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Tease: Coming up in ___________ minutes, the Senate writes a big check  

The Senate spent 4.5 trillion dollars yesterday. First it passed a 1.2 trillion-dollar bi-partisan infrastructure bill with 19 Republicans voting in favor of it. Then they also approved a 3.5 trillion-dollar budget plan along party lines that would fund climate, education and health care policies. Don’t worry it’s all Monopoly money at this point. (Additional Out) Thanks to budget reconciliation rules that nobody understands.  

Tease: In ___­­­­___ minutes, mountain dew beer? 

Alcoholic Mountain Dew exists now. The soft drink has partnered with the Boston Beer Company to make ‘HARD MTN DEW’, a sugar-free canned beverage with 5% alcohol by volume. ‘HARD MTN DEW’ comes in three flavors, original, watermelon and black cherry and will hit shelves early next year. Pretty sure they don’t understand their target market’s drug of choice. (Additional Out) Just remember not to overdo the Dew.  

Tease: Coming up at ­­­­­­­­­­­­_____, New York gets a new governor  

Kathy Hochul will take over as New York’s governor in two weeks becoming the state’s first female governor. The lieutenant governor will step in after Andrew Cuomo announced yesterday the he will resign after the state AG’s investigation found that he sexually harassed multiple women. I guess he was waiting for the eleventh woman to come forward. (Additional Out) Occasionally cancel culture gets one right.  

Tease: In _____ minutes, the NFL earns the nickname the no fun league again  

No Fun League is trending after fans blasted the NFL for announcing stricter enforcement of taunting penalties this season. Yesterday the NFL sent out memos to teams pointing out that taunting penalties will lead to more flags, ejections and suspensions this season after several coaches complained about it during the offseason. How else are you supposed to let a defensive back know that you just torched them? (Additional out) IE Roger Goodell is attempting to justify his insane 40 million dollar a year salary again.  

Phone Topic/Web Poll A Wisconsin Big Mac lover is in the record books. Donald Gorske has eaten two McDonald’s Big Macs every day since 1972 making him the Guiness World Record holder for most Big Macs consumed in a lifetime at over 32,300. What did you think, where does the Big Mac rank and what’s the best fast food burger of all time?  

Contest Tease: Coming up at _____________, what percentage of this do teenagers eat? The correct answer wins ________.    

[Contest setup] A new study analyzed two decades of data on the diets of teenagers. According to their findings, what percentage of ultra-processed foods make up the average diet of US children and teenagers?  

A: 47%  

B: 57%  

C: 67%  

Answer: C, the proportion of ultra-processed foods in US kids and teenagers diets is 67%, up from 61% in 1999. As a former teenager who made terrible food decisions I can assure them they’ll regret those choices in a few years.  

[DIY Feature] What in the World Wednesday: I’ll give you riddle clues about a place, person or thing and the first person to guess it correctly wins _________. If no one gets it I’ll give you more clues.  

Hint: Place  

Clue 1: Established in 1872  

Clue 2: Encompasses 3,472 square miles or over 2.2 million acres  

Clue 3: Home to more than 10,000 hydrothermal features including 500 active geysers  

Answer: Yellowstone National Park  

5 Things You Need to Know  

1) The Senate spent 4.5 trillion dollars yesterday. First it passed a 1.2 trillion-dollar bi-partisan infrastructure bill with 19 Republicans voting in favor of it. Then they also approved a 3.5 trillion-dollar budget plan along party lines that would fund climate, education and health care policies. Don’t worry it’s all Monopoly money at this point  

2) Alcoholic Mountain Dew exists now. The soft drink has partnered with the Boston Beer Company to make ‘HARD MTN DEW’, a sugar-free canned beverage with 5% alcohol by volume. ‘HARD MTN DEW’ comes in three flavors, original, watermelon and black cherry and will hit shelves early next year. Just remember not to overdo the Dew.  

3) Kathy Hochul will take over as New York’s governor in two weeks becoming the state’s first female governor. The lieutenant governor will step in after Andrew Cuomo announced yesterday the he will resign after the state AG’s investigation found that he sexually harassed multiple women. I guess he was waiting for the eleventh woman to come forward.  

4) No Fun League is trending after fans blasted the NFL for announcing stricter enforcement of taunting penalties this season. Yesterday the NFL sent out memos to teams pointing out that taunting penalties will lead to more flags, ejections and suspensions this season after several coaches complained about it during the offseason. IE Roger Goodell is attempting to justify his insane 40 million dollar a year salary again.  

5) A new study analyzed two decades of data on the diets of teenagers. According to their findings, ultra-processed foods make up 67% of the average diet of US children and teenagers. That’s up from 61% in 1991. As a former teenager who made terrible food decisions I can assure them they’ll regret those choices in a few years.    

What’s the Best Fast Food Burger of All Time?  

A Wisconsin Big Mac lover is in the record books. Donald Gorske has eaten two McDonald’s Big Macs every day since 1972 making him the Guiness World Record holder for most Big Macs consumed in a lifetime at over 32,300. What did you think, where does the Big Mac rank and what’s the best fast food burger of all time? We posed those questions to our  _________ listeners, click below to hear their responses, take the web poll to weigh in, then listen tomorrow at _______ to hear the results.  

(Upload audio from your best calls)  

(Web poll)  

What’s the best fast food burger of all time?  

Big Mac  

Whopper  

In & Out Double Double Burger  

5 Guys Cheeseburger  

White Castle Slider  

Wendy’s Dave’s Double  

Jack in the Box Ultimate Cheeseburger  

Steak n’ Shake Steakburger  

Whataburger  

(Other suggestions from on-air)