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MORNING SIDEKICK DAILY TEXT VERSION FOR MONDAY, June 30, 2025
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TODAY IS …
(All days repeat annually on today’s date unless otherwise noted; days may or may not be called “National”/”International”/”World” depending on source; sources listed often have additional info. We generally do not list special days which were created by commercial companies for the purpose of marketing – including “holidays” created by the National Day Calendar and Wellcat websites to drive traffic to their websites – or the hundreds of disease awareness listings which occur each year. We present only those specially designated days we feel your listeners would find most interesting or significant.)

ASTEROID DAY / METEOR WATCH DAY
National Meteor Watch Day was founded in 1961 by the International Astronomical Union to highlight the intrigue and beauty of meteors.

NATIONAL ICE CREAM SODA DAY

June is:

NATIONAL DJ MONTH – Yeah!
National Adopt a Cat / Adopt a Shelter Cat Month
African-American Music / Black Music Appreciation Month
Great Outdoors Month / National Camping Month
International Men’s Month
Lemon Month
National Candy Month
National Fresh Fruit & Vegetables Month
National Iced Tea Month
National Rose Month
National Seafood Month
Pride Month
Women’s Golf Month

ENTERTAINMENT & CELEBRITIES

WHAT TO WATCH – New and Returning Shows and Movies
Premiering Monday through Wednesday
Listings compiled from multiple sources

MONDAY, June 30

Season Premieres:
Bravo – “The McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys”

TUESDAY, July 1

“Attack on London: Hunting the 7/7 Bombers”
Netflix – New Documentary Series
Synopsis: On 7th July 2005, four British men detonated suicide bombs on the London transport system, killing 52 and injuring over 700. A failed second attack, two weeks later, triggered Britain’s biggest-ever manhunt and led to the fatal police shooting of an innocent man.

“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Reunion Special”
Hulu – Special
Synopsis: Gathers the creators from #MomTok for a reunion featuring bold confessions, unseen moments from Season 2, and a surprise that producers say will shake things up.

WEDNESDAY, July 2

“Heads of State”
Prime Video – New Movie
Synopsis: The UK Prime Minister (Idris Elba) and US President (John Cena) have a public rivalry that risks their countries’ alliance. But when they become targets of a powerful enemy, they’re forced to rely on each other as they go on a wild, multinational run. Allied with Noel, a brilliant MI6 agent (Priyanka Chopra Jonas), they must find a way to thwart a conspiracy that threatens the free world.

“The Old Guard 2”
Netflix, New Movie
Synopsis: A sequel to the 2020 movie about a group of mercenaries – all centuries-old immortals with the ablity to heal themselves – adapted from the comic book series’ second installment, “Force Multiplied.” With rs Charlize Theron, Uma Thurman and Chiwetel Ejiofor.

Season Premieres:
Netflix – “Tour de France: Unchained”

BEYONCÉ STOPS SHOW OVER MALFUNCTIONING FLYING CAR

Beyoncé called a halt to her concert in Houston on Saturday after a flying car prop malfunctioned while she was midair. During the song “16 Carriages” she sits in a red prop Cadillac suspended over the crowd with wires. The car then flies around the stadium. But during Saturday night’s show, the car began tilting to one side excessively and, hanging on to one of the cables, she kept singing until she finally yelled, “Stop, stop stop” and looked pretty nervous as fans yelled to “get her down!” The car was lowered and Beyoncé finished the song from the stage. She told the crowd, “If ever I fall, I know y’all will catch me.”
* “…at least those of you who weren’t crushed by this falling car.”
* Well, this will set flying cars back ANOTHER ten years.
* Should’ve ridden around the stage on 16 carriages.
* Flying Car Effects Team? They just got DOGEd.

