July 7, 2025 • 7 mins
Weird news stories from around the world… with a healthy dose of lasers added in. Does it make sense? No not really, but it doesn’t HAVE TO… it’s Laser Stories!
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Speaker 1 (00:05):
It's the radio segment that's making your morning routine even
easier with a new bedside invention called the blender lamp,
perfect for those who want to enjoy a refreshing breakfast
smoothie before ever getting out of bed. To pop those
ingredients in the night before, you'll be ready to brighten
your night and blend your morning. With Laser stories, the
(00:26):
segment we read weird news stories am around the globe,
just like everyone else does, except we've got a laser
and those other Jamba jerks just don't.
Speaker 2 (00:33):
This first laser story is out of Michigan.
Speaker 1 (00:36):
So we covered this viral story last week with a
guy who was driving during a virtual court appearance about
his suspended license and.
Speaker 3 (00:44):
Wit so viral a game.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
Now he's gifts.
Speaker 1 (00:48):
If you missed it, here's a snippet of that zoom
call with the judge.
Speaker 2 (00:51):
Mister, harl are you driving, Ashley. I'm pulling into my
doctor's office. Actually I'm parking right now. This is your
own license suspended.
Speaker 1 (01:02):
And he was just driving and he didn't ever a license.
Speaker 2 (01:07):
Oh.
Speaker 1 (01:10):
I still cannot get over the fact that he thought
he was so smart.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
He's like, I'm bargain right now.
Speaker 3 (01:16):
His face was so pure, you know, like, oh, I
made it on times. Yeah, I'm in a park.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
So that was pretty insane.
Speaker 1 (01:23):
But it just got more ridiculous because after the video
became a sensation, the driver, forty four year olds Corey Harris,
complained about being made into a punchline.
Speaker 3 (01:37):
Take it.
Speaker 2 (01:37):
I really thought about him. I was like, you would
suck to be this guy.
Speaker 3 (01:41):
He's lovable though, you know, it's not like somebody hat on.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
He's He's not sure.
Speaker 1 (01:46):
He told the local news that the courts had made
a mistake and that the suspension of his license had
been removed from his record, which was true technically, but
he neglected to mention one huge detail, the fact that
Corey he never actually had a driver's license to begin.
Speaker 3 (02:03):
With, stopple your head.
Speaker 2 (02:08):
Did you get suspended about one? Wait?
Speaker 3 (02:11):
He talked to the news, and then the news went
and researched and found this out.
Speaker 1 (02:15):
And the follow up court hearing, the judge spent ten
minutes lecturing Corey and his representation for not taking responsibility.
After that, his attorney basically admitted that he'd lied. She
said Corey was not under oath for anything that he
said to the media. And that he just wants to
move forward from this, and he has an appointment to
finally get his driver's license.
Speaker 3 (02:39):
We're rooting for you, Coy.
Speaker 1 (02:41):
This next laser story is out of Missouri. Some businesses
will do anything to be popular with the twenty somethings,
but one place is going viral for not letting them
in the door.
Speaker 3 (02:52):
Rude.
Speaker 1 (02:53):
There's a new upscale Caribbean restaurant called Bliss, so too
spicy for you anyway.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
And it has an interesting policy.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
They've set an age restriction which requires male guests to
be at least thirty five and women to be thirty. God,
they do card at the door, and people in their
twenties will be kept out.
Speaker 3 (03:17):
So so it's like they to thirty five year old
men are to be trusted either.
Speaker 2 (03:20):
That's weird. Why are they doing this?
Speaker 1 (03:23):
The manager says, Bliss is just something for older people.
You come here, have a happy hour, get some good food,
and not have to worry about the young folks who
bring in all.
Speaker 2 (03:33):
Of that drama, you know what.
Speaker 1 (03:37):
He also admits that they've been getting a little bit
of backlash online, but that's cool. They're still going to
stick with it, and he says they are strict because
young people have been trying to sneak.
Speaker 2 (03:46):
By and post about it on social media.
Speaker 1 (03:49):
You imagine getting a fake made sing your forty I'm
only twenty five, but I really do this next La.
The story is out of tech trends USA. Have you
ever been to a place that only accepted cash and
if you didn't have any, they'd point to some shady
ATM in the corner.
