Born on this day!! Blues singer Bobby Rush is 88. Actor Albert Hall (“Ally McBeal,” ″Beloved”) is 85. Country singer Donna Fargo is 81. Lyricist Tim Rice is 78. Actor Jack Scalia is 72. Actor-comedian Sinbad is 66. Actor Mackenzie Phillips (“One Day at a Time”) is 63. Actor Hugh Bonneville (“Downton Abbey”) is 59. Comedian Tommy Davidson (“In Living Color”) is 59. Actor Michael Jai White is 58. Country singer Chris Cagle is 54. Comedian Tracy Morgan (“30 Rock”) is 54. Actor Ellen Pompeo (“Grey’s Anatomy”) is 53. Actor Orny Adams (TV’s “Teen Wolf”) is 52. Rapper U-God of Wu-Tang Clan is 52. Rapper Warren G is 52. Actor Walton Goggins (“The Unicorn,” “The Shield”) is 51. Contemporary Christian singer Matt Maher is 48. Singer-guitarist Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World is 47. Rapper Eve is 44. Bassist Chris Joannou of Silverchair is 43. Actor Heather Matarazzo is 40. Country singer Miranda Lambert is 39. Actor Josh Peck (“Drake and Josh”) is 36. Singer Vinz Dery of Nico and Vinz is 32. Actor Genevieve Buechner (“UnREAL”) is 31. Actor Zoey Deutch (“Vampire Academy”) is 28. Actor Kiernan Shipka (“Mad Men”) is 23. Actor Mackenzie Foy (“Twilight”) is 22.

THIS DAY IN GENIUS HISTORY

1871 – Journalist and explorer Henry Stanley found the missing David Livingstone in Central Africa and made his famous comment, “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?”
1928 – Hirohito was crowned Emperor of Japan.
1951 – The first long distance telephone call without operator assistance took place.
1969 – Sesame Street premiered on PBS TV.
1970 – The Great Wall of China opened to the world for tourism.
1982 – The Vietnam Veterans Memorial opened in Washington, DC.

Today Is: Area Code Day, International Accounting Day, International Tempranillo Day, NET Cancer Awareness Day, Marine Corps Birthday, Sesame Street Day, Windows Day (Microsoft), World Science Day for Peace and Development

TODAY ON TV!
Primetime TV (All Times Eastern)

CBS – 8:00 –  Young Sheldon  /  8:30 – Ghosts  / 9:00 – So Help Me Todd  /  10:00 – CSI: Vegas
NBC – 8:00 – Law and Order  /  9:00 – Law and Order SVU  /  10:00 – Law and Order Organized Crime
ABC – 8:00 –  Station 19  /  9:00 – Grey’s Anatomy  /  10:00 – Reasonable Doubt
FOX – 8:00 – Hell’s Kitchen  /  9:00 – Welcome To Flatch /  9:30 – Call Me Kat
CW – 8:00 – Walker  /  9:00 – Walker Independence

TV Talk Shows

Jimmy Kimmel: Brian Tyree Henry, Lizzy Caplan
Jimmy Fallon: Will Ferrell, Lindsay Lohan, the 1975
Stephen Colbert: Emily Blunt, George Saunders
Seth Meyers: Tracy Morgan, James Acaster, Benny Greb
James Corden: Kim Kardashian, Edward Enninful, Fontaines DC (R 9/14/22)
Watch What Happens Live: Christina Ricci, Omar Epps
The Talk: Justin Baldoni
Live with Kelly and Ryan: Caroline Rhea, Gaten Matarazzo
Kelly Clarkson: Cole Hauser, Walker Hayes
Tamron Hall: Usher
Drew Barrymore: Joanna Gaines, Andrea Savage, Renee Rapp, Pauline Chalamet, Alyah Chanelle Scott, Amrit Kaur
Jennifer Hudson: Tamera Mowry-Housley, Gabby Samone

WHAT ARE YOU TALKIN’ ABOUT? Here are today’s PPM-Friendly Topics!

QUESTION: “What is A MISTAKE???” “Jeopardy’s” Ken Jennings has to apologize after he GIVES AWAY AN ANSWER, and says “Sh*t!” on the air!! “Merde for $1,000!!”

 

QUESTION: Is radio the CLASSIEST MEDIUM?? Oh yeah.. check out the moment this sports radio dude laughed so hard on the air he CRAPPED HIS PANTS!! Good times!!

 

QUESTION: Which parts of “The Crown” are FACT.. and which are FICTION?? If you care, the London Daily Mail breaks it all down for you!! Click here for the real story!!!!!!

