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Tease: Coming up in ___________ minutes, this state goes after a data scientist  

Florida continues its war on data. State police in Florida raided the home of former state Covid-19 data scientist Rebekah Jones. According to Jones, ten officers with guns drawn showed up at her Tallahassee home yesterday. The move escalated a feud between the state government and the data expert who has accused Florida officials of trying to cover up the extent of the pandemic within the state. That doesn’t make you look guilty at all. (Additional out) Sounds like a perfectly reasonable use of taxpayer dollars.  

Tease: In ___­­­­___ minutes, this 80s fad will make its Olympic debut in 2024  

Breakdancing will make its Olympic debut at Paris in 2024. Breaking, or elite breakdancing, will be the first DanceSport event to appear at an Olympic Games. Paris 2024 will see 16 b-boys and 16 b-girls, the term used for competitive breakers, compete in one on one battles. I’ll watch provided all contestants are required to wear parachute pants. (Additional Out) Based on how I look playing Dance Dance Revolution, I’m going to assume I won’t make the cut.  

Tease: Coming up at ­­­­­­­­­­­­_____, this songwriter’s catalog just sold $300 million  

Bob Dylan has sold his catalog of more than 600 songs to Universal Music for an estimated $300 million. That might be the biggest acquisition of one songwriter’s publishing rights ever. Dylan’s songs have been in multiple movies and other artists have recorded them more than 6,000 times. Plus, when other artists cover them you can understand more than forty percent of the words. (Additional out) A smart move by Dylan since people stopped paying for music years ago.  

Tease: In _____ minutes, this high-profile director slams Warner Brothers big decision  

Christopher Nolan isn’t happy about Warner Brothers recent decision that rocked Hollywood. The director of The Dark Knight, Inception and Tenet has been very critical of Warner Brothers plan to make all of their 2021 movies available on HBO max the same day they are released in theaters. A move he said makes ‘no economic sense’. In an interview with ET, Nolan added that ‘the people involved in these projects’ should have been ‘consulted about what was going to happen to their work.’ He also called HBOMax “the worst streaming service.” Apparently, he’s never heard of Quibi. (Additional Out) Adding, plus what’s with all the purple.  

Phone Topic/Web Poll: Jack Stuef, a 32-year-old Michigan medical student, revealed that he found Forrest Fenn’s million-dollar treasure. His claim was verified by Fenn’s family. Jack spent two years searching for Fenn’s infamous treasure before finally finding it in the Wyoming wilderness in June. Because of a lawsuit from a woman claiming he found it by hacking her texts and emails, Stuef finally came forward despite his desire to remain anonymous. What do you think, would you remain anonymous if you discovered a million-dollar treasure? Personally, I’d tell everyone on the radio, then sign a book deal and play myself in a cheesy made for TV movie, but that’s just me.  

Contest Tease: Coming up at _____________, which emoji is used the most on this popular app? The correct answer wins ________.  

[Contest setup] Tinder has released their annual Top Ten Trends ‘Year in Swipe’ report, which included a top pandemic pickup line, “Wash your hands so you can come hold mine.” According to the report, what was the most used emoji on Tinder this year?  

A: The shrug  

B: The black heart emoji  

C: The face with medical mask emoji  

Answer: A, people used the shrug emoji the most on the popular dating app this year. I’m assuming because they didn’t count the eggplant and the peach emojis.  

[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: Arizona and Hawaii are the only two states that don’t observe what? (Daylight saving time)  

Follow Up Questions:  

September 9th is the most common what in the US? (Birthday)  

According to NASA, 1.3 million of what could fit inside the sun? (Earths)  

What’s a duel between three people called? (A truel)  

Round 2:  

General question: 90% of people have one of what two hair colors? (Black or brown)  

Follow up questions:  

Who’s ship is named the Millennium Falcon? (Han Solo)  

During WWII which two NFL teams merged to become the Steagles? (The Steelers and the Eagles)  

What are there 32 of on a piano? (Black keys)  

5 Things You Need to Know  

1) Florida continues its war on data. State police in Florida raided the home of former state Covid-19 data scientist Rebekah Jones. According to Jones, ten officers with guns drawn showed up at her Tallahassee home yesterday. The move escalated a feud between the state government and the data expert who has accused Florida officials of trying to cover up the extent of the pandemic within the state. Sounds like a perfectly reasonable use of taxpayer dollars.  

2) Breakdancing will make its Olympic debut at Paris in 2024. Breaking, or elite breakdancing, will be the first DanceSport event to appear at an Olympic Games. Paris 2024 will see 16 b-boys and 16 b-girls, the term used for competitive breakers, compete in one on one battles. Based on how I look playing Dance Dance Revolution, I’m going to assume I won’t make the cut.  

3) Bob Dylan has sold his catalog of more than 600 songs to Universal Music for an estimated $300 million. That might be the biggest acquisition of one songwriter’s publishing rights ever. Dylan’s songs have been in multiple movies and other artists have recorded them more than 6,000 times. Plus, when other artists cover them you can understand more than forty percent of the words.  

4) Christopher Nolan isn’t happy about Warner Bros. recent decision that rocked Hollywood. The director of The Dark Knight, Inception and Tenet has been very critical of Warner Bros. plan to make all of their 2021 movies available on HBO max the same day they are released in theaters. A move he said makes ‘no economic sense’. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Nolan added that ‘the people involved in these projects’ should have been ‘consulted about what was going to happen to their work.’ He also called HBOMax “the worst streaming service.” Apparently, he’s never heard of Quibi.  

5) Tinder has released their annual Top Ten Trends ‘Year in Swipe’ report, which included a top pandemic pickup line, “Wash your hands so you can come hold mine.” According to the report, the most used emoji on the popular dating app this year was the shrug. I’m assuming that’s because they didn’t count the eggplant and the peach emojis.  

Would You Remain Anonymous If You Found a Hidden Treasure?  

Jack Stuef, a 32-year-old Michigan medical student, revealed that he found Forrest Fenn’s million-dollar treasure. His claim was verified by Fenn’s family. Jack spent two years searching for Fenn’s infamous treasure worth over one million dollars before finally finding it in the Wyoming wilderness in June. Because of a lawsuit from a woman claiming he found the treasure by hacking her texts and emails, Stuef finally came forward despite his desire to remain anonymous. What do you think, would you remain anonymous if you discovered a million-dollar treasure? Personally, I’d tell everyone on the radio, then sign a book deal and play myself in a cheesy made for TV movie, but that’s just me. 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)  

Would you remain anonymous if you found a million-dollar hidden treasure?  

Yes  

No