Solo Prep October 21, 2020

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, some of the incredible specs from the new electric Hummer  

The new all-electric Hummer has 1,000 horsepower and goes from 0 to 60 in about 3 seconds. GM revealed the GMC Hummer EV last night, bringing it back after a decade. It can go 350 miles on a full charge, has 4 wheel steering allowing it to drive diagonally and its video cameras provide 18 different views around and under the truck. However, it’ll run you $112,595. Which sounds like a lot, but that’s roughly what previous Hummer owners spent on gas every six months. (Additional out) So, hopefully it’ll last the sixty years it takes me to pay it off.  

Tease: In ___­­­­___ minutes, why Google is getting sued  

Google has been sued by the Trump administration and 11 states for being an illegal monopoly. The landmark antitrust suit alleges the tech giant has stifled competition to remain atop the online search marketplace and paid billions to Apple, Samsung and others to operate as their default browsers, forbidding dealings with other companies. Which I Googled and it does sound suspicious. (Additional out) I’m not sure who to root for because I don’t like monopolies, but I also don’t want to use Bing.  

Tease: Coming up at ­­­­­­­­­­­­_____, why NASA just landed on an asteroid  

NASA hopes to learn more about asteroids that could impact earth, how planets formed and life began from new samples. The space agency just successfully landed a spacecraft on Asteroid Bennu to collect samples and return them to earth. Bennu has a 1 in 2,700 chance of impacting earth in the next century. Here’s a thought, while you’re up there, leave a couple nukes behind just in case. (Additional out) Roughly the same odds I now have of putting on pants in the morning.  

Tease: In _____ minutes, how you can now own Maverick or Tyler Durden’s jackets  

The Prop Store is auctioning off Tom Cruise’s bomber jacket from Top Gun and Brad Pitt’s iconic leather jacket from Fight Club.. Also up for sale, the purple fedora Jack Nicholson wore as the Joker and the lightsaber Ewan McGregor wielded as Obi Won. The lightsaber is expected to fetch $155k, Maverick’s jacket is valued at $21,000. Keep in mind though, it is a child’s medium. (Additional Out) A small price to pay for anyone who has the need, the need for speed.  

Phone Topic/Web Poll: Thanks to Mookie Betts stolen base during the World Series we can all steal a taco from Taco Bell for free. All registered users of tacobell.com or the Taco Bell app can get a free Doritos Locos taco all day next Wednesday, October 28th. What do you think, where do Taco Bell’s tacos rank and who has the best fast food taco?  

Contest Tease: Coming up at _____________, how many of these movies are there? The correct answer wins _______ _.  

[Contest setup] The ‘Fast and Furious’ saga is finally coming to an end. The action movie franchise that began twenty years ago will reportedly hit the brakes after the final two films. Once those two have been completed, how many total ‘Fast and Furious’ movies will there be?  

A: 9  

B: 10  

C: 11  

Answer: C, after the final two there will have been 11 ‘Fast and Furious’ films in the franchise. Three of which are watchable.  

[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: Played Annie Porter alongside K.R.  

Clue 2: Highest paid actress from 2010-2014  

Clue 3: Won an Academy Award for The Blind Side  

Answer: Sandra Bullock 

5 Things You Need to Know 

1) The new all-electric Hummer has 1,000 horsepower and goes from 0 to 60 in about 3 seconds. GM revealed the GMC Hummer EV last night, bringing it back after a decade. It can go 350 miles on a full charge, has 4 wheel steering allowing it to drive diagonally and its video cameras provide 18 different views around and under the truck. However, it’ll run you $112,595. Which sounds like a lot, but that’s roughly what previous Hummer owners spent on gas every six months.  

2) Google has been sued by the Trump administration and 11 states for being an illegal monopoly. The landmark antitrust suit alleges the tech giant has stifled competition to remain atop the online search marketplace and paid billions to Apple, Samsung and others to operate as their default browsers, forbidding dealings with other companies. Which I Googled and it does sound suspicious.  

3) NASA hopes to learn more about asteroids that could impact earth, how planets formed and life began from new samples. The space agency just successfully landed a spacecraft on Asteroid Bennu to collect samples and return them to earth. Bennu has a 1 in 2,700 chance of impacting earth in the next century. Here’s a thought, while you’re up there, leave a couple nukes behind just in case.  

4) The Prop Store is auctioning off Tom Cruise’s bomber jacket from Top Gun and Brad Pitt’s iconic leather jacket from Fight Club.. Also up for sale, the purple fedora Jack Nicholson wore as the Joker and the lightsaber Ewan McGregor wielded as Obi Won. The lightsaber is expected to fetch $155k, Maverick’s jacket is valued at $21,000. Keep in mind though, it is a child’s medium.  

5) The ‘Fast and Furious’ saga is finally coming to an end. The action movie franchise that began twenty years ago will reportedly hit the brakes after the final two films. Once those two have been completed, there will have been 11 ‘Fast and Furious’ films in the franchise. Three of which are watchable.  

What’s the Best Fast Food Taco?  

Thanks to Mookie Betts stolen base during the World Series we can all steal a taco from Taco Bell for free. All registered users of tacobell.com or the Taco Bell app can get a free Doritos Locos taco all day next Wednesday, October 28th. What do you think, where do Taco Bell’s tacos rank and who has the best fast food taco? 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 tomorrow at _______ to hear the results.  

(Upload audio from your best calls)  

(Web poll)  

Who has the best fast food taco?  

Taco Bell  

Taco Bueno  

Taco Cabana  

Jack in the Box  

Del Taco  

Chipotle  

Qdoba  

(Other suggestions from on-air)

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