#thisistheconversation Recap Podcasts

Today's Sponsor: Blinkisthttps://thisistheconversationproject.com/blinkist Today's Rundown:Suspect in CEO's killing wasn't insured by UnitedHealthcare, company sayshttps://www.yahoo.com/news/suspect-ceos-killing-wasnt-insured-042141594.html  Sean 'Diddy' Combs abandons attempt to get released on bailhttps://abcnews.go.com/US/diddy-abandons-bail-attempt/story?id=116779769   Crystal Mangum confesses to lying about being raped by Duke lacrosse players in 2006https://www.foxnews.com/sports/crystal-mangum-confesses-lying-about-being-raped-duke-lacrosse-players-2006  Syrian Prisoner Freed by CNN’s Clarissa Ward May Have Been Intelligence Officer in Hidinghttps://www.thewrap.com/cnn-duped-syrian-prisoner-intelligence-agent/   Chris Christie says he saw drone above his home amid reports of strange lights in NJ, other stateshttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/12/15/chris-christie-drones-nj-mayorkas/77006854007/?tbref=hp    Beyoncé takes home first award in country music category at 2024 Billboard Music A

Today's Sponsor: Flowers Fast!https://thisistheconversationproject.com/flowersfast Today's Rundown:Luigi Mangione's Lawyer Told Him in Court: 'Don't Say a Word' After Outburst Outside Buildinghttps://www.aol.com/lifestyle/luigi-mangiones-lawyer-told-him-162931578.html   Kristi Noem is Trump’s Homeland Security pick, but some South Dakota residents say she neglected her own statehttps://rollcall.com/2024/12/11/kristi-noem-meets-senators-as-trumps-pick-to-lead-homeland-security/    Bill Belichick agrees to deal to become UNC football head coach https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/42917765/sources-bill-belichick-finalizing-deal-unc-coach  Arkansas governor calls to ban buying 'junk food' using SNAP benefitshttps://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/gov-sanders-reform-snap-program/91-e5cc8962-074c-4b29-8691-4956c0ffbc9d    China’s Xi is likely to decline Trump’s inauguration invitation, seeing it as too risky to attendhttps://apnews.com/article/trump-xi-china-inauguration-invitation-a0fbde24ca2ccafa9a9

Today's Sponsor: Flowers Fast!https://thisistheconversationproject.com/flowersfast Today's Rundown:Fingerprints match between Luigi Mangione and prints found at scene of UnitedHealthcare CEO killing, police sayhttps://www.cnn.com/2024/12/11/us/unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson-shooter-wednesday/index.html   Trudeau says Americans are realizing Trump’s tariffs on Canada would make life a lot more expensivehttps://apnews.com/article/canada-trudeau-us-trump-tariffs-f23417b8f6671adf6b4c908be630615f    Diddy accuser speaks out in 'anonymous' video detailing sexual assault allegationshttps://www.cnn.com/2024/12/11/entertainment/diddy-accuser-first-ever-interview/index.html   SiriusXM to Cut $200 Million in Costs, Pivot Resources Away From Streaminghttps://www.thewrap.com/siriusxm-strategic-plan-cost-cuts-streaming-pivot/   Trump to nominate Kimberly Guilfoyle for ambassador to Greecehttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-kimberly-guilfoyle-greece-ambassador/?ftag=CNM-00-10aag9b    WNBA star Caitlin Clark named TIME A

Today's Sponsor: Flowers Fast!https://thisistheconversationproject.com/flowersfast Today's Rundown:McDonald’s in Altoona, PA flooded with Google reviews after suspect arrested in CEO's killinghttps://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/12/10/altoona-pennsylvania-mcdonalds-google-reviews/76883542007/?tbref=hp Matt Gaetz Is Getting His Own Post-Congress TV Show on OANNhttps://www.thedailybeast.com/matt-gaetz-is-getting-his-own-show-on-one-america-news-network/       Israel’s Netanyahu vows to challenge ‘absurd’ corruption charges as he takes the stand in his trialhttps://apnews.com/article/israel-netanyahu-corruption-trial-gaza-478c957c7749986d5b8b2d039f670d54   Russian lawmakers advance a bill removing the terrorist designation for the Talibanhttps://www.aol.com/news/russian-lawmakers-advance-bill-removing-150445505.html   Taylor Swift gives team $197 million in bonuses as Eras Tour wraps uphttps://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/12/09/taylor-swift-197-million-in-bonuses/76855952007/   Jamie Foxx

