{"id":19906,"date":"2021-01-27T09:35:40","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T14:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/?p=19906"},"modified":"2021-01-27T04:59:44","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T09:59:44","slug":"on-todays-show-535","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/blogs\/mornings\/2021\/01\/on-todays-show-535\/","title":{"rendered":"On Today&#8217;s Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u27a2 A dog wandered out onto a frozen lake in England recently, and fell through the ice.\u00a0 So a random jogger named Darcy Pell jumped in and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\/2021-01-12\/hero-jogger-saves-dog-from-icy-water-but-heres-why-you-shouldnt-do-the-same\">saved<\/a> it . . . then continued running.\u00a0 It turns out he just happens to be an experienced cold-water swimmer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u27a2 We saw a product like this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisebrother.com\/tcs\/story\/148186\"><strong>for cats<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0a few months ago, but a lot of people said it didn&#8217;t work that well.\u00a0 So hopefully this one&#8217;s better . . . A company in South Korea called\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.petpuls.net\/shopping\"><strong>Petpuls<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0has a new collar that analyzes your dog&#8217;s barks and translates them into EMOTIONS. The team behind it spent three years collecting 10,000 samples from 50 different breeds.\u00a0 And it uses A.I. to evaluate each bark in real time. You pair it with an app on your phone, and they claim it can detect five different emotions:\u00a0 Happy, relaxed, anxious, angry, or sad.\u00a0 The app is free, but you need the collar to go with it.\u00a0\u00a0You can buy it at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.petpuls.net\/shopping\"><strong>Petpuls.net<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for $99.\u00a0 Or $108 for bigger dogs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u27a2 Here&#8217;s a flight attendant with a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@katkamalani\/video\/6917011942011849990?referer_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdigg.com%2F2021%2Fflight-attendants-warns-people-these-are-the-things-you-should-never-consume-these-things-on-a-plane&amp;referer_video_id=6917011942011849990&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;sender_web_id=6900593829213193734&amp;is_from_webapp=v1\">warning<\/a>\u00a0to NEVER drink coffee or tea made on a plane . . . because the water comes from tanks that are seldom cleaned.\u00a0 Instead only drink liquids that come in a bottle or can.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u27a2 A new device aims to inform your boss when you\u2019re unhappy. \u201cMoodbeam\u201d is a Fitbit-style wristband that lets wearers log whether they\u2019re happy or unhappy, as a way of helping employers monitor how staff are coping with working from home. The Moodbeam is linked to a mobile app, and features 2 buttons. Users press the yellow button if they\u2019re happy and the blue button if they\u2019re unhappy. The creators of the device say they came up with it as a simple way for employers to check how their team is doing at a time when you can\u2019t just pop into someone\u2019s office and say \u201cHello\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u27a2 Good news for Muppet enthusiasts \u2013 all five seasons of \u201cThe Muppet Show\u201d will be available to stream on Disney Plus on Feb. 19. Created by the legendary Jim Henson, the original \u201cMuppet Show\u201d was a variety half-hour featuring \u2018Kermit the Frog\u2019 as the showrunner and host. The series originally aired from 1976 to 1981 on CBS. In addition to the show\u2019s first three seasons, seasons 4 and 5 will also be available to stream for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>TODAY IS\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cInternational Holocaust Remembrance Day\u201d, an annual memorial day commemorating the victims of the holocaust initiated by the WWII Nazi regime and its collaborators. On January 27 1945, Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration and death camp, was liberated by the Soviet Red Army.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cThomas Crapper Day\u201d, in honor of the man who invented the toilet flush mechanism, on the anniversary of his death in 1910. Thomas Crapper &amp; Co became engineers by appointment to the English \u2018throne\u2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>_________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>Dixie Chicks<\/strong>&#8216; &#8220;Without You&#8221; became their fifth Number One single in 2001.<\/p>\n<p><strong>_________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>FALL ASLEEP FASTER WITH THE SIX Ts:<\/u><\/strong><u><br \/>\n<\/u>The team at eco-friendly bedding brand \u201cSnug\u201d analyzed decades of research to uncover exactly what we need to do to fall asleep peacefully\u2026<br \/>\n\u261e Timing:\u00a0 Most adults need between 6 and 9 hours of sleep per night.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u261e Temperature:\u00a0 Your bedroom should be around 17\u00b0C (63F). While this may vary a bit from person to person, it\u2019s always harder to fall asleep when you are too hot or cold<\/p>\n<p>\u261e Technology:\u00a0 Take a little time away from the screen before bedtime. It\u2019s best not to use your phone in the 90 minutes before bed. Reading, meditating or drawing are relaxing alternatives that can help you to sleep soundly.<\/p>\n<p>\u261e Taste-buds:\u00a0 Give them a break before bed. Eat your last meal at least 3 hours before bed\u2026and no coffee for 10 hours before trying to sleep is best.<\/p>\n<p>\u261e Tog:\u00a0 The what? It stands for \u2018Thermal Overall Grade\u2019, and is a measurement of how much a fabric insulates. Changing your duvet according to the seasons can help you sleep. A 4.5 tog is best for warmer nights, 10.5 for in-between seasons, and 13.5 for winter.