THE BUZZ

STUDY: MAKE YOUR BED, BECOME A MILLIONAIRE

It has become known that some financially successful people, despite their wealth, continue to carry out certain chores, as they often translate to good habits, discipline, and an added sense of productivity. Research has shown there’s one chore in particular that seems to put people on the path to success: wealthy people also make their bed. Socio-economist Randall Bell interviewed over 5,000 people from around the world. Not just millionaires, but also professionals, students, retirees, and unemployed people. He asked about dozens of rituals ranging from writing thank-you notes to eating together as a family. He then statistically correlated various habits with different measures of success. Besides things like waking up early, planning out their day, and exercising, the one thing many successful and wealthy people had in common was that they made up their own bed in the morning.
* Then I am the least successful person you know.
* “Mr. Bezos, sir – you’re late! All the wedding guests are here!” “Just give me TWO MORE MINUTES!”
* But what’s weird is, hotel workers, who make hundreds of beds, are not millionaires. Or if they are, they are millionaires with a weird fetish.
* What about picking up my dirty clothes, will that get me 500 grand?

SCIENCE: CATS PREFER SLEEPING ON THE LEFT SIDE

New “research” finds that cats prefer sleeping on their left side. An international “team” of “scientists” from “universities” in Italy, Germany, Canada, Switzerland, and “Turkey” analyzed more than 400 YouTube videos and found that two-thirds of the cats preferred to sleep on their left side. Why? Well, no one really knows. But they think it might be a survival tactic honed by evolution. Studies have found that in cat brains, the right hemisphere deals with spatial awareness and threat detection, and the left side handles their visual field. By sleeping on their left side, it allows the right side of the cat’s brain to quickly assess potential dangers or spot prey. This immediate processing could give them an edge in situations that demand a fast reaction…
* …of jumping up and running away in all directions at once.
* How did I not know that there were over 400 exciting YouTube videos of cats sleeping?
* They also released a study reporting that cats on YouTube are really awful at playing the piano.
* In a few more weeks, they’ll have AI talking to the cats and we can ask them the question directly.
* All I know is, this is somehow going to manifest into some new product at PetSmart my wife will require me to buy for our cat.

U.S. NEWS

LAWN GUY THROWS PARTY AT HOUSE WHILE OWNERS ARE AWAY

Back on Saturday, June 21, residents of a neighborhood in Weddington, North Carolina, noticed dozens of people flocking to one of their neighbor’s homes, so they called police who arrived to find a man named Michael Brown, 37, claiming to be the homeowner. He had invited several hundred guests to a party and charged them admission. But then Brown told officers that he was the grandson of the owners. And then, he finally admitted he was just the lawn guy and had no relation to the actual homeowners – they were on vacation at the time. Police broke up the party, and also noted property damage at the home. Mr. Brown was arrested and charged with breaking and entering, trespassing and several other charges. He told local news that he did nothing wrong and thinks the homeowners will still use him for their lawn care.
* And they probably will. It’s impossible to find a good lawn guy these days.
* That’s like if Jason Voorhees said, “I’m sure they’ll let me come back to Camp Crystal Lake and be a counselor next year.”
* The guy must be a regular Michelangelo with a weed whacker.
* It may have been an illegal party, but word is the croquet court was like a putting green.
* Oh, well. Back to Lawn Doctor.

WOMAN’S HOUSE RANSACKED BY THIEVES, THEN BEARS

A California woman had a severe burglary problem. A “den of thieves,” as police called them, kept breaking into her remote home in Lovelock, in Northern California. The 64-year-old woman’s home had been broken into so many times that she stopped staying in her own house. And then, the repeated robberies caused so much damage to the woman’s home that bears were able to get inside and demolish the house. Police did manage to arrest the 11 burglars and charged them with first-degree residential burglary.
* Den of thieves, den of bears. Not so different.
* After you’ve burglarized a house 6 or 7 times, how much more is there to burgle?
* On the bright side, the bears didn’t steal anything.
* I guess this answers the question, Do bears poop in a house in the woods?
* I’ve got two words for her: Electrified fence.

