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Tease: Coming up in ___________ minutes, what health experts are saying about the new variant
The Delta Covid Variant is like ‘Covid on steroids’. That’s how former White House senior adviser for Covid-19 response described the variant first identified in India that’s now circulating in 80 countries. Currently the Delta variant accounts for roughly 10% of new cases here in the US and the CDC has labeled it a ‘variant of concern’ because its more transmissible and can cause more severe disease. Can we come up with another way to say somethings super serious than 'on steroids'? (Additional Out) We need scarier names for these variants so people will take them seriously.
Tease: In ______ minutes, how many record high temps could be broken this week in the US
About 300 high temperature records could be broken this week in the US. More than an eighth of the US population, over 40 million people, are on high alert for potentially deadly conditions. The heat and exceptional drought are fueling one of Arizona’s largest wildfires. Doctors also warn of pavement burns as record heat waves scorch several states. Hence why I do a dead sprint from the lounge chair to the pool. (Additional Out) General rule of thumb, if you can fry an egg on it, don’t walk barefoot on it.
Tease: Coming up at _____, Biden returns to the US for a legislative showdown
Biden returns home to a deadlocked legislature with little movement on an infrastructure or a voting rights bill. Moderate Democrat Joe Manchin said he supports several key pieces of a voting rights bill, including a ban on partisan gerrymandering. A bipartisan group trying to hash out an infrastructure deal met yesterday on Capitol Hill, but acknowledged afterward that there’s still a long way to go. Unfortunately, problems don’t solve themselves when you’re out of town. (Additional Out) Before Democrats give up and ultimately pass it on a party-line vote.
Tease: In _____ minutes, the internet reacts to Rihanna’s revealing new leggings
Rihanna’s lingerie line is offering crotchless, butt revealing leggings. The internet isn’t sure it wants them. Social media is having a field day with some calling them cheggings, a combo of leggings and chaps. The Soft Mesh Open-Back Crotchless Leggings are available at SavageX dot com for $49.95. Not sure if you know this Rihanna, but not all of us ate responsibly during the pandemic. (Additional out) Perfect for that person in your life looking to get kicked out of their gym.
Phone Topic/Web Poll NY Times critics picked the 21 best TV comedies of the 21st century so far. Curb Your Enthusiasm, Chappelle’s Show, Arrested Development, The Office, The Comeback and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia topped the list. What do you think, since 2000, what’s the best TV comedy so far?
Contest Tease: Contest Tease: Coming up at _____________, how many of these did this record breaker do daily? The correct answer wins ________.
[Contest setup] A man just set a new world record for the most push-ups in a year. 45-year-old Nate Carroll of Wisconsin officially broke the Guinness World Record on June 6th at Met Life Stadium when he did his 1,500,911th push-up in a 365-day period. Plus, he did it for a good cause, to raise money for first responders. To achieve the feat, how many push-ups did he average a day?
A: 3,000
B: 4,000
C: 5,000
Answer: B, Nate averaged just over 4,000 push-ups a day on his quest to break the record. So, roughly 3,990 more than I do most months.
[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: Skater Nancy Kerrigan is attacked in Detroit, Nelson Mandella becomes the president of South Africa, and this show debuts on NBC (ER Clip)
2nd break clues: OJ flees police in a white Ford Bronco, Hakeem Olajuwon led the Houston Rockets to win their team’s first NBA championship, and this movie hit theaters (Dumb and Dumber Clip)
Answer: 1994
5 Things You Need to Know
1) The Delta Covid Variant is like ‘Covid on steroids’. That’s how former White House senior adviser for Covid-19 response described the variant first identified in India that’s now circulating in 80 countries. Currently the Delta variant accounts for roughly 10% of new cases here in the US and the CDC has labeled it a ‘variant of concern’ because its more transmissible and can cause more severe disease. We need scarier names for these variants so people will take them seriously.
2) About 300 high temperature records could be broken this week in the US. More than an eighth of the US population, over 40 million people, are on high alert for potentially deadly conditions. The heat and exceptional drought are fueling one of Arizona’s largest wildfires. Doctors also warn of pavement burns as record heat waves scorch several states. Hence why I do a dead sprint from the lounge chair to the pool.
3) Biden returns home to a deadlocked legislature with little movement on an infrastructure or a voting rights bill. Moderate Democrat Joe Manchin said he supports several key pieces of a voting rights bill, including a ban on partisan gerrymandering. A bipartisan group trying to hash out an infrastructure deal met yesterday on Capitol Hill, but acknowledged afterward that there’s still a long way to go. Unfortunately, problems don’t solve themselves when you’re out of town.
4) Rihanna’s lingerie line is offering crotchless, butt revealing leggings. The internet isn’t sure it wants them. Social media is having a field day with some calling them cheggings, a combo of leggings and chaps. The Soft Mesh Open-Back Crotchless Leggings are available at SavageX dot com for $49.95. Not sure if you know this Rihanna, but not all of us ate responsibly during the pandemic.
5) A man just set a new world record for the most push-ups in a year. 45-year-old Nate Carroll of Wisconsin officially broke the Guinness World Record on June 6th at Met Life Stadium when he did his 1,500,911th push-up in a 365-day period. Plus, he did it for a good cause, to raise money for first responders. To achieve the feat, Nate averaged just over 4,000 push-ups a day on his quest to break the record. So, roughly 3,990 more than I do most months.
Best TV Comedy of the 21st Century
NY Times critics picked the 21 best TV comedies of the 21st century so far. Curb Your Enthusiasm, Chappelle’s Show, Arrested Development, The Office, The Comeback and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia topped the list. What do you think, since 2000, what’s the best TV comedy so 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)
Since 2000, what’s the best TV comedy so far?
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Chappelle’s Show
Arrested Development
The Office
The Comeback
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
30 Rock
Parks and Recreation
Community
Bob’s Burgers
Key and Peele
(Other suggestions from on-air)