WEDNESDAY, Aug 6 – DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION

MORNING SIDEKICK DAILY PREP TEXT VERSION FOR WEDNESDAY, August 6, 2025

COMEDY MP3s POSTED ON OUR PREP SITE FOR TODAY: A & M AUTOLAND – Spot The Savings

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 FARMWORKERS APPRECIATION DAY
Established in 1966 by the United Farm Workers union to thank farmworkers for their hard work and to raise awareness of the challenges they face, while also serving as an opportunity to educate the public about the importance of farmworkers to the American economy. In 1994, President Bill Clinton signed a proclamation officially designating August 6th as National Farmworkers Appreciation Day. August 6th was chosen because it aligns with the peak of the harvesting season in many regions, showcasing the efforts of farmworkers during this crucial time.

NATIONAL FRESH BREATH DAY

NATIONAL ROOT BEER FLOAT DAY

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

HOWARD STERN SHOW MAY BE COMING TO AN END

It looks like the Howard Stern Show on SiriusXM is set to be canceled after a 20-year run. Sources say Stern’s latest five-year contract is up in the fall and while Sirius is planning to make him an offer, they don’t intend for him to take it. According to the source, “Sirius and Stern are never going to meet on the money he is going to want. It’s no longer worth the investment. There’s no way they can keep paying his salary.”
* The source is Robin, isn’t it? It’s Robin. She wants out.
* I knew that type of shock radio would never last.
* Good timing. Everybody listens to Joe Rogan now.
* We have an opening here, Howard. Overnights and weekend fill-ins.

THE BUZZ

PUT A WATERMELON ON YOUR VACUUM

Since there’s not much else going on in the world, the media has now discovered a TikTok video about putting a watermelon on your vacuum. It’s not rocket science to figure out that adding weight to the top of your vacuum applies pressure that makes the suction more effective and ensures the vacuum is closer to your carpet. While you can use actual weights or other products – a bag of pet food or cat little – the new focus is on putting a watermelon on your vacuum. How you get it to stay on there is your problem. Said one reviewer who tried it: “It absolutely vacuumed my carpets better with a deeper clean and more suction, and I even noticed its effectiveness in the carpet afterwards and in the amount of dust and dirt I gathered.” But, she added, the watermelon rolled off every time she moved the vacuum.
* What a dummy. Go buy a square watermelon!
* And what are we supposed to use in, like, January?
* It’s the same principle as duct taping your cats to the vacuum. Or does no one else do that?
* Now we’re going to have TikTokkers putting red cabbage on their hand mixers or bananas on their leaf blowers.
* Sorry – explain to me again how this is helping China to steal all our data?

DUMB THINGS YOU BELIEVED AS A CHILD

Reddit asked, “What is the stupidest thing you believed as a child?” Some of the responses:
– “One summer when I was a little kid, my family was doing yard work together. They sent me in to get water for everyone. My thought process had been something like: 1) The coldest water would be the best water; 2) Drinks got colder when ice melted in them; 3) Microwaving the glasses of ice water would cause the ice to melt quicker thus making the water colder quicker. I kept loading ice and water into glasses and microwaving them until the ice was gone. I couldn’t understand why the water wasn’t super cold afterwards. We ran out of ice, and my family found me crying in the kitchen.”
– “Parents told me turtles were prohibitively expensive, and we’d get a turtle if we won the lottery. I never realized until I became an adult that they just never wanted a turtle.”
– “That when you listened to a song on the radio, you were listening to the artist/band playing live in a studio in the radio station. I figured they must have two studios so one group would have enough time to set up while the other was playing.”
– “The day my little sister turned one, I spent the entire day in school thinking that when I came home she would be fully conversational. I was six years old.”
– “The hazard button on a car was actually an emergency ejection button.”
– “Traffic Lights were operated by people under the streets who used periscopes to see how many cars were there, and change the lights accordingly.”
– “That the science of how magic worked would be covered in high school along with biology, mathematics, English and history.”
– “I have no idea where I got it, but I though that when you turned 18 or so some dude just told you what your job is for the rest of your life.”
– “One time when I was a kid I saw my mom eating a Heath bar and wanted to try some but she said no because it was ‘her medicine.’ So for the longest time I thought they were ‘Health’ bars and it was actually some kind of medicine.”

