THURSDAY, Apr 10 – DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION

MORNING SIDEKICK DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION FOR THURSDAY, April 10, 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.)

GOLFER’S DAY or GOLF DAY
The National Today website says this:
“Golfer’s Day is celebrated every year on April 10 to celebrate not just the game of golf but also the people who play and enjoy it. A possible source of origin of the word golf can be the Dutch word ‘kolf,’ which is a kind of stick or club, or it can be the Scottish word ‘goulf,’ which means to strike or cuff. From whichever word it might have originated from, Golfer’s Day is best celebrated by playing with your loved ones and spreading the joy of the game.” The site has an extensive history of golf at nationaltoday(dot)com/golfers-day/

GLOBAL WORK FROM HOME DAY

(INTERNATIONAL) SAFETY PIN DAY

NATIONAL CINNAMON CRESCENT DAY

NATIONAL SIBLING DAY
The National Today website says this:
“National Siblings Day celebrates and strengthens the bond shared by siblings. It’s now growing into a nationwide day of both remembrance and celebration. Three U.S. presidents have recognized the event — most recently, President Obama in 2016. The “Siblings Day Foundation,” sponsors of this day, gained non-profit status in 1999. They are working on establishing a United Nations resolution for an International Siblings Day.”

SALVATION ARMY FOUNDER’S DAY

April is:

Adopt a Greyhound Month
Car Care Month
Celebrate Diversity Month
D.E.A.R Drop Everything and Read Month
International Guitar Month
Jazz Appreciation Month
Keep America Beautiful Month
National Card and Letter Writing Month
National Garden Month
National Humor Month
National Poetry Month

ENTERTAINMENT & CELEBRITIES

WHAT TO WATCH – New and Returning Shows and Movies
Premiering Thursday through Sunday
Listings sourced from the TV Guide, EW and other websites

THURSDAY, Apr 10

“Crime Nation: Gabby Petito”
The CW – New Docuseries
Synopsis: Yet another rehash of the Gabby Petito case. The aspiring influencer vanished during a cross-country road trip with her fiancé, Brian Laundrie. When Brian returned home alone, the mystery deepened, triggering a nationwide search and a media frenzy until the eventual discovery of Gabby’s remains.

“Frozen Hot Boys”
Netflix – New Movie from Thailand
Synopsis: To reunite with her father, a teacher at a youth rehabilitation center convinces a crew of teen misfits to enter a snow sculpting contest in Japan.

“G20”
Prime Video – New Movie
Synopsis: Viola Davis plays the U.S. president when the G20 summit, being held in Cape Town, South Africa, comes under attack by terrorists. It’s time for the president to kick some butt!

“Moonrise”
Netflix – New Animated Series from Japan
Synopsis: After rebel forces attack Earth, a carefree heir becomes the prime suspect and joins a special military unit to find the true mastermind on the Moon.

“North of North”
Netflix – New Series from Canada
Synopsis: In the Arctic Circle, a young Inuk woman wants to build a new future for herself after a spontaneous — and extremely public — exit from her marriage. But it won’t be easy in her close-knit community, where everybody knows your business.

Season Premieres:
Max – “Hacks”
Netflix – “Black Mirror”

FRIDAY, Apr 11

“Got to Get Out”
Hulu – New Competition Show
Synopsis: 20 people in a house conspire to get out to steal a million dollars from each other. In the house, a clock will go from zero to a million dollars in just 10 days. Every second they stay, the more they have a chance to earn. They could split the money equally at the end, but at any point in time, anyone could try to steal the accumulated money all for themselves. All they have to do is get to the gate without getting caught.

“Meet the Khumalos”
Netflix – Original Movie from South Africa
Synopsis: Two moms – once best friends, now arch-enemies – start a neighborhood war against each other when they find out their kids are head-over-heels in love.

“Pets”
Disney+ – New Documentary
Synopsis: Explores the extraordinary relationships that exist between animals and their people, all around the world.

“The Gardener”
Netflix – Limited Series from Spain
Synopsis: Delves into a toxic relationship between an overbearing mother and her son, who runs an underground murder-for-hire business. Killing is easy for Elmer. An accident had left him emotionless. Despite this, while planning the murder of Violeta, a charming nursery school teacher, he falls in love with her. Now, Elmer must learn to love while his mother does everything possible to end Violeta’s life.

“Your Friends & Neighbors”
Apple TV+ – New Series
Synopsis: After being fired in disgrace, Andrew “Coop” Cooper (John Hamm), a hedge fund manager still grappling with his recent divorce, resorts to stealing from his neighbors’ homes in the exceedingly affluent Westmont Village, only to discover that the secrets and affairs hidden behind those wealthy facades might be more dangerous than he ever imagined.

