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Hotline Feature – Will Carroll: Reds Bullpen Injuries, Jackson Holliday's Wrist, and Tarik Skubal's Elbow 06.05.2026 8:47 ↓

Sports injury analyst Will Carroll of Injury Territory joins Dave Weekley to break down several notable baseball injuries. Carroll diagnoses Reds reliever Emilio Pagan's hamstring injury as a grade two strain — explaining the three-grade muscle tear scale and why the 15-day IL designation reflects roster management rather than an expected return timeline. The conversation moves to Jackson Holliday...

Hotline Feature – Abrar Al-Heeti: Apple's $250M AI Settlement, Fake Mustache Age Verification, and AI at the Oscars 06.05.2026 12:07 ↓

Tech reporter Abrar Al-Heeti joins Dave Weekley for their latest tech news segment, opening with Apple's $250 million settlement over unfulfilled Apple Intelligence promises made during the iPhone 16 launch — with eligible device owners able to claim between $25 and $95 per device. The conversation moves to a UK study finding that roughly half of children surveyed said age verification tools on so...