1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:03,280 Speaker 1: Money money MENFO to help you invest like a bro. 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:05,280 Speaker 2: Feel free to take notes. 3 00:00:06,080 --> 00:00:10,320 Speaker 1: This is the Bloomberg Money Minute on seven hundred WLW. 4 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:13,520 Speaker 2: Alrighty, we say good morning once more to Matt Piper 5 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:16,720 Speaker 2: from the Bloomberg newsroom in New York City. And Matt, 6 00:00:16,760 --> 00:00:20,599 Speaker 2: I read the headline Ford recalling hundreds of thousands of 7 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 2: its vehicles. 8 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's right, two hundred and fifty five thousand vehicles 9 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 3: in all time. These are Lincolns and Explorers. It's all 10 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 3: due to a software issue that may disrupt the rearview 11 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:33,280 Speaker 3: camera and other features. So the government says that image 12 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 3: processing software in these vehicles could reset, leading to a 13 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:41,520 Speaker 3: loss of the rearview camera image at advanced driver assistance 14 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 3: features those things like pre collision assists, lane keeping assist, 15 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 3: and blind spot monitoring. So Ford says it will actually 16 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:50,760 Speaker 3: mail letters to affected owners next week to get them 17 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:51,200 Speaker 3: in the mail. 18 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 2: Matt, you must be in the fast food sort of 19 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 2: mood this morning, because earlier we were talking about what 20 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 2: McDonald's and now we're talking about KFC, where pickles are 21 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:06,839 Speaker 2: all the rage. But you say there's a catch. 22 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:10,039 Speaker 3: There is a catch, and that's because this is only 23 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 3: happening at KFC's overseas in the UK for the next 24 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 3: for the next month, diners at the chain can get 25 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 3: a pickle Burger with pickle ranch, pickle loaded fries, and 26 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:26,120 Speaker 3: a Pepsi Max served with a side of pickled juice. 27 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 3: So no word on if the dill will come to 28 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:32,480 Speaker 3: the US. But yes, I have been hitting the fast 29 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:35,319 Speaker 3: food because you know, I know that people in their 30 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:36,240 Speaker 3: cars sometimes do that. 31 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 2: I guess absolutely, of course they do. Futures this morning 32 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:41,240 Speaker 2: at last check looked pretty good. 33 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:44,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, even better right now actually down Jones futures up 34 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 3: five hundred and thirteen points and Na's that futures up 35 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 3: three toh eight s and p five hundred futures right 36 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 3: now up seventy points from Blueberg. Matt Piper One News 37 00:01:53,600 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 3: Radio seven hundred Wlwhy. 38 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:04,280 Speaker 2: Good morning, Welcome to the morning show here on seven 39 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 2: hundred WLW if you weren't with us bright and early 40 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 2: this morning, really early this morning at five when we 41 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 2: came on the air, we were supposed to have Todd Fraser, 42 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 2: former Red's great home run Derby champ during the All 43 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 2: Star Game on in this half hour. And then he 44 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 2: notified me last night that he had to undergo a 45 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 2: medical treatment, nothing serious, nothing to worry about. But they 46 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 2: had scheduled it, they had changed it to a different time, 47 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:35,160 Speaker 2: so we couldn't be on. We will have Todd Fraser 48 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 2: on next week now, coming up at eight thirty eight. 49 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 2: Have you ever heard of the game Majong? I mean, 50 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:47,839 Speaker 2: it's like all the Danny you said You've played it? Right? 51 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 2: Was it hard to learn? No? Not really? Okay, all right, 52 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 2: because woman here in Cincinnati named Tara Reardon, she is 53 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 2: one of the fore most experts at playing majon. More 54 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 2: importantly for her teaching you and me how to play majong. 55 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:14,800 Speaker 2: It is quite the rage. It's been around for hundreds 56 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:18,160 Speaker 2: of years. But we're going to talk with her about 57 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 2: you know, who's playing the game. It's kind of like 58 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 2: the equivalent a board game, equivalent, if you will, of pickleball. 