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For the first time in her Rock and Roll Hall of Fame career, Heart's Nancy Wilson has released a solo album. She talks with Len Nelson of the Rick and Len Show about the album, jealousy with her sister Ann, her movie role in Fast Times at Ridgemont High, high kicks and why she won't date Kevin from Menasha.
Hear Green Bay's Jamie Fontaine of Jamie Fontaine and the Level recount his encounter with a crazed and knife-wielding assailant.
Our weekly roundup of Wisconsin crime includes what may the first ever case of mass urination.
What do you do when you see a deer kill and eagle with a good swift kick? You call the cops!
It's not easy to wash away the stain of being named a Rick and Len Show Weenie of the Week...especially without soap.
There;s lots of advice, good and bad, about wearing a face covering masks these days. Which one do you suppose the Rick and Len show has...good or bad advice?
Dancing like a robot, spitting at the grocery store and a good or bad reason for a lady to lose her kid...all on this week's Wisconsin edition of Small Town Crime Wave on the Rick and Len Show.
Imaginary mountain lion attacks, tasers, drinking in the street and eggs. All part of Rick and Len's Wisconsin crime rundown this week on Small Town Crime Wave.
Rosendale, Wisconsin is known for handing out speeding tickets like they're candy but the Rick and Len Show Weenie of the Week discovered a new way to get in trouble with the law there.
Laundromat shenanigans, dangerously treated baby pacifiers and being lost while looking for ice cream and/or driving around naked. Those stories and more on Rick and Len's weekly roundup of Wisconsin crime stories.
What if Star Wars characters and places were affected by a Covid-19 type viral pandemic? Rick and Len take a look at what that might be like.
Wisconsin State Parks are reopening but the public toilets will remain closed. This dilemma inspired Rick to poetry.
A Fond Du Lac County man is accused of, among a few other perversions, setting fires using stolen men's and women's underwear to set fires. There are a few questions you should ask yourself before embarking on such a thing.
Strange and unprecedented times call for some new words with which to describe our shared experience...and Rick and Len have some.
What were the Packers thinking by drafting a quarterback in the first round, a running back in the second and no wide receivers at all? Rick and Len delve into the mind of team GM Brian Gutekunst.
Exploding stew, a mystery under a bridge and rogue backyard playground equipment all play a role in this week's rundown of Wisconsin crime.
When a turkey wants his turkey, you get a weenie. A Rick and Len Show Weenie of the Week, that is.
Theda Care's Director of Infectious Disease, Dr. David Brooks, brings his expertise to bear and answers questions about the coronavirus pandemic.
We all dream of being drafted by the Green Bay Packers but here's how to know you're not going to be selected.
Lots of Americans are stepping up during the coronavirus pandemic to help friends and neighbors by sewing protective masks which can be worn in public. To honor and encourage them, Rick and Len do it the best way they now how...with a show tune.
Now that there's more than a month added to Wisconsin's Stay at Home order, Rick can get a few more things done at his apartment. Such as...
A bad place to substitute for a bar and a foul creature stalking the night in Shawano County...all part of this week's Wisconsin edition of Rick and Len's Small Town Crime Wave.
It isn't easy celebrating 4-20 properly in the midst of a viral pandemic. Here are ten ways one has to work harder to cough and get off.
We're not saying this week's Rick and Len Show Weenies of the Week are dumb but even Paint by Numbers would give them trouble.
Lots of us are following the protocols of stay at home orders i order to fight the coronavirus pandemic, including wearing masks in public. But many still aren't paying heed so Rick and Len try to do some convincing employing the power of the polka!
He's America's most loved and most hated health expert but just how much do you know about him? Rick and Len don't know much, either, but it hasn't stopped them from coming up some some "facts."
There's no social distancing in elevators and a case of magically appearing bananas are part of this week's roundup of weird Wisconsin crime stories.
Many of us are spending our stay at home orders in the same sweatpants day after day. Here's how to know it's time for a change.
You might think there wouldn't be much stupid crime with most people staying at home during the pandemic. You would be wrong.
Lauren Moen, manager of Pillars, Inc., a homeless shelter in Appleton, WI ran into a problem while shopping for the shelter but other shoppers came to the rescue in a heartwarming story in a time of pandemic crisis.
Social media platforms are full of dire warnings about the coming of “Marshall” law, whatever that is. WAPL’s Len Nelson explains.
It was pointed out to us that we should not be freaked out about running out of toilet paper because the castaways on Gilligan's Island seemed to do quite well without it. With that thought in mind, Len created a theme song for a new version of the old show but we call it 𝘉𝘶𝘵𝘵 𝘞𝘪𝘱𝘦 𝘈𝘪𝘴𝘭𝘦. Enjoy the go.
Brian Butch is a former UW-Madison star and a McDonald’s All American player at Appleton West High School who also played professionally in the US and overseas, including a stint with the NBA’s Utah Jazz before injuries cut his career short. Butch currently co-hosts the “BJ and the Bear” show, heard locally on 95-3 and 99-1 The Score in the Fox Valley and he can be seen and heard nationally as an analyst on basketball broadcasts for the Big Ten Network. Butch was in the WAPL studio with Len Nelson today to share with listeners his thoughts and memories of Kobe.
Manitowoc Minute's Charlie Berens and Horseshoes and Hand Grenades Adam Greuel Joins Rick and and Len and Discuss The Wave at Lambeau
DUMB ASS QUESTION WINNER 11-6-18
Complete the phrase to make what YOUR campaign slogan would be if you ran for office.
"Make _________ _______ again".
The CDC issued a warning this week that people should not put costumes on their chickens for Halloween. Nor should they kiss their chickens. Rick figured the best was to get the word out was...a poem. Seriously?
Stupid Rick! He was so sure he was going to win Tuesday's Mega Millions he went out and spent the $667 million dollars. Spoiler alert: He didn't win! Ouch! Here's how be spent the money...
REBEL YELL-ICH: Our 105.7 WAPL Rick and Len Show ode to the Milwaukee Brewers presumptive MVP Christian Yelich. Thanks to singer Craig Hawkinson for the vocals. Thanks to Marc Golde at Rock Garden Studio for the production. And thanks to Billy Idol for, well, the song!