign up today 18 plus subscription required TNCs apply Um, I get, those were my call. I guess the only time I was really sort of kind of involved in that process, I guess, was in St. Louis, but I met Scott and I really liked Scott. So we brought him on. And then I guess in Philly with Tony, I mean, I did talk with multiple people and we had multiple people on the air to sort of audition. But it was always kind of a foregone conclusion that we were going to have Tony if he agreed to do it. And I'm glad he did. But, you know, we, like, we would have people come in. And part of the reason why we had people come on the air is just because we needed content.

And some people were willing to come on the air and dump on 97-5. That one really wasn't my request. But that was, you know, they were like, hey, bring them on. Maybe they can shit on 97-5 and at least we'll have something for a day. And, you know, we did that. But we always knew that there was really no one else that was going to be in for the job other than Tony. And now, after Tony left, I think that, I guess maybe I'm conflating the two things. and kind of messing that up here because when I know what I guess no I'm backwards so we

never really interviewed multiple people because they just hired me to do the afternoons whenever they fired the cuss and then they brought in Tony so like that was always kind of going to be the show I think I think that was always going to be the show or was it like I don't remember the order like I guess this really does happen to people they just forget shit I always listen to these podcasts that people do and I'm always like how do you not remember I don't remember exactly how this played out but I want to say that I know I did a bunch of shows with a bunch of people and I'm going to guess that a lot of that happened after Tony left and then we eventually brought in tank and spike and I don't remember if we didn't any with people before that

I'm not positive, but I know that, like, for instance, I did the shows with Sludge and with Jody Mack, and honestly, and I don't, again, I don't remember if that's the order it went. Like, I don't know if I did the shows with Sludge and Jody Mac, and then I moved to afternoons and we brought in Tony or if it was the other way around, but I know that I fucking loved the idea of me, Sludge, and, and Jody Mack. I just thought it was a funny group of people. And you had sludge who likes sports, but isn't like a diehard about it. And then you had Jody, who's got a great sense of humor, but it's like a funny, you know, he's like a funny older dude that really knows sports. Then you had me who was kind of a cross between the two. And I just thought that was a great mix.

And I thought the show we did, the sample show we did of that, that one night was great. And it just, I mean, and they just decided that's not what they wanted to do. I want to say that they felt that like there was just like a two, old of a show or something. I don't know, but I fucking loved it. And we did the bit where we timed Jody going down to smoke and fuck, that was good. But I hate being, like, I feel like an arrogant guy. Like, here's how I feel. I feel like when, like, it's your show and my name is on this show here, like I feel like when I'm talking to people about being on the show, in their mind, they're kind of looking at me like, who the fuck are you to tell me if I'm good or not? You know,

like I feel that way. And maybe they don't. Maybe they think I'm good, you know? It's just, it's a weird thing and I feel strange it's like not how I'm built like I'm like I'll judge people from afar but I'm not good at you know hiring people or deciding you know like I know what I think will sound good but I don't want to be the person that has the responsibility I guess of you know having to tell people they did or didn't get a job like I hate that like I don't want to do that I'm not cut out to be management you know that's just not in my DNA to be like you're fired you're hired whatever I'm not good at telling people what I want them to do on the air I wish I were better at it, you know? Because deep down, I think people want to be told what to do and, like,

am I told what to do? I mean, like, what you're looking for? Because I know I am. I know as a person I sit there and, like, I want a boss to tell me what they're looking for so I can give you what you're looking for, you know? So I wish I could tell people that. That was always a criticism that, not even a criticism, but like an issue that guys like Scott and St. Louis and other people have is, like, they don't know what it is I want. They like, and like, I don't know what to tell I just expect them to know what to do. I don't know. I'm fucked in the head.

It's just one of those fascinating quirks, not even fascinating, more so just sad quirks about me is I'm just, that's how I am, you know? I don't know what to tell you. But all that said, I've been meeting people about the show and people that might be on the show, may not be on the show. We've tried out some people for the show. I don't know. I'm excited about it.

