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Tease: Coming up in ___________ minutes, the major takeaways from Biden’s biggest speech yet
Police reform, banning assault weapons, the threat of white supremacy and looking beyond Covid-19 were the major themes of Biden’s biggest speech yet. President Biden spoke to a joint session of Congress last night. He called on them to pass 4 trillion in spending bills to ‘propel us into the future’ and allow the US to win a competition with China. Tim Scott followed with the Republican rebuttal. So each side would have something to get angry about. (Additional out) Continuing the long-standing passive aggressive tradition in our country.
Tease: In ______ minutes, this celebrity couple’s daughter says she’s polyamorous
Willow Smith, the daughter of Jada Pinkett and Will Smith, says she’s polyamorous. The 20-year-old shared the info on an episode of ‘Red Table Talk’ she cohosts with her mom. Polyamorous is defined as being involved in more than one romantic relationship at the same time. I’m assuming that’s what the 'It’s Complicated' button is for on Facebook. (Additional Out) Which is just a fancy way of saying ‘I’m 20 and I’m not ready to commit.’
Tease: Coming up at _____, why federal agents raided the office of America’s Mayor
Former Trump personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani has been the focus of a long-running criminal investigation concerning his actions in Ukraine. That’s why federal agents executed search warrants yesterday at his apartment and office, seizing several devices. A search warrant for a lawyer like Giuliani would require a sign-off by the highest levels of the Justice Department. No word on whether they also raided the coffin where he sleeps. (Additional out) It’s all part of their ‘see who else we can flip’ plan.
Tease: In _____ minutes, the city where a cow and an alligator stopped traffic on the same day
An unlikely pair stopped traffic on the same day in Houston, a cow and an alligator. Yesterday afternoon a large alligator crawled out of the swamp and onto the Fred Hartman Bridge for an afternoon nap. Texas Parks and Wildlife were notified to safely relocate it. Plus, earlier that morning around 8:15 am local time a loose cow shut down I-10 east. Causing frustrated commuters to yell at it to MOOOOVE. (Additional out). But if you’ve ever lived in Houston you’d understand why the cow was trying to flee.
Phone Topic/Web Poll: Netflix announced a new feature called ‘play something’ to help users having a tough time figuring out what to watch. The feature shuffles through movies and tv shows suggested by their algorithm. According to a study last year, Netflix users spend an average of 17.8 minutes per day searching for something to watch on the platform. How about you, roughly how much time do you spend looking for something to watch on Netflix?
Contest Tease: Contest Tease: Coming up at _____________, which one was the biggest bust? The correct answer wins ________.
[Contest setup] Tonight is the first round of the NFL draft and QB Trevor Lawrence is expected to go number one overall. NFL insiders predict as many as six QBs could come off the board tonight. But first round picks are always a gamble. According to Bleacher Report what’s the worst draft pick in NFL history?
A: QB Ryan Leaf
B: QB Johnny Manziel
C: QB JaMarcus Russell
Answer: C, taken 1st overall in 2007 by the Raiders, Bleacher Report ranks JaMarcus Ressell as the worst NFL draft pick in history, followed by Johnny Manziel and Ryan Leaf. Who was taken ahead of a guy you might of heard of named Peyton Manning.
[DIY Feature] Throwback Thursday Name That Year: I’ll describe the events of a year and the first person to call in and correctly identify it wins ___________. If no one gets it I’ll move on to more clues.
1st break clues: The World Trade Organization starts, The Times and the Post publish the Unabomber’s manifesto, and this movie hits theaters (Toy Story Clip)
2nd break clues: OJ is found innocent, MLB players end a 232-day strike, and this show debuts on TV (Mad TV Clip)
Answer: 1995
5 Things You Need to Know
1) Police reform, banning assault weapons, the threat of white supremacy and looking beyond Covid-19 were the major themes of Biden’s biggest speech yet. President Biden spoke to a joint session of Congress last night. He called on them to pass 4 trillion in spending bills to ‘propel us into the future’ and allow the US to win a competition with China. Tim Scott followed with the Republican rebuttal. So each side would have something to get angry about.
2) Willow Smith, the daughter of Jada Pinkett and Will Smith, says she’s polyamorous. The 20-year-old shared the info on an episode of ‘Red Table Talk’ she cohosts with her mom. Polyamorous is defined as being involved in more than one romantic relationship at the same time. Which is just a fancy way of saying ‘I’m 20 and I’m not ready to commit.’
3) Former Trump personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani has been the focus of a long-running criminal investigation concerning his actions in Ukraine. That’s why federal agents executed search warrants yesterday at his apartment and office, seizing several devices. A search warrant for a lawyer like Giuliani would require a sign-off by the highest levels of the Justice Department. No word on whether they also raided the coffin where he sleeps.
4) An unlikely pair stopped traffic on the same day in Houston, a cow and an alligator. Yesterday afternoon a large alligator crawled out of the swamp and onto the Fred Hartman Bridge for an afternoon nap. Texas Parks and Wildlife were notified to safely relocate it. Plus, earlier that morning around 8:15 am local time a loose cow shut down I-10 east. Causing frustrated commuters to yell at it to MOOOOVE.
5) Tonight is the first round of the NFL draft and QB Trevor Lawrence is expected to go number one overall. NFL insiders predict as many as six QBs could come off the board tonight. But first round picks are always a gamble. According to Bleacher Report what’s the worst draft pick in NFL history? A) Ryan Leaf, B) Johnny Manziel, or C) JaMarcus Russell. ANSWER: C, taken 1st overall in 2007 by the Raiders, Bleacher Report ranks JaMarcus Ressell as the worst NFL draft pick in history, followed by Johnny Manziel and Ryan Leaf. Who was taken ahead of a guy you might of heard of named Randy Moss.
How Much Time Do You Spend Looking for Something on Netflix?
Netflix announced a new feature called ‘play something’ to help users having a tough time figuring out what to watch. The feature shuffles through movies and tv shows suggested by their algorithm. According to a study last year, Netflix users spend an average of 17.8 minutes per day searching for something to watch on the platform. How about you, roughly how much time do you spend looking for something to watch on Netflix? We posed those questions to our _________ listeners, click below to hear their responses, take the web poll below to weigh in, then listen tomorrow at _______ to hear the results.
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(Web poll)
How much time do you spend searching for something to watch on Netflix?
Less than five minutes
Five to ten minutes
Ten to twenty minutes
Twenty to thirty minutes
More than thirty minutes