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Tease: Coming up in ___________ minutes, what a CNN contributor did on a Zoom call that got him suspended  

Jeffrey Toobin, a legal analyst for the New Yorker and CNN, has been suspended after he exposed himself to colleagues on a Zoom Call. In a statement to Vice the renowned reporter said, “I made an embarrassingly stupid mistake, believing I was off camera. I thought no one on the Zoom call could see me. I thought I had muted the Zoom video.” Turns out there is a downside to letting some people work from home. (Additional out) Rookie mistake, the mute button’s for audio, you have to hit the stop video button if you want to get nude mid-meeting.  

Tease: In ___­­­­___ minutes, when to watch this week’s Orionid meteor shower  

The Orionid meteor shower will peak in the early morning hours tomorrow. You can expect up to 20 meteors per hour streaking across the sky as remnants of Halley’s Comet create a dazzling display in Earth’s atmosphere. What makes these showers distinct are the beautiful gas trails that stretch out for seconds. Not unlike Grandpa as he crosses the living room. (Additional out) But not distinct enough to make me wake up at 1am on a Wednesday.  

Tease: Coming up at ­­­­­­­­­­­­_____, the commission on Presidential debates makes some changes ahead of Thursday’s debate  

The commission on Presidential debates plans to mute Trump and Biden’s microphones during their opponent’s initial responses. After a unanimous vote Monday, the commission hopes the decision will make this Thursday’s debate between the two Presidential candidates more civil. I say spice it up and use one of those Nickelodeon slime-buckets every time one interrupts. (Additional out) If that doesn’t work they’ll be asked to stand in the corner for two minutes and think about what they’ve done.  

Tease: In _____ minutes, Seth Rogen says this upcoming comedy has a few of the funniest scenes he’s ever seen  

Seth Rogen says ‘Borat 2’ has ‘A few of the funniest scenes I’ve ever seen in a movie.’ Fourteen years after the first Borat move, Sacha Baron Cohen’s sequel hits Amazon Prime this Friday, October 23rd. In a tweet yesterday Rogen said he’s seen it ‘six times’ and ‘it couldn’t’ be more timely.’ Plus, two of those times he was only slightly high. (Additional Out) No need to oversell it Seth, what else are we gonna watch.  

Phone Topic/Web Poll: A Cedar Rapids woman who wasn’t ready to say goodbye to her cat Mr. Tufts had him cloned. Mr. Tufts Junior is now nine months old and a lot more athletic than the original. Cloning pets is fairly common now, music icon Barbara Streisand famously cloned both her dogs in 2018. It currently costs roughly $50,000 to clone a dog in the US and $25,000 to clone a cat. Money aside, would you ever clone one of your pets?  

Contest Tease: Coming up at _____________, according to a study this is the scariest movie ever made? The correct answer wins _______ _.  

[Contest setup] According to a study that examined the heart rates of viewers during horror films, what’s the scariest movie ever made?  

A: The Exorcist  

B: Sinister  

C: The Ring  

Answer: B, during the study Sinister, a 2012 scary movie starring Ethan Hawke, kept the blood pumping 32% more consistently than any other horror film. I disagree, I’m gonna have to go with the Exorcist, based on how it scarred me for life.  

[DIY Feature] Knockout Trivia Tuesday: I’ll ask a question on air, if you call in and correctly answer it you’ll have twenty seconds to answer three more questions to win ________. If no one gets it, we’ll move on to round 2.  

Round 1:  

General question: Who attached a metal key to the end of a kite to prove lighting is electricity? (Ben Franklin)  

Follow Up Questions:  

What MLB team stole signs during the 2017 and 2018 seasons? (Houston Astros)  

What is a community of ants called? (A colony)  

How many weapons are in a standard game of Clue? (Six)  

Round 2:  

General question: Who did Jesse Eisenberg portray in “The Social Network”? (Mark Zuckerberg)  

Follow up questions:  

Who do the college of cardinals elect? (The pope)  

What’s the most populous city in the US? (New York)  

Not counting penalties or halftime, how long is a pro soccer game? (90 minutes)  

5 Things You Need to Know  

1) Jeffrey Toobin, a legal analyst for the New Yorker and CNN, has been suspended after he exposed himself to colleagues on a Zoom Call. In a statement to Vice the renowned reporter said, “I made an embarrassingly stupid mistake, believing I was off camera. I thought no one on the Zoom call could see me. I thought I had muted the Zoom video.” Turns out there is a downside to letting some people work from home.  

2) The Orionid meteor shower will peak in the early morning hours tomorrow. You can expect up to 20 meteors per hour streaking across the sky as remnants of Halley’s Comet create a dazzling display in Earth’s atmosphere. What makes these showers distinct are the beautiful gas trails that stretch out for seconds. Not unlike Grandpa as he crosses the living room.  

3) The commission on Presidential debates plans to mute Trump and Biden’s microphones during their opponent’s initial responses. After a unanimous vote Monday, the commission hopes the decision will make this Thursday’s debate between the two Presidential candidates more civil. If that doesn’t work they’ll be asked to stand in the corner for two minutes and think about what they’ve done.  

4) Seth Rogen says ‘Borat 2’ has ‘A few of the funniest scenes I’ve ever seen in a movie.’ Fourteen years after the first Borat move, Sacha Baron Cohen’s sequel hits Amazon Prime this Friday, October 23rd. In a tweet yesterday Rogen said he’s seen it ‘six times’ and ‘it couldn’t’ be more timely.’ Plus, two of those times he was only slightly high.  

5) According to a study that examined the heart rates of viewers during horror films, Sinister is the scariest movie ever made. During the study the 2012 scary movie starring Ethan Hawke kept the blood pumping 32% more consistently than any other horror film. I disagree, I’m gonna have to go with the Exorcist, based on how it scarred me for life.  

Would You Clone One Of Your Pets?  

A Cedar Rapids woman who wasn’t ready to say goodbye to her cat Mr. Tufts had him cloned. Mr. Tufts Junior is now nine months old and a lot more athletic than the original. Cloning pets is fairly common now, music icon Barbara Streisand famously cloned both her dogs in 2018. It currently costs roughly $50,000 to clone a dog in the US and $25,000 to clone a cat. Money aside, would you ever clone one of your pets? We posed that question to our  _________ listeners, click below to hear their responses, take the web poll below to vote on your favorite, then listen tomorrow at _______ to hear the results.  

(Upload audio from your best calls)  

(Web poll)  

Money aside, would you clone one of your pets?  

Yes  

No