Tim Phillips Show, 4/20/26

A new survey by Dengarden reveals that 68% of people say doing a do-it-yourself home project with their partner helped them feel closer to them. Other findings:

- 40% of people have tried both couples therapy and DIY projects

- 47% of people who tried both said the DIY project helped their relationship more than therapy

- 27% of people say outdoor projects are the most helpful for bonding

- 20% of people say assembling furniture is the No. #1 tension-causing project.

Monday Morning Mystery BELIEVE    - CHER    #1 for 4 weeks, platinum in 1999
Hints:     CHER,    SONNY & CHER,    TEDDY BEARS

Born Cherilyn Sarkasian on 5/20/1946 in El Centro, California. Adopted by stepfather at age 15 and last name changed to La Piere. Worked as backup singer for Phil Spector ( The Teddy Bears ). Recorded as “Bonnie Jo Mason” and “Cherilyn” in 1964. Recorded with Sonny Bono (born on 2/16/1935; died on 1/5/1998) as “ Caesar & Cleo ” in 1963, then as Sonny & Cher from 1965-73. Married to Bono from 1963-75. Married to Gregg Allman from 1975-78. Own TV series with Bono from 1971-74, 1976-77. Member of the group Black Rose in 1980. Acclaimed movie actress (won the 1987 Best Actress Oscar for Moonstruck ).

Top 6 Signs A Man Will Never Cheat On You … According to a new article by the Daily Mail

1) He sees his mother a lot 

2) He's as desirable as you are 

3) He's the same person with everyone 

4) He has long-term male friendships, and his friends really like him 

5) He has a hobby that's all consuming 

6) He lost everything by cheating in the past.

Tim's News You Can't Use

Being happy isn’t just about having more good days than bad ones, according to new research — it’s also about feeling in control of your own life. The study found that people judge their lives not only by how good they feel, but by whether they believe they’re free to make their own choices. Even when researchers accounted for positive emotions, autonomy still stood out as a key factor in life satisfaction. In other words, you can feel pretty good day to day and still feel unfulfilled if your life feels constrained. The takeaway? A truly fulfilling life depends on more than comfort or pleasure — it also requires a sense of freedom, agency, and ownership over your decisions, big and small.

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The Washington Post says a Houston ice cream shop is going viral because they are serving crawfish ice cream. Red Circle Ice Cream created the ice cream because it is peak crawfish season. The owner says, “We wouldn’t bring it back if people weren’t demanding for it.”
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WDIV says a life jacket worn by Titanic passenger Laura Mabel Francatelli recently sold at an auction for $906,000. 
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A Chinese electric vehicle company has patented a voice-activated toilet that slides out from beneath a passenger seat
Chongqing-based Seres received approval for the patent in early April, after filing it about a year prior
It is intended to "satisfy users' toilet needs on long journeys, while camping or while staying in the car."
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If you’re tired of shouting over bad speakers at the club, a new nightlife trend called the "listening bar" is officially exploding in cities from Paris to Brooklyn. These listening bars are inspired by a Japanese idea called jazz kissa and focus on "active listening," where the music — often played on vinyl — is treated with quiet respect. To make it work, club owners are investing in high-end — expensive — audio equipment. Some of these sound systems are valued at a staggering $235,000, with individual speakers costing upwards of $68,000 each just to ensure customers hear every single note as the artists intended.
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A Silicon Valley startup company called Sabi has created a high-tech beanie designed to read your mind. By weaving up to 100,000 miniature sensors directly into the fabric of a beanie, the company has created a way to translate your internal thoughts into text on a computer screen. While it currently only "types" at about 30 words per minute, the goal is to eventually replace keyboards entirely. Sabi plans to release the first version of the beanie by late 2026 — and is already at work on a more streamlined baseball cap version of the gadget.
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The NY Post says Air New Zealand  plans to offer bunk beds in economy on long-haul flights to New York. Ticket prices start at $295. Travelers must wear special socks to enter the beds. Snacks are banned and pillows and blankets are refreshed between naps.
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The NY Post says Amazon customers are upset with the company and their drone drops because the drops are damaging their orders. An Arizona woman, named Tamara Hancock, is leading the charge against the company. She says a drone dropped her blue raspberry syrup before it exploded on impact.
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There’s a grocery bag controversy brewing at a San Francisco-area grocery store chain. It seems that the local Safeway stores have made the switch to paper bags without handles, and customers aren’t at all happy about it. One customer said the bags were “completely useless” and made the four-block walk back to his home nearly impossible. As an apology, that customer was given a $5 credit for his troubles. A representative for Safeway cited a “global shortage” of paper bags with handles as the reason for the switch.
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WVLT says a Knoxville, Tennessee truck carrying  1 million bees recently crashed. The bees escaped and swarmed the area. A ramp on I-40 East was briefly closed. People were told to stay in their cars and roll up their windows. The bees were eventually gathered up.
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United Press International says an alligator was recently found in the drive-through lane of a Truist Bank in Southport, North Carolina. The alligator had been bumped by a vehicle. It had minor injuries. The gator was hiding under a car in the parking lot.  Wildlife officials planned to relocate it to a more suitable habitat.
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CBS says a California trash company recently dumped a truck full of garbage on a customer's front lawn. The customer refused to pay their bill so the company returned their refuse.A Ring doorbell cam caught the dumping on video before it went viral. 
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Los Angeles County residents accused of dressing up as a bear and trashing luxury cars for the insurance money are headed to jail. This week, three of the suspects pleaded no contest to felony insurance fraud. They were sentenced to 180 days in jail. The California Department of Insurance says they damaged luxury cars for insurance money after one of the suspects dressed up like a bear and crawled around three of the vehicles, heavily damaging them, in plain view of security cameras. The suspects then submitted insurance claims in 2024 that defrauded companies out of nearly 142-thousand dollars. The bear suit was later found by authorities.