On Air with Bailey D
Here's Why You Still Love the Music of Your Teens
HIGHLIGHTS: The reason we still love the music we listened to as teenagers is because of something called neural nostalgia. The music binds to our brains more than anything we're ever going to hear as adults. FULL STORY: So you say you're 54 years old, and you still listen to the music you loved when you were 13? D...
Apr 03, 2024
George Lucas Tops Forbes' 2024 List of Celebrity Billionaires
HIGHLIGHTS: George Lucas is the richest celebrity in the world, worth $5.5 billion, according to Forbes. He's followed by Steven Spielberg with $4.8 billion and Michael Jordan with $3.2 billion. FULL STORY: The Force is strong with George Lucas. He's officially the richest famous person in the world, according to F...
Apr 03, 2024
Here's What a 30-Second Super Bowl Ad Costs, and Here Are the Latest
HIGHLIGHTS: A 30-second ad for this year's Super Bowl costs $7 million, about the same as last year. Some of the new ads revealed yesterday include the Uber Eats commercial featuring David and Victoria Beckham, Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, Jelly Roll, and Usher. FULL STORY: A 30-second ad during Sunday's game ...
Feb 08, 2024
A Quarter of People Will Bet on the Super Bowl This Year, and More People Are Betting on the Chiefs
HIGHLIGHTS: A record 67.8 million Americans are expected to bet on Super Bowl 58. That's 26% of U.S. adults. It's close, but more people are betting on the Kansas City Chiefs. FULL STORY: There aren't many things bigger than the Super Bowl . . . and that's even before Taylor Swift got in the middle of it. According...
Feb 08, 2024
Nebraska Has Dumped Its Awesome Tourism Slogan
HIGHLIGHTS: Nebraska is dumping its hilarious, self-deprecating tourism slogan, "Nebraska: Honestly, it's not for everyone." Governor Jim Pillen is cool with that . . . he recently called the tagline, "nonsense." FULL STORY: Nebraska will be scrapping its AWESOME tourism slogan, "Nebraska: ...
Feb 08, 2024
DeepMind's AI discovers '800 years' worth of knowledge'
Google's leading AI division DeepMind claims to have unlocked "800 years' worth of knowledge" after discovering 2.2 million new crystals. The materials found through the research could be used to transform industries, DeepMind said, while simultaneously opening up brand new avenues for making future discoveri...
Dec 13, 2023
A Politician Lost by One Vote Because He Didn't Vote for Himself
HIGHLIGHTS: A guy in a small town in Washington state lost his city council election by one vote, because he didn't vote for himself. He said it felt too "narcissistic." An official recount found his opponent won 247 to 246. FULL STORY: If the next presidential election is this close, God help us all . . ...
Dec 04, 2023
A Man Is Trying to Collect 1 Million Copies of "Titanic" on VHS
HIGHLIGHTS: Some guy in Florida is trying to amass a MILLION copies of "Titanic" on VHS. He "only" has about 2,500 so far, so he's asking people to send him their spare copies in the mail. FULL STORY: If you collected VHS tapes, chances are you had a copy of "Titanic". It was one of th...
Dec 04, 2023
Yesterday Was the "Best" Day to Put Up Your Christmas Tree
HIGHLIGHTS: If you put up your Christmas tree yesterday, then according to tradition, you did it right. Sunday was the start of the Advent. You're supposed to take it down on January 6th after the "12 Day of Christmas" are over. FULL STORY: When do you put up your Christmas tree? Right after Thanksgiving...
Dec 04, 2023
New Trend: Having Two Dishwashers
HIGHLIGHTS: There's apparently a trend of people having a SECOND dishwasher installed, so that you can do more cleaning at once, including the pans. Is this a brilliant idea, or is it absurd? FULL STORY: Here's a First World problem for you: What do you do when you're catching up on the dishes . . . the dishwasher ...
Nov 15, 2023