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12/19/2025

If you could send winter cheer to one person right now, whose name would you send?
Turn your shoutout into a swag-out — your style, your way.

12/18/2025

Who’s the calm in your holiday chaos? Give them a little spotlight today.
Turn your shoutout into a swag-out — your style, your way.

12/18/2025

Topeka Professional Hockey Topeka Hockey Talk The latest Episode of "In the Box with Topeka Scarecrow Head Coach, Robbie Nichols" airing every Thursday afternoon at approximately 12:20 on 96.9 the Pulse.

The latest Episode of "In the Box with Topeka Scarecrow Head Coach, Robbie Nichols" airing every Thursday afternoon at approximately 12:20 on 96.9 the Pulse.

12/17/2025

Some people deserve a little extra appreciation today. Who comes to mind?
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12/16/2025

🍫 RADIO CONFESSION TIME on 96.9 The Pulse! 🍫

According to a new survey, 36% of Americans keep “emergency chocolate” to survive holiday parties and family gatherings… and 38% admit they HIDE their personal chocolate stash during the holidays. 👀

It gets better…
🎙️ 33% have opened a box of chocolates meant to be a gift
🎙️ 23% have eaten candy from their kids’ stockings before Christmas morning
🎙️ 59% say chocolate is their go-to holiday “self-care”
🎙️ And 17% wait until everyone is asleep for a secret chocolate snack 🌙🍫
No judgment here…
But some of y’all may need Choco-holics Anonymous.
Step one? Admitting you have a problem. 😂
👉 We’re talking about this on the air at 96.9 The Pulse — be honest… do YOU have emergency chocolate hidden somewhere? ⬇️🎧

🔗 Source:

/PRNewswire/ -- As families prepare for the holiday season, the new Ferrero Holiday Confessions Survey reveals a surprising survival strategy: more than one in...

12/16/2025

Winter comfort treats hit the soul. Who would you split your favorite one with? ❄
Turn your shoutout into a swag-out — your style, your way.

12/15/2025

Congrats on our week 5 winner! 🎉

12/15/2025

Who makes this season feel extra special for you?
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12/12/2025

Who’s your go-to person when holiday errands turn into adventures? Drop their name.
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12/12/2025

📸 Holiday Photo Dilemma! 🤳🎄

So you finally get that perfect holiday picture — everyone smiling, nobody blinking, and even the dog is cooperating.
But then… your teenagers give you THE LOOK 👀 and say, “Do NOT post that.”
Parents of teens… what do you do?! 😅

Let’s settle this with a poll:
📊 What’s the right move?
1️⃣ Post it anyway — I earned this photo!
2️⃣ Negotiate: “Okay, but only on Facebook… and only for Grandma.”
3️⃣ Bribe them. Cookies? Cash? Holiday magic?
4️⃣ Respect their wishes and keep it off social media (…but maybe set it as your lock screen 😏).
Drop your vote below ⬇️ and tell me how it goes in your house!
🎧 96.9 The Pulse – Keeping it real for parents everywhere via the Anna & Raven show.

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Emily is an avid Facebook poster, and she just posted a photo of their family who looked very happy for the holidays. However, over the past few weeks everyone from the kids to the husband and wife have been arguing and the photo was “not approved” by the kids to post. The kids say they hate that their mom is always posting and they didn’t give “their permission to post their picture”. Her husband John thinks while they’re all arguing, it’s best not to be on social media. Emily feels that if she wants to post a picture of happy times of her family during the holiday season, she can! And it’s her social media pages, she can post whenever she wants, whatever and whoever she wants. What do you think?

Photo: Getty Images

12/12/2025

Topeka Professional Hockey Topeka Hockey Talk The latest Episode of "In the Box with Topeka Scarecrow Head Coach, Robbie Nichols" airing every Thursday afternoon at approximately 12:20 on 96.9 the Pulse.

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12/11/2025

✈️ What makes the IDEAL travel companion? A new study by StudyFinds says it comes down to four key traits — and honestly, they make total sense:

1️⃣ They’re not overly emotional.
Cool under pressure, calm when plans change… so basically, not your four-year-old. 😅
2️⃣ They’re experienced travelers.
They can navigate from Point A to Point B without a meltdown, and bonus points if they know more about the destination than you do.
3️⃣ Your priorities match.
Sleep schedules, energy levels, budgets — the more in sync you are, the smoother the trip.
4️⃣ They’re responsible.
You can count on them to follow through. A wildcard might make things interesting… or just give you a migraine.

Who’s YOUR perfect travel buddy? ✈️👇

These four traits make strangers great travel partners: emotional intelligence, experience, compatibility, and responsibility.