Radio Recap (Thursday 05/21/20)

Bible Trivia Question:

After his death, who buried Moses?
A. Joshua
B. Caleb
C. God
D. Pharaoh


In The News:


- National Memo Day. We’ll send you a reminder, just in case you forget.

A memo, short for a memorandum, is a document or other communication, intended to inform a group of people about a particular topic. Usually used in an office setting, memos serve a variety of purposes. A memorandum is a note or record made for future use and a written message, especially in business or diplomacy.

- Gained pounds. You’re not alone if you’ve packed on the pounds during the quarantine. A survey found that the average American has gained five pounds while on lockdown. Out of 2,000 people polled, most have gained weight due to alcohol and bread. Back during the Great Recession 32 percent of Americans said they had gained weight due to stress.

- Airplanes are full of germs. Researchers discovered something I thought we already know. Of course, We already know that planes are airborne petri dishes, and that one open-mouthed sneeze can spread who-knows-what through a cabin faster than you can say “God Bless You.” But a study reminds us that it’s not so much what we inhale on planes that causes the really big problems, but what we touch. Yes, airplanes are full of germs… everywhere.

- Flip a coin. Are you having trouble deciding whether or not to move? Is it time to quit your job but you just can’t go through with it? A new study suggests a simple coin flip not only helps people make big choices, but they’re happier when the coin tells them to make such a huge life change… University of Chicago economist Steven Levitt says a study of happiness after making major decisions reveals that people should actually embrace quitting. His study finds that participants who go through with their coin flip choices were living happier lives six months later. The study presented subjects with a number of questions such as, “Should I quit my job?” and “Should I propose?”… The yes or no choices were then assigned to each side of the coin. With a third-party watching the results, participants were surveyed two months and six months after their consequential coin flip. Although people tended to favor sticking with the status quo after two months, their attitudes changed by the six-month mark. Participants and the third-parties observing them found that coin flips telling subjects to make a major life change ended up making them much happier half a year later.

- National Waitstaff Day recognizes the dedicated and often talented waitstaff. The day is set aside to shows appreciation to all waitstaff for making our dining experiences enjoyable ones. At the same time, restaurant owners and managers also recognize and express their appreciation to their team of waitstaff helping their restaurants thrive.

- Buldozer wakes burglar. In Hungary a guy was hungry — and broke into a small restaurant late at night. He ate some food, he drank some beer, he laid down for a nap. Was it the restaurant’s owners or the police who woke him the next morning? Nope, it was a bulldozer. The restaurant had been marked for demolition. The guy happened to break in after the owners held a demolition party.

- Mac & Cheese covered highway. A stretch of highway in Tennessee was covered in an orange mess that spilled from a tractor trailer. The truck overturned Wednesday morning, dumping 40,000 pounds of macaroni and cheese.

- National Strawberries and Cream Day.

- Who does the grilling? While men still dominate backyard cooking, 30 percent of grilling duties are shared by both husband and wife. Still men wield the the tongs 48 percent of the time.

- Masktaken Identity: When you think you recognize someone, only to realize you are mistaken because half their face is obscured by a mask.

- Knife hungry. Doctors in China saved the life of a man who swallowed a three-inch knife to avoid charges of possessing a weapon. The man swallowed the knife eight months before and thought it had dissolved in his stomach, but doctors found it stuck in his trachea when he came in with a sore throat.

- Memorial Day is Monday _ Memorial Day was born out of the horror of the Civil War, when more than 600,000 soldiers — Union and Confederate — fell in battle. Over the years it’s become a day to honor all the men and women who have given their lives in the cause of freedom.



Fun Fact:

330 million: M&Ms consumed by Americans each day. #funfact



Bonus News (not mentioned on-air):

People enjoy apps that alert them of severe weather, lightning, nearby friends, etc. They’d even go for apps that alert them of speed trapps. However, they’re afraid of a feature that might tell them if they were at a COVID-19 hot spot.

“To be clear, this launch means that developers working on behalf of public health agencies can now issue apps that make use of it — Apple and Google themselves are not creating an exposure-notification or contact-tracing app.”

https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/20/apple-and-google-launch-exposure-notification-api-enabling-public-health-authorities-to-release-apps/



Matt's Musing:

I can't tell if I actually have free time, or if I'm just forgetting everything..... #musing



Matt's Pick Song:

“I’m Not Giving Up” by Gold City


Bible Trivia Answer:

C. God (Deuteronomy 34:5-6)