MONDAY, Aug 11 – DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION

MORNING SIDEKICK DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION FOR MONDAY, August 11, 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.)

ANNUAL MEDICAL CHECKUP DAY
A yearly reminder to schedule and prioritize routine medical checkups with a healthcare provider. The day reflects the healthcare industry’s emphasis on preventive medicine and early detection, which became increasingly important as medical understanding of chronic diseases and prevention strategies evolved throughout the latter half of the 20th century.

NATIONAL RASPBERRY TART DAY

PRESIDENTIAL JOKE DAY
On this day in 1984, just before his regular Saturday radio address, President Ronald Reagan was doing a voice test with the microphone. He thought the microphone and the feed was not live. He joked into the microphone: “My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you I just signed legislation which outlaws Russia forever. The bombing begins in five minutes.” To his surprise, he was speaking to a live feed! This incident led to the creation of “Presidential Joke Day.”

SON AND DAUGHTER DAY
Unlike Mother’s Day or Father’s Day, which have more documented historical origins, Son and Daughter Day doesn’t have a single identifiable founder or a specific historical moment of creation. The day encourages parents to spend quality time with their children and to strengthen family bonds. It serves as a reminder for parents to appreciate their children and for families to engage in activities together, regardless of the children’s ages.

August is:

Black Business Month
Family Fun Month
International Peace Month
National Back to School Month
National Catfish Month
National Crayon Collection Month
National Goat Cheese Month
National Golf Month
National Panini Month
National Peach Month
National Sandwich Month

ENTERTAINMENT & CELEBRITIES

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

TUESDAY, Aug 12

“Alien: Earth”
Hulu – New Series
Synopsis: A prequel to the first Alien film, chronicling what happens in the aftermath of the mysterious deep space research vessel USCSS Maginot crash-landing on Earth.

“Final Draft”
Netflix – New Competition Series from Japan
Synopsis: 25 former athletes compete in intense physical and psychological challenges for a chance to win 30 million yen and a new career.

“Jim Jefferies: Two Limb Policy”
Netflix – Stand-Up Comedy Special
Synopsis: The comedian unleashes his thoughts on tiny mustaches, straight-guy struggles and why acting doesn’t count as a real job.

“The Bus Driver: Britain’s Cocaine King”
HBO Max – Documentary Special
Synopsis: Tells the story of Jesus Ruiz Henao, a former bus driver who established a massive cocaine empire in Britain during the 1990s.

WEDNESDAY, Aug 13

“Butterfly”
Prime Video – New Limited Series
Synopsis: A spy on the run finds himself pursued by an assassin after a choice he made years ago comes back to bite him in the behind.

“Young Millionaires”
Netflix – New Series from France
Synopsis: After four Marseille teens win €17 million, dreams of yachts, freedom and fast cash take off — but money brings chaos they never bargained for.

Season Premieres:
Netflix – “Love Is Blind: UK”
Prime Video – “Sausage Party: Foodtopia”

OPEN CALL FOR NEXT “AIR BUD”

There have been 14 movies in the “Air Bud” franchise – the movie about a dog that plays basketball. They’re making a 15th, cleverly called “Air Bud Returns.” This time, for the first time, the studio wants to cast an unknown in the role of Air Bud. Producer Robert Vince says in a YouTube video that they are launching a nationwide search for a purebred golden retriever who’s athletic, and ideally, “He would love basketball just like the original Air Bud.” Presumably, a professional trainer would teach your dog how to act. (* And a good agent would teach your dog how to not get screwed by Hollywood Accounting and get his fair cut of the backend.) By the way, Buddy, the 10-year-old dog who played the first Air Bud, unfortunately died of cancer only six months after the original film’s release in 1997.
* So, shouldn’t this one be called “Air Bud Returns From The Grave”?
* They’re making a 15th Air Bud movie ’cause there are still so many unanswered questions.
* My dog is a terrier, but he can play golden retriever, border collie, schnauzer, anything – he’s that good.
* I want to see a movie called “Air Bud Bites the Ref Over A Bad Call.”

THE BUZZ

HOW TO ATTRACT THE BABES: READING

According to a survey conducted by Date Psychology, the most attractive hobby a man can have is… reading. The group asked women to designate men’s hobbies as either “attractive” or “unattractive.” There were 74 male hobbies on the list. The Top 15:
1. Reading
2. Learning foreign languages
3. Playing an instrument
4. Cooking
5. Woodworking
6. Painting
7. Writing
8. Gardening
9. Swimming
10. Photography
11. Astronomy
12. Hiking (* My wife is always telling me to take a hike.)
13. Archery
14. Blacksmithing (* Aw, man, and I just got rid of my anvil and forge at a garage sale!
15. Traveling
* OK, what’s the common denominator of at least 10 of those things? They need to be done ALONE, ladies.
* I know reading is attractive to women, because I no sooner pick up something to read than my wife has to express her attraction to me by constantly letting me know she’s there. Every goddam time.
* Guys, beware of learning an instrument to become more desirable. Steer clear of the accordion, bagpipes, and – just to be safe – didgeridoos.
* Is “sitting quietly” considered a hobby?
The Least Attractive Hobbies: Comic Books, Cosplay, Debating. Drinking, Magic The Gathering, Anime, Makeup, Crypto, Cigars, Clubbing, Marijuana, Funko Dolls, Arguing Online, Porn, Gambling, The Manosphere.

