Radio Recap (Thursday 05/09/19)

Bible Trivia Question:Who was called “The Gloomy Prophet?
A. Daniel
B. Jeremiah
C. Malachi
D. Jonah



In The News:
- Lost Sock Memorial Day

- A man in China wasn’t home when he was alerted by his smartphone’s remote monitoring app that a thief had entered his house — so he shouted into his phone and scared the thief away.

- A new study (University of California Riverside) has debunked the stereotype that women gossip negatively more than men. However, it did discover that everyone gossips nearly an hour a day — about 52 minutes on average… Gossip was defined by the researchers as talking about someone who isn’t there and isn’t inherently negative.

- In California a guy did his time in jail on drug possession charges. When he left, he stole a jail issued T-shirt with the word “Prisoner” on the back. A couple of days later he was involved in a traffic accident while riding his bicycle. He wasn’t injured but the investigating officer noticed the unique shirt he was wearing. The officer ran a check and discovered it was the shirt he had stolen from jail. He went back to jail on charges of receiving stolen property.

- A puppy in Britain had to undergo emergency surgery after eating an entire alphabet of fridge magnets.

- In Germany, a man caused about $3,000 worth of damage when he tried to use a vacuum cleaner to siphon gas out of his car. The man had mistakenly filled his tank with unleaded instead of diesel and stuck the vacuum hose in the tank to get the gasoline. The fumes exploded inside the vacuum cleaner.



Fun Fact:This year alone… 30,000 Americans will injure themselves on a.. Treadmill. #funfact




Social Media Fun:Would you try this? https://whotv.com/2019/05/09/pickle-split-dessert-has-foodies-flocking-to-festus-missouri/
Banana splits are in the dessert hall of fame. What if the banana was replaced by a pickle? That's what is happening at the Pine Mountain Country Coffee House in Festus, Missouri. Their pickle split uses Vlasic spears instead of bananas. Ice cream, whipped cream, and cherries follow to complete the weird combination. The owner of the restaurant discovered the dish when she took a food dare as a teenager. Now, it's on her menu.




Matt's Musing: You think you’re unique, until you try to choose a username.... #musing



Matt's Pick Song:“Rumormill” by the Cathedrals


Bible Trivia Answer:B. Jeremiah (Jeremiah 25:11)

Radio Recap (Wednesday 05/018/19)

Bible Trivia Question:
Philip had four daughters who had a special spiritual gift… what was that gift?
A. Prophecy
B. Healing
C. Serving
D. Interpretation of tongues



In The News:
- Today in 1886: Pharmacist John Styth Pemberton invented a carbonated beverage that would later be named “Coca-Cola”.

- No Socks Day

- Two in five Americans dream about the day they can tell their boss they quit. But it’s not necessarily because they hate their job — instead, it’s because 67 percent have dreams of being an entrepreneur.

- We all know the advice for healthy teeth — brush twice daily and don’t eat too much sugar. So why do those of us following these instructions find we sometimes need a filling when we visit the dentist? One thing you may be doing wrong: rinsing after brushing. Don’t do it. Once you’ve brushed, don’t rinse your mouth with water or mouthwash — you’re washing away the fluoride. This can be a difficult habit to break, but can reduce tooth decay by up to 25%.

- In Florida, a couple of guys were spotted in a truck that had been reported stolen. When the officer pulled them over, the guys jumped out and ran into a nearby office building — to hide in a stall in the women’s restroom. They even used falsetto voices to answer when the officers asked if there was anyone in there. Didn’t work.

- In a bizarre incident, a 70-year-old man in India died after biting a venomous snake that bit him first. The man tried to eat the reptile after it bit him. Following the incident, he collapsed to the ground and was taken to a hospital for treatment. He died fours hours after the snakebite.





Fun Fact:81 percent of American households currently have at least one can of Campbell’s soup. #funfact




Matt's Musing: Sometimes I stare in the mirror and just....reflect... #musing



Matt's Pick Song:“Greater Still” by Brian Free & Assurance



Bible Trivia Answer:A. Prophecy (Acts 21:8 & 9)

Radio Recap (Tuesday 05/07/19)

Bible Trivia Question:How many days after Jesus resurrection did He ascend to heaven?
A. 3
B. 25
C. 40
D. 80



In The News:
- Foster Care Day & National Teacher Day

- Psychology Today says to make yourself like something more, nod while looking at it; to be more negative, shake your head.

- Using your phone while browsing in-store may be linked to an increase in unplanned purchases. The study (Fairfield University) revealed that shoppers who used their phones for purposes unrelated to shopping — including phone calls, texting, social media, checking emails and listening to music — were more likely to make impromptu purchases and forget items they had planned to buy.

- If you’re the type to dip your fries or nuggets in your frosty, then you’re going to love this. An ice cream company in Ireland (XXI Ice) is infusing hand-rolled ice cream with McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets. They literally chop up McNuggets with your ice cream.

- People in North Olmstead, Ohio couldn’t figure out why their key fobs and garage door openers stopped working. It turns out that a resident’s homemade motion detector was so powerful that it blocked the electronic signals from other devices.