FISH THIEVES NET 85 KOI FROM RESTAURANT

Two burglars walked off with dozens of koi fish from a restaurant in Yucaipa, California. The San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department says the men were seen on camera taking the fish, bucket by bucket, from an outdoor area of the Oak House Restaurant. The owners say 85 fish were stolen in all, and most are believed to have been sold already. They might have fetched anywhere from $50 to $1,500 apiece. (* That’s over $80,000 worth of fish!) One suspect was arrested after his vehicle was spotted by the restaurant’s cameras. The second suspect remains at large. Silvia Duarte, who owns the restaurant with her husband, says they’ve been raising the fish for 20 years, and the koi are a popular attraction for outdoor diners. After the arrest, authorities recovered only five of the fish.
* Aw, quit yer carpin’.
* The suspect won’t answer any questions. He’s being all koi. Clammed up.
* Officials are pleading for the fish to be returned to their natural home: Yucaipa, California.
* Give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. Teach a man to steal a fish, you feed him for 5-7 years, 4 with good behavior.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

AUDIO: NORTH KOREA OPENS BEACH RESORT

Kim Jong Un, Supreme Leader of North Korea, has unveiled his country’s new beach resort. It’s called Wonsan-Kalma, and it’s located in Kim’s hometown of Wonsan, on the country’s east coast. It’s on a 2.5 mile stretch of beach and can accommodate up to 20,000 visitors (* …who WILL BE HAPPY!). It is said to have water slides, hotels, restaurants and shopping centers, although none of those attractions have actually been verified by foreign press. State-run media said the resort will play a leading role in establishing the tourist culture of North Korea.
* Or else.
* This sounds suspiciously like the next season of White Lotus.
* Make sure you bring some sunscreen, a beach umbrella, and a mine detector.
* Wonsan-Kalma … Hold on … Hmm, not finding it on Trip Advisor … or Expedia … or Trivago …
* Oh – and the restaurants also ask that you bring some food for them to cook. Also, an explanation of what food is.
CLIP: Speaking of North Korea, we have an older “Best Korea Fireworks” 4th of July bit that is hilarious…at least it was before doing foreign accents became problematic. Here is the bit, it’s up to you if you want to run it.
CLIP URL: morningsidekick(dot)com/prep/wp-content/uploads/07-02-BestKoreaFireworks(dot)mp3

TRENDING

ROB MCELHENNEY CHANGING LEGAL NAME

Creator and star of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” Rob McElhenney has filed to change his legal name. He will now be going by the name “Rob Mac.” He had mentioned the intention to change it back in a May in an interview with Variety, noting that the show is expanding into other regions of the world and other languages in which his name is even harder to pronounce, So he’s just going by Rob Mac from now on. However, his wife and “Sunny” co-star Kaitlin Olson said the couple’s kids were not in favor of the change, saying, “The kids are really not happy about it, because they have that last name. And so do I, legally!”

SEAN COMBS TRIAL: FRIDAY, JUNE 27

Here is what happened at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex-and-drug trafficking trial on Friday:
– Diddy’s defense attorney Marc Agnifilo completed his closing arguments on Friday saying the government failed to prove any allegations of racketeering charges. Agnifilo admitted the defense made no attempt to dispute allegations that Combs battered then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura. “We own the domestic violence — I hope you guys know that,” he said. Despite acknowledging the physical abuse, Agnifilo described the relationship between Combs and Ventura as “a great modern love story.”
– Judge Arun Subramanian said the jury would begin deliberations on Monday. Combs faces five criminal counts: one count of racketeering conspiracy; two counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion; and two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE (June 27-29)

1. F1 – $55.6 million
2. How to Train Your Dragon – $19.4 million
3. Elio – $10.8 million
4. M3GAN 2.0 – $10.2 million
5. 28 Years Later – $9.7 million

ALMANAC

NOTABLE DATES, UPCOMING U.S. OBSERVANCES

July 4, Friday – U.S. Independence Day
Sept. 1, Monday – Labor Day
Sept. 11, Thursday – Patriot Day
Sept. 22, Monday – Fall begins (Autumn Equinox is 2:19 p.m. EDT)

BIRTHDAYS

Michael Phelps (bong-smokin’ Olympic Gold Medal swimmer) … 40
Fantasia Barrino (singer, “American Idol” winner) … 41
Cole Swindell (country singer) … 42
Lizzy Caplan (actress, “Zero Day,” “Fatal Attraction”) … 43
Mike Tyson (boxer, actor, ear-biter) … 59
Vincent D’Onofrio (actor, Wilson Fisk in Marvel productions, “Law & Order: Criminal Intent”) … 66

Today’s Birthdays grade: Well, heck, when you’ve got the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time (a total of 28 medals), do you need anything more? We’re listing the others in case you’re interested. Grade: A.

