radio showprep: inside the brain of a mass murderer

Hope you had a great weekend... enjoy a 3-minutes of Mason Dixon and Bill Connolly from 2004. It's the latest post from California Airchecks

show starters

cuttin' cake

• Daniel Radcliffe is 23 (harry potter)
• Paul Wesley from The Vampire Diaries is 30
• Kathryn Hahn from 'Girls' and 'Parks and Recreation' (she played the political consultant brought in from D.C.) is 39
• Great actor Philip Symour Hoffman is 45 (along came polly)
• Woody Harrelson turns 51
• Today is National Hot Dog Day (ketchup on hot dog - dirty harry)
• It's also Vanilla Ice Cream Day

primetime monday

abc: The premiere of The Bachelor Pad premieres tonight, 2 hours, followed by a new episode of The Glass House
cbs: all repeats
nbc: American Ninja Warrior has a two hour grand finale tonight\
fox: Hell's Kitchen and Master Chef are both new
cw: reruns tonight

movie monday quiz

The #1 movie brought in $75 million on this day in 2008...it was its second week out, too! Can you name it?

LISTEN 

Answer: The Dark Knight (The first weekend it brought in $158-million)

movie monday quiz #2

12 years ago this morning, this song was on the soundtrack to the brand new movie, Pokemon 2000... what legendary disco queen sang it?

• Donna Summer
• Diana Ross
• Vicki Sue Robinson

Answer: Donna Summer!

trivia

The average woman devotes 43 weeks of her life doing (this)...

Hint: So does Adam Lambert

Answer: Applying makeup! That's 91 hours per year!

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joke of the day

“But doctor,” lamented the young husband in counseling, “whenever Sue and I quarrel, she becomes historical.” “You mean, hysterical,” said the doctor.

“No, historical. She is always digging up my past.”

Alone

Everyone is trying to wrap their brain around reasons a human being would walk into a crowded movie theater and start killing innocent people. It is hard, if not impossible, to apply our rational minds to such madness.

Psychology today, in an article called "A Lonely Killer Strikes Again," says the main reason that drives mass murderers to commit their atrocities, is loneliness. They say the lack of community in these killers means:

• they have no social bearings -- they don't guide their behavior by how it impacts others' lives;
• they have little to nothing to lose in terms of social esteem, initimacy, family ties;
• they have time on their hands -- and minds -- to allow their feelings of rejection to fester;
• and they have no one to tell their problems to who can comfort them.

Consider how neighbors describe the Colorado movie killer suspect, James Holmes to the NY Times:

"James Eagan Holmes, the suspect who the police say brought terror to this Colorado community, had been a shy, awkward boy. . . . Neighbors. . . described him as a solitary figure, always alone as he bought beer and liquor at neighborhood shops, ate burritos or rode his bicycle through the streets."

Dr. Stanton Peele in Psychology Today believes that loneliness "makes people more likely to commit anti social acts."

Conclusion: Make some friends!

Why the Hate?

What's going on in America? Is it the heat? The lack of cable channels? Why are we so angry? A new survey found 2/3rds of American teens admit to angry outbursts, rage, anger attacks, and having an explosive temper. The lead author of the study says it's clear we need to take the matter more seriously. He believes today's teens never developed the appropriate coping skills to deal with the rage. So what should parents do?

• Have a plan for the next time he/she has an outburst
• Come up with consequences. Things that have deep meaning with your kids
• Talk your child about the outburst after the fact to help them identify and avoid triggers
• Discuss what they should do differently the next time they are angry

Typical (future) Woman

I wonder if mom recognized a bit of herself in this video?

Her Day Would've Been Perfect...then came FACEBOOK!

There you are -- your wedding day. The day you've planned for months, or even more. You hire the perfect photographer who snaps the perfect pictures at the perfect time.

Here's the problem... everyone else is snapping photos, too, but with their smart phones. They get the not so perfect shots, too, like you shoving a piece of chicken in your mouth. And then guess where that photo ends up? That's right...Facebook!

A new survey found 75% of brides said photos of their wedding ended up on Facebook, and a majority were not happy with how they looked in the pictures!

Solution: Let it go. Everything ends up on Facebook -- you can't control the monster.

Yikes

The CDC reported last week that 1 in 13 women consume alcohol while pregnant, and 1 in 70 binge drink. Who is more likely to have a sip while preggers? Older women, believe it or not. Women between 35 and 44 were most likely to drink while preggers, but it was the younger women that were more likely to binge drink.