U.S. NEWS

DAY CARE FIGHT CLUB

A day care worker in Georgia is accused of forcing two children to fight. The alleged incident took place at Discovery Zone Kids in Evans, Georgia, and involved two siblings. The children told their mother that “the teacher made them fight.” Security footage showed the teacher, 37-year-old Riffat Khalil, prompting the children to fight. She then forcibly grabbed one of the kids, swung her into a chair and shook her several times. She then prompted one of the siblings to throw a chair at the other. The incident stopped when another teacher entered the room and removed one of the children. The teacher was arrested Monday on three counts of cruelty to children.
* OK, who squealed? Actually, they’re all toddlers, they all squeal all the time.
* I don’t suppose the D.A. will settle this case for juice and cookies.
* Is this the school of hard knocks I’ve heard so much about?
* Not that this is acceptable, but don’t for a minute think this is the last time these two siblings will fight.

MAN’S PLANE STOLEN TWICE IN ONE WEEK

A man’s small plane was stolen twice over the past week from two different airports in Southern California. The aircraft was found and recovered both times, but law enforcement has yet to identify a suspect in either theft. Jason Hong’s Cessna 172 is painted in distinctive red, orange, yellow and blue stripes. It’s not known when the first theft happened, but Mr. Hong called once he realized the plane was missing from Corona Airport, 18 miles west of Anaheim. It was found parked at another airport, Brackett Field, 17 miles away. The plane’s battery was dead so he told the airport’s manager that he’d come back in a few days with a fully-charged battery. Before he could, the plane went missing again. It was next found at San Gabriel Valley Airport in El Monte, California, 12 miles from Los Angeles. Officers found the plane parked on the tarmac, chained to a bolt.
* Obviously, some commuter has learned how to beat the traffic in South California.
* The plane’s trying to escape from him?
* By the second time, Mr. Hong wanted to fly into a rage, but he couldn’t.
* Dude – next time you leave the plane somewhere, take the propeller with you.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

JET PASSENGER SLAPS MAN HAVING A PANIC ATTACK

You know how, on TV, if somebody is having a panic attack or is acting crazy, somebody will slap them in the face and everything is suddenly okay? Don’t do that. Last Friday, an airplane passenger slapped another flyer who was experiencing a panic attack on an Air Indigo flight from Mumbai to Kolkata, India. A video shows the victim looking visibly distressed as crew members escort him down the aisle. Suddenly, a seated male passenger reaches up and slaps the guy in the face. Other passengers immediately chastised him over the insensitive action. The slapping man was removed from the plane and reported to police, before being placed on Indigo’s no-fly list. Once the panicked man reached Kolkata, he took a train to his final destination instead of his planned connecting flight.
* That’s great, but they’re gonna need another pilot and co-pilot.
* Never mention “final destination” to someone who has panic attacks.
* Now he’ll have panic attacks in the airport, worrying if he’s gonna be slapped again when he’s on the plane.
* Waffle House just signed up the slapper to be their spokesman.
* Oh, how many times I’ve wanted to do that to the guy in front of me who puts his seat back.

TRENDING

MTV VIDEO AWARD NOMINATIONSNominations for the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards are in. Here are the major ones:
– Artist of the Year: Bad Bunny; Beyoncé; Kendrick Lamar; Lady Gaga; Morgan Wallen; Taylor Swift; The Weeknd
– Best New Artist: Alex Warren; Ella Langley; Gigi Perez; Lola Young; sombr; The Marías
– Best Pop Artist: Ariana Grande; Charli xcx; Justin Bieber; Lorde; Miley Cyrus; Sabrina Carpenter; Tate McRae

Video of the Year:
– Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Ahead”
– Billie Eilish – “Birds of a Feather”
– Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
– Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die with a Smile”
– ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.”
– Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
– The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – “Timeless”

Song of the Year:
– Alex Warren – “Ordinary”
– Billie Eilish – “Birds of a Feather”
– Doechii – “Anxiety”
– Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire”
– Gracie Abrams – “I Love You, I’m Sorry”
– Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die with a Smile”
– Lorde – “What Was That”
– ROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.”
– Tate McRae – “Sports Car”
– The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – “Timeless”

Best Country:
– Chris Stapleton – “Think I’m in Love with You”
– Cody Johnson with Carrie Underwood – “I’m Gonna Love You”
– Jelly Roll – “Liar”
– Lainey Wilson – “4x4xU”
– Megan Moroney – “Am I Okay?”
– Morgan Wallen – “Smile”

Best Rock:
– Coldplay – “All My Love”
– Evanescence – “Afterlife”
– Green Day – “One Eyed Bastard”
– Lenny Kravitz – “Honey”
– Linkin Park – “The Emptiness Machine”
– Twenty One Pilots – “The Contract”

