Solo Prep September 15, 2021

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, tributes pour in for this SNL legend  

Beloved comedian and SNL alum Norm MacDonald passed away yesterday at 61 after a long, private battle with cancer. Fellow comedians took to Twitter to pay tribute to the former Weekend Update anchor, Jim Gaffigan said Norm had ‘a unique, special point of view,’ Conan O’Brien wrote ‘he was so relentlessly and uncompromisingly funny. I will never laugh that hard again. I’m so sad for all of us today.’ David Letterman added, ‘Gone, but impossible to forget.’  

Tease: In ___­­­­___ minutes, Governor Newsom survives in a landslide  

According to the latest results, California voters rejected removing Governor Gavin Newsom by a margin of 64 to 36 percent. The recall vote had largely become a referendum on Newsom’s handling of the pandemic and strict policies aimed at slowing the spread. But it appears he has easily defeated the recall efforts thanks to a strong Democratic turnout. Beating all 600 of the Republican candidates. (Additional Out) Or massive voter fraud depending on who you follow on Facebook.  

Tease: Coming up at ­­­­­­­­­­­­_____, what’s new in the new iPhone, Apple Watch and iPad  

Better cameras, longer-lasting battery and faster processing are the main improvements for the new iPhone 13, Apple Watch and iPad. Apple unveiled four new iPhones yesterday during a virtual event along with a new Apple Watch and iPad. The entire new iPhone 13 line will start shipping on Friday, September 24th. So you can have it in your hands by September 25th and the screen cracked by September 26th. (Additional out) Which works out perfect, because I only have four years left to pay off the last one I got.  

Tease: In _____ minutes, four space tourists are about to get the trip of a lifetime  

Space X will launch four space tourists on a three-day trip into space today. The four, none of whom are professional astronauts, will strap themselves into a capsule atop a 200-foot-tall SpaceX rocket that will blast them into space at up to 17,500 miles per hour. The Inspiration4 mission is the first orbital mission in the history of spaceflight to be staffed entirely by tourists. Previously space travel has been reserved exclusively for highly trained astronauts, billionaires and very confused monkeys. (Additional out) I wonder what the over under is on how many of them will vomit.  

Phone Topic/Web Poll: According to a new Axios-Ipsos poll 60% of voters support President Biden’s new vaccine mandates. That number includes roughly 84% of Democrats, 61% of Independents and 33% of Republicans. What do you think, are you in favor of, or opposed to, Biden’s new vaccine mandates?  

Contest Tease: Contest Tease: Coming up at _____________, how many of these should you take per day to live longer? The correct answer wins ________.    

[Contest setup] At least six times per day my FitBit reminds me how many steps I haven’t taken in the past hour as it tries to keep me on pace for the unattainable, random step goal I set when I bought it. According to two new studies, how many steps should you take per day to live longer?  

A: 6,000 to 7,000  

B: 7,000 to 8,000  

C: 8,000 to 9,000  

Answer: B, the sweet spot for longevity lies around 7,000 to 8,000 steps a day. Roughly 6,900 more than I got per day during the lockdown.  

[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: A place  

Clue 1: One of the original thirteen colonies  

Clue 2: The 4th most populated state in the US  

Clue 3: Originally called New Amsterdam  

Answer: New York State  

5 Things You Need to Know  

1) Beloved comedian and SNL alum Norm MacDonald passed away yesterday at 61 after a long, private battle with cancer. Fellow comedians took to Twitter to pay tribute to the former Weekend Update anchor, Jim Gaffigan said Norm had ‘a unique, special point of view,’ Conan O’Brien wrote ‘he was so relentlessly and uncompromisingly funny. I will never laugh that hard again. I’m so sad for all of us today.’ David Letterman added, ‘Gone, but impossible to forget.’  

2) According to the latest results, California voters rejected removing Governor Gavin Newsom by a margin of 64 to 36 percent. The recall vote had largely become a referendum on Newsom’s handling of the pandemic and strict policies aimed at slowing the spread. But it appears he has easily defeated the recall efforts thanks to a strong Democratic turnout. Beating all 600 of the Republican candidates.  

3) Better cameras, longer-lasting battery and faster processing are the main improvements for the new iPhone 13, Apple Watch and iPad. Apple unveiled four new iPhones yesterday during a virtual event along with a new Apple Watch and iPad. The entire new iPhone 13 line will start shipping on Friday, September 24th. Which works out perfect, because I only have four years left to pay off the last one I got.  

4) Space X will launch four space tourists on a three-day trip into space today. The four, none of whom are professional astronauts, will strap themselves into a capsule atop a 200-foot-tall SpaceX rocket that will blast them into space at up to 17,500 miles per hour. The Inspiration4 mission is the first orbital mission in the history of spaceflight to be staffed entirely by tourists. Previously space travel has been reserved exclusively for highly trained astronauts, billionaires and very confused monkeys.  

5) At least six times per day my FitBit reminds me how many steps I haven’t taken in the past hour as it tries to keep me on pace for the unattainable, random step goal I set when I bought it. According to two new studies, how many steps should you take per day to live longer? A) 6,000 to 7,000 B) 7,000 to 8,000 C) 8,000 to 9,000. Answer: B, the sweet spot for longevity lies around 7,000 to 8,000 steps a day. Roughly 6,900 more than I got per day during the lockdown.  

Do You Support the New Vaccine Mandates?  

According to a new Axios-Ipsos poll 60% of voters support President Biden’s new vaccine mandates. That number includes roughly 84% of Democrats, 61% of Independents and 33% of Republicans. What do you think, are you in favor of, or opposed to, Biden’s new vaccine mandates? 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)  

Do you support Biden’s new vaccine mandates?  

Yes  

No

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