(0:00) Show Open: We’ve already started giving up on Social Distancing?

Quarantine fatigue is setting in: Smartphone data shows thousands are fed up of weeks under lockdown and going out in increasing numbers with huge crowds packing sunny beaches

There was a noticeable increase in traffic, and less people wearing masks this weekend. While some states begin to lift restrictions all together.

North Korean Dictator Kim Jong-un Has Reportedly Died, Per Chinese And Japanese News Outlets

(13:20) Entertainment News

 

The NFL Draft Drew A Record 55 Million Viewers Over The Weekend

Kristin Cavallari announces divorce from Jay Cutler after 10 years together: 'This is just two people growing apart'

Paul McCartney Says the Beatles Were Better than the Stones, Mick Jagger Responds

"Price Is Right" announcer GEORGE GRAY suffered three massive heart attacks, but he's in stable condition and talking.  He's only 53.

"Forbes" is finally recognizing KANYE WEST as a billionaire, which he's been trying to get them to do for a while.  But he's still mad at them, because they say he's worth $1.3 billion, and he claims it's $3.3 billion.

Mike Tyson 'might have' bought his tigers from 'Tiger King' Joe Exotic

 

(25:50) Here's one benefit of all the social distancing:  

The spread of STDs has plummeted.

Oregon man visits 11 different Wendy's restaurants twice on a five-hour round trip to collect free chicken nuggets handed out to help during pandemic

(33:20) Cherie Currie from The Runaways

 Former Lead Singer of The Runaways Drops New Solo Album

Cherie Currie was the teenage lead vocalist for the all-female rock band the Runaways in the mid-to-late 1970s with bandmates Joan Jett, Lita Ford, Sandy West, Jackie Fox, and Vicki Blue. The teen rock anthem "Cherry Bomb" was reportedly written for her at the audition. Cherie also starred in the 1980 movie “Foxes” with Jodie Foster and she was reportedly cast as the lead singer of the fictional band the Dose in ‘This Is Spinal Tap’, but her character is said to have been cut out of the film. Now, Cherie drops her latest solo album “Blvds of Splendor”, featuring a bevy of rocks’ finest. There are collaborations with Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins, Slash and Duff from Guns N’ Roses, Juliette Lewis, & ex-Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver drummer Matt Sorum. 

"Queens of Noise" will be offered as an instant grat track when you pre-order the album, available April 28th @ cheriecurrie.com

(44:45) Dumbass of the Day

 

A Guy Calls in a Fake Bomb Threat to Get Out of Work During the Pandemic

A guy in Montreal lost over half-a-million dollars playing "rock, paper, scissors," and had to mortgage his house.  But a court just ruled that it was NOT a legal bet, so he doesn't have to pay.

Woman Spit On Fruit At Walmart

N.C. woman sentenced for impersonating FBI Agent on date

A small library in England hired someone to give it a deep clean while it's closed during the lockdown.  And the cleaner decided to rearrange all the books based on size.

(54:30) Do You Have "Zoom Fatigue"? Here's Why Video Calls Become So Exhausting

Have you heard the term "Zoom fatigue" yet?  It's when you're anxious or exhausted by all the video chats you have to do.  And a lot of people are feeling it. 

Here are five reasons video chats are more stressful than face-to-face interactions . . .

Too much eye contact.  We normally don't stare straight at each other non-stop.  We look away, and our eyes dart around.  So that much eye contact is intimidating.

It requires more focus.  Your brain has to work harder to process everything, like blurry facial expressions or the tone of someone's voice before you know who's talking 

There aren't as many non-verbal cues in video chats.  Normal, face-to-face talks rely on a lot of body language.  And not having it puts us on edge. 

Only one person can talk at a time.  There's no cross-talk, and having to wait your turn makes us uncomfortable.  Especially because interrupting someone creates confusion, where people might not be able to hear what either of you said. 

We're worried about how we look.  Staring at yourself makes you more self-conscious.  So you might want to close the window that shows your own video.

A few more tips to make chats less stressful:  Break them up, so they're not back-to-back.  Use the "Active Speaker" view, so you only see one person instead of 20.  And replace some of your video chats with regular old phone calls. 

(USA Today / BBC)

 

 

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