Radio Recap (Wednesday 02/12/20)

Bible Trivia Question:
Who was thrown into the lions’ den?
A. Jonah
B. Noah
C. Joseph
D. Daniel



In The News:

- Plum Pudding Day

- Nearly one in four women say they wish their man had better table manners. -

- Putting off marriage. Over one in three (37 percent) young Americans are putting off getting married because of debt, according to new research. Another 37 percent are delaying engagements; 25 percent have put on hold moving in with their partner; 29 percent have delayed purchasing a home.

- Oreo-flavored lip balm. It’s 2020 and there is simply no excuse to be caught with chapped lips. Even the pickiest person can find a lip balm they’ll like. And we’re pretty sure a large chunk of the population will go for the new Oreo-flavored lip balm now available on Amazon. The container is basically the size of an actual Oreo, so once you use up all the lip balm you can clean it out and can store a single Oreo with you wherever you go.

- Valentine, Nebraska. Valentine’s Day is a big deal in Valentine, Nebraska. From placing a Valentine postmark on thousands of pieces of mail and hosting extra weddings to offering heart-shaped steaks, this city of 2,900 people goes all-out for the lovers’ holiday. The chamber runs a mail redirecting program called Cupid’s Mailbox. Employees stamp thousands of letters and packages with Valentine greetings and put them back in the mail so they carry the Valentine postmark. During the week before Valentine’s Day, the local post office processes roughly 15,000 extra pieces of mail — double what it handles in a normal week… Couples looking to get married on Valentine’s Day also make their way to Nebraska’s “Heart City.” And the local steakhouse, The Peppermill, has been serving heart-shaped ribeye steaks for two for years.

- Pork Chop Assault. A man landed in the hospital after being hit in the head with a frozen pork chop in Australia. The man was helping his son move out of his apartment when he was attacked with the frozen pork chop. The son and some friends had been evicted and were moving out when a dispute erupted over a fridge which belonged to one family and the meat which belonged to another. The pork chop assault was so sever the man had to be taken to the hospital for stitches.

- Dog alerts family to carbon monoxide leak. A Michigan family are crediting their dog with possibly saving their lives after his lethargy alerted them to a carbon monoxide leak inside their home.Diane and Gary Smith said their 13-year-old cockapoo, Rascal, was showing signs of lethargy Tuesday, raising an alarm with the Zeeland family. Smith said she took Rascal to the vet, but he seemed healthy and alert while at the office and was sent home.

She said Rascal started acting unusual again when they went back inside the house. A repairman came to the house and discovered the furnace was leaking carbon monoxide, even though it wasn't registering on the home's detector. The Smiths said they replaced the furnace and bought a newer, more sensitive carbon monoxide detector. Rascal is now doing much better, they said.

- Don’t ride on the outside of trains. Transit officials in San Francisco are warning against riding on the outside of their trains. Videos filmed from both outside and inside a San Francisco train emerged over the weekend showing a man standing on the hooks outside the last train car and taking a free ride.






Fun Fact:
Titanic was NOT the first ocean liner to have a swimming pool. That would be it’s sister ship the Adriatic, 5 years earlier. (However, Titanic’s pool is still filled with water)
#funfact



Bonus News (not mentioned on-air):
Springfield man sues wife. https://hosted.ap.org/article/8f91f102eca9661db65bfd3743dd623f/father-sues-over-missouri-crash-kills-3-children




Matt's Musing:
I really think my life would be a lot better if my fitness app would just lower its standards... #musing




Matt's Pick Song:
“Everything But Time” by The Anchormen



Bible Trivia Answer:
D. Daniel (Daniel 6)