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, the latest on the Colorado shooting  

Ten people including a Boulder police officer were killed after a gunman opened fire at the King Soopers supermarket in Boulder, Colorado just before 3pm yesterday. Officer Eric Talley, who lost his life, was first on the scene. The Boulder police chief called his actions ‘Nothing short of heroic.’ The suspect is in custody and being treated for injuries. This was the 2nd mass casualty shooting in the US in less than 7 days. The White House has called for 'action, not just words and prayers.' 

Tease: In ___­­­­___ minutes, how to get a free doughnut a day for the rest of the year  

Krispy Kreme will give you a free doughnut a day for the rest of the year if you show them your vaccine card. Starting Monday a card for one or two shots of any Covid-19 vaccine will qualify you to get a free glazed doughnut each day. You don’t need to buy anything to get your daily free doughnut and it lasts until the end of the year. They are aware it’s only March right? (Additional out) Either a kind gesture to motivate people to get the vaccine or they’re well aware we can’t eat just one Krispy Kreme doughnut.  

Tease: Coming up at ­­­­­­­­­­­­_____, what critics are saying about Godzilla VS Kong  

The first critics reviews of Godzilla VS Kong say it’s well worth watching. As expected critics say the best part of the upcoming movie are the fight scenes between the two giant monsters. It hits theaters and HBO Max on Wednesday March 31st. The film stars Kyle Chandler, Millie Bobby Brown and Alexander Skarsgard. As the characters nobody cares about who talk in-between the monster fights. (Additional out) Finally, something worth going to a theater to watch again.  

Tease: In _____ minutes, Monopoly changes to get ahead of the PC police  

Monopoly is changing every ‘Community Chest’ card to get a jump on cancel culture. Hasbro, the makers of the 85-year-old board game, announced the elimination of ‘rewards and penalties’ cards for things like holiday funds and beauty contests. Instead, they’ll let fans on the internet decide the new Community Chest cards. That should go well. (Additional out) How about you get rid of the Hotel Property Tax card that ruins me every time.  

Phone Topic/Web Poll: A British university lecturer received a $20,000 payout for unfair dismissal after he was fired over his aggressive question mark usage. Dr. Binoy Sobnack was fired last year by Loughborough University after some complained that his overuse of question marks in his messages created an ‘intimidating’ tone. What punctuation mark do you see people overuse the most, question marks, commas, semi-colons, parentheses, hyphens or exclamation points?  

Contest Tease: Contest Tease: Coming up at _____________, how much of this did we put on? The correct answer wins ________.    

[Contest setup] A new study shows that 61% of US adults experienced unintentional weight loss or weight gain over the last year. According to the study, what was the average amount of weight gained?    

A: 9 pounds  

B: 19 pounds  

C: 29 pounds  

Answer: C, the average US adult who gained weight during the pandemic put on 29 pounds. Which makes me feel better about my quarantine fifteen.  

[DIY Feature] Knockout Trivia Tuesday: I’ll ask a question on air, if you call in and correctly answer it you’ll have twenty seconds to answer three more questions to win ________. If no one gets it, we’ll move on to round 2.  

Round 1:  

General question: What president is on the one-dollar bill? (George Washington)  

Follow up questions:  

What state is Area 51 located in? (Nevada)  

What geometric shape is used for a stop sign? (Octagon)  

On a dartboard, what number is directly opposite of the number 1? (19)  

Round 2:  

General question: What state is known as the Golden State? (California)  

Follow up questions:  

Who starred opposite Michael Douglas in Basic Instinct? (Sharon Stone)  

When someone is ‘envious’ they are said to be what color? (Green)  

What American swimmer has won more medals than any other athlete in the history of the Summer Olympics? (Michael Phelps)  

5 Things You Need to Know  

1) Ten people including a Boulder police officer were killed after a gunman opened fire at the King Soopers supermarket in Boulder, Colorado just before 3pm yesterday. Officer Eric Talley, who lost his life, was first on the scene. The Boulder police chief called his actions ‘Nothing short of heroic.’ The suspect is in custody and being treated for injuries. This was the 2nd mass casualty shooting in the US in less than 7 days. The White House has called for 'action, not just words and prayers.' 

2) Krispy Kreme will give you a free doughnut a day for the rest of the year if you show them your vaccine card. Starting Monday a card for one or two shots of any Covid-19 vaccine will qualify you to get a free glazed doughnut each day. You don’t need to buy anything to get your daily free doughnut and it lasts until the end of the year. Either a kind gesture to motivate people to get the vaccine or they’re well aware we can’t eat just one Krispy Kreme doughnut.  

3) The first critics reviews of Godzilla VS Kong say it’s well worth watching. As expected critics say the best part of the upcoming movie are the fight scenes between the two giant monsters. It hits theaters and HBO Max on Wednesday March 31st. The film stars Kyle Chandler, Millie Bobby Brown and Alexander Skarsgard. As the characters nobody cares about who talk in-between the monster fights.  

4) Monopoly is changing every ‘Community Chest’ card to get a jump on cancel culture. Hasbro, the makers of the 85-year-old board game, announced the elimination of ‘rewards and penalties’ cards for things like holiday funds and beauty contests. Instead, they’ll let fans on the internet decide the new Community Chest cards. How about you get rid of the Hotel Property Tax card that ruins me every time.  

5) A new study shows that 61% of US adults experienced unintentional weight loss or weight gain over the last year. According to the study, the average US adult who gained weight during the pandemic put on 29 pounds. Which makes me feel better about my quarantine fifteen.  

What Punctuation Do People Overuse The Most?  

A British university lecturer received a $20,000 payout for unfair dismissal after he was fired over his aggressive question mark usage. Dr. Binoy Sobnack was fired last year by Loughborough University after some complained that his overuse of question marks in his messages created an ‘intimidating’ tone. What punctuation mark do you see people overuse the most, question marks, commas, semi-colons, parentheses, hyphens or exclamation points? 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)  

What punctuation do you see people overuse the most?  

Question marks  

Commas  

Colons or semi-colons  

Parentheses  

Hyphens  

Exclamation points