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Tease: Coming up in ___________ minutes, the electors do their duty  

The Electoral College members will meet in states across the country to cast their vote today. That will officially certify the US presidential election. Most years it’s a formality that goes largely unnoticed but this year all eyes will be on the electors to see if they follow the will of the voters in each state. So basically its a college that meets every four years to decide whether they want to destroy democracy. (Additional out) I’m sure it’ll go smoothly and everyone will accept the results and move on.  

Tease: In ___­­­­___ minutes, Santa and his elf fight crime  

Cops dressed as Santa and his elf jumped into action in Riverside, California when they saw a car being stolen. The undercover police officer and detective were outside a shopping center as part of a holiday enforcement program when they saw three men in the process of stealing a Honda CR-V. The suspects ran but were quickly apprehended. That's a pretty sure-fire way to land on the naughty list. (Additional out) If a guy whose diet consists solely of milk and cookies can run you down, you have no business being a criminal.  

Tease: Coming up at ­­­­­­­­­­­­_____, the only place to get Whisky KitKats  

You can now get Scotch whisky KitKats, but only in Japan. Nestle has launched a new gourmet line of KitKats using chocolate aged for six months in whisky barrels in Scotland. Sadly whisky KitKats are only available for the winter season and in Japan. Which isn’t fair, if there’s one country that could use booze infused candy right now it’s us. (Additional out) So for now I’ll have to settle for consuming my chocolate and whisky separately like a peasant.  

Tease: In _____ minutes, another sports team changes their name  

After years of protest the Cleveland Indians will change their name. Sources told ESPN the MLB team that’s gone by the nickname for 105 years will be the latest professional sports franchise to shed its Native American imagery. Cleveland may keep the name and uniforms for the upcoming 2021 season while working to shift as early as 2022. So they don’t pull a Washington and just have to go by Cleveland Baseball Team. (Additional Out) Spoiler alert, this won’t end their 72 year championship drought.  

Phone Topic/Web Poll: Pfizer began shipping its vaccine across the US yesterday. Some health care workers could receive their first shot today. The federal government is rushing to roll out a quarter billion-dollar public education campaign to encourage Americans to take the vaccine. According to a Pew poll 60% of people said they were likely to get the shot with 20% strongly opposing it. What do you think, will you get the vaccine as soon as it’s available to you?  

Contest Tease: Coming up at _____________, how much of this do you have to drink to be happy? The correct answer wins ________.  

[Contest setup] If you want to be happy, drink more water. A new study suggests that drinking plenty of water isn’t only good for your health, it also leads to an increase in overall happiness. According to the study how many glasses of water should you drink a day to be more optimistic, successful and energetic?  

A: 4  

B: 6  

C: 8  

Answer: B, consuming just six glasses a day makes people happier, more successful and more energetic. Plus, it allows you to drink more alcohol without getting a hangover, but I’m sure the two aren’t related.  

[DIY Feature] Name that Movie Monday: I’ll give you a clue and play a short clip, the first person to call in and correctly identify the movie wins ________. If no one gets it I’ll move on to another clue and a slightly longer clip.  

Clue #1: Made $477 million at the box office on an $18 million dollar budget  

Clue #2: Harry and Marv met their match  

Clue #3: Macaulay Culkin’s breakout role  

Answer: Home Alone  

5 Things You Need to Know  

1) The Electoral College members will meet in states across the country to cast their vote today. That will officially certify the US presidential election. Most years it’s a formality that goes largely unnoticed but this year all eyes will be on the electors to see if they follow the will of the voters in each state. So basically its a college that meets every four years to decide whether they want to destroy democracy.  

2) Cops dressed as Santa and his elf jumped into action in Riverside, California when they saw a car being stolen. The undercover police officer and detective were outside a shopping center as part of a holiday enforcement program when they saw three men in the process of stealing a Honda CR-V. The suspects ran but were quickly apprehended. If a guy whose diet consists solely of milk and cookies can run you down, you have no business being a criminal.  

3) You can now get Scotch whisky KitKats, but only in Japan. Nestle has launched a new gourmet line of KitKats using chocolate aged for six months in whisky barrels in Scotland. Sadly whisky KitKats are only available for the winter season and in Japan. Which isn’t fair, if there’s one country that could use booze infused candy right now it’s us.  

4) After years of protest the Cleveland Indians will change their name. Sources told ESPN the MLB team that’s gone by the nickname for 105 years will be the latest professional sports franchise to shed its Native American imagery. Cleveland may keep the name and uniforms for the upcoming 2021 season while working to shift as early as 2022. So they don’t pull a Washington and just have to go by Cleveland Baseball Team.  

5) If you want to be happy, drink more water. A new study suggests that drinking plenty of water isn’t only good for your health, it also leads to an increase in overall happiness. According to the study consuming just six glasses a day makes people happier, more successful and more energetic. Plus, it allows you to drink more alcohol without getting a hangover, but I’m sure the two aren’t related.  

Will You Get the Vaccine?  

Pfizer began shipping its vaccine across the US yesterday. Some health care workers will receive their first shot today. The federal government is rushing to roll out a quarter billion-dollar public education campaign to encourage Americans to take the vaccine. According to a Pew poll 60% of people said they were likely to get the shot with 20% strongly opposing it. What do you think, will you get the vaccine as soon as it’s available to you? We posed that question 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.  

(Upload audio from your best calls)  

(Web poll)  

Will you get the vaccine as soon as it’s available to you?  

Yes  

No