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Tease: Coming up in ___________ minutes, this NFL QB finally got paid
The Dallas Cowboys have agreed to a four-year, $160 million contract with Dak Prescott. After almost two years of on-off negotiation, and last year’s season ending injury, the most valuable franchise in sports struck a deal with their star QB. The Prescott contract has $126 million guaranteed, averages $42 million a year and has a $66 million signing bonus. So, Jerry Jones just learned a $160 million dollar lesson on why you don’t wait to the last minute to sign a franchise QB. (Additional out) Congrats Dak, now you officially have two years to win a Super Bowl before everyone in Dallas turns on you.
Tease: In ______ minutes, new CDC guidelines
Fully vaccinated people can gather indoors in small groups without precautions but should continue to wear masks in public. That’s one of the new guidelines from the CDC, see the full list on our website. The CDC also said that vaccinated people can get together with members of one unvaccinated household if no one has a complicating health risk. That won’t be awkward at all, “Welcome to game night, here’s your three-page health questionnaire.” (Additional out) So choose wisely and quickly before all the fun families you know are taken.
Tease: Coming up at _____, how many people tuned in for the royal interview
17 million people watched Oprah’s interview with Meghan and Harry on Sunday according to Nielsen. That’s nearly three times the typical Sunday night average for CBS. The explosive interview where the couple alleged racism and neglect has plunged the royal family into crisis. Which they’ve reacted to in their typical fashion, pretending it didn’t happen. (Additional out) Granted not a Prince Andrew level scandal, but a scandal none-the-less.
Tease: In _____ minutes, who owns the palace from the Coming 2 America sequel
The lavish palace in the new Coming 2 America film is actually a giant mansion owned by Rick Ross. All of the scenes that took place at the palace where Zamunda’s royal family calls home were shot on location at Ross’ mansion outside of Atlanta. The hip hop mogul purchased the 235-acre estate in 2014 that features a 45,000 square-foot home with 12 bedrooms and a dining room that seats 100 people. You know you’re balling when Hollywood asks to use your house as a pretend palace. (Additional out) It did not however, come with royal bathers.
Phone Topic/Web Poll: According to a recent Stanford study ‘Zoom fatigue’ is real. Researchers say the four reasons why popular video chat software like Zoom cause fatigue are: 1) Excessive amounts of close-up eye contact that’s highly intense 2) Seeing yourself during video chats constantly in real time is fatiguing. 3) Video chats reduce our usual mobility 4) The cognitive load is much higher in video chats. What do you think, are you tired of Zoom?
Contest Tease: Contest Tease: Coming up at _____________, which cartoon character just got cut? The correct answer wins ________.
[Contest setup] After news broke that producers toned down Lola Bunny for LeBron James’ Space Jam 2, it’s been confirmed that another character was scrubbed from the film entirely. Which Looney Toons character was cut from the film?
A: Porky Pig
B: Pepe Le Pew
C: Elmer Fudd
Answer: B, controversial Looney Tunes skunk character Pepe Le Pew will not be featured in Space Jam 2 but it’s unclear whether Le Pew will be retired completely. Or if they’ll just make him less-gropey.
[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 did the Wright Brothers invent? (The airplane)
Follow up questions:
Which state is known as the Lone Star State? (Texas)
Who was named the 2020 NBA Finals MVP? (LeBron James)
12,742 kilometers is the diameter of what? (Earth)
Round 2:
General question: What war begin in 1914 and ended in 1918? (World War 1)
Follow up questions:
How many degrees are in a circle? (360)
What cartoon family lives in Springfield? (The Simpsons)
What does WHO stand for? (World Health Organization)
5 Things You Need to Know
1) The Dallas Cowboys have agreed to a four-year, $160 million contract with Dak Prescott. After almost two years of on-off negotiation, and last year’s season ending injury, the most valuable franchise in sports struck a deal with their star QB. The Prescott contract has $126 million guaranteed, averages $42 million a year and has a $66 million signing bonus. Congrats Dak, now you officially have two years to win a Super Bowl before everyone in Dallas turns on you.
2) Fully vaccinated people can gather indoors in small groups without precautions but should continue to wear masks in public. That’s one of the new guidelines from the CDC, click here to see the full list. The CDC also said that vaccinated people can get together with members of one unvaccinated household if no one has a complicating health risk. That won’t be awkward at all, “Welcome to game night, here’s your three-page health questionnaire.”
3) 17 million people watched Oprah’s interview with Meghan and Harry on Sunday according to Nielsen. That’s nearly three times the typical Sunday night average for CBS. The explosive interview where the couple alleged racism and neglect has plunged the royal family into crisis. Which they’ve reacted to in their typical fashion, pretending it didn’t happen.
4) The lavish palace in the new Coming 2 America film is actually a giant mansion owned by Rick Ross. All of the scenes that took place at the palace where Zamunda’s royal family calls home were shot on location at Ross’ mansion outside of Atlanta. The hip hop mogul purchased the 235-acre estate in 2014 that features a 45,000 square-foot home with 12 bedrooms and a dining room that seats 100 people. It did not however, come with royal bathers.
5) After news broke that producers toned down Lola Bunny for LeBron James’ Space Jam 2, it’s been confirmed that another character was scrubbed from the film entirely. Controversial Looney Tunes skunk character Pepe Le Pew will not be featured in Space Jam 2 but it’s unclear whether Le Pew will be retired completely. Or if they’ll just make him less-gropey.
Do You Suffer from ‘Zoom Fatigue’?
According to a recent Stanford study ‘Zoom fatigue’ is real. Researchers say the four reasons why popular video chat software like Zoom cause fatigue are: 1) Excessive amounts of close-up eye contact that’s highly intense 2) Seeing yourself during video chats constantly in real time is fatiguing. 3) Video chats reduce our usual mobility 4) The cognitive load is much higher in video chats. What do you think, are you tired of Zoom? 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 poll)
Are you tired of Zoom?
Yes
No