Radio Recap (Tuesday 01/14/20)

Bible Trivia Question:
Who was the Roman governor who sentenced Jesus to death?
A. Pilate
B. Herod
C. Barnabas
D. Agrippa





In The News:
- Valentine’s Day is a month away.

- The mid-life crisis is real. An academic study led by an economist (Dartmouth College) has pinpointed the precise age we hit a midlife crisis: 47.2 years old. Professor David Blanchflower studied data across 132 countries to measure the relationship between wellbeing and age… He concluded that in every country there is a “happiness curve” which is U-shaped over lifetimes. It 48.2 years in developing nations and 47.2 years in advanced countries.

- A South African man seeking a Guinness World Record said he is nearly two months into his attempt to spend 67 days living in a barrel at the top of a pole. Today (Tuesday) is Vernon Kruger’s 61st day in the wine barrel mounted to the top of the pole (in Dullstroom) and said he expects to break the Guinness World Record at 11:32 AM Jan 20 — although that won’t mark the end of his attempt… Kruger said he is planning to beat the record by a full week, possibly longer. He said his biggest safety concern at the top of the pole is lightning. Kruger said a bolt of lightning narrowly missed his pole only a few days into his attempt.

- What do you call the orange residue you get on your fingers after eating Cheetos? You obviously call it “Cheeto dust.” Cheeto dust and maybe “Cheeto fingers,” but Cheeto dust is the preferred designation… Not so fast, says Cheetos. Frito-Lay has announced that the proper term for the orange powder on your fingers is called “Cheetle.” We’re not buying it, but Cheetos mascot Chester the Cheetah confirmed the Cheetle name on Twitter. -

- Have you ever lied about making it to the gym? If so, you’re not alone since one in five have lied about working out. According to a survey, 19 percent of adults have lied about working out — and 37 percent admit doing so in order to convince someone else they were busy… 35 percent lie about going to the gym to impress someone.

- It’s Dress Up Your Pet Day and 15 percent of pet owners say they dress up their pets at least weekly.

- Do you when the tax deadline is? According to new research, less than a third of Americans know when taxes are due this year. The survey found 27 percent of Americans were able to correctly identify April 15 as the official day taxes are due… When the refund comes, 44 percent plan to pay off their credit card bills while 36 percent want to make their money grow by investing it.

- Taking a ride on an electric scooter soon? Wear your helmet. According to a recent study, not wearing headgear or taking other precautions while riding is increasingly sending young people to the hospital — leading to more than 40,000 broken bones, head wounds and other injuries. Unfortunately, less than 5% of riders in the study were found to be wearing their helmet, leading to nearly one-third of patients having a head injury. That’s more than double the rate of head injuries experienced by bicyclists.

- Organize Your Home Day

- Queen Elizabeth said on Monday that she would allow Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, to make a transition to being part-time royals, splitting their time between Britain and Canada and supporting themselves. In a statement she said, “My family and I are entirely supportive of Harry and Meghan’s desire to create a new life as a young family … we respect and understand their wish to live a more independent life as a family while remaining a valued part of my family.”

- Radio-controlled toy can help save lives! For all the talk of robots and drones taking over the delivery of packages, a man in northeast China is way ahead of the game. He has modified a remote-controlled toy truck so it can carry small packages across a frozen river, delivering products such as medicines to the many elderly residents of a village on the opposite bank. The courier said the local village is surrounded by mountains and hard to get to when the river is frozen, so he had to come up with a solution to deliver the urgently needed packages. Because of the open area of the frozen river, the little truck’s remote control has greater range.

- No really, you can’t make up sleep _ If you think staying in bed on the weekends will make up for a weeks’ worth of sleep deprivation, think again. A new study finds that going long periods without sleep can lead to a sort of “sleep debt” that cannot simply be undone with a little extra snoozing from time to time. Such chronic sleep loss may eventually interfere with a person’s performance on tasks that require focus, becoming particularly noticeable at nighttime when the body’s natural sleep-wake cycle isn’t giving you an extra boost… Anyone who’s ever pulled an all-nighter knows how debilitating sleep loss can be in the short term. Studies show that after 24 hours without sleep, a person’s performance can drop to the level of someone who is legally drunk.

- In Croatia, a quick-thinking bank teller ended a robbery by pretending she didn’t understand the robber. When the crook handed over a note the clerk kept saying she didn’t understand it until he finally yelled it so loud that the security guards heard it and stopped him.



Fun Fact:
11% of people say they’ve called in sick to work because of… Stress. #funfact



Bonus News (not mentioned on-air): 
- American health officials say childhood obesity is growing faster in the rural areas of the country.






Matt's Musing: 
We have ice cream trucks in the summer. Why aren't there hot chocolate trucks in the winter? #musing




Matt's Pick Song:
“I Am” by the Hoppers



Bible Trivia Answer:
A. Pilate (Matthew 27:11-26)