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, why Tide wants us to stop using warm water for laundry  

To help save the planet, Tide wants you to quit using warm water for laundry. The goal is for consumers in North America to do three out of every four loads of laundry with cold water instead of hot by 2030, up from about half today, to lower power consumption. They say it saves you $150 a year in energy costs and your garments will last longer. Or you can try my old college roommate’s approach of just never doing laundry. (Additional out) Or you can save even more money by buying cheaper detergent that’s just as good as Tide.  

Tease: In ___­­­­___ minutes, a real-life Mario Kart race  

The world’s first Super Nintendo World has opened inside Universal Studios Japan in Osaka. The life-sized Mushroom Kingdom features Koopa’s Challenge: a real-life Mario Kart Race through Bowser’s Castle. Riders wear augmented-reality headsets to see the projections of other characters and the track as well as to collect coins and throw items. I feel like I’ve been training for this day my whole life. (Additional out) Which is good because when I’m at the local go kart track and start throwing things at competitors, everyone freaks out.  

Tease: Coming up at ­­­­­­­­­­­­_____, the IRS pushes back the tax deadline  

Americans will have until May 17th to file their federal taxes because of the pandemic. The IRS will delay its customary April 15th tax filing deadline to May 17th to give taxpayers some breathing room in this unusually chaotic filing season. The extra time applies to individual taxpayers. Meaning I can now wait until May 16th to do my annual tradition of freaking out and doing my taxes at the last minute. (Additional out) Makes sense, that way my stimulus money is long gone before its time to pay my taxes.  

Tease: In _____ minutes, another woman comes forward to accuse this NFL QB  

A second masseuse has come forward to accuse Houston Texans QB DeShaun Watson of inappropriate conduct during massages. Houston based lawyer Tony Buzbee filed both complaints and claims that there are four additional women accusers. These are civil lawsuits and Watson has denied the claims and said he rejected ‘a baseless six-figure settlement demand’ and this is ‘about clearing my name.’ The NFL has declined to comment at this time. And so will I so I don’t get yelled at on Twitter. (Additional out) While they wait for the news cycle to move on.  

Phone Topic/Web Poll: Billie Eilish has changed her signature green hair. The pop star took to social media to share pics of her new shaggy hair cut and blonde dye job and received rave reviews. According to a survey from a few years back, almost half of women tweak their hairstyle every 18 months while ten percent of men keep their same hairstyle for the majority of their adult lives. What about you, how often do you change your hairstyle?  

Contest Tease: Contest Tease: Coming up at _____________, which one of these parties the hardest? The correct answer wins ________.    

[Contest setup] To determine which US state parties the hardest, Best Life looked at the number of bars per capita, gallons of alcohol consumed per capita and people who reported ‘excessive drinking’ and cannabis use. Based on their findings, which state parties the hardest?    

A: North Dakota  

B: Montana  

C: Wisconsin  

Answer: C, the Cheese State, Wisconsin, came in at number one followed by North Dakota and Montana. I’m assuming Beth Dutton single-handedly helped Montana make the top 3.  

[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: The US has its first budget surplus in 30 years, Joe Torre led the Yankees to a World Series win, and this show debuted on TV (Dawson’s Creek Clip)  

2nd break clues: Google is founded, Europeans agree on a single currency the Euro, and this movie hit theaters (The Wedding Singer Clip)  

Answer: 1998  

5 Things You Need to Know  

1) To help save the planet, Tide wants you to quit using warm water for laundry. The goal is for consumers in North America to do three out of every four loads of laundry with cold water instead of hot by 2030, up from about half today, to lower power consumption. They say it saves you $150 a year in energy costs and your garments will last longer. Or you can save even more money by buying cheaper detergent that’s just as good as Tide.  

2) The world’s first Super Nintendo World has opened inside Universal Studios Japan in Osaka. The life-sized Mushroom Kingdom features Koopa’s Challenge: a real-life Mario Kart Race through Bowser’s Castle. Riders wear augmented-reality headsets to see the projections of other characters and the track as well as to collect coins and throw items. I feel like I’ve been training for this day my whole life.  

3) Americans will have until May 17th to file their federal taxes because of the pandemic. The IRS will delay its customary April 15th tax filing deadline to May 17th to give taxpayers some breathing room in this unusually chaotic filing season. The extra time applies to individual taxpayers. Meaning I can now wait until May 16th to do my annual tradition of freaking out and doing my taxes at the last minute.  

4) A second masseuse has come forward to accuse Houston Texans QB DeShaun Watson of inappropriate conduct during massages. Houston based lawyer Tony Buzbee filed both complaints and claims that there are four additional women accusers. These are civil lawsuits and Watson has denied the claims and said he rejected ‘a baseless six-figure settlement demand’ and this is ‘about clearing my name.’ The NFL has declined to comment at this time. While they wait for the news cycle to move on.  

5) To determine which US state parties the hardest, Best Life looked at the number of bars per capita, gallons of alcohol consumed per capita and people who reported ‘excessive drinking’ and cannabis use. Based on their findings, the Cheese State, Wisconsin, came in at number one followed by North Dakota and Montana. I’m assuming Beth Dutton single-handedly helped Montana make the top 3.  

How Often Do You Change Your Hairstyle?  

Billie Eilish has changed her signature green hair. The pop star took to social media to share pics of her new shaggy hair cut and blonde dye job and received rave reviews. According to a survey from a few years back, almost half of women tweak their hairstyle every 18 months while ten percent of men keep their same hairstyle for the majority of their adult lives. What about you, how often do you change your hairstyle? 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 polls)  

Women, how often do you change your hairstyle?  

Every six months or less  

Six months to a year  

Every year or so  

Every 18 months or so  

More than 18 months  

Having changed it in several years  

I’ve never changed it  

Men, how often do you change your hairstyle?  

Every year or less  

Every 18 months or so  

Every 2 years or so  

Having changed it in several years  

I’ve never changed it