[Want to try something different with the daily birthdays? Try grading them! Some days have “good” celebs, some have “great” celebs, some have “lousy” celebs. For fun, give the group an arbitrary grade: A-plus through F-minus. Sidekick will give you our take on it; you can to take the concept and run with it.]

BIRTHDAY QUOTE QUIZ – Ask your listeners “Who said it?” HINT: Today’s their birthday!

“I think the average person thinks I’m a (expletive) nut and I deserve whatever happens to me. That’s what I believe.”

(A) Shia LaBeouf
(B) Vladimir Putin
(C) Mike Tyson

ANSWER: (C) Mike Tyson

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

2001 – Doctors implanted a dual-purpose pacemaker in Vice President Dick Cheney’s chest.
* From then on, he had to do what Haliburton wanted, or OFF GOES THE SWITCH!

1994 – The U.S. Figure Skating Association stripped Tonya Harding of the 1994 national championship and banned her from the organization for life for an attack on rival Nancy Kerrigan.
* Gee, a woman shows a little initiative and look what happens.

1953 – The first Chevrolet Corvette was manufactured – the revolutionary sports car was priced at a little over $3,000.
* And so was the insurance.

1936 – The classic novel “Gone with the Wind” by Margaret Mitchell was first published.
* It’s about a guy who spends his lunch money at Taco Bell.

1912 – Richard Hellman packaged and sold his first jar of “Blue Ribbon” mayonnaise.
* Okay, folks. I admit it. Not a whole lot happened on this day in history.

1908 – The most powerful explosion ever recorded on Earth took place when a meteor or comet weighing over a million tons crashed into the Tunguska region of Siberia. It sent a seismic shock, firestorm and black rain over hundreds of square miles.
* Wow! That’s almost as much ecological disaster as Russian industry caused just last year!

1859 – Thousands gathered to watch French daredevil Charles Blondin cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope.
* Well, to be strictly correct, they gathered to see if he’d fall in.

THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY

2019 – Taylor Swift’s former label, Big Machine, was sold to Scooter Braun’s company for an estimated $300 million, giving him control of her back catalog, including the master recordings. In response, Swift accused Braun of bullying her and said she would re-record all her old albums to devalue his purchase.

2005 – Nick Carter from The Backstreet Boys was fined $1,200 after admitting to drunk driving in California. The 25-year-old singer was also put on probation for three years, ordered to attend an alcohol education course and banned from driving for 90 days.

2004 – Kinks founding member Dave Davies, 57, was left paralyzed on the right-hand side of his body after suffering a stroke.

2001 – Beach Boys member Al Jardine went to court in a bid to sue his former band mates, claiming he had been frozen out of the Beach Boys. Jardine lost the case in 2003.

1995 – Garth Brooks was given a star on Hollywood’s Walk Of Fame. The country singer buried the master tapes of his “Hits” album under the star.

1977 – Marvel Comics launched a comic book based on the rock group Kiss.

1976 – Police raided the home of Neil Diamond searching for drugs. They found less than one ounce of marijuana.

1975 – Cher married Greg Allman four days after divorcing Sonny Bono. The couple split after ten days, followed by a three-year on-and-off marriage.

X-TREME TRIVIA CHALLENGE

Every installment of X-Treme Trivia Challenge includes three mystery factoids. Create your own “Impossible Question” contest – great for listener giveaways and phone interaction starters! Also a perfect sponsorship opportunity!

1. Half of us do THIS at work in less than 15 minutes. What is it?
Eat lunch

2. According to a recent survey, THIS is what office workers want the most. What is it?
More natural light in their workplace

3. 34% of people say THIS is the last thing they do before leaving work. What is it?
Say goodbye to their co-workers

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