Today's Sponsor: Flowers Fast!https://thisistheconversationproject.com/flowersfast Today's Rundown:Ousted Syrian leader Assad flees to Moscow after fall of Damascus, Russian state media sayhttps://apnews.com/article/syria-assad-sweida-daraa-homs-hts-qatar-816e538565d1ae47e016b5765b044d31   Trump's Paris trip marks return to global stage as leaders turn 'the page' on Bidenhttps://www.foxnews.com/politics/breathtaking-speed-trumps-paris-trip-marks-return-global-stage-turn-page-biden   White Nationalist Nick Fuentes Arrested After Allegedly Throwing Woman Down Stairs and Pepper Spraying Herhttps://www.mediaite.com/news/white-nationalist-nick-fuentes-arrested-after-allegedly-throwing-woman-down-stairs-and-pepper-spraying-her/?utm_source=mediaite_smartnews_redirect   Federal appeals court upholds law requiring sale or ban of TikTok in the U.S.https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-ban-court-ruling-china-6bfd505295ad44126df0544fc083d6a6  SMU is in, Alabama and Miami are out of College Football Playoffhttps://apnews.com/

Today's Sponsor: Ground Newshttp://thisistheconversationproject.com/groundnews Today's Rundown:UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect arrived in New York last month on Greyhound bus from Atlantahttps://www.foxnews.com/us/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-suspect-arrived-new-york-last-month-greyhound-bus-from-atlanta-sources   7.0 earthquake off Northern California prompts brief tsunami warninghttps://apnews.com/article/california-earthquake-tsunami-warning-e1c73514097b78dfc082e40f98d0d426   Hannah Kobayashi's family investigating possibility she was part of immigration marriage scamhttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/hannah-kobayashis-family-investigating-possibility-was-part-immigratio-rcna183014   Father of victim in NYC subway chokehold case sues defendant Daniel Pennyhttps://www.aol.com/news/father-victim-nyc-subway-chokehold-170139083.html    Shohei Ohtani agrees to record $700 million, 10-year contract with Dodgershttps://apnews.com/article/ohtani-dodgers-mlb-0462c7dcd08a5afedd92912ba69f8e8a    Trump double

Today's Sponsor: Ground Newshttp://thisistheconversationproject.com/groundnews Today's Rundown:UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot in New Yorkhttps://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/04/unitedhealth-cancels-investor-day-after-reports-of-executive-shot-in-manhattan.html   Amazon sued by DC attorney general for allegedly excluding neighborhoods from Prime deliveryhttps://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/04/amazon-sued-by-dc-ag-over-excluding-areas-from-prime-delivery.html   Spotify Wrapped 2024 is here, and Taylor Swift is once again the platform’s most-streamed artisthttps://apnews.com/article/spotify-wrapped-2024-taylor-swift-306707264ea42c6e65ee82d79b4f833e   Police say searchers don’t expect to find woman in Pennsylvania sinkhole alivehttps://apnews.com/article/missing-woman-pennsylvania-sinkhole-search-dda439c0b12e9f43e012df2d264c9b54   South Korea’s opposition parties submit a motion to impeach President Yoon over sudden martial lawhttps://apnews.com/article/south-korea-yoon-martial-law-25a2a7c957e77a19f771b6b7c56a2

Today's Sponsor: Ground Newshttp://thisistheconversationproject.com/groundnews Today's Rundown:South Korea lifts president’s martial law decree after lawmakers reject military rulehttps://apnews.com/article/south-korea-yoon-martial-law-997c22ac93f6a9bece68454597e577c1   Missing Hawaii woman Hannah Kobayashi crossed US-Mexico border, LAPD sayshttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/12/03/hannah-kobayashi-missing-person-case-update/76727694007/ Hunt is on to find 2 Americans, 1 Canadian who disappeared scaling New Zealand's tallest mountainhttps://abcnews.go.com/International/hunt-find-2-americans-1-canadian-disappeared-scaling/story?id=116400252   Village People singer thanks Donald Trump for using ‘Y.M.C.A.’ and denies it is 'gay anthem'https://www.euronews.com/culture/2024/12/03/village-people-singer-thanks-donald-trump-for-using-ymca-and-denies-it-is-gay-anthem   Cargill lays off 5% of its workforce, with job cuts impacting thousands of employees globallyhttps://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/car

