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Daily top news stories, always waiting for you M-Th at 5pm ET. Short enough to learn something, long enough to walk your dog. Dodge the news and catch up with Jonni.

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Aug 27, 2025

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97: Google from Home, Chinese Flooding, Marlins-19 & More 27.07.2020

Happy Monday! In this one we start with more details on the Senate Republicans relief plan; Lots of people are starting to day trade on E-trade and Robinhood, sometimes with disastrous effects; the flooding in China is getting out of hand with more rain expected soon and a huge Dam being affected; Google is now a work from home company, at least until next July; and the MLB is now in question as 1...

96: Chinese Retaliation, DJI Go Away With Your Data 4, Russian Space Wars & More 24.07.2020

It’s Friday yah! In today’s show we start with China retaliating against our decision to shut down their Houston Consulate; The RNC had to backtrack it’s way to Charlotte and a virtual convention this year, after berating NC Governor Roy Cooper for sayin basically the same things, it ain’t safe; Washington DC has a new football team name, and it’s quite anticlimactic, for now; Russia is apparently...

95: It’s Harlem World. 23.07.2020

Let’s catch up tomorrow. New show then.

94: Barry’s Back, AT&T Sends Scary Emails, Special Guest Host: Jess Lewis on Reparations & More 22.07.2020

It’s Humpy Day! Today we start off talking about China’s HoustonConsulate getting shut down and their vow to retaliate; we have a Special Guest Host: Jess Lewis! She talks with us about Reparations and the small towns across America actually doing something about it; Barack Obama is back to try and help Joe Biden take this win away from the Trumpsters; AT&T sent out a very aggressive email to...

93: BidenCare Policy, Stimulus Mambo No. 5, NEOWISE & More 21.07.2020

It's Tuesday. Today we talk about the potential for another Stimulus Bill; Joe Biden is starting to announce policies, this one is about care for Children & the Elderly; The WH signed a memorandum on Citizen Only voting and redistricting; TikTok doesn't pay their creators, what gives? and if you want to catch the NEOWISE comet, here's how.

92: The Vax Facts, Assassination Prime, What an Interview! & More 20.07.2020

Happy Monday! Today we start with an updated on the rona vaccines; A federal judge’s son and husband were shot via FedEx delivery; The President gave an incredible interview to Chris Wallace and I still can’t believe they think Joe Biden has the cognitive issue; Coinbase prevented even more money from going to the Twitter hackers wallet; and Warner Bros has once again delayed their summer blockbus...

91: Another One Bites the Dust, Wal-Masks and Beyond, The Great Twitter Hack & More 16.07.2020

It’s Thursday y’all! In this one we talk about Wal-Mart and others finally mandating masks, meanwhile other sates are preventing the requirement; Twitter was pwned yesterday and now we know why; Brad Parscale has been fired as Trump 2020 campaign Manager; Apple wins legal battle over taxes in Ireland; and Kanye 2020 appears to be over before it started.

90: Find Something New, Wild N’ Outta Here, Cinéma sur l'Eau & More 15.07.2020

Happy Hump Day! In this one we talk about the drama around ViacomCBS and Nick Cannon’s Anti-Semitic statements; The WH has a new job slogan, Find a New one. Yea, just start a new career — like that’s super easy; Cogete Eso from a law enforcement officer that should’nt own a pistol; Trump’s lawyer team is down to keep wasting more tax payer money; and the French do movies right on the water in the...

89: Rant on Testing, Socially Distant Surgery, Federal Executions & More 14.07.2020

It’s Tuesday! In this one we talk about the first Federal execution in 17 years; UK changes course and decides to block all Huawei equipment; Scientists had the first 5G enabled robot surgery taking place; I rant on Trumpito and his response to a testing question; and Ford released their new 2 door, 4 door and sport model of the first SUV, the Bronco.

88: Goyaway or Goyahome, StitchiusXM, Stonewalled and Freed & More 13.07.2020

Its a new Monday! Happy happy. In today’s show we start with the Goya boycott controversy and my take; Roger Stone had his sentenced commuted by his homie DT; Washington is officially not the Redskins anymore; SiriusXM bought a major podcast platform; and parties in Melbourne do not include grease and Covid.

87: Supreme Decisions, Lady A Sues Lady A, ✌🏼To Int’l Students & More 09.07.2020

It’s Thursday y’all. In today’s episode we cover the 3 latest Supreme Court decisions; The US formally announces the intent to leave the WHO; International students have very few choices on staying in the US if their school goes online only; Lady A(ntebellum) is suing Lady A; and I give you my favorite quotes from Kanye’s interview with Forbes. And sorry for missing yesterday’s show.

86: TikTokBlok, Harvard.Online, Walmart+ & More 07.07.2020

It’s Tuesday! Today we talk about the US Government’s threat to ban the incredibly popular social dance app, TikTok amidst a brouhaha with the Chinese; Cogete Eso: Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has contracted the VID, Sony has finally released some real future tech, an air conditioner you wear on your neck and is only 85grams; Harvard and Princeton announce their plans for students this fall;...

85: Washington RedTails, Uber Buys Postmates, How Old is Your Dog, Really & More 06.07.2020

Happy Monday! In this one we talk about the UK’s Super Saturday as they lifted restrictions on hospitality; The NFL’s Washington Redskins look to finally change their team name and mascot; Tesla is now the world’s most valuable car company beating out Toyota; Uber has bought all of Postmates stock, so they now own them; New study shows aging your dog is actually more difficult than just multiplyin...

