Radio Recap (Monday 11/11/19)

Bible Trivia Question:In the story of the lost coin, how many coins did the women have before she lost one?
A. 2
B. 5
C. 7
D. 10


In The News:
- Veteran’s Day & Origami Day

- On this day in 1620: Forty-one Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower, anchored off Massachusetts, signed a compact calling for a “body politick.”

- How do you check your health. Do you rely on your doctor? Your friends? ...Two in five Americans have falsely convinced themselves they have a serious disease after turning to “Dr. Google.” Instead of alleviating concerns, 74 percent of those who have self-diagnosed online say searching for their symptoms made them worry more about their health.

- A shop owner in Britain has banned all cheesy Christmas songs. Emma Godivala, who runs York Gin, has also banned all Christmas tunes made after the mid-’60s. Godivala said, “We do love Christmas, but we want our shop to be a cheese-free zone. We’ve tested lots of songs to see which sound OK and which sound weird. And there’s a cut-off in the 1960s. Anything after that has been banned.

- Public libraries within Chicago have seen a 240 percent increase in the number of books returned after the city’s mayor announced the decision to eliminate overdue fines in late September. The Library Commissioner in Chicago that hundreds of long-overdue books have been returned in the weeks since Chicago became the only major city in the U.S. to cease fines for its users.

- A heartbreaking new study finds that screaming at dogs scares them for the long-term — and patience is a far superior method for training them. Researchers (Universidade do Porto) recruited 42 dogs from schools that used reward-based training, and 50 dogs from aversion training schools. During the study period, pups taught with yelling and leash-jerking were found to be more stressed, with higher levels of cortisol found in their saliva… Pups that experienced calm, gentle teachers, however, performed better at tasks researchers assigned to them.

- A dog really is “a man’s best friend” — because dads end up having to care for the family pet. Despite being the most reluctant to get a dog, researchers found it is dads who are left to feed, clean and exercise the dog. The study of 2,500 pet owners revealed children are most instrumental in bringing a dog into the family.

- For all the hype, Black Friday isn’t the day to find the best deals. In a study (by Adobe Systems Inc.) of one trillion visits to 4,500 retailing websites, we now know the biggest price cuts come on the Monday before Thanksgiving, and shoppers who bought items on Thanksgiving Day snapped up the season’s lowest prices. And the weeks before the Black Friday weekend offered better deals than the weeks leading up to Christmas.



Fun Fact:In a year, the average American consumes 1,600 pounds of food. #funfact



Bonus News (not mentioned on-air):An Egyptian found out that his wife was two months pregnant after submitting her urine in place of his own for a mandatory drug test. After he assured officials that the sample was his own he was told, “Congratulations, you’re pregnant!”



Matt's Musing: For those who were worried about the snow... you need to chill. #musing


Matt's Pick Song:“Love Came Calling” by Triumphant


Bible Trivia Answer:D. 10 (Luke 15:8-10)