 

QUESTION: Did Mom go TOO FAR in the sexy department? Woman is slammed for wearing a tight black mini-dress to her son’s WEDDING?! “Looks like a sexy funeral!”

QUESTION: Is this the HOTTEST COP IN THE WORLD?? It looks that way!! She works in Medellin, Colombia, and wouldn’t change her career for anything in the world!!

Jennifer Aniston Opens Up About Fertility Struggles

Jennifer Aniston said in the December issue of Allure that she tried in vitro fertilization (IVF) in her attempts to get pregnant.  Aniston shared her story while reflecting on how the “really hard [expletive]” she experienced in her late 30s and 40s helped her “become who I was meant to be.”  “I was trying to get pregnant,” Aniston explained. “it was a challenging road for me, the baby-making road.”  “All the years and years and years of speculation… It was really hard. I was going through IVF, drinking Chinese teas, you name it. I was throwing everything at it,” she added. “I would’ve given anything if someone had said to me, ‘Freeze your eggs. Do yourself a favor.’ You just don’t think it. So here I am today. The ship has sailed.”  “I have zero regrets,” the star said. “I actually feel a little relief now because there is no more, ‘Can I? Maybe. Maybe. Maybe.’ I don’t have to think about that anymore.”  Aniston was subject to much speculation about whether she would have kids, with some suggesting the issue contributed to her split from her first husband, Brad Pitt.
*********Don’t worry about Brad… he found his fertile Myrtle!!! (Be careful what you wish for)
*******It’s weird… she LOOKS fertile!!!
*****A lot of guys would have volunteered to take a crack at it!!

King Charles Gets Scrambled

King Charles III and Camilla, the queen consort, were egged upon arriving in the northern England city of York on Wednesday.  Entering the city through Micklegate Bar, a medieval gateway where monarchs are traditionally welcomed to the city, the king and queen consort begin walking among a slew of people, restricted by barriers, itching to catch a glimpse of the reigning monarch and his wife. A video shows the king shaking hands with several people, when multiple eggs narrowly missed the king’s face.  He appeared stunned as he stared at several broken eggs on the ground, as he began to understand what just transpired.  His team appeared to assess the situation while officers grappled with a man at the barrier.  Britain’s PA news agency reported that the protestor booed and shouted, “This country was built on the blood of slaves” as he was being detained.
********Thank God they didn’t hit him in the ears!!! (Actually, he could have used those things to bat the eggs away!!!)
*******He looked down and said, “Is this a yoke???”
*****They never threw eggs at his mother!!!
****As Coldplay once said, “Who would ever wanna be king??”
****The most embarrassing part was when Camilla started scooping the eggs into her purse!!!

Johnny Depp Makes Appearance At Rihanna’s Fashion Show

Johnny Depp made his controversial appearance in Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty fashion show on Wednesday.  Depp modeled Rihanna’s men’s collection as he walked through a forest. The “Pirates of the Caribbean” star was joined by a group of dancers as Outkast’s “So Fresh, So Clean” played in the background.  “Savage X Fenty Vol. 4″ was pre-taped and is available on Amazon Prime Video.  While several celebrities have walked for Rihanna before, Depp made history as the “first male to take part in this ‘star’ moment, previously done with Cindy Crawford and Erykah Badu in past shows,” a source previously told Fox News Digital.
********So precious!!! Hey, it’s better than laying in a poopy bed!!!
*******Johnny wore a stunning ensemble!!!

Cher Claps Back At Dating Critics

Cher, who is 76, was recently photographed holding hands with rapper and music executive Alexander “AE” Edwards, 36, in West Hollywood.  People on social media had questions, and Cher had plenty of answers.  She responded with a smiling emoji surrounded by hearts to a person who tweeted at her to ask, “Is that your new man!?” Cher responded “Yes” to another person who asked over Twitter if she and Edwards met at Paris Fashion week.  In what turned into a bit of a Q&A, Cher tweeted that Edwards treats her like a queen (using the crown emoji) and that everyone in her family has met him.  Edwards was previously linked to TV personality, podcaster and entrepreneur Amber Rose, with whom he shares a young son, Slash.  When one of her followers tweeted that Edwards “has a history of cheating” and shared an article about it, Cher responded in a tweet, “BABE ENGLISH IS MY FIRST LANGUAGE.” “IM IN [heart emoji] NOT BLINDED BY IT,” Cher wrote. “KNOW WHAT I KNOW….SMOKE DOESNT ALWAYS MEAN [fire emoji].”  She also had a word for the naysayers.  “I’m Not Defending us. Haters are Gonna Hate…,” Cher tweeted. “Doesn’ Matter That we’re Happy & Not Bothering Anyone.”
*****Then shut the hell up and get to humpin’!!!
*****Has Elon Musk commented yet???
*****How do we know that was Cher?? Did she have a blue check mark??