SATURDAY, Apr 12

Season Premieres:
Disney+ – “Doctor Who”

SUNDAY, Apr 13

Season Premieres:
HBO – “The Last of Us”
MGM+ – “Godfather of Harlem”

BILL GATES KIDS WILL NOT INHERIT BILLIONS

Bill Gates, worth $101.2 billion, recently disclosed that his three children will receive less than 1% of his wealth. While speaking with Indian podcaster Raj Shamani, Gates revealed that his three children will receive less than one percent of his estimated $101 billion fortune. He said, “My kids got a great upbringing and education but they will get less than 1 percent of the total wealth because I decided it wouldn’t be a favor to them.” Gates wants his kids to carve out their own paths and accomplishments without being “overshadowed by the incredible luck and good fortune” he experienced.
* What a thoughtful, down-to-earth father Bill Gates is, huh?
* What the heck did they do? Forget his birthday too many times?
* Just to be clear here, one percent of 101 billion is 1.01 billion dollars. Sorry kids, it’ll just have to do.
* But you know there’s going to be a lawsuit.

SUZANNE SOMERS TURNED INTO AN AI ACTRESS

An AI company called Hollo, along with Realbotix, which makes customizable humanoid robots, has unveiled a version of the late actress Suzanne Somers. She passed away in 2023 at the age of 76. This robotic, AI-infused twin is designed to mimic Somers’ voice, personality and facial expressions. It’s loaded with a database of her performances from her TV shows Three’s Company, She’s the Sheriff and Step by Step. Alan Hamel, Somers’ widower, says that they discussed this kind of idea before her death. He hopes that AI Suzanne can appear in future projects, including new episodes of Three’s Company, or some other project. The Somers humanoid is being called a great leap forward for celebrities and their after-death commercial opportunities. This is an AI that talks back, that could confer with its team and insist on certain deal points in contracts on behalf of a personality who is no longer alive.
* This is fantastic. Suzanne who now?
* The AI can negotiate contracts, and if it doesn’t get a salary equal to John Ritter’s, it will quit the show.
* Make one of Betty White, and we’ll talk.
* So far, this robot just sits around pumping the Thighmaster, but they’ll get a full working prototype soon.

THE BUZZ

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. “Watch King Charles Play A Lullaby On A Carrot”
2. “Study Finds Monkeys Are Better Yodelers Than Humans”
3. “I Studied Hooters Girls For A Living — Here’s What I Learned”
And here’s a spare, in case you don’t like one of those three: “What Can You Do To Stop Burps?”

THE MOST UNUSUAL THINGS LEFT BEHIND IN AN UBER

When taking a taxi or an Uber or some other ride service, people often accidentally leave things behind. Here is a list of the strangest things left behind in an Uber last year. They call it The 2025 Uber Lost & Found Index:
– Mannequin head with human hair (* Better than a human head with mannequin hair.)
– Viking drinking horn
– Ghostbusters ghost trap
– Chainsaw
– Breast milk (* In the original container?)
– A turtle
– A puppy
– A urinal
– Shrek ears
– 2 mattresses
– An aquarium
– Unicycle
– Bouquet of 100 red roses
– Hoverboard
– Mini fridge
– Boiled eggs and a candle
– Divorce papers
– 5 gallon bucket of beans
– 10 live lobsters
Here are some more Uber facts about forgetfulness:
– October 26th was the day for the most lost items. It was the Saturday of Halloween weekend.
– The most popular hours of the day lost items were reported were 11:00 pm and 12:00 am
– People are most likely to forget gloves on Monday; jackets on Tuesdays; medicine on Wednesdays; umbrellas on Thursdays and Fridays; cowboy hats on Saturdays; debit cards on Sundays.
* PHONE TOPIC: What’s the weirdest/worst/most expensive thing you left behind?

U.S. NEWS

WOMAN STUCK IN PUERTO RICO WITH EMOTIONAL SUPPORT PARROT

An 81-year-old Bronx, New York, woman is stuck in Puerto Rico because the airline won’t let her fly home with her emotional support parrot. Maria Fraterrigo is stranded with Plucky, her African Gray Parrot, after Frontier Airlines said no, even though she flew Frontier to Puerto Rico back in January with Plucky in a TSA-approved carrier. Mrs. Fraterrigo says, “I got no more tears. Just want to go home. That’s all; I don’t ask for much.” Frontier Airlines says they are working to resolve the situation.
* Hoping a cat will take care of Plucky is NOT resolving the situation, Frontier.
* Now it’s more of an emotional devastation parrot.
* What’s the deal? It’s not like bird flu could do much more damage to the U.S. than it already has.
* She should have gotten a homing pigeon. Then she could say, “Meet me back at the apartment,” and let it go.
* Frontier is giving this woman the bird.

