Craig Venn & Lucky On Demand · 94.9 The Rock

All-Night Show Podcast - March 20 2026

March 24, 2026·53 min·4 clips

Steve, a right-wing truck driver, chickens out from talking to Ed, while his friend exposes his bad shifting skills.

Ed the Sock opens the Friday edition of the All Night Show by noting the death of Chuck Norris at 86, saluting him as the defining 80s action figure and noting the iconic Invasion USA Uzi poster. He also acknowledges listener Lift Lord Luke, who was eliminated in the quarterfinals of a bodybuilding competition but is praised for years of self-discipline and transformation. Ed then discusses his evolving view on AI, announcing he amended his anti-AI stance after using Google Gemini for image work he would have done himself, drawing a firm distinction between AI as personal tool and AI as job replacement. The Friday Night Buzzin' Dozen segment runs with listener song requests including Blue Oyster Cult, Rush, Alice in Chains, Rob Zombie, Neil Young, and Motley Crue. A birthday dedication is made for a listener named Justin who turned 40. Ed takes a chaotic call from Cody, whose friend group at a barn includes Sean, a man named Steve who refuses to come to the phone despite it being his birthday, and Chandler Joey — a man his Friends-fan parents named after two characters from the show. Another call comes from Rowan, a musician who plays with the Mahones, who recounts how frontman Finney's passport was stolen in London, forcing the show's delay, and how Rowan was almost pressed into an impromptu solo acoustic set before two last-minute reprieves. Rowan also shares plans to visit a friend deported to Argentina and updates on finding new band members for her group Road Rising. Jorge from Oshawa calls with his sister Nikki, a youth counselor, and requests Guns N' Roses. Tammy from LeMob discusses TV Bingo, a community bingo game broadcast on Global TV with cards from local convenience stores, and an online bingo game from a First Nations reserve where she has won up to $722. A Smash or Trash vote on the song Ages by Volores results in a decisive smash verdict. The final substantive segment features Leanna Kersner, a peer counselor and podcast host, discussing the concept of naming your feelings. She explains that vague emotional language prevents others from knowing how to respond, and that specificity — sad versus frightened versus disappointed — gives people the information needed to help. She introduces the concept of meta-emotions, using a fear-to-shame-to-anger chain as an example of how internal emotional stories can compound. Ed discloses his own PTSD diagnosis and the shame he has historically felt about being triggered. The episode ends mid-conversation with Thelma from Australia making plans to visit.

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A shaggy late-night set that turns a tribute, a gig story, and small-life updates into one long hang.

This Friday-night set opens with a salute to Chuck Norris and settles into loose late-night radio from there. The best stretch runs through a Mahone's show that started late, the electric fiddle work, and the kind of on-stage chaos that sounds better after the fact.

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You want late-night banter that jumps from Chuck Norris to fiddle gigs.

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