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 tech giants face big questions  

Congress will grill the CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter today about misinformation and online extremism. The three tech giants will be asked to give an account of the actions they took against the use of their platforms to spread falsehoods and incite violence. It will be the exec’s first appearance before lawmakers since the January 6th Capitol riot and the coronavirus vaccine rollout. Tune in and see tech nerds trying to explain to a bunch of old people how the internet works. (Additional Out) As Congress continues to search for someone to blame.  

Tease: In ___­­­­___ minutes, digital robot artwork sells for almost 700k  

This sounds like a headline from the future, Sophia the Robot’s ‘self-portrait’ NFT just sold for nearly 700k. The hand-painted artwork by the world-famous humanoid robot Sophia brought in $688,000 at auction recently. In it Sophia interpreted a depiction of her own face. Great, so now she has some seed money to fund her robot army. (Additional out) In a related story, nobody is interested in the self-portrait I painted in one of those painting classes that’s just an excuse to get boozed on wine.  

Tease: Coming up at ­­­­­­­­­­­­_____, the shortage of this cereal is over  

The Grape-Nuts shortage is over. The cereal is now fully stocked nationwide and to repay fans for their brand loyalty, the company will repay customers up to $115 if they overpaid to get their cereal fix during the shortage when it was near impossible to find. That’s great news for Grape-Nuts lovers everywhere. All four of you. (Additional out) And yet another sign that things are starting to get back to normal, unless I just jinxed it.  

Tease: In _____ minutes, what’s new on Netflix in April  

Netflix will add several new originals in April. See the teaser trailer on our website. Some of the highlights for the fourth month of 2021 include Thunder Force a comedy with Melissa McCarthy, Stowaway a sci-fi flick starring Anna Kendrick, Concrete Cowboy with Idris Elba and a kid’s movie The Mitchells vs The Machines. So a little something for the whole family to argue about. (Additional out) Or you can just rewatch Bridgerton for a third time.  

Phone Topic/Web Poll: There’s now a 2.1 million dollar bounty on Bigfoot in Oklahoma. However, there are a few stipulations. To win the money Sasquatchers must capture Bigfoot alive and unharmed without injuring anyone else or breaking any laws in the process. What do you think, do you believe Bigfoot exists and would you try to catch him for 2.1 mil?  

Contest Tease: Contest Tease: Coming up at _____________, how many of these do we have every year? The correct answer wins ________.    

[Contest setup] 50 million people are bracing for the possibility of more tornadoes today across the south. The states most at risk include Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and a small portion of Kentucky. On average how many tornadoes do we get in the US each year?    

A: 125  

B: 725  

C: 1,225  

Answer: C, in terms of absolute tornado counts, the US leads the world with an average of 1,225 tornadoes recorded each year. We also lead the world in weirdos willing to drive up next to one just to capture some footage.  

[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: Kmart fields for bankruptcy, Kelly Clarkson wins American Idol, and this movie hits theaters (Signs Clip)  

2nd break clues: Bush gives his Axis of Evil speech, the Winter Olympics were held in Salt Lake City, and this show debuted on TV (CSI Miami Clip)  

Answer: 2002  

5 Things You Need to Know  

1) Congress will grill the CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter today about misinformation and online extremism. The three tech giants will be asked to give an account of the actions they took against the use of their platforms to spread falsehoods and incite violence. It will be the exec’s first appearance before lawmakers since the January 6th Capitol riot and the coronavirus vaccine rollout. Tune in and see tech nerds trying to explain to a bunch of old people how the internet works.  

2) This sounds like a headline from the future, Sophia the Robot’s ‘self-portrait’ NFT just sold for nearly 700k. The hand-painted artwork by the world-famous humanoid robot Sophia brought in $688,000 at auction recently. In it Sophia interpreted a depiction of her own face. In a related story, nobody is interested in the self-portrait I painted in one of those painting classes that’s just an excuse to get boozed on wine.  

3) The Grape-Nuts shortage is over. The cereal is now fully stocked nationwide and to repay fans for their brand loyalty, the company will repay customers up to $115 if they overpaid to get their cereal fix during the shortage when it was near impossible to find. That’s great news for Grape-Nuts lovers everywhere. All four of you.  

4) Netflix will add several new originals in April. Click this link to see the teaser trailer. Some of the highlights for the fourth month of 2021 include Thunder Force a comedy with Melissa McCarthy, Stowaway a sci-fi flick starring Anna Kendrick, Concrete Cowboy with Idris Elba and a kid’s movie The Mitchells vs The Machines. Or you can just rewatch Bridgerton for a third time.  

5) 50 million people are bracing for the possibility of more tornadoes today across the south. The states most at risk include Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and a small portion of Kentucky. In terms of absolute tornado counts, the US leads the world with an average of 1,225 tornadoes recorded each year. We also lead the world in weirdos willing to drive up next to one just to capture some footage.  

Would You Try To Capture Bigfoot For $2.1 Million?  

There’s now a $2.1 million bounty on Bigfoot in Oklahoma. However, there are a few stipulations. To win the money Sasquatchers must capture Bigfoot alive and unharmed without injuring anyone else or breaking any laws in the process. What do you think, do you believe Bigfoot exists and would you try to catch him for 2.1 mil? We posed those questions 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)  

Does Bigfoot exist?  

Yes  

No  

Would you try to capture Bigfoot for $2.1 million?  

Yes  

No