• WWTF Radio 88.7 BRS What’s The Buzz Popcast

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WWTF Radio 88.7 BRS What’s The Buzz Popcast

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  • Wednesday Rant ....... Please Folks, Find Amelia a Job!

    Wednesday Rant ....... Please Folks, Find Amelia a Job!
    May 23 2024
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    53 mins
  • Fabulous Fads & TikTok Challenges (GONE WRONG)

    Fabulous Fads & TikTok Challenges (GONE WRONG)
    May 20 2024
    (TikTok One Chip Challenge Kills 14 Year Old Girl) New TikTok Challenge Highlights the Dangers of Bad Fads Why teenage brains love social media challenges. KEY POINTS Most fads are harmless, but online challenges should be closely monitored for activities involving risky behavior.Young adults are susceptible to virtual challenges that involve potentially dangerous acts, as their frontal lobes are not fully developed.Fads have always been with us, but social media has amplified their spread. There is a new fad sweeping America: the "Orbeez Challenge,'’ an online dare that encourages kids to film themselves shooting strangers with soft-jell beads using a toy pellet gun. The perpetrator then uploads the video to social media platforms like TikTok and Snapchat. There have already been over 150 million views under the hashtag #OrbeezChallenge. The problem is, when fired at high speed, the water-based beads can become dangerous projectiles; some have even frozen the beads to make them more potent. The challenge went viral in mid-March and has generated a slew of injuries and arrests. There have been reports of cars randomly driving up to strangers, firing the beads, then driving off. As some pellet guns can appear to be real firearms, police are concerned that someone could mistake the incident for an actual shooting and fire back. The maker of the beads, Spin Master, has asked people not to use them as projectiles and noted that they neither sell nor manufacture pellet guns. Fads often involve unconventional acts, such as the goldfish swallowing craze of 1939, which began with a dare between two Harvard University students. Soon, colleges tried to outdo one another. In typical fad fashion, it began in people of high status and spread to those who wanted to be part of something exciting and novel. Engaging in fads also highlights the need to fit in and be popular. After a while, when the craze is taken up by more and more people, it loses its appeal. Before long a new fad is born and gains popularity. Most fads are harmless, short-lived enthusiasms that center around trivial objects and ideas, like the 1950s rage of wearing Davy Crockett racoon skin hats. The 1960s brought us love beads, Troll dolls, and go-go boots, while during the ‘70s pet rocks and mood rings were in vogue. It is difficult to see the harm in these fads unless you are brandishing your pet rock as a weapon or wearing your racoon hat in the woods during hunting season. But occasionally, fads go bad and can lead to serious injury, even death. In recent years several bad fads have taken the form of online challenges. Being part of an internet challenge by filming and uploading one’s exploits can make it seem more acceptable and strengthen the connection to one's online peers. It can also foster a feeling that ‘everyone’s doing it so it must be OK.’ The ‘Orbeez Challenge’ is the latest in a long list of potentially dangerous internet fads. One recent social media challenge involved daring someone to swallow a spoonful of powdered cinnamon without any water. The so-called ‘Cinnamon Challenge’ has resulted in several students being hospitalized with breathing problems from the fine powder entering their lungs, causing inflammation and scarring. The ‘Blackout Challenge,’ also known as the ‘Choking Game,’ is a dangerous fad and was blamed for at least three deaths last year. It involves choking oneself or having someone choke you to the point of passing out in the expectation of obtaining a brief, euphoric high. A study by the Centers for Disease Control found that between 1995 and 2008, no less than 82 youths had died from playing the game, which continues to wax and wane in popularity online. A variation involves holding one’s breath until they lose consciousness. Another bad fad was the Ice Cream Challenge, the practice of going into a store and filming yourself opening a container of ice cream and licking it, before putting it back on the shelf. This was popular during the pandemic and placed customers at risk of catching Covid and other illnesses. In 2019 the ‘48-hour Missing Challenge’ waxed in popularity, where teenagers would claim to have been abducted with the intent of generating as much social media interest as possible before reappearing. A year earlier, the Tide Pod Challenge spread across social media, where teens would either eat or vape laundry detergent, resulting in a surge in calls to poison control centers. It can be exciting to perform in front of a global audience of one’s peers, especially when it offers immediate feedback in the form of views, likes, and comments. But there is more involved than peer pressure and excitement. Harvard pediatrician Clarie McCarthy believes that the tendency of teens to engage in dangerous online challenges can be found in their lack of frontal lobe development—the part of the brain that controls judgment, insight, and risk-taking...
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  • ACTOR KEVIN SORBO - TV's "HERCULES"

    ACTOR KEVIN SORBO - TV's "HERCULES"
    May 20 2024
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kevin Sorbo Sorbo in 2022 Born Kevin David Sorbo September 24, 1958 (age 65) Mound, Minnesota, U.S. Alma mater Minnesota State University Moorhead (BA) Occupations Actorproducerdirector Years active 1984–present Spouse Sam Jenkins ​ (m. 1998)​ Children 3, including Braeden Sorbo Website kevinsorbo.net Kevin David Sorbo (born September 24, 1958) is an American actor and producer. He has had starring roles in two television series: as Hercules in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995–1999) and as Captain Dylan Hunt in Andromeda (2000–2005). In between his years playing Hercules, Sorbo played his first leading film role in the 1997 fantasy film Kull the Conqueror. Sorbo is also known for acting in Christian films such as God's Not Dead (2014) and Let There Be Light (2017). Early life and education[edit] Sorbo was born in Mound, Minnesota, on September 24, 1958.[1] He is of Norwegian descent.[2] He was raised in a Lutheran family.[3] Sorbo attended Minnesota State University Moorhead, where he double majored in marketing and advertising.[4] To help pay for tuition, he began to work as a model for print and television advertising.[5] Early work[edit] In the mid-1980s, Sorbo traveled around Europe and Australia working in television commercials and also modeling for print advertisements. During this period, he made his acting debut in an episode of the soap opera Santa Barbara in 1986. He continued working in advertising and by the early 1990s, he had appeared in over 150 commercials. One of the popular commercials he appeared in was for Jim Beam bourbon whiskey, known for Sorbo's repeated catchphrase, "This ain't Jim Beam".[6] He made guest appearances in television series such as 1st & Ten, Murder She Wrote, and The Commish. In 1992, he played his first leading role in an unsuccessful television pilot for a medical drama series titled Condition: Critical, which was not picked up, but aired as a television film on ABC. He was considered for and lost out to Dean Cain as Superman in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and was one of the possible contenders for the role of Fox Mulder in The X-Files, which went to David Duchovny.[7][8][9][10] In 1993, he made his film debut in Slaughter of the Innocents.[11] Professional breakthrough with Hercules[edit] In 1993, Sorbo received his breakthrough leading role as the ancient greek demigod Hercules in a series of five television films that aired as part of Universal Television's Action Pack.[12] The first film to premiere was Hercules and the Amazon Women, which aired in April 1994, the others following later in the year. The ratings success of the films paved the way for the commission of the television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, which started airing in syndication from January 1995 and ran for six seasons. The series made Sorbo an international star and was one of the highest rated syndicated television shows at the time.[13][better source needed] The success of the show spawned the popular spin-off series Xena: Warrior Princess starring Lucy Lawless, who was introduced in a three-episode arc in the first season of Hercules. This allowed several characters from both shows to make crossover appearances. In 1998, a spin-off direct-to-video, animated film titled Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus was released with both Sorbo and Lawless voicing the characters.[14] Hercules was canceled midway through the filming of Season Six, of which only eight episodes were produced. The final episode aired in November 1999.[15] Although it was not revealed at the time, health issues reduced Sorbo's abilities to perform the physically demanding role during the later seasons.[16] Sorbo made his final appearance as Hercules on Xena, in the Season Five episode "God Fearing Child", which aired in February 2000. In between his years playing Hercules, Sorbo played his first leading film role in the 1997 film Kull the Conqueror. In a mostly negative review, The New York Times writes, "Mr. Sorbo provides the requisite oiled torso, a hint of humor and the professionalism and good grace to act as if Kull the Conqueror mattered."[17] Post-Hercules work[edit] After Hercules ended, Sorbo played the starring role of Captain Dylan Hunt in the science-fiction drama series Andromeda from 2000 to 2005. In 2006, he played a recurring role on the final season of The O.C. In 2007, he starred in two direct-to-video sequels to Walking Tall, Walking Tall: The Payback and Walking Tall: Lone Justice. In the Hallmark Channel film Avenging Angel, he co-starred with his real wife, Sam Jenkins. In the 2008, he appeared in the spoof film titled Meet the Spartans, which was a box office success despite poor reviews.[18][19] Sorbo in 2013In the first of what would be several voice acting...
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