Solo Prep June 3, 2021

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, Biden announces more incentives to get vaccinated  

Free beer, childcare and sports tickets are a few of the new incentives for vaccinations President Biden announced yesterday. Its all part of the President’s ‘National Month of Action’ plan to get 70% of the US adult population vaccinated by July 4th. Biden called it an ‘All-American summer that this country deserves after a long, long dark winter.’ You had me at free beer. (Additional Out) We can do this people, I need free beer and someone to watch the kids.  

Tease: In ___­­­­___ minutes, this legendary basketball coach will retire in 2022  

Duke basketball head coach Mike Kryzweski (Shuh-Shev-skee) will retire in 2022. The legendary coach has 41 seasons and five national championships under his belt. He’s also the all-time winningest coach in men’s Division 1 college basketball having won 1,170 games overall. Plus, he successfully managed the egos of the dream team well enough to win a bunch of gold medals. (Additional Out) Plus, unlike Bobby Knight he did it all without ever throwing a chair at anyone.  

Tease: Coming up at ­­­­­­­­­­­­_____, NASA hopes to uncover the secrets of this planet  

Two new NASA missions will uncover the secrets of Venus. The space agency greenlit the missions in hopes of shedding light on how our closest planetary neighbor became the inhospitable world it is today despite sharing many characteristics with Earth. One mission will focus on the Venusian atmosphere while the other will map the planet’s surface where temperatures reach 864 degrees. But I’ve heard it’s a dry heat. (Additional out) Basically, its like Texas in mid-July.  

Tease: In _____ minutes, where a 9 year old said she was driving to when police caught up with her 

A 9-year-old driver and her younger sister told police they were driving to California for a swim in the ocean. Police found them unharmed after they crashed into a semi in Utah early yesterday morning. The young girl and her 4-year-old sister had apparently snagged the keys to the family car while their parents were sleeping and drove about 10 miles from their home on a highway and a freeway. Further proof that we all need a vacation after a year of zoom school. (Additional out) It is kind of nice to see a big sister including her little sister in something, even if it is grand theft auto.  

Phone Topic/Web Poll A ‘Wedding Crashers’ sequel is officially happening. Plus, the entire cast has signed on to return, including stars Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams and Isla Fisher. Production of the new film will begin in August, no date has been set for the release but it will likely be the Summer of 2022. What do you think, where does Wedding Crashers rank and what’s the funniest Vince Vaughn film of all time?    

Contest Tease: Contest Tease: Coming up at _____________, what percentage of workers don’t want to do this? The correct answer wins ________.    

[Contest setup] As we turn the corner on the pandemic, not everyone’s happy about returning to the office. According to a new poll, what percentage of workers say they might quit if they’re made to return to the office full time?  

A: 20%  

B: 30%  

C: 40%  

Answer: C, a whopping 40% say they might quit if their boss makes them come back to the office full time. But I have a simple solution, sweatpants Fridays.  

[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: Letterman debuts on NBC, Carlos the Jackal terrorizes France, and this movie hit theaters (Poltergeist Clip)  

2nd break clues: Michael Jackson’s Thriller album is released, Epcot opens, and this show debuts on CBS (Cagney & Lacey Clip)  

Answer: 1982  

5 Things You Need to Know  

1) Free beer, childcare and sports tickets are a few of the new incentives for vaccinations President Biden announced yesterday. Its all part of the President’s ‘National Month of Action’ plan to get 70% of the US adult population vaccinated by July 4th. Biden called it an ‘All-American summer that this country deserves after a long, long dark winter.’ You had me at free beer.  

2) Duke basketball head coach Mike Kryzweski will retire in 2022. The legendary coach has 41 seasons and five national championships under his belt. He’s also the all-time winningest coach in men’s Division I college basketball having won 1,170 games overall. Plus, unlike Bobby Knight he did it all without ever throwing a chair at anyone.  

3) Two new NASA missions will uncover the secrets of Venus. The space agency greenlit the missions in hopes of shedding light on how our closest planetary neighbor became the inhospitable world it is today despite sharing many characteristics with Earth. One mission will focus on the Venusian atmosphere while the other will map the planet’s surface where temperatures reach 864 degrees. But I’ve heard it’s a dry heat.  

4) A 9-year-old driver and her younger sister told police they were driving to California for a swim in the ocean. Police found them unharmed after they crashed into a semi in Utah early yesterday morning. The young girl and her 4-year-old sister had apparently snagged the keys to the family car while their parents were sleeping and drove about 10 miles from their home on a highway and a freeway. Further proof that we all need a vacation after a year of zoom school.  

5) As we turn the corner on the pandemic, not everyone’s happy about returning to the office. According to a new poll, 40% of workers say they might quit if they’re made to return to the office full time. But I have a simple solution, sweatpants Fridays.  

What’s the Funniest Vince Vaughn Film of All Time?  

A ‘Wedding Crashers’ sequel is officially happening. Plus, the entire cast has signed on to return, including stars Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams and Isla Fisher. Production of the new film will begin in August, no date has been set for the release but it will likely be the Summer of 2022. What do you think, where does Wedding Crashers rank and what’s the funniest Vince Vaughn film of all time?  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 funniest Vince Vaughn film of all time?  

Wedding Crashers  

Old School  

Dodgeball  

The Internship  

The Watch  

Couples Retreat  

Swingers  

The Break-Up  

Four Christmases  

(Other suggestions from on-air)

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