Britney Spears Not Happy About Potential Biopic

Britney Spears slammed Millie Bobby Brown after the “Stranger Things” star said she wanted to play the pop star in a biopic.  “I hear about people wanting to do movies about my life … dude I’m not dead !!!” she wrote in a post to her Instagram on Tuesday.  “Although it’s pretty f–king clear they preferred me dead… I guess my family is going to lock their doors now!!!”  Elsewhere in her post, Spears shared that she had “good news” and was “Still breathing.”  “It’s funny the same two people who gave me life are the same exact 2 people who took it away,” she wrote, referring to her estranged parents, Lynne Spears and Jamie Spears, the latter of whom put her under a 13-year conservatorship. “But guess what !!! I’m alive and I’m breathing again !!!”
*********She needs help. That’s all..
*****We were thinking that Meryl Streep could play her. She can do anything!!

 

Ripping The Tabloids (Throughout the week, we’ll give you the stories from that weeks tabs!)
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Prince Harry:  Home For the Holidays?-(Us Weekly)

There have been whispers that Prince Harry may head back to the U.K. over the holidays to make nice with family members-and prepare them for what’s to come when his memoir is released.  But sources say much more likely he and Meghan and their young children will remain close to their Montecito, Calif., home instead.  “They want to stay put and enjoy family time in America,” says a source, noting that Harry will give everyone time to process [his memoir] Spare before he visits England again.  “Once the dust settles, he looks forward to a return trip.  But first, they need to get through the next two or three months and see how everyone feels after that,” continues the source.  “It’s going to be one hell of a ride, and Harry knows that, so he’s buckling up.”

 

STUPID NEWS

You Can Actually Live In A Shoe!

The new owners of an unusual shoe-shaped Pennsylvania house built in 1948 announced the facility is now available to rent for short-term accommodations.  Waylon and Naomi Brown purchased Hellam Township’s Haines Shoe House in July and they announced on Facebook the house is now available for short-term rentals on Vrbo.  The house was built in 1948 to promote Mahlon Haines’ chain of shoe stores and it has since gone through multiple owners and served as a honeymoon suite, an ice cream shop and a tourist attraction.  The house was renovated by the Browns. Its three bedrooms, which are all filled with shoe memorabilia, have been dubbed “Shoelace Space,” “Instep Suite” and “Ankle Abode.”  Reservations, which are currently available through the end of the year, start at $269 per night.  See the video HERE.
*******Is there privacy, in case you get “shoe-horny??”
******This house has a lot of “sole!!!”
*****If you don’t pay, they’ll “boot” you out!!!

Escaped Monkey Caught In Florida

A capuchin monkey escaped from a Florida sanctuary and fled from keepers for about a day before being recaptured.  Nancy Nagel, a board member at the Suncoast Primate Sanctuary in Palm Harbor, said workers were trying to retrieve an object from the cage belonging to 30-year-old Jack, a 6-pound black-capped capuchin monkey, on Sunday when their net became snagged on the wall, allowing the primate to dart out through the cage’s main door.  Nagel said Jack was finally recaptured about 10 a.m. Monday morning.  “He was close by, thank god. It’s a miracle,” Nagel told the Tampa Bay Times.  Natani Daehne captured video Sunday afternoon when she was out for a bike ride on the Pinellas Trail and came across two cyclists chasing after a small, furry animal.
********The monkey came back after he realized he was in FLORIDA!! “It’s not safe out here!!”

Handgun Found In Raw Chicken

Security officers at a South Florida airport have reported finding a handgun hidden inside a raw chicken packed in a traveler’s luggage.  The TSA posted photos of the gun and poultry Monday on its official Instagram account. The weapon was recovered at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.  The post didn’t identify the traveler who was transporting the weapon or whether any arrests were made.  According to the TSA, fresh meat, seafood and other non-liquid food items are permitted in both carry-on and checked bags, as long as they are packed in ice. Unloaded firearms are allowed to be transported in checked bags, but they must be declared at the ticket counter and packed in a locked hard-sided container.
****Cops suspected “fowl play!!”
*****Two crimes: smuggling a gun and shipping raw poultry that’s not packed in ice!!
*****Someone named “Popeye” came by to claim the chicken!!!

