This is just a small taste of the show overall, the bits and bobs that I found interesting, funny, insightful and relevant. To hear everything that happened, check out the podcast of today's show. However, if you're looking for a quick read along with random self inserts and my personal thoughts, you've come to the right place.
Call in Point:
(This is the broadstroke canvas on which I base my call, obviously these notes are going to be longer and more detailed)
So we are in the middle of a glorious 4 day work week and honestly, it's the best thing ever. Everyone is happier, more productive (well, I mean three people work in the building but still,) and everything is just grand. Well actually, this all counts toward everyone else as Angi found herself being persecuted three times in the last day and a half. As expected though, she took it all in stride and is being completely rational about it...(cough.) Before I get an empty bottle of Jack thrown at me, perhaps I should direct her ire elsewhere. It all began with weekend guy Marris who came forward yesterday to really ruffle Angi's feathers. You see, during a commercial break, Marris happened to be out in the halls when he was coerced into a game of Fornicate/Marry/Kill. His given choices were our very own Panterica, 103.5's Kaelin and our own beloved Angi Taylor. Without a moment of hesitation, he yelled out "kill Angi, six feet under!" I mean, given the choices, I could see why he would have sent t-rex arm to the shredder but still, that was harsh. I mean, if the game offered up options like Hitler, Attilla the Hun and Angi Taylor, the result would have been the same but still. Peeved but used to it, Angi brushed it off and went about the rest of the morning. However, it seems that life was not done dumping on her because as she was heading home from work, she ran into a delivery guy who seemed to be lost in the iHeart parking garage. Given that being helpful is in her nature and of course, attempting to be cute, Angi called out to the guy who was carrying a huge bouquet of flowers "oh, flower delivery." The guy just grunted "yeah" in response which should have been a sign but Angi persisted (uh oh.) "Are you lost?" she asked, attempting to do a good deed but he yelled at her "I'm not lost!" and wandered off. Seems like we hit strike two in the Angi's No Good, Bad, Terrible, Awful Week but before she was going to get hit with a third one, she had to pose a question. What is it about men and directions, they always seem to have issues when you attempt to correct them even though they're clearly lost. Abe, of course, does not suffer this affliction and is the master of asking for directions. One person who does (and I'm assuming this was a thin veiled way to drag him) was Jay the Straight, who will go 20 miles in the wrong direction and then complain that he went 20 miles in the wrong direction. She doesn't understand men's insecurity about getting lost, especially when there are things like Google Maps. Back to the flower guy though, Angi's attempts to help were to keep him from injuring himself. First, he tried to walk into the closed hair salon in the building and here at iHeart, there are also plenty of dead end corners. That doesn't also include all the trap doors, floors with hidden slides that lead to spike traps and all the fire pits (seriously, who designed this building?) After this exchange, her feelings were hurt which meant it was up to Abe to bring it on home. Onto this morning, Abe attacked Angi for using his name in a text. While discussing something in their Premium Plus Platinum Star text thread yesterday, Angi responded with a "Yes Abe." He was taken aback, shocked and a bit stung. It seems that this is something his girlfriend does as well but none of the guys he knows do it which means clearly this is a female trait. Angi looks at it as a way to make a point when she feels like she's not being heard. This isn't isolated to texts btw, she does this in actual conversation to not only Abe but Jay the Straight as well. To her, she sees it akin to when your mom used to yell at you to snap you to attention, which comes off as condescending probably but whatever. The point is, even though it's a short week, it's definitely not Angi's week.
