NOTE: Download the DIY graphics, sales one sheets and audio clips on the Show Prep page here with your login or in the shared Dropbox folder.  

Tease: Coming up in ___________ minutes, some good Covid news  

For the first time the US is experiencing a sharp and sustained decline in new coronavirus cases. New cases in the US have fallen 35% over the past three weeks. Hospitalizations have dropped as well. Health experts are urging caution in lifting restrictions too early and continue to recommend masks and social distancing until many more Americans get vaccinated. That’s especially important with new variants emerging, but if we stay diligent about following safety measures this could be a turning point. So only a few more months of maskne and smelling my own breath all day. (Additional out) Herd immunity here we come!  

Tease: In ___­­­­___ minutes, first it was GameStop, now Redditors are building up another stock  

AMC is the latest stock Reddit users are teaming up to prop up. Yesterday was a wild day on Wall Street as Redditors coordinated a mass buying spree of GameStop and AMC stocks, deliberately upending hedge funds and short sellers who were betting the retailer and theater chain stocks would crash. Both AMC and GameStop spiked so rapidly they triggered automatic halts designed to protect against volatility. Its good to see Reddit being used for something other than people arguing about who the worst Batman was, and yes its Ben Affleck. (Additional out) Quick question, if you buy stock in AMC do you still have to pay $9 for popcorn?  

Tease: Coming up at ­­­­­­­­­­­­_____, this former Baywatch star just married her bodyguard  

Pamela Anderson married her bodyguard. The former Baywatch actress just announced that she tied the knot with her bodyguard Dan Hayhurst over the holidays at her home on Vancouver Island. A source close to the actress told CNN, “Pamela is the happiest she’s ever been” and Dan “Married the literal girl of his dreams.” The news comes less than a year after she married Jon Peters for 12 days. So basically they made it through the honeymoon plus five days. (Additional out) I smell a Bodyguard sequel with much worse acting in the works.  

Tease: In _____ minutes, thanks to TikTok we finally know what the bottom drawer of an oven is for  

Apparently, the bottom drawer of an oven is for keeping food warm after it comes out of the oven. A TikTok video is going viral of Aaron Patterson asking how old his viewers were when they found out that the drawer underneath the oven isn’t made to store things. Yesterday, but I’m glad I’m not the only one who didn’t know that. (Additional Out) See TikTok isn’t just for dancing and ill-advised challenges.  

Phone Topic/Web Poll: Have you also run out of things to binge and started rewatching series? If so, what TV shows from the past ten to twenty years could you watch again from start to finish? Breaking Bad, Sopranos, New Girl, Deadwood, Mad Men, The Office, Parks and Rec, Game of Thrones, The Americans, The Good Place or something else?  

Contest Tease: Coming up at _____________, how many people wait until February to do this? The correct answer wins ________.  

[Contest setup] If you still haven’t taken down your Christmas tree don’t feel bad, you’re not completely alone. According to a survey, what percentage of Americans wait until February or later to take down their Christmas tree?  

A: 2%  

B: 8%  

C: 14%  

Answer: A, only 2% of Americans make it all the way through January without taking their Christmas tree down. Which seems low to me but maybe I just have lazy friends and relatives.  

[DIY Feature] Throwback Thursday Name That Year: I’ll describe the events of a year and the first person to call in and correctly identify it wins ___________. If no one gets it I’ll move on to more clues.  

1st break clues: NASA deploys the Hubble Telescope, Iraq invades Kuwait and this show debuted on Fox (Simpsons Clip)  

2nd break clues: GM launches Saturn cars, McCaulay Culkin becomes a household name in Home Alone and their producer reveals that these guys are lip synching (Milli Vanilli Clip)  

Answer: 1990  

 5 Things You Need to Know  

1) For the first time the US is experiencing a sharp and sustained decline in new coronavirus cases. New cases in the US have fallen 35% over the past three weeks. Hospitalizations have dropped as well. Health experts are urging caution in lifting restrictions too early and continue to recommend masks and social distancing until many more Americans get vaccinated. That’s especially important with new variants emerging, but if we stay diligent about following safety measures this could be a turning point. So only a few more months of maskne and smelling my own breath all day.  

2) AMC is the latest stock Reddit users are teaming up to prop up. Yesterday was a wild day on Wall Street as Redditors coordinated a mass buying spree of GameStop and AMC stocks, deliberately upending hedge funds and short sellers who were betting the retailer and theater chain stocks would crash. Both AMC and GameStop spiked so rapidly they triggered automatic halts designed to protect against volatility. Quick question, if you buy stock in AMC do you still have to pay $9 for popcorn?  

3) Pamela Anderson married her bodyguard. The former Baywatch actress just announced that she tied the knot with her bodyguard Dan Hayhurst over the holidays at her home on Vancouver Island. A source close to the actress told CNN, “Pamela is the happiest she’s ever been” and Dan “Married the literal girl of his dreams.” The news comes less than a year after she married Jon Peters for 12 days. I smell a Bodyguard sequel with much worse acting in the works.  

4) Apparently, the bottom drawer of an oven is for keeping food warm after it comes out of the oven. A TikTok video is going viral of Aaron Patterson asking how old his viewers were when they found out that the drawer underneath the oven isn’t made to store things. See TikTok isn’t just for dancing and ill-advised challenges.  

5) If you still haven’t taken down your Christmas tree don’t feel bad, you’re not completely alone. According to a survey, 2% of Americans make it all the way through January without taking their Christmas tree down. Which seems low to me but maybe I just have lazy friends and relatives.  

TV Shows You Could Rewatch  

If you’re like me you’ve run out of things to binge and started rewatching series. What TV shows from the past ten to twenty years could you watch again from start to finish? Breaking Bad, Sopranos, New Girl, Deadwood, Mad Men, The Office, Parks and Rec, Game of Thrones, The Americans, The Good Place or something else? 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)  

What’s the most rewatchable TV show from the past ten to twenty years?  

Breaking Bad  

Sopranos  

New Girl  

Deadwood  

Mad Men  

The Office  

Parks and Rec  

Game of Thrones  

The Americans  

The Good Place  

(Other suggestions from on-air)