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, a new variant is taking hold in the US  

The Delta variant, first found in India, currently accounts for 10% of US Covid-19 infections. Plus, that proportion is doubling every two weeks and it may become the dominant strain in the US. The Delta variant is deadlier and more contagious than other strains. Luckily, the vaccines appear to work on it and 64.4% of US adults have received at least one dose of the vaccine. However, it could be a problem for higher unvaccinated populations in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Wyoming. Where they need to follow other states’ lead and offer money, beer or both as vaccine incentives. (Additional Out) Apparently when you supercharge a virus in a lab it mutates quickly.  

Tease: In ___­­­­___ minutes, this ousted world leader warns ‘We’ll be back soon’  

Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12 years in office have come to an end. Naftali Bennett was sworn in yesterday as Israel’s new prime minister. In a debate ahead of the swearing in Netanyahu denounced the coalition that ousted him from office, calling it a ‘weak’ and ‘dangerous’ government and warning his rivals ‘we’ll be back soon.’ Sounds like someone’s a sore loser. (Additional Out) Something tells me old Bebe Netanyahu will be fine, former Prime Minister looks pretty good on a resume.  

Tease: Coming up at ­­­­­­­­­­­­_____, a scary sports moment with a happy ending  

Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest during a Euro 2020 football (soccer) match with Finland over the weekend. For several scary moments he received chest compressions on the field as a live TV audience watched the scene unfold. Thankfully, first responders were able to restart Eriksen’s heart and he’s now in stable condition. I’m glad he’s ok, but if there was ever a time to cut a live feed, that was it. (Additional out) Once again proving my long held theory that hearts are the most over-rated, least cool organ in our bodies.  

Tease: In _____ minutes, a man was swallowed whole by one of these animals and lived  

A lobster diver in Provincetown, Massachusetts was swallowed whole by a humpback whale and survived. 56-year-old Michael Packard said he felt a huge shove and then everything was completely black. It quickly dawned on him that he was inside a whale. About 40 seconds later the whale surfaced and Packard started throwing his head side to side until it spit him out. Being swallowed by a whale is also known as being Moby Dicked. (Additional out) Lucky for him he apparently tasted terrible.  

Phone Topic/Web Poll According to a new 21-year study, our earliest memories begin at age two-and-a-half. The findings, published in peer-reviewed journal Memory, pushes back the previous conclusions of the average age of earliest memories by a whole year. What do you think, do you have memories from before two-and-a-half and what’s your earliest memory?  

Contest Tease: Contest Tease: Coming up at _____________, what’s the oldest one of these in the US? The correct answer wins ________.    

[Contest setup] A Pekignese named Wasabi won Best in Show at the 145th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show yesterday. Bourbon the whippet was runner-up. The Westminster Dog Show is the second oldest continuous sporting event in the US, what’s the oldest?  

A: The World Series  

B: The Kentucky Derby  

C: America’s Cup  

Answer: B, America’s Cup began in 1851, however, it isn’t always held in the US, making the Kentucky Derby that began in 1875 the oldest continuously run sporting event in America. Another useless fun fact to bore people with at dinner parties.  

[DIY Feature] Name that Movie Monday: I’ll give you a clue and play a short clip, the first person to call in and correctly identify the movie wins ________. If no one gets it I’ll move on to another clue and a slightly longer clip.  

Clue #1: 1989 sports film  

Clue #2: About an Iowa farmer  

Clue #3: Kevin Costner, Ray Liotta and James Earl Jones  

Answer: Field of Dreams  

5 Things You Need to Know  

1) The Delta variant, first found in India, currently accounts for 10% of US Covid-19 infections. Plus, that proportion is doubling every two weeks and it may become the dominant strain in the US. The Delta variant is deadlier and more contagious than other strains. Luckily, the vaccines appear to work on it and 64.4% of US adults have received at least one dose of the vaccine. However, it could be a problem for higher unvaccinated populations in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Wyoming. Where they need to follow other states’ lead and offer money, beer or both as vaccine incentives.  

2) Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12 years in office have come to an end. Naftali Bennett was sworn in yesterday as Israel’s new prime minister. In a debate ahead of the swearing in Netanyahu denounced the coalition that ousted him from office, calling it a ‘weak’ and ‘dangerous’ government and warning his rivals ‘we’ll be back soon.’ Sounds like someone’s a sore loser.  

3) Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest during a Euro 2020 football match with Finland over the weekend. For several scary moments he received chest compressions on the field as a live TV audience watched the scene unfold. Thankfully, first responders were able to restart Eriksen’s heart and he’s now in stable condition. I’m glad he’s ok, but if there was ever a time to cut a live feed, that was it.  

4) A lobster diver in Provincetown, Massachusetts was swallowed whole by a humpback whale and survived. 56-year-old Michael Packard said he felt a huge shove and then everything was completely black. It quickly dawned on him that he was inside a whale. About 40 seconds later the whale surfaced and Packard started throwing his head side to side until it spit him out. Being swallowed by a whale is also known as being Moby Dicked.  

5) A Pekignese named Wasabi won Best in Show at the 145th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show yesterday. Bourbon the whippet was runner-up. The Westminster Dog Show is the second oldest continuous sporting event in the US behind the Kentucky Derby that began in 1875. Another useless fun fact to bore people with at dinner parties.  

Do You Have Memories From Before 2 and a Half?  

According to a new 21-year study, our earliest memories begin at age two-and-a-half. The findings, published in peer-reviewed journal Memory, pushes back the previous conclusions of the average age of earliest memories by a whole year. What do you think, do you have memories from before two-and-a-half and what’s your earliest memory? 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)  

Do you have memories from before 2 and a half years old?  

Yes  

No