59 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:32,240 Speaker 2: It's all of a sudden, just exploding everywhere. So you 60 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 2: might want to tune in for that. Meanwhile, I want 61 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 2: to get to a couple of things that have been 62 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 2: in the news. Maybe you read about, maybe you didn't 63 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 2: read about. Okay, let's start with did you hear about 64 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 2: the Reacher star Alan Richson? He gets into this big 65 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 2: brew haha. And I gotta be honest with you. I 66 00:03:54,680 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 2: see both sides of this. If you didn't hear about it. 67 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 2: He lives in this really nice neighborhood okay, and in Nashville, 68 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 2: and he is blowing through this neighborhood on a motorcycle 69 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 2: that is just deafening. And he's driving really fast. And 70 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:19,599 Speaker 2: this is a neighborhood, neighborhood sidewalks, looks like a big 71 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 2: money neighborhood. And he's flying around this neighborhood. There's video 72 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 2: of it out there. A neighbor comes out and stands 73 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:33,040 Speaker 2: directly in front of him as he is coming past 74 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 2: this neighbor's house on his motorcycle. So you start with that, 75 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:41,799 Speaker 2: that's dangerous in and of itself, not a smart move. Well, 76 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 2: rich And all of a sudden gets into it with 77 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 2: a guy thought that you know. The neighbor is saying that, hey, 78 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 2: look you're you're you're driving too fast through here. There 79 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:57,400 Speaker 2: are children around here, it's too loud, et cetera, et cetera. 80 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 2: And the guy have you ever seen this Richson guy? 81 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 2: This guy's a monster. I mean, he looks like he 82 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:10,159 Speaker 2: just walked out of training with the green Berets. So 83 00:05:10,839 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 2: this brave guy, I guess stupid guy depending on how 84 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:19,839 Speaker 2: you look at it. He confronts Richon and police to 85 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:26,039 Speaker 2: determine after Richon gets into a brawl with this guy, 86 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 2: and you can figure out who won that fight. Police 87 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:32,240 Speaker 2: have said, hey, look, Richon didn't instigate this fight with 88 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 2: his neighbor. He was pushed off his bak twice by 89 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:41,320 Speaker 2: the man before the actual video recorded what turned into 90 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:45,920 Speaker 2: a beatdown. So you don't see the pushdown twice earlier. 91 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:48,479 Speaker 2: I mean you would think when you're messing with a 92 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 2: guy like that, if you want to get your point across, okay, fine, 93 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 2: but when you start pushing him, you are asking for 94 00:05:55,560 --> 00:05:59,159 Speaker 2: serious trouble. And the police have said all Richan was 95 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 2: doing was in self defense. Now we turn our attention 96 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:11,240 Speaker 2: to Chicago. I gotta tell you if there's a more 97 00:06:11,279 --> 00:06:15,280 Speaker 2: screwed up place on the planet. Now go figure this 98 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 2: one for me. Okay, please explain to me, if you 99 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:24,159 Speaker 2: are a Democrat, how in the world you can connect 100 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 2: the dots on this one. A student in Chicago, Sheridan Gorman, 101 00:06:34,640 --> 00:06:40,040 Speaker 2: was brutally killed by an illegal immigrant. It's awful. It's 102 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:45,000 Speaker 2: a terrible story. This is a college girl going to 103 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:51,080 Speaker 2: school in Chicago, in the urban area, and out of 104 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:56,320 Speaker 2: nowhere she is brutally murdered. Now we know where Illinois 105 00:06:56,440 --> 00:07:01,440 Speaker 2: Governor JB. Pritzker and the mayor of Chicago, we know 106 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 2: where they stand on ICE illegal immigrants. They favor illegal 107 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:11,440 Speaker 2: immigrants over people like you and me, normal Americans. Okay, 108 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:20,440 Speaker 2: And it can't even be remotely remotely debated. Yesterday, Illinois 109 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:27,360 Speaker 2: Governor JB. Pritzker blamed Donald Trump for this murder. Now 110 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:32,320 Speaker 2: listen to this, all right. This is a sanctuary city 111 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:37,160 Speaker 2: that is doing everything it can not to cooperate with 112 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:42,400 Speaker 2: ICE about arresting illegal immigrants and getting them back to 113 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 2: their home country. Chicago fights it at every turn. And 114 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:51,920 Speaker 2: here's what JB. Pritzker said, If you you could write 115 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:55,960 Speaker 2: this stuff and sell it to Hollywood. He comes out 116 00:07:56,040 --> 00:07:58,920 Speaker 2: yesterday and he says it is the job of the 117 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 2: federal government to go after immigration enforcement, and he says 118 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:13,280 Speaker 2: Trump's policy of deporting migrants and defended the Democrats imposition 119 00:08:13,520 --> 00:08:18,280 Speaker 2: of an amnesty zone in Chicago and in Illinois. Okay. Now, 120 00:08:18,320 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 2: these are the people now in the Democratic Party that 121 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:26,240 Speaker 2: are blocking funding for ICE, which ultimately is leading to 122 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 2: long lines at the airport because ICE falls under the 123 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:35,480 Speaker 2: umbrella of the Department of Homeland Security. He says, it 124 00:08:35,559 --> 00:08:37,880 Speaker 2: is a job of our local and state law enforcement 125 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:42,280 Speaker 2: to prosecute and catch violent criminals and prosecute them, and 126 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:45,000 Speaker 2: we should continue to do that on the state level 127 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:50,800 Speaker 2: and the national level. Even though this guy who committed 128 00:08:50,800 --> 00:08:57,560 Speaker 2: the murder was released by a prosecutor. In Chicago, the 129 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:00,920 Speaker 2: mayor there, Brandon Johnson, is also trying to dodge responsibility 130 