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 main takeaways from last night’s competing town halls  

Trump and Biden held competing town halls last night. Biden said elements of a decades old crime bill was a mistake, dodged questions about packing the court, and pledged to reverse Trump administration policies that discriminate against transgenders. Trump said he would accept a peaceful transfer of power, questioned the value of masks, and refused to denounce QAnon conspiracy theories. And sadly no fly stole the show at either event. (Additional out) Hopefully the events helped make up the minds of the four voters in this country that are still undecided.  

Tease: In ___­­­­___ minutes, a cool new google feature for searching tunes you can’t remember  

You can now hum to search Google for songs you can’t remember. Yesterday Google unveiled a new search feature that lets users search for songs by humming a few bars in an attempt to help you identify music. The results will include several probable songs, along with the search engine’s estimation of how likely each one is. I’m sure it also records you so Google employees have something to laugh at during their next company party. (Additional out) Radio DJs have provided a similar service on our request lines for years, only we pretend not to know to egg you on and make it funnier for us.  

Tease: Coming up at ­­­­­­­­­­­­_____, this band had a creative idea for putting on large concerts during a pandemic  

The Flaming Lips put on a live concert where everyone in attendance was in a literal bubble. The band’s recent show in Oklahoma City served as a test run for putting on large concerts during the ongoing pandemic. At the event each fan was housed inside a personal inflatable bubble. Which also adds another fun element to mosh pits. (Additional out) Which sounds like a great idea, unless you’re gassy.  

Tease: In _____ minutes, YouTube cracks down on conspiracy theories  

YouTube has essentially banned QAnon. Following Twitter and Facebook’s crackdown on the conspiracy theory site YouTube has purged much of their content as it pledges to take down videos that ‘encourage real world violence.’ The video sharing site has played a big role in moving QAnon from the fringes to the mainstream. Since the only thing more popular than cat videos on YouTube are conspiracy theory videos. (Additional Out) But don’t worry conspiracy theorists Reddit still has no moral compass.  

Phone Topic/Web Poll: Last night marked the first time the two major party candidates held competing town halls on major networks at the same time. Early numbers show roughly 6.3 million US households tuned into the Trump town hall and 6.9 million watched the Biden event. How about you, did you watch Trump’s town hall, Biden’s, flip back and forth or neither.  

Contest Tease: Coming up at _____________, how many people have done this so far? The correct answer wins _______ _.  

[Contest setup] Early voting is underway and turnout is way up from previous election cycles. According to official tallies how many Americans have voted so far?  

A: 13 million  

B: 15 million  

C: 17 million  

Answer: C, a whopping 17 million people have already voted despite the election being more than two weeks away. But, don’t worry I’m sure those two weeks will fly right by with no more last minute surprises.  

[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:  Monopoly  

(Read once you get the caller on the line)   

Name the last 5 properties on the Monopoly board (Boardwalk, Park Place, Short Line Railroad, Pennsylvania Avenue, North Carolina Avenue)  

Name 5 of the current Monopoly Player Pieces (The dog or the Scottie Dog, the top hat, the T-Rex, the rubber ducky, the penguin, the cat, the racing car, the battleship, the thimble RETIRED, the boot RETIRED, the wheelbarrow RETIRED)  

5 Things You Need to Know  

1) Trump and Biden held competing town halls last night. Biden said elements of a decades old crime bill was a mistake, dodged questions about packing the court, and pledged to reverse Trump administration policies that discriminate against transgenders. Trump said he would accept a peaceful transfer of power, questioned the value of masks, and refused to denounce QAnon conspiracy theories. Hopefully the events helped make up the minds of the four voters in this country that are still undecided.  

2) You can now hum to search Google for songs you can’t remember. Yesterday Google unveiled a new search feature that lets users search for songs by humming a few bars in an attempt to help you identify music. The results will include several probable songs, along with the search engine’s estimation of how likely each one is. Radio DJs have provided a similar service on our request lines for years, only we pretend not to know to egg you on and make it funnier for us.  

3) The Flaming Lips put on a live concert where everyone in attendance was in a literal bubble. The band’s recent show in Oklahoma City served as a test run for putting on large concerts during the ongoing pandemic. At the event each fan was housed inside a personal inflatable bubble. Which sounds like a great idea, unless you’re gassy.  

4) Early voting is underway and turnout is way up from previous election cycles. According to official tallies a whopping 17 million people have already voted despite the election being more than two weeks away. But, don’t worry I’m sure those two weeks will fly right by with no more last minute surprises.  

5) YouTube has essentially banned QAnon. Following Twitter and Facebook’s crackdown on the conspiracy theory site YouTube has purged much of their content as it pledges to take down videos that ‘encourage real world violence.’ The video sharing site has played a big role in moving QAnon from the fringes to the mainstream. Since the only thing more popular than cat videos on YouTube are conspiracy theory videos.  

Which Town Hall Did You Watch?  

Last night marked the first time the two major party candidates held competing town halls on major networks at the same time. Early numbers show roughly 6.3 million US households tuned into the Trump town hall and 6.9 million households watched the Biden event. How about you, did you watch Trump’s town hall, Biden’s, flip back and forth or neither? We posed those questions to our  _________ listeners, click below to hear their responses, take the web poll below to vote on your favorite, then listen Monday at _______ to hear the results.  

(Upload audio from your best calls)  

(Web poll)  

Which town hall did you watch?  

Trump’s  

Biden’s  

A little of both  

Neither