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A pair of veteran TV news anchors are back in business and behind the mic! Hosted by Emmy-nominated newsman Robert Burns and former TV news anchor Sara Threadgill, this podcast is built around telling it as it is. No weather. No traffic. No dramatic lead stories... and no boundaries. The duo offers hilarious hot takes on todayโs world, dishes on behind-the-scenes stories they couldn't discuss on-air, and include celebrity guests - discussing life, current events, and more.
According to a national poll of 500 adults in the United States by online survey and research leader QuestionPro, Covid-19 wiped out office romance.
Chicago-based matchmaker, Stef Safran, from Stef and the City tells us what NOT to say when putting yourself back out there in the dating scene.
How to mentally prepare before returning to the post-pandemic dating scene.
- The first date should always be a phone call or FaceTime before you meet up in person, so that you can gauge your chemistry.
- Keeping first dates short (an hour or so)ย is one of the best ways to prevent awkward moments.
- If you're feeling really worried, you can always schedule a session with a dating coach - like Stef and the City!
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๐๐ปโโ๏ธ Hair dryers, essential kits, and lots of luggage ๐
CNN National Correspondent Natasha Chen joins our hosts to reveal her top travel tips and must haves for a job on-the-go.
Natasha talks about her early days as a reporter and what it took to hit, and stay on, the national TV stage.
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๐๐ผโโ๏ธ Americans reportedly gained an average of 29 pounds during the pandemic (per the Washington Post)... so this week our hosts are joined by fitness expert and personal trainer Sheree Burton.
๐ช๐ผ The mom of 3 tells the best ways to jumpstart your summer weight loss journey. What are the easiest ways to begin losing weight? How can programs like Sheree's 15-Day Summer Shred Challenge prep you for a lean lifestyle? What's the best time for busy professionals to get in the gym for a workout?
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๐ก Robert and Sara discuss why so many new homeowners are regretting the biggest buy of their lives.
The top 5 reasons millennials are second-guessing their choice for the "American Dream".
๐ด๐ป Also - what exactly is a Geriatric Millennial... you're probably one and not even know it!
Survey: A lot of millennial homebuyers have regrets about their big purchase
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๐ฐ Show Me the Money... Please ๐ฅ
The mystery is solved! Robert and Sara break down the salaries that TV news reporters and anchors make, using their own contracts as evidence.
This reveal comes after a new study shows that Employees Are Working An Extra Day In Unpaid Overtime Each Week via Forbes.
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๐ซ Made Up Like a Peanut Butter Cup ๐
Reese's Wants to Give You a Peanut Butter Glow Up
Dominoโs starts making autonomous pizza deliveries
Bunny snatched: Record-holding giant rabbit stolen in UK
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๐ฎ Quarantine Weight Is a Thing ๐ฐ
How Much Weight Did We Gain During Lockdowns? 2 Pounds a Month, Study Hints
North Dakota man says condo association threatens $200 daily fines over American flag 'noise'
Scottish island for sale with opening bid of $111,700
Swan terrorizes homeowners by constantly knocking on front doors: 'Extremely irritating'
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๐ท ๐ ๐ Enough Said...
'Murphy-Goode' Wants to Pay You 6 Figures & Cover Your Rent
Michigan DoorDash driver drops pizza on ground, stuffs it back in the box
Wendy's serving free breakfast sandwich for March Madness
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๐ถ๐ป Where Have All the Kids Gone ๐จ
The COVID baby boom is looking more like a baby bust
Yard Sale Bowl Revealed To Be Rare Chinese Artifact Worth Up To $500,000
JetBlue is ending its back-to-front boarding policy
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๐ณ Rock the Vote ๐บ๐ธ
HAWAII LAWMAKERS INTRODUCE BILL LOWERING VOTING AGE TO 16
A California city just banned all new gas stations in zero-emissions push
Nearly four in 10 university students addicted to smartphones, study finds
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๐ฐ๐ป Finding the Lighter Side โช๏ธ
Divorce Reporter, Ilyssa Panitz, divulges how what some consider a nasty process doesn't have to be doom and gloom. She provides 7 examples of how you can use divorce to make yourself better.
Marriages and divorces both decline as pandemic poses new tests for couples
Divorce rates climb as quarantine keeps couples closer
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๐ผ That Is Juice Squeezed from a Person ๐ฅ
Nurses advised to swap words such as 'breast milk' for the more inclusive 'human milk'
Man with Florida tattooed on his forehead accused of calling 911 to ask for a ride home
A quirky Presidents Day sale: Washingtonโs hair, JFK sweater
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๐ผ Professional Binge Watcher Wanted ๐
Company paying $500 for someone to watch Netflix, eat pizza all-day
The Horrifying Reason You Should Never, Ever Eat An Icicle
More Positive Pandemic Baby Names Trending
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๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Home is where you hang your hat ๐ก
Best and worst states to raise a family in 2021: study
Paying for poop: University study gets smelly for science
States that favored cats or dogs during coronavirus pandemic: Report
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๐ฐ๐ป There Goes the Bride ๐
Divorce rates climb as quarantine keeps couples closer
Woman's garden 'stepping stone' turns out to be an ancient Roman artifact
University releases annual 'banished words' list for 2021
The Funniest Tweets About Reasons Couples Have Gotten Mad At Each Other | HuffPost Life
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Guest Anchor Andrew Luria (FOX 5 San Diego) joins this week to discuss his new children's book, "The Adventures of Charlie Marley - Midnight's Moment In Time".
