Solo Prep September 29, 2021

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Tease: Coming up in ___________ minutes, military leaders point fingers at Biden  

Top military leaders testified before a Senate panel yesterday that they had advised Biden not to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, General Mark Milley and General Frank McKenzie punched holes in the White House’s defense of the process painting a dire picture of post-withdrawal Afghanistan. They also said they warned Biden the Afghan military would collapse if the US were to leave the country. However, they didn’t mention it would collapse in 24 hours. (Additional Out) That’s gonna make things a little awkward next time they’re all in the situation room.  

Tease: In ___­­­­___ minutes, how and where to score free coffee today  

You can score free coffee at Starbucks and Dunkin’ today in honor of National Coffee Day. Starbucks is offering customers who bring a ‘clean, empty, reusable cup’ into any US location will receive one gratis cup of Pike Place brewed coffee. Dunkin’ is giving away one free medium hot or iced coffee with any purchase to members of its DD Perks loyalty program. 7-Eleven and Krispy Kreme have similar deals to Dunkin and Starbucks today only. But I’ve found that coffee is always free at Starbucks if you just wait for someone with your same name to order. (Additional Out) Or you can just drink the free coffee in the break room from the pot nobody’s cleaned in two years.  

Tease: Coming up at ­­­­­­­­­­­­_____, Democrats turn on each other as the shutdown nears  

Democratic factions are splintering as party leaders try to keep Biden’s legislative agenda alive. Progressives are revolting over Pelosi’s plan to hold a vote on a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill before striking a deal on a multi-trillion-dollar spending package expanding the social safety net. Meanwhile the clock is ticking on a government shutdown, which needs to be addressed by the end of tomorrow. I’ve read this book before, they’ll make an 11th hour deal they could’ve made weeks ago. (Additional out) If there’s one thing democrats are good at it’s fighting amongst themselves.  

Tease: In _____ minutes, this NBA legend wants unvaccinated players kicked out of the league  

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar weighed in on player vaccinations saying that he wants unvaccinated NBA players cut from the league adding ‘there’s no room for them.’  According to ESPN roughly 85 percent of NBA players are vaccinated and the remaining 15 percent claim to have no plans to do so. But actual NBA commissioner LeBron James is vaccinated so at least he’s doing his part. (Additional out) Not surprisingly, flat-earther Kyrie Irving refuses to say whether he’s vaccinated.  

Phone Topic/Web Poll: When No Time to Die finally hits theaters on October 8th, it’ll be Daniel Craig’s last time to portray James Bond. After the 53-year-old actor’s fifth and final time playing the role of 007 producers will kick of a search for the next Bond. Vegas gives British actor Tom Hardy the best odds of landing the iconic role, followed by Rene Jean Page, Luke Evans, James Norton, Sam Heughan, Tom Hiddlestone and Michael Fassbender. What do you think, who should be the next James Bond?  

Contest Tease: Coming up at _____________, how fast did this record-breaking dog do this? The correct answer wins ________.    

[Contest setup] Macho, a Jack Russell terrier, is in the record books after he made a mad dash around the bases at the LA Dodger’s Stadium. He’s now the fastest dog in history to run the bases at a major league stadium, beating the previous record by more than 2 seconds. What was Macho’s record setting base running time?  

A: 21.06 seconds  

B: 23.06 seconds  

C: 25.06 seconds  

Answer: A, Macho rounded and touched all the bases in just 21.06 seconds. I wouldn’t want to be his mailman.  

[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: Sport  

Clue 1: Pankration was the earliest competitive form of it tracing back to Ancient Greece  

Clue 2: Bruce Lee is often considered the Grandfather of its modern form  

Clue 3: Also known as cage fighting, no holds barred and ultimate fighting  

Answer: MMA  

5 Things You Need to Know  

1) Top military leaders testified before a Senate panel yesterday that they had advised Biden not to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, General Mark Milley and General Frank McKenzie punched holes in the White House’s defense of the process painting a dire picture of post-withdrawal Afghanistan. They also said they warned Biden the Afghan military would collapse if the US were to leave the country. However, they didn’t mention it would collapse in 24 hours.  

2) You can score free coffee at Starbucks and Dunkin’ today in honor of National Coffee Day. Starbucks is offering customers who bring a ‘clean, empty, reusable cup’ into any US location will receive one gratis cup of Pike Place brewed coffee. Dunkin’ is giving away one free medium hot or iced coffee with any purchase to members of its DD Perks loyalty program. 7-Eleven and Krispy Kreme have similar deals to Dunkin and Starbucks today only. Or you can just drink the free coffee in the break room from the pot nobody’s cleaned in two years.  

3) Democratic factions are splintering as party leaders try to keep Biden’s legislative agenda alive. Progressives are revolting over Pelosi’s plan to hold a vote on a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill before striking a deal on a multi-trillion-dollar spending package expanding the social safety net. Meanwhile the clock is ticking on a government shutdown, which needs to be addressed by the end of tomorrow. I’ve read this book before, they’ll make an 11th hour deal they could’ve made weeks ago.  

4) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar weighed in on player vaccinations saying that he wants unvaccinated NBA players cut from the league adding ‘there’s no room for them.’  According to ESPN roughly 85 percent of NBA players are vaccinated and the remaining 15 percent claim to have no plans to do so. Not surprisingly, flat-earther Kyrie Irving refuses to say whether he’s vaccinated.  

5) Macho, a Jack Russell terrier, is in the record books after he made a mad dash around the bases at the LA Dodger’s Stadium. He’s now the fastest dog in history to run the bases at a major league stadium, beating the previous record by more than 2 seconds. Macho rounded and touched all the bases in just 21.06 seconds. I wouldn’t want to be his mailman.  

Who Should Be the Next James Bond?  

When No Time to Die finally hits theaters on October 8th, it’ll be Daniel Craig’s last time to portray James Bond. After the 53-year-old actor’s fifth and final time playing the role of 007 producers will kick of a search for the next Bond. Vegas gives British actor Tom Hardy the best odds of landing the iconic role, followed by Rene Jean Page, Luke Evans, James Norton, Sam Heughan, Tom Hiddlestone and Michael Fassbender. What do you think, who should be the next James Bond? 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)  

Who should be the next James Bond?  

Tom Hardy  

Rene Jean Page  

Luke Evans  

James Norton  

Sam Heughan  

Tom Hiddlestone  

Michael Fassbender  

(Other suggestions from on-air)

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