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Books, presidents and…records?

Today’s Who Knews…

Madcap Living History presents ‘An Evening with the Presidents: The War Years,’ this Saturday at noon and 5:30pm at the Knox Memorial Ballroom. We gave away tickets today thanks to our friend Jim Stoner. Learn more here!

Congratulations to Troy and Deanna, our winners!

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Hipsters, you’ve done it. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, vinyl records outsold CDs in 2022 – the first time since 1987. Streaming still accounts for 84% of music revenue, but physical formats have increased lately.

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Room-temperature soup? Bad. Room-temperature superconductors? Good! This week, researchers said they’d made a breakthrough toward creating superconductors that don’t need extremely cold temperatures to run. Though it’s still a long way off, practical applications could include cool stuff for phones, energy, and transportation.

Today’s book winner: Tim from Mount Vernon. Congrats!

Thanks for listening!
– Joe and Dylan

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Beauty from Trashes!

Today we share a literal story of ‘beauty from ashes.’ Sheridan Voysey leads us through the amazing events of Cateura in the city of Asuncion, Paraguay, called ‘Slum Songs.’

Click here to read more!

Photo credit: 2013, Ana Baumann

We also shared ‘Brother Saul’ from James Banks. Read about Ananias’ obedience when he asked God to the opposite.

Today, Wednesday and Friday, we will also be giving away copies of this book:

What happens when we reject God? Bruce and Craig tell the story of young, troubled, John Newton, who is rescued by divine mercy.

Today’s winner is Laura from Mount Vernon – congratulations!

-Joe and Dylan

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NZ Top 10 for 3/10/23

Praise the Lord it’s Friday! Here is this week’s countdown:

10. Colton Dixon – Build a Boat
9. Matthew West – My Story, Your Glory
8. CAIN – I’m So Blessed
7. Crowder f/Dante Bowe – God Really Loves Us
6. Rachael Lampa f/TobyMac – Perfectly Loved
5. MercyMe – Then Christ Came
4. Micah Tyler – I See Grace
3. Brandon Lake – Gratitude
2. for King and Country f/Jordin Sparks – Love Me Like I Am (spent 4 weeks at #1)
1. Steven Curtis Chapman – Don’t Lose Heart (1st week at #1)

NEW MUSIC FRIDAY adds this week:

Maverick City Music f/Brandon Lake and Chandler Moore – Fear Is Not My Future

Radio Version
EXTENDED VERSION! with Kirk Franklin…

Thanks for listening!
– Joe

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Praise Thursday

Jonathan Langdon and Judah Keith hosted the Drive this Thursday, which included devotional sharing and trivia for Seussical Jr tickets, which starts tomorrow, March 10, with a showing at 7:30 pm, as well as showings at 2pm and 7:30 pm on Saturday, March 11, and 2 pm Sunday, March 12.

Jonathan and Judah both shared devotionals from Our Daily Bread. Jonathan’s devotional was titled The Power of The Gospel, which focused on the passage Romans 1:1-7, 14-17. Judah talked about a devotional called Revelation and Reassurance, which focused on Philippians 4:6.

The duo also played Dr. Seuss trivia, which gave you the chance to call in and take a guess at one of our Seuss-based trivia questions.

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Celebrating women!

Who Knew?

Today is International Women’s Day! Guys, this is our time to say THANK YOU to all the amazing women in our lives, including, of course, our mothers!

Women’s Day is all about celebrating these incredible people and showing them how much we love, respect and value them.

This holiday is perhaps especially important in parts of the world where women are still forced to deal with shocking inequality on a daily basis and is meant to raise awareness of the challenges and struggles faced by these women. 

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Who Knew?

Today is the anniversary (March 8, 1962) of the first song by The Beatles to make it to the radio! The song, “Dream Baby” was broadcast on the BBC show, Teenager’s Turn.

Question #1: How many children and grandchildren did Dr. Seuss have?
Answer #1: None
Winner: Congratulations to Jana from Fredericktown! She wins tickets to Saturday night’s 7:30 show.

Question #2: What is Dr. Seuss’s real name?
Answer #2: Theodor Geisel
Winner: Christy from Fredericktown! She wins tickets to Sunday’s 2:00 matinee.

Thanks for listening!
– Joe

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Artist News Day

Jonathan Langdon and Judah Keith hosted the Drive on this Tuesday afternoon. The duo discussed Seussical the Musical Jr., which is happening this Friday, March 10th at 2pm and 7:30 pm, Saturday March 11th at 7:30pm and Sunday- March 12th at 2pm. They also gave away Seussical tickets during their trivia game.

Jonathan and Judah share artist news, including Brandon Lake and Phil Wickham’s announcement about their Summer Worship Nights Tour, which is coming this August, and Amy Grant’s announcement that she’s releasing music for the first time in 10 years.

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Lifelong wisdom

Today I shared an inspiring reminder from Cindy Hess Kasper, called ‘Love of Learning,’ driven by Proverbs 1:5, which says, “Let the wise listen and add to their learning.” Read the full devotional from Our Daily Bread by clicking here.

Today’s trivia question: What is the color of the hat in ‘The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins?’
Answer: Red

Congratulations to Abby from Mount Vernon, who wins 2 tickets to the show this weekend at the Knox Memorial Theater.

Thanks for listening!
– Joe

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NZ Top 10 for 3/3/23

Praise the Lord it’s Friday! Here is this week’s countdown:

10. CAIN – I’m So Blessed
9. Colton Dixon – Build a Boat
8. Elevation Worship – Same God
7. Crowder f/Dante Bowe – God Really Loves Us
6. Rachael Lampa f/TobyMac – Perfectly Loved
5. Micah Tyler – I See Grace
4. MercyMe – Then Christ Came
3. Brandon Lake – Gratitude
2. Steven Curtis Chapman – Don’t Lose Heart
1. for King and Country f/Jordin Sparks – Love Me Like I Am (4th week at #1)

Thanks for listening!
– Joe and Dylan

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Devotionals and Dr. Seuss!

It’s Praise Thursday on the Afternoon Drive, and Dylan and Judah talked about Lifeline 2023, praises and Seussical Jr. The duo talked about their experiences from Lifeline 2022 and what the special event means to them. Dylan and Judah also shared devotionals for Praise Thursday.

The Afternoon Drive Co-Hosts talked about Casting Crowns coming to the Ohio State Fair this summer and gave details about the date and location. They also gave away Seussical Jr tickets during their trivia game.

Judah’s devotional from Our Daily Bread is titled: “This Love Is Real”. You Can find the link to his devotional here.

Dylan’s devotional from Our Daily Bread is titled: “Comfort On Doorframes”. You can find the link to his devotional here.

Our trivia question for the Seussical Jr. tickets was: What was the title of Dr. Seuss’s first book?

The answer was: And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street.

Congratulations to Tim of Mount Vernon for guessing the correct answer! He wins two tickets to Seussical Jr.!

Thanks for listening!

-Dylan and Judah

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