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Game Idea: Lifetime Movie Yes or No?

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Whether you’re a fan of the LMN (Lifetime Movie Network, for non-fans) or not, you must admit the movie titles are cheesy. Use this quiz from thehairpin.com to play a game with listeners for a prize like movie tickets or DVDs.

Read the movie titles and have them guess which are real Lifetime movies, and which are fake. You can read the titles one by one, or pit two against each other. -- for example, which of these two are fake: Hush Little Baby or Don’t You Cry? That’s a tough one.

Topic Idea: The Spouse Allowance

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Pete the Planner, a financial guru for CNN, CBS, Fox News, got an email from a viewer who wants advice to put his wife on an allowance. Jeff says his wife spends too much money running the household, and that an allowance based on the chores she does would curb her spending.

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Topic Idea: Are You a Slut?

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Wonder whether you're a slut? Exactly how slutty are you? This website quiz will calculate if you are one or not from eight relationship and sex questions.

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How to Be A Good Spouse

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We love stories like this because they allow you to discuss your typical relationship content while giving it a topical, “today” spin.

A Utah Rep. Dixon Pitcher recently introduced a bill that would require would-be spouses to wait at least three days after obtaining a license before getting married, unless they took premarital training first. Wyoming introduced a similar bill. Other states have tried to pass legislation that would require counseling before couples could divorce.

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Parenting Topic: Is Public Shaming in Your Discipline Toolbox?

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Following last week’s parenting controversy of the dad who shot his daughter’s laptop in a YouTube video comes this story.

What would your punishment have been if you had stolen your Mom’s debit card to reactivate your cell phone (that she deactivated, probably because you were already causing trouble)? This teen girl’s punishment was to stand on a busy street corner holding a sign that says “I steal from my family”.

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What Missed Opportunity Makes You 'Linsane'?

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"There's more joy in this kid's story than a box of puppies. Millionaire execs being wrong. Harvard -- a place that has produced more presidents (8) than NBA players (4) -- being right. Asian stereotypes going bust."

Every single NBA team and every single Division I college coach who gives hoops scholarships passed on SuperAsian point guard Jeremy Shu-How Lin of the New York Knicks. And now they're paying the toll. Read more here.

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Topic Idea: I Wish a Judge Would Order My Spouse to...

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A Florida man who appeared in court yesterday on a domestic violence charge was ordered by the judge to ... take his wife on a date. The charge apparently grew out of an argument Joseph Bray had with his wife—whose birthday he failed to acknowledge on Monday. According to the arrest report, Bray shoved his wife onto the couch, held her neck, and readied himself for a punch, but didn't actually hit her.

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Family Topic Idea: How to Cheat on an Exam

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From Eric Rowe, Executive Producer Roula & Ryan, KRBE/Houston

A teacher with 25 years of experience teaches the perfect cheating technique in this YouTube video.

This is a great segment to do early when both kids and teachers are listening. Talk about how you saw a YouTube video where a teacher with 25 years of experience teaches the perfect cheating technique, and that you want to share it in the next break.

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Rock Topic: Sex That's Only Fun in the Movies

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This Cracked.com article called Realities of Romantic Relationships in Chart Form features some entertaining infographics about relationships.  Number six, “Time Spent in the Shower with Your Girlfriend” shows how little you actually have sex in the shower.

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Topic Idea: Your Internet History

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Google is paying users to download a browser extension so that they can learn from the Internet habits of regular people. Read the story here.

Set Up Ideas:

  • How would knowing someone is watching your online habits change your Internet browsing?
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Topic Idea: 35 Brutally Honest Reasons Women Say No to Sex

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Women often give excuses for why they don’t want to have sex. Maybe it's something the man did, or something we did. This writer for The Stir asked women the real reason they say no to sex. Read the surprising list of reasons here.

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Parenting Topic: Letting A Facebook Poll Name Your Baby

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The Meskes, unable to come up with a name for their unborn child, narrowed down their options to four choices  last fall and then left the decision up to a Facebook poll. No matter what the result, the couple claimed in September, they were dedicated to sticking with whatever the results of the poll told them. Read the story here.

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Topic Idea: Redheads Have More Sex

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According to a German study cited here, redheads have more active sex lives than people with any other hair color. There are a few purported reasons for this, say the researchers: red hair is rare, vibrant (the color provokes and arouses people more than any other), and subconsciously indicates youth and fertility.

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