THURSDAY, July 17 – DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION

MORNING SIDEKICK DAILY PREP EMAIL AND TEXT VERSION FOR THURSDAY, July 17, 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.)

NATIONAL LOTTERY DAY
Created by the Massachusetts State Lottery to provide participants with special deals and promotions, primarily to encourage more people to play.

NATIONAL TATTOO DAY

PEACH ICE CREAM DAY

WORLD EMOJI DAY

WRONG WAY CORRIGAN DAY
The National Day Calendar website says this:
“An Irish-American stunt pilot from Galveston, Texas, gained notoriety for an unplanned transatlantic flight to Ireland on July 17, 1938. Growing up as a boy, Douglas Corrigan’s (January 22, 1907 – December 9, 1995) fascination with flight was not uncommon. Charles Lindbergh’s transatlantic flight may have been the most impressionable moment in his young life. In 1938 the young stunt pilot flew from his home in California to New York and requested permission to duplicate his hero’s historic flight. They quickly denied his request due to the age of Corrigan’s 1929 Curtiss Robin. With only a magnetic compass, Corrigan advised officials he was returning to California. According to the story, after takeoff, cloud cover prevented Corrigan from accurate navigation. It wasn’t until he dropped below the clouds hours later and saw water surrounded him that Corrigan realized his navigation was off, and 28 hours later he landed in Ireland. Or so he said. Reporters suggested Corrigan made secret plans to repeat his hero’s flight anyway, but years later Corrigan held to his original explanation. Corrigan received a movie deal and soon played himself in The Flying Irishman. During World War II, he tested bombers and after the war toured the country with other familiar war heroes in parades. As the notoriety died down, Corrigan settled into a quiet life with his wife and family occasionally running into a reporter who wanted question the veracity of his story.”

July is:

Adopt a Rescued Rabbit Month
Air Conditioning Appreciation Month
Baked Bean Month
Cell Phone Courtesy Month
Family Reunion Month
International Blondie and Deborah Harry Month
National Blueberries Month
National Grilling Month
National Hot Dog Month
National Ice Cream Month
Melon Month

ENTERTAINMENT & CELEBRITIES

ANNA CAMP ANGRY SHE DIDN’T GET NOMINATED FOR AN EMMY

In what one might hope is only a joke, actress Anna Camp publicly expressed disappointment that she wasn’t nominated for an Emmy award on Tuesday. Camp starred in the fifth and final season of the Netflix show “You” as identical twins Raegan and Maddie Lockwood. She says she gave “one of the best performances” of her life, and went on Instagram to express her disappointment in not receiving Emmy recognition. Camp did say she was “happy for her peers but frustrated to hear about the 2025 Emmy nominations.”
* Don’t beg. It’s not becoming.
* She played twins on a show called “You.” Shouldn’t it be called “Youse”?
* Go for a Golden Globe. Their standards aren’t as high over there.

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

THURSDAY, July 17

“Catalog”
Netflix – New Series from Egypt
Synopsis: A recently widowed workaholic clumsily navigates life with his kids, guided by his late wife’s online tips.

“Untamed”
Netflix – New Limited Series
Synopsis: In the vast expanse of Yosemite National Park, a woman’s death draws a federal agent into lawless terrain — where nature obeys no rules but its own.

Season Premieres:
Netflix – “Community Squad”
Paramount+ – “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds”
Prime Video – “Surf Girls”

FRIDAY, July 18

“Billy Joel: And So It Goes”
HBO – New Two-Part Documentary
Synopsis: Showcases an extensive look at Billy Joel’s life and music career, featuring exclusive interviews, performances, home movies, and personal photographs.

“Delirium”
Netflix – New Limited Series from Colombia
Synopsis: When his wife falls into delirium, a professor delves into her dark past to piece together her story and uncover the cause of her madness.

“Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical”
Apple TV+ – Animated Special
Synopsis: A musical special about the joy and magic of summer camp and the importance of preserving what you love.

“The Fixer”
FOX – New Reality Series
Synopsis: Business investor and entrepreneur Marcus Lemonis puts his money to work to empower eight troubled businesses to thrive.

“Wall to Wall”
Netflix – New Movie from Korea
Synopsis: A man buys an apartment, only to discover unsettling noises and secrets within its walls, turning his dream home into a nightmare.

SATURDAY, July 19

“2025 WNBA All-Star Game”
ABC – Special

SUNDAY, July 20

“Dancing with Sharks”
Discovery – Special
Synopsis: Five divers compete to put together an underwater routine with their toothy partners. From hammerheads to tigers and nurse sharks, each shark has its own signature dance moves.

