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 FDA made a major announcement on booster shots  

The FDA will grant emergency use authorization for a booster dose of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine in people 65 and older as well as those at high risk because of pre-existing conditions or their job. The next step is for the CDC to give their stamp of approval. But the Pfizer booster shots could be available as early as this week. Hopefully the third time’s the charm. (Additional out) No word on when your cousin’s friend’s brother who did his own research will sign off on it.  

Tease: In ___­­­­___ minutes, what’s new on Netflix in October  

The third season of You, Escape the Undertaker, Locke & Key and Sexy Beasts are a few of the highlights of what’s new on Netflix in October. See the full list on our website. Some of the new films include Jake Gyllenhaal’s The Guilty on October 1st and Megan Fox’s Night Teeth October 20th. In other words, plenty for you to scroll through for hours without watching anything. (Additional Out) Which is about vampires, not dentures.  

Tease: Coming up at ­­­­­­­­­­­­_____, what a looming Government shutdown could do  

Social security payments, child tax credits and food stamps could all be delayed by a possible upcoming government shutdown. Economists also fear it could set off a recession that would wipe out millions of jobs. The government will shut down if Democrats and Republicans can’t work out a debt ceiling deal before the mid-October deadline. So in other words, we’re screwed. (Additional out) Hopefully they learned their lesson from the past 7 times this has happened.  

Tease: In _____ minutes, now they say this fat is good for you  

People who eat more dairy fat have a lower risk of heart disease according to a new study. An international team of scientists studied the dairy consumption of 4,150 60-year-olds in Sweden, a country with one of the highest levels of dairy consumption, by measuring blood levels of a particular fatty acid found in dairy foods. They then watched them all for 16 years to see how many had heart attacks and the results showed that those who ate more dairy fat fared better. Good to hear that my all cheese diet will finally pay off. (Additional out) That’s an interesting way to do a study, ‘eat all this cheese and let us know when you keel over.’  

Phone Topic/Web Poll: Johnny Depp spoke out against cancel culture. The Academy Award winning actor complained to reporters at a film festival in Spain that it only takes on bad sentence and then people no longer have any ground to stand on. He added that its ‘So far out of hand’ and ‘No one is safe.’ Depp lost his role in Fantastic Beasts after losing his libel case against The Sun. What do you think, has cancel culture gone too far?  

Contest Tease: Coming up at _____________, how many former SNL cast members have done this? The correct answer wins ________.    

[Contest setup] SNL returns October 2nd and they’ve released their list of hosts for the first four episodes. Owen Wilson will take the reins for the first episode, followed by Kim Kardashian West, Rami Malek and former cast member, and recent Emmy winner, Jason Sudeikis. In the history of the show, how many former cast members or writers have returned to host?  

A: 14  

B: 24  

C: 34  

Answer: C, 34 former cast members and writers have later returned to host SNL. Chevy Chase has hosted the most times at 8, followed by Tina Fey, Will Ferrell and Bill Murray. When he’s not busy crashing random people’s weddings.  

[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: Somali Pirates take Captain Richard Phillips hostage, the WHO declares swine flu a global pandemic, and this movie hits theaters (The Proposal Clip)  

2nd break clues: Michael Jackson passed away, Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th US President, and this show debuted on TV (Glee Clip)  

Answer: 2009  

5 Things You Need to Know  

1) The FDA will grant emergency use authorization for a booster dose of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine in people 65 and older as well as those at high risk because of pre-existing conditions or their job. The next step is for the CDC to give their stamp of approval. But the Pfizer booster shots could be available as early as this week. No word on when your cousin’s friend’s brother who did his own research will sign off on it.  

2) The third season of You, Escape the Undertaker, Locke & Key and Sexy Beasts are a few of the highlights of what’s new on Netflix in October. Click here to see the full list. Some of the new films include Jake Gyllenhaal’s The Guilty on October 1st and Megan Fox’s Night Teeth October 20th. Which is about vampires, not dentures.  

3) Social security payments, child tax credits and food stamps could all be delayed by a possible upcoming government shutdown. Economists also fear it could set off a recession that would wipe out millions of jobs. The government will shut down if Democrats and Republicans can’t work out a debt ceiling deal before the mid-October deadline. So in other words, we’re screwed.  

4) People who eat more dairy fat have a lower risk of heart disease according to a new study. An international team of scientists studied the dairy consumption of 4,150 60-year-olds in Sweden, a country with one of the highest levels of dairy consumption, by measuring blood levels of a particular fatty acid found in dairy foods. They then watched them all for 16 years to see how many had heart attacks and the results showed that those who ate more dairy fat fared better. That’s an interesting way to do a study, ‘eat all this cheese and let us know when you keel over.’  

5) SNL returns October 2nd and they’ve released their list of hosts for the first four episodes. Owen Wilson will take the reins for the first episode, followed by Kim Kardashian West, Rami Malek and former cast member, and recent Emmy winner, Jason Sudeikis. In the history of the show, how many former cast members or writers have returned to host? A) 14, B) 24, C) 34. ANSWER: C, 34 former cast members and writers have later returned to host SNL. Chevy Chase has hosted the most times at 8, followed by Tina Fey, Will Ferrell and Bill Murray. When he’s not busy crashing random people’s weddings.  

Has Cancel Culture Gone Too Far?  

Johnny Depp spoke out against cancel culture. The Academy Award winning actor complained to reporters at a film festival in Spain that it only takes on bad sentence and then people no longer have any ground to stand on. He added that its ‘So far out of hand’ and ‘No one is safe.’ Depp lost his role in Fantastic Beasts after losing his libel case against The Sun. What do you think, has cancel culture gone too far? 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)  

Has cancel culture gone too far?  

Yes  

No