6:00 AM: Last night was the season finale of Biggest Loser and the winner is a man that lost 50% of his body weight. The NTSB is trying to pass a bill than bans all cell phone use in your car, including texting and all non-emergency phone calls. The Marine Corps is apologizing for sending Purple Heart Christmas ornaments to families of dead soldiers in mistake. Lindsay Lohan is going to court today for her progress hearings, where the judge will make sure she did her community service and has kept up with the terms of her probation. The newest trend in hotels
6:15 AM: Fact or bull fact. 84% of Christmas trees sold are pre-cut and 16% are self cut. 1 in 1000 Christmas trees start a fire in the home. An acre of Christmas trees has about 2,000 trees in it and in one day provides enough oxygen for 18 people. Reindeer are the only animals that see UV light. Reindeer and Caribou are basically the same animal, but Reindeer live in Europe and Caribou live in North America. Reindeer can run at 50 mph and swim at 6 mph. Every organ in a reindeer is edible and their meat is sold fresh, canned, and dry in Scandinavia.
6:30 AM: 4 things you need to know with Sara. The top DWI bars in Austin list has come out and the top 5 are; Molotov, The Ranch, Rain, J Black’s, and Kung Fu Saloon. The top 100 restaurants in America list has come out and Austin has 3 restaurants on the list; Congress, Uchi, and Uchiko. As of midnight last night there is a red light camera up on Red Bud Lane in Round Rock. Donald Trump is no longer going to host a GOP debate, claiming the reason is NOT because only 2 people were coming, but because they were threatened by the chance that he may run for president.
6:45 AM: Replay of Second Date Update from yesterday with Kara and Sam.
7:00 AM: Coast to coast news in 60 seconds.
7:05 AM: What’s on your mind? Cassiday is so excited to see Beauty and the Beast tonight because her friend from college is in it. She does feel like an old fogie though because the show won’t get over until around 11 pm and that seems too late for her. Sara is having a pity party because she has no one to kiss on New Year’s Eve. Alex feels sorry for the people who are getting the iPad 2 for Christmas because a rumor just came out that the iPad 3 will be released sometime in January, February, or March in 2012. Sandy is thinking about JB because he is at his uncle’s funeral in Kansas today and he knows how sad that must be.
7:18 AM: Bikes for Kids is in its 15th year, and we will give away the bikes on Friday morning. The first year they gave away 94 bikes, and it’s grown over the years. This year will mark 14,000 bikes given away and 1.3 million dollars raised over the years thanks to our generous listeners! We got a letter from a listener who nominated a girl named Gloria. Gloria has type 1 diabetes and lives with her mom and grandmother. They are about to be evicted from their apartment because they are so in debt due to medical costs. They are getting a bike this year, and Sara got to make the call to let them know.
7:27 AM: The Brown University band stormed into the library this week and played while people were studying. One guy freaked out and yelled at the band, telling them to “get the f**k out”. Everyone started cheering once this guy went off on the band.
7:30 AM: 4 things you need to know with Sara. Time magazine has chosen their “Person of the Year”, and this year it is “The Protestor”. We all think that it’s a cop out to choose them. The NTSB is trying to pass a bill than bans all cell phone use in your car, including texting and all non-emergency phone calls. Facebook is launching a new feature in which you can report suicidal content to try and help anyone who may be reaching out for help. Michael Jackson’s daughter Paris will be on The Ellen Show tomorrow.
7:42 AM: Unknown poll. Do you think it’s easier or harder to be a mom now than it was 20 years ago? Jennifer thinks it’s harder because society places harder standards on you than 20 years ago. She doesn’t like how you can’t discipline children in public like you used to be able to. Amber thinks it’s harder now because you have to keep tabs on them more. You need to watch their email, facebook, texting. Laurie has 8 kids, and has been raising kids for 29 years. She thinks that it’s harder now. Rebecca in Killeen thinks it’s easier now. She says the gender shift makes it easier because it’s now ok for men to stay home and women to go to work, and also it’s not frowned upon to put the kids in daycare. She also likes the support she gets from parenting message boards online. Statistics are interesting. 80% of American moms say its harder now than 20 years ago. 30% say the hardest part is finding “me time”. 2 in 3 moms find it by hiding in the bathroom for an extended period of time. They say they get parenting advice 3 times a week on average.
8:00 AM: Coast to coast news in 60 seconds.
8:12 AM: Headlines that don’t make the “4 things”. A website called Student Beans has come up with a meal that for $11.55 will feed 4 people. A pack of thin sliced turkey, a pack of 2 frozen waffles, a bag of frozen mixed vegetables, a box of stuffing mix, a gravy mix, a pack of cocktail sausages, and a pack of sliced ham. A Florida woman was arrested for assaulting her boyfriend. She thought he charged $2,000 on the credit card and threw a box of wine at his face. She also threw a beer can at his face, which cut his eye open.
8:30 AM: 4 things you need to know with Sara. The top DWI bars in Austin list has come out and the top 5 are; Molotov, The Ranch, Rain, J Black’s, and Kung Fu Saloon. The top 100 restaurants in America list has come out and Austin has 3 restaurants on the list; Congress, Uchi, and Uchiko. Matt Damon is deathly afraid of snakes, and when they arrived on the set of his latest film, he rocked and cried like a baby. Rolling Stone’s #1 best TV moment of 2011 is the Breaking Bad finale.
8:40 AM: 4 out of 5 parents think their kids act spoiled at Christmas time, and there is a video that goes along well with this statistic! Yesterday a video went viral from the Jimmy Kimmel show. Jimmy told parents to videotape their kids opening a gift they would hate and see what their reaction is. The video is priceless and you can see it on our blog and facebook page.
9:00 AM: Coast to coast news in 60 seconds.
9:20 AM: We play a call from Joshua. He received a bike in 1997 when he was a kid, now he is 21 and finally can afford to give back to the cause of Bikes for Kids. These are some of our favorite calls, because we feel like this it the best part of the charity. It touches people’s lives when they need help, and then when they can afford to give back, they usually do.
9:30 AM: 4 things you need to know with Sara. Time magazine has chosen their “Person of the Year”, and this year it is “The Protestor”. We all think that it’s a cop out to choose them. Alec Baldwin can’t use an iPad on American Airlines but starting Friday, the pilots may have their iPads on during flights in lieu of their heavy paper manual. The NTSB is trying to pass a bill than bans all cell phone use in your car, including texting and all non-emergency phone calls.
