I've been on the air in East Texas since 1999, and in radio for my whole adult life. I've been single, married, and single again, and weeding through the dating apps as a single mom of three girls is quite the adventure. It all leads to one fun and embarrassing story after another for the radio show. We chat about fitness and exercise, relationships, and workplace experiences, pop culture news, kids, and things that bother us and make us laugh and bawl our eyes out too. Faith, fitness, and family are really important to me, and I love shopping and sports too. My daughters crack me up and ask odd questions and challenge me, and you'll hear me talking about wild parental adventures with them too. Life is full and a little nuts, so let's hang out and do it together. It's better with friends, and sometimes vodka.
Jen Austin
Beware of the Hidden Costs of Halloween
Halloween will really ding you if you let it because, well, Twix ain't cheap. But it's the hidden costs that will take a huge bite out of your budget.
Today’s Date Could Be The Biggest Wedding Day of 2020
October 10th is a pretty great date because 10-10 is so neat and tidy and even, and when you add the year 2020, well, it's going to be over-the-top fantastic for numbers geeks who want to get hitched. This is why you'd better book the wedding venue now.
If You’re Using Hand Sanitizer Like This You’re Doing It Wrong
Here comes flu season, and keeping your co-workers' germs away involves more than a quick squirt of hand sanitizer. There's an art to killing viruses, and it requires more patience than we've had so far.
The Date of Halloween Won’t Change After All
Now what?! Organizers of the petition that wanted to move Halloween to the last Saturday of October seem to have given up. Halloween will stay on the 31st, but there is a new effort in the works to create a second day to trick-or-treat.
The Best Labor Day Weekend Getaways In Texas
School has started and the fall routine has begun, but there's already a three-day weekend ahead that's begging for us to goof off. Ideas, we need ideas!
Texans and Cowboys Games Are Among the NFL’s Most Expensive
You may love your living room flat screen even more after this. Watching football there is so much cheaper! It will cost the average fan $199 to go to a Cowboys game this season, and that's the most expensive game experience in the NFL. The Texans aren't far behind.
The 4 Germiest Places in Schools
School is back on, and students aren't the only ones crowding into classrooms. Germs are piling up too, and we've got the four most common places in schools that they like to hide.
5 Secrets If You Want to Live to 100
Who is the oldest person in your family? My grandma is 99 now, and I'll spill some of her easy secrets to living a long life. And one New York woman just turned 107. Her regimen might be harder to achieve.
5 Secrets That Will Save You Money on Back-to-School Shopping
Buying all of our school supplies at one store won't lead to the biggest savings. There are ways to score cheap markers and free pens and dramatically reduce the back-to-school bill, but we've got to know the tricks before we head out.
Little Highs Come From Checking Your Phone
It's right up there with food, alcohol, and even some drugs. The buzz we get from checking our phones explains why we do it so much.
Why Summer is the Best Time to Adopt a Pet
With the kids out of school for the summer, they might be tempted to lounge around and lose themselves in a game on a screen. But parents will have a plan! And it might involve adding some new furry friends to the family.
Summer Vacation Warning – Don’t Risk Death for a Photo
It's happening too often. People climb over barriers to get a good vacation picture and get badly injured, or worse. After another incident last week, there's a renewed plea for caution on summer vacations.