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Reboot Week- Jurassic World

On Thursday’s Afternoon Drive, we continued reboot week by talking about the Jurassic Park reboot, Jurassic World! The 3D film will be released on June 12, 2015 and you can find out more about it on their website, www.jurassicworldmovie.com. You can also have some fun over at the website for the fictitious park www.jurassicworld.com.

We wrapped up our April Praise Thursday series, where we talked about the book of Acts, specifically Acts 4:5-20 and 6:1-5, and the mini-series A.D., which plays Sunday nights at 9 p.m. on NBC. You can get caught up on A.D. at www.nbc.com/ad-the-bible-continues and find additional companion resources for the series over at www.shareadtheseries.com.

Our word of the day was verdant, which means green in color, or unripe in experience.

We hope you have a great rest of your week!

-Jess

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Who Knew – Allergies

For Who Knew Wednesday we talked all about allergies. We tried to find answers to some of our questions. What causes allergies? Why do we have allergies? What can we do to prevent them?

Here’s a link to the list of 9 things we shared to help prevent allergens:  http://www.webmd.com/allergies/allergy-relief-10/seasonal-allergy-checklist?page=2

We also talked about Fuller House, a continuation of Full House. We took a quiz from buzzfeed to find out which Full House character we are most like. Here’s the link: http://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/which-full-house-character-are-you#.wooLryP70

Our word of the day was travail. Here’s a link to the definition: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/travail

Jess also experienced a mad fit of the hiccups.

We hope you have a wonderful week!

Emily Porter and Jessica Wells

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Reboot week – Star Wars

Reboot week continues this week with STAR WARS!

As you may know, Star Wars Episode 7: The Force Awakens releases on December 18th. It will pick up the story around 25-30 years after the events of Return of the Jedi.

This new film brings back Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Princess Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher) and Han Solo (Harrison Ford), plus Chewbacca, C3PO and R2D2.  New characters include Rey (Daisy Ridley), a salvage trader on the planet of Jakku, stormtrooper Finn (John Boyega) and X-Wing pilot Poe Dameron (Oscar Issac).  It is also rumored that the role of Sith villain Kylo Ren will be played by Adam Driver.

Lucasfilm also announced (link here) at this month’s Star Wars Celebration that a new Anthology Series will debut in December of 2016 with Rogue One, the story of the rebels who stole the plans to the Empire’s first Death Star.

Today we also talked about the benefits of CHICKEN FEET, namely collagen.  Chicken feet are a delicacy in many countries like China, Vietnam, Korea, Jamaica, Trinidad/Tobago and South Africa.  Using chicken feet as a cooking supplement is much cheaper than buying supplements.

Our word of the day is ANFRACTUOUS, meaning full of winding and intricate turns.

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

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Reboot week – Peanuts

It’s REBOOT week on the Afternoon Drive – each day this week we’ll be talking about a classic movie or TV franchise that’s releasing new content this year.

Today we focused on the Peanuts movie, coming in 3D this November.  The stories of Charlie Brown, Lucy and of course, Snoopy, return to the screen.  See the trailer here.

We’ll also be talking about Star Wars, Jurassic Park and Full House as the week moves along.

Our word of the day is PURPORT – a verb that means to claim to be or do something, or to profess.

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NZ Top Ten – April 24, 2015

Here’s this week’s top ten songs:

10. TobyMac – Beyond Me

9. Plumb – Lord I’m Ready Now

8. Crowder – Come As You Are

7. Big Daddy Weave – Overwhelmed

6. Chris Tomlin – Jesus Loves Me

5. for King & Country – Shoulders

4. MercyMe – Greater

3. Jeremy Camp – He Knows

2. Third Day – Soul On Fire

1. Matt Maher – Because He Lives

We went back to back with Hillsong and talked with Jonathon Bock about the new Hillsong Movie.

Breakout Hit of the Week:

Colton Dixon – Through All Of It

New Music Friday:

Francesca Battistelli – Holy Spirit

The nominees for the Billboard Music Awards are:

TOP CHRISTIAN ARTIST
Casting Crowns
Hillsong United
Lecrae
MercyMe
Newsboys

TOP CHRISTIAN ALBUM
Lecrae, Anomaly
Casting Crowns, Thrive
MercyMe, Welcome to the New
NEEDTOBREATHE, Rivers in the Wasteland
Chris Tomlin, Love Ran Red

TOP CHRISTIAN SONG
Francesca Battistelli, “He Knows My Name”
Hillsong United, “Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)”
MercyMe, “Greater”
Newsboys, “We Believe”
Carrie Underwood, “Something in the Water”

You can see where your favorite songs rank on the charts here:

http://www.billboard.com/charts#id-chart-category-christiangospel

The word of the day was motley. Here’s a link:  http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motley

Have a great weekend and enjoy some Cougar Baseball! Great Job Seniors!

Emily Porter & Jessica Wells

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A Bean Boozled Who Knew Wednesday

Wednesday was National Jellybean Day and Earth Day!

We celebrated by playing Bean Boozled, a Jelly Belly game with gross flavors and normal flavors that look exactly alike, but taste completely different. Jess won with a score of 1-0.

You can learn more about Earth day at: https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-earth-day

The word of the day was discomfit. Here’s a link to the definition: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/discomfit

We hope you have a great day!

Jessica Wells & Emily Porter

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Mom’s Night Out!

You can help pick the movie for WNZR’s Mom’s Night Out on Friday, May 8th

CLICK HERE to vote and watch the trailers for Finding Normal and The Book of Esther.

Voting ends at 3pm tomorrow (Wed 4/22) and we’ll announce the winning movie on the show.

Today’s Word of the Day is BRICOLAGE – construction or creation from a diverse range of available things

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

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NZ Top Ten – April 17, 2015

It was Jessica’s first NZ Top Ten!!

This weeks top ten songs:

10. Francesca Battistelli – He Knows My Name

9. Plumb – Lord I’m Ready Now

8. for King & Country – Shoulders

7. Crowder – Come As You Are

6. Big Daddy Weave – Overwhelmed

5. Chris Tomlin – Jesus Loves Me

4. MercyMe – Greater

3. Third Day – Soul On Fire

2. Jeremy Camp – He Knows

1. Matt Maher – Because He Lives

We went back to back with Audio Adrenaline:

Big House and Kings & Queens

The NZ Top Ten Rewinds:

Steven Curtis Chapman – Speechless (from 1999)

Casting Crowns – Glorious Day (from 2010)

New Music Friday:

Tenth Avenue North – Stars in the Night

We hope you have a great weekend and enjoy this amazing weather!
Jessica Wells and Emily Porter

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Thursday things

Jess and I are asking for your MOM’S NIGHT OUT vote!  Let us know what you would prefer for our annual night of fellowship and inspiration for moms, grandmas and daughters.

Visit our Facebook page to learn more.

Make sure you are staying up on the AD miniseries Sunday nights on NBC…after all, we always say we want quality Christian entertainment, and we’re getting it…so please watch or record or both!

Our word of the day was ANFRACTUOUS – meaning full of intricate windings or turnings.

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

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