Show Notes for Monday, July 28, 2025

This #MovieStarMonday we visit with Lou Diamond Phillips
We will talk about his new movie Et Tu

WATCH NOW: https://amzn.to/3UsZyMm

TODAY'S REASON TO PARTY! (special thanks to ListOfNationalDays.com)

7/28 Milk Chocolate Day

https://mybartender.com/recipe/chocolate-white-russian/

SURVEYS, STUDIES & SUCH

A survey of 2,000 adults asked: What small things make you happy?
Surprising favorites included: jumping the grocery line, hitting green lights, hearing a favorite song, or rediscovering a childhood smell. On average, people report unexpected joy twice a week, and most say these micro-moments uplift their mood instantly.

BIG SCREEN-LITTLE SCREEN

Freddie Prinze Jr. Shares Stories from the I Know What You Did Last Summer Revival. While filming the 2025 revival, Prinze Jr. and Jennifer Love Hewitt reprise their roles from the original horror films, mentoring a new generation—and Prinze Jr. amused the set by recalling childhood ghost-scaring antics

Filming Begins on Preacher Man in East Texas. A faith-based feature, Preacher Man, has started shooting near Marshall, Texas. Local extras are being cast this week as production ramps up

DID YA KNOW!?

If the Earth doubled in size, trees would immediately fall over. This is because surface gravity would be doubled. It would also mean dog-size and larger animals would not be able to run without breaking a leg.

JOKE OF THE DAY

(FROM HEIDI)
SCOOP OF THE DAY

A study shows that 14% of us eat the watermelon seeds.

Security cameras were recording at an Ohio community center when a small child climbed into a claw machine and became stranded among the stuffed animals. Surveillance footage from the Mason Community Center shows the moment the child looks into the prize door and climbs inside, with a volunteer only noticing as the boy's legs disappear into the machine. Police and EMS were summoned to the July 7 incident and brought the machine inside the building to be partially disassembled. The child, who was not injured, was reunited with his mother, whom he presented with a new stuffed animal.

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/07/11/Mason-Ohio-claw-machine-rescue/3951752253692/

QUOTE OF THE DAY

If you have a favorite quote.... you can send it to us at the bottom of the page at JohnAndHeidiShow.com

"So you’re telling me there’s a chance ..." Dumb and Dumber, 1994

NEWS TO ME

(FROM HEIDI)

FUN FACT FOR YOU:
Share this with your friends... they'll think you're really smart!

✓ Studies show artists have more lovers than those in other fields.

Humans have 46 chromosomes; potatoes have 48.

One in 18 people have a third nipple. Known as polythelia, the third nipple is caused by a mutation in inactive genes.

There’s no such thing as a straight line. Zoom in close enough to anything and you’ll spot irregularities. Even a laser light beam is slightly curved.

✓ Ants don’t have lungs. They instead breathe through spiracles, nine or ten tiny openings, depending on the species.

WEIRD NEWS

A medical clinic in Scotland is begging locals to stop dropping off random pee samples—especially in things like jam jars. Saltoun Surgery posted on social media that they’ve been “swamped” with urine in non-sterile, household containers, and from now on, they’ll only accept urine samples if a doctor has specifically requested one. Doctors say they need to examine patients before interpreting results, and unexpected samples eat up time, supplies, and lab resources.

QUESTION OF THE DAY

In a survey of adults, THIS was found to be” the scariest thing” while growing up. What is it?

Answer: The basement

HEIDI HAS SOMETHING SPECIAL

(FROM HEIDI)

THE LIST

HOW THESE STARS GOT THEIR STAGE NAMES:

☆ Lady Gaga – Stafani Germanotta’s music producer said she reminded him of the Queen hit ‘Radio Ga Ga’. Quote: “He started to call me Gaga when I’d come into the studio…I wanted a new way to reinvent myself. So I said, ‘What about Lady Gaga?’”

☆ Chappell Roan: Kayleigh Amstutz paid tribute to her late grandfather with her pop persona — and also incorporated his favorite song ‘The Strawberry Roan’ by Marty Robbins. Quote: “My grandfather’s name was Dennis K. Chappell, so I took Chappell in his honor.

☆ Post Malone: His real name is Austin Post. When he was 14 and first got into rapping and producing, he needed a name for his first mixtape. Quote: “So I ran (Austin Post) through a random rap name generator and I got Post Malone.”

☆ Emma Stone: A Spice Girls mega fan, Emily Stone chose to honor Emma ‘Baby Spice’ Bunton. Quote: “I was super blonde, and my real name is Emily, but I wanted to be called Emma because of Baby Spice and guess what, now I am!”

☆ Charli XCX: Charlotte Emma Aitchison incorporated the ‘XCX’ part in reference to her MSN Messenger display name as a teen. But what does XCX stand for? “People have speculated that it means ‘Kiss Kiss’, but I really just chose the name because I thought it looked cool and sounded catchy.”

☆ Nicholas Cage: Nicolas Coppola took inspiration from the Marvel character ‘Luke Cage’, as well as musician John Cage. While filming “Fast Times at Ridgemont High”, “people would not stop saying things like, ‘I love the smell of Nicolas in the morning.’” because of his director uncle Francis Ford Coppola’s film “Apocalypse Now”.

☆ Lizzo: Born Melissa Jefferson, she decided to use her teenage nickname. Quote: We did a thing, in Houston, you chop the second half of your name and put an O. I was ‘Lisso’… then everyone said it with a little swang to it so I changed the s’s to z’s and the rest is history.”

☆ Cardi B: Born Belcalis Almanzar, she explained: “My sister’s name is Hennessy, so everybody used to be like ‘Bacardi’ to me. Then I shortened it to Cardi B. “The ‘B’ stands for whatever, depending on the day … beautiful or bully.”

Snoop Dogg: Calvin Broadus Jr’s mother called him Snoopy after the beloved animated beagle. Quote: “My mother would say, ‘You watch [Snoopy the Dog] so much, you startin’ to look like him’. So, she’d call me Snoopy.”

GOOD NEWS

A Simple Box, A Big Impact: This City’s Blessing Box Quietly Helps Those In Need
https://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news/