PALLBEARERS FALL INTO GRAVE WITH THE COFFIN

A family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was burying a loved one last week at Greenmount Cemetery. The pallbearers were carrying the casket on a wooden platform over the grave when the platform collapsed, sending the six pallbearers, a couple of bystanders and the casket tumbling into the hole. A couple of the men were trapped under the heavy casket; one of them knocked unconscious. All suffered injuries, mostly to their legs, hands and backs. Joel Winston, the owner of the cemetery, said he felt terrible about the incident and said that this is a first for the cemetery.
* Yeah, usually once someone goes into the ground, they don’t come out.
* Somebody could’ve died. Somebody did, but also somebody could’ve.
* They were crushed when their loved one died, then they were crushed again.
* I’ve heard of one foot in the grave, but this is ridiculous.
* Is it so wrong to try and drum up some new business?

GOOSE MAKES A HOME AT WRIGLEY FIELD

A Canadian goose has made a home at Wrigley Stadium in Chicago, in a planter box under the centerfield scoreboard’s right side. The Cubs have blocked off a section of bleacher seats to give it some space, and assigned ballpark operations staff to stand guard. The goose pops its head up out of the bushes once in awhile to see what’s happening with the game, and fans go crazy. This is nesting season for Canada geese. It’s not clear if the goose is protecting a mama goose with nest of eggs. No one wanted to get close enough to investigate. Some fans have named it Suzuki, a nod to Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki.
* It’s wondering, “Where the hell is Goose Gossage? I came to see Goose Gossage!”
* Maybe it’s waiting for the Toronto Blue Jays to play, so it can catch a ride home.
* Meanwhile, it’s laying a golden egg of publicity. Y’know – goosing the media.
* You’re gonna want to go see it before the Cubs hold Foie Gras Night next month.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

POLICE IN MADRID CLOSE DISGUSTING RESTAURANT

First, be clear that this story is about a restaurant in Madrid, Spain, not America. After receiving numerous complaints, police in Madrid raided the Jin Gu Chinese restaurant back on March 25. They found over 600 pounds of rotten food and disgusting conditions. The restaurant also had eight faulty, rusty freezers all filled with bags of unlabeled and undated meat. There were leathery strips of meat hanging from a clothes horse inside the kitchen. There were no thermometers to measure the temperatures of areas where food was being stored. The cookware was rusted and unsanitary. There were cockroaches in the kitchen and rat traps scattered across the floor. Best of all, the restaurant was believed to have grabbed pigeons off the street and sold them as roasted duck. The restaurant was forced to close and its owner is being investigated for crimes against public health, and wildlife.
* Franchises available!
* Buses welcome!
* An hour after you eat, you’re hungry again – for antibiotics.
* This sounds less like a restaurant and more like a stunt from the Jackass movies.
* If you don’t order the duck, you’re coo-coo.
* Makes you wonder – can you train rats to eat cockroaches?

TRENDING

LUKE BRYAN WORKS FAST FOOD FOR CHARITY

Country star Luke Bryan surprised customers at a Raising Cane’s restaurant in Franklin, Tennessee, last weekend as he jumped behind the counter to fill orders for the hungry patrons. Luke and Raising Cane’s founder Todd Graves were working together to raise money for the Brett Boyer Foundation, which is dedicated to caring for babies who are diagnosed with congenital heart defects, as well as Down syndrome, while still in the womb. Bryan’s family started the Brett Boyer Foundation in honor of his late niece, Sadie Brett Boyer. As a baby, she was diagnosed with both Down syndrome and a congenital heart defect (CHD). Sadie lived just seven months before passing from her conditions. Luke worked both in the drive-thru and behind the counter. He also posed for photos and autographed several items while he was there.

ALMANAC

NOTABLE DATES, UPCOMING U.S. OBSERVANCES

April 15, Tuesday – U.S. Tax Day
May 11, Sunday – Mother’s Day
May 26, Monday – Memorial Day
June 14, Saturday – Flag Day
June 15, Sunday – Father’s Day
June 20, Friday – Summer begins (The June solstice occurs at 10:42 P.M. EDT)

BIRTHDAYS

Daisy Ridley (actress, Rey in the Star Wars movies) … 33
Haley Joel Osment (actor, voice actor, “Blink Twice,” “Goliath,” “The Kominsky Method,” “The Sixth Sense,” “A.I.”) … 37
Mandy Moore (actress, singer, “This Is Us”) … 41
David Harbour (actor, Chief Jim Hopper om “Stranger Things”) … 50
Brian Setzer (UK musician and singer, “The Stray Cats,” “The Brian Setzer Orchestra”) … 66
Peter MacNicol (actor, “Veep,” “CSI: Cyber,” “Numb3rs,” “24,” “Ally McBeal”) … 71
Steven Seagal (“actor”) … 73

Today’s Birthdays grade: The kid from “The Sixth Sense” who’s a successful adult actor, Chief Hopper from “Stranger Things” who’s getting a lot of work from Marvel, Rey Skywalker who moved on from Star Wars with a thriving career and is coming back in “Star Wars: New Jedi Order.” Oh – and Steven Seagal. So that pulls down the score. Grade: C.

