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Tease: Coming up in ___________ minutes, a few takeaways from the census
A slower growing but more multiracial society, that’s one of the takeaways from the new US census data. Also, cities are outpacing rural areas with all ten of the largest US cities seeing their population rise in the past decade. Phoenix is the fastest growing big city in the country, surpassing Philadelphia as the fifth largest. Apparently, Carson Wentz wasn’t the only one who moved out of Philly. (Additional Out) Now the mad dash of politicians redrawing maps to make it impossible for them to lose.
Tease: In ______ minutes, Jamie Spears gives in to the pressure
Britney’s father Jamie Spears says he intends to step down as conservator of the singer’s estate. Jamie has been serving as co-conservator of his daughter’s estimated $60 million fortune for more than a decade. Recently, Britney Spears has gotten more vocal in her opposition to the conservatorship, calling it ‘cruelty’ and ‘abuse.’ As you might know from watching one of the nineteen documentaries about it. (Additional Out) I guess Jamie got tired of being one of the most hated men in America.
Tease: Coming up at _____, another city restricts the unvaccinated
San Francisco will bar unvaccinated people from many indoor and outdoor gathers even if they prove they tested negative for Covid-19. The new mandate will go into effect August 20th. Under the order, San Franciscans will have to be vaccinated to work in or visit indoor restaurants, bars, gyms and entertainment venues including concerts and sporting events. Or they’ll have to know someone with a printer. (Additional Out) So if they want to watch the niners this year they’ll have to be on team vaccinated.
Tease: In _____ minutes, the Field of Dreams game didn’t disappoint
A movie-worthy walk-off home run ended last night’s Field of Dreams game. The White Sox and the Yankees played the first Major League Baseball game in Iowa at a cornfield near the site of the ’89 film. Following a two-home run top of the 9th for the New York Yankees to jump ahead, Tim Anderson hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the inning to give the Chicago White Sox the 9-8 win. Shoeless Joe would be proud. (Additional out) I think Anderson got Field of Dreams mixed up with The Natural.
Phone Topic/Web Poll Today is Friday the 13th, known as ‘the cursed day’, a day full of superstition. Apparently, many people take Friday the 13th seriously, airline tickets are typically cheaper and many hotels avoid labeling a 13th floor. What about you, are you superstitious about Friday the 13th and if so, what’s your main bad luck superstition? Avoiding black cats, not walking under a ladder, fear of the number 13, breaking a mirror, opening an umbrella inside, or something else?
Contest Tease: Coming up at _____________, which one of these would fair the best in a zombie apocalypse? The correct answer wins ________.
[Contest setup] Would you survive a zombie apocalypse? A new study from Lawn Love ranked cities by their zombie preparedness. They compared the 200 biggest US cities on 23 key indicators of zombie-preparedness, from the share of the population in good physical health to the share of available homes with basements and hunting-gear access. What city came in at number one?
A: Huntington Beach, California
B: Bellevue, Washington
C: Alexandria, Virginia
Answer: A, Huntington Beach came out on top, followed by Bellevue and Alexandria. Laredo, Texas came in last. Just remember the lessons Zombieland taught us, beware of bathrooms, travel light and limber up.
[DIY Feature] Fast Five Fridays: If you can name five in five seconds you’ll win _________. Call for your chance to win.
Fast Five Friday Topic: Word games
(Read once you get the caller on the line)
Name 5 of the top 10 word game apps in 2021 according to Book Riot dot com (Scrabble Go, Boggle with Friends, Hangman, Cryptogram, Baikoh, Word Riddles, Falling!, Kitty Scramble, Words With Friends, Crossword Quest)
Name 5 of the top 9 best word board games according to Happier Human dot com (Bananagrams, Quiddler, Scrabble, Boggle, Tapple, Word on the Street, Pairs in Pears, Dabble, Upwords)
5 Things You Need to Know
1) A slower growing but more multiracial society, that’s one of the takeaways from the new US census data. Also, cities are outpacing rural areas with all ten of the largest US cities seeing their population rise in the past decade. Phoenix is the fastest growing big city in the country, surpassing Philadelphia as the fifth largest. Now the mad dash of politicians redrawing maps to make it impossible for them to lose.
2) Britney’s father Jamie Spears says he intends to step down as conservator of the singer’s estate. Jamie has been serving as co-conservator of his daughter’s estimated $60 million fortune for more than a decade. Recently, Britney Spears has gotten more vocal in her opposition to the conservatorship, calling it ‘cruelty’ and ‘abuse.’ As you might know from watching one of the nineteen documentaries about it.
3) San Francisco will bar unvaccinated people from many indoor and outdoor gathers even if they prove they tested negative for Covid-19. The new mandate will go into effect August 20th. Under the order, San Franciscans will have to be vaccinated to work in or visit indoor restaurants, bars, gyms and entertainment venues including concerts and sporting events. Or they’ll have to know someone with a printer.
4) A movie-worthy walk-off home run ended last night’s Field of Dreams game. The White Sox and the Yankees played the first Major League Baseball game in Iowa at a cornfield near the site of the ’89 film. Following a two-home run top of the 9th for the New York Yankees to jump ahead, Tim Anderson hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the inning to give the Chicago White Sox the 9-8 win. I think Anderson got Field of Dreams mixed up with The Natural.
5) Would you survive a zombie apocalypse? A new study from Lawn Love ranked cities by their zombie preparedness. They compared the 200 biggest US cities on 23 key indicators of zombie-preparedness, from the share of the population in good physical health to the share of available homes with basements and hunting-gear access. Huntington Beach, California came out on top, followed by Bellevue, Washington and Alexandria, Virginia. Laredo, Texas came in last. Just remember the lessons Zombieland taught us, beware of bathrooms, travel light and limber up.
What’s Your Main Friday the 13th Superstition?
Today is Friday the 13th, known as ‘the cursed day’, a day full of superstition. Apparently, many people take Friday the 13th seriously, airline tickets are typically cheaper and many hotels avoid labeling a 13th floor. What about you, are you superstitious about Friday the 13th and if so, what’s your main bad luck superstition? Avoiding black cats, not walking under a ladder, fear of the number 13, breaking a mirror, opening an umbrella inside, or something else? We posed those questions to our _________ listeners, click below to hear their responses, take the web polls to weigh in, then listen Monday at _______ to hear the results.
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(Web poll)
Are you superstitious?
Yes
No
What’s your main bad luck superstition?
Avoiding black cats
Not walking under a ladder
Fear of the number 13
Breaking a mirror causes bad luck
Avoiding opening an umbrella inside
(Other suggestions from on-air)