Learn more about Amazon.com's #1 New Release.
Other stories include:
Scotland names its snow plows and their titles are amazing via CNET
Baker who reheated store-bought bread on radiator jailed for fraud via Radio.com
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๐บ๐ป Get Down on It ๐ฅ
2024 Olympics to Include Breakdancing
50 Weird Christmas Gifts Almost As Bizarre As The Year 2020
Squirrel Gets Drunk On Fermented Pear Because Acorns Can't Dull The Pain
Former Israeli space security chief says extraterrestrials exist, and Trump knows about it
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Black Friday in-store shopping dropped 52.1% as online sales broke records.
Cyber Monday was the biggest online shopping day in U.S. history
Netflix says Queen's Gambit is its most-watched limited series yet
Elon Musk wanted to call his new tequila โTeslaquilaโ but Mexico said no
Dictionary companies choose the same word of the year: pandemic
Florida or Russia?
- MMA gets really weird in Russia: Female star destroys 530-pound man
- Two men taking turns tazing themselves
- Florida man blames horse for home break-in
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Bottoms up or dig in? Pepsi debuts limited-edition Apple Pie flavor
George Clooney once gave 14 friends $1 million each -- in cash
Study finds 4 hours of video games a day is beneficial to your mental health
EVA Air launches speed dating 'flight to nowhere'
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๐๐ปโโ๏ธ Fake Hair. Don't Care. ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ
Women Brush Off Middle Age, Hair Loss With Wigs And No Shame
After a tight race, a French bulldog was elected mayor of this small Kentucky town
That 'murder hornet' nest scientists found and destroyed had nearly 200 queens. They say they got there 'just in the nick of time'
WATCH: Kamala Harris makes acceptance speech
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๐ช I Predict a Riot ๐บ๐ธ
Pennsylvania bakery election 'cookie poll' results are in: The winner is...
This Acupuncture Mat Has Over 14,000 Positive Reviews On Amazon
Sophia Loren, 86, reveals her biggest regret: 'That was the dream of my life'
Chiefs' Travis Kelce on the 'Battle' of Finding 'Energy' in Stadiums Without Fans This NFL Season
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๐ฐ Essential Journalists ๐คณ๐ผ
Producer Marcus Harun discusses his new documentary; Essential Journalists: How Coronavirus Changed TV News
Armed with 6-foot microphone poles, mask-clad reporters are filming interviews through windows to tell the stories of their communities, while worrying about what illness they may bring back to their families. National news producer Marcus Harun remotely interviews dozens of journalists from across the country about how the coronavirus impacted their jobs and the frightening reality of heading out into the danger zone to report vital information to the public. Some of the countryโs most-watched news programs are being broadcast out of the anchorโs basements as the industry adopted work-from-home plans for the first time. At the national level, CBS lost a producer to COVID-19 and NBC lost an audio technician; a CNN anchor continued to host his show while suffering from the virus. In local news, producers grapple with limited resources to telecommute and anchors struggle to babysit their children during live newscasts. This film about social distancing was produced, edited, and completed all while social distancing from home in a New York apartment.
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๐ Let's All go to the Lobby ๐ฟ
Boston news anchor fired for a cameo in Adam Sandlerโs โHubie Halloweenโ
Pandemic, election may scare away consumers this Halloween, researcher says
AMC Offers Moviegoers the Chance to Rent Out Theaters for $99 Private Screenings
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๐ Political Hideaways ๐ณ
This week we introduce our new co-host, Sara Threadgill!
Hotels.com will help you literally live under a rock on election day
Reporters Calling out Other TV Reporters
Sara's first "Literal Worst" calls out her husband's dirty dishes.
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๐ฅณ Ask for Forgiveness, Not Permission ๐
Robert shares how a college kid, doing a red carpet news story for class, walked into Shaquille O'Neal's 35th birthday party and had the time of his (young) life!
In a 3 minute video, his interviews included Ludacris, Gary Payton, and the big Shaqtus himself during his playing time with the Miami Heat.
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๐บ The numbers that run the TV world ๐
https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-ratings-sunday-night-football-sees-sharp-decline-in-initial-ratings-161747893.html
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๐ช๐ผ Let's Get Physical ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ
๐ท Robert was one of the first people to visit his local New York gym after they reopened with new COVID-19 guidelines. What's that new experience like having to workout with a mask? Is it enough to deter people from going back?