[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 am hoping that I can be known as a great writer and actor some day, rather than a sex symbol.”

(A) Lindsay Lohan
(B) Zach Galifianakis
(C) Steven Seagal

ANSWER: (C) Steven Seagal

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

2019 – The first home delivery service by drone began in Canberra, Australia by Wing, part of Google’s Alphabet company.
* The weird part? The drone was delivering a drone.

2001 – The Netherlands legalized mercy killings and assisted suicide for patients with unbearable, terminal illness.
* What if you consider “life” to be an unbearable terminal illness?

1995 – New York City banned smoking in all restaurants that seat 35 or more.
* Uhm – wouldn’t smoke bother you more in a smaller space?

1974 – Stunt magicians Penn & Teller first met.
* Talk about a one-sided conversation.

1912 – The Titanic embarked on her maiden voyage.
* Who’d have thought it would all have ended in such an expensive, hideous, overblown tragedy? Although some people said they LIKED the movie.

1871 – The first ever circus opened in New York.
* It’s called Manhattan.

1866 – The American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) was formed.
* Over 100 years and they still haven’t put an end to those humiliating little sweaters for poodles.

1849 – The safety pin was patented on this date in 1849.
* It was invented exactly three hours after the inventor’s zipper broke.

1825 – The first hotel in Hawaii opened.
* The first step in ridding the islands of those unsightly pristine beaches and tropical foliage.

1790 – The U.S. Patent system was established.
* By all means, we couldn’t have people ripping off the singing fish and the Potty Putter.

THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY

2013 – Kate Bush was granted a CBE (Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) for services to music from the Queen at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle, England. The singer-songwriter, who was catapulted to fame in 1978 when “Wuthering Heights” topped the charts, said she was “incredibly thrilled.” The 54-year-old dedicated the award to her family and joked that it would have pride of place at the top of her Christmas tree.

2005 – The final episode of The Osbournes was aired on MTV in the UK. The show reached a peak audience of eight million at its height during a three year run, Ozzy was at a loss to explain its popularity, saying, “I suppose Americans get a kick out of watching a crazy Brit family like us make complete fools of ourselves every week.”

2001 – Bruce Springsteen won a court battle to keep the rights to his early songs. Ronald Winter of Masquerade Music, who had released the album “Before The Fame,” was found to be in breach of copyright. Springsteen was awarded more than $2 million in damages.

2001 – Eminem was given two years’ probation and fined $3,000 and $6,000 in court costs after admitting carrying a concealed weapon. The charges followed an incident outside a club in Warren, Michigan the previous June when Eminem “pistol whipped” John Guerra after he saw him kissing his wife.

2000 – Sony Music Entertainment announced plans to make its first commercial digital downloads available to U.S. consumers. Sony said it would offer about 50 hit songs from Lauryn Hill, Pearl Jam, Michael Jackson, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and others.

1999 – TLC started a four-week run at No.1 on the U.S. singles chart with “No Scrubs.”

1994 – Over 5,000 fans attended a public memorial service for Kurt Cobain at Seattle Flag Pavilion.

1990 – Tom Waits took Doritos Chips to court for using a sound-alike voice on radio ads. The jury awarded him $2.475 million in punitive damages. Waites commented after the case: “… now by law I have what I always felt I had … a distinctive voice.”

1988 – Ozzy Osbourne announced that he’d like to tour the world’s insane asylums.

1976 – Peter Frampton went to No.1 on the U.S. album chart with “Frampton Comes Alive,” the biggest selling live album in rock history for its time.

1970 – During a concert in Boston, Doors singer Jim Morrison asked the audience if “anyone wants to see my genitals.” The management switched off the power.

1970 – A press release by Paul McCartney announcing his first solo album was interpreted by the press as a declaration he was quitting The Beatles. McCartney started the legal proceedings to do so on December 31, 1970.

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. In a recent survey, nearly 50 percent of people said they have had a near death experience while doing THIS. What is it?
Swimming

2. It’s estimated that across America, about 30 maintenance workers die each year in accidents involving THESE. What are they?
Elevators

3. According to the National Academies of Science, over 7,000 people die each year because of a doctor doing THIS. What is it?
Using sloppy handwriting that results in something going wrong

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