radio showprep: how much gold is in a gold medal? how to survive your first vacation together, and we're sicker than ever!

Show Starters Wednesday

cuttin' cake

• The Cosby Show's Tempestt Bledsoe is 39
• Sam Mendes, who directed American Beauty and Jarhead, is 47
• Speaking of directors, the guy that brought us Dr. Doolittle, and Live and Let Die, Geoffrey Holder, is 82
• Today is National Raspberry Cream Pie Day

primetime wednesday

abc: all reruns up until Final Witness at 10pm
cbs: Big Brother is new
nbc: More Olympic action featuring swimming, gymnastics, beach volleyball and diving
fox: rerun
cw:  rerun

one hit wonder wednesday

Today's one-hit-wonder goes back, believe it or not, 18-years to 1994.  Listen

Who did the remake?

Answer:  Big Mountain "Baby I Love Your Way"

mystery voice

Who is she, and who in the heck is she talking about?

Hint:  She's talking about her Total Recall co-star

Answer:  It's Jessica Biel talking about Colin Farrell

phoner

25% of us sneak our pets into hotels that don't allow pets.  Do you?  What's your technique?  2 phone calls to get you started... (one that snuck her mouse on a plane)

joke of the day

After he finished his route, a bus driver had to explain to the supervisor, why he was 10 minutes late; "I was stuck behind a big truck." "But yesterday you were 10 minutes early," reminded the boss. "Yeah, the bus driver replied. "But yesterday I was stuck behind a Porshe."

Is There Gold in a Gold Medal?

There's only one goal for every athlete at the London Olympics -- the gold medal.  But how much gold is really in a gold medal?  Turns out, not that much!  The actual gold medal, almost double in size compared to those handed out in Bejing in 2008, contains only one-percent gold, and 92.5% silver.  Price:  $640

Silver medals contain 550 grams of "high quality silver," and cost around $300.

The bronze.  Yikes.  97% copper, 2.5% zinc, and .5% tin.  Raw value:  less than $5.

Of course, the actual value is much higher.

Source

Surviving the Trip As a First Time Couple

Traveling together for the first time is a huge milestone.  If you can survive a long vacation together without a major fight, things look good for your future.  Here are three ways to "ensure your love will outlast your vacation."

1)  Plan the trip together.  Don't let him surprise you with a trip filled with shark diving and every sports museum along the way.  Sit down together and agree on what you'll be doing

2)  Compromise.  If he wants adventure and you want a beach blanket, meet somewhere in the middle

3)  Expect bumps in the road.  Weather problems, missed connections, and hotels that only look great online are out of your control.  Go with the flow.  Stress will damage your relationsihp

Phones/Facebook:  From personal experience, what kind of vacation would you never recommend for couples?

We're getting sicker

We're living longer, but it doesn't mean we're healthy!  In 2000, 15% of men and 17% of women between 45 and 64 years old had at least two chronic health conditions.  In 2010, it shot up to 21% for women and 20% for men.

Interesting the study doesn't consider obesity a health condition, but obesity can lead to other conditions like heart disease, cancer and diabetes.  As we all know, the obesity rate has increased over the last 30 years.