๐ After Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben's brands are retired, rapper Master P releases a new product to take their place.
๐ Norma sends the kids back-to-school, but there are still some reservations by her parental instincts.
๐ช Robert reveals the one thing he thinks kids in class now will never get to experience again.
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๐ Once a Playmate, Always a Playmate ๐ฐ
Former Playboy 50th Anniversary Playmate and "The World's Sexiest DJ", Colleen Shannon, joins the show.
The soon-to-be mom of 2 reveals how she might tell her kids about her modeling career, the the new business ventures she's begun during the pandemic, the funny word her son can't say, and how she's kept her picturesque figure post-pregnancy.
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News story mentioned: Baby has hilarious response to momโs driving range whiff via Golf.com
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โ๏ธ What's Your Sign? โ๏ธ
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๐ Go to the Mattresses โฃ๏ธ
Hey, Wanna Make $3,000 by Having Sex on a Bunch of Different Mattresses? via Men's Health.
Bring your own alcohol to drink on a flight during coronavirus: rules via Business Insider
Clorox wipes won't be fully stocked in stores until 2021 via CBS News
Also - introducing a new segment: Real or Fake Headlines
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โพ๏ธ Take Me Out to the Ballgame ๐
Bill Murray brings in the MLB season with a 7th-inning stretch song from home.
Dr. Anthony Fauci's baseball card just became one of the best selling in Topps' history.
Falling meatball from sandwich causes college student to fail exam.
Target joins Walmart in ending Thanksgiving store shopping.
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๐ No Romance without Finance ๐ฐ
Send your digital screams to Iceland. What are the best tips for recording your frustration from home and playing it back on a remote area speaker.
Forget good looks and humor โ 27% of millennials said they'd consider a partner's student-loan debt before dating them. - via Business Insider
Demi Moore blames another movie star for putting carpet in her bathroom.
This week's "Literal Worst" involves a petroleum procrastination we've all made.
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๐ Stepping Out in Style ๐ถ
One host spends $400 on summer sunglasses, the other won't spend more than $50... so how much is too much for you to fork over on a pair of shades?
Click HERE for the answer - via MoneyTalksNews
As parents prepare for back-to-school, what exactly should they expect when classes resume this fall? via CNN
Now that quarantine has lifted in some parts of the country, is a good haircut worth a longer commute if your stylist relocates to a different salon?
- ALSO -
It's National French Fry Day - which fast-food restaurant has the best spuds?
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๐ Independence Day ๐งจ
Robert and Norma reveal their favorite parts of July 4th (and it's not the fireworks)!
News to Know Stories Mentioned:
Fireworks Stands go live... but should they?
The Dixie Chicks change their name.
Hulu Pulls 'Golden Girls' Episode That Features Characters in Mud Masks Over Blackface Concerns
16 jobs where people make far more now than they would have 10 years ago
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๐ Find A Way ๐ค
Special Guest: Merril Hoge, former NFL player, and inspirational speaker share the motivational phrase that's helped him throughout his career, cancer, and COVID-19.
Robert and Norma detail the tactics they used to stay focused and atop their TV game.
Stories Mentioned:
Dolphin swims up boat, greets owner's dogs in viral video
Man gets entire park to sing Bon Jovi's 'Living on a Prayer'
๐ Buy: Find a Way: Three Words That Changed My Life (Second Edition)
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๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ Big Hair, Don't Care ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ
For the first time, our hosts discuss the feeling of watching their hair fall out, and why one chose to opt-in for hair restoration.
Special Guest: Jordan Sadoff, CEO, RESTORE Hair reveals the strange area women are trying to transplant hair.
Robert and Norma discuss why a man in a horse-drawn carriage was kicked out of a KFC drive-thru.
Netflix's Auto-Play feature and fried chicken land on this week's "The Literal Worst".
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๐ฅ You've Got to Start Somewhere ๐
Why our hosts decided to pursue careers in TV news - including one's shortsighted misunderstanding.
Will viewers care about Looney Tunes giving up its guns?
In the "Voiceover of the Week": A Boston-area woman and her dog get caught in a sewer (WFXT).
Also the reason dryers and shopping carts land as this week's "Literal Worst".
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๐ Using Our TV Voices ๐ฃ
Robert and Norma open up about how they met and why they decided to walk away from their respective TV careers.
Would either of them go back and report if a station asked for help today?
Both hosts also show off their "TV Voices" to read a story about a $300 overdue library book fine... and what does Robert think is "The Literal Worst"?
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Emmy Award-nominated news anchor, Robert Burns and fellow long-time news anchor Norma Holland, step away from the cameras and behind the mics to tease their new podcast.
Think of it as the best parts of your favorite local morning news show without the boundaries.
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