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Tease: Coming up in ___________ minutes, vaccinated people can now travel here  

The EU has agreed to open its borders to fully vaccinated foreign travelers. Yesterday ambassadors from the 27 EU countries approved a European Commission proposal to loosen the criteria to determine ‘safe’ countries and to let in fully vaccinated tourists from elsewhere. The US does not meet their ‘safe country’ standard but Americans with proof of vaccination will be welcomed. Once they’ve scanned for our microchips. (Additional Out) Reason number 1,001 to get vaccinated.  

Tease: In ___­­­­___ minutes, a new study about the effects of any amount of alcohol  

Drinking any amount of alcohol causes damage to the brain according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Oxford studied the relationship between the alcohol intake of 25,000 people in the UK and their brain scans. They found that drinking any alcohol had an effect on the brain’s gray matter regions where information is processed. According to my own extensive research it also negatively impacts the parts of the brain responsible for determining how attractive and/or interesting the person you’re talking to is. (Additional Out) Thankyou buzzkill scientists, but we don’t drink for health reasons, we drink to not feel feelings.  

Tease: Coming up at ­­­­­­­­­­­­_____, LeBron’s still got it  

LeBron James hit a game-winner to send the Lakers to the playoffs. With 58 seconds left on the clock King James sunk a 34-foot three-pointer to put LA ahead of the Golden State Warriors 103 to 100. That handed the defending champs a spot in the playoffs against the number 2 seed Phoenix Suns. LeBron should also win an Oscar for his acting after being hit by Draymond Green. (Additional out) Further reminder that there’s no point in watching anything but the last three minutes of a basketball game.  

Tease: In _____ minutes, when we’ll have to get booster shots  

A Covid-19 booster shot will likely be needed within a year of initial vaccination to keep up immunity according to Dr. Anthony Fauci. However, he added that variant-specific boosters may not be needed. Fauci said, ‘We know that the vaccine efficacy lasts at least six months, and likely considerably more, but I think we will almost certainly require a booster sometime within a year or so after getting the primary.’ Bad news for people who hate needles, good news for people who own Pfizer or Moderna stock.  (Additional out). So, I guess we all have that to look forward to for the remainder of our lives.  

Phone Topic/Web Poll: This week a report by AirInsightGroup revealed that airlines might soon start weighing some passengers before commercial flights, or at the very least asking passengers their weight. The report also cites the fact that Americans are getting heftier as a reason for the change. For safety, carriers need to calculate an aircraft’s weight and balance to make sure it’s within allowable limits for the plane. What do you think, should airlines weigh passengers?  

Contest Tease: Contest Tease: Coming up at _____________, which one of these fun facts did I make up? The correct answer wins ________.    

[Contest setup] Today is world bee day. A day we set aside to remind everyone the vital role those petite pollinators play in our ecosystem. In honor of world bee day, which one of these fun facts about bees is NOT true?  

A: Bees can dance  

B: Bees can use tools  

C: Bees fly about 40 miles per hour  

Answer: C, bees actually fly around 20 mph and they can both use tools and dance. Although not nearly as erratically as we dance when one of them lands on us.  

[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: IBM’s Deep Blue defeats chess champion Garry Kasparov, Mike Tyson bites Evander Holyfield’s ear during a match, and this show debuts on TV (Ally McBeal Clip)  

2nd break clues: Dolly the sheep is cloned, 21 year old Tiger Woods becomes the youngest player to win the Masters, and this movie hit theaters (Liar Liar Clip)  

Answer: 1997  

5 Things You Need to Know  

1) The EU has agreed to open its borders to fully vaccinated foreign travelers. Yesterday ambassadors from the 27 EU countries approved a European Commission proposal to loosen the criteria to determine ‘safe’ countries and to let in fully vaccinated tourists from elsewhere. The US does not meet their ‘safe country’ standard but Americans with proof of vaccination will be welcomed. Once they’ve scanned for our microchips.  

2) Drinking any amount of alcohol causes damage to the brain according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Oxford studied the relationship between the alcohol intake of 25,000 people in the UK and their brain scans. They found that drinking any alcohol had an effect on the brain’s gray matter regions where information is processed. Thankyou buzzkill scientists, but we don’t drink for health reasons, we drink to not feel feelings.  

3) LeBron James hit a game-winner to send the Lakers to the playoffs. With 58 seconds left on the clock King James sunk a 34-foot three-pointer to put LA ahead of the Golden State Warriors 103 to 100. That handed the defending champs a spot in the playoffs against the number 2 seed Phoenix Suns. LeBron should also win an Oscar for his acting after being hit by Draymond Green.  

4) A Covid-19 booster shot will likely be needed within a year of initial vaccination to keep up immunity according to Dr. Anthony Fauci. However, he added that variant-specific boosters may not be needed. Fauci said, ‘We know that the vaccine efficacy lasts at least six months, and likely considerably more, but I think we will almost certainly require a booster sometime within a year or so after getting the primary.’ Bad news for people who hate needles, good news for people who own Pfizer or Moderna stock.  

5) Today is world bee day. A day we set aside to remind everyone the vital role those petite pollinators play in our ecosystem. In honor of world bee day, here are a few bee fun facts. Bees fly up to 20 mph and they can both use tools and dance. Although not nearly as erratically as we dance when one of them lands on us.  

Should Airlines Weigh Passengers?  

This week a report by AirInsightGroup revealed that airlines might soon start weighing some passengers before commercial flights, or at the very least asking passengers their weight. The report also cites the fact that Americans are getting heftier as a reason for the change. For safety, carriers need to calculate an aircraft’s weight and balance to make sure it’s within allowable limits for the plane. What do you think, should airlines weigh passengers? 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 poll)  

Should airlines weigh passengers?  

Yes  

No