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The Anna & Raven Show: Raven’s Report Card; Weird Talent; Best Toys

Friday Dec 11th, 2020

Do you have an excel spreadsheet to keep track of your business cards? Anna does, and she takes it very seriously! You won’t believe how many cards she plans on sending out this year! Get the full story in the podcast!

Look, Anna and Raven are very pro-Science, but if someone says to do THIS on Christmas morning, that’s all I need to know about you!(3:49)

Every week, Raven’s wife gives him a grade based on how good a husband he was. This week, Raven (allegedly) ruined the Christmas tree, and was at work most of the time. It’s not looking good! Find out what grade he gets in the podcast!(7:40)

What weird skill can you do on demand? “The Queen’s Gambit” is one of the biggest shows on TV, but you won’t believe what weird thing the lead actress can do! Find out in the podcast!(11:33)

Santa’s Tip Line is back! Leave Santa a voicemail and tell him who’s been naughty or nice. Anna and Raven will play the best messages on the air! (21:40)

Apps like these are so shallow, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t curious! PrettyScale.com will determine how pretty you are based on an uploaded selfie. Find out Anna and Raven’s scores in the podcast! (24:39)

What are the best (and worst) toys to get for your kids this holiday season? Jackie is the senior editor for ToyInsider.com and she has the inside scoop on all the most popular toys this holiday season! Hear her conversation with Anna and Raven, and get some great holiday shopping tips, in the podcast! (28:48)

Mark and Laura’s 17-year-old daughter is a bit of a hot mess. She’s careless with her belongings, has broken items in the house, dented the fender, etc. Laura lent her a pair of her diamond earrings and urged her to take care of them. She lost one. Laura says she should pay her $100 to teach her about consequences. Mark says she didn’t lose it on purpose! It’s out of line to ask that from their daughter. Whose side are you? (32:47)

Rochelle tries to beat Raven at pop-culture trivia and claim the $800 jackpot!(39:10)

Things to Know Friday December 11th

Vaccine panel recommends FDA authorize Pfizer’s COVID-19 shot, doses could be in CT in days CT Post

Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton to be nominated as DRS commissioner, ending mayoral tenure CT Post

UConn-Butler women’s game postponed CT Post

Hamden café gets shut down over COVID-19 safety violations WFSB

State leaders, hospitals prepare to receive vaccines as soon as this weekend WFSB

Norwalk restaurant closed for second time for violating COVID rules The Hour

13 Norwalk schools now closed due to COVID quarantines The Hour

Ellen DeGeneres Tests Positive for Coronavirus, Pauses ‘Ellen Show’ Production Stamford Advocate

Stamford Downtown’s Heights and Lights to be shown on Yes Network Stamford-Downtown.com

Dead fish wash ashore in Darien, surrounding area Stamford Advocate

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SHOOTING STARS COUNTDOWN December 10: Can Dua Lipa Levitate Herself To Number 1?

Here are the top 5 biggest songs in Connecticut this week. voted by you! Vote for a song anytime by texting it to 800-330-9999 or sending a DM to us on Instagram or Twitter (@star999radio).

5 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior – Mood

4 Billie Eilish – Therefore I Am

3 Harry Styles – Golden

2 Dua Lipa featuring DaBaby – Levitating

1 Shawn Mendes & Justin Bieber – Monster

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I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! Thursday December 10: Don’t Eat The Dirty Snow

Every afternoon at 4:30pm you’re playing to win a $50 gift card to another store at Stamford Town Center so you can get some holiday shopping done.

Here was today’s question if you missed it. Another chance tomorrow afternoon.

Q: 9 out of 10 kids will eat this in the winter. Only 1 out of 10 adults will. What is it?

A: Snow

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TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Seven Year Old Girl Raises $20,000 For Hospital In Need Of PPE

The things kids have been doing to help out during the pandemic this year have been extremely inspiring to say the least.

