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Tease: Coming up in ___________ minutes, four billionaires who’ve paid little to no taxes in recent years  

Jeff Bezos, Michael Bloomberg, Warren Buffet and Elon Musk have all paid little to no income taxes in one or more recent years. That’s according to a bombshell report from ProPublica, who obtained the tax returns of the wealthiest people in the country from an anonymous source. But that’s understandable, they were busy building space rockets or running for president for a few minutes. (Additional Out) Shocking anyone who hasn’t paid attention for the past twenty years.  

Tease: In ___­­­­___ minutes, this reality TV host is gone for good  

Chris Harrison is leaving ‘The Bachelor’ franchise for good. The longtime host’s departure comes after he defended contestant Rachael Kirkconnell who was reportedly photographed at an antebellum plantation-themed party in 2018. Former Bachelorettes Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe are currently guest hosting in place of Harrison. So after twenty years, he’s the one not getting a rose. (Additional Out) Cancel culture 100, proportional responses 0.  

Tease: Coming up at ­­­­­­­­­­­­_____, this is the most livable city in the world  

Auckland in New Zealand has been named the most livable city in the world by the Economist Intelligence Unit. That’s laregely due to the country’s successful handling of Covid-19. Osaka, Japan, Adelaide, Australia and Wellington, New Zealand rounded out the top four. Plus, New Zealand is home to an adorable accent, the Flight of the Concords guys and Rhys Darby. (Additional out) Turns out there’s an upside to responding well to a global pandemic.  

Tease: In _____ minutes, Maxim has named this year’s sexiest woman alive  

Teyana Taylor has been named Maxim’s sexiest woman alive. The singer, director and choreographer has made history as the first black woman to receive the honor. The ‘Wake Up Love’ singer is also a mother of two. Taylor took to social media to share the big news saying ‘embrace and love yourself for who and what you are.’ For those of you too young to remember, Maxim is one of what we used to call magazines. (Additional out) So she’s also considerably more gracious than I would be if anyone ever named me the sexiest person on the planet.  

Phone Topic/Web Poll According to a new study night owls are more likely to report depression and anxiety than morning people. The findings were published in the journal of Molecular Psychiatry and looked at the sleep data of 85,000 people. What about you, are you a night owl or a morning person?  

Contest Tease: Contest Tease: Coming up at _____________, which one of these is a real Florida headline? The correct answer wins ________.    

[Contest setup] Florida men and woman are back in the news with their insane headlines. Which one of these Florida headlines is real?  

A: Florida Man Marries Housecat  

B: Naked Florida Woman Trashed Outback Steakhouse  

C: Florida Man Throws Alligator Through McDonald’s drive-thru window  

Answer: B, a Florida man didn’t marry a housecat or throw an alligator through a McDonald’s drive thru, actually it was a Wendy’s. But a naked Florida woman did trash an Outback Steakhouse. But who among us hasn’t over-reacted when our Bloomin Onion arrives too late.  

[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: Person  

Clue 1: He offered his wife his Nobel Prize as part of their divorce settlement  

Clue 2: He didn’t really fail math as a child  

Clue 3: Published his theory of general relativity in 1915  

Answer: Albert Einstein  

5 Things You Need to Know  

1) Jeff Bezos, Michael Bloomberg, Warren Buffet and Elon Musk have all paid little to no income taxes in one or more recent years. That’s according to a bombshell report from ProPublica, who obtained the tax returns of the wealthiest people in the country from an anonymous source. But that’s understandable, they were busy building space rockets or running for president for a few minutes.  

2) Chris Harrison is leaving ‘The Bachelor’ franchise for good. The longtime host’s departure comes after he defended contestant Rachael Kirkconnell who was reportedly photographed at an antebellum plantation-themed party in 2018. Former Bachelorettes Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe are currently guest hosting in place of Harrison. So after twenty years, he’s the one not getting a rose.  

3) Auckland in New Zealand has been named the most livable city in the world by the Economist Intelligence Unit. That’s laregely due to the country’s successful handling of Covid-19. Osaka, Japan, Adelaide, Australia and Wellington, New Zealand rounded out the top four. Plus, New Zealand is home to an adorable accent, the Flight of the Concords guys and Rhys Darby.  

4) Teyana Taylor has been named Maxim’s sexiest woman alive. The singer, director and choreographer has made history as the first black woman to receive the honor. The ‘Wake Up Love’ singer is also a mother of two. Taylor took to social media to share the big news saying ‘embrace and love yourself for who and what you are.’ For those of you too young to remember, Maxim is one of what we used to call magazines.  

5) Florida men and woman are back in the news with their insane headlines. Which one of these Florida headlines is real? A: Florida Man Marries Housecat, B: Naked Florida Woman Trashed Outback Steakhouse, C: Florida Man Throws Alligator Through McDonald’s drive-thru window. Answer: B, a Florida man didn’t marry a housecat or throw an alligator through a McDonald’s drive thru, actually it was a Wendy’s. But a naked Florida woman did trash an Outback Steakhouse. But who among us hasn’t over-reacted a bit when our Bloomin Onion arrives too late.  

Are You a Morning Person or Night Owl?  

According to a new study night owls are more likely to report depression and anxiety than morning people. The findings were published in the journal of Molecular Psychiatry and looked at the sleep data of 85,000 people. What about you, are you a night owl or a morning person? 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)  

Are you a morning person or night owl?  

Morning person  

Night owl