Radio Recap (Thursday 05/07/20)

Bible Trivia Question:

What bit Paul on the hand while shipwrecked in the island of Malta??
A. A dog
B. A bird
C. A turtle
D. A snake 


In The News:


- National Dance Like a Chicken Day on May 14th encourages everyone to dance like a chicken! This day entertains from start to finish with people flapping their arms and strutting chicken-like. Everyone has probably danced the “Chicken Dance” at least once in their lifetime. This silly fun song is popular at wedding dances, Oktoberfest, and other celebrations, too. The song gets people of all ages up and moving on the dance floor.

- Saying “ow”. If you bite your tongue or stub your toe, your first instinct is probably to yell “Ow!” But have you ever wondered why that is? According to a study, being vocal could actually help you tolerate the pain. Researchers tested how long subjects could keep their hands immersed in very cold water before they couldn’t take it anymore. They found that saying “ow” during the experiment increased the subjects’ tolerance for pain.

- Not goldfish. A woman in Russia had her fingers bitten when decided to clean her son’s fish tank and found out the goldfish she thought he was raising were actually piranhas.

- Long wait in Drive-Thru. If you’ve been through a drive-thru lately you know that wait to get your food is a long one. Fast-food chains have been implementing drive-thru service only or curbside pickup in the wake of the Coronavirus and the long fast-food drive-thru lines are now the norm for some of the most popular restaurants. McDonald's, who is known for a speedy drive-thru experience but a photo of one restaurant shows cars wrapped throughout the parking lot, extending out to the street. There is, however, one fast-food restaurant that may be seeing longer lines than McDonald's, and that’s Starbucks. A sky photo of a Starbucks restaurant showed cars extending all the way back to an intersection, Starbucks hopes to reopen stores in June. Other fast-food eateries like In-and-Out are offering patio-delivery to customers, of course, they also encourage social distancing on their patios. Delivery services such as UberEats allows you to skip the drive-thru and are even waiving their delivery fees.

- May 14th ushers in National Buttermilk Biscuit Day to celebrate this high-rising breakfast staple.

- Hello Dolly. What’s one way to make a restaurant feel full when social distancing reopening rules require it be at least half empty? The Inn at Little Washington in Washington, Virginia is using mannequins. The restaurant will seat well-dressed mannequins in its grand dining room when the establishment reopens on May 29. The mannequins will be seated at tables between human diners who will fill half The Inn’s capacity, or less, per state reopening rules. The mannequins will be costumed with the help of Arlington, Virginia’s Signature Theatre… The restaurant’s chef says, “I’ve always had a thing for mannequins — they never complain about anything, and you can have lots of fun dressing them up.”

- SN Top 5. We are SO honored... and SO blessed!!! Thank YOU for voting and making us the Top 5 RADIO STATION for the Singing News Fan Awards!

- Lucky Jacket busted. A burglar accused of ransacking homes in China while wearing what he called his “lucky jacket” was caught during a police stakeout.

- Self-care search. What are people searching during the pandemic? The top search term right now is “self care.”

- Live-action spider-verse? Ever since a sequel to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was first announced, fans have been hoping that the creative team responsible for the critically-acclaimed and Academy Award-winning animation would find a way for the follow-up to bring Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland together for the first time, uniting all three actors to have played the iconic superhero in live-action… There’s now word that Sony has spoken individually to Maguire, Garfield and Holland to gauge their interest in a potential live-action Spider-Verse movie.






Fun Fact:

93% of adults who use toothpaste. #funfact



Bonus News (not mentioned on-air):

- A Waving Corpse. Bone-chilling footage from a funeral shows a corpse in Indonesia appearing to wave from the casket to mourners, sparking fears the person was mistakenly buried alive. The eerie moment was caught on camera May 5 as the family gathered to say a final farewell to their loved one (in Manado). Footage shows what appears to be a hand moving under the coffin’s glass panel as a priest reads prayers during the service. No one noticed the incident at the time, but others pointed it out when the clip was shared on social media… Experts debunked the theory that the corpse was still kicking, saying simple rigor mortis was to blame. The condition, in which the body stiffens during later stages of decomposition, can cause the corpse to move.



Matt's Musing:

I think a clear conscience is really just memory loss... #musing



Matt's Pick Song:

“Somebody Touched The Lord” by Perfect Heart



Bible Trivia Answer:

D. A snake (Acts 28:1-5)