Other Stuff from Today's Show
Onward we go to our daily discussion topic which involves jobs, funny enough since we were just discussing a four day work week. Apparently, internationally hated movie actor and director Mel Gibson was featured in a recent one star movie called On the Line. In the movie, he plays a radio show shock jock that finds himself in the middle of a hostage situation when a deranged caller named Tim (hey, it's Tim) takes his family hostage or something. Angi would never watch this flaming heap of film because Mel is in it but Abe said he would check it out because it's a movie about radio. The reason it actually was noticed was because a ton of radio people were discussing the things that the movie got wrong about the job. For example, there was no Mandatory Metallica in that movie, clearly it was trash and worthy of the one star rating. If you're looking for something that is a bit closer to reality, try Private Parts to see Howard Stern play a true shock jock. Anyway, the question that arose from this is what is something that movies and TV get wrong about your job? Obviously teachers don't get to go on fancy field trips to France, truckers aren't hooking up with hot lot lizards and medical and cop shows are just bonkers wrong. We pulled up the Request Line and talked to some of the roadies to see what we've been seeing is wrong all this time. John is a vet and it annoys him to see every single film gun have bottomless magazines and showcase all the soldiers as gung ho and motivated. Also, when you throw a grenade, it's nothing like the movies where it's a giant fireball. Instead, it's more of a puff with a kill radius of 3 meters but a shrapnel radius of 50 meters. Anna is a waitress and everything about the restaurant business is wrong. They never spit in the food and if you complain, they don't throw your food on the floor. It does annoy the chef though when you ask him to make changes to a dish but chefs are always mad and yelling. Bob is a high school teacher who says the portrayal of students is all wrong. They're shown as all bright eyed and looking up to the teacher but most of them are indifferent or monsters. Angi disagreed because in movies, she always sees kids throwing grenades at the teachers. Jerry, our resident show lawyer, checked in to discuss that trials are boring in real life, the prosecution and defense are both not playing fair and the objections you see in shows are not at all like real life. Ron is a firefighter who said that walking into a fire with no air pack and being able to see is nuts. The reality is that it's pitch black, hot as hell and you have to work through sound to find the fire. Phil is a truck driver and can't believe those Fast and the Furious movies where robbing and speeding are a thing. The reality is the driver is not endangering themselves to save the cargo. Give Phil his keys and phones and take the truck, he doesn't care. If you are looking for more roadie comments or have your own, hit up our FB group and read up or drop us a comment.
Right then, it's on to the actual technical holiday that today is. You see, as former altar boy Abe would remind us, today is Ash Wednesday. Sure, Angi doesn't practice and neither does Abe but you know what, we wanted to partake in the festivities. We decided to play the Ash Wednesday game on the show this morning. You see, today is the start of Lent which means the faithful have to give something up for 40 days. Angi decided that she's going to give up mayo, which to her was an easy decision. However, for some the decision is hard so we're here to help. Angi wanted the roadies to call in and give up their age, occupation and marital status. Doing this would allow them to properly decide what each roadie would be giving up for Lent. First up on the Request Line was Josh who is 26, a plumber and single. Abe made the first choice in deciding that Josh can't wear a bandana for the next 40 days. Head Roadie Michael Myers is 44, a garbage man and married. Angi fielded his and decided he must give up playing thumb wrestling. Denise is 51, a financial assistant and married. Abe jumped on her to say that she can't drink from a straw for 40 days! Dan is 40, a safety manager and married. Abe decided he can't wear a belt for the next 40 days! Rick is 48, a nurse and married. Angi decided that he's not allowed to kick a cat for the next 40 days! John is 56, a carpenter and single. Abe decided he's not allowed to eat string cheese for the next 40 days! (This is brutal, I would not make it) John agreed with my stand on things so we'll see if he makes it. In fact, Angi said that everyone needed to check in to make sure that none of them broke their lenten promises. Also, if you happen to be reading this and want to join in on the fun, Angi & Abe will be offering up suggestions until the end of the day on our Facebook Group.
Finally, since it's hump day, we took a look at how what you eat not only affects your waist but also how it can screw with your junk and it's swimmer mobility. Here's a list of foods that are good for it.
Olive Oil - It raises testosterone by 17%.
Spinach - It decreases inflammation.
Coffee - It makes you 42% less likely to get erectile dysfunction.
Oysters - Improves blood flow with Zinc.
Tomatoes - More than 10 servings a week gives you a 18% chance to keep from getting prostate cancer.
Garlic - Helps improve blood flow.
Chocolate - Boosts your serotonin levels.
Hot Sauce - Increases your testosterone.
Watermelon - Helps with erectile dysfunction.
Carrots - Good for sperm production.
Potatoes - Improves blood flow.
Request Wars 2.0
Champion: Abe (Streak: 1)
Angi's (repping Megan) Song Choice: "Primal Scream" by Mötley Crüe
Abe's (repping Harold) Song Choice: "Lost" by Linkin Park
Smack Talk Recap:
Angi is a Crüehead, so is Megan and they want to Crüe out this morning. Harold is itching to hear the new Linkin Park. Harold has a book of all Chester's lyrics, he rewrote them in a notebook. Megan and Angi both have every pic of Tommy Lee's dong that he has posted on Instagram saved in their phones.
Winner: Angi
10 O'Clock Toast:
The Flower Guy, Marris and Abe.
This one goes out to Angi's haters, these bastards want to bring her down and she won't allow it. In fact, their love makes her strong but their hate makes her unstoppable. This was just one of the several Instagram quotes she pulled out to dunk on haters.
Show Quotes and Tidbits:
"Can you do ashes all over the face? When you get your ashes today, can you get them on your whole face?" - Abe