Radio Recap (Monday 06/22/20)

Bible Trivia Question:

Who was welcomed by Jesus, but the disciples tried to drive them away?
A. Blind men
B. Crippled women
C. Poor people
D. Children


In The News:


- Worldwide VW Beetle Day!

- Cool House. What was the cool thing at a friend’s house that you admired? The in-ground swimming pool? The ping-pong table in the basement? The good snacks? According to a survey of adults, the top sign of a cool house was “Good Snacks.”

Good snacks – 49%

Video games – 38%

Cable TV – 38%

Pool – 34%

Different toys than I had – 33%

Board games – 33%

Big backyard – 31%

A dog/pet to play with – 29%

Siblings to play with – 27%

Trampoline – 24%


- Father’s Day gifts. Did dad get clothes for Father’s Day? If so, you owe him another gift. A survey found clothing topped the list of least favorable Father’s Day presents, followed by books/CDs, and then greeting cards.

- Musing: Horror movies become much less scary when you support the bad guy.... #musing

- Lunch at Ballpark. With hot dogs, cold beer and an emerald green field sparkling under the June sunshine, the only thing missing at CHS Field in St. Paul, Minnesota, is the team. Due to COVID-19 baseball has been put on hold. And while the St. Paul Saints (of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball) plan to start their 2020 season soon, their baseball stadium has been left vacant. But the gates aren’t staying locked. The stadium is now open for lunch. The Pop-Up Cafe at CHS Field launched last week, serving stadium staples such as burgers and cheese curds, daily from 11 to 2. Tables are set six feet apart and overlook the field.

- Fun Fact: The average person encounters from 3,500 to 5,000 Marketing messages each day. #funfact

- On June 22nd, National Onion Rings Day recognizes a batter-dipped and deep-fried bite of deliciousness that runs rings around other appetizers.

- Cat bite. A cat bit a woman in Germany, sending her into such a rage that she then repeatedly bit her boyfriend, the owner of the pet. The injured boyfriend tried to call the police but his girlfriend repeatedly ripped the phone from his hand. He was eventually able to escape her grasp — and her bite — and make the call.

- Batman Returns. Michael Keaton is reportedly preparing reprise his role as Batman, but not in the movie you might be expecting. The Hollywood Reporter indicates Keaton is currently in talks to appear in the upcoming Flash movie, appearing alongside Ezra Miller's Barry Allen. According to THR, Keaton's role won't be a simple cameo or one-off appearance. Instead, WB hopes to include him as a recurring character in upcoming DC films, in a role compared to the one filled by Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

- foreign accent syndrome. A woman in the UK who went mute for two months after a mystery brain injury finally has her voice back — but now speaks with four different accents. Doctors were perplexed after countless tests failed to explain why 31-year-old Emily Egan lost the ability to speak. And when she finally began to talk again, Emily’s voice sounded nothing like the English accent she had before. She now mostly speaks with a Polish accent — but her accent can suddenly change to sound French and Italian as well. If she experiences a lot of stress, her accent becomes Russian, and when she is exhausted, Emily can lose the ability to speak altogether… After months of confusion, Emily has finally been diagnosed with foreign accent syndrome — a rare speech disorder caused by brain damage. Initially suffering from headaches, she went to hospital and medics initially suspected a stroke, but tests ruled out. Eventually she lost the ability to speak altogether and doctors were baffled. They believe her speech disorder was caused by brain damage — but don’t yet know what happened to cause the damage.

- Finger gun crazy. In Nevada, someone called 911 to report that a woman had thrown all of her food out of her home and was now driving around using a “finger gun” on people.

- Bride swap. A groom in Romania found himself a new bride within 24 hours after his fiancé got cold feet and took off. The groom called up his old girlfriends, convinced one to marry him and didn’t tell anyone until she walked down the aisle.


- Roaming Mountain Lion. A young mountain lion that had been spotted sleeping in a planter box along a normally busy street in downtown San Francisco was safely captured and released into the wild. The disoriented cougar roamed the streets for two days until he was spotted by a police officer near Oracle Park, home of the San Francisco Giants. Officers set up a perimeter and waited for animal control officials to arrive. They safely captured the 50-pound cat in an apartment building’s green area with lots of shrubbery without the use of sedatives. Officials get reports of cougars in San Francisco about once a year.

- McDpnald’s Menu. McDonald’s is planning to keep salads, bagels and yogurt parfaits off its menus for the foreseeable future after the coronavirus pandemic led the company to shrink its item choices. The fast-food chain told U.S. franchisees that it plans to add back seven items throughout July, but dozens more will remain off of the menu. Returning items include vanilla cones, chocolate chip cookies, two variations of the Quarter Pounder and the Bacon McDouble. Some of the removed items, like salads, could return down the road.

… McDonald’s transitioned to a slimmed-down menu in April to fill drive-thru orders quickly and provide better service.





Matt's Musing:

If two babies were born at the same moment on two different sides of the earth, one is technically older than the other. #musing


Matt's Pick Song:

“Glorious Day” by Gold City


Bible Trivia Answer:

D. Children (Matthew 19:13-16)