NOTE: There’ll be no prep on Friday because of the holiday. 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, authorities have ID’d the Nashville bomber  

Anthony Quinn Warner has been identified as the bomber behind the Christmas Day explosion in Nashville. The RV explosion damaged forty one buildings and injured three people, killing Warner.  Authorities are still looking into possible motives. A Nashville man named Buck McCoy who lived adjacent to the explosion said he feels ‘very lucky on Christmas’ to have survived the blast. Buck McCoy might be the most Nashville sounding name I’ve ever heard. (Additional out) Not how you want to be woken up on Christmas morning.  

Tease: In ___­­­­___ minutes, when the next stimulus checks are coming out after the delayed signing of the bill  

Stimulus checks should be sent out before January 15th. That’s the deadline the relief legislation gives the IRS to send out the next direct payments that are expected to go out quicker since the process is already in place. Although he'd threatened to veto it, Trump signed the $900 stimulus bill last night one day after much of the previous relief measures lapsed and just in time to avoid a government shutdown. Hopefully the checks arrive before my Christmas credit card bill. (Additional out) Following in a long-standing Washington tradition of waiting until the eleventh hour.  

Tease: Coming up at ­­­­­­­­­­­­_____, Bitcoin hits an all-time high  

Bitcoin just passed $28,000 and show no signs of stopping. It has boomed during the pandemic with investors leaning on cryptocurrency while the dollar weakened. That means if I would have invested $10,000 in Bitcoin back in 2013 when it was valued at $22 it would be worth $12.7 million today. Unfortunately, I don’t have a time machine or ten grand. (Additional out) However, I hadn’t even heard of Bitcoin in 2013 and I still don’t understand it in 2020.  

Tease: In _____ minutes, who oddsmakers think will win the worst division in football  

The Washington Football Team is still the odds on favorite to win the NFC East. Washington missed an opportunity to clinch the worst division in football yesterday by losing to the Carolina Panthers. The Cowboys are still alive at 6-9 after beating Philly yesterday as are the Giants, despite their 5 and 9 record. But only one team will win the right to be knocked out in the first round of the playoffs. (Additional Out) As the NFC Least continues to live up to its name.  

Phone Topic/Web Poll: Warner Brothers says “Wonder Woman 1984” is a hit. The film brought in $85 million worldwide at the box office despite the pandemic and debuting on HBO Max simultaneously. The studio is reportedly fast-tracking production of Wonder Woman 3 starring Gal Gadot. Have you seen Wonder Woman 1984 yet, and if so, what did you think? Did it live up to the hype?  

Contest Tease: Coming up at _____________, what was the most read one of these this year? The correct answer wins ________.  

[Contest setup] Wikipedia, the site we all read to pretend we know things, released their list of most-read articles of 2020. What was the most read Wikipedia article this year?  

A: President Trump  

B: The COVID-19 pandemic  

C: Queen Elizabeth  

Answer: B, the COVID-19 pandemic topped the list with 83 million views, followed by Trump with 55.4 million. Although I’m confident he’ll ask for a recount.  

[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: A 1989 romantic comedy  

Clue #2: Written by Nora Ephron and directed by Rob Reiner  

Clue #3: Starring Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan  

Answer: When Harry Met Sally  

5 Things You Need to Know  

1) Anthony Quinn Warner has been identified as the bomber behind the Christmas Day explosion in Nashville. The RV explosion damaged forty one buildings and injured three people, killing Warner.  Authorities are still looking into possible motives. A Nashville man named Buck McCoy who lived adjacent to the explosion said he feels ‘very lucky on Christmas’ to have survived the blast. Buck McCoy might be the most Nashville sounding name I’ve ever heard.  

2) Stimulus checks should be sent out before January 15th. That’s the deadline the relief legislation gives the IRS to send out the next direct payments that are expected to go out quicker since the process is already in place. Although he'd threatened to veto it, Trump signed the $900 stimulus bill last night one day after much of the previous relief measures lapsed and just in time to avoid a government shutdown. Following in a long-standing Washington tradition of waiting until the eleventh hour.  

3) Bitcoin just passed $28,000 and show no signs of stopping. It has boomed during the pandemic with investors leaning on cryptocurrency while the dollar weakened. That means if I would have invested $10,000 in Bitcoin back in 2013 when it was valued at $22 it would be worth $12.7 million today. Unfortunately, I don’t have a time machine or ten grand.  

4) The Washington Football Team is still the odds on favorite to win the NFC East. Washington missed an opportunity to clinch the worst division in football yesterday by losing to the Carolina Panthers. The Cowboys are still alive at 6-9 after beating Philly yesterday as are the Giants, despite their 5 and 9 record. But only one team will win the right to be knocked out in the first round of the playoffs.  

5) Wikipedia, the site we all read to pretend we know things, released their list of most-read articles of 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic topped the list with 83 million views, followed by Trump with 55.4 million. Although I’m confident he’ll ask for a recount.  

Did Wonder Woman 1984 Live Up To the Hype?  

Warner Bros. says “Wonder Woman 1984” is a hit. The film brought in $85 million worldwide at the box office despite the pandemic and debuting on HBO Max simultaneously. The studio is reportedly fast-tracking production of Wonder Woman 3 starring Gal Gadot. Have you seen Wonder Woman 1984 yet, and if so, what did you think? Did it live up to the hype? We posed those questions 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)  

Did Wonder Woman 1984 live up to the hype?  

Definitely, even better than I expected  

No, it was disappointing  

(Other suggestions from on-air)