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:05,800 Speaker 2: for lacks policing of illegal immigrants. He says, the Welcoming 131 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:09,440 Speaker 2: City Ordinance was passed forty years ago by the first 132 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:11,800 Speaker 2: black mayor in the history of Chicago. What's that got 133 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:15,120 Speaker 2: to do with anything? What color the mayor was, And 134 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:20,320 Speaker 2: the statewide Ambassy Zone Act was passed and it was 135 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:25,920 Speaker 2: under a Republican governor. They go on to say, if 136 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:28,480 Speaker 2: there's can you imagine if you were the parents of 137 00:09:28,520 --> 00:09:31,040 Speaker 2: this girl, And the mayor of the town where it 138 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:34,440 Speaker 2: occurred stands up and says, if there is anything to 139 00:09:34,559 --> 00:09:39,000 Speaker 2: address in this country that's illegal, it's everything about the 140 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:51,000 Speaker 2: Trump administration. This guy was from Venezuela. This girl was 141 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:55,640 Speaker 2: out on a walk along the Chicago Lake Shore eighteen 142 00:09:55,720 --> 00:10:02,920 Speaker 2: years old, murdered, and yet the city of Chicago and 143 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:09,400 Speaker 2: the Governor of Illinois somehow someway in the ultimate act 144 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:18,000 Speaker 2: despicably of trump deranged syndrome. Somehow they are blaming this 145 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:26,000 Speaker 2: girl's death on Donald Trump. I don't know how you 146 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:29,000 Speaker 2: put your head on a pillow at night if you're JB. Pritzker, 147 00:10:30,440 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 2: I really don't. On a more positive and upbeat note, 148 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:39,319 Speaker 2: why not. This is a great story stories like this 149 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:42,600 Speaker 2: is what happened. If you may remember years ago to Greaters, 150 00:10:44,040 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 2: when Oprah Winfrey talked about Greater's ice cream on her 151 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:54,400 Speaker 2: television show. This is about a small Florida bakery having 152 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:59,679 Speaker 2: its Hollywood moment, and the surge in orders are through 153 00:11:00,280 --> 00:11:04,160 Speaker 2: the roof. They can barely handle it. Why because actor 154 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:10,560 Speaker 2: Ryan Gosling gave it a totally unexpected plug when he 155 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:14,000 Speaker 2: was on Late Night with Seth Myers. He was raving 156 00:11:14,040 --> 00:11:20,320 Speaker 2: about this Tallahassee shop known for its homemade pastries, and 157 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:24,480 Speaker 2: the actor singled out it's called the Cake Shop, praising 158 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:29,760 Speaker 2: its pop tart style treats and urging viewers to check 159 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:33,720 Speaker 2: it out. Well, the company had no idea this was coming. 160 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:41,080 Speaker 2: So the woman who owns the shop, is the sister 161 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:47,319 Speaker 2: of the wardrobe supervisor Okay, of that show and on 162 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:51,600 Speaker 2: Saturday Night Live. Her name is Donna Richard. She owns 163 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:57,280 Speaker 2: a bakery in Tallahassee and on goes gozzling about how 164 00:11:57,320 --> 00:12:02,720 Speaker 2: great they are, etc. Etc. The bakery was flooded with 165 00:12:02,920 --> 00:12:08,320 Speaker 2: calls and request and the owner says a total shock. 166 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:14,720 Speaker 2: Had no idea it was coming, no clue. The cake 167 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:20,160 Speaker 2: shop's pastry is called the popped as in popped tart, 168 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 2: and Richard said Gosling asked for the strawberry flavor when 169 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:28,320 Speaker 2: he came in, but the treats also come in blueberry, cinnamon, 170 00:12:28,720 --> 00:12:32,240 Speaker 2: peanut butter, and jelly. They've been in business for over 171 00:12:32,480 --> 00:12:37,760 Speaker 2: twenty five years, doing a good business, but now all 172 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:42,400 Speaker 2: of a sudden they can't make them fast enough. Love 173 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:46,080 Speaker 2: hearing stories like that. Good for Ryan Gosling. He seems 174 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:49,280 Speaker 2: like a pretty good dude, great actor. I know who's 175 00:12:49,400 --> 00:12:54,480 Speaker 2: all about popped tarts? Hit the music for traffic please, 176 00:12:57,760 --> 00:13:04,040 Speaker 2: you got that right? I'm thinking road trip is a Hey, Tallahassie, 177 00:13:04,040 --> 00:13:05,679 Speaker 2: this time of year might be a pretty good place 178 00:13:05,679 --> 00:13:10,120 Speaker 2: to hang out. I mean, those things look unbelievable, you know, 179 00:13:10,200 --> 00:13:13,480 Speaker 2: so you know what a pop tart is, right? What? Okay? Well, 180 00:13:13,640 --> 00:13:16,080 Speaker 2: I'm just I mean, I'm trying to create the mental 181 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:18,920 Speaker 2: picture for somebody in their car right now, I see, okay, 182 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:22,600 Speaker 2: So then what they do is they top a pop 183 00:13:22,679 --> 00:13:27,600 Speaker 2: tart with these whatever it is, right, different flavors. And 184 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:31,120 Speaker 2: I gotta tell you this picture, I mean for a 185 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:35,000 Speaker 2: cat who gave up dessert for let It's like every 186 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:38,640 Speaker 2: time I turn around, whether it's you, our calendar day, 187 00:13:39,440 --> 00:13:43,719 Speaker 2: even Matt Piper from Bloomberg, it's like you guys are 188 00:13:43,720 --> 00:13:50,160 Speaker 2: trying to make the next ten days of my life miserable. 189 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:56,000 Speaker 2: You got that right? All right? All right, all right, 190 00:13:56,320 --> 00:13:59,000 Speaker 2: I'm gonna have to go down a glass of water, 191 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:03,440 Speaker 2: go find something trulyas fretting would be proud of you. Yeah, 192 00:14:03,480 --> 00:14:05,960 Speaker 2: I'm sure she would. My stomach, I doubt it. She 193 00:14:06,120 --> 00:14:09,280 Speaker 2: likes you better anyway. Ticks me off. What's going on 194 00:14:09,320 --> 00:14:09,720 Speaker 2: out there? 195 00:14:10,080 --> 00:14:13,240 Speaker 4: From the UC Health Traffic Center. The UC Health Women 196 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:17,240 Speaker 4: Sports Medicine Program provides specialized care for female athletes at 197 00:14:17,280 --> 00:14:21,480 Speaker 4: all levels. Scheduling appointment online at ucehealth dot com. 198 00:14:21,520 --> 00:14:23,760 Speaker 2: Try to get better. But a new accident. 199 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:26,280 Speaker 4: Southbound seventy five in the Lachland split is going to 200 00:14:26,360 --> 00:14:29,800 Speaker 4: keep traffic slow there for a bit. Northbound seventy five. 201 00:14:29,880 --> 00:14:32,440 Speaker 4: That is improving, just a couple of extra minutes needed. 202 00:14:32,480 --> 00:14:35,400 Speaker 4: Now out of her linger into the cut. I'm seeing 203 00:14:35,480 --> 00:14:38,160 Speaker 4: slow traffic. Things to a work crew on eastbound two 204 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:42,720 Speaker 4: seventy five from Dixie to Madison Pike. Southbound seventy one. 205 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:45,120 Speaker 4: There's a wreck it just after you got past Fields eartle. 206 00:14:45,160 --> 00:14:47,960 Speaker 4: But they're on the shoulder, no delay, Chuck Ingram, News 207 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:51,160 Speaker 4: Radio seven hundred wlw R. 208 00:14:51,320 --> 00:14:54,520 Speaker 2: WCPO nine first Warning fore cast. Percent of our buddy 209 00:14:54,600 --> 00:14:57,880 Speaker 2: Jennifer catch Mark. It's already a beautiful morning out there. 210 00:14:57,960 --> 00:15:00,480 Speaker 2: It's gonna be an even nicer day. Some of the 211 00:15:00,480 --> 00:15:03,080 Speaker 2: clouds out there right now will get out of here, 212 00:15:03,560 --> 00:15:06,200 Speaker 2: sunshine will come out. We'll be knocking on the door 213 00:15:06,240 --> 00:15:11,320 Speaker 2: of seventy degrees today now tonight. Don't be alarmed. It's 214 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:14,080 Speaker 2: gonna rain overnight, and it might be raining when you 215 00:15:14,120 --> 00:15:17,600 Speaker 2: get up tomorrow morning and you're thinking, man, I'm going 216 00:15:17,640 --> 00:15:19,280 Speaker 2: down to opening day or I'm going down to the 217 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:24,440 Speaker 2: banks or whatever. Don't worry about it. Forget about it. 218 00:15:24,440 --> 00:15:27,560 Speaker 2: It's gonna be sunshine and eighty tomorrow. The rain will 219 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 2: be finished by nine. So if you're taking the kids, 220 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:32,560 Speaker 2: maybe they're on spring breakdown to the friendly Market parade. 221 00:15:32,600 --> 00:15:35,120 Speaker 2: Maybe you're going with some of your coworkers. Don't bring 222 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:38,040 Speaker 2: an umbrella. You don't need to worry about it. Tomorrow night. 223 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:42,000 Speaker 2: Tomorrow rain comes in and will rain most of the 224 00:15:42,080 --> 00:15:45,040 Speaker 2: night tomorrow night, and behind it comes a cold front. 225 00:15:45,160 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 2: So are high after being eighty tomorrow, are high on Friday, 226 00:15:50,480 --> 00:15:54,560 Speaker 2: will be forty nine degrees. All right, We're gonna be 227 00:15:54,640 --> 00:15:58,040 Speaker 2: joined by Tara Rearden. I'm gonna call her the Queen 228 00:15:58,160 --> 00:16:01,440 Speaker 2: of Majong. I better make sure she's okay with that title. 229 00:16:01,640 --> 00:16:05,360 Speaker 2: But she owns Majon Monkey. Would you like to learn 230 00:16:05,440 --> 00:16:08,000 Speaker 2: or hear more about Majong? It's all the rage right now. 231 00:16:08,520 --> 00:16:10,880 Speaker 2: On seven hundred WLW. 232 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:14,400 Speaker 1: That fresh money news is being served. This is the 233 00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:17,880 Speaker 1: Boomburn Money Minute on seven hundred WLW. 234 00:16:18,640 --> 00:16:19,240 Speaker 2: Good Morning. 235 00:16:19,280 --> 00:16:22,360 Speaker 3: Stocks clawed back some losses, while oil prices eased as 236 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:24,840 Speaker 3: the Trump administration stepped up efforts to bring the war 237 00:16:24,840 --> 00:16:27,240 Speaker 3: with Irando a close. The price of a gallon of 238 00:16:27,280 --> 00:16:30,280 Speaker 3: gases jumped up a cent from yesterday. Now an average 239 00:16:30,280 --> 00:16:32,920 Speaker 3: are three ninety eight gallon. According to Triple A, it 240 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:36,200 Speaker 3: was a dollar cheaper one month ago. US mortgage rates 241 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:39,200 Speaker 3: climbed for a third straight week, pushing home financing costs 242 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:42,040 Speaker 3: to the highest since October. The contract rate on a 243 00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 3: thirty year mortgage rows thirteen basis points to six point 244 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:47,800 Speaker 3: four to three percent in the week ending March twentieth. 245 00:16:48,040 --> 00:16:50,360 Speaker 3: In the last three weeks, the rate has climbed thirty 246 00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:53,640 Speaker 3: four basis points. A new Mexico jury finds that Meta 247 00:16:53,720 --> 00:16:56,720 Speaker 3: is harmful to children's mental health and in violation of 248 00:16:56,720 --> 00:17:01,200 Speaker 3: state consumer protection law. State prosecutors said metaprioritize profits over 249 00:17:01,280 --> 00:17:04,639 Speaker 3: safety and failed to adequately monitor the platforms for child 250 00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:08,520 Speaker 3: sexual exploitation. The jury announce its verdict Tuesday, as another 251 00:17:08,600 --> 00:17:13,440 Speaker 3: jury deliberates a similar case in California against Meta with Jones, Instagram, Facebook, 252 00:17:13,440 --> 00:17:16,640 Speaker 3: and WhatsApp from Bloomberg. Matt Piper on news radio seven 253 00:17:16,720 --> 00:17:20,879 Speaker 3: hundred WLW. 254 00:17:20,320 --> 00:17:25,520 Speaker 2: HI, welcome to the morning show. You're on seven hundred WLW. 255 00:17:25,960 --> 00:17:30,240 Speaker 2: All right now, I liken this next topic to sort 256 00:17:30,240 --> 00:17:33,160 Speaker 2: of the pickleball range a little bit because I saw 257 00:17:33,200 --> 00:17:35,880 Speaker 2: it with my wife and some of her friends. I've 258 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:37,840 Speaker 2: heard about it from a number of other people, and 259 00:17:37,880 --> 00:17:43,920 Speaker 2: that is the game of Majong, and I introduced her earlier, 260 00:17:43,920 --> 00:17:45,720 Speaker 2: and I meant to ask you before you came on 261 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:49,960 Speaker 2: the air, Tara at Reardon, founder of Majong Monkey. I 262 00:17:50,040 --> 00:17:53,080 Speaker 2: referred to you as the queen of Majong, and I said, 263 00:17:53,119 --> 00:17:55,920 Speaker 2: I'm not so sure she's comfortable with that. So if 264 00:17:55,920 --> 00:17:58,199 Speaker 2: that offends you in any way, I've offended a lot 265 00:17:58,240 --> 00:18:01,040 Speaker 2: of people in my life. I prayed that didn't all right, 266 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:03,800 Speaker 2: So let me ask you. Joined by Tara Reardon. She 267 00:18:03,920 --> 00:18:07,879 Speaker 2: is a founder owner of Majong Monkey. If I'm thinking 268 00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:10,520 Speaker 2: about a new hobby, or if I'm thinking about getting 269 00:18:10,520 --> 00:18:13,760 Speaker 2: into something that I've never tried before, why is Majong 270 00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:16,600 Speaker 2: the answer for me or anybody listening. 271 00:18:17,160 --> 00:18:20,359 Speaker 5: So Tom not offended at all. It might have been 272 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:24,920 Speaker 5: a little overly generous, but I'm not offended. So you're 273 00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:25,720 Speaker 5: absolutely correct. 274 00:18:25,720 --> 00:18:30,080 Speaker 6: Majong has grown exponentially, but there are foundational reasons why 275 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:33,479 Speaker 6: it's so popular. So number one, it's good for you. 276 00:18:33,680 --> 00:18:38,960 Speaker 6: It's great brain exercise. The pattern recognition, the memory recall, 277 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:43,080 Speaker 6: even learning the rules and the etiquette in advance of 278 00:18:43,119 --> 00:18:46,920 Speaker 6: actually playing. All of that is wonderful brain exercise. It's 279 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:51,520 Speaker 6: also in today's era a novel concept of screen free, 280 00:18:51,560 --> 00:18:56,040 Speaker 6: face to face precisely fun that allows people to connect 281 00:18:56,080 --> 00:18:59,840 Speaker 6: in a communal way that we don't have that often otherwise. 282 00:19:00,920 --> 00:19:03,639 Speaker 6: But it's fascinating because to your point about the rise, 283 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:08,560 Speaker 6: Majong has replaced book clubs and wine clubs amongst women's 284 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:11,159 Speaker 6: It has become the game of family game night. It 285 00:19:11,240 --> 00:19:15,040 Speaker 6: is a professional networking tool. It is omnipresent at the moment. 286 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:20,200 Speaker 6: You can't turn a TV station on. You mentioned Reacher earlier. 287 00:19:20,640 --> 00:19:22,800 Speaker 6: It was even mentioned in the last series of Readers. 288 00:19:23,800 --> 00:19:26,480 Speaker 6: It was the answer on several Jeopardy questions last year. 289 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:29,400 Speaker 6: It was featured in the Emmys and twenty twenty five. 290 00:19:29,840 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 5: I mean, you name it. Movies. 291 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:35,280 Speaker 6: Everybody references the movie Crazy Rich Asians. But it's way 292 00:19:35,320 --> 00:19:37,840 Speaker 6: beyond that. It's in the New York Times, it's every 293 00:19:37,880 --> 00:19:42,919 Speaker 6: print piece, it's social media, it's everywhere. So but the 294 00:19:42,960 --> 00:19:47,240 Speaker 6: reasons why are the good brain benefits, the social benefits, 295 00:19:47,400 --> 00:19:50,399 Speaker 6: and so as a result, it's no longer something that 296 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:54,399 Speaker 6: fits a specific demographic of Chinese or Jewish Americans or 297 00:19:55,320 --> 00:19:58,600 Speaker 6: kind of the academic and financial elite. 298 00:19:58,680 --> 00:20:01,200 Speaker 5: Right, It's every body nowadays. 299 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:03,680 Speaker 2: So it's not a rich person's game. I mean due 300 00:20:03,680 --> 00:20:06,080 Speaker 2: to its heritage, and it's interesting when you were sharing 301 00:20:06,119 --> 00:20:08,640 Speaker 2: with me some of the information about it started well 302 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:12,440 Speaker 2: over a couple of hundred years ago in China, primarily 303 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:15,760 Speaker 2: for men. Is it safe to say that you're going 304 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:19,480 Speaker 2: out and doing these lessons, You're going and given seminars 305 00:20:19,640 --> 00:20:23,600 Speaker 2: all over the region and all over Greater Cincinnati. Is 306 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:26,800 Speaker 2: it still more primarily women who are getting involved or 307 00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:30,119 Speaker 2: are you seeing now more and more men or even kids? 308 00:20:30,920 --> 00:20:38,040 Speaker 6: So definitely, ladies still dominate the Lajong tablescape. However, men 309 00:20:38,119 --> 00:20:43,800 Speaker 6: and children are increasingly becoming players. So of the eight 310 00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:47,560 Speaker 6: hundred plus people I've taught, definitely the majority our ladies. 311 00:20:47,640 --> 00:20:50,760 Speaker 6: But what often happens is ladies gather and learn, and 312 00:20:50,800 --> 00:20:52,600 Speaker 6: then they take it home and they teach their children, 313 00:20:53,119 --> 00:20:55,040 Speaker 6: or they want to have a date night with their 314 00:20:55,080 --> 00:20:57,480 Speaker 6: girlfriends and their husbands, and so I'll go back and 315 00:20:57,480 --> 00:21:00,480 Speaker 6: teach the husbands, or We'll have some children events this 316 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:01,360 Speaker 6: summer coming up. 317 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:03,600 Speaker 5: So it is all genders. 318 00:21:03,640 --> 00:21:06,840 Speaker 6: It doesn't discriminate in any kind of demographic or anything. 319 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:09,160 Speaker 6: So we're seeing men, women, children, everybody's playing. 320 00:21:09,240 --> 00:21:11,800 Speaker 2: Okay, now, we had one of these at our house 321 00:21:11,840 --> 00:21:14,159 Speaker 2: where you came to our house and I walked in 322 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:18,000 Speaker 2: the room and you know, there's six seven women around. 323 00:21:18,080 --> 00:21:21,640 Speaker 2: You're there instructing. I'm looking down at the for lack 324 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:23,159 Speaker 2: of a better term, you tell me if it's right. 325 00:21:23,480 --> 00:21:26,320 Speaker 2: You've got all kinds of tiles, you have a big board, 326 00:21:26,760 --> 00:21:29,439 Speaker 2: you have these cards which we'll get into, the brand 327 00:21:29,440 --> 00:21:32,760 Speaker 2: new one coming out out of New York this week. 328 00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:37,000 Speaker 2: It looks when I looked at it, I'm like, whoa man, 329 00:21:37,040 --> 00:21:39,600 Speaker 2: there's no way I can handle that. But you tell 330 00:21:39,640 --> 00:21:42,639 Speaker 2: me that actually, once you just start to acclimate and 331 00:21:42,840 --> 00:21:46,760 Speaker 2: learn from the very beginning some of this, some of 332 00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:51,280 Speaker 2: that apprehension can immediately be taken away, or if not immediately, 333 00:21:51,560 --> 00:21:55,840 Speaker 2: shortly thereafter. Yes, because my eyes were rolling in the 334 00:21:55,840 --> 00:21:57,159 Speaker 2: back of my head, I'm. 335 00:21:57,040 --> 00:21:58,000 Speaker 5: Not surprised to hear that. 336 00:21:58,280 --> 00:22:02,680 Speaker 6: It is intimidating first, But when you digest it into 337 00:22:02,760 --> 00:22:06,119 Speaker 6: smaller pieces and kind of come about it with a 338 00:22:06,160 --> 00:22:10,719 Speaker 6: methodical approach, it's certainly feasible to learn this game and 339 00:22:10,840 --> 00:22:13,720 Speaker 6: play it well. So it takes a little practice, but 340 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:15,719 Speaker 6: absolutely you'd be great at it. 341 00:22:16,080 --> 00:22:16,840 Speaker 5: Do you need a lesson? 342 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:17,160 Speaker 6: Tom? 343 00:22:17,280 --> 00:22:19,920 Speaker 2: I do? I need to listen to a lot of things. 344 00:22:20,440 --> 00:22:23,080 Speaker 2: The etiquette part that you brought up might help immediately, 345 00:22:23,200 --> 00:22:25,160 Speaker 2: you know, But seriously, I mean, I looked at it 346 00:22:25,200 --> 00:22:27,199 Speaker 2: and I'm just like, my god, this looks like a 347 00:22:27,240 --> 00:22:32,320 Speaker 2: spreadsheet and I'm not My mind just doesn't work like that. 348 00:22:32,359 --> 00:22:34,320 Speaker 2: I mean, heck you you got an MBA from the 349 00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:36,960 Speaker 2: University of Oxford in England for crying out loud, so 350 00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:40,119 Speaker 2: you know your brain probably does work like that. But 351 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:43,560 Speaker 2: all I can speak from is when my wife Polly 352 00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:45,399 Speaker 2: tells me about being a part of this group and 353 00:22:45,440 --> 00:22:48,240 Speaker 2: her and four other women started with you, and that's 354 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:52,879 Speaker 2: where you and I met. She so much enjoys the 355 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:55,399 Speaker 2: fact that at least with her group, and we'll get 356 00:22:55,480 --> 00:22:59,439 Speaker 2: into this isn't necessarily a prerequisite for everybody else, but 357 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:02,919 Speaker 2: not only to learn something new engaging your brain, but 358 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:06,960 Speaker 2: actually spending time with your friends and setting a time 359 00:23:07,000 --> 00:23:10,280 Speaker 2: which we so infrequently do, to get together with your 360 00:23:10,320 --> 00:23:12,320 Speaker 2: friends and start something brand new. 361 00:23:12,680 --> 00:23:17,399 Speaker 6: Absolutely, and that is kind of the joy of the game, 362 00:23:17,640 --> 00:23:21,760 Speaker 6: is the community and the social aspect and spending time 363 00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:24,000 Speaker 6: with each other, whether it's your girlfriends or your family. 364 00:23:25,880 --> 00:23:28,760 Speaker 6: So you've hit the nail on the head. It's exactly 365 00:23:28,840 --> 00:23:31,840 Speaker 6: for me. Everybody has a different thing. Some players want 366 00:23:31,880 --> 00:23:34,680 Speaker 6: to be super competitive. They want to go to a tournament, 367 00:23:34,920 --> 00:23:36,840 Speaker 6: they want to be the victor in the league and 368 00:23:36,840 --> 00:23:37,520 Speaker 6: win a prize. 369 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:38,880 Speaker 5: Whatever. 370 00:23:39,600 --> 00:23:42,760 Speaker 6: Everybody's different motivational driver, but I would say the majority 371 00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:45,840 Speaker 6: of players are more on the social end of the 372 00:23:45,880 --> 00:23:50,480 Speaker 6: spectrum and enjoying it for the reasons that you just identified. 373 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:57,080 Speaker 6: So you've called it out and your first impression of 374 00:23:57,119 --> 00:24:01,119 Speaker 6: the card is not unique the card this year in 375 00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:04,199 Speaker 6: twenty twenty six, which is arriving in mailboxes across the 376 00:24:04,240 --> 00:24:05,120 Speaker 6: country this week. 377 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:07,280 Speaker 2: And that's a big deal. It is a big deal, 378 00:24:07,119 --> 00:24:07,840 Speaker 2: really big deal. 379 00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:08,760 Speaker 5: It's a huge deal. 380 00:24:10,119 --> 00:24:14,040 Speaker 6: But for perspective, when you're playing majong, you're trying to 381 00:24:14,080 --> 00:24:16,639 Speaker 6: align tiles with the patterns on the card, and the 382 00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:19,840 Speaker 6: first person to align their tiles with a pattern is 383 00:24:19,880 --> 00:24:22,880 Speaker 6: the winner, and then the game resets and you start 384 00:24:22,920 --> 00:24:26,320 Speaker 6: over with a fresh game. But this year's card has 385 00:24:26,359 --> 00:24:30,440 Speaker 6: seventy two printed hands, and so that's fourteen tiles times 386 00:24:30,440 --> 00:24:33,439 Speaker 6: seventy two. So those digits on a paper are certainly 387 00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:36,879 Speaker 6: overwhelming to people. But then tom there's fine print that 388 00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:40,359 Speaker 6: opens each winning hand up with lots of optionality. So 389 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:43,919 Speaker 6: without getting into the details, there are one thousand and 390 00:24:44,040 --> 00:24:48,000 Speaker 6: seventy seven different ways to win American Majong in twenty 391 00:24:48,040 --> 00:24:54,119 Speaker 6: twenty six. So there's a way to win, but it 392 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:58,240 Speaker 6: is somewhat, you know, an interesting challenge to learn. But 393 00:24:58,800 --> 00:25:02,760 Speaker 6: part of the game too is learning flexibility and ability 394 00:25:02,840 --> 00:25:06,679 Speaker 6: to pivot. So you may be pursuing one route to 395 00:25:06,720 --> 00:25:09,359 Speaker 6: win your game, and then you have to go a 396 00:25:09,400 --> 00:25:13,360 Speaker 6: different way because you've seen people's discords and realized that 397 00:25:13,359 --> 00:25:16,240 Speaker 6: that you can't achieve your goal, which you know, all 398 00:25:16,280 --> 00:25:18,199 Speaker 6: of life is like that, So it's good to be 399 00:25:18,240 --> 00:25:19,080 Speaker 6: flexible at all. 400 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:21,000 Speaker 2: Well, I mean it's very similar to I mean pick football. 401 00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:22,320 Speaker 2: I mean, all of a sudden, you start with a 402 00:25:22,320 --> 00:25:23,720 Speaker 2: plan on how to win, and then all of a 403 00:25:23,760 --> 00:25:26,320 Speaker 2: sudden you realize what maybe the opponent is doing or 404 00:25:26,359 --> 00:25:28,920 Speaker 2: what the game is doing, and so you say, okay, 405 00:25:28,920 --> 00:25:30,680 Speaker 2: I got to make some adjustments here, and I got 406 00:25:30,680 --> 00:25:32,440 Speaker 2: to I got to go in a different direction. Sounds 407 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:37,800 Speaker 2: perfectly logical, correct, All right? Okay, Now, in your business 408 00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:41,159 Speaker 2: at Majong Monkey, for people who are interested in learning 409 00:25:41,200 --> 00:25:42,919 Speaker 2: how to play this game, I want to start with 410 00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:45,760 Speaker 2: the fact that you have a couple of things coming up. 411 00:25:46,040 --> 00:25:49,200 Speaker 2: First of all, you have an event coming up in 412 00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:53,200 Speaker 2: regard to the New Card. Talk about that, yes, So. 413 00:25:54,160 --> 00:25:57,240 Speaker 6: I have actually several, but the one to talk about 414 00:25:57,240 --> 00:26:01,760 Speaker 6: today is we're going to have an event on April thirteenth, 415 00:26:02,080 --> 00:26:05,160 Speaker 6: and it's going to be at the Kenwood Movie Theater 416 00:26:06,320 --> 00:26:09,200 Speaker 6: and folks are going to learn about the new Card 417 00:26:09,320 --> 00:26:12,119 Speaker 6: and then have an opportunity for an open play and 418 00:26:12,240 --> 00:26:14,680 Speaker 6: to watch a movie afterwards while we play. So it's 419 00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:16,320 Speaker 6: going to be kind of a really unique setting that 420 00:26:16,359 --> 00:26:17,239 Speaker 6: I'm looking forward to. 421 00:26:18,080 --> 00:26:19,479 Speaker 5: So that's one of several. 422 00:26:19,560 --> 00:26:22,320 Speaker 6: We're going to have a guest, a surprise guest come 423 00:26:22,359 --> 00:26:25,800 Speaker 6: on the big screen that all the maj On community will. 424 00:26:25,680 --> 00:26:27,359 Speaker 5: Be familiar with when they see your face. 425 00:26:27,480 --> 00:26:30,040 Speaker 6: So that is going to be, in an odd way, 426 00:26:30,200 --> 00:26:34,960 Speaker 6: very exciting for the maj On people, and so I'm 427 00:26:34,960 --> 00:26:38,960 Speaker 6: excited for that. So that's kind of a unique way 428 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:41,280 Speaker 6: to launch the card here in town. And so I 429 00:26:41,359 --> 00:26:45,800 Speaker 6: do a lot of events, school fundraisers, charitable fundraisers, that 430 00:26:45,920 --> 00:26:48,520 Speaker 6: sort of thing, but these social ones are where I 431 00:26:48,520 --> 00:26:51,040 Speaker 6: can kind of get my community of people i've taught 432 00:26:51,040 --> 00:26:54,840 Speaker 6: together because to your point, not everybody has a foursome 433 00:26:54,840 --> 00:26:58,160 Speaker 6: to play with. So it's really awesome, especially at something 434 00:26:58,200 --> 00:27:01,199 Speaker 6: like this, to bring people together to sit down at 435 00:27:01,240 --> 00:27:02,360 Speaker 6: the table and enjoy the game. 436 00:27:02,760 --> 00:27:04,800 Speaker 2: Well, you bring up something that I was going to 437 00:27:04,840 --> 00:27:07,239 Speaker 2: follow this up with, and that is, okay, maybe you 438 00:27:07,280 --> 00:27:10,360 Speaker 2: don't have three or four other men or women that 439 00:27:10,480 --> 00:27:14,760 Speaker 2: you could commit, say to meeting every Tuesday night at 440 00:27:14,760 --> 00:27:17,439 Speaker 2: six o'clock at somebody's house whatever, right, right, And you 441 00:27:17,520 --> 00:27:21,080 Speaker 2: just want to learn the game itself, and maybe you're 442 00:27:21,080 --> 00:27:24,239 Speaker 2: just going to have to start going by yourself. So 443 00:27:24,400 --> 00:27:28,280 Speaker 2: you're creating some flexible sort of outings. What in the 444 00:27:28,320 --> 00:27:30,520 Speaker 2: month of June, right for somebody who just like maybe 445 00:27:30,560 --> 00:27:32,439 Speaker 2: wants to walk in. I want to learn about it. 446 00:27:32,480 --> 00:27:34,600 Speaker 2: I don't have to bring anybody else. And maybe I'm 447 00:27:34,640 --> 00:27:37,760 Speaker 2: a little uncomfortable, And here I am, and what are 448 00:27:37,760 --> 00:27:38,560 Speaker 2: you doing in June? 449 00:27:38,640 --> 00:27:39,600 Speaker 5: That is true? 450 00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:43,560 Speaker 6: So in June, I am launching what we are calling 451 00:27:43,560 --> 00:27:46,880 Speaker 6: a Scramble. So it's going to be Cincinnati's Scramble and 452 00:27:47,160 --> 00:27:52,199 Speaker 6: for one kind of relatively low fee, you can play anytime, anywhere, 453 00:27:52,840 --> 00:27:56,600 Speaker 6: Unlimited majong matches, all levels are going to be welcome, 454 00:27:57,200 --> 00:27:59,800 Speaker 6: and there's going to be a portal that allows people 455 00:27:59,800 --> 00:28:02,840 Speaker 6: to arrange their games once they join the Scramble network. 456 00:28:03,359 --> 00:28:09,879 Speaker 6: So many more details to follow, but this is everybody's welcome, 457 00:28:09,960 --> 00:28:12,280 Speaker 6: especially those that want to compete and gather points and 458 00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:15,520 Speaker 6: those foursomes that want to go out and have fun together. 459 00:28:16,440 --> 00:28:19,800 Speaker 6: But this is also especially beneficial for the individual that 460 00:28:19,880 --> 00:28:23,240 Speaker 6: doesn't have a standing for some theme. So I'm really 461 00:28:23,280 --> 00:28:26,560 Speaker 6: excited to give everybody in town an opportunity to play 462 00:28:26,600 --> 00:28:30,440 Speaker 6: more frequently. And so this league is it actually occurs 463 00:28:30,440 --> 00:28:33,399 Speaker 6: in other cities already. Charlotte is where this launched, and 464 00:28:33,480 --> 00:28:37,000 Speaker 6: I've partnered with the founders of the Scramble concept and 465 00:28:37,000 --> 00:28:39,560 Speaker 6: I'm bringing it to town. I'm super excited and if 466 00:28:39,600 --> 00:28:42,720 Speaker 6: your listeners are interested, you can go to majang monkey 467 00:28:42,720 --> 00:28:45,240 Speaker 6: dot com and express interest. It's right there on the 468 00:28:45,280 --> 00:28:48,360 Speaker 6: pop up and I'll send you all the registration information 469 00:28:48,440 --> 00:28:51,000 Speaker 6: once we start sign ups. But it'll be an eight 470 00:28:51,040 --> 00:28:53,760 Speaker 6: week league, maybe nine, but it will run from the 471 00:28:53,800 --> 00:28:55,760 Speaker 6: first week of June through August, and that will be 472 00:28:55,800 --> 00:28:58,480 Speaker 6: our summer season and then we'll do fall and winter, etc. 473 00:29:00,320 --> 00:29:02,840 Speaker 6: To your point, Tom, a lot of people don't have, 474 00:29:03,160 --> 00:29:06,080 Speaker 6: you know, with family life and professional careers, the flexibility 475 00:29:06,080 --> 00:29:09,840 Speaker 6: to commit to a standing appointment every week. So this 476 00:29:09,880 --> 00:29:11,760 Speaker 6: is going to be great for folks who need a 477 00:29:11,800 --> 00:29:14,080 Speaker 6: little more flexibility in their schedule. 478 00:29:13,760 --> 00:29:15,720 Speaker 2: And before I let you go, you know your story 479 00:29:15,800 --> 00:29:19,080 Speaker 2: of how you started this whole thing. You've had Malajeong 480 00:29:19,160 --> 00:29:21,920 Speaker 2: Monkey going back to two thousand and four. I mean, 481 00:29:21,920 --> 00:29:24,760 Speaker 2: did you twenty twenty four? Oh, I'm sorry, you've had 482 00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:28,520 Speaker 2: it now for three years. But did you, in your 483 00:29:28,560 --> 00:29:32,720 Speaker 2: wildest dreams believe that it would be where it is 484 00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:35,800 Speaker 2: now and where it's going when you started because you 485 00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:38,040 Speaker 2: were in the world of banking. You were working in 486 00:29:38,120 --> 00:29:41,160 Speaker 2: different cities all over the country, you were working overseas, 487 00:29:41,560 --> 00:29:43,240 Speaker 2: and all of a sudden you were sharing with me 488 00:29:43,360 --> 00:29:47,720 Speaker 2: your mother, God bless her, comes down with cancer and 489 00:29:47,880 --> 00:29:50,480 Speaker 2: she's still going strong, Thank God for that she is. 490 00:29:50,560 --> 00:29:53,960 Speaker 2: But you decided, Okay, I can't work in that world. 491 00:29:54,080 --> 00:29:55,760 Speaker 2: I got to find something else to do. Is I'm 492 00:29:55,760 --> 00:29:57,720 Speaker 2: taking care of her. So you started this. Did you 493 00:29:57,800 --> 00:29:59,160 Speaker 2: ever picture it would be like this? 494 00:29:59,280 --> 00:30:05,480 Speaker 6: I never picture it, So for me, you summarized that beautifully. 495 00:30:05,640 --> 00:30:08,560 Speaker 6: I'm on a career, professional career prose, a corporate career pause, 496 00:30:08,560 --> 00:30:12,320 Speaker 6: I should say, and loving this time, you know, with 497 00:30:12,360 --> 00:30:15,720 Speaker 6: my mom. But I was kind of missing the mental 498 00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:18,560 Speaker 6: challenge and the social interaction of my prior career. 499 00:30:18,800 --> 00:30:19,920 Speaker 5: So I started. 500 00:30:19,560 --> 00:30:22,959 Speaker 6: Playing a lot of Majong, and my first lesson was 501 00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:26,120 Speaker 6: actually to my in laws on a cruise. I figured, 502 00:30:26,200 --> 00:30:29,000 Speaker 6: if we can handle this year, we can do it. 503 00:30:29,200 --> 00:30:32,280 Speaker 6: They're great, we can do it anywhere, right. So then 504 00:30:32,280 --> 00:30:35,760 Speaker 6: when I got back to Cincinnati soon after, launched officially 505 00:30:35,800 --> 00:30:41,400 Speaker 6: Majong Monkey after teaching others. But I never imagined in 506 00:30:41,440 --> 00:30:45,240 Speaker 6: twenty twenty four that this kind of renaissance of Majong 507 00:30:45,440 --> 00:30:48,960 Speaker 6: would peak. I don't even think we're at the peaktre honestly, 508 00:30:49,240 --> 00:30:51,400 Speaker 6: that it would escalate to the point it's at and 509 00:30:51,440 --> 00:30:54,120 Speaker 6: then kind of continue with the longevity. 510 00:30:54,320 --> 00:30:56,000 Speaker 5: I used to say, oh, it's the next pickleball. 511 00:30:56,040 --> 00:31:00,120 Speaker 6: Well, I might argue it is equivalent to pickleble, Sure, 512 00:31:00,160 --> 00:31:03,760 Speaker 6: I say yeah. And I've even done a Majong boot 513 00:31:03,800 --> 00:31:06,680 Speaker 6: camp at ACES, which is one of the premiere pickleball 514 00:31:06,720 --> 00:31:10,400 Speaker 6: facilities here at Factory fifty two in town. So I 515 00:31:10,440 --> 00:31:15,640 Speaker 6: love that activity. But they're obviously uh on. One's exercising 516 00:31:15,640 --> 00:31:18,800 Speaker 6: the body, ones exercising the brain, but not entirely dissimilar. 517 00:31:18,920 --> 00:31:22,479 Speaker 2: Okay, one more time, How they can reach you? Find 518 00:31:22,560 --> 00:31:25,760 Speaker 2: you if people are interested in starting to learn. 519 00:31:25,640 --> 00:31:30,720 Speaker 6: Majoh, thank you, yes, So come to my website majong 520 00:31:30,760 --> 00:31:33,400 Speaker 6: monkey dot com, especially if you want to schedule a lesson, 521 00:31:33,760 --> 00:31:37,360 Speaker 6: and then I often use Instagram stories, so Majong dot 522 00:31:37,400 --> 00:31:42,520 Speaker 6: monkey on Instagram to publicize different events. I have book 523 00:31:42,560 --> 00:31:47,040 Speaker 6: recommendations for people who internalize and learn that way, can 524 00:31:47,240 --> 00:31:50,880 Speaker 6: recommend online apps and tools. Online tools are wild. There's 525 00:31:50,960 --> 00:31:54,360 Speaker 6: even software built into Tesla to play Majong. There's a 526 00:31:54,360 --> 00:31:57,880 Speaker 6: webcins game for children to learn tile matching. Like it's 527 00:31:57,920 --> 00:32:01,880 Speaker 6: It's everywhere. So come to to my Instagram, Majong dot monkey, 528 00:32:01,960 --> 00:32:04,840 Speaker 6: come to my website, majong monkey dot com. Give me 529 00:32:04,880 --> 00:32:06,960 Speaker 6: a call, come to an event. I'd love to see 530 00:32:06,960 --> 00:32:09,000 Speaker 6: everybody and share Majong with more people. 531 00:32:09,120 --> 00:32:11,320 Speaker 2: Thank you so much for coming in today. Thank you 532 00:32:11,560 --> 00:32:15,720 Speaker 2: alrighty Tara Reardon majong Monkey check it out dot com. 533 00:32:15,760 --> 00:32:19,880 Speaker 2: All right, dum chuck Ingram sounds like a Majong kind 534 00:32:19,880 --> 00:32:22,280 Speaker 2: of guy to me. You know what, I just learned 535 00:32:22,320 --> 00:32:23,280 Speaker 2: an awful lot. 536 00:32:23,680 --> 00:32:25,720 Speaker 4: I thought it was just a game where I was 537 00:32:25,760 --> 00:32:28,920 Speaker 4: matching tiles on from some at on my phone, but 538 00:32:29,080 --> 00:32:32,200 Speaker 4: it is obviously much bigger than I ever anticipate. 539 00:32:32,280 --> 00:32:34,040 Speaker 2: Well, Like I talked about my wife's part of this 540 00:32:34,400 --> 00:32:37,560 Speaker 2: women's group, friends of hers in our neighborhood, and they decided, hey, 541 00:32:37,600 --> 00:32:40,080 Speaker 2: why not try this thing out? And Tara came over 542 00:32:40,280 --> 00:32:43,000 Speaker 2: and they are loving it. I mean, look a little 543 00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:46,000 Speaker 2: bit at first, like holy mackerel. You know, this is 544 00:32:46,040 --> 00:32:47,640 Speaker 2: like hard to look. And then all of a sudden, 545 00:32:47,960 --> 00:32:50,520 Speaker 2: another week goes by, another week goes by another, and 546 00:32:50,960 --> 00:32:52,800 Speaker 2: they're loving it. I mean, I don't know, I don't 547 00:32:52,840 --> 00:32:54,800 Speaker 2: know what to tell you. Awesome, sounds like something good 548 00:32:54,800 --> 00:32:58,800 Speaker 2: for you. Chuck, thank you. Ye, somebody brings a lot 549 00:32:58,840 --> 00:33:01,360 Speaker 2: of food. Yes, I always have to work on the 550 00:33:01,400 --> 00:33:03,800 Speaker 2: mental game. Yes, we all have to work on the 551 00:33:03,840 --> 00:33:06,800 Speaker 2: mental game. What's chopping out there from the UC Health 552 00:33:06,800 --> 00:33:07,600 Speaker 2: Traffic Center. 553 00:33:07,680 --> 00:33:11,720 Speaker 4: The UC Health Women's Sports Medicine Program provides specialized care 554 00:33:11,800 --> 00:33:15,320 Speaker 4: for female athletes at all levels. Scheduling appointment online and 555 00:33:15,440 --> 00:33:19,320 Speaker 4: you seehealth dot com earlier accidents clear and out of 556 00:33:19,320 --> 00:33:21,320 Speaker 4: the way. Now it's a matter of getting rid of 557 00:33:21,320 --> 00:33:24,280 Speaker 4: a couple of backups southbound seventy five in and out 558 00:33:24,280 --> 00:33:24,760 Speaker 4: of Lachlan. 559 00:33:24,880 --> 00:33:26,840 Speaker 2: That's good for an extra three to four minutes. 560 00:33:27,000 --> 00:33:30,080 Speaker 4: Saying for northbound seventy five out of Erlanger into the 561 00:33:30,120 --> 00:33:32,760 Speaker 4: cut and still seeing a bit of slow traffic eastbound 562 00:33:32,840 --> 00:33:35,840 Speaker 4: on two seventy five near Turkey Foot for a work 563 00:33:35,880 --> 00:33:37,200 Speaker 4: crew before Madison Pike. 564 00:33:37,600 --> 00:33:40,200 Speaker 2: Chuck Ingram News Radio seven hundred WLW