MUNDANE MYSTERIES: What country is the North Pole in?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: What country is the North Pole in?

Santa is busy up in the North Pole getting ready for his big trip next weekend. But where exactly is the North Pole? Which country?

Kind of a trick question since no country owns the North Pole currently. It actually exists in international waters. The closest land is the Canadian territory of Nunavut and Greenland (which is part of the Kingdom of Denmark).

The weird part is, Russia, Denmark and Canada have all claimed the Lomonosov Ridge which are a group of mountains that runs under the pole.

The actual North Pole doesn’t have any landmasses to it.  It’s only ice floating on water.

Interesting!

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Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer As Told By Kids

Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer As Told By Kids

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer is a holiday classic, so you must know the whole story, right!? We asked kids to explain his story to you in case you need a refresher, and we think they hit the nail on the head…sort of.

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Things to Know: December 16th

Things to Know: December 16th

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Thursday December 16, 2021:  Porch Pirates; The Masked Singer Winner; Kid-Proof Your Tree

Thursday December 16, 2021: Porch Pirates; The Masked Singer Winner; Kid-Proof Your Tree

What have you asked the internet for help for in this last year?  Type in “How To” into a google search, you might be surprised with the results… (:30)

What’s your favorite Christmas story?  Twas the Night Before Christmas?  A Christmas Carol?  Well this year, Anna and Raven are writing their own story and it’s sure to become a Christmas classic!  Today is Producer Sean’s turn to add his own chapter!  (3:21)

They’re the scourge of the holiday season; Porch Pirates.  Thieves who steal your Amazon packages from right off your front porch!  But Anna and Raven have found three great tips to help you stop them… (6:50)

Homefries are one the most perfect foods on Earth, so if you ruin them by ordering them like THIS, that’s all I need to know about you!  (13:17)

Most adults are familiar with the story of Rudolf the red-Nosed Reindeer, but what kids?  Are still into the old-school Christmas stories?  Producer Jon asked a bunch of kids to tell their own version of the classic Christmas tale and the results are hilarious!  (16:31)

The Santa Tipline has returned!  Call 833-431-0905 and leave Santa a voicemail about who has been naughty and who has been nice.  Anna and Raven will play the funniest messages on the air! (19:49)

The Masked Singer season finale was last night and a winner has been revealed!  Naturally, the first thing they did after winning was go on the Anna and Raven show!  Check out the exclusive interview in the podcast…  (23:22)

Anna’s got three crazy news stories and Raven gets to pick one to talk about!  Today his options are; A real life Grinch, a waitress gets a tip so large it got her fired, and why you should never have cheese cake during the holidays!  (26:39)

If kids are great at one thing, it’s making your house a complete mess!  But how do you avoid them messing up your Christmas tree during the holiday season?  Anna and Raven have got some tips!  (29:08)

Vanessa, Dave and their children are leaving for vacation on Saturday, they’ll be gone for two weeks. Vanessa has planned to take down the tree and all the holiday decorations tonight. She says they’ll be gone for the whole holiday, be back after New Years, and she doesn’t want to come home to a dead tree and a big project to clean up. Dave thinks it’s crazy to take down the tree BEFORE Christmas. Whose side are you on?  (32:15)

Carolina has got a shot $2700!  Can she beat Raven in pop culture trivia and win the jackpot?  (38:31)

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! 10% of Americans have injured themselves in December while doing this

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! 10% of Americans have injured themselves in December while doing this

All this week I have tickets to CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY coming to the Toyota Oakdale Theatre for five performances May 20-22, 2022. I loved this movie and these shows are supposed to be awesome.

Play every day at 4pm and try to win.

Here’s today’s question if you missed it…

Q: 10% of Americans have injured themselves in December while doing this

A: Putting up the Christmas tree

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TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Cab driver pulls over to save injured monkey

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Cab driver pulls over to save injured monkey

We’ve seen stories of complete strangers helping people they don’t even know, but what about people helping animals they don’t know?

Recently a cab driver in India was driving when he came across an injured monkey on the side of the road. He decided to pull over to help and started to give the monkey CPR, including mouth-to-mouth. It worked! He managed to save its life. 

Even crazier… someone got it all on video.

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MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why do we decorate with poinsettias during Christmas time?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why do we decorate with poinsettias during Christmas time?

Poinsettias are a really beautiful plant, but why are they so popular to decorate with at Christmas time? Besides the obvious fact that they are Christmas colors, red and green.

The poinsettia story all goes back to plant’s native Mexico, where legend has it a little girl left some seeds from a weed as a gift for a baby Jesus that was in a nativity scene. In the time after the seeds miraculously turned into the gorgeous flower we now know as a poinsettia.

In the 19th-century the U.S. ambassador to Mexico at the time was Joel Roberts Poinsett. He brought the plants with him back to the States. That’s how the plant became the official Christmas flower and it was named after him “poinsettias”.

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Don’t Freak Out!

Don’t Freak Out!

We all have something we do that makes others freak out but are they as ridiculous as what Anna & Raven do that makes those close to them freak out!?

Things to Know: December 15th

Things to Know: December 15th

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The Anna & Raven Christmas: Story Part II

The Anna & Raven Christmas: Story Part II

The team is on a quest to create the greatest Christmas story of all time. Every day a different chapter made up by a member of the show. Anna set the tone yesterday, but where did Jon take it today? What do you think should happen next?