Blind Man’s Cane Mistaken For Firearm

A pair of Florida sheriff’s deputies are being investigated for arresting a legally blind man after mistaking the folded cane in his back pocket for a firearm.  James Hodges, 61, was detained by the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office deputies on Oct. 31 as he walked on a sidewalk on his way home from the courthouse, First Coast News reported.  “Hi there. What’s this in your back pocket? I just saw you walking,” a female deputy says in the bodycam footage.  “It’s a navigational aid. What’s the problem? You’re a tyrant?” Hodges responds.  “Yeah, I am, actually,” she says.  The deputy asks Hodges for his name and date of birth, but he refuses to provide the information, arguing that she doesn’t have reasonable cause to make such a request.  “Do you want me to put you in handcuffs right now?” the deputy asks.  “What is your suspicion?” he asks.  “It looked like you were carrying a gun in your back pocket,” the deputy says. “I’m stopping to make sure you’re carrying it properly.”  The man then pulls out the stick and shows it to the other deputy, who says it could resemble a gun.  “Her suspicion was that you were armed,” the deputy says.  “But now she’s verified that I am not armed,” says Hodges, who again refuses to present his ID, at which point they place him in handcuffs and appear to take his driver’s license out of his pocket.  When asked if he is legally blind, Hodges says he is and explains that his jury duty was canceled.  “Why weren’t you using your stick? You don’t have to use your stick all the time?” a deputy asks.    “Not all the time,” Hodges replies and asks the female deputy for her badge number.  “You know what? Put him in jail for resisting,” an officer is heard saying at that point.  Hodges was charged with resisting arrest without violence.
********These are the kind of cops that need to be defunded!! And we’re not generally for that!!

 

STUFF THAT’S COOL AND VIRAL

 

VIDEO: LUNAR ECLIPSE FROM NOV. 8^TH.

VIDEO: KIDS ON BASEBALL FIELD COVER “BOYS DON’T CRY” BY THE CURE.

VIDEO: POOL CUE BALL GOES OVER 400MPH!!

 

A LIST FOR THURSDAY

 

9 Things to do if Your Spouse is Bad with Money

THE PENNY HOARDER

 

1. Have Open and Honest Money Talks Regularly

When it comes to a relationship’s financial success, being on the same page with your spouse is kind of a big deal. The truth is, they might not even realize they’re bad at money until you talk to them.  Scheduling regular conversations to discuss financial concerns and expectations will help you and your partner set realistic money goals while avoiding negative surprises. You might even learn that some of your own spending habits need to change.

Yes, if you both aren’t used to talking about money, this will feel a little awkward at first, but it will get easier over time. And, for the sake of your relationship’s long-term health — and maybe more importantly — your own happiness, it will be totally worth it.

 

2. Ask This Website to Help Pay Your Credit Card Bills This Month

Your credit card company doesn’t really care if it was you or your partner who racked up the credit card debt. It’s getting rich by ripping both of you off with high interest rates — some up to 36%. But a website called AmOne wants to help.  If you owe your credit card companies $50,000 or less, AmOne will match you with a low-interest loan you can use to pay off every single one of your balances.

The benefit? You’ll be left with one bill to pay each month. And because personal loans have lower interest rates (AmOne rates start at 2.49% APR), you’ll get out of debt that much faster. Plus: No credit card payment this month.  AmOne keeps your information confidential and secure, which is probably why after 20 years in business, it still has an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau.

It takes two minutes to see if you qualify for up to $50,000 online. You do need to give AmOne a real phone number in order to qualify, but don’t worry — they won’t spam you or your partner with phone calls.

 

3. Simplify Your Budget

Want to manage your money as an actual team? Create a budget. Ew, gross. We know. But it’s important to take a good look at what you’re both spending and where you can both cut back.

If you’re not sure where to even start, we favor the 50/20/30 budgeting method for its simplicity. Here’s how it works:

• 50% of your income goes toward essentials.
• 20% goes toward financial goals.
• 30% goes toward personal spending.

The key is to accept you can’t create the perfect budget in an hour. You’ll have to experiment to find what works best for your relationship.

 

4. Raise Your Credit Score — and this Company Will Pay You up to $100

When one or both of you have damaged your credit score, it can really mess with your future financial goals — whether that’s buying a house, or taking out a loan for something else.  We all want to improve our credit score. And we’d all like to save a little more money. Good news: We found an online debit account that will pay you up to $100 every month for certain improvements you make to your credit score.**

It’s called Sesame Cash, an online bank account from Credit Sesame that comes with its own debit card. Here’s how it works: Simply add on Sesame Cash while signing up with Credit Sesame to get your free credit score and put in $25 to get started and activate your rewards.  Then, put $25 toward the account each following month. This is a perfect way to set aside some money for emergencies — it’s out of sight, out of mind and will be there when you need it. It works like a prepaid debit card, but it’s so much more.  Even better, Sesame Cash will monitor your credit score and give you up to $100 when your credit score goes up.** To help you keep track, the Sesame Cash account lets you see what’s changed in your score every day, when you deposit $25 each month.***

Once the money is deposited into your Sesame Cash Account, you can spend it however you want to — after that open conversation with your partner, right? And if it’s at one of the more than 5,000 stores Sesame Cash partners with, like Burger King, Sephora or Walmart, you could earn up to 15% back instantly on your purchase.**** It’s like a gift that keeps on giving.