Speaker 3 (04:05):
Yes, and then you always wonder, wait a minute, is
it their atm?
Speaker 2 (04:07):
And then they're making Well. Now the opposite is happening
these days.
Speaker 1 (04:13):
A lot of places don't take cash and they only
accept digital payments.
Speaker 2 (04:18):
So what do you do if you only have cash
on you?
Speaker 3 (04:20):
You make sure that your phone has your credit card
on it.
Speaker 2 (04:23):
Jes Brook and Alexis taught me that it changed my life.
What if you've forgotten? What if you forgot your phone?
Then too?
Speaker 3 (04:29):
Are you a human?
Speaker 1 (04:30):
Someone came up with the idea for a reverse ATMA.
Speaker 2 (04:39):
They've been popping up everywhere lately.
Speaker 1 (04:42):
And these reverse ATMs will take your cash and then
it'll spit out a plastic debit card. Now they do
deduct a transaction fee, which is usually a few Bucks,
and they've even started popping up at baseball stadiums where
the concession stands will own take calls. I notice it,
(05:02):
and it's always an old dude that's like, what do
you mean I.
Speaker 3 (05:05):
Can't buy with my five dollars?
Speaker 1 (05:08):
Coming to this exactly the old people who still like
to pay with cash, and they love to write their checks.
Speaker 2 (05:14):
They have no idea what is going on right now?
Speaker 3 (05:17):
So funny.
Speaker 1 (05:18):
Now we're gonna see an old guy writing a check
to a machine.
Speaker 2 (05:22):
Next laser story is out of Workplace Central.
Speaker 1 (05:25):
The Wall Street Journal just did a big story on
telephone a phobia, which is the fear of making or
receiving phone calls telephone.
Speaker 3 (05:35):
That is a fun word, tephobia.
Speaker 1 (05:38):
It's much more common in people under thirty who've never
known a world without texting it. And in the other hand,
older workers tend to find phone calls more relaxing because
no one's looking at you during the call.
Speaker 2 (05:50):
A phone call, I'm like, who died somebody's.
Speaker 3 (05:52):
I mean, if I'm gonna choose between a FaceTime or
a phone call, I'm so over like the video chat, Yeah,
just give.
Speaker 1 (05:59):
Me a But younger employees have the opposite take one
twenty six year old commented on the story and said
she has to listen to music and pump herself up
before she ever gets onto a phone because not seeing
people gives her anxiety.
Speaker 2 (06:14):
Oh, that's so weird. Before but you don't see somebody
makes you feel nervous.
Speaker 3 (06:21):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (06:22):
Some companies are even hiring consultants now to teach young
people how.
Speaker 2 (06:26):
To do work calls.
Speaker 1 (06:27):
What There's a woman named Mary Jane Copps who calls
herself the phone Lady. She charges three grand a day
or two hundred dollars an hour for one on ones.
Speaker 3 (06:40):
Oh my god, that's all we do is voice? How
do we get in on this cast? Jeff, we'll teach
you how to make a phone call.
Speaker 2 (06:47):
She said.
Speaker 1 (06:47):
Some of the questions that she gets really surprise her,
like how do I end a phone call?
Speaker 2 (06:54):
Whoa goodbye?
Speaker 3 (06:55):
Yes?
Speaker 1 (06:56):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (06:56):
When do you leave a voicemail? How do you end
a voicemail? I don't get it? Okay, it's awkward, Okay,
talk to you later. Bye, it's weird. It's weird.
Speaker 1 (07:03):
Or when they ask after the person says hello, what
do I say back?
Speaker 3 (07:08):
It's tricky?
Speaker 2 (07:09):
That is scary. It's a scary.
Speaker 3 (07:10):
Moment, Yeah, you'll probably say hello, So I go with that.
Speaker 1 (07:14):
So meetings over the phone are back in style because
everyone's got zoom fatigue and young people who hate the
phone are not happy about it. I know this guy
makes phone calls all the time, but he denies that
they're on purpose.
Speaker 2 (07:30):
He says it's not his fault. He keeps butt.
Speaker 1 (07:32):
Dialing his ax, so that's awkward for him. That sound
these laser stories has come to an end for the day.