Today's Sponsor: Ground Newsthisistheconversationproject.com/groundnews                 Today's Rundown:Britney Spears declared legally single after Sam Asghari divorcehttps://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2024/12/02/britney-spears-legally-single-sam-asghari-divorce/76711696007/   Drake’s UMG Lawsuit Backfires as Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” Sees 440% Sales Surge and 20% Stream Increasehttps://balleralert.com/profiles/blogs/drakes-umg-lawsuit-backfires-as-kendrick-lamars-not-like-us-sees-surge/   AC/DC Announce 2025 North American Power Up Tourhttps://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/ac-dc-announce-2025-north-140737962.html    First transgender attorney to argue before the Supreme Court, challenging health care ban for minorshttps://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-genderaffirming-care-minors-tennessee-trump-a6b408e7531ec4ac4826ce692e381cfb  Rose Bowl Stadium announces renovation plans for 102-year-old landmarkhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2024/12/02/rose-bowl-stadium-renovations

Today's Sponsor: Ground Newsthisistheconversationproject.com/groundnews                 Today's Rundown:Hunter Biden pardoned for tax, gun charges by President Joe Bidenhttps://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/hunter-biden-pardon-2/   Donald Trump, Justin Trudeau meet at Mar-a-Lago amid tariff threatshttps://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-trudeau-meet-mar-lago-amid-tariff-threats/story?id=116329095    Josh Allen throws touchdown pass to himself on Bills amazing lateral vs. 49ershttps://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/football/nfl/bills/2024/12/01/josh-allen-passing-receiving-touchdown-to-himself-buffalo-bills-san-francisco-49ers/76695069007     James Van Der Beek selling 'Varsity Blues' jerseys to help pay for cancer treatment costshttps://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2024/11/30/james-van-der-beek-merch-cancer-treatment/76678543007/?tbref=hp   Gabby Petito's Dad Combats 'Missing White Woman Syndrome' with TV Series Focused on Marginalized Communitieshttps://people.com/gabby-petito-dad-faces-mis

Today's Sponsor: AppSumohttps://thisistheconversationproject.com/appsumo                 Today's Rundown:Jose Ibarra found guilty of murder in trial over death of Laken Riley, sentenced to life in prison without parolehttps://www.aol.com/news/defense-rests-trial-man-accused-142042529.html   House Ethics Committee doesn't agree to release highly anticipated Matt Gaetz report after investigationhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/11/20/house-ethics-matt-gaetz-donald-trump-attorney-general/76451733007/   Comcast to announce the spinoff of cable networks, including MSNBC, CNBC and USA, sources sayhttps://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/comcast-announce-spinoff-cable-networks-msnbc-usa-sources-say-rcna180919   Texas offers 1,400 acre Starr County ranch to Trump for mass deportation planshttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/19/texas-border-starr-county-ranch-trump-deportation/     Liam Payne’s One Direction bandmates among the mourners at singer’s funeralhttps://apnews.com/article/lia

Today's Sponsor: Zenni Opticalhttps://thisistheconversationproject.com/zenni                 Today's Rundown:Trump chooses anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretaryhttps://apnews.com/article/trump-rfk-hhs-health-kennedy-f40ee2398e3a280c1586eecdd80bdf7c   Pentagon received hundreds of reports of new UFO sightingshttps://www.cnn.com/2024/11/14/politics/pentagon-report-ufo-sitings/index.html  North Korea’s Kim orders mass production of attack droneshttps://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2024/11/15/north-koreas-kim-orders-mass-production-of-attack-drones-state-media   The Onion has won the bid for Infowars’ assetshttps://www.cnn.com/2024/11/14/business/onion-alex-jones-infowars-auction/index.htmlhttps://www.cnn.com/2024/11/14/business/onion-alex-jones-infowars-auction/index.html   Amazon takes on Temu and Shein with discount 'Amazon Haul' storehttps://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-takes-temu-shein-discount-160229652.html  Craig Melvin replacing Hoda Kotb as 'Today' show co-anchor with Savannah G

Today's Sponsor: Zenni Opticalhttps://thisistheconversationproject.com/zenni                 Today's Rundown:Trump and Biden both call for smooth transition in historic Oval Office meetinghttps://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-trump-meet-oval-office-post-election-tradition/story?id=115785681   Trump Nominates More To Join His Team With Many Names Leaving Pundits Scratching Their Heads -Pete Hegseth For Secretary Of Defense: ttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/trump-nominates-fox-news-host-pete-hegseth-secretary-of-defense-1236060307/ -Tulsi Gabbard For Director Of National Intelligence: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-appoints-tulsi-gabbard-director-national-intelligence-fearless-spirit.amp -Matt Gaetz For Attorney General: https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/13/politics/matt-gaetz-attorney-general/index.html -Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy To Lead New ‘Department Of Government Efficiency’ (DOGE): https://www.wbaltv.com/article/elon-musk-vivek-ramaswamy-department-of-government-efficiency-trump/6