84: Happy Birthday America! 02.07.2020
83: Wacky Wednesday: Nducker Carlson’s Apology, Bobby Bonilla Day, Forever Putin & More 01.07.2020

Happy Canada Day! In today’s show we start with the argument over Confederate military base names and President Trump’s vow to veto any defense bill with that amendment; Russia just voted to allow Putin to run for President until 2036; Nducker Carlson aka Tucker Carlson from Fox News apologized to his viewers for feeding them GOP junk food; HBO Max is partnering with a cannabis company to promote...

82: LuluLemon Looks at Mirror, Taliban: Bounty Hunters, The Facebook Boycott & More 30.06.2020

Happy Tuesday! In today’s show we talk about this Taliban bounty for American soldiers allegedly paid by Russian intelligence agency, GRU and the White House’s position on whether or not they knew; China’s anti-sedition law for Hong Kong has been previewed and it’s not so great; Facebook is facing an advertising boycott for the entire month of July; LuluLemon makes its first acquisition of Mirror;...

81: Another Supreme Strikedown, Amazon Plays Copy 🐈, Washington Douglass Commonwealth & More 29.06.2020

Happy Monday! Today we start with Mississippi’s momentous ruling to finally change their state flag and rid our eyes of the rebel flag; Amazon has bought autonomous driving startup Zoox, who’s aimed at Level 5 and up; Washington DC wants to be a state, and the House symbolically voted to approve; Cam Newton is going to the Patriots, but I bet you didn’t know they also got fined and penalized yeste...

80: Princess Tiana Mountain, Facebook #oldnews Notifications, Thank You Ms. Jackson! & More 25.06.2020

It’s Thursday y’all! In todays show we give you an update on the Ahmaud Arbery case and the indictments; Disney is rebranding Splash Mountain due to it’s ties to an old racist Disney Movie; Speaking of which Big Mouth is recasting it’s bi-racial Missy character played by Jenny Slate for a Black actor; Facebook is now going to notify you if you try to share an article that’s older than 90 days; and...

79: Rhode Island’s Not So New Name, #FakeNoose, Police Reform Bill Flops & More 24.06.2020

It’s HUMP Day! Today we talk about the Senate police reform bill that flopped and why; Rhode Island is changing it’s official state name to remove slavery undertones; The Bubba Wallace story that was and wasn’t; MLB is finally officially returning; and The Soundflowers released a new EP, Paris Jackson’s new band, and yea I can’t believe I’m talking about it either.

78: Kentucky Poll Hunting, Segway Outta Here, Oculus Go Nowhere & More 23.06.2020

Hi! It’s Taco Tuesday again! Today we talk about the Democratic Primaries in Kentucky and NY; The White House’s new foreign workers immigration ban; Bubba Wallace, the noose, NASCAR, and the aftermath; Segway stops producing the original PT; and Facebook is cancelling the Oculus Go

77: The WWDC Episode and Microsoft Shuts Down Mixer 22.06.2020

Happy Monday! Today we talk all about all the announcements at the WWDC keynote today; we also found out Microsoft shut down Mixer and Ninja walked away from ~$60M; and wash your hands and be smart. Thanks. Tell your friends and pass it on!

76: DACA Khan!, Facebook Ad Police & Canada’s VID App Launch 18.06.2020

Hey hey, it’s pint-sized Thursday! In this one we talk about the ground breaking Supreme Court decision over DACA; Facebook had to take down a Trump campaign ad because it had Nazi propaganda—on purpose; and Canada is launching their contact tracing app using the Google/Apple API and it begs the question, why is the US doing it state by state? Also tomorrow’s Juneteenth! Go out and celebrate.

75: The Boogaloo Who?, Uncle Ben’s Revenge, Rocket Mortgage Shoots the Moon & More 17.06.2020

Hey y’all it’s Wednesday! In this one we find out who the boogaloo boys are and why they’re trying to start race wars; Quicken Loans looks to file for IPO; the White House finally looks to spend on American infrastructure, $1T; Facebook let’s you turn off political ads from it’s platforms and Aunt Jemima is going bye-bye, the brand and images.

74: North v South Korea...Still, India Loses 20 to China, Fantastical 3.1 Update for WFHers & More 16.06.2020

It’s Tuesday. Today we talk about the executive order on police reform and other things spewed at the Rose Garden; India lost 20 soldiers to a Chinese attack, tensions are rising; Just in time for two others to go at it, North Korea blew up their negotiation building with the South; Fantastical issued their first major update targeting work from home customers; and Movie theatres in NYC and LA are...

73: New Phone, Hydroxy-Who ‘Dis? Huge LGBTQI+ News, GrubHub Gives Uber the Deuces✌🏼, & More 15.06.2020

Happy Monday! In this one we talk about the new Supreme Court ruling giving civil rights to the LGBTQ+ community; the FDA has pulled Hydroxycholoroquine emergency status and revoked its use; GrubHub and Uber never quite got to 2nd base, but GrubHub already has a new boo; Security researchers found over 845GB of personal sexual data just sitting on an open AWS bucket; and the New T-Mobile apparentl...

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