Fun Fact:West Virginia and Pennsylvania were the first two states to celebrate Mother’s Day. #funfact



Bonus News (not mentioned on-air):If you’re the kind of grown-up who thinks the younger generation has no initiative, you haven’t met YouTuber Michael Reeves. He’s showing the world that the under-30 crowd has plenty of initiative and inventiveness. Michael has tweaked a Roomba to swear when it runs into things. … From a technical standpoint, it’s not a terribly complicated modification. Reeves gutted his Roomba so that it could no longer clean, and fitted the freed-up space with some pretty cheap hardware. When the Roomba bumps into something, the upgraded — or downgraded? — gadget swears through an added speaker.




Matt's Musing: 80% of adulthood is just unsubscribing from emails you no longer wish to receive... #musing



Matt's Pick Song:“Glimpse Of Your Glory” by the Ball Brothers



Bible Trivia Answer:C. 40 (Acts 1:3 & 9)

Radio Recap (Monday 05/06/19)

Bible Trivia Question:Ananias was told to go to a street called what?
A. Narrow
B. Straight
C. Beautiful
D. Rocky



In The News:
- National Nurses Day & No Homework Day

- 80-YEAR-OLD EARNS DEGREE _ Ruth White walked across the stage at Clayton State University in Georgia on Saturday, earning her degree in psychology. When she was younger Ruth took one class per semester and took summers off while raising a family of seven children.

- Folks on the west coast of the U.S. love their moms more than those in the Midwest. According to a poll, 44 percent of westerners would visit their moms more often if the travel rates were cheaper, but only 19 percent of Midwesterners feel the same. Meanwhile, 27 percent of all Americans only see their mom once a year.

- While driving, not being on your phone can be dangerous… especially when it’s because you're trying to find it. A Utah man dropped his cell phone, ran a stop sign and smashed through a garage door while looking for it. There were no injuries but the home suffered extensive damage, as did the driver’s car.

- A man in Taiwan reportedly fell asleep wearing his Apple AirPods and when he woke up, he couldn’t find one of them. He used an iPhone-tracking feature to search for it, and says he could soon hear the beep from his missing AirPod — coming from his stomach. He then went to the hospital where the doctors gave him a laxative to help him pass the AirPod. He said the battery was at 41% when he recovered the AirPod, which was still working.

- A man in China who went to the hospital to treat an itchy ear was shocked to find that it was caused by a spider spinning a web inside it. A doctor had to drive the spider out by injecting water slowly into the ear.

- German police say an elderly man was so annoyed at hearing the same tune over and over that he called authorities to report his neighbors. The 82-year-old told the police he was sick of the music, which would come at irregular times and at all hours. Upon further investigation, police found a musical greeting card on his windowsill, where occasional breezes opened the card just enough to play an irritating tune.

- I need to watch more superhero films! Watching Avengers: Endgame could be good for you. It and other superhero flicks aren’t just great entertainment: They can also help you conquer your fears, improve your confidence and reduce anxiety, according to a study. Experts say taking in a big action thriller could be used as a kind of “cinema therapy” to treat those with a range of psychological disorders… Researchers found that big-screen exposure to the adventures of Spider-Man and Ant-Man reduced symptoms of anxiety by 20 percent.




Fun Fact:In the U.S, there are an estimated 83 million... mothers. #funfact



Bonus News (not mentioned on-air):If you’re gonna be an obscene telephone caller, don’t leave your phone number. An Austrian man who tormented women with dozens of obscene telephone calls a day was caught when he left his own number with one of his victims. The woman, whom the man had called nearly every day for six months, got his phone number by telling him she was busy at the time and would call him back later.



Matt's Musing: The most important thing to learn in chemistry... never lick the spoon. #musing




Matt's Pick Song:“Alpha and Omega” by the Gaither Vocal Band



Bible Trivia Answer:B. Straight (Acts 9:11)

Radio Recap (Friday 05/03/19)

Bible Trivia Question:Which disciple objected to Mary washing Jesus’ feet with perfume?
A. John
B. James
C. Peter
D. Judas



In The News:
- On this day in 1973: The Sears Tower in Chicago was topped out as the world’s tallest building.

- Today is Tuba Day

- Tomorrow is Star Wars Day

- DRIVE THRU WAIT TIMES ARE UP _ In 2012, the fast food industry magazine QSR clocked the average McDonald’s drive-thru at 189 seconds — just over 3 minutes — and it’s gotten worse every year since. Currently the McDonald’s drive-thru wait time is almost 5 minutes. The company is not alone, as fast food’s pursuit of more expansive menus, more variety and higher customization has led to across-the-board hikes in service times in the drive-thru.

- The official international Scrabble dictionary has updated its list of approved words for the first time since 2015, opening up an additional 2,800 words to players at tournaments and at home. The new words approved by Collins, the publisher behind the Collins English Dictionary in Britain, come after some of the same terms were approved last year by Merriam-Webster, which oversees the Scrabble list for the United States and Canada. The Collins additions help standardize the dictionary for English-language players worldwide.

