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, some of the new words added to the dictionary in 2021  

‘Yeet’, ‘oof’, ‘zaddy’ and the covid inspired ‘long-hauler’ are a few of the new words officially added to the dictionary in 2021.  ‘Yeet’ is an explanation of enthusiasm, ‘oof’ means to sympathize with someone’s pain, and ‘zaddy’ is an attractive man who is also stylish, charming and self-confident. So now I’ll understand at least a tenth of what young people say. (Additional Out) I’ll take words I’ll never use in a sentence for a thousand.  

Tease: In ___­­­­___ minutes, the NBA finals get interesting  

The Milwaukee Bucks beat the Phoenix Suns in game 4 of the NBA finals evening the series at 2-2. Milwaukee overcame a 9 point 4th quarter deficit behind a 40 point performance by small forward Khris Middleton, a solid defensive performance by Giannis and a rough game for Suns’ star Chris Paul. The series shifts back to Phoenix for game 5 Saturday. As usual I will tune in for the only part that matters, the last five minutes of the 4th. (Additional Out) A city where people lie and tell you it’s a ‘dry heat.’  

Tease: Coming up at ­­­­­­­­­­­­_____, how researchers gave a paralyzed man his speech back  

Researchers decoded signals between his brain and mouth to give a paralyzed man his speech back. The new breakthrough brain implant, called a neuroprosthesis, was developed by a team at the University of California San Francisco. The device has helped a man who lost his ability to speak 15 years ago after a stroke talk through a computer. Unfortunately, it wouldn’t work on those of us whose mouths works independently of our brains. (Additional Out) It’s truly a fascinating time to be alive, at least science-wise.  

Tease: In _____ minutes, if you have kids check your bank account today  

The first payments for the Child Tax Credit should begin arriving today. According to the IRS about 36-million families with kids 17 and younger are eligible. The expansion includes up to $300 a month for each child under 6 and up to $250 for kids over 6. The payments end in December. Unless congress puts aside their dislike for each other and extends it. (Additional out) But it will likely be extended into 2022, because that’s an election year.  

Phone Topic/Web Poll A new study by alcohol ordering app Drizly found that 68% of American consumers say they will continue to mix homemade cocktails going forward based on skills they learned during the lockdown. How do your home cocktail mixing skills stack up, worse, the same or better than your average bartender?  

Contest Tease: Coming up at _____________, which one of these shark facts isn’t true? The correct answer wins ________.    

[Contest setup] In honor of Shark Week this week on the Discovery channel, we dug up some shark fun facts. Which one of these shark facts isn’t true?  

A: Sharks do not have bones  

B: Most sharks have terrible eyesight  

C: Sharks can go into a trance  

Answer: B, its true that sharks don’t have bones and can go into a trance, but most sharks have good eyesight. Hence why I always wear something to make me look non-food like when I swim in the ocean.  

[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: Major League Soccer debuts in the US, Prince Charles and Diana divorce, and this show debuted on TV (Everybody Loves Raymond Clip)  

2nd break clues: Pop-Up Video started, the Nintendo 64 was released in Japan, and this movie hits theaters (Twister Clip)  

Answer: 1996  

5 Things You Need to Know  

1) ‘Yeet’, ‘oof’, ‘zaddy’ and the covid inspired ‘long-hauler’ are a few of the new words officially added to the dictionary in 2021.  ‘Yeet’ is an explanation of enthusiasm, ‘oof’ means to sympathize with someone’s pain, and ‘zaddy’ is an attractive man who is also stylish, charming and self-confident. So now I’ll understand at least a tenth of what young people say.  

2) The Milwaukee Bucks beat the Phoenix Suns in game 4 of the NBA finals evening the series at 2-2. Milwaukee overcame a 9 point 4th quarter deficit behind a 40 point performance by small forward Khris Middleton, a solid defensive performance by Giannis and a rough game for Suns’ star Chris Paul. The series shifts back to Phoenix for game 5 Saturday. A city where people lie and tell you it’s a ‘dry heat.’  

3) Researchers decoded signals between his brain and mouth to give a paralyzed man his speech back. The new breakthrough brain implant, called a neuroprosthesis, was developed by a team at the University of California San Francisco. The device has helped a man who lost his ability to speak 15 years ago after a stroke talk through a computer. Unfortunately, it wouldn’t work on those of us whose mouths works independently of our brains.  

4) The first payments for the Child Tax Credit should begin arriving today. According to the IRS about 36-million families with kids 17 and younger are eligible. The expansion includes up to $300 a month for each child under 6 and up to $250 for kids over 6. The payments end in December. Unless congress puts aside their dislike for each other and extends it.  

5) In honor of Shark Week this week on the Discovery channel, we dug up some shark fun facts. Which one of these shark facts isn’t true? A) Sharks do not have bones, B) Most sharks have bad eyesight, C) Sharks can go into a trance. ANSWER: B, its true that sharks don’t have bones and can go into a trance, but most sharks have good eyesight. Hence why I always wear something to make me look non-food like when I swim in the ocean.  

How Do Your Cocktail Mixing Skills Stack Up?  

A new study by alcohol ordering app Drizly revealed that some of the drinking habits we picked up during the pandemic are likely to continue. The survey found that 68% of American consumers say they will continue to mix homemade cocktails going forward based on skills they learned during the lockdown. How do your home cocktail mixing skills stack up, worse, the same or better than your average bartender? We posed that question to our  _________ listeners, click below to hear their responses, take the web poll to weigh in, then listen tomorrow at _______ to hear the results.  

(Upload audio from your best calls)  

(Web poll)  

How do your home cocktail mixing skills stack up?  

Worse  

The same  

Better