The Josh Innes Show - JIS Classic: Down in the DM's

Episode Date: May 30, 2025

During this holiday week, I've been posting some classics. Here's one from the 790 days. We would read hate messages we received via social media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So you're hosting the family barbecue this week, but everyone knows your brother is the grill guy, and it's highly likely he'll be backseat barbecuing all night. So be it. Impress even the toughest of critics with freshly prepared Canadian barbecue favorites from Sobeys. But surprisingly a few people don't and they like to share This is what goes down in the DM That's right, it does go down in the DM and the way this works Jim is we Unearth some of the messages that are sent to the Facebook Messenger and the direct messenger on Twitter

The radio stations Twitter correct and we read some of the stuff that people have to say about us. The negative stuff. People don't think we're going to see it, obviously. Obviously. But we do, because it's always, hey, can you tell Josh Ennis? Oh, they have. So here's a guy named Santiago Rios, who says he moved to Houston in 2004. Mr. Innis has been nothing but tasteless, rude, racist, sexist, and an overall stink, and overall a stink. I'm usually driving home with my kids between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., like a lot of parents. We happen to hear this a lot, don't we?

Oh, yes. The trash this individual vomits on the air has not boundaries or limits. Saying that ladies are sluts during Halloween because of their costumes and such. Did you do that? Well, I think we both did. Oh, that's right. Well, you know, because most of the time the costumes are labeled slutty blank. That's right. I'm slutty nurse. I'm slutty kitty cat. I'm slutty mom. I went to a Halloween party with my wife and I had to explain to my kids that mommy is a good person. Dad, why is mama slut? And that the guy on the radio is sick so we have to forgive him for what he said.

Yes, because I said every woman in a Halloween costume is in fact a slut. No, I said there are slutty kinds of costumes. I feel offended. Are you guys looking for a lawsuit? What kind of lawsuit? Like what world are we in where anything we're doing on the air is worthy of a lawsuit? I don't want to live in that world. Listen. Josh Ennis said that there are some women that wear slutty halloween costumes And I need I need you to know That my kids think their mommy's a slut now

Like what was her costume? I don't know. She was a nun like but listen But listen, you're like did they sit them down and give them like a good stern like listen son no eyes up eyes up listen to me your mommy is not a slut uh-huh listen your mommy she's a good person and that man on the radio he's sick you hear me so you and mommy didn't have sex so there was that one that was from Santiago. These are just people that send messages.

I wish I could have seen that. I'd like to see him typing this out. Like what man types that out? So this is Matt. He says, once again, our society has chosen shock over substance, idiocy over intellect. I'll be moving over to 6'10", because yes, the triple threat is a bastion of intellectualism.

Uh-huh. Innis is terrible on many levels. Palillo was refreshing with consistent takes and logical analysis of our local sports teams. I have to go, the voice is on. I love reality TV and walking and chewing gum at the same time,ah, blah, blah. So he's saying that he's far too smart to listen to us

and only dumb people listen to us. Speaking of the voice, guess who's made it to the finale? Our friend Sundance. Yes. So evidently, what I love is people who go off about how they want intellect on sports radio. Dude, it's sports. Yes, it's sports. Listen, you know what we're doing?

We're talking about football. You know what football is at its core? Neanderthals banging their heads against each other, knowing that it's going to cause brain damage. And you want to have an intellectual conversation about that. It's a giant chess game, Josh. Now this one is from Ta- uh, John. I think John is his name. I gave Josh Ennis a try, and I must say I just can't stand his show. His style is like trying to sound like some guy at the bar talking sports and

I don't find that cool or interesting. And he is so over the top bashing of Houston sports teams and I can't take it. I don't think I bash the teams, I bash the teams that are worthy of and I'd actually argue that it's good to have somebody on the radio to do that Not fluff lousy team so they keep spitting lousy teams back out at you, but your job is to promote the teams evidently It's like a guy sitting at a bar talking sports. Well, that's kind of what we try to do Yeah, that's actually the sound we're going for because we want our audience to feel like they're at a bar talking to their buddies You know what? That was a compliment letter. I love the people that throw out the intellect stuff. Shut up! It's sports!

When did it become this point where we have to act like sports is some holier than now? Like you have to have a degree from MIT to do it. Ever since we start propping up these schlubby general managers who want to throw out all these stupid stats at you and make you feel like if you don't know them you're stupid. Ever since they started hiring all these guys from Syracuse. Everywhere has got a guy from Syracuse. Let's see, the reason made, this is from Curtis. We're going down in the DM of course. He was the sole reason so many listeners left 610 back when he worked there.

I have made attempts to listen in the past few weeks since Josh came to your station. I cannot get past his loud obnoxious ramblings and when is he going to take a Sports Talk phone call? You know, like people really look for anything to bitch about. Like, how about you take a call? My bad, dog. Also, this damn show takes more calls

than any other show in the freaking market. Combine. Combine. We take calls all damn day, but that's not something to brag about, of course. This damn show takes more calls than any other show in the freaking market combined combined We take calls all damn day, but that's not something to brag about of course That's not going on the masthead the Josh in a show we take calls all damn day Maybe it should it's amazing the stupid stuff people send to the DM of the radio station Let's see I have tried on three different occasions to give him a chance, but his tirades and non-sports talk just a waste of time for me. If I wanted that kind of radio, I would listen to Rush or Hannity. Well, somebody is. They have big audiences

and you're a dope. And this is my favorite that we'll move on after this. We have to talk to Lantz-Er-Lyme. This one's better than Santiago? It's close. Bill says goodbye, 790. Well, from three to seven p.m., Josh won't drop the Chris Lord bashing. Still freaking does it. I apologize for bashing Chris Lord so much. What did he ever do to you? I know I should not go after Chris Lord as much as I do.

What the hell? I know. I should not go after Chris Lord as much as I do. What the hell? I apologize. I am horrible. You're a great person. You're intellectual. Take sports phone calls and stop bashing Chris Lord. You know what? I didn't know you were bashing this Chris Lord. I didn't know it. I didn't know either. I don't even know who Chris Lord is. Me neither. But I'm bashing Chris Lord.

I guess he's the afternoon guy over at 610. I guess so.