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The Anna & Raven Show: Monday June 21st, 2021: What’s Trending; Quitting Your Job; Ridiculous House Rules

The Anna & Raven Show: Monday June 21st, 2021: What’s Trending; Quitting Your Job; Ridiculous House Rules

Anna has been having troubles with her phone and doesn’t know if it something she has done or if it’s Russian hackers. You be the judge. (0:30)
What is trending? We have everything that happened over the weekend that you may have missed that is trending and being talking about right now! (3:56)

If you forget to call THIS person on their special day, that’s all I need to know about you! (7:51)

You won’t believe just how many people have quit their job this past April, and how many more people plan on leaving their job right now! Catch up with the podcast to find out just how many and why, and some great “I quit!” stories! (11:29)

What was the best (or worst) thing to happen to you over the Father’s Day weekend!? (17:57)

Couples Court: John and Lyla’s twin sons are headed off to college in the Fall. John would like to convert their bedroom into a home office since he works from home now and has been set up in the living room for a year. Lyla says no way, it’s their childhood bedroom and it needs to stay that way so that they’ll come home for breaks and holidays. Whose side are you on? (25:04)

Raven is on a short vacation so we decided to play the times that you could beat Raven! (32:32)

It’s Amazon Prime Day, and you won’t believe how much Amazon is estimated to make today alone! Anna and her producers check out some amazing (or not so amazing) deals on some strange items… (36:31)

Did you have any ridiculous rules in your house? Anna was at a party and noticed a bucket with crayons in it. Why was there a bucket of crayons in the living room? The answer is both weird and genius all in one! Find out why in the podcast. (40:09)

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Guy Sets World Record AND Raises Money For Charity

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Guy Sets World Record AND Raises Money For Charity

Push-ups are not an easy thing to do. If you’ve ever tried you know how difficult it can be. For the past year I’ve been doing 60 a day in the morning and it’s still a struggle once I get past the 30 mark. So I can’t even imagine doing what this Dad in Wisconsin did.

His name is Nate Carroll and he recently set a world record by doing more than 1.5 MILLION push-ups for charity over the past year.  If you’re wondering, that’s an average of about 4,000 a day. WAY more than my daily 60.

Nate is doing the challenge for great cause to. Raising money for a group called the Tunnels to Towers Foundation. They are an organization that offers housing and mortgage assistance to the families of officers and firefighters who are killed in the line of duty.

Great job, Nate. I am now motivated to up my push-up game a bit.

 

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MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Where does the term “dog days of summer” come from?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Where does the term “dog days of summer” come from?

Even though it’s been feeling like summer lately, summer officially starts this Sunday at 11:32pm. In the next few months you might hear the term “dog days of summer” pretty often. But what does it actually mean?

The phrase “dog days of summer” comes from astronomy.  Sirius which is the “Dog Star”, rises in late July.  In ancient Greece, the “dog days” meant the hottest part of the year. That’s why they started calling it the “dog days of summer”.

Now when someone says that to you this year you can drop this knowledge on them.

 

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Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better!

Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better!

We found a list of the thing that dads can do that mothers can’t, and Anna wants to prove that she can do everything on that list better! Who do you think did better!? Anna or Producer Jon?

According To Your Kids, What Does Their Dad Do!?

According To Your Kids, What Does Their Dad Do!?

Does your child know what their father does for a living? How about asking them what their favorite food he can cook is? Surprisingly, most of the answers aren’t what you expect. Hear them all in the podcast!

Friday June 18th, 2021: Father’s Day Gifts; Dad Jokes; Mommy’s Margarita Friday

Friday June 18th, 2021: Father’s Day Gifts; Dad Jokes; Mommy’s Margarita Friday

Shopping for Father’s Day is difficult, but what is the worst gift you have ever given to dear old dad? (0:15)

Dad is full of advice! But what was the best advice or wisdom he has ever shared with you? (3:16)

If you park in THIS spot or wear THIS, that is all I need to know about you! (10:44)

Anna’s husband Paul is the self-proclaimed King of Dad Jokes so Anna flipped the script and had her twelve-year-old daughter Hayden tell dad jokes to Paul and let him grade them. How did she do!? (14:32)

Does your child know what their father does for a living? How about asking them what their favorite food he can cook is? Surprisingly, most of the answers aren’t what you expect. Hear them all in the podcast! (18:06)

Want to win the Dad in your life a $50 gift card to Home Depot for Father’s Day? All you have to do is play Craig’s List Price is Right: Father’s Day Edition! (24:54)

Couples Court: Bill is happy with his forty-pound pandemic weight gain. He thinks it’s fun to be heavier for the first time in his life and not having to worry about eating just lettuce and working out four days a week. She says he’s being ridiculous! He loves being active and Kathy wants him to lose the weight because it’s just not healthy; she feels he’ll eventually hate the extra weight and the novelty of it. (27:52)

Raven is on a short vacation so we decided to play the times that you could beat Raven! (34:13)

It’s time for Mommy’s Margarita Friday: Father’s Day Edition! What did you do to earn yourself a margarita today!? What one dad did for his daughter goes above and beyond his parental duties! Find out what sweet gesture he did for his daughter in the podcast! (37:56)

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! 68% of people admit they intentionally avoided using this product at some point during the pandemic

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! 68% of people admit they intentionally avoided using this product at some point during the pandemic

All this week I have tickets to see Phillip Phillips who’s coming to the Ridgefield Playhouse on Saturday August 7th. Play every afternoon at 4:30pm to win.

Here was today’s question if you missed it…

Q: 68% of people admit they intentionally avoided using this product at some point during the pandemic while working from home.

A: Deodorant

 

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TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: A Scary Shark Story With A Happy Ending

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: A Scary Shark Story With A Happy Ending

It’s that time of year when we start to hear stories of shark attacks up and down the east coast. But every once in a while you get a GOOD shark story.

A fisherman out in California recently spotted a great white shark that was tangled in a bunch of fishing lines. Somehow… very carefully I’m guessing, he managed to reach down from his boat and untangle it all without getting bit.

Everyone in this story deserves an award or some kind of medal. The fisherman, the shark, all parties involved.

 

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