U.S. NEWS

SMELLY EMPLOYEE TRIED TO KILL BOSS

An Arizona man was sentenced last week to 29 years behind bars for attempting to murder his former bosses. Zane Hammond, 34, pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted murder. In November 2023, Hammond, a commercial truck driver, drove to the United Freight Services headquarters in Phoenix armed with a shotgun. Security footage shows him entering the building, marching into the president’s office, and firing a shotgun at him. The victim was able to avoid the shot by flipping his desk and taking cover. Hammond then aimed the rifle at the company’s vice president while reloading, but the vice-president tackled him and held him in a chokehold until police arrived. Hammond had abruptly quit his job after management reprimanded him for his poor hygiene, and not following the rules of commercial drivers.
* So his driving stinks, too.
* They could have reprimanded him better. They could have said, “Look, you have to follow the driving rules. Why don’t you go home and take a long. hot shower. A long, loooonnng hot shower, then come back tomorrow? Mmmkay?
* One executive flips his desk over, the other tackles the guy and gets him in a chokehold. Are they secret agents? Ex-Navy SEALS? Former Hollywood stuntmen?
* Pity his poor cellmate!

WOMAN STUCK INSIDE CHUCK E. CHEESE ARCADE GAME

A woman became trapped in a game at a Burbank, California, Chuck E. Cheese. EMTs arrived to find the unidentified woman stuck in a “Snow Day!” machine at the children’s fun center. To play the game, you stand in the booth while it fills with plastic balls, and you try to stuff as many balls as you can into a hole, getting points for each ball you stuff. The woman appeared to have her arm stuck into the hole where the balls go. It took rescuers about 20 minutes to cut her free. A Chuck E. Cheese spokesperson noted that the games at Chuck E. Cheese are intended for children, and the hole she was stuck in was “not intended for hands or arms. The design prevents children’s arms from reaching the area in question.”
* So this is one of the Chuck E. Cheeses that serves alcohol, I guess.
* Chuck E. Cheese, where a kid can be a kid, and an adult can be an embarrassment.
* I hope they fined her 1,000 arcade tickets.
* For punishment, they made her eat an entire Chuck E. Cheese pizza.
* Now go rescue the kid from inside the claw machine.

$400,000 WORTH OF PINE-SOL STOLEN

In West Hanover Township, Pennsylvania, state police are investigating the theft of a cargo container full of $400,000 worth of Pine-Sol. The theft occurred at about 1 a.m. on August 3. Along with the Pine-Sol, the thief stole the truck, a Freightliner semi. So far, no suspect has been identified.
* But they sure made a clean getaway.
* Something tells me they weren’t really after the Pine-Sol.
* Still, they should double the security around the state’s sponges and mops.
* $400,000 worth of Pine-Sol – that’s, like, a weekend’s worth of cleaning product for those rest stops along the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
* Once again, a half-decent tracking dog would have this case wrapped up in about 20 minutes.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

HELICOPTER PILOT LANDS CHOPPER DURING HEART ATTACK

A Russian helicopter pilot had a fatal heart attack mid-air, but managed to land his helicopter full of sightseers on a volcano before he died. Igor Kan, 59, had three passengers onboard to see the Krasheninnikov volcano in eastern Russia, which erupted last week for the first time in 600 years. While in the air, he had a heart attack but was able to make an emergency landing on the volcano to save the lives of his passengers. He died before an air ambulance could reach him, but the three passengers were safely evacuated.
* What a hero! My only question: how did Putin not conscript this guy over to the Ukraine war?
* Man, trying to land a helicopter while having a heart attack would give me a heart attack.
* This has all the elements of a great action movie. A great, 15-minute action movie.
* Unless you expand it to where the helicopter lands IN the volcano, and the passengers have to get out before it erupts. The part of the pilot will be played by Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, and in this movie, he lives. Hikes out with a heart attack.
* Time to bring back those annual medical checks.

