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The Giving Season: Florida or Australia Dec. 28th 2020

Chuck Bean December 28th, 2020
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - SEPTEMBER 2: A police car is set on fire outside the ground at the African Nations Cup Qualifier between South Africa and Congo at FNB Stadium on September 2, 2006 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Lefty Shivambu/Touchline for Getty Images)

If Tiger King has taught us anything it’s that there is a ferocious appetite for news stories about people and animals acting badly and the wild happenstance of life. In that spirit each night during the 9 and 10 o’clock hour I enjoy playing a game with you, the listener, called Florida or Australia. The rules are simple: I’ll tell you about a news story on the air and you text or call in and tell me if you think the story happened in Florida or Australia.(because those two places seem to have a high concentration of craziness.) Here are tonight’s stories:

A 70-year-old employee known as 'Taco Bell Joe' received a $6,000 tip from his community

By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) -- A Taco Bell employee so loved by his community that he's known as "Taco Bell Joe" received a $6,095 tip raised by hundreds of his supporters. For nearly 20 years, Joe DeCicco has worked at the drive-through window of a Taco Bell in South Daytona, Florida.

Report: Florida man sets truck on fire to give deputies 'something to do'

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WEAR) - A Crestview, Florida, man is arrested for allegedly setting his truck on fire Friday night, Okaloosa County deputies report. Kevin Robert Murphy, 28, is charged with arson, possession of methamphetamine, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Be sure to tune in Monday through Friday nights at 9 and 10pm if you want to play along.

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