Great Mate Debate Podcast - Alice 105.9

Slacker and Steve - Suicidal Daughter 2/3

dridenour — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:31:00 -0800

Today Melissa and Adam joined us for a great mate debate. They have a thirteen year old daughter and over the last few months Adam has been getting the impression she has become depressed overall. They follow her posts online and the tones of them are all so sad. She doesn’t seem happy and is concerned she may be suicidal. He hopes and prays she’s not, but the thought has entered his mind. Melissa thinks she is a wonderful girl going to hormones and adolescent insecurities. Whose side are you on?

Slacker and Steve - Vasectomy or Tie The Tubes? 1/27

dridenour — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:28:03 -0800

Mary is currently 7 ½ months pregnant with their second child. She and her husband have both agreed that child number two would be the last one, so she would like her husband to honor the agreement and get a vasectomy. Jared says a lot of doctors tell him it is completely common for most women to get their tubes tied after their c-section because they are already in there, so why not kill two birds with one stone.
So, whose side are you on?

Slacker and Steve - Don't Trust Him With Neighbor 1/13

dridenour — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:44:00 -0800

Katie and Steven are married and they have two children together. She is the bread winner of the family while he is a stay-at-home dad. Katie is having trouble dealing with Steven hanging out with a hot stay-at-home mom down the block. He says after having kids, the thought of having relations doesn’t even cross his mind. Plus, the neighbor, Jessica, has her own bread winner of a husband that doesn’t look too bad himself. So, is Katie overreacting? Whose side are you on?

Slacker & Steve - New Years Eve Kiss 1/6

dridenour — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:53:38 -0800

Nicole and Sean went to the bar on New Year’s Eve and around 11:30pm, Sean needed to use the bathroom so while he was in the bathroom Nicole went over with some friends to take a shot. Well, it was about to strike midnight so she started to look for Sean but she couldn’t find him and as the clock struck midnight, a random stranger grabbed her and kissed her. Just as that happened, Sean walked up and noticed it. Immediately, she turned to Sean and gave him a real kiss, but he was really upset. To him, she obviously wasn’t looking for him if she was kissing him.

Slacker and Steve - Dog For Christmas 12/16

dridenour — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:27:00 -0800

Karen and Terri are in a debate over getting a dog for their kids for Christmas. Although Karen is not a huge fan of dogs, she wants to get her children a dog for Christmas. She thinks it will teach them responsibility and give them an unforgettable Christmas. Terri doesn’t think it’s a good idea to get a dog.He knows this dog is going to turn into his dog and not the family’s dog.

Slacker and Steve - Nativity Scene 12/9

dridenour — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:12:08 -0800

Chelsea’s parents are coming to Denver for Christmas this year for two weeks and while they are here she wants to put up the Nativity scene her dad made for them. Tyler doesn’t want to put it up. He thinks it’s huge, gaudy, and not attractive in the slightest. Whose side are you on?

Slacker and Steve - Survival vs Christmas 12/2

dridenour — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:39:17 -0800

Today, Paul and Kristy are in a bit of a debate. In short, it’s survival vs. Christmas. Paul wants to prepare for a possible end of the world disaster and he doesn’t think there is anything outlandish about it. He wants to scale back on Christmas this year. He says he’s just looking out for his two boys and making sure his family will be safe and ready to go. To Kristy, to scale back is just cutting into the gifts for their two boys and with a ten year old, the toys get a little pricier.

Slacker and Steve - Best Man Mustache 11/18

dridenour — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:05:51 -0800

Connie and Keith are getting married the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The best man of their wedding, Rich, is participating in No-Shave-November and she thinks he needs to shave his crazy mustache before the wedding. Keith feels like it's not a big deal because he's doing it for a good cause, as Rich’s dad had prostate cancer. What do you think? Should Keith tell his best man to shave the stache off? Or should Rich be able to keep it?

Slacker and Steve - Wife's Generous Boss 11/11

dridenour — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:07:42 -0800

Every time Kelli’s boss gets a bonus, he has been giving her gifts instead of money. She doesn't see any harm in this, because she would just spend her bonus money on things like this anyway. Drew really doesn’t like this. He thinks Kelli makes excuses for her boss by saying that he’s just trying to be nice by giving her gifts instead of cash. It’s getting to be beyond flirtatious and it’s just abnormal. Whose side are you on?

Slacker and Steve - Donate a Kidney 11/4

dridenour — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 00:10:19 -0700

Danny's estranged family wants him to donate a kidney to his brother who has stolen and lied to him his entire life. Victoria, his mother, hopes that he will save his brother, but Danny doesn’t feel like he owes his brother anything. Is he obligated to save his brother’s life?