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The Mikey Show - FM 94.9 - 04/20/11

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

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movie triviapostpartum insomniareality televisioncrime and humiliationbirther politicschildren and technologypublic pranksflying dreamsscience demonstrationsbirthday etiquettecelebrity wordplayspa treatments

Mikey dissected a Silence of the Lambs documentary, while Sienna candidly described seeking hypnosis for postpartum insomnia and Jay and Woodsy relived their bizarre Wipeout physical. The crew fought over whether Sheriff Joe Arpaio's mugshot contest was deterrence or humiliation, mocked Donald Trump's evasive birther interview with George Stephanopoulos, and debated with callers whether school technology helps children or erodes basic skills. Mikey then dressed as Edward Cullen and ordered horchata 'con blood,' the hosts compared flying dreams, and Jay's four-egg inertia demonstration succeeded only twice. Sienna's story about a birthday host taking Jenna's $20 produced the show's longest argument over who should pay for children's parties. Gary Busey's acronym-heavy 'Busey-isms' inspired a parody round, and Mikey closed another memorable bit by contrasting an excellent salt-and-water spa treatment with 80 baffling minutes of foot holding.

What happened, in order

  1. Silence of the Lambs secrets

    Mikey unpacked a making-of documentary, including doubts about Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster's improvised accent, fake moths and the origin of James Gumm's notorious mirror scene.

  2. Sienna's postpartum insomnia

    Sienna described the exhaustion of persistent postpartum insomnia and said she was trying doctors and hypnosis in search of relief.

  3. The Wipeout physical

    Jay and Woodsy recounted the strangely intense medical screening for Wipeout, from lung and urine tests to an intimidating doctor and a nerve-racking drive home.

  4. Mugshot of the Day

    The crew argued over Sheriff Joe Arpaio's public mugshot contest, with Woodsy calling it exploitative humiliation while the others defended shame as punishment or deterrence.

  5. Trump's birther dodge

    After playing Donald Trump's clash with George Stephanopoulos over Barack Obama's birth certificate, the hosts mocked Trump's refusal to reveal what his Hawaii investigators had supposedly found.

  6. Kids, screens and school

    Caller Kelly warned that Facebook, phones and laptops overwhelm children, while teacher Kelly Sue and the hosts debated supervision, computer literacy and whether basics such as handwriting should come first.

  7. You just got Cullen'd

    Dressed as Edward Cullen, Mikey entered a Mexican restaurant and repeated the crew's absurd prompts about blood sausage, Team Edward and horchata 'con blood.'

  8. Everybody can fly

    The hosts compared vivid flying dreams and discovered that several of them imagined soaring, hovering or bounding into the air while knowing they were about to amaze onlookers.

  9. Old Man Does Science

    Jay attempted an Easter inertia trick with four eggs, toilet-paper rolls and cups of dye, but only two eggs landed correctly after Mikey bet him $20 that all four would fail.

  10. Who pays for the party?

    Sienna said a birthday host took the $20 she had given Jenna for extras, triggering a long argument over whether parents who invite children to Boomers or Dave & Buster's must cover every guest.

  11. Busey-isms

    The crew played Gary Busey's eccentric acronym definitions, then invented increasingly nonsensical versions for their own names.

  12. Best and worst spa treatments

    Mikey contrasted a blissful salt scrub under alternating hot and cool water with an $200 cranial session that mostly consisted of a therapist silently holding his feet and spine.

People mentioned

MikeySiennaWoodsyLauren O'BrienJayJennaJodie FosterAnthony HopkinsRobert RedfordSheriff Joe ArpaioDonald TrumpBarack ObamaGeorge StephanopoulosGary Busey