Kick-Ass Audio Breaks

Here’s a fun new feature you can do on Mondays that plays off your weekend.  Dana and Jayson, WBLI, Long Island, were recapping their weekend on a recent Monday show.  Jayson took the position that he had an incredibly lame weekend and seemed disturbed by it.  They were really smart by broadening it out to include listeners, trying to “out lame” Jayson with the simple question:  Who had a more lame weekend than Jayson?  Great radio shows work when they tell stories.  Stories have details and twists-and-turns that capture the audience.  Jayson is presented as a very regular guy to the audience in this conversation, also allowing both of them to showcase their senses of humor very authentically.  The premise is fun (and atypical) as are hearing the audience tell stories, too, turning them into the stars of the program.

Playing on the heels of last week’s audio, here’s another music-based feature to entertain the audience.  What happens when you fuse country lyrics with a hip hop (rap) style?  Well, if you’re Ryno and Tracy, KYGO, Denver, you get “crap”.  Here’s a fun game where Tracy does the lyrics of a hit country song in a hip hop style.  First listener to guess artist and title wins.  Games work because if done well, they’re vicarious.  They win even bigger if those playing along in cars are laughing and having a good time.  What’s really important is to not focus on what you have to give out, but figure out how to give the prize out in a way that includes those who want to call to win (the smaller group) and those who listen to play along (the way larger group).  The big success happens when those playing along laugh.