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MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Can Christmas trees be recycled?

A lot of people who put up their Christmas tree a month ago will be itching to take it down on December 26^th. Maybe it’s browning a little bit, losing some pine needles and making a mess. So, can trees be recycled?

A lot of towns have programs to leave your tree in front of your house for pickup or there might be tree pickup locations. So check with your local officials.

But the wackier part of this… is if you are REALLY into reusing your Christmas tree some people actually eat it! The needles provide vitamin C. You can also eat pine nuts, if your tree had pine cones on it. Be careful since those needles can be sharp. Maybe look up a recipe. Some places donate the old trees to zoos to use for food for the zoo animals too.

What To Get?!

Producer Jon is in a new relationship and needs help deciding what is the appropriate gift to buy for her. What do you think would be a good gift for someone you’ve been dating for six weeks? Catch up with the podcast to hear some great suggestions if you are struggling too!
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SHOOTING STARS COUNTDOWN Thursday December 22nd: Meghan Makes Us Look To Number 1

These are the top 5 biggest songs in Connecticut this week, voted by you! Listen to the Shooting Stars Countdown every weeknight at 8pm.

5 Avril Lavigne – I’m A Mess (feat. YUNGBLUD)

4 Taylor Swift – Lavender Haze

3 Sam Smith & Kim Petras – Unholy

2 David Guetta & Bebe Rexha – I’m Good (Blue)

1 Meghan Trainor – Made You Look

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I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! 40% of people admit they paid for someone’s gift using this

All week I have tickets to PAW Patrol Live! “The Great Pirate Adventure” coming to Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport January 17th and 18th.

Answer my trivia question correctly every day at 4pm to try and win. Here was today’s if you missed it:

Q: 40% of people admit they paid for someone’s gift using this

A: their own gift card

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TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Grocery Store Takes Store Issue Turns It Into Positive Solution

We’ve all been there. Waiting in line to pay for your groceries, in a rush, kids are screaming, and the person up in front of you paying is taking their sweet time even sparking up small talk with the cashier. It can be frustrating, but if you take a step back and try to see it from another perspective. Maybe that person needs that convo. A lot of elderly people doing their shopping like to have a connection like that with others.

This was the case at a Dutch grocery store in the Netherlands and they had a pretty creative way of solving it. They created something called “Chat Checkouts”. A lane where you can take all the time you want to pay for your items and also have a nice conversation with the cashier. Brilliant! The store says the costumers have been loving the idea and that it has helped a lot of people who might be feeling lonely, be able to have that connection without the stressful pressure of people waiting behind them.

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MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Has a song ever been played in space?

By now there have probably been many songs played by astronauts up in outer space. But the first song every played is space? It was actually a Christmas song.

December 16th 1965 Jingle Bells became the first song every played in space. It was broadcast during NASA’s Gemini 6A space flight.

Fun little trivia fact to use on with your family during your Christmas parties this weekend.

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What Are your Parents Still Nagging You About?

A new article says that it doesn’t work when parents nag you about something, but it doesn’t stop them from doing so anyways. What do your parents still nag you about?
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THE FEED: Christmas Weekend At The Movies

Every Wednesday Kevin is joined by Nick Johnston, TV and Film writer for Vanyaland.com. This week Nick has a few streaming movies to check out and two big releases hitting theatres. A biopic of an iconic singer who is no longer with us, plus a 3 hour movie that you won’t want to take your parents to.

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I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! 90% of Millennials will do this during the holiday season

All week I have tickets to PAW Patrol Live! “The Great Pirate Adventure” coming to Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport January 17th and 18th.

Answer my trivia question correctly every day at 4pm to try and win. Here was today’s if you missed it:

Q: 90% of Millennials will do this during the holiday season

A: Help a family member with a tech gift

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TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Darien Students Will Help With Gift Wrapping

This can be a stressful week. Lots of last minute shopping, running errands, and wrapping. So much wrapping. If you want to take that part of the week off your plate there’s a group of students in Darien who can help.

The Depot Youth Center has been wrapping gifts for people for the past few weeks. They’ve done over 500 so far! Such a great way to help the community.

If you need so help and want to avoid those paper cuts here’s all the info.

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