Creating a Sesame Cash bank account is quick and secure — we’re talking bank-level encryption. And if you need to raise your credit score anyway, getting paid to do it makes the process that much sweeter.

 

5. Find Out If You’re Overpaying

If you or your partner are trying to be more conscious of how much you’re spending on things, wouldn’t it be nice if you got an alert when you’re shopping online at Target and are about to overpay?

That’s exactly what this free service does.  Just add it to your browser for free, and before you check out, it’ll check other websites, including Walmart, eBay and others to see if your item is available for cheaper. Plus, you can get coupon codes, set up price-drop alerts and even see the item’s price history.  Let’s say you’re shopping for a new TV, and you assume you’ve found the best price. Here’s when you’ll get a pop up letting you know if that exact TV is available elsewhere for cheaper. If there are any available coupon codes, they’ll also automatically be applied to your order.  In the last year, this has saved people $160 million.

You can get started in just a few clicks to see if you’re overpaying online.

 

6. Save Up to $610/Year When You Use This Website To Find New Car Insurance

When you’re looking to cut spending in your relationship, every dollar counts. Did you know you can save some serious money just by switching car insurance companies?  It’s true — rates are at historic lows, and you could be paying way less for the same coverage. All you need to do is look for it.

But don’t waste your time hopping around to different insurance companies. Use a website called EverQuote to see all your options at once. EverQuote is the largest online marketplace for insurance in the US, so you’ll get the top options from more than 175 different carriers handed right to you.  Take a couple of minutes to answer some questions about yourself and your driving record. With this information, EverQuote will be able to give you the top recommendations for car insurance. In just a few minutes, you could save up to $610 a year.

 

7. Cancel Your Forgotten Subscriptions

Keeping track of your household’s subscription services can feel like a game of whack-a-mole. Just when you think you’ve got a handle on them all, another random charge pops up on your bank statement.  It’s easy to let it slide — $5 here, $10 there. But it can seriously add up. Luckily, an app called Rocket Money can show you exactly where you’re wasting money on forgotten subscriptions and bills that are overcharging you. It saves the average person $720 a year.

Rocket Money helps you find and cancel things like unused streaming subscriptions and expired free trials, and they’ll also negotiate lower monthly rates with your internet company, phone company and other bills — for the same service.  Rocket Money has already saved users more than $245 million, and it uses Plaid to make sure all your sensitive information is safe. The app does all the heavy lifting. All you have to do is sign off on these money-saving changes.  It takes just a few minutes to get started and see how much you could save this year. Just register an account and link your bank account, then sit back while Rocket Money goes to work.

 

8. Are You an Online Shopper? Copy This Strategy To Get a $526 Refund

Chances are you do some of your shopping online. Whether it’s pet food from Walmart, toilet paper on Target or even a flight to the in-laws for Thanksgiving, you’re probably leaving money on the table.

A free website called Rakuten has the hookup with just about every online store you shop, which means it can give you a kickback every time you buy.

In fact, since Denver resident Colleen Rice started using Rakuten, it’s sent her checks in the mail totaling $526.44. For doing nothing. Seriously. Rice says she uses Rakuten for things she already has to buy, like rental cars and flights.

It takes less than 60 seconds to create a Rakuten account and start shopping. All you need is an email address, then you can immediately start shopping your go-to stores through the site.

Plus, if you use Rakuten to earn money back within the first 90 days of signing up, it’ll give you an extra $10 on the first check it sends you. Talk about money for nothing.

 

9. Learn How to Build Healthy Money Habits, Together

One way to be a supportive partner is to learn and improve, together.

You might not want to take a Personal Finance 101 class together, but seize the opportunity now and listen to podcasts or read books — and, ahem, more of The Penny Hoarder. Shameless plug.

 

The preceding material was compiled and edited by Brandon Castillo.  The Editor-In-Chief is Gary Bryan.  The Radio Genius Show Prep Service is licensed for use on-air only by subscribing radio stations.  Other means of redistribution is forbidden.
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