We'll do it again, same time on Wednesday.
Speaker 2 (07:41):
Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.
It's the radio segment that's making your morning routine even
easier with a new bedside invention called the blender lamp,
perfect for those who want to enjoy a refreshing breakfast
smoothie before ever getting out of bed. To pop those
ingredients in the night before, you'll be ready to brighten
your night and blend your morning. With Laser stories, the
(00:26):
segment we read weird news stories am around the globe,
just like everyone else does, except we've got a laser
and those other Jamba jerks just don't.
Speaker 2 (00:33):
This first laser story is out of Michigan.
Speaker 1 (00:36):
So we covered this viral story last week with a
guy who was driving during a virtual court appearance about
his suspended license and.
Speaker 3 (00:44):
Wit so viral a game.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
Now he's gifts.
Speaker 1 (00:48):
If you missed it, here's a snippet of that zoom
call with the judge.
Speaker 2 (00:51):
Mister, harl are you driving, Ashley. I'm pulling into my
doctor's office. Actually I'm parking right now. This is your
own license suspended.
Speaker 1 (01:02):
And he was just driving and he didn't ever a license.
Speaker 2 (01:07):
Oh.
Speaker 1 (01:10):
I still cannot get over the fact that he thought
he was so smart.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
He's like, I'm bargain right now.
Speaker 3 (01:16):
His face was so pure, you know, like, oh, I
made it on times. Yeah, I'm in a park.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
So that was pretty insane.
Speaker 1 (01:23):
But it just got more ridiculous because after the video
became a sensation, the driver, forty four year olds Corey Harris,
complained about being made into a punchline.
Speaker 3 (01:37):
Take it.
Speaker 2 (01:37):
I really thought about him. I was like, you would
suck to be this guy.
Speaker 3 (01:41):
He's lovable though, you know, it's not like somebody hat on.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
He's He's not sure.
Speaker 1 (01:46):
He told the local news that the courts had made
a mistake and that the suspension of his license had
been removed from his record, which was true technically, but
he neglected to mention one huge detail, the fact that
Corey he never actually had a driver's license to begin.
Speaker 3 (02:03):
With, stopple your head.
Speaker 2 (02:08):
Did you get suspended about one? Wait?
Speaker 3 (02:11):
He talked to the news, and then the news went
and researched and found this out.
Speaker 1 (02:15):
And the follow up court hearing, the judge spent ten
minutes lecturing Corey and his representation for not taking responsibility.
After that, his attorney basically admitted that he'd lied. She
said Corey was not under oath for anything that he
said to the media. And that he just wants to
move forward from this, and he has an appointment to
finally get his driver's license.
Speaker 3 (02:39):
We're rooting for you, Coy.
Speaker 1 (02:41):
This next laser story is out of Missouri. Some businesses
will do anything to be popular with the twenty somethings,
but one place is going viral for not letting them
in the door.
Speaker 3 (02:52):
Rude.
Speaker 1 (02:53):
There's a new upscale Caribbean restaurant called Bliss, so too
spicy for you anyway.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
And it has an interesting policy.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
They've set an age restriction which requires male guests to
be at least thirty five and women to be thirty. God,
they do card at the door, and people in their
twenties will be kept out.
Speaker 3 (03:17):
So so it's like they to thirty five year old
men are to be trusted either.
Speaker 2 (03:20):
That's weird. Why are they doing this?
Speaker 1 (03:23):
The manager says, Bliss is just something for older people.
You come here, have a happy hour, get some good food,
and not have to worry about the young folks who
bring in all.
Speaker 2 (03:33):
Of that drama, you know what.
Speaker 1 (03:37):
He also admits that they've been getting a little bit
of backlash online, but that's cool. They're still going to
stick with it, and he says they are strict because
young people have been trying to sneak.
Speaker 2 (03:46):
By and post about it on social media.
Speaker 1 (03:49):
You imagine getting a fake made sing your forty I'm
only twenty five, but I really do this next La.
The story is out of tech trends USA. Have you
ever been to a place that only accepted cash and
if you didn't have any, they'd point to some shady
ATM in the corner.
Speaker 3 (04:05):
Yes, and then you always wonder, wait a minute, is
it their atm?