You know, like there's a concern, obviously, because we're on a station that doesn't have a huge audience and we're trying to build an all. audience and you know there's that factor but then there's also the factor if it's a blank slate and you never fucking know like it like we can kind of do what we want to do and kind of try new things and and like it's fun and exciting and the city is fucking great and and and the people are great like I can't wait football is going to be great here there's going to be so many things about this that I think are great and I do deep down believe that it has potential to be something awesome and I like like even when I got to St. Louis like I love the idea of St. Louis because

it was St. Louis, but even when I got there, I was like, I don't know that I love this place, but like Detroit, I fucking love, and there's a vibe about it. Like, St. Louis doesn't have a vibe. St. Louis is just St. Louis. But there's a vibe about Detroit. There's a mindset about Detroit. There's a, like, there's just something about Detroit, and it's really fucking cool, and the town is great, and the people are great. I don't know. I just want to keep you guys updated, because I know a lot of you guys are listening to the podcast of the radio show. We're listening to it live, and I do appreciate that. Like, a lot of you are reaching out, and it's great that all these members of just nation or now I guess just nation isn't the thing anymore

because now it's all up in us or whatever the hell it is but like like I enjoy that you do it but I need to start getting people who are from here to find it and that's part of my issue too is that I'm an impatient person like in my mind I should already have a cabillion listeners I've been here two fucking weeks I've worked with I've done like three different versions of this show already with different people so you know it is what it is but I don't know I'm just and I'm also still, by the way, and this is three hours later, three and a half hours later, I am still fucking hopped up on coffee. This is ridiculous. Like, what's the one movie where, um, oh, kicking and screaming where Will Ferrell discovers coffee and he's constantly jacked up on coffee?

That's how I feel right now. I am jacked the fuck up on coffee. It's the combination of taking the Manjaro, so the Manjaro that I took yesterday for the first time in six months, I fucking love it. I'm going to start losing weight again and feel better. So I take the Manjaro, so I'm not hungry, therefore I didn't eat breakfast. Like lately, like when I go into work, I stop at the Tim Horton to get like a sandwich. I didn't eat anything. So I didn't eat any food because I wasn't hungry. So then I mix in the fact that I've been drinking the fucking coffee with the Manjaro, with the not eating.

And I'm all fucking wired. I'm sweating like a motherfucker, like I feel hot like I'm going through menopause. Like there are a lot of issues here with me right now is all I'm letting you know. So I got to eat. So I had to go pick up some pizza because Jilly one. some pizza. I'm not even really all that hungry, but I know I need to eat because I'm all fucked up. There's a car in front of me that says got foot doctor. Ooh, do you do gout? Gout? Is that an option of the foot doctor or no? I'm all, I'm like a dog, like seeing a squirrel right now.

Like, squirrel! Oh, boy, what a life. What a time. What a time to be alive. It really is, guys. I love you guys. I do. Tonight we're going to go drink some beers. It's going to be great. I can't wait to drink these beers. Having anything to drink this week, not that I'm an alcoholic that needs something to drink all the time, but having any beers this week, going to go to the bar, have some beers, watch some football and some baseball, and life is going to be wonderful. And I hope you guys are betting on the preseason, because I told you to. Terrick Scoobel pitches tonight. Maybe we'll bet on Terrick Scoobel. Really, that's the only chance the fucking Tigers have to win is if he pitches, because they're a fucking wreck. You talk about a

wreck of a baseball team. This team was up like 15 games not that long ago. Now it's a six game lead and guess what the indians the guard indians they're the team chasing them they're facing the fucking white socks tonight's they're going to win some games this weekend all the sudden the tigers have fallen off a cliff and it's a division race after all i mean holy shit i dude i cannot calm down like i'm so fucking wired hopefully eating will calm me down i know you've got your own issues in life um i get it i respect that you guys have your own issues in life but holy shit i am on one right And I know I sound like a child that's like, you know, that needs medication at this point. But like, holy shit.

This coffee was delicious, but I can't drink this shit every day. I can't do this every day. Holy cow. Or maybe you guys like this shit the way it is right now. Maybe you're like, holy shit, this is fantastic. I don't know. But I'm fucking wired right now. That's all I know.

Oh, I'm going home to eat some pizza. I love you. Bye.