The Weekly Dose

It is Wednesday June 3rd, Let’s start the podcast! This Day in History • 1888: The poem Casey at the Bat, by Ernest Lawrence Thayer, was published in the San Francisco Examiner. • 1964: The Rolling Stones debuted on U.S. television on Hollywood Palace. Dean Martin hosted the show. • 1980: The NBA Board of Governors voted to make the 3-point goal a permanent part of pro basketball. • 1981: Pope Joh...

It is Tuesday June 2nd, Let’s start the podcast! This Day in History • 1835: P.T. Barnum and his circus began their first tour of the United States. • 1886: Grover Cleveland married Frances Folsom in the White House, becoming the only president to wed in the executive mansion. • 1896: Guglielmo Marconi received a patent for his newest invention: the radio. • 1928: Employees at Kraft created a proc...

It is Monday June 1st, Let’s start the podcast! IT HAPPENED TODAY • 1925: Baseball Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig’s streak of playing in 2,130 consecutive games began when he pinch hit for shortstop Pee Wee Wanniger. • 1926: Actress Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortensen in Los Angeles. • 1944: The British Broadcasting Corp. aired a coded message intended to inform the French resistance that the...

It is Friday MAY 29th, Let’s start the podcast! IT HAPPENED TODAY • 1856: During a speech in Bloomington, Illinois, Abraham Lincoln said, “You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can’t fool all of the people all of the time.” • 1886: Chemist John Pemberton placed his first advertisement for Coca-Cola. The ad appeared in the Atlanta Journal....

It is Thursday MAY 28th, Let’s start the podcast! IT HAPPENED TODAY • 1896: The first recorded automobile accident involving two vehicles occurred on this date in New York City. Henry Wells of Springfield, Massachusetts was driving a new Duryea Motor Wagon, the first automobile model to be made and sold in the U.S. Unfortunately, he collided with Evelyn Thomas of New York, riding a bicycle. Thomas...

It is Wednesday MAY 27th, Let’s start the podcast! IT HAPPENED TODAY • 1647: Alse Young became the first person executed as a witch in America when she was hanged in Hartford, Connecticut. • 1930: The 1,046 feet tall Chrysler Building in New York — the tallest man-made structure at the time — opened to the public. • 1937: The Golden Gate Bridge connecting San Francisco and Marin County, California...

It is Tuesday MAY 26th, Let’s start the podcast! • 1896: The Dow Jones Industrial Average was first published. The average price of the 11 initial stocks was 40.94 • 1969: Apollo 10 returned to Earth after a mission that served as a dress rehearsal for the first moon landing. • 1977: George H. Willig scaled the outside of the south tower of New York’s World Trade Center; he was arrested at the top...

It is Thursday MAY 21th, Let’s start the podcast! IT HAPPENED TODAY • 1819: The first bicycles, imported from England, appeared on the streets of New York City. Within a month, the city banned the new-fangled machines as being hazardous to public safety. • 1881: The American Red Cross was established by Clara Barton. • 1927: Charles Lindbergh touched down at Le Bourget Field in Paris, completing t...

It is Wednesday MAY 20th IT HAPPENED TODAY • 1845: HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, with 134 men under John Franklin, sailed from the River Thames in England, beginning a disastrous expedition to find the Northwest Passage. All perished. • 1873: Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis received a patent for blue jeans with copper rivets. • 1916: The small town of Codell, Kansas, was struck by a tornado. Incredibly,...

It is Tuesday MAY 19th, Let’s start the podcast! IT HAPPENED TODAY • 1310: Shoes were designed specifically for the right and left foot for the first time since the fall of the Roman Empire. • 1962: A birthday salute to U.S. President John F. Kennedy took place at Madison Square Garden, New York. The highlight was Marilyn Monroe’s infamous rendition of Happy Birthday. • 1972: Dan Gorske’s Big Mac...

It is Monday MAY 18th, Let’s start the podcast! Let’s start your day with - IT HAPPENED TODAY • 1876: Wyatt Earp started work in Dodge City, Kansas under Marshal Larry Deger. • 1897: Dracula, a novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, was published. • 1910: The Earth passed through the tail of Comet Halley.  • 1953: Jackie Cochran became the first woman to break the sound barrier. She flew in a F-8...

It is Saturday May 15th: Let’s start your weekend! - As the coronavirus death toll ticks up and some states ease their restrictions, a new study suggests that men might be more likely to leave their face coverings at home. Men in the US report less intention than women to wear face coverings, especially in counties that don’t mandate wearing them, according to a study (Mathematical Science Researc...