- Does the word moist bother you? Well, it bothers a fifth of the world’s population and there’s a study to back it up. According to Paul H. Thibodeau, from Leiden University in the Netherlands, the word moist bothers people because of what people associate with the word and not necessarily the word itself. People associate the word with bodily functions and more young, educated, neurotic women are the ones who are grossed out by it.




Fun Fact:121 emails are received each day by the average office worker. #funfact




Matt's Musing: What happens if you get scared half to death... twice? #musing



Matt's Pick Song:“Mighty Big God” by Karen Peck & New River




Bible Trivia Answer: D. Judas (John 12:2-5)

Radio Recap (Thursday 05/02/19)

Bible Trivia Question:
What prophet was caught up in a whirlwind to heaven?
A. Elijah
B. Moses
C. Elisha
D. Daniel



In The News:
- Brothers and Sisters Day

- A couple from North Carolina who have been married for 82 years have some surprisingly simple advice for making it work: just be nice to each other. The couple, D.W. and Willie, met in 1935 and tied the knot in 1937. Now at 103 and 100, their hobbies include watching classic TV shows and working on crossword puzzles together.

- Ever feel guilty pulling out your credit card to make an essential purchase? You’re not alone — over half of Americans (51 percent) say they feel guilty about spending money. However, 85 percent said the weight of guilt lifted off their shoulders when the thing they are buying is at a discounted price. That magic number is 23 percent.

- Coffee doesn’t really expire, but after three months it’s time to toss it. Keeping coffee longer than that doesn’t mean that it’ll go “bad” — but the flavor will get weak. If you want to keep your coffee fresher longer, put it in a dry, airtight container in a cool place, since moisture and heat speed up deterioration and change the flavor. If it’s a large container of coffee, keep out only what you’ll use over a few weeks, and put the rest in an airtight bag in the freezer. This slows the molecular changes that alter the taste.

- Every month in the U.S. Google gets about 5,500 searches for the phrase “How do I use Google?” Seriously. It also gets around 1,500 searches each month for “How do I make my cat love me,” and 100,000 monthly searches for “How to win the lottery.”




Fun Fact:Men get hiccups more often than women. #funfact



Social Media Fun:One in five drivers have named their car. Women (23%) are more likely to do so than men (18%).
Is your car a boy or a girl and what’s its name?
(BTW: Seven in ten of us admit to talking to our car)



Matt's Musing: Nostalgia isn't what it used to be… #musing



Matt's Pick Song:“I'm Just Waiting For My Ride” by the Hoppers



Bible Trivia Answer:A. Elijah (2 Kings 2:11)

Radio Recap (Wednesday 05/01/19)

Bible Trivia Question:Who said, “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
A. Abel
B. Joseph
C. Cain
D. Esau



In The News:
- Today in 1886: The start of the general strike which eventually won the eight-hour workday in the United States.

- May Day… it’s also Golf day and Hug Your Cat Day

- A survey (by TotalJobs) found that three out of four people want all physical contact banned at work. The idea is to remove confusion over what kind of touch is appropriate. Some companies are now considering whether they should prohibit handshakes. What about fist bumps?

- Good news for firstborn girls: a study suggests that they are more likely to excel at life than their younger siblings, something that doesn’t come as a complete surprise. Of course “most likely” doesn’t mean every single firstborn girl will be better at life than younger brothers or sisters, but the odds favor them if you believe what researchers at the University of Essex concluded. Beyoncé, Hillary Clinton, Kate Middleton, Angela Merkel, Oprah Winnfrey, and J.K. Rowling are all firstborn in their respective families and very successful, strong women.… The British study suggests that firstborn girls are statistically — 13 percent — more likely to be more driven and attend graduate school than their male siblings.

- For years, researchers have struggled to pinpoint the health benefits of chocolate. Turns out, the answer may have been to go with your gut. Findings (out of Louisiana State University) suggest that you’re not the only one who likes chocolate. Gut bacteria (Bifidobacterium and lactic acid bacteria) devour the stuff and then produce anti-inflammatory compounds which are good for you. In other words: dark chocolate is probably great for your gut health and your heart.

- Police in Wyoming say that a man who shoplifted twice in one day from the same store also asked the store for a job application.

- Mother’s Day is just over a week away. A survey shows only 2% of moms would like to receive breakfast in bed; 22% say flowers is okay; 25% like jewelry; 37% want to go out to dinner; 20% of moms say no candy.




Fun Fact:
132 islands that make up the state of Hawaii. #funfact


Bonus News (not mentioned on-air):Have you “adulted” yet today? Did you pay some bills? Show up to work on time? Schedule that doctor’s appointment? Cool! Did anybody give you a sticker? “I Adulted!” is a 16-month calendar-slash-sticker book, available for $15.99 on Amazon. Along with charting the passage of time, this product comes with an advertised 100 splashy stickers that celebrate daily accomplishments such as “I emptied the litter box!,” “I cooked for myself!” and “My parents don’t pay my rent!”




Matt's Musing: All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism… #musing




Matt's Pick Song:“I Want To Know That You Know” by Greater Vision




Bible Trivia Answer:C. Cain (Genesis 4:9)