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, the Supreme Court rules on Trump’s taxes  

The Supreme Court rejected Donald Trump’s bid to shield his financial records, forcing his accountants to hand them over to New York prosecutors. The former president has fought for years to keep his tax information under wraps. However, the tax returns are shielded from public disclosure because of grand jury secrecy rules. At least until they’re ‘accidentally’ leaked to the New York Times in a few weeks. (Additional out) Proving no one is above the law, except for current presidents and people who are actually super rich.  

Tease: In ___­­­­___ minutes, Taco Bell is getting in on the chicken sandwich wars  

Taco Bell has entered the chicken sandwich wars with their new Crispy Chicken Sandwich Taco. The all-white chicken is marinated in jalapeno buttermilk and fried with a crunchy tortilla chip coating, served in a puffy bread that’s shaped like a taco and topped in creamy chipotle sauce. Oddly it looks disgusting and delicious at the same time. (Additional out) Finally, the ‘tacowich’ nobody asked for.  

Tease: Coming up at ­­­­­­­­­­­­_____, this notorious cartel leader’s wife has been charged  

The wife of ‘El Chapo’ now faces international drug trafficking charges. Federal authorities have charged Emma Coronel Aispurro with plotting a jailbreak for her husband and helping him run his empire. Her husband Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman was convicted in 2019 and sentenced to life plus 30 years. So, this time he’ll have to dig a tunnel for two. (Additional out) You can learn all about it in the 119 documentaries, movies and series about him.  

Tease: In _____ minutes, this infamous scandal is getting a Netflix doc  

A documentary about the college admissions scandal is being released next month on Netflix. ‘Operation Varsity Blues’ comes out on March 17th. The documentary will take a deep dive into how Rick Singer would get the children of his wealthy clients like Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin into top schools using tactics like faking their transcripts and extra-curricular activities. Instead of old-fashioned ways like donating buildings. (Additional out) Unless it has tigers, a serial killer or disgraced former athlete, count me out.  

Phone Topic/Web Poll: A 19-year old in Arizona hates his job so much he faked his own kidnapping to get out of work. Brandon Soules was found earlier this month with his hands tied behind his back and a bandana around his mouth. He has since admitted that he faked the kidnapping just to get out of work. Have you ever done something crazy to get out of work, if so what was it?  

Contest Tease: Coming up at _____________, what creative thing did his constituents do to get back at this senator? The correct answer wins ________.  

[Contest setup] Texas constituents are not letting Senator Ted Cruz forget about his poorly timed trip to Mexico. According to TMZ what did one Texan do to get back at the Senator?  

A: Hired a mariachi band to perform outside his home  

B: Purchased Flyin’ Ted billboards around Houston  

C: Sent him a bus-load of tequila  

Answer: A, the creative constituent hired a mariachi band to perform outside the Republican Senator’s Houston home. Unfortunately for him Cruz was out on his photo-op apology tour.  

[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: What was the first US state? (Delaware)  

Follow up questions:  

Who played Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison? (Adam Sandler)  

What composer was born in Berlin in 1770? (Beethoven)  

How many pawns are in a standard chess game? (16)  

Round 2:  

General question: What was Britney Spears’ first hit song? (Baby One More Time)  

Follow up questions:  

Who was the first American to go into space? (Alan Shephard)  

What movie did Liam Neeson display a ‘particular set of skills’ in? (Taken)  

How many days are in a leap year? (366)  

5 Things You Need to Know  

1) The Supreme Court rejected Donald Trump’s bid to shield his financial records, forcing his accountants to hand them over to New York prosecutors. The former president has fought for years to keep his tax information under wraps. However, the tax returns are shielded from public disclosure because of grand jury secrecy rules. At least until they’re ‘accidentally’ leaked to the New York Times in a few weeks.  

2) Taco Bell has entered the chicken sandwich wars with their new Crispy Chicken Sandwich Taco. The all-white chicken is marinated in jalapeno buttermilk and fried with a crunchy tortilla chip coating, served in a puffy bread that’s shaped like a taco and topped in creamy chipotle sauce. Finally, the ‘tacowich’ nobody asked for.  

3) The wife of ‘El Chapo’ now faces international drug trafficking charges. Federal authorities have charged Emma Coronel Aispurro with plotting a jailbreak for her husband and helping him run his empire. Her husband Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman was convicted in 2019 and sentenced to life plus 30 years. So, this time he’ll have to dig a tunnel for two.  

4) A documentary about the college admissions scandal is being released next month on Netflix. ‘Operation Varsity Blues’ comes out on March 17th. The documentary will take a deep dive into how Rick Singer would get the children of his wealthy clients like Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin into top schools using tactics like faking their transcripts and extra-curricular activities. Instead of old-fashioned ways like donating buildings.  

5) Texans are not letting Senator Ted Cruz forget about his poorly timed trip to Mexico. According to TMZ one creative constituent hired a mariachi band to perform outside the Republican Senator’s Houston home. Unfortunately for him Cruz was out on his photo-op apology tour.  

Have You Ever Done Something Crazy to Get Out of Work?  

A 19-year old in Arizona hates his job so much he faked his own kidnapping to get out of work. Brandon Soules was found earlier this month with his hands tied behind his back and a bandana around his mouth. He has since admitted that he faked the kidnapping just to get out of work. Have you ever done something crazy to get out of work, if so what was it? 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)  

Have you ever done something crazy to get out of work?  

Yes  

No