- A team of astronomers from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) has discovered a black hole lying just 1,000 light-years from Earth. The black hole is closer to our Solar System than any other found to date and forms part of a triple system that can be seen with the naked eye. They say this system could just be the tip of the iceberg, as many more similar black holes could be found in the fut...

On This Weeks Show: - The maker of Durex condoms has said sales have fallen as the coronavirus lockdown is “having a toll on the number of intimate occasions” across the world. And once the lockdowns are east, there are concerns of a global condom shortage because strict lockdown rules in Malaysia, one of world’s top rubber producers and a major source of condoms, had made it difficult for condom...

On This Weeks Show: A New Report Says Gum And Mint Sales Are Down Around 40 Percent Since The Start Of The Pandemic. - The Post-It Note Is Marking Its 35Th Anniversary This Month. - More Than 50 Percent Of People In A Survey Have Said They Prefer A Kiss And Cuddle To Sex In A Relationship. - Research Shows That If We Hold A Hug For At Least Six Seconds, We Optimize The Flow Of Mood-Boosting Chemic...

TWD - The Unnamed Man ON THIS WEEKS SHOW: - A study finds most people lie on first dates.. - Just 25 minutes of vigorous daily exercise can do wonders for you, and could help beat depression. - Women were asked, “What’s the worst question any can ask you?” - A study has found that men with beards carry more germs than dogs — including deadly bacteria — in their facial fuzz. - Get up and start walk...

ON THIS WEEKS SHOW: - Police in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, rescued of a family of ducklings that fell down a drain. The babies were reunited with their mother and escorted by the officers to a nearby pond. - A quirky new piece of research has listed the top baby names for the future financial advisor of the family. - Stanford researchers are working on a smart toilet that can identify the use...

On the weeks show: we are being tracked during this pandemic, Miller Lite is donating $1 million to bartenders, social distancing sends the wrong message, Airbnb is giving back to healthcare workers, Target is no longer accept returns on high-demand items, a fifth of spouses admit checking their partner’s emails or text messages, Cops in the UK intentionally dropping black dye into a picturesque B...

On the weeks show: when is the coronavirus most contagious, COVID-19 can remain in the air for up to three hours, Starbucks isn’t closing yet, your sleeputation could get you dumped, your brain gets bigger the more you use it, office pools improve morale, email attachments are 28 years old, a guys buys a girl new boobs and gets dumped for it and The average one of these is composed of about 59% ni...

On the weeks show: technology and money may make humans infinite, the reason women live longer then men, third hand smoke, the best way for a man to get lucky, the beer diet, the largest speeding ticket fine ever, youth hockey pot prize, a pecan kills a woodpecker, a joyride and a thing in a Jeep Liberty, William Shatner gets to keep the semen, a listener Dear Diary story and from the 1940s to the...

On the weeks show: Medicare for All could save money, seniors are smoking marijuana, snack foods are crispy, being too clean could cause allergies, the Zamboni guy plays goalie, Kirk Douglas gives to charity, worst Best Picture Oscar movies ranked, Helen Keller finds a teacher and In London, in the middle of the 19th century, the average life span of one of these was just 25 years. What is it? Low...

On todays show: two time testers driver better, having a boy is not in the jeans, Staples’ has podcast booths, the great lean back debate, a waste of time license plate, a planking older gentleman, Ryan Newman walks and These beasts can have as many as 3,000 teeth at one time. What are they? Lowtree Studios lowtreestudios.com  

On todays show: breaking up is harder now, your dog may help snag a date and so will a good job if you are shorter, don’t respond to texts from your bank, a man hides a package and another one has a package explode, Taylor Swift’s dad gets robbed and In the year 2000, 49% of consumers were comfortable with this. Today 91% are. What is it? Lowtree Studios lowtreestudios.com  

On todays show: the dog cussing collar, grandparents make for fat kids, the same house code, an abandoned ghost ship, and another abandoned soon-to-be-ghost ship, Adela the wedding singer, Pluto is discovered and 50% of U.S. pizzas are sold with what on them? What is it? Lowtree Studios lowtreestudios.com  

On todays show: earthquake detection app, guys poop naked, a 98 year old girls scout, a spatula-like surgical instrument in a ladies abdomen,Jim Carey tells a dirty joke, Survivor snubs Hatch and Each year in the U.S. 4,500 people are injured by this? What is it? Lowtree Studios lowtreestudios.com