ROMANTIC COUPLE PARKS ON SCENIC OVERLOOK AND… YOU KNOW

A couple in Brazil tragically lost their lives after their car plummeted off a 1,300-ft cliff while they were apparently making love inside the vehicle. Adriana Ribeiro and Marcone Cardoso had been out partying last Sunday night (August 3). After dropping another couple home, the two drove to a hang-gliding launch ramp. The car was found the next morning under the cliff, wrecked. The couples’ nude bodies were found outside the car – they had likely been thrown out when the car first hit the ground, but the car continued rolling for another 300 yards before coming to a halt completely smashed up. Investigators say the car’s handbrake was engaged. They suspect the couple’s movements inside the parked vehicle caused it to shift and tumble over the cliff edge.
* Kind of the opposite of hang-gliding.
* Usually in these stories, it’s a matter of “Honey, that’s not the handbrake!” But not in this case.
* Well, they died doing what they loved. And they died doing WHO they loved.
* Two Brazilian people. That’s a lot of people.

TRENDING

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE (August 8-10)

1. Weapons – $42.5 million
2. Freakier Friday – $29 million
3. Fantastic Four – $15.5 million
4. The Bad Guys 2 – $10.4 million
5. The Naked Gun – $8.4 million

ALMANAC

NOTABLE DATES, UPCOMING U.S. OBSERVANCES

Sept. 1, Monday – Labor Day
Sept. 11, Thursday – Patriot Day
Sept. 19, Friday – National POW/MIA Recognition Day (The third Friday of September)
Sept. 22, Monday – Fall begins (Autumn Equinox is 2:19 p.m. EDT)
Oct. 13, Monday – Columbus Day
Oct. 16, Thursday – National Boss’s Day
Oct. 31, Friday – Halloween

BIRTHDAYS

Chris Hemsworth (actor, “Extraction” movies, Thor in “Avengers” movies) … 42
Joe Rogan (comedian, actor, podcaster “The Joe Rogan Experience”) … 58
Viola Davis (actress, “How To Get Away With Murder,” “The Help”) … 60
Joe Jackson (singer/songwriter) … 71
Steve Wozniak (co-founder of Apple) … 75

Today’s Birthdays grade: Topping today’s lineup we have no less than the Norse god Thor (remember when Marvel movies were pretty good?), and a monster podcaster who has more listeners per episode than all legacy media late-night TV shows combined. Oh, and the cofounder of a little company named after a fruit that’s valued at almost 3 1/2 trillion dollars – trillion with a “t.” Stunning! 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!

“The closer you are to death, the more alive you feel.”

(A) Michael Caine
(B) Clint Eastwood
(C) Chris Hemsworth

ANSWER: (C) Chris Hemsworth

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

2006 – The Transportation Security Administration banned all liquids, gels and aerosols from passenger cabins on airliners one day after a thwarted terrorist attack.
* For a small fee, flight attendants could get you a squirt of hand lotion from the pilot.

1995 – President Bill Clinton banned American nuclear tests, saying he was worried about dangerous emissions.
* Yeah – they can leave a stain.

1984 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan was preparing for his weekly radio broadcast when, while testing the microphone, the President said of the Soviet Union: “My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you that I just signed legislation that would outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes.”
* He couldn’t just stick with “Testing … one … two … three …”

1972 – The last American troops were withdrawn from Vietnam.
* And as they flew out, the first film directors flew in.

1951 – The first baseball game to be televised in color was broadcast.
* Finally, you could see and appreciate the many mellow shades of brown of the tobacco juice spit.

1934 – Alcatraz prison, in San Francisco Bay, received its first federal prisoners.
* “Gee, look how brand new and nice and clean everything is! This won’t be so bad!”

1866 – The world’s first roller rink opened in Newport, Rhode Island.
* It’s so BIZARRE what people did for fun before drugs and television!

THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY

2014 – 5 Seconds of Summer were at No.1 on the U.S. album chart with their debut studio album. The Australian rock band achieved the biggest first-week sales for a debut album by a group since Daughtry’s self-titled album in 2006. 5 Seconds of Summer were also the first Australian act to achieve a U.S. No.1 album with their debut album.

2010 – Singer Fantasia Barrino, former “American Idol” winner, was admitted to a North Carolina hospital after a drug overdose of aspirin and a sleep aid.

2002 – Bruce Springsteen started a two-week run at No.1 on the U.S. album charts with “The Rising,” his fifth US No.1.

2001 – The lineup for Ozzfest in Holmdel, New Jersey: Black Sabbath, Linkin Park, Slipknot and Marilyn Manson.

2000 – Madonna gave birth to a baby boy Rocco Ritchie at The Cedars-Sinai Hospital, Beverly Hills.

1999 – Kiss arrived on Hollywood Boulevard to unveil their star on The Walk Of Fame. The band had released over 30 albums and sold over 80 million records world-wide.

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. 8% of people have caught a fellow co-worker doing THIS. What is it?
Leaving the bathroom without washing their hands

2. 12% of U.S. workers have done THIS at least once. What it is?
Worked at McDonalds

3. About 20% of workers are thinking about THIS right now. What is it?
Quitting their job

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