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Tease: Coming up in ___________ minutes, a new study shows how many people had long covid  

1 in 3 people who survived Covid-19 had long Covid according to new research. Long Covid means they reported symptoms more than two months after their first positive test. Most common long Covid symptoms include breathing difficulty, loss of taste and smell and muscle or joint pain. Hopefully it also at least leads to long antibodies. (Additional out) Other symptoms include, inserting the fact that you had long Covid into every conversation.  

Tease: In ___­­­­___ minutes, how long Tom Brady thinks he’ll play in the NFL  

Tom Brady says he can play in the NFL until age 50. In a video produced by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Thursday Gronkowski asked the 44-year-old Brady a question that people often search on Google: ‘Can Tom Brady play until 50?”. Tom replied ‘I think I can. I think it’s a yes.’ That means he would play until 2027. Which seems plausible since the refs never let anyone lay a finger on him. (Additional Out) Whereas Gronk will retire at least three more times by then.  

Tease: Coming up at ­­­­­­­­­­­­_____, these two will host Jeopardy through the end of the year  

Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings will share hosting duties for Jeopardy! through the end of the year. Bialik is a real neuroscientist who starred on The Big Bang Theory and Ken Jennings is the highest earning Jeopardy! champion of all time. The show made the announcement yesterday on their Twitter account. Because Mike Richards once said something remotely offensive on a podcast. (Additional out) I’ll take ‘Who cares at this point?’ for a thousand.  

Tease: In _____ minutes, the number one song of all time according to Rolling Stone  

Aretha Franklin’s 1967 classic ‘Respect’ is the number one song of all time according to Rolling Stone. The magazine reached out to hundreds of musicians to compile a new list of the 500 greatest tunes of all time and the Queen of Soul’s first number one single took the top spot. Public Enemy’s 1989 ‘Fight the Power’ and Sam Cooke’s classic ‘A Change is Gonna Come’ rounded out the top 3. Bob Dylan previously held the top spot with ‘Like a Rolling Stone’ which fell to number four. Shockingly Billy Ray Cyrus’ 1992 smash hit ‘Achy Breaky Heart’ didn’t even make the list. (Additional out) As you can imagine angry nerds on the internet vehemently disagreed with the entire list.  

Phone Topic/Web Poll: Cedric the Entertainer will host the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards this Sunday. The event will be in person this year after last year’s mostly virtual show. The eight shows nominated for Outstanding Drama Series are Bridgerton, Lovecraft Country, Pose, The Boys, The Crown, The Handmaid’s Tale, The Mandalorian and This Is Us. The Crown is the odds on favorite according to Vegas, but what do you think, which nominee should win Outstanding Drama Series Sunday?  

Contest Tease: Contest Tease: Coming up at _____________, how many Hard Knocks’ teams have done this? The correct answer wins ________.    

[Contest setup] The NFL announced that the Indianapolis Colts will be featured in an in-season version of the HBO show Hard Knocks. Hard Knocks In Season: The Indianapolis Colts will air on November 17th on HBO. This comes after the show followed the Dallas Cowboys during training camp and the preseason. Out of the 16 teams that have been featured on Hard Knocks over the years, how many went on to post a winning season that year?  

A: 6  

B: 7  

C: 8  

Answer: A, counting the Rams last year, only 6 Hard Knocks’ teams have gone on to post winning records. Sorry Cowboys fans, the curse is real.  

[DIY Feature] Fast Five Fridays: If you can name five in five seconds you’ll win _________. Call for your chance to win.  

Fast Five Friday Topic:  Soccer  

(Read once you get the caller on the line)   

Name 5 of the top 15 best soccer players of all time according to Sports Illustrated (Diego Maradona, Pele, Lionel Messi, Franz Beckenbauer, Johan Cruyff, Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo, Michel Platini, Roberto Baggio, Alfredo di Stefano, Mane Garrincha, Gerd Muller, Paolo Maldini, Ferenc Puskas, Cristiano Ronaldo)  

Name 5 of the 11 positions in soccer (Goalkeeper, Right Fullback, Left Fullback, Center Back, Sweeper, Defending Holding Midfielder, Right Midfielder-Winger, Central/Box-to-Box Midfielder, Striker, Attacking Midfielder/Playmaker, Left Midfielder/Wingers)  

5 Things You Need to Know  

1) 1 in 3 people who survived Covid-19 had long Covid according to new research. Long Covid means they reported symptoms more than two months after their first positive test. Most common long Covid symptoms include breathing difficulty, loss of taste and smell and muscle or joint pain. Other symptoms include, inserting the fact that you had long Covid into every conversation.  

2) Tom Brady says he can play in the NFL until age 50. In a video produced by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Thursday Gronkowski asked the 44-year-old Brady a question that people often search on Google: ‘Can Tom Brady play until 50?”. Tom replied ‘I think I can. I think it’s a yes.’ That means he would play until 2027. Which seems plausible since the refs never let anyone lay a finger on him.  

3) Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings will share hosting duties for Jeopardy! through the end of the year. Bialik is a real neuroscientist who starred on The Big Bang Theory and Ken Jennings is the highest earning Jeopardy! champion of all time. The show made the announcement yesterday on their Twitter account. I’ll take ‘Who cares at this point?’ for a thousand.  

4) Aretha Franklin’s 1967 classic ‘Respect’ is the number one song of all time according to Rolling Stone. The magazine reached out to hundreds of musicians to compile a new list of the 500 greatest tunes of all time and the Queen of Soul’s first number one single took the top spot. Public Enemy’s 1989 ‘Fight the Power’ and Sam Cooke’s classic ‘A Change is Gonna Come’ rounded out the top 3. Bob Dylan previously held the top spot with ‘Like a Rolling Stone’ which fell to number four. As you can imagine angry nerds on the internet vehemently disagreed with the entire list.  

5) The NFL announced that the Indianapolis Colts will be featured in an in-season version of the HBO show Hard Knocks. Hard Knocks In Season: The Indianapolis Colts will air on November 17th on HBO. This comes after the show followed the Dallas Cowboys during training camp and the preseason. Out of the 16 teams that have been featured on Hard Knocks over the years, how many went on to post a winning season that year? A) 6, B) 7, C) 8. Answer: A, counting the Rams last year, only 6 Hard Knocks’ teams have gone on to post winning records. Sorry Cowboys fans, the curse is real.  

What Should Win Outstanding Drama Series at the Emmy’s Sunday?  

Cedric the Entertainer will host the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards this Sunday. The event will be in person this year after last year’s mostly virtual show. The eight shows nominated for Outstanding Drama Series are Bridgerton, Lovecraft Country, Pose, The Boys, The Crown, The Handmaid’s Tale, The Mandalorian and This Is Us. The Crown is the odds on favorite according to Vegas, but what do you think, which nominee should win Outstanding Drama Series Sunday? We posed that question to our  _________ listeners, click below to hear their responses, take the web poll below to weigh in, then listen Monday at _______ to hear the results.  

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(Web poll)  

What nominee should win Outstanding Drama Series Sunday at the Emmy’s?  

Bridgerton  

Lovecraft Country  

Pose  

The Boys  

The Crown  

The Handmaid’s Tale  

The Mandalorian  

This Is Us