THE BUZZ

SEXUAL INNUENDOS

Reddit asked, “What is your favorite innuendo for having sex so the kids don’t know?” Some of the responses:
– “My wife and I would use “team meeting” as code around our kid.”
– “We say, ‘Coffee when we get home?'”
– “Are you TIRED tonight?”
– “It feels like a Thursday.”
– “Loading the dishwasher.”
– “Slytherin her Hufflepuff.”
– “The word we use is Archipelago: ‘I want to visit the Archipelago.'”
– “She’ll be like, ‘I want chicken nuggets.'”
– “I always tell my wife that I’m going to give her the ol’ razzle dazzle. My kids are absolutely none the wiser.”
– “Me and my partner have an imaginary sex secretary called Janine, and Janine pencils us in for scheduled sexy times.”
– “Wanna play twister?”
– “Rock the casbah.”
– “Boom boom pow.”
– “Is the rodeo coming to town?”
* PHONE TOPIC: Do you and your partner have a secret code?

DUMB HEADLINES

Time for another episode of Three Dumb Headlines. These are actual, word-for-word headlines of stories found on the internet. There’s no story, no context, just the actual headline. Discuss them amongst yourselves. Then, encourage listeners to vote for the Dumbest Headline on your station’s social media page. Maybe ask them to leave a comment. Reveal the results in the next break.
Today’s Dumb Headlines:
1. “Uranus Leaks More Heat Than We Thought”
2. “The Family-Style Way The Rolling Stones Eat Hot Dogs”
3. “Suki Waterhouse Reveals The Wardrobe Choice That Hospitalized Her”
And here’s a spare, in case you don’t like one of those three: “What Should You Do When There’s A Fly In Your Wine?”

 

U.S. NEWS

AUDIO: DINOSAUR MATING DANCE SITE DISCOVERED

Researchers have discovered evidence of what they claim is one of the largest dinosaur mating “dance arenas” in Colorado. These mating areas are called “dinosaur lek” areas — where male dinosaurs likely congregated (* or “lekly” congregated!) to perform courtship displays for females. The spot in Colorado is a locally famous spot called Dinosaur Ridge, just west of Denver. It’s a slab of rock where one can clearly see multiple dinosaur footprints. A team used high-resolution drone photography and photogrammetry to make 3D models of the rock to see if there were more markings on the surface. What they found were dozens of footprints and scrape marks tightly clustered together, suggesting the area was once a site to perform mating rituals, similar to some modern-day birds. They claim the dinosaur would stomp a foot, then maybe drag another foot, and that is what generated the scrape marks, and this is interpreted to be evidence of dinosaur courtship activities.
* Also, there are a lot of petrified beer cans in the area.
* The scientific name for it is the Pterodactyl Two-Step.
* They’ve also found evidence in the area of the Sambasaurus and the Flamencoraptor.
* How do they know it wasn’t just a bunch of Triceratops doing the Hokey Pokey? (or a line dance)
* And this news just happens to come out the same time as Jurassic World Rebirth. What a coincidence!!!
* Dinosaur mating dance. Right. I know some dinosaur researchers who need to get laid.
[NOTE: Morning Sidekick has been to this site several times. Did not get horny.]
CLIP: A minute of “Walk The Dinosaur” by Was (Not Was):

ROTTEN EGGS SPILL ONTO HIGHWAY

Today’s highway food spill comes from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where a truck hauling a dump trailer spilled approximately 20,000 rotten eggs onto the road Wednesday morning. The truck was taking the old eggs from an industrial plant to a mulch facility. According to crews at the scene, recent storms led to rain collecting in the open dump trailer, causing the eggs to float. The eggs then sloshed off the trailer and onto the road as the truck was making a turn at the traffic light. It has been pointed out that you can tell if an egg is good or not by dropping it in a glass of water. If it sinks, it’s good to eat. If it floats, toss it.
* The irony is, even with a trailerful, the driver was still one egg short of an omelet.
* Given the amount of manure fertilizer on Lancaster farms, I bet it actually improved the smell.
* They should have called your grandmother to help with the cleanup. I hear she sucks eggs.

DAD TOSSES SON OFF ROCK INTO WATER TO OVERCOME HIS FEARS

Garrett Gee, an “influencer” famous for running a site called “The Bucket List Family,” shocked his viewers in a now-viral video that featured him throwing his 7-year-old son, Cali, off a cliff into Lake Powell, Arizona. The clip shows Garrett with his son, standing on a massive rock formation giving him a pep talking about jumping into the water down below. Ultimately, he picks his boy and tosses him off the cliff. Cali — who screamed on the way down, but popped up with a smile on his face — was then joined by his dad, who jumped in beside him and greeted him with a thumbs up and a smile. He later explained that Cali “had the choice to climb down, jump himself, or have me throw him. He chose to be thrown. But regardless it was still scary for him. Scary for me too because I need to make sure he doesn’t cling onto me and hit the cliffs and also make sure he hits the water feet first. Kinda tricky but I feel like it’s part of the dad job description.”
* Yes, it’s right there in the Dad Handbook: Chapter 4 – Abuse.
* “Who wants to go skydiving next!!” “Not me, dad!!”
* PHONE TOPIC: Is this good parenting?