<\/p>\n<p>\u261e Thank you: Turn out the light, say goodnight and be thankful for something. While it may sound corny, science shows expressing gratitude for things big and small satisfies us and helps us rest.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>FOUR RANDOM FACTS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Only three of the number one NFL draft picks from the past 20 years have won a Super Bowl.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Eli Manning\u00a0<\/strong>with the Giants in 2008 and 2012 . . .\u00a0<strong>Eric Fisher<\/strong>\u00a0with the Chiefs last year . . . and\u00a0<strong>David Carr<\/strong>\u00a0with the Giants in 2012, but he didn&#8217;t play in the game.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>Approximately 2% of people have a gene that makes it so their armpits don&#8217;t smell, even without deodorant.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>The first speeding ticket was given out in 1899 in Manhattan . . . to a cab driver who was going a blazing 12 miles-per-hour in an eight-mile-an-hour zone.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>Ad time for the series finale of\u00a0<em><strong>&#8220;M*A*S*H&#8221;<\/strong><\/em>in 1983 cost more than ad time for the Super Bowl that year.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>_________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>GOOD NEWS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A retired guy in Maryland named Ric Jackson\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/montgomery-county\/2020\/12\/potomac-man-brings-neighbors-bikes-back-to-life-for-free-in-his-pandemic-bike-repair-shop\/\">has<\/a>\u00a0been fixing people&#8217;s bikes for free during the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>He started in April and has fixed over 650 bikes since then.<\/p>\n<p>The only type of payment he&#8217;ll accept is baked goods.<\/p>\n<p><strong>_________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>BIRTHDAYS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[81] James Cromwell, actor (\u201cBabe\u201d, \u201cThe Green Mile\u201d)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[62] Cris Collinsworth, NFL TV analyst (\u201cNBC Sunday Night Football\u201d since 2009\/former NFL WR (Cincinnati Bengals 1981-88)\/15 sports Emmy Awards<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[53] Tracy Lawrence, country singer<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[52] Patton Oswalt, actor (narrator on \u201cThe Goldbergs\u201d since 2013)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Things We&#8217;re Worse at Because of Technology<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Technology helps us in a lot of ways.\u00a0 But it&#8217;s also made us worse at certain things.\u00a0 For example, 13% of people in a recent survey said they don&#8217;t even know their OWN phone number, because they don&#8217;t have to.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here are the top 10 things we&#8217;ve gotten worse at because of technology . . .<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\u00a0Remembering passwords.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Remembering other people&#8217;s phone numbers.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Knowing how to spell certain words, because we all have spell check now.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Handwriting, because we don&#8217;t write stuff down anymore.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Math, because everyone has a calculator on their phone.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Remembering our own phone number.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Remembering who starred in movies and TV shows.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Knowing your friends&#8217; addresses.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Being able to slow down and relax.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0How to completely stop and do nothing for a while.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A few more that made the top 20 were remembering birthdays, names, and how to drive without GPS.<\/p>\n<p><strong>_________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>PIZZA IS THE WORLD\u2019S MOST POPULAR TAKEAWAY DISH <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The world\u2019s favorite takeout dish is apparently pizza. British insurance comparison company MoneyBeach analyzed Google search results from 109 countries and found that \u201cpizza takeaway\u201d was the top food-related query people entered across 44 nations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It was the top choice in Italy, Barbados, Argentina, Morocco, India, and many others. Chinese food was the second most-searched for food type, with 29 countries (including the U.S., Mexico, Australia, the U.K. and China searching for it), while sushi was the top searched cuisine in ten countries (coming in third), and &#8220;fish and chips&#8221; took fourth place.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Since the beginning of the pandemic, food dinnertime takeout and delivery service use has drastically increased among those in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>WEDNESDAY JANUARY 27<sup>TH<\/sup> \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>BOS 3 &#8211; PIT 2 OT BUF 3 &#8211; NYR 2 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 PHI 5 &#8211; NJD 3 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WSH 3 &#8211; NYI 2<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>FLA 4 &#8211; CBJ 3 SO \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NSH 3 &#8211; CHI 2 OT \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WPG 6 &#8211; EDM 4 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 LAK 2 &#8211; MIN 1<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAL 2 &#8211; DET 1 OT \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 TOR 4 &#8211; CGY 3 <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 COL 7 &#8211; SJS 3 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ANA 1 &#8211; ARI 0<\/p>\n<p>STL 5 &#8211; VGK 4 SO<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>It\u2019s a good week for number lovers. Every date through Friday is a palindrome \u2013 meaning it reads the same forwards and backwards. It started last Wed., with 1-20-21, and goes all the way through 1-29-21. This specific set of palindrome dates only occurs once every thousand years.