This latest story out of Chicago is incredible. Seven-year-old Hayley Orlinsky has been making and selling her homemade bracelets for charity. Her original goal was to get to $200. She has now raised almost $20,000! She says she’s using all the money to help buy PPE for the children’s hospital that treated her as a baby. What a great way to bring things full circle. The bracelets are really cool too!

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MUNDANE MYSTERIES: How do peanuts grow?

We’ve all eaten them at baseball games, with other mixed nuts, or in the delicious creamy peanut butter form. But where and how to peanuts actually come to be? How do they grow?

Unlike things like pecans and walnuts, peanuts actually grow underground not on a tree. They’re planted in early spring and harvested in the fall. The plant that forms above ground looks like a flower. Then the peanuts actually grow underground in the roots of the plant. For a good crop you need 120-140 frost free days. Once they’re ready the farmers pull the plants from the ground with special machines, separate the peanuts, and let them dry.

Yum!

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Tree Decorating Hack!

Anna has a tree decorating hack for you! Have you been decorating your tree differently every year? Turns out this is the best way to do it! 🎄

The Anna & Raven Show: Tiktok Mom; Terrible Tattoos; Russian Vaccine

Thursday December 10, 2020

Have you ever had THIS nightmare? Turns out, most American’s have it all the time, but Anna just had it for the first time last night! Find out what it is, and why, in the podcast!

Are you excited for the new lifetime special this weekend? It sounds great! It stars Mario Lopez as the romantic lead and he plays a younger version of….WHO?! You won’t believe who it is! Find out in the podcast (3:30)

How much money do you spend on your pets at Christmas time? The average American spends about $70, but Millennials spend WAY more! Find out how much in the podcast! (7:04)

Shannon is just your average mom. Except she has 8.5 million likes on Tiktok! Find out the secret behind her success in the podcast! (10:41)

What’s the worst tattoo you’ve ever seen? Anna and Raven share some of the most cringey tattoos they’ve ever seen, including some of their own! Raven has a few that he wishes he’d never gotten! Find out what they are in the podcast! (14:39)

The new Covid vaccine is (hopefully) coming soon! But Russia apparently already has one out called “Sputnik V”, if you’re feeling impatient! The only trick is, you can’t do THIS for 6 months! Find out what it is in the podcast. (25:41)

The Santa Tip Line is back! Leave Santa a voicemail and let him know who has been naughty or nice this year! Anna and Raven may play your message on the air! (29:05)

Chris and Denise are expecting a child and would like to name him Charles after Chris’s father. One problem, Denise’s sister has a six-month-old puppy named Charles. Chris would like Denise to ask her sister to change (or alter) her puppy’s name. Denise says you can’t ask someone to change their pet’s name! Whose side are you on? (31:41)

Ed has a shot at winning $700! Can he beat Raven, or will the jackpot rise to $800? (37:53)

Things to Know: Thursday December 10th

Controversial affordable housing project approved in Fairfield with conditions CT Post

Mechanic: ‘Everything perfect’ before fatal WWII plane crash CT Post

Police: ‘Remorseful’ suspect turned himself in on Fairfield robbery CT Post

CVS hiring for COVID-19 support as vaccine expected to soon arrive in CT CT Post

Trump asks Supreme Court to invalidate millions of votes in battleground states WFSB

Teachers to take their COVID safety protests to the state capitol today WFSB

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine faces last hurdle before US decision WFSB

13 Norwalk schools now closed due to COVID quarantines The Hour

Norwalk TikTok star Charli D’Amelio invests in teen banking app The Hour

Five things to know about the Facebook lawsuits Stamford Advocate

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I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! Wednesday December 9: Lost In The Shopping

Every afternoon at 4:30pm you’re playing to win a $50 gift card to another store at Stamford Town Center so you can get some holiday shopping done.

Here was today’s question if you missed it. Another chance tomorrow afternoon.

Q: 3 out of 5 of people admit that THIS has happened to them before while Christmas shopping. What is it?

A: Forget where they parked

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