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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Okay, I love stories about children that have signs in
the windows at hospitals.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
Oh, yeah.
Speaker 1 (00:07):
And then, like, the community comes together and makes a difference.
And that's exactly what happened to an 11-year-old girl, Emily,
at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. She's receiving leukemia treatments, and she
posted some handmade signs saying, about pizza and donuts in
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the windows of her room at the Children's Hospital.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
Okay, she had me at pizza.
Speaker 3 (00:32):
Totally.
Speaker 1 (00:33):
Well, the photos of the signs spread quickly online and
local businesses quickly responded.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
I could just imagine.
Speaker 1 (00:41):
She sure did get a bunch of deliveries with pizza, cupcakes,
and other treats for Emily Wilkins and her family. Several
restaurant owners say they were happy to help after seeing
the request, with one describing her as a strong little
cowgirl after speaking with her mother. What began as a
simple wish soon became a reminder that the whole community
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was cheering her on. When they asked her what it
felt like to get support from complete strangers, Emily summed
it up with a smile.
Speaker 3 (01:09):
It just makes you feel good.
Speaker 2 (01:11):
Yes.
Speaker 3 (01:11):
That's what she said. I love this. And what a
girl after my own heart. Pizza and donuts.
Speaker 2 (01:16):
Pizza and donuts. And I think who's thanking her on
top of, you know, the community coming together is the
staff on that floor. Because you know there's some extra.
Speaker 3 (01:25):
For sure.
Speaker 1 (01:26):
So great job to the Cincinnati area. And that is
your good news, baby.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
Meredith, you teased it. You made me a little nervous
as a tiny bit of a germaphobe. What do you
got over there? Okay.
Speaker 3 (01:39):
So I freak out about things regarding germs.
Speaker 1 (01:42):
And once it's in my brain, I have to wash
it or get rid of it or clean my hands
or else it takes over my brain. And this article
is about the dirtiest items in your home. And they
had a big study done with a bunch of volunteers
that were supposed to measure things in their home.
Speaker 3 (02:00):
And volunteers thought.
Speaker 1 (02:02):
Like toothbrush holder, the dish rag, money, a pet toy.
They thought those items were going to be the dirtiest.
But here are the actual 10 dirtiest items in your home.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
Tell you what, put a pin in that. Let's hope
you clean that pin before you stuck it. Let's try
and guess what these are because they don't sound like
something that would be on a typical list. These are
germy items in your house.
Speaker 1 (02:32):
Yes, and think of basic things that most people have.
These are not super strange. It's just kind of like, wow,
most of these aren't in the bathroom. Some are, but
not the whole list.
Speaker 2 (02:43):
How about the kitchen drain? The kitchen drain.
Speaker 3 (02:50):
Kitchen sink. And I will give that to you.
Speaker 2 (02:52):
Yeah, I'll take that one.
Speaker 3 (02:54):
Kitchen sink is number two.
Speaker 2 (02:56):
By the way, you guys want to get in on this. 888-599-1079.
Hop on our talkback line. If you're streaming iHeartRadio, see
if you can nail one of the top ten.
Speaker 3 (03:10):
I just did. Out of the top ten, six are
located in your kitchen.
Speaker 2 (03:14):
Oh, wow.
Speaker 3 (03:14):
Which is terrifying.
Speaker 1 (03:15):
Okay.
Speaker 2 (03:15):
Okay.
Speaker 3 (03:17):
Do you want to take another guess?
Speaker 2 (03:19):
I'll tell you what, let's keep it open. I'll take
another guess, but I want to see how the smartest
listeners in the world do. Give us an example. Go
to the bottom of the list and give us another
example because I have one in my head. I think
I would bet money is on that.
Speaker 3 (03:34):
Cutting board.
Speaker 2 (03:35):
Oh, yeah.
Speaker 3 (03:36):
Is number 10.
Speaker 2 (03:37):
Cutting board.
Speaker 3 (03:39):
You know, where you prep your..
Speaker 2 (03:41):
I've seen so many mixed reviews. It's like, don't use
plastic because you'll get microplastics. Don't use wood because bacteria can...
It's like, what are we supposed to do? I know.
Speaker 3 (03:52):
It is a tough time to be alive.
Speaker 2 (03:54):
How about the nastiest thing in our kitchen right now?
The dish scrubby.
Speaker 3 (04:00):
That is number one.