<\/li>\n<li>A Starbucks employee used\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@jewishyouwereme\/video\/6917058667938368773?lang=en&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;sender_web_id=6891329151716197893&amp;is_from_webapp=v2%20%20jewishyouwereme\">computer voices<\/a>to re-enact a frustrating exchange she had with a customer.\u00a0 The customer gave specific instructions about her dairy allergies, and then yelled at her for NOT putting whipped cream on the Frappuccino.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>Here&#8217;s comedian Jim Jefferies, wondering why women lotion themselves at night.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>GARTH BROOKS TO RECEIVE KENNEDY CENTER HONORS MEDALLIAN THIS SPRING <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The rescheduled 2020 Kennedy Center Honors is now set to be filmed between May 17-22, and\u00a0<strong>Garth Brooks<\/strong>\u00a0will be there to collect his honor. The 43rd Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime artistic achievements will also celebrate\u00a0<strong>Debbie Allen, Joan Baez, Midori<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Dick Van Dyke<\/strong>. The two-hour\u00a0Honors Gala will air on June 6 at 9 p.m. ET on CBS.<\/p>\n<p>The Kennedy Center Honors were originally set to take place back in December but were postponed due to the pandemic. The medallian ceremony will be held during &#8220;multiple events for physically distant audiences,&#8221; according to organizers.<\/p>\n<p>The usual concert featuring tributes and performances is still not going to be able to happen this spring. Kennedy Center President\u00a0<strong>Deborah Rutter<\/strong>\u00a0told\u00a0<em>USA Today<\/em>, &#8220;We&#8217;re clearly not going to have 2,000 people in an enclosed space for three hours, but I think we&#8217;ve come up with some really great ideas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Luke Combs Drinks Before, During, and After Shows<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In case you missed it, there&#8217;s one more clip from\u00a0<strong>LUKE COMBS&#8217;<\/strong>\u00a0appearance on\u00a0<em><strong>&#8220;Straight Up Steve Austin&#8221;<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0that&#8217;s worth checking out.<\/p>\n<p>Steve asked if he drinks a beer before or during shows, and wow, does Luke stay on brand, or what?<\/p>\n<p>He said,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/MpmLST1IaMo?t=204\"><strong>quote<\/strong><\/a>, &#8220;I&#8217;m a before, during, and after guy for sure.\u00a0 I shotgun a beer every night, one beer . . . but I can&#8217;t do beer [during the show] because it makes me burp too much, so I do stage drink.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s a heavy Jack pour, then diet [soda], no ice . . . because little-known secret of the trade is that ice cools your vocal cords down, so you have a higher chance of damaging your vocals cord drinking ice cold anything.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>_________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>TIM McGRAW SAYS NEW SINGLE HIT HIM &#8216;RIGHT IN THE HEART&#8217; <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tim McGraw<\/strong>&#8216;s brand new duet with\u00a0<strong>Tyler Hubbard<\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0<strong>Florida Georgia Line<\/strong>, &#8220;Undivided,&#8221; had an immediate effect on him. He tells us that the message struck him on a personal level.\u00a0<strong>[&#8220;It hit me right in the heart. It just made me sort of re-evaluate my approach to what&#8217;s going on in the world and was I letting the darkness lead me to not being as cheerful and bright and happy as I need to be to bring positive energy to my family so it was more of an internal thing to me when I heard the song.&#8221;] SOUNDCUE<\/strong>\u00a0(:15 OC: . . . heard the song.)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Undivided&#8221; was co-written by Tyler while he was quarantined with COVID-19 late last year.<\/p>\n<p>The song was just released to radio yesterday (Wednesday, Jan. 13th).<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0__________________________________________________________________<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Jason Aldean Is Doing a Stripped-Down Virtual Concert Tomorrow<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>About a year ago\u00a0<strong>JASON ALDEAN<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0<strong>Florida Georgia Line<\/strong>\u00a0guys got into the whiskey business by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B8ReEoCn9HA\/\"><strong>launching<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Wolf Moon Bourbon.\u00a0 To celebrate, Jason is doing a stripped-down virtual concert tomorrow and some fans will get to join him on-screen.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s free but you have to reserve your place.\u00a0 They&#8217;ll randomly select some people for the VIP experience that includes a post-show virtual hang with Jason. \u00a0Register at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wolfmoon.vye.live\/\"><strong>WolfMoon.vye.live<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Today&#8217;s Impossible Question ","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":19679,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"featured_img_display":"Yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mornings"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-13 08:58:31","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"react_link":"https:\/\/country929.com\/blogs\/mornings\/2021\/01\/on-todays-show-535\/","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19906"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19915,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19906\/revisions\/19915"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}