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Tease: Coming up in ___________ minutes, the total number of people evacuated from Afghanistan
122,000 total people were evacuated out of Afghanistan, including 5,400 Americans. Yesterday the last US military planes left, marking the end of the US’ longest war and ushering in a new era of uncertainty for a country under Taliban rule. There are also no US diplomats left in the country, meaning the US Embassy in Kabul will likely suspend operations. Now we’ll enter another twenty years of investigations and finger pointing. (Additional out) I can’t imagine too many diplomats are gonna sign up for that post anytime soon.
Tease: In ______ minutes, how much sleep your brain needs according to science
A new study says you need 7 to 8 hours sleep for your brain to function best and sleeping more or less is bad for the brain. Sleeping less caused study participants to perform worse on tests used to assess cognitive abilities and increases a risk of dementia. While sleeping too much diminishes associative learning skills. Which stinks because it’s my brain that keeps me awake by waiting until bedtime to replay a montage of my failures. (Additional Out) There’s a reason why sleeping pills are a multi-billion-dollar business.
Tease: Coming up at _____, this late night host is making a comeback
Jon Stewart is returning with a new show. The former ‘Daily Show’ host will be on Apple TV plus with his new show ‘The Problem with Jon Stewart’. It will debut September 30th, go multiple seasons and be paired with a podcast. Stewart left the ‘Daily Show’ in 2015. Which seems like decades ago but I’m told that it’s only been six years. (Additional) A year before the show began writing itself.
Tease: In _____ minutes, Louisiana man has a new pet after saving this wild animal during Ida
A Louisiana man has an adorable new pet deer in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. Daniel Fears documented his experience on Instagram as Ida came through his neighborhood. He shared a post yesterday of the sleeping baby deer saying ‘I’ve always wanted a pet deer. Never thought he’d swim right up to me.’ That’s one way to get your Instagram to blow up. (Additional out) And the first comment is from a female friend of his saying ‘Don’t you dare eat it’.
Phone Topic/Web Poll China has barred children under 18 from playing video games on weekdays. Kids are now limited to just three hours most weekends, plus some time on Friday evenings and public holidays. Authorities say the restrictions are intended to keep young people from getting addicted to playing video games. Obviously that’s too extreme, but what do you think, how many hours a day should parents allow kids to play video games?
Contest Tease: Coming up at _____________, how many points were scored in this record setting game? The correct answer wins ________.
[Contest setup] A Nebraska six-man High School Football game set a record for points, with the winning team racking up 607 yards of total offense to the losing teams 508. How many total points were scored?
A: 141
B: 161
C: 181
Answer: C, Arthur County beat S-E-M 101 to 80 for 181 total points scored. I assume both teams will be doing a few defensive drills next week.
[DIY Feature] Knockout Trivia Tuesday: I’ll ask a question on air, if you call in and correctly answer it you’ll have twenty seconds to answer three more questions to win ________. If no one gets it, we’ll move on to round 2.
Round 1:
General question: Marie Curie was the first woman to win what for Physics in 1903? (Nobel Prize)
Follow up questions:
Who starred opposite Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman? (Richard Gere)
What’s the second book of the Bible? (Exodus)
How many pounds are in a stone? (14)
Round 2:
General question: What instrument did Ravi Shankar play? (The sitar)
Follow up questions:
Who founded Tesla and SpaceX? (Elon Musk)
What was the Soviet equivalent of the CIA? (KGB)
Who is He-Man’s nemesis? (Skeletor)
5 Things You Need to Know
1) 122,000 total people were evacuated out of Afghanistan, including 5,400 Americans. Yesterday the last US military planes left, marking the end of the US’ longest war and ushering in a new era of uncertainty for a country under Taliban rule. There are also no US diplomats left in the country, meaning the US Embassy in Kabul will likely suspend operations. I can’t imagine too many diplomats are gonna sign up for that post anytime soon.
2) A new study says you need 7 to 8 hours sleep for your brain to function best and sleeping more or less is bad for the brain. Sleeping less caused study participants to perform worse on tests used to assess cognitive abilities and increases a risk of dementia. While sleeping too much diminishes associative learning skills. Which stinks because it’s my brain that keeps me awake by waiting until bedtime to replay a montage of my failures.
3) Jon Stewart is returning with a new show. The former ‘Daily Show’ host will be on Apple TV plus with his new show ‘The Problem with Jon Stewart’. It will debut September 30th, go multiple seasons and be paired with a podcast. Stewart left the ‘Daily Show’ in 2015. Which seems like decades ago but I’m told that it’s only been six years.
4) A Louisiana man has an adorable new pet deer in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. Daniel Fears documented his experience on Instagram as Ida came through his neighborhood. He shared a post yesterday of the sleeping baby deer saying ‘I’ve always wanted a pet deer. Never thought he’d swim right up to me.’ That’s one way to get your Instagram to blow up.
5) A Nebraska six-man High School Football game set a record for points, with the winning team racking up 607 yards of total offense to the losing teams 508. Arthur County beat S-E-M 101 to 80 for 181 total points scored. I assume both teams will be doing a few defensive drills next week.
How Many Hours Per Day Should Kids Play Video Games?
China has barred children under 18 from playing video games on weekdays. Kids are now limited to just three hours most weekends, plus some time on Friday evenings and public holidays. Authorities say the restrictions are intended to keep young people from getting addicted to playing video games. Obviously that’s too extreme, but what do you think, how many hours a day should parents allow kids to play video games? 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.
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(Web polls)
How many hours a day should parents allow kids to play video games?
Thirty minutes or less
One hour
Two hours
Three hours
Four hours
No limit