Today's Sponsor: Zenni Opticalhttps://thisistheconversationproject.com/zenni                 Today's Rundown:Trump set to select Sen. Marco Rubio to serve as secretary of state in historic appointmenthttps://nypost.com/2024/11/11/us-news/trump-selects-sen-marco-rubio-to-serve-as-secretary-of-state-in-historic-appointment-report/      Donald Trump's New York hush money sentencing in jeopardy as case deadlines pausedhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/11/12/donald-trump-hush-money-case-deadlines-paused/76199834007/   Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years on federal chargeshttps://abcnews.go.com/US/jack-teixeira-pentagon-secrets-leaker-set-sentenced-faces/story?id=115762346   Lena Dunham Writing Movie About FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried for Apple, A24https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/lena-dunham-ftx-sam-bankman-fried-apple-a24-1236059813/    JetBlue plane apparently struck by gunfire in Haiti continued safely to New Yorkhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-n

Today's Sponsor: Zenni Opticalhttps://thisistheconversationproject.com/zenni                 Today's Rundown:FEMA supervisor fired, under investigation after allegedly advising team to avoid homes with Trump signshttps://abcnews.go.com/US/fema-supervisor-fired-investigation-after-allegedly-advising-team/story?id=115700538    New York City ending voucher program that allowed migrant families to buy their own foodhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/new-york-city-ending-voucher-program-that-allowed-migrant-families-to-buy-their-own-food/ar-AA1tHt2g     Sean 'Diddy' Combs again requests release from jail, but with new conditionshttps://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2024/11/08/diddy-requests-release-from-brooklyn-mdc/76135769007/   Missing Wylie, Texaswoman found safe by local residenthttps://www.fox4news.com/news/wylie-missing-melonie-ballenger-search   Racist text messages referencing slavery raise alarms in multiple states and prompt investigationshttps://apnews.com/article/text-messages-sl

Today's Sponsor: The Now What Network Manifestohttps://www.amazon.com/Now-What-Network-Manifesto-Actually/dp/B0DLBFY221/                 Today's Rundown:Pollster Ann Selzer 'reviewing data' after setting off media firestorm with Iowa poll showing Harris aheadhttps://www.foxnews.com/media/pollster-ann-selzer-reviewing-data-after-setting-off-media-firestorm-iowa-poll-showing-harris-ahead.amp     Special counsel Jack Smith expected to wind down Trump prosecutionshttps://abcnews.go.com/Politics/special-counsel-jack-smith-expected-wind-trump-prosecutions/story?id=115571646    Trump picks Susie Wiles for White House chief of staffhttps://thehill.com/homenews/4979786-susie-wiles-chief-of-staff/   President Biden has no plans of pardoning son Hunter Biden, White House sayshttps://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-not-pardon-son-hunter-biden/story?id=115620314      43 monkeys escape South Carolina research facility; police warn residents to secure doors and windowshttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/monkeys-escape-south-carolina

Today's Sponsor: The Now What Network Manifestohttps://www.amazon.com/Now-What-Network-Manifesto-Actually/dp/B0DLBFY221/                 Today's Rundown:Charlamagne Tha God Calls Out People Who Voiced Their Support for Kamala Harris But ‘Went In the Booth’ to Vote for Donald Trumphttps://atlantablackstar.com/2024/11/06/charlamagne-tha-god-calls-out-people-who-voiced-support-for-kamala-harris-but-voted-for-donald-trump/     Bannon Floats Marjorie Taylor Greene For Trump Cabinet Post As Both Vow Retribution Against Liz Cheneyhttps://www.mediaite.com/news/bannon-floats-marjorie-taylor-greene-for-trump-cabinet-post-as-both-vow-retribution-against-liz-cheney/?utm_source=mediaite_smartnews_redirect         Former Survivor Contestant Nick Brown Becomes First Black Person to be Elected Attorney General in Washingtonhttps://people.com/former-survivor-contestant-nick-brown-elected-state-attorney-general-8740949   Arizona Voter Tells MSNBC He Decided to Vote For Trump Because Harris Didn’t Go on Joe Roganhttps://www.med

Today's Sponsor: The Now What Network Manifestohttps://www.amazon.com/Now-What-Network-Manifesto-Actually/dp/B0DLBFY221/                 Today's Rundown:Donald Trump is elected the 47th president of the United States in a remarkable political comeback https://apnews.com/live/trump-harris-election-updates-11-5-2024    Republicans take Senate majority with wins in Ohio and West Virginiahttps://www.yahoo.com/news/control-congress-stake-presidents-agenda-050115833.html  Democrat Josh Stein defeats Republican Mark Robinson in N.C. governor's racehttps://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/mark-