Radio Recap (Thursday 07/23/20)

Bible Trivia Question:

In what city did Zacchaeus live?
A. Jericho (Luke 19:1-2)
B. Bethlehem
C. Rome
D. Jerusalem



In The News:


 - National Vanilla Ice Cream Day on July 23rd tips its hat at the second most popular flavor in America.

 - Washing our Hands More. The average adult is now washing and sanitizing their hands eight times a day. Before COVID-19 the average adult washed their hands five times a day.

 - Lying about spending. A survey reveals 80 percent of married respondents lie to their partners about spending. The survey found that most people lied about clothing and accessories, with food checking in as the second-most lied-about category. The top reason given for fibbing was that the significant other doesn’t need to know.

 - On this day in 1827: The first swimming school in the U.S. opened in Boston. Its pupils included John Quincy Adams and James Audubon.

 - The 2020 Summer Olympics. The 2020 Olympic Games, originally intended to begin in Tokyo today (Thursday), were tentatively moved to next year, and organizers are now tasked with figuring out how it’s possible — if at all — to hold a global sporting event in pandemic conditions. Opinion polls in Japan show people are skeptical the event will be able to happen. About two-thirds of the Japanese public think the games should be delayed or cancelled altogether.

 - Fun Fact: Guys, do this every morning and researchers say you’ll live five years longer. (Kiss your wife) #funfact

 - 911 for AC. A Florida man called the emergency line complaining of chest pains. When medics arrived they discovered he was fine — and that he called them to fix his air conditioner. It’s not the first time the man has called — he’s done it 63 times in the last three years for minor issues.

 - On this day in 1982: Diet Coke was introduced.

 - TV remote fight. Two elderly men living in a senior citizens’ home in Romania had to get medical treatment after they hit each other with their walking sticks in a fight over a TV remote control. One of the men, age 85, is a known troublemaker who’s been caught smuggling alcohol and flirting with the female residents.

 - Look at a camera. A lot of us are spending more time on video calls than ever before — and perhaps noticing that it can be a lot tougher to maintain eye contact than in face-to-face meetings. If you’re looking at the picture of the person you’re talking to, then you’re probably not looking directly at the camera… so it appears you’re not looking at the person you’re talking to. Microsoft has a fix for that. The latest Windows 10 Insider Preview build has a new “Eye Contact” feature that “helps to adjust your gaze on video calls.” … Microsoft says it should work with any app that uses the front camera, whether it’s Skype, Zoom, Google Hangout, or something else.

 - Employees need a break. Employees feel the need to take a break every 43 days to avoid total burn out. A study of office workers found taking some sort of vacation or long weekend at least once every six weeks helps stave off exhaustion.

 - People are downloading Peacock. According to industry sources the new streaming service’s app was downloaded 1.5 million times over its first six days — 25 percent more than Quibi’s 1.2 million over the same period. But Peacock’s numbers are well short of the 13 million downloads Disney+ generated within its first six days.



Matt's Musing:

I’m beginning to think “hindsight is 2020” was some kind of message from a future time traveler that we all misunderstood. #musing


Matt's Pick Song:

“Hold Me Up” by Gordon Mote


Bible Trivia Answer:

A. Jericho (Luke 19:1-2)