NOTE: Subscribers can download the DIY graphics, sales one sheets and audio clips on the Show Prep page here with their login or in the shared Dropbox folder.  

Tease: Coming up in ___________ minutes, age groups that have hit covid hospitalization highs  

All age groups under 50 have now hit record high US Covid-19 hospitalization rates. The most affected groups are people age 30 to 39 and children under 18 according to CDC data. The rate for all ages is still below the January high. Currently only 51% of the population is fully vaccinated against the virus. As we continue to chase that ever elusive herd immunity threshold. (Additional Out) Further proof our country has reached a record high polarization rate.  

Tease: In ___­­­­___ minutes, the wish the new Disney Genie plus app will grant you  

Disney Parks have unveiled a new ‘Disney Genie+’ app that helps you skip lines. But, like all good things in life, it’ll cost you. The $15 to $20 add on to their free app will allow guests to access the ‘Lightning Lane’ at Disney World and Disneyland. Just another small way to ensure you spend a fortune every time you visit the magic kingdom. (Additional Out) Meaning your family will have to wait slightly less time before being underwhelmed by Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride.  

Tease: Coming up at ­­­­­­­­­­­­_____, Facebook takes action against this group  

Facebook announced it has taken action against the so-called ‘disinformation dozen’ a group of people named by the White House. Monika Bickert, vice president of content policy at Facebook, said the company has removed more than three dozen pages, groups and accounts from Facebook and Instagram related to these entities. It’s all part of Facebook’s ‘Things We Should’ve Done a Year Ago’ plan. (Additional Out) Luckily all of the rest of us tell the truth 100% of the time on social media.  

Tease: In _____ minutes, where a woman found a python in the spice aisle  

A woman in Australia found a big old python hanging out in the spice aisle of her local grocery store. Helaini Alati was browsing a Woolworths when she came face to face with a ten-foot Diamond Python. Coincidentally, Helaini is a trained snake handler so she retrieved her snake-catching bag from her nearby home, caught the python and released it in the nearby woods. Is that sheer luck or is virtually everyone in Australia a trained snake handler? (Additional out) Proving yet again that Australia is the Florida of continents.  

Phone Topic/Web Poll McDonald’s is expanding their breakfast menu. The fast-food giant announced this week that they’ll add a donut to their morning line-up. The pull-apart donut is coated in a sweet glaze and includes tear-off, shareable bites. It’ll be available beginning September 1st. What do you think, where does McDonald’s breakfast rank and who has the best fast food breakfast menu?  

Contest Tease: Coming up at _____________, which one of these do Americans like the least? The correct answer wins ________.    

[Contest setup] A recent survey by Mashed asked beer drinkers in America which inexpensive beer they’d say no to if offered. Based on their findings, which cheap beer ranked the worst with nearly a quarter of respondents saying its the beer they avoid at all costs?  

A: Natural Ice  

B: Milwaukee’s Best  

C: Keystone  

Answer: B, Milwaukee’s Best was named as the cheap beer people liked the least. By a bunch of people who’d never tasted Busch Light.  

[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: Writers strike against Hollywood studios, the first Tesla Roadster is produced, and this show debuted on HBO (True Blood Clip)  

2nd break clues: Bush signs the $700 billion bailout, the Summer Olympics are held in Beijing, and this movie hits theaters (Step Brothers Clip)  

Answer: 2008  

5 Things You Need to Know  

1) All age groups under 50 have now hit record high US Covid-19 hospitalization rates. The most affected groups are people age 30 to 39 and children under 18 according to CDC data. The rate for all ages is still below the January high. Currently only 51% of the population is fully vaccinated against the virus. Further proof our country has reached a record high polarization rate.  

2) Disney Parks have unveiled a new ‘Disney Genie+’ app that helps you skip lines. But, like all good things in life, it’ll cost you. The $15 to $20 add on to their free app will allow guests to access the ‘Lightning Lane’ at Disney World and Disneyland. Meaning your family will have to wait slightly less time before being underwhelmed by Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride.  

3) Facebook announced it has taken action against the so-called ‘disinformation dozen’ a group of people named by the White House. Monika Bickert, vice president of content policy at Facebook, said the company has removed more than three dozen pages, groups and accounts from Facebook and Instagram related to these entities. Luckily all of the rest of us tell the truth 100% of the time on social media.  

4) A woman in Australia found a big old python hanging out in the spice aisle of her local grocery store. Helaini Alati was browsing a Woolworths when she came face to face with a ten-foot Diamond Python. Coincidentally, Helaini is a trained snake handler so she retrieved her snake-catching bag from her nearby home, caught the python and released it in the nearby woods. Is that sheer luck or is virtually everyone in Australia a trained snake handler?  

5) A recent survey by Mashed asked beer drinkers in America which inexpensive beer they’d say no to if offered. Based on their findings, which cheap beer ranked the worst with nearly a quarter of respondents saying its the main beer they avoid at all costs? A) Natural Ice, B) Milwaukee’s Best or C) Keystone. ANSWER: B, Milwaukee’s best was named as the cheap beer people liked the least. By a bunch of people who’d never tasted Busch Light.  

Who Has the Best Fast Food Breakfast?  

McDonald’s is expanding their breakfast menu. The fast-food giant announced this week that they’ll add a donut to their morning line-up. The pull-apart donut is coated in a sweet glaze and includes tear-off, shareable bites. It’ll be available beginning September 1st. What do you think, where does McDonald’s breakfast rank and who has the best fast food breakfast menu? We posed those questions to our  _________ listeners, click below to hear their responses, take the web polls to weigh in, then listen Tomorrow at _______ to hear the results.  

(Upload audio from your best calls)  

(Web poll)  

Who has the best fast food breakfast menu?  

McDonald’s  

Sonic  

Burger King  

Carl’s Jr  

Whataburger  

Jack in the Box  

Taco Bell  

Wendy’s  

Chick-fil-A  

(Other suggestions from on-air)