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Tease: Coming up in ___________ minutes, this state hits one million cases
Texas has become the first US state to hit one million covid cases. California is close as well. Yesterday marked eight straight days that the country reported more than 100,000 new cases per day. News that Pfizer’s vaccine has been shown to be more than 90% effective provides some hope though. Dr. Fauci said he estimates most Americans will receive a vaccine by the end of April. So, I’ve got roughly five more months in my bunker. (Additional out) So we’ve only got five more months without meaningful human contact.
Tease: In _____ minutes, when to watch for the Northern Taurid meteor shower
The Northern Taurid meteor shower peaks today and tomorrow and the best time to view it will be just after midnight. Dazzling fireballs light up the night sky during the annual meteor shower as the Earth passes through the densest part of comet 2P/Encke’s debris stream. Stargazers can expect to see about five fireballs per hour. That’s roughly one every twelve minutes so count me out. (Additional out) A few more if they also down five fireballs per hour.
Tease: Coming up at ______, the court tips their hand on Obamacare
Based on their oral arguments it appears the Supreme Court will likely reject the latest attempt to kill Obamacare. Justice Kavanaugh suggested it wasn’t the court’s place to invalidate the entire law. Chief Justice Roberts added that if the Republicans wanted to kill the law they could have done it. But, in their defense they only had a decade. (Additional out) So apparently Kavanaugh likes beer and the rule of law.
Tease: In _____ minutes, the backup Bachelorette meets the men
The new Bachelorette Tayshia Adams met the lineup of men she’ll be getting to know last night including four new arrivals. Tayshia stepped in to replace Clare Crawley, who left the show when she got engaged to Dale Moss. On Tuesday’s episode Tayshia told the men, “I cannot share my gratitude enough and thank you guys for staying here.” Adding “I’ll do my best not to marry one of you in a week or two.” (Additional Out) “For the chance to make out with me awkwardly while America watches.”
Phone Topic/Web Poll: The video game industry is booming with more than 2.7 billion gamers worldwide leading to earnings three times that of Hollywood. Two-thirds of adults in the US play video games on their phones, a computer or a console. How about you, do you play video games and, if so, how often do you play?
Contest Tease: Coming up at _____________, these honorable Americans account for what percentage of the US population? The correct answer wins ________.
[Contest setup] Today is Veterans Day, a day we set aside to honor our brave military personnel, what percentage of the adult US population are veterans?
A: 7%
B: 10%
C: 13%
Answer: A, about 7% of the adult US population are veterans of the US Armed Forces. But a hundred percent of us should take some time out of our day today to thank one of them.
[DIY Feature] What in the World Wednesday: I’ll give you riddle clues about a place, person or thing and the first person to guess it correctly wins _________. If no one gets it I’ll give you more clues.
Hint: In a zoo
Clue 1: They can communicate through vibrations
Clue 2: In the wild they live 60 to 70 years
Clue 3: They are the world’s largest land animal
Answer: Elephants
Web Posts (Post after your shift)
5 Things You Need to Know
1) Texas has become the first US state to hit one million covid cases. California is close as well. Yesterday marked eight straight days that the country reported more than 100,000 new cases per day. News that Pfizer’s vaccine has been shown to be more than 90% effective provides some hope though. Dr. Fauci said he estimates most Americans will receive a vaccine by the end of April. So, I’ve got roughly five more months in my bunker.
2) The Northern Taurid meteor shower peaks today and tomorrow and the best time to view it will be just after midnight. Dazzling fireballs light up the night sky during the annual meteor shower as the Earth passes through the densest part of comet 2P/Encke’s debris stream. Stargazers can expect to see about five fireballs per hour. A few more if they also down five fireballs per hour.
3) Based on their oral arguments it appears the Supreme Court will likely reject the latest attempt to kill Obamacare. Justice Kavanaugh suggested it wasn’t the court’s place to invalidate the entire law. Chief Justice Roberts added that if the Republicans wanted to kill the law they could have done it. But, in their defense they only had a decade.
4) The new Bachelorette Tayshia Adams met the lineup of men she’ll be getting to know last night including four new arrivals. Tayshia stepped in to replace Clare Crawley, who left the show when she got engaged to Dale Moss. On Tuesday’s episode Tayshia told the men, “I cannot share my gratitude enough and thank you guys for staying here.” “For the chance to make out with me awkwardly while America watches.”
5) Today is Veterans Day, a day we set aside to honor our brave military personnel. About 7% of the adult US population are veterans of the US Armed Forces. But a hundred percent of us should take some time out of our day today to thank one of them.
How Often Do You Play Video Games?
The video game industry is booming with more than 2.7 billion gamers worldwide leading to earnings three times that of Hollywood. Two-thirds of adults in the US play video games on their phones, a computer or a console. How about you, do you play video games and, if so, how often do you play? 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.
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(Web poll)
How often do you play video games?
Every day
A few times a week
Once a week
Once a month
A few times a year
Never