Specialty Shows

10 Years Of Ton…

Check Playlist This installment of The Five Count celebrated the 10-year anniversary of Ton as an official addition to the show. On Sept. 17, 2005, he was fired from his previous show, The Mothership Connection, and officially became a co-host for The Five Count. We’ve been hetero-lifemates ever since. During the show we discussed the…

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X Marks The Five Count

Check Playlist During this edition of The Five Count we discussed how closely the film Straight Outta Compton mirrors Ton’s life, fantasized over the rekindled friendship between Slash and Axl Rose, realized incoming college freshman on campus were leaving kindergarten when we started the show, and gave away tickets to see the band X at…

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The Five Count Takes The Cake…

Check Playlist This edition of The Five Count was broadcast live from a bakery! Why a bakery? We were celebrating Ton’s birthday blowout, that’s why! During the show we played songs about cake, fielded phone calls from various well-wishers, gushed about the band Live being in Mankato, pretended to be ninjas, Ton opened fabulous birthday…

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Hot Rod, Chest Hair & Floyd Shouts…

Check Playlist This installment of The Five Count featured a special appearance by Billy Floyd Shouts, our pledge-drive program director for the night. During the show we played Billy’s favorite songs, discussed what the film Camp Cucamonga would be like if we were in the cast, Ton shared a story about the time he stole…

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The Five Count Just Says No…

Check Playlist This ear-opening episode of The Five Count was one every family should hear. With today’s media sensationalizing the substance use (and abuse) of rock stars, professional athletes, and Jell-O-schilling TV doctors, we felt it was our duty to warn today’s youth of the dangers of drug and alcohol use. During the show we…

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An Evening With Boxers George Foreman & Larry Holmes…

Check Playlist We here at The Five Count believe there is nothing more American than punching people in the face. That’s why this Independence Day edition of the show featured exclusive interviews with two of America’s most legendary boxers. First we were joined by “The Easton Assassin” Larry Holmes. Larry was the WBC Heavyweight Champion…

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The Five Count’s Father’s Day…

Check Playlist This was a special Father’s Day edition of The Five Count. During the show we played songs for/about dads, shared memories of the days when we ruled the rollerskating rinks, warned listeners of the dangers of making bombs out of bottle rockets, and discussed which mattresses are best for soon-to-be dads. We hope…

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The Five Count’s 11-Year Anniversary – An Evening With John Oates…

Check Playlist This episode of The Five Count was our special 11-year anniversary show! During the show we were joined for an exclusive interview by the one any only John Oates. John is best known as one-half of the most-successful duo in music history, Hall & Oates. Known for hits like Rich Girl, Kiss on…

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The Five Count & Nine Stories…

Check Playlist During this episode of The Five Count we discussed what films would be made better with AC/DC in the soundtrack, decided which imaginary food from movies and TV show should be sold in stores, Ton explained which Disney films were his favorites, we cut up little pieces of hot dog to throw in…

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The Five Count Goes To Egypt…

Check Playlist This subject of this edition of The Five Count was the mysterious land known as Egypt. During the show Ton regaled us with exciting tales about his vacation to Cairo, we paid tribute to B.B. King, battled some mummies, answered more mailbag questions about Robocop, and pulled out the listeners brains with the…

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