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Tease: Coming up in ___________ minutes, an Olympic update
US Swimmer Caleb Dressel took gold in the 100-meter freestyle. His teammate Bobby Finke got the win in the 800 meter for Team USA. Also, yesterday USA Women’s 3 on 3 basketball captured gold. Overall the US still leads the medal count, followed by China and the Russian Olympic Committee. Made up of all the Russian athletes who didn’t show up on doping day. (Additional Out) Maybe they should postpone every Olympics a year, because Team USA is cleaning up!
Tease: In ______ minutes, the Senate finally agrees on something
The Senate voted to take up a one trillion dollar bipartisan infrastructure bill, with 17 Republicans joining Democrats. If passed, the bill would include money for roads, bridges, broadband, electric charge stations, and more. Biden said ‘Neither side got everything they wanted, but that’s what it means to compromise.’ Basically, compromise means both sides are pissed off. (Additional Out) Reminds me of the tactic I used to use on my parents as a kid, ‘Can I borrow a $100?’ ‘WHAT?’ ‘Ok, fine $20.’
Tease: Coming up at _____, prices are going up for these popular kids toys
Barbie, Hotwheels and American Girl dolls are all going to get more expensive. Mattel, whose brands include Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fischer-Price and American Girl, says that higher prices are coming just in time for the holidays. The company blames ‘global supply chain challenges.’ Time to break out that childhood hot wheel (Barbie) collection and cash in on eBay. (Additional Out) Too bad I blew up most of my toys with firecrackers as a kid.
Tease: In _____ minutes, good news about this popular actor
Bob Odenkirk is going to be ok. The Better Call Saul star is reportedly in stable condition after collapsing on set. Odenkirk was shooting the sixth season of the Breaking Bad spin-off when the ‘heart-related incident’ occurred. In a statement the Odenkirks thanked the medical staff looking after the actor and fans for their outpouring of support. If you haven’t seen Bob Odenkirk as a certified beast in Nobody, rent it and strap in. (Additional out) You might remember Bob as one-half of Mr. Show if your parents sprang for HBO.
Phone Topic/Web Poll Olympic ratings are down and advertisers are not happy. The opening ceremony from Tokyo garnered just 17 million viewers on NBC, a 36% drop from Rio. Monday’s event coverage averaged just 14.7 million viewers, roughly 50% from the same night in the 2016 games. How about you, how much of the Olympic coverage have you watched so far, none, a little, or a lot?
Contest Tease: Coming up at _____________, who’s the lowest picked one of these to ever win MVP? The correct answer wins ________.
[Contest setup] The 2021 NBA Draft takes place tonight in New York. The Detroit Pistons hold the first overall selection in this year’s draft and NBA insiders expect them to choose Oklahoma State guard Cade Cunningham. The Rockets have the second pick, followed by the Cavs, Raptors and Magic. What’s the lowest draft pick to ever win an NBA MVP award?
A: Nikola Jokic
B: Steve Nash
C: Giannis Antetokounmpo
Answer: A, chosen with the 41st pick seven years ago, last season Nikola Jokic became the lowest drafter player to ever win an NBA MVP. Proving how terrible NBA scouts are.
[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: Iraq invades Kuwait, the Super Nintendo hits US stores, and this show debuted on daytime TV (Dinosaurs Clip)
2nd break clues: The number of computers on the internet reaches one million, the Bills lost the Super Bowl to the Giants on a missed field goal, and this movie hits theaters (Thelma and Louise Clip)
Answer: 1991
5 Things You Need to Know
1) US Swimmer Caleb Dressel took gold in the 100-meter freestyle. His teammate Bobby Finke got the win in the 800 meter for Team USA. Also, yesterday the USA Women’s 3x3 basketball captured gold. Overall the US still leads the medal count, followed by China and the Russian Olympic Committee. Made up of all the Russian athletes who didn’t show up on doping day.
2) The Senate voted to take up a one trillion dollar bipartisan infrastructure bill, with 17 Republicans joining Democrats. If passed, the bill would include money for roads, bridges, broadband, electric charge stations, and more. Biden said ‘Neither side got everything they wanted, but that’s what it means to compromise.’ Basically, compromise means both sides are pissed off.
3) Barbie, Hotwheels and American Girl dolls are all going to get more expensive. Mattel, whose brands include Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fischer-Price and American Girl, says that higher prices are coming just in time for the holidays. The company blames ‘global supply chain challenges.’ Time to break out that childhood hot wheel collection and cash in on eBay.
4) Bob Odenkirk is going to be ok. The Better Call Saul star is reportedly in stable condition after collapsing on set. Odenkirk was shooting the sixth season of the Breaking Bad spin-off when the ‘heart-related incident’ occurred. In a statement the Odenkirks thanked the medical staff looking after the actor and fans for their outpouring of support. You might remember Bob as one-half of Mr. Show if your parents sprang for HBO.
5) The 2021 NBA Draft takes place tonight in New York. The Detroit Pistons hold the first overall selection in this year’s draft and NBA insiders expect them to choose Oklahoma State guard Cade Cunningham. The Rockets have the second pick, followed by the Cavs, Raptors and Magic. What’s the lowest draft pick to ever win an NBA MVP award? A) Nikola Jokic, B) Steve Nash, C) Giannis Antetokounmpo. Answer: A, chosen with the 41st pick seven years ago, last season Nikola Jokic became the lowest drafter player to ever win an NBA MVP. Proving how terrible NBA scouts are.
How Much of the Olympics Are You Watching?
Olympic ratings are down and advertisers are not happy. The opening ceremony from Tokyo garnered just 17 million viewers on NBC, a 36% drop from Rio. Monday’s event coverage averaged just 14.7 million viewers, roughly 50% from the same night in the 2016 games. How about you, how much of the Olympic coverage have you watched so far, none, a little, or a lot? 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 much of the Olympic coverage have you watched?
None
A little
A lot