Speaker 2 (04:01):
Number one.
Speaker 1 (04:03):
Oh.
Speaker 3 (04:03):
They call it... Dish sponge slash rag.
Speaker 2 (04:06):
Those are so gross.
Speaker 3 (04:08):
Unless you use scrub daddy. I am a scrub daddy girl.
Speaker 1 (04:11):
In fact, I got I heart here using scrub daddies.
I was bringing them in and now someone else is
buying them.
Speaker 2 (04:17):
I love those.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
They never smell. And once they start to fall apart,
you know, you need to change it.
Speaker 2 (04:22):
Sure.
Speaker 3 (04:23):
The best.
Speaker 2 (04:23):
Yeah, one scrub daddy gets a little soft. You want
to swap it out. This is not an endorsement. No.
That is the, oh, it could be. Could be.
Speaker 1 (04:32):
Number one, number two, and number 10, we've got covered.
Think of things that you don't necessarily wash often.
Speaker 2 (04:38):
Okay, well, this article is creeping Meredith out, so let's
bang out this list. Here we go. 888-599-1079. Looking for
that talk back. If you're streaming us right now on iHeartRadio. Meredith,
you have this list that is grossing a lot of
people out. The germiest things in your house right now.
Speaker 3 (05:01):
That's right. The top 10 items based on a recent study.
Speaker 1 (05:05):
And I've got a text here saying refrigerator handle and
ice water dispenser on your fridge.
Speaker 2 (05:15):
Interesting. Are those the germiest things?
Speaker 3 (05:18):
They are not. Okay.
Speaker 1 (05:19):
But that is a great guess because that's what this
list is. It's things that you're like, oh, how long
has it been since I've wiped that down?
Speaker 2 (05:27):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (05:27):
With some sort of cleaner.
Speaker 2 (05:29):
Someone was streaming. I got another guest here on our
free talkback line. What about. TV remote control, is that
on the list?
Speaker 3 (05:46):
It is not.
Speaker 2 (05:47):
It's not?
Speaker 1 (05:48):
But I guarantee you in a hotel room, that's one
of the worst things to touch.
Speaker 2 (05:51):
Oh, I hate touching the TV. I've skipped shows and
sat in darkness as not to touch the remote.
Speaker 3 (05:58):
I have my own wipes with me when I go traveling.
Speaker 2 (06:02):
Of course you do. Okay, let's get a few more
here as we continue to take guesses.
Speaker 1 (06:08):
Christy on the text line nailed this one, though. It
is number six on the list.
Speaker 2 (06:14):
What is it?
Speaker 3 (06:15):
Bathroom.
Speaker 1 (06:16):
Faucet handle oh the faucet are you wiping that thing
down if not you need to yeah.
Speaker 2 (06:23):
Because your dirty hands turn it on and off that
makes sense see these are public service announcements by the
way our text line smoking this morning if you ever
want to text us 96893 start it with dm so
it's a shorter number but you started with dm that's
the catch.
Speaker 3 (06:41):
Here's a refresher.
Speaker 1 (06:42):
We've got dish sponge rag, kitchen sink. We've got bathroom
faucet handle.
Speaker 3 (06:48):
And cutting board.
Speaker 2 (06:49):
I'm noticing a lot of wetness in your list.
Speaker 1 (06:53):
And I have a pet peeve about I sound like
a complete psycho, don't I?
Speaker 3 (06:57):
Like everything bothers me. I just don't like things that
are like wet.
Speaker 2 (07:01):
You're reminding me.
Speaker 3 (07:01):
I don't like general wetness around.
Speaker 2 (07:03):
You're like the female Howard Hughes of this show. Oh, no.
I'll take older references for 50.
Speaker 3 (07:08):
I'll be doing the show from home.
Speaker 2 (07:12):
All right, quick break. We're coming back with more. In fact,
we have game time just around the corner. Meredith, we're
going to get through this now because I know it's
creeping you out a little bit. The germiest places in
your house, and some of these may surprise you.
Speaker 3 (07:26):
That's right. Kudos to Frank on the text line. He said,
coffee maker.
Speaker 2 (07:31):
Are you serious?
Speaker 3 (07:32):
And listen, specifically, it's the reservoir.
Speaker 1 (07:36):
People are, they're refilling the water, but never taking the
time to scrub it down. I just want everyone here
in the building to know, I personally scrub down our, uh,
like all of the coffee utensils at least once a week,
maybe more often because once it hits my brain, I'm like,
I got to clean this whole thing now.
