Olives are usually a love or hate type of food. I happen to LOVE them. Especially the green kind. But I’ve always wondered how they get that red pimento in there?
Up until the 1960s the pimentos were actually stuffed into the olives by hand! Crazy right? Now technology has improved so much that there is a special olive machine made in Spain that removes the olive pit, inserts the pimento, and makes that famous X shaped deign on the bottom. Pretty neat!
Now, if it’s the weekend and I’m making some dirty martini’s I will be removing those pimentos myself and hand inserting some blue cheese. Yum.
Being a good actor is a difficult thing to do, but what if you were just playing yourself? According to Nicholas Cage, it’s a lot harder than you think! (:30)
Are you up to date on this week’s biggest news stories? Anna and Raven will get you up to date on what’s trending, including the reason people keep calling themselves “old” on social media! (3:30)
If you’ve achieved world-wide fame for being a toxic person and you decide the solution is to fire your PR team, that’s all I need to know about you! (7:22)
What do you refuse to spend money on? Anna and Raven found a list of the top things that American’s waste their money on and the amount that is every month was shocking! (10:36)
How many languages do you speak? Anna’s parents both came from Italy and she grew up with Italian being spoken in her home. But that doesn’t necessarily mean she can speak it herself… (17:41)
If your pet could talk, what would they say? Anna decided to get an expert opinion on your pet’s inner monologue, so she sent Producer Jon to ask little kids what they thought! (28:57)
How do you know if someone is flirting with you? Whether your single or married, it can be hard to tell! Anna and Raven decided to ask Dating Expert Cher Gopman to share her expert opinion! (32:37)
Caroline and Bryan are planning the guest list for their wedding. Caroline would like to invite her three bosses and their spouses. Bryan says that’s a terrible idea, then Caroline will be worried about them the entire evening! Caroline feels it’s only right to extend an invite to her bosses, they’ve always been so supportive of her and her career. What do you think? (36:36)
Mary thinks she’s got what it takes to beat Raven in pop culture trivia! Can she succeed and win the record $6400 jackpot? (43:19)
Can you tell when someone is flirting with you? The NYC Wing Woman Cher Gopman has the tell tale signs to prove that he/she is definitely into you. Check out the podcast.
As I always say on the show you can email me your good news or story anytime. Just send it to [email protected] and you might hear it on the air weekdays at 3:30pm. That is exactly what Megan Quinn did today about this amazing group of middle school students in Fairfield.
Here was her email:
Hi Kevin –
A team of middle school students from Tomlinson Middle School in Fairfield have won the CT Odyssey of the Mind competition, and are headed to Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa next month to compete in the World Finals. Over 800 teams from around the world come together for the competition. Our kids are representing their school, town, and all of CT and we are so proud of them.
I am fundraising for the team. The trip is not cheap. It will cost approximately $20,000 for our team to attend in Iowa, where they will stay on campus. I am fundraising to ease some of the cost for the families so that our children can participate in this unique opportunity.
I would love it if you could promote this great accomplishment on your show or social media. We could also have the kids come to your studio to talk about Odyssey of the Mind if that is an option? Below is a link to the GoFundMe page we started.
A little more background on their project. Because of Covid, they worked together all year in a cold garage to solve a problem in an original eight-minute musical production. The student members wrote the skit and three songs, built their sets out of recycled materials and designed and created their costumes. It is the true educational embodiment of all STEM curriculum. Their skit focused on Alice Ball, an African American female chemist who developed the first cure for leprosy.
Good luck to all the students! And if you can help them out even a little bit I’m sure they would greatly appreciate it.
You’ve heard this all your life. “get your 8 hours!” “did you get 8 hours?” “make sure you get 8 if you want to be rested”. but is that true?
Almost.
A group of researchers have recently found that to get the PERFECT amount of sleep anyone between the ages of 38-73 should sleep for 7 hours a night. So, we were close! This will allow you to maintain strong cognitive performance and peak mental health.
You also do not want to overseep or undersleep. Both things can really impact your health and how you function throughout the day.
With Mother’s Day approaching, we thought it would be fun to launch the Mother’s Day Confessional Line! What is it? What’s the number? Anna & Raven tell you all about it!
Every week, Raven’s wife, Alicia, gives Raven a grade based on how he behaved as a husband. This week, Alicia seeks Anna’s help with a big issue she has involving Raven’s health. Check it out in the podcast.
Would you bring your family on a work trip? Anna thinks it seems like a fun, affordable way to do a family trip, but there’s one big downside… (1:00)
Every Friday, Raven’s wife Alicia calls in to give him a grade on how he did as a husband that week! Last weekend Raven went on his annual “man-camping” trip and Alicia is starting to get annoyed that he hasn’t unpacked yet… (3:21)
Mother’s Day is coming up quickly and if you still don’t know what you’re doing next weekend, that’s all I need to know about you! (7:08)
Anna has three crazy news stories and Raven is gonna pick one to talk about! Today his options are mostly animal related, which is good because Raven recently had to break up a fight between two wild animals! (10:37)
Do you have a tanning salon horror story? Most doctors agree that tanning isn’t a healthy thing to do regularly, but now there’s a new product that has made it even worse for you! (13:48)
Mother’s Day is coming up and Anna and Raven want to hear your Mother’s Day confession! Is there something you’ve always wanted to tell your Mom, but you haven’t had the guts to do? Or are you a Mom who has made a few mistakes in your parenting life? Call 833-431-0905 and leave your Mother’s Day Confession! (25:13)
It’s time for Mommy’s Margarita Friday! Moms (and Dads) share all the crazy things that their kids have put them through this week that have definitely earned them a margarita! (27:01)
The Johnny Depp/Amber Heard trial is sad but also completely ridiculous. It’s gotten so crazy that Anna has invented a new game around it… (30:55)
Tim works long days and when he gets home, he just wants to eat dinner on the couch and unwind. His wife, Audrey, thinks it’s not good for their relationship to not sit at the dining room table and actually talk to each other during dinner. He says it’s his only time to relax and Monday through Friday, he wants to eat in front of the TV. On the weekends, he doesn’t care. What do you think? (34:54)
Raven is on a roll and the jackpot for Can’t Beat Raven is a record $6300! Does Mary have what it takes to finally beat Raven in pop culture trivia and claim the prize? (42:24)
