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
The Best Labor Day Deals Will Be On These Things
The stores are going to be twisting our arms this holiday weekend with some legit deals, and some things will be total steals. It's a matter of knowing what to snatch up and what to leave alone.
Texas Has a Plan to Crack Down on Robocalls
Oh, those robocalls. They want us to buy travel packages, pay the IRS, extend our car warranties, and get our grandkids out of jail when we're 30 and don't have grandkids. Texas has a plan to stop these annoying life interruptions.
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!
The 5 Phases of Adjusting to College Life
UT-Tyer, Kilgore Collge, TJC, and Texas A&M are all kicking off their fall semesters this week, and students are going through a roller coaster of emotions. Excitement, fear, and culture shock will all play a role over the next few weeks, but there is a way to get through it.
More Places Are Adding Adulting Classes
UC-Berkley just added adulting classes to the curriculum, and more colleges are adding programs like that all the time. If you need a refresher, we've got adulting classes right here in Tyler too.
The Real Reason Guys Don’t Want to Carry Reusable Bags
If you take your own reusable bag to the store, most likely you're a woman. Guys prefer the single-use plastic bags, apparently, for one strange reason.
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.
Eight Out of Ten People Have Done This At Work
It may be slightly embarrassing, but most of us have done this at work.
School Supplies That Weren’t On The List When We Were Kids
Hand sanitizer isn't just handy to have in an office full of sneezy coworkers. It's also on all of the school supply lists now, and so is the Kleenex. Should these really be school supplies? What else wasn't on our lists growing up.
The Wackiest Pumpkin Spice Products You’re About to Love
Once the lattes hit, the pumpkin spice floodgates will be open and there will be no holding back the pumpkin spice almonds, chips, and beard oil. Some of these seasonal products we may love more than others.
If You Feel Relaxed Today, Thank a 4th Grader
An 11-year old boy thought we could all use a little more time to relax, so he made August 15th a national holiday to do just that. And we've got the 5 best ways to relax in East Texas.