Soundtrack of the Week

Episode 11: Super Bowl Monday


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It's Super Bowl Sunday! Since Ty, Meredith and Jay were born and raised (and never escaped) in Kansas City, they are jacked! But there's one problem: they have to work the next morning. Many have suggested making the Monday after the Super Bowl a holiday, which got the gang thinking what other days should be holiday. Find out what they came up with and why this Super Bowl is an important one for Kansas City.

 

0:00 - Intro (Super Bowl plans, Chiefs fans' "murder" mystery)

24:44 - Sounds of the Week:

  • ABC’s Jon Karl Stops Gavin Newsom After He Claims Biden Has ‘The Best 3-Year Record’ of Any Modern President: Why’s His Approval ‘Historically Low?’ 
  • Guardian Angels vigilantes take down 'Venezuelan migrant shoplifter' (first half of the interview; more context from The New York Times)

43:36 - Super Bowl and new holidays

 

Songs:

"Let My People Go-Go" by The Rainmakers

"I'm the Only One" by Melissa Etheridge

"Red Kingdom" by Tech N9ne

 

Notes:

  • Kansas City Chiefs fans deaths: Drugs in men's systems show 'there's more to the story,' family says 
  • Police Have Said Foul Play Isn’t Suspected in Deaths of 3 Chiefs Fans. That’s Caused Some 'Disappointment' 
  • Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit (book mentioned by Jay during intro when discussing the Chiefs fans' death)
  • Biden won’t be charged in classified docs case; special counsel cites instances of ‘poor memory’ (mentioned during first Sounds of the Week clip)
  • Biden sets tighter standards for deadly soot pollution from tailpipes, smokestacks (new EPA rule mentioned by Ty during first Sounds of the Week clip)
  • List of sports dynasties (mentioned during the last segment)
  • What if Super Bowl Monday became a national holiday? Here's what would have to happen 
  • Research backing Jay's claim that Super Bowl Monday is one of the least productive workdays of the year
  • Fact check: During the last segment, Ty said there are federal laws guaranteeing workers time away from work to vote. There are not. However, a majority of states do have such laws.
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Soundtrack of the WeekBy Tyson Fisher