Solo Prep June 4, 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, when this airline wants to resume supersonic flights  

United Airlines plans to resume supersonic flights by 2029. The airline announced a deal to buy 15 supersonic jets. The plane, dubbed the ‘Overture’ is made by Boom Supersonic and will fly at Mach 1.7, roughly twice as fast as today’s commercial jets. That means it could fly from London to Newark, New Jersey in just three and a half hours. But why would anyone want to go to Newark, New Jersey. (Additional Out) So, still significantly slower than the Millennium Falcon, which I’ve heard made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs.  

Tease: In ___­­­­___ minutes, states leading and lagging in vaccinations  

California, Maryland, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Hawaii and 6 other states have given 70% of residents at least one vaccine dose. But, other states are falling behind. At their current pace it will take Oklahoma, Louisiana and Wyoming 6 to 10 months to do so. While Mississippi and Alabama won’t hit 70% for a year or more at their current pace. Time to follow California’s lead and hand out some cash. (Additional Out) So they might want to pick up the pace because this isn’t a race you want to lose.  

Tease: Coming up at ­­­­­­­­­­­­_____, Facebook will no longer give these people special treatment  

Facebook will no longer give politicians special treatment if their speech breaks its rules. The company’s rationale for the policy that will now end, held that the speech of political leaders is inherently newsworthy and in the public interest even if its offensive, bullying or controversial. But hopefully the rest of us can still exaggerate and pretend our lives are better than they are. (Additional out) But, that might be a slippery slope since anything you say now is likely to offend someone.  

Tease: In _____ minutes, this fitness app is about to get cheaper for millions of people  

Peleton’s app is getting cheaper for millions of people. The app that features thousands of instructor-led fitness classes normally costs $12.99 per month. But, Peleton is introducing pricing tiers to reduce the cost to $6.99 for students and $9.99 for teachers, military, healthcare workers, and first responders. Who deserve it after the year they’ve had. (Additional out) A small price to pay to have someone with 2% body fat yell at you to pedal faster.  

Phone Topic/Web Poll According to a new survey Monopoly is the board game most likely to start fights on game night. The survey by OnePoll found that one in 5 have even gone so far as to ban a game for starting too many arguments and Monopoly topped the list, followed by Uno and Sorry. What do you think, do your game nights ever go south and what board game leads to the most fights?    

Contest Tease: Contest Tease: Coming up at _____________, when was the last time this happened to this athlete? The correct answer wins ________.    

[Contest setup] The Phoenix Suns beat the LA Lakers 113 to 100 in game 6 last night eliminating last year’s champs from the playoffs. When was the last time LeBron James lost in the first round of the playoffs?  

A: 5 years ago  

B: 10 years ago  

C: Its never happened before  

Answer: C, this is the first time LeBron has ever lost in the first round of the NBA playoffs. So he celebrated by not shaking the Suns player’s hands and promoting Space Jam 2 in the postgame press conference.  

[DIY Feature] Fast Five Fridays: If you can name five in five seconds you’ll win _________. Call for your chance to win.  

Fast Five Friday Topic:  Cocktails  

(Read once you get the caller on the line)   

Name 5 of the top 14 DIY cocktails for women according to StayGlam.com (Sex on the Beach, Sangria, Watermelon Vodka, Strawberry Lemonade Vodka, Strawberry Daiquiri, Malibu Cocktail, Blue Hawaiian, Cosmopolitan, Mojito, Mai Tai, Margarita, Long Island Iced Tea, Lemon Drop Martini, Pina Colada)  

Name 5 of the 9 cocktails every man should try at least once according to The Adult Man dot com (The Old Fashioned, Whiskey Sour, Tom Collins, Gibson, Negroni, Manhattan, Martini, The Margarita, Brandt Bailey’s Old Fashioned)  

5 Things You Need to Know  

1) United Airlines plans to resume supersonic flights by 2029. The airline announced a deal to buy 15 supersonic jets. The plane, dubbed the ‘Overture’ is made by Boom Supersonic and will fly at Mach 1.7, roughly twice as fast as today’s commercial jets. That means it could fly from London to Newark, New Jersey in just three and a half hours. So, still significantly slower than the Millennium Falcon, which I’ve heard made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs.  

2) California, Maryland, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Hawaii and 6 other states have given 70% of residents at least one vaccine dose. But, other states are falling behind. At their current pace it will take Oklahoma, Louisiana and Wyoming 6 to 10 months to do so. While Mississippi and Alabama won’t hit 70% for a year or more at their current pace. Time to follow California’s lead and hand out some cash.  

3) Facebook will no longer give politicians special treatment if their speech breaks its rules. The company’s rationale for the policy that will now end, held that the speech of political leaders is inherently newsworthy and in the public interest even if its offensive, bullying or controversial. But hopefully the rest of us can still exaggerate and pretend our lives are better than they are.  

4) Peleton’s app is getting cheaper for millions of people. The app that features thousands of instructor-led fitness classes normally costs $12.99 per month. But, Peleton is introducing pricing tiers to reduce the cost to $6.99 for students and $9.99 for teachers, military, healthcare workers, and first responders. A small price to pay to have someone with 2% body fat yell at you to pedal faster.  

5) The Phoenix Suns beat the LA Lakers 113 to 100 in game 6 last night eliminating last year’s champs from the playoffs. This is the first time LeBron has ever lost in the first round of the NBA playoffs. So he celebrated by not shaking the Suns player’s hands and promoting Space Jam 2 in the postgame press conference.  

What Board Game Starts the Most Fights On Game Night?  

According to a new survey Monopoly is the board game most likely to start fights on game night. The survey by OnePoll found that one in 5 have even gone so far as to ban a game for starting too many arguments and Monopoly topped the list, followed by Uno and Sorry. What do you think, do your game nights ever go south and what board game leads to the most fights?  We posed those questions to our  _________ listeners, click below to hear their responses, take the web polls below to weigh in, then listen Monday at _______ to hear the results.  

(Upload audio from your best calls)  

(Web poll)  

Do your game nights ever lead to competitive or unfriendly behavior?  

Yes  

No  

What board game leads to the most fights?  

Monopoly  

Sorry  

Uno  

The Game of Life  

Scrabble  

Risk  

Trivial Pursuit  

Settlers of Catan  

(Other suggestions from on-air)

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