Best Album
– Bad Bunny – DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
– Kendrick Lamar – GNX
– Lady Gaga – Mayhem
– Morgan Wallen – I’m the Problem
– Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet
– The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow

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

Vera Farmiga (actress, Lorraine Warren in “The Conjuring” cinematic universe, “Hawkeye,” “Bates Motel”) … 52
Geri Halliwell-Horner (singer, Ginger Spice of the Spice Girls) … 53
M. Night Shyamalan (writer-director) … 55
Michelle Yeoh (actress, “Star Trek: Section 31,” “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “Crazy Rich Asians,” “Star Trek: Discovery,” “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”) … 63

Today’s Birthdays grade: Today we have a Spice Girl (remember them?), the director who usually tries to have a surprising twist at the end of his films (not always succeeding), a respected character actress, and one of the most talented and successful Asian actresses ever. Not shabby. Grade: A-minus.

[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 always thought of myself as James Bond.”

(A) David Harbour
(B) Jack Black
(C) Michelle Yeoh

ANSWER: (C) Michelle Yeoh

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

2023 – The film “Barbie” passed $1 billion at the global box office – its director Greta Gerwig became the first solo female filmmaker to do so.
* Now Barbie can REALLY get more outfits!

2001 – President George W. Bush received a memo entitled “Bin Laden Determined To Strike in U.S.” as part of his daily intelligence briefing.
* Oh … so THOSE were the dots we were supposed to connect!

1998 – Former White House intern Monica Lewinski spent 8 1/2 hours testifying before a grand jury about her relationship with U.S. President Clinton.
* After removing all of the “likes” and “you knows” it was only about 15 minutes long.

1971 – Chay Blyth completed the first round-the-world solo sail.
* All on his own? That guy should get out more.

1962 – Jamaica was declared independent from Britain.
* They wanted to keep all the good marijuana for themselves.

1945 – In a bid to force Japan to surrender in World War Two, the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
* Later, Japan would get revenge by dumping their electronics and cars on us.

1926 – Swimmer Gertrude Ederle became the first American woman to swim the English Channel. She took 14 hours and 34 minutes.
* What? Was the ferry THAT overpriced?

1904 – Frankfurters sold in buns at the St. Louis Exposition became the first “hot dogs” sold in America.
* I think I got one of those original dogs last weekend from a vendor outside the hardware store.

1890 – Convicted murderer William Kemmler became the first person to die in an electric chair.
* It’s just as well – he would have died of shock when he saw the electricity bill.

THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY

2012 – Forbes declared Beyoncé and Jay-Z the highest-paid celebrity couple, with earnings of $78 million ($40 million for her, $38 million for him).

2009 – Steven Tyler was airlifted to hospital after falling off stage during a gig at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota. The 61-year-old Aerosmith singer fell from a catwalk onto a couple of fans, suffering neck and shoulder injuries. The remainder of the show was cancelled.

1987 – The Beastie Boys sued the city of Jacksonville, FL for including the phrase “mature audience” on their concert tickets and ads.

1981 – Stevie Nicks released her solo debut, “Bella Donna,” while still a member of Fleetwood Mac. The album included such hit songs as “Edge of Seventeen,” “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” with Tom Petty, and “Leather and Lace” with Don Henley.

1973 – Stevie Wonder lost his sense of smell after his car collided with a truck.

1965 – The Beatles released their fifth album, “Help!,” which also served as the soundtrack to their film of the same name. The album also featured the ballad “Yesterday,” which became one of the most-covered songs ever in popular music history. “Help!” topped the charts in the US, UK, Australia, and Germany and became the first rock album to earn an Album of the Year nomination at the Grammys.

1963 – Bob Dylan entered Columbia Recording Studio to begin recording his legendary third album, “The Times They Are A-Changin’.” The record would be Dylan’s first to be comprised of solely original compositions.

1960 – Chubby Checker performed his enduring cover of Hank Ballard and the Midnighters’ “The Twist” on American Bandstand. Weeks later, the song went to No.1. The hit would return to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 nearly two years later, in January 1962, making it the first song to reach the position on two separate runs.

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. 1/4 of all men surveyed said they would not date someone if they had one of THESE. What is it?
A twin

2. In a recent survey, men named THIS as the last thing they want to do on a first date. What is it?
Dance

3. In a recent dating survey, 70% of guys said they would kiss an attractive woman even if she had THIS. What is it?
The flu

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