Who Knew – National Donut Day. Started in 1938 in June to honor the women who served donuts to soldiers during World War I. 

Who Knew fact checks: Turkeys are born to be wild! Yes, they are not mean to be domesticated. They have characteristics that are made for survival.

Who Knew fact checks: National Stress Awareness Day. Started in 1998 by the international stress management association to increase public awareness about the effects of stress and promote healthy ways to manage it. 

Who knew

Don’t miss our Contest – Ring for Rend Collective. Listen to The Morning Thing and The Afternoon Drive this week! Listen for the short clip of the song Hallelujah Anyway and be Caller #3. You can win a pair of General Admission Tickets to The Rend Collective Folk! Fall Tour at MVNU on 11/14!  Tickets are valued at $26 each! Congratulations to Richard of Fredericktown for being caller #3!

 

 Who am I?

  1. I was born today, November 5th, 1960 in London, England. 
  1. I attended the prestigious West Heath Girls’ School (alongside Princess Diana) and later graduated from the University of Cambridge with a degree in Social and Political Sciences. 
  1. I began my acting career with the Royal Shakespeare Company before getting recognized in movies. 
  1. Some of my most notable acting roles are Orlando in the 1992 movie Orlando, Eva Khatchadourian in We Need To Talk About Kevin, The Ancient One in Doctor Strange, and Jadis, the White Witch in The Chronicles of Narnia. 
  1. I won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 2008 for my performance as Karen Crowder in Michael Clayton alongside George Clooney. 

I am… Tilda Swinton! Congratulations to Brandon of Croton for guessing correctly and taking home a $5 gift card to Watts Restaurant in Utica!

Tune in tomorrow for Praise Thursday with Ethan and Gabriella!

Thanks for listening!

– Joe and Gabriella 🙂