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

CHINESE RESTAURANT LETS YOU CUDDLE WITH BABY LIONS

Recently, there was a story about a hotel in China that would wake you up by bringing a red panda to your room. Now, a restaurant in Taiyuan, China, is facing backlash for offering a $150 four-course tea experience that includes hugging lion cubs. The Wanhui restaurant, which opened last month, sells 20 tickets a day to customers who want to lion cub experience. The service has raised serious concerns from animal welfare groups, as you might imagine. While the restaurant maintains that the cubs are under careful supervision by trained caretakers, critics argue that removing lion cubs from their mothers for this purpose puts both animals and humans at risk.
* Relax, it’s China. Those lions will be dinner long before any damage is done.
* If they aren’t calling the lion tea service “The Mane Course,” I’ll be highly disappointed.
* “Why does this tea taste like lion pee?” “Oh, no, sir, you didn’t order the lion cub experience.” “Well that’s even worse!”

TRENDING

JANE’S ADDICTION SUES SINGER PERRY FARRELL

Jane’s Addiction members Dave Navarro, Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins have filed a lawsuit against the band’s singer Perry Farrell over Farrell’s infamous onstage altercation with Navarro that ended the band’s reunion tour. Navarro, Avery and Perkins are seeking $10 million in damages, stating that’s how much they’d lost after the incident forced the tour cancellation. I*n case you forgot, last September Farrell threw a punch at Navarro during the middle of the band’s performance in Boston. The show abruptly ended, and the rest of their reunion tour was canceled as the group broke up.

ALMANAC

NOTABLE DATES, UPCOMING U.S. OBSERVANCES

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

BIRTHDAYS

Luke Bryan (country singer) … 49
Craig Morgan (country singer) … 61
David Hasselhoff (actor/singer, “Baywatch,” “Knight Rider”) … 73
Terence “Geezer” Butler (bassist with Black Sabbath) … 76
Camilla Parker-Bowles (UK nobility, “Queen Camilla,” wife of King Charles) … 78

Today’s Birthdays grade: Today we’ve got country singers, a founding member of Black Sabbath, David Hasselhoff (who’s hard to explain if you don’t know who he is), and the home-wreckin’ Queen of England who helped ruin the whole Charles-and-Diana phenomenon. Was that a mess or what? Grade: D. (Sorry, Luke!)

[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!

“Everything I’ve got in my life, I’ve had to work for.”

(A) Kim Kardashian
(B) King Charles
(C) David Hasselhoff

ANSWER: (C) David Hasselhoff

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1997 – The world’s email system crashed for the first time and tens of millions of messages all around the world failed to reach their destinations.
* They included about 5 important messages, and the rest were email discussions about who was the best Star Trek captain.

1989 – America’s Stealth Bomber – a revolutionary warplane invisible to radar – made its maiden flight.
* We think.

1955 – Disneyland opened in Anaheim, California.
* And the master plan for global conquest began.

1955 – The town of Arco in Idaho became the first community to get all its light and power from atomic energy.
* If it’s so safe, why’d they do it out in the middle of Idaho?

1938 – Pilot Douglas Corrigan got the moniker “Wrong Way Corrigan” when he landed at the Dublin, Ireland airport instead of Los Angeles where he thought he was headed. Corrigan said his 6,000-mile mistake was due to following the wrong end of his compass needle.
* So – he didn’t even know the U.S. is only 3,000 miles wide?

1861 – America’s first paper money was circulated.
* Gee … remember when a dollar bill could actually BUY something?

1850 – The Harvard Observatory took the first photograph of a star.
* I think it was Cher.

1821 – Spain ceded Florida to the U.S.
* And then the U.S. ceded Florida to retirees and theme park operators.

THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY

2013 – U2 singer Bono received France’s highest cultural honor for his contribution to music and commitment to humanitarian causes when he was presented with the Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters by French Culture Minister Aurelie Filippetti in Paris.

2004 – Half of the 4,500 people in the audience walked out of Linda Ronstadt’s show at the Aladdin Resort and Casino in Las Vegas after the singer dedicated an encore of “Desperado” to filmmaker Michael Moore and urged the crowd to see his film “Fahrenheit 9/11.”

1987 – The Ozzy Osbourne Band started a 16-week tour of U.S. prisons.

1974 – The Moody Blues opened what they claimed was the first “Quadraphonic” recording studio in the world.

1972 – A bomb exploded under The Rolling Stones’ equipment van in Montreal, believed to be the work of French separatists. Angry fans rioted throwing bottles and rocks after 3,000 tickets for the show turned out to be fake.

1968 – The animated film “Yellow Submarine” premiered at The London Pavilion. The Beatles made a cameo appearance in the film but didn’t supply their own voices for the characters.

1967 – The Monkees performed at Forest Hills, NY, with opening act Jimi Hendrix.

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. The average person does THIS 12 times a day. What is it?
Washes their hands

2. The average person does THIS about 14 times a day. What is it?
Passes gas

3. According to research, the average adult does THIS between 40-50 times a day. What is it?
Sends a text message

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