Speaker 2 (04:07):
And then they're making Well. Now the opposite is happening
these days.
Speaker 1 (04:13):
A lot of places don't take cash and they only
accept digital payments.
Speaker 2 (04:18):
So what do you do if you only have cash
on you?
Speaker 3 (04:20):
You make sure that your phone has your credit card
on it.
Speaker 2 (04:23):
Jes Brook and Alexis taught me that it changed my life.
What if you've forgotten? What if you forgot your phone?
Then too?
Speaker 3 (04:29):
Are you a human?
Speaker 1 (04:30):
Someone came up with the idea for a reverse ATMA.
Speaker 2 (04:39):
They've been popping up everywhere lately.
Speaker 1 (04:42):
And these reverse ATMs will take your cash and then
it'll spit out a plastic debit card. Now they do
deduct a transaction fee, which is usually a few Bucks,
and they've even started popping up at baseball stadiums where
the concession stands will own take calls. I notice it,
(05:02):
and it's always an old dude that's like, what do
you mean I.
Speaker 3 (05:05):
Can't buy with my five dollars?
Speaker 1 (05:08):
Coming to this exactly the old people who still like
to pay with cash, and they love to write their checks.
Speaker 2 (05:14):
They have no idea what is going on right now?
Speaker 3 (05:17):
So funny.
Speaker 1 (05:18):
Now we're gonna see an old guy writing a check
to a machine.
Speaker 2 (05:22):
Next laser story is out of Workplace Central.
Speaker 1 (05:25):
The Wall Street Journal just did a big story on
telephone a phobia, which is the fear of making or
receiving phone calls telephone.
Speaker 3 (05:35):
That is a fun word, tephobia.
Speaker 1 (05:38):
It's much more common in people under thirty who've never
known a world without texting it. And in the other hand,
older workers tend to find phone calls more relaxing because
no one's looking at you during the call.
Speaker 2 (05:50):
A phone call, I'm like, who died somebody's.
Speaker 3 (05:52):
I mean, if I'm gonna choose between a FaceTime or
a phone call, I'm so over like the video chat, Yeah,
just give.
Speaker 1 (05:59):
Me a But younger employees have the opposite take one
twenty six year old commented on the story and said
she has to listen to music and pump herself up
before she ever gets onto a phone because not seeing
people gives her anxiety.
Speaker 2 (06:14):
Oh, that's so weird. Before but you don't see somebody
makes you feel nervous.
Speaker 3 (06:21):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (06:22):
Some companies are even hiring consultants now to teach young
people how.
Speaker 2 (06:26):
To do work calls.
Speaker 1 (06:27):
What There's a woman named Mary Jane Copps who calls
herself the phone Lady. She charges three grand a day
or two hundred dollars an hour for one on ones.
Speaker 3 (06:40):
Oh my god, that's all we do is voice? How
do we get in on this cast? Jeff, we'll teach
you how to make a phone call.
Speaker 2 (06:47):
She said.
Speaker 1 (06:47):
Some of the questions that she gets really surprise her,
like how do I end a phone call?
Speaker 2 (06:54):
Whoa goodbye?
Speaker 3 (06:55):
Yes?
Speaker 1 (06:56):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (06:56):
When do you leave a voicemail? How do you end
a voicemail? I don't get it? Okay, it's awkward, Okay,
talk to you later. Bye, it's weird. It's weird.
Speaker 1 (07:03):
Or when they ask after the person says hello, what
do I say back?
Speaker 3 (07:08):
It's tricky?
Speaker 2 (07:09):
That is scary. It's a scary.
Speaker 3 (07:10):
Moment, Yeah, you'll probably say hello, So I go with that.
Speaker 1 (07:14):
So meetings over the phone are back in style because
everyone's got zoom fatigue and young people who hate the
phone are not happy about it. I know this guy
makes phone calls all the time, but he denies that
they're on purpose.
Speaker 2 (07:30):
He says it's not his fault. He keeps butt.
Speaker 1 (07:32):
Dialing his ax, so that's awkward for him. That sound
these laser stories has come to an end for the day.
We'll do it again, same time on Wednesday.
Speaker 2 (07:41):
Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.
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Jeffrey "Young Jeffrey" Dubow
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