Speaker 2 (07:55):
Without a doubt. Okay, there's another guess here before we
rattle through the rest of the list. I think we
have like almost five left on it.
Speaker 1 (08:01):
I think I got one.
Speaker 2 (08:03):
Cabinet handles, doors, bowls.
Speaker 1 (08:05):
You know?
Speaker 2 (08:06):
All right, handles, Meredith. Is it on the dirty list?
Speaker 1 (08:10):
It is not, but you're so close. You just got
to go a little lower.
Speaker 3 (08:14):
I beg your pardon? You just got to go a
little lower there, Michael.
Speaker 2 (08:19):
Duh. It's already sounding gross. Thank you. Okay, Meredith, let's
go to that one. What is it?
Speaker 3 (08:26):
He acts like I said. Lower, Michael.
Speaker 2 (08:28):
Go lower. You're almost there.
Speaker 1 (08:30):
Let's just start at 10 and we'll rip the list
going up to one. Ready?
Speaker 2 (08:34):
Okay.
Speaker 3 (08:35):
Cutting board.
Speaker 2 (08:36):
Gross.
Speaker 3 (08:37):
Stove knobs.
Speaker 2 (08:38):
Are you serious?
Speaker 1 (08:39):
Every time I cook or my husband, I clean those
because it hits my brain. Oh, we're probably putting raw
chicken right on those knobs.
Speaker 2 (08:47):
Eight.
Speaker 3 (08:48):
Countertops. I don't know how these are dirty. I wipe mine.
Speaker 1 (08:51):
No one told me being an adult would mean wiping.
Speaker 3 (08:55):
I do it 15 times a day.
Speaker 2 (08:57):
So this is the average. Not yours, though. I have
a feeling your countertops you could eat off of. That's right.
Speaker 3 (09:03):
Pet toy.
Speaker 2 (09:04):
Oh, yeah.
Speaker 3 (09:05):
Pet toy. Do you ever wash your pet's toys?
Speaker 2 (09:07):
Never.
Speaker 3 (09:08):
Me either.
Speaker 2 (09:09):
I throw them when they get to that funky stage,
but yeah, we have a whole drawer that I'm scared
to open right now. I know.
Speaker 1 (09:16):
See, there's a specific toy that my dog won't rip up.
He's had it his whole life, and I sniff it
because I love him so much.
Speaker 2 (09:23):
Ugh. I know. Okay. Disgusting. I think it's time for
me to leave this list. I can't take it.
Speaker 3 (09:27):
Number six, bathroom faucet handle. Number five, coffee maker, coffee reservoir.
Speaker 2 (09:33):
Yep.
Speaker 3 (09:33):
Four, pet bowl.
Speaker 1 (09:35):
Pet bowl the pet bowl oh like a drink like
either a food or drinking bowl.
Speaker 2 (09:40):
Yeah i could see that it does get slimy.
Speaker 3 (09:43):
Three toothbrush holder where you stick your.
Speaker 2 (09:46):
Toothbrush in yeah that's scary.
Speaker 1 (09:48):
And thinking about it i don't know if i've ever
like taken that apart and scrubbed it.
Speaker 2 (09:53):
Mine isn't out i have one of those electric toothbrushes
and i put it in a drawer How.
Speaker 3 (09:59):
Does it charge?
Speaker 2 (10:00):
Well, you only have to put it on the charger
like once a month. Oh, okay.
Speaker 3 (10:05):
Oh, good for you.
Speaker 2 (10:06):
In a drawer?
Speaker 3 (10:06):
That's so smart. Two, kitchen sink.
Speaker 2 (10:10):
One.
Speaker 3 (10:10):
One. everybody's favorite dish sponge or rag.
Speaker 2 (10:13):
Yeah, that's gross. And I think our cure for that
is a Mr. or Mrs. Scrubby.
Speaker 3 (10:20):
That's scrub daddy, baby.
Speaker 2 (10:22):
Okay.
Speaker 3 (10:23):
All right.
Speaker 1 (10:23):
Thank you guys for playing along. I got to tell you, David,
I need a palate cleanser. Yeah. And I'm going to
go wash my hands for no reason whatsoever right now.
Speaker 2 (10:31):
This segment brought to you by any antibacterial gel.