Super Bowl

A handful of Super Bowl ads have already landed online ahead of this Sunday’s big game — it’s the usual mix of TV spots for upcoming movies like Ghost in the Shell and Transformers: The Last Knight, along with a few ads featuring familiar faces like Gal Gadot and John Malkovich promoting businesses and collecting paychecks. And then there’s Honda. Like others, their ad for this year’s Super Bowl also features several beloved celebs, but there’s something kind of unnerving about the execution.

Super Bowl ads often employ a familiar algorithm: Beloved pop culture noun + beloved pop culture noun = Entertainment. That equation isn’t always successful (see also: Passengers), but that hasn’t stopped studios and businesses, like Wix.com, from trying it out. The company has tapped Gal Gadot, aka Wonder Woman, and Jason Statham, aka Badass Action Dude, for their Super Bowl ad, which just so happens to be the first of this year’s bunch.

It’s the time of year when everyone goes crazy, whether it’s the multitude of bracket challenges, rooting for your favorite team, or just embracing March Madness.  Is the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament the biggest sporting event of the year...

Today's guests:  6:40am - Fox News reporter Jeff Monosso and Kevin analyze the Super Bowl;  7:am - Local financial planner and radio talk show host Dave Petso on the economy and investing;  7:40am - Jared Halpern of Fox News with a look at current presidential candidates for 2016; 8:am - Political consultant Mike Tracy and Kevin discuss politics.

How do you top one of the great games in NFL history?  Say what you mean and mean what you say.  Only the comments of Richard Sherman with Erin Andrews could push Barack Obama's comparing pot to alcohol to second string status.  Is Richard Sherman a punk?