He speculates that his music is as hot as anything on the radio, but admits that without his laptop, he'd be in trouble.

NPR: MC Lars: Funny Hip-Hop, With 'Weird Al' In Tow

"He is in the hot seat, " he told BBC Radio Wales, adding that people had been complimentary about the work of Ms Griffiths.

BBC: Back to work for new-look Welsh government Labour cabinet

Newly-inaugurated Republican Governor Pat McCrory is already on the hot seat after making some controversial statements on a radio talk show regarding funding for higher education in North Carolina.

FORBES: North Carolina Governor's Intent is Good - by Luke Tompkins

Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (October 6-14): What started in 1972 as a local radio station promotion to round up the most hot air balloons in one place has become the world's largest ballooning gathering and, boast organizers, the most photographed event anywhere.

CNN: 7 breathtaking ballooning adventures

Apart from Mr. Billard's melting bonus, a bank teller in British Columbia made national news after she told a local radio station of seeing bills that had melted a on car dashboard on a hot summer day.

WSJ: Canada's New Banknotes Strike Some as Loonie

In fact, that seems virtually certain now that talk radio, the blogosphere and the public have become aware of -- and white hot about -- this transaction.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: A Harriet Miers moment

He is running low on all his stores and has very little fuel left, so that listening to the radio or making telephone calls to pass the time is not an option during the long hot days at sea.

BBC: Golding in the doldrums