Radio Recap (Wednesday 04/15/20)

Bible Trivia Question:
Besides praying, what did Jesus do before he raised Lazarus from the dead?
A. He cried
B. He sang
C. He laughed
D. He danced




In The News:

- April 15th of each year is National Tax Day. In the United States, the term “tax day” refers to the day on which individual income tax returns are due to the federal government. The day may also refer to April 15th for state tax returns. 2020 tax filing deadline is July 15 for 2019 tax returns due to the impact of Covid19.

- Listen to your hairstylists. A gentle reminder during this coronavirus quarantine: hairstylists would like you to stop asking them to risk their license by cutting customers’ hair. In many states, hair salons are one of the businesses deemed non-essential during the stay-at-home order.

- Doomscrolling. Ever find yourself glued to your phone screen, mindlessly thumbing through depressing news for hours on end? There’s a word for that: “doomscrolling.” The new phrase — which has joined the ranks of other coronavirus-inspired terms like “quarantini,” “quarantine 15,” and “zoombombing” — is making the rounds on social media to describe everyone’s incessant need to consume somber stories.

- Animals to your Zoom. As Zoom becomes the go-to means of long-distance communication during the coronavirus lockdown, a California farm has devised a novel way for isolated workers to spice up work-from-home video conferences: inviting a barn animal to the chat. Sweet Farm offers Goat 2 Meeting, a play on GoToMeeting, which is a Zoom competitor… Just $65 grants Zoomers an audience with goats, sheep, pigs, cows, turkeys and llamas. Naturally, being conference-bombed by a barn animal might sound distracting. However, a Sweet Farm co-owner says most companies do it during a casual happy hour or event with kids.

- National Titanic Remembrance Day is dedicated to the memory of the lives lost when the Titanic sank into the icy waters of the North Atlantic Ocean in April 1912. We remember the more than 1,500 people who died that day. Known as the “the unsinkable ship,” the Titanic hit an iceberg at 11:40 pm on April 14, 1912, on her maiden voyage from England to New York City. Later, in the icy waters of the Atlantic Ocean, on April 15, the Titanic sank. Those who perished did so mainly due to an insufficient number of lifeboats onboard the ship.

- War Veteran Walks Laps. A 99-year-old British war veteran has raised more than $5 million for the country’s National Health Service (NHS) as he aims to complete 100 laps of his garden, aided by a walking frame. Tom Moore, who will turn 100 on April 30, began the challenge last Thursday to raise money for NHS Charities Together, which raises funds for UK hospitals, including for staff, volunteers and patients impacted by the coronavirus crisis… He had originally set a target of raising $1,257 by his 100th birthday and walks 10 laps each day in his garden, in Yorkshire, north England. But within 24 hours he exceeded that target and has since smashed the $5 million mark, with donations continuing to flood in. He has so far walked 80 laps, and plans to complete 100 laps by the end of Thursday.

- Mobile Game Downloads. Quarantined humans are passing the time playing games. The week of March 29, worldwide people downloaded over 1.2 billion mobile games, which is 50 percent higher than the typical weekly load. A survey of 3,000 gamers found that in the U.S., 70 percent said they were spending more time gaming, while 39 percent were spending more money.

- On this day in 1955: Ray Kroc opened his first franchise of McDonald’s restaurant in Des Plaines, Illinois.

- Daredevil Men disappoint Women. Daredevil men who believe they can attract women with their reckless behavior should think again. A survey of 100 men and women by researchers showed that women are not impressed by bungee jumping and other risky types of behavior but actually prefer men who take fewer chances. One theory to explain risky male behavior is that men are showing off their strength and bravery to woo potential partners. But a researcher said women prefer high-status males to risk-takers.

- Correcting mistakes since 1770, National Rubber Eraser Day on April 15th commemorates the date the invention first began making written errors disappear.

Tablets of rubber (or wax) were used to erase lead or charcoal marks from paper before there were rubber erasers. Another option for the eraser was crustless bread. April 15, 1770, Joseph Priestly founded a vegetable gum to remove pencil marks. He dubbed the substance “rubber.”

- Canceling in-person classes. Universities all over the country are now considering canceling in-person classes until 2021. Among them is Boston University, which has already pulled the plug on all in-person summer classes and activities. Beyond that, the school's coronavirus recovery plan allows for administrators to cancel the fall semester as well. "The recovery plan recognizes that if, in the unlikely event that public health officials deem it unsafe to open in the fall of 2020, then the university’s contingency plan envisions the need to consider a later in-person return, perhaps in January 2021," a statement issued by Boston University reads.

- Sam’s Club. Sam's Club is helping out the healthcare workers on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic with its new 'Hero Hours' program. Starting this Sunday, stores open from 8-10am just for first responders and healthcare workers to shop - even if they don't have a Sam's Club membership. The store will also provide masks and practice social distancing. The company says its Hero Hours will "help your community's heroes do what they do best - keep you safe".




Fun Fact:
The most common speed limit sign in the United States is… (25 MPH) #funfact



Matt's Musing:
When I was a kid I would never have believed how much parenting in 2020 involves finding missing phone chargers... #musing




Matt's Pick Song:
“Down On My Knees” by Chris Hester



Bible Trivia Answer:
A. He cried (John 11:35-42)