The polar vortex swirls amidst another wild week in news! Hear the latest on the Mueller chicanery, and find out which hot tune Rodge is recommending this week. And did we mention the government’s back open? But in perhaps the most surprising news of the week, we explore Australia’s newest face Styles (pun intended).
BYLINE: All Points Bulletin: Freezing Weather and Cool New Beats
EPISODE DESCRIPTION: The polar vortex swirls amidst another wild week
in news! Hear the latest on the Mueller chicanery, and find out which
hot tune Rodge is recommending this week. And did we mention the
government’s back open? But in perhaps the most surprising news of the
week, we explore Australia’s newest face Styles (pun intended).
Fox
news reports, the longest-surviving political advisor to Donald Trump
won’t bear false witness against the POTUS, unlike Michael Cohen. Yet,
he will continue to sport a tattoo of Nixon on his back, see.
#NoRegrets. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-hMAYMzdM8
INTRO
Here is a snappy summary of the news – a weekly digest of the latest
events and happenings at home and abroad. I’m your host, Rodge Bigsby
and this is your Retrotone News Minute!
Good Evening Mr. & Mrs. America and all the toboggans in Telluride. Let’s load up the chutes.
1) EXTRA! EXTRA!
Big news for the over 800,000 federal employees and patriots out of
work for over a month – the longest government shutdown in the history
of the United States has come to a close. Finally! AP reports, Congress
allegedly is working on a bill to prevent further shutdowns. You don’t
say? Can they get it done in three weeks before another shutdown
threatens us all? By golly Rodge is ALL for it. Let’s get back to work!
2) IN POP CULTURE...
NEW FACE STYLES ARE HEADED IN ONE BAD DIRECTION
Tired of your face? Why not get a new one...tattooed on your face,
see! Kiwi singer, Kelsi Karter, shocked fans by posting photos on
snapchat (pause) in which she’s seen with a face tattoo of Harry Style’s
face. Wonder what inspired this lunacy? In captions she writes,
"Finally know what I'm getting Harry for his birthday...Mama, look what I
made me do." Next to Harry’s face, is seen a little heart with his
initials. When explaining why she did it, she said: "I just wear my
heart on my cheek, and I couldn't really control what way it goes from
there." Hmmmm…. Took a lot of moxie to pull that one off – let’s hope
this romance has a happy ending!
3) SHOULD WE TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER?
Strap on your ski-masks… SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES SHAKE THE STATES
It’s shuttered schools... blanketed homes.. even tried to close down
the newsroom itself. It’s the Polar Vortex! Extreme arctic air is
blasting the Midwest, creating dangerously cold wind chills and dropping
temperatures across the heartland to their lowest levels in more than
two decades. A minus 66 degree wind chill north of Ponsford, Minnesota,
was recorded Tuesday evening. Incredibly, this morning is likely to be
even colder for some in the Midwest. Take my advice. Fix yourself a hot
cup of Ovaltine and stay indoors for the duration!
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4) MUELLER PROBE STOPS ANOTHER 23 SKIDDOO IN ITS TRACKS
In yet another high profile indictment, flush with an FBI raid that
would make Perry Mason proud, special counsel Robert Mueller nabbed a
well-tanned goon, former President Nixon aid, Roger Stone. Fox news
reports, the longest-surviving political advisor to Donald Trump won’t
bear false witness against the POTUS, unlike Michael Cohen. Yet, he will
continue to sport a tattoo of Nixon on his back, see. #NoRegrets. As
the investigation builds a wall of indictments around Mr. Trump, Stone
is wanted on 7 counts of illegal moves, bringing further into question
the President’s involvement in Wikileaks, Russian interference, and all
out chicanery.
5) BREAK OUT YOUR VICTROLA FOR ANOTHER BIGSBY’S BEAT OF THE WEEK
Shout out to Billy Kellogg and the Orwell gang. “Little Brown Jug” by
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra cooks up memories of swell times, see..
you know, with the guys and gals at the American Legion. Why I’m no
Oliver Twist... but this number is just aces! Just get a load of those
horns!
6) SIGN OFF STATEMENT:
And that's one for the Republic! I'm your host Rodge Bigsby and this
has been news from Retrotone, a service of Evergreen Podcasts.
