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It's National Cheeseburger Day soon, and Dairy Queen is giving away free cheeseburgers -- a fact that leads us to look at the DQ's influence in pop culture and its relationship with retro mall favorite Orange Julius. We chat about the surprise ingredient that made Orange Julius so unique, and how it can dress up your favorite cocktail. Dairy Queen announces National Cheeseburger Day deal: See how...

At a 7-Eleven in Alhambra, California, a woman flashed a hand signal behind her back — and someone inside the store recognized it as a silent plea for help. That simple gesture, created during the pandemic by the Canadian Women's Foundation, led to the arrest of a man with an active warrant, a stun gun in his possession, and ties to a domestic violence incident. We talk about the viral "signal for...

James Patterson just gave 12 writers a golden ticket: $50,000 each to finish their books. It's part of his new "Go Finish Your Book" campaign — and it's not the only way he's quietly becoming publishing's greatest philanthropist. From grants for teachers and librarians to scholarships, bookseller bonuses, and even military book donations, Patterson's funding the future of storytelling one check at...

In today's episode: howling drones, heavy metal wolves, and the science behind why your dog gives you those eyes. Ranchers are blasting AC/DC and dramatic scenes from the sky to scare off gray wolves — but what really separates those wild cousins from our couch-surfing pets? We're going from wolf psychology to oxytocin experiments. Who rescued whom, indeed. Drones blasting heavy metal and Hollywoo...

A proposed Chinese embassy (with secrets) is drawing scrutiny in London, which leads us to a gift that hung above the U.S. ambassador's desk for seven years (but was listening the whole time.) Today we're tracing the strange, musical science behind Soviet espionage in plain sight, how a Beach Boys–adjacent inventor pulled it off, and how to make sure you're not being spied on in your Airbnb.  'The...

First, we catch up with the crosswalks in Orlando and how citizens are showing up. Then we shift to real crimes. From Miami high-rises to Margaritaville resorts, we're looking at the people who can't keep their beer bottles to themselves. Plus: the myth of the lethal penny dropped from the Empire State Building. Judge frees man arrested at former Pulse memorial crosswalk, no wrong doing found (Gra...