Tim Phillips Show, 3/26/26
6:10
The Oddest Things Left On The Side Of England’s Roads: It’s end of year list time and England's National Highways is out with the oddest things left on the side of the country’s roadways. More than 49-thousand objects were collected from roads managed by the government-owned company through September. Here are some of the items:
a sofa
a boat on a wrecked trailer
a storage container
multiple Christmas trees
bikes
a fairground ride
797 abandoned vehicles
Nearly four-thousand household or yard care items
Source: UPI
6:30
Throwback Thursday - CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING - REO SPEEDWAGON, 1985
Live Aid pop concerts in Philadelphia and London raise over 50 million for famine relief in Ethiopia.
Coca-Cola Company introduces New Coke.
The Eastern half of North America is hit with an exceptionally cold winter, one of the worst in recorded history.
The popular comic strip "Calvin and Hobbes" debuts in newspapers.
Michael Jordan is named as the NBA's "Rookie of the Year."
The first version of Windows is released Ver 1.0
The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was released in North American markets in October 1985.
The first .com domain name, symbolics.com, is registered by the Symbolics corporation.
Switzerland is the first country to bring into law that catalytic converters must be fitted to private cars
Compact Discs are introduced to American Consumers
Care Bear Desk - Price: $29.99
1985 Bean Bag Lounger - Price: $39.99
Projection Screen TV - Price: $1279.00
Popular Films
Back to the Future
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Rocky IV
The Color Purple
Out of Africa
Cocoon
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
A View to a Kill
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
TV
Magnum, P.I.
Dynasty
Falcon Crest
Hill Street Blues
Cagney and Lacey
Cheers
Fame
Family Ties
Remington Steele
The A-Team
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (UK)
Highway to Heaven
Murder, She Wrote
The Bill (UK)
The Cosby Show
EastEnders
Growing Pains
Neighbours
Only Fools and Horses (UK)
The Twilight Zone
7:15
Loving where you live sure makes life easier, but not everyone is that lucky. Thinking about making a move, but you’re not sure where to settle down? A new study has some suggestions. Niche has just come out with their ranking of the Best Places to Live in America for 2026.
They analyze more than 18-thousand places using data from sources like the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDC, and Bureau of Labor Statistics, along with millions of resident reviews.
Niche compares communities on factors like quality of schools, crime rates, employment stats and more to determine the quality of an area.
They report that many of their highest ranked communities are near major economic hubs, like Silicon Valley in California and metros in the Northeast.
So, where is this year’s best place to live? Atlantic Station, a neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia.
It’s only home to about 3,160 people, but it gets perfect scores for family friendliness, nightlife, health/fitness and commute.
The Top 10 Best Places to Live in 2026, According to Niche
Atlantic Station (Neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia)
Colonial Village (Neighborhood in Arlington, Virginia)
Evergreen Park (Neighborhood in Palo Alto, California)
Downtown North (Neighborhood in Palo Alto, California)
Clarendon Hills (Suburb of Chicago, Illinois)
Midtown (Neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia)
Ardmore (Suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Devon (Suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Penn Wynne (Suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College Terrace (Neighborhood in Palo Alto, California)
Source: The Hill
