Tim Phillips Show, 9/8/26

Top 10 Best TV Theme Songs Of All Time ... According to a new article by Consequence
1 Cheers
2 Game of Thrones
3 The Jeffersons
4 Mission Impossible
5 Doctor Who
6 Sopranos
7 X-Men: Animated Series
8 The Simpsons
9 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
10 Friends

Two For Tuesday - SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE  -  THOMAS DOLBY,    SEVEN SPIDERS

#5 IN 1983

When Songfacts spoke with Thomas Dolby in 2011, he told us that he wrote this '80s classic so he could direct a video using a silent movie motif in the style of the old Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton films: This song is about a scientist who falls in love with his lab assistant.

Mutt Lange sang backup on this track. Here's the connection: Dolby was busking in Paris when he was 19 years old, and he sent a tape with some of his songs to a London music publisher Lange worked for. The super-producer heard the tape and called Dolby in to work on Foreigner's 4 album, where he played the synth intro to "Waiting For A Girl Like You." Lange also had Dolby work on Def Leppard's Pyromania album, shortly after The Golden Age Of Wireless was released.

Thomas Dolby, Howard Jones, Gary Numan

When it comes to a career, Healthcare may be your best bet. New Labor Department data identifies the fastest-growing jobs that pay more than $100,000 a year, and many of them are in healthcare. Nurse practitioners top the list, with projected job growth of 41% through 2035 and a median salary of about $132,000. Physician assistants, health services managers, physical therapists, and medical scientists also made the cut.

Tech jobs are still well represented, with data scientists, information security analysts, and computer research scientists all expected to see strong demand and six-figure salaries.

The report says an aging population and rising rates of chronic illnesses are fueling healthcare hiring, while cybersecurity and data-related roles remain in demand, despite concerns about AI disrupting some careers.

Here are the 13 fastest-growing jobs that pay over $100,000 a year:

Nurse practitioner — $132,300

Data scientists — $120,230

Medical and health services managers — $123,860

Computer and information research scientists — $140,300

Physician assistants — $135,880

Information security analysts — $129,180

Health specialties teachers, postsecondary — $107,310

Computer and information systems managers — $175,140

Occupational therapists — $100,330

Medical scientists, except epidemiologists — $103,410

Industrial engineers — $102,440

Biochemists and biophysicists — $127,410

Physical therapists — $102,760

Tim's News You Can't Use 

 A new survey by YouGov reveals that 67% of people think it's acceptable to wear white after Labor Day. 7% of people say it's unacceptable. 26% of people are not sure
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A surprising new study has found that a quick surge of testosterone actually lowers men’s confidence in their decision-making rather than giving the guy a boost in swagger. Researchers gave two groups of men a test. Before the test, one group got a dose of testosterone, while the other group didn't. And sure enough. The men who got the blast of testosterone ended up underestimating their performance scores compared to the men who did the test without the blast.
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Tailgating before football games is one of the best fall traditions, but it seems that more people prefer doing it at their own home or someone else's place rather than the parking lot of a football stadium. In a new survey of 5,000 football fans 39% of them said they prefer the homegate, while 24% still prefer the old-fashioned tailgate. The average fan hits up three homegates per year, with 62% of homegaters saying comfort was top reason to pre-game at someone's house. The survey also found that a pre-game event should have an average of 11 people in attendance, complete with six foods and six different drink options.
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The New York Post says E.L.F. Cosmetics has launched three new pickle-flavored lip balms. Shades/flavors include The Real Dill, E.L.F. von Dill, and Spicy Lil Dil. The set also includes a cucumber-shaped blending sponge. The products are priced under $10. 
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Verge Magazine says Ben & Jerry's has launched a new line of pillowcases called Ice Dreams. Each pillowcase goes in the freezer for two hours, then slips over a pillow for a  cool sleep. The Ice Dreams come in three designs inspired by Cookie Dough, Phish Food and Half Baked.
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Apple Insider says scammers are sending people brand new iPhones they did not order. Using the phone gives hackers your passwords, account details and verification codes. The new scam is a real risk to your money. The police say if you get an unexpected iPhone, do not turn it on
Dexerto says an iPhone was recently dropped from 100,000 feet in space. ==
The iPhone 17 survived the fall. A RhinoShield AirX case protected it. There was no parachute, heating system, or secondary layer of protection. The drop took 25 minutes as the phone traveled through temperatures that reached -60 below zero. The phone could still be switched on and take photos after the drop. RhinoShield teamed up with the aerospace company Sent Into Space to test their cases. 
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 Scientists in China claim they've developed a “self-exercising” muscle graft designed to be injected under the skin. They're called myografts, and when they were injected into aging and obese mice they improved "whole-body muscle mass and function, and metabolic and regenerative outcomes." While we're years away from it being used in humans, researchers hope these grafts could give bedridden patients a fitness boost without ever getting out of bed.
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PEOPLE magazine says a South Carolina man took a pack of lottery tickets during a job interview at a gas station. Antonio Stewart was at a Murphy USA in Florence when the theft occurred. The incident was captured on camera. Stewart tried to redeem tickets at three area stores. He cashed one ticket for a five-dollar prize. A warrant was then issued. Stewart was charged with three counts of intent to defraud involving counterfeit game tickets.
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1News says a 43-year-old Nelson, New Zealand man recently stole a case of beer from a supermarket just hours before he was due in court.  He told others he wanted to celebrate by “grabbing some cold ones for sentencing.” Officers happened to be at the store for a crime-prevention visit and saw him leave with the beer.  A short foot pursuit ended with his arrest in front of shoppers. The beer was returned to the store. The man appeared before a judge later that day, and his comment about the beer did not go down well. He was sentenced to five and a half months in jail for burglary and shoplifting. Another shoplifting charge was filed over the beer.