Offer A Sample
Teases are like samples at Costco or the dessert cart at a nice restaurant. Good ones cause the audience to want it so much they have to have it.
When Costco gives you a sample, they’re not just being nice—they’re creating desire. That’s your job with teases. Give them a TASTE of what’s coming that’s so good they can’t walk away. Not vague promises. Actual value. A killer setup. A provocative question. A piece of gossip. Make them hungry.
Besides the coaching tip of the day my daily prep also includes headlines making the news that day, essential pop culture updates, a topic of the day and a situation to use as phone topics, an impossible question, ten trivia questions, three hot takes, celebrity birthdays, horoscopes, today in history and today in music history. All curated with care and powered by Radio Content Pro.
Here are a few examples from today, June 2, 2026.
What’s Making News
NASA’s Artemis III Aims to Land Humans on Moon Again
For the first time in over 50 years, NASA’s planning to put astronauts back on the lunar surface with the Artemis III mission. This isn’t just about reaching the moon—the agency is working toward establishing a permanent base there and eventually sending people to Mars. Artemis II already completed a 10-day journey around the far side of the moon in April with four crew members. Artemis III will take a different approach, orbiting Earth instead of heading to the lunar distance. It’s an ambitious next step in humanity’s long-term plans for space exploration.
Pop Culture Essential Updates
Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau Make Red Carpet Official
Pop superstar Katy Perry and former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau turned heads at the Tribeca Festival on Monday, stepping out together publicly for the first time. The two weren’t shy about their connection, exchanging warm embraces and playful glances as photographers captured the moment. Perry, 41, and Trudeau, 54, made it clear their romance is very much the real deal with a series of affectionate poses on the red carpet at her film premiere in New York City.
Topic of the Day
Topic 1
What do you wish your partner would have told you (or you would have discovered on your own) before you committed?
Impossible Question
The average woman spends 1,056 hours of her life doing this: moisturizing
The Situation
My husband is an older gentleman who takes care of everything. He lets me concentrate on my dreams, and that’s great. My friends warned me not to marry a guy who is 30 years older than me, but he is great.
The problem is his son. We’re both 31. Yeah, you heard that right. I’m married to a guy who has a son my age. We could have graduated in the same year. And he’s my stepson now.
Here’s the thing: this grown man, my stepson, is just living off of his dad, and now me. He has no job, no responsibilities, and lives with us, making a mess of our house. It’s like having an overgrown toddler in the house!
So I confronted him, and that blew up. He cried to his dad, who, believe it or not, took his side. My husband tells me to cut him some slack because he’s still dealing with his mom’s death. Now, I’m all for empathy, but she passed away 21 years ago. Isn’t it time he moves forward?
The tension is so thick you could cut it with a knife. Then last weekend, the stepson told me to deal with it because he’s getting “all my dad’s money” when he’s gone.
I had no idea. I’m shocked. We had never talked about it before. So this loser has no plan to ever work. He just stays home, trashes my house, and plays video games—and he’s going to inherit the fortune?
On the one hand, I’ve got a husband who supports my dreams. On the other hand, I’m raising a 31-year-old who refuses to grow up. I’m not sure what to do.
Trivia
Question 1
A baby horse is known by what term? Foal
Whiner Wednesday
After years of study and hard work, I fulfilled my long-time dream of becoming a neurologist. Too bad it took me so long to figure out I absolutely hate working in a hospital.
Today’s Birthdays – June 10
Jeff Teague (1988, age 38) – The former NBA point guard spent his career running offenses for some serious contenders; at 38, he’s probably still faster than most of us will ever be.
Daily Horoscopes – June 10
Aries(March 21 – April 19)
Your instinct is to charge ahead and fix everything by lunch, but today’s telling you to pump the brakes. Take a beat before you act—sometimes the best solution needs a little marinating time.
Today In History – June 10
1935
Two Men Start a Movement That Changes Millions
In Akron, Ohio, a doctor named Bob Smith and a guy named Bill Wilson got together and started something that would help countless people reclaim their lives. Smith took what would be his last drink ever, and together they founded Alcoholics Anonymous—a movement built on the radical idea that peer support and honesty could overcome addiction. Eighty-plus years later, AA’s twelve-step program is still changing the game for people struggling with substance abuse worldwide.
Today In Music History – June 10
2006
Led Zeppelin’s Secret Reunion Rehearsal
The surviving members of Led Zeppelin gathered at a secret rehearsal space in England to dust off their instruments and run through songs together—a momentous occasion since they’d last been in the same room with instruments at their 1995 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction. This was about prepping for a benefit tribute to Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun at the 02 Arena, but let’s be honest, seeing those three guys actually reconnect was the real story. Sometimes the most important moments happen behind closed doors.
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