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The Mikey Show - FM 94.9 - 11/14/11

Monday, November 14, 2011

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Penn State scandalJoe Paterno's responsibilityradio comedyunusual phobiasaccidental text messageworkplace sick leavefatherhoodcombat sportswaterboardingvideo gamesradiocomedy

The show centered on the Penn State scandal: Mikey and Woodsy described the Penn State-Nebraska prayer, then joined caller Gabriel in a sharp argument over whether Joe Paterno's report of Mike McQueary's account was enough to protect children from Jerry Sandusky. Lauren O'Brien later revealed that she accidentally texted Mikey an explicit photo intended for her boyfriend Matt Commerce, and the crew also reveled in Jimmy Fallon's Jim Morrison-style Reading Rainbow performance, bizarre phobias, and a chaotic Name That Tune game. A long workplace argument split Mikey and Lauren, who favored compassion after a breakup, from Woodsy and Jay, who said employees should show up unless truly sick; Mikey then turned the criticism on himself by admitting he sometimes uses work to avoid fatherhood. The show also covered Cain Velasquez losing to Junior dos Santos in the UFC's Fox debut, Manny Pacquiao singing, Herman Cain and Michele Bachmann defending waterboarding, and Jay's overnight Call of Duty binge.

What happened, in order

  1. Penn State midfield prayer

    Mikey and Woodsy described Penn State and Nebraska gathering in a kneeling midfield prayer before an emotional game played amid the Jerry Sandusky scandal.

  2. Did Paterno do enough?

    Caller Gabriel argued that Joe Paterno let football outweigh abused children, while Mikey defended Paterno for promptly reporting what Mike McQueary told him and Woodsy grew more suspicious of a long-running cover-up.

  3. Jim Morrison reads the rainbow

    The crew played Jimmy Fallon singing the Reading Rainbow theme in a remarkably accurate Jim Morrison voice and marveled that the impression had not become a recurring television bit.

  4. Name That Tune mutiny

    A charity-themed Name That Tune game dissolved into accusations of broken buzzers, improvised point values, a nine-point question, and Lauren winning while Woodsy protested the scoring.

  5. The strangest phobias

    Listeners and hosts traded unusual aversions including rubber crutch pads, teddy bears, the abrupt 'Sit, Ubu, sit' television tag, and the sensation of washing wooden utensils.

  6. Lauren's catastrophic text

    Lauren O'Brien confessed that she accidentally sent Mikey an explicit photo of a well-endowed man that she had intended as a joke for her boyfriend, Matt Commerce.

  7. Fights reach prime time

    The hosts marked the UFC's Fox debut and Cain Velasquez's first defeat to Junior dos Santos, then mocked Manny Pacquiao's enthusiastic post-fight singing.

  8. Chelsea Hotel legends

    A documentary about the Chelsea Hotel prompted stories about Nancy Spungen's death and a bizarre alarm in which firefighters reportedly mistook smoke from burned meat for a fire and accidentally drowned an elderly reside

  9. Heartbreak versus the time clock

    Mikey and Lauren argued that an employee devastated by a breakup should be allowed a day off, while Woodsy and Jay insisted adults should report to work unless they are actually sick.

  10. Mikey's bad-dad mirror

    Mikey admitted that he sometimes hides in his office under the banner of providing for his family, acknowledged that avoiding diapers and time with his children makes him a worse father, and urged other parents to examin

  11. Waterboarding on the debate stage

    After hearing Herman Cain and Michele Bachmann defend waterboarding, the hosts debated whether simulated drowning is torture and whether information gained from interrogations can justify it.

  12. Call of Duty takes over

    Jay described playing Modern Warfare 3 for hours and staying online with Adam until 3 a.m., prompting jokes about neglected family duties and amazement at players who had already completed every rank.

People mentioned

MikeyWoodsyLauren O'BrienJayGabrielJoe PaternoJerry SanduskyMike McQuearyJimmy FallonJim MorrisonMatt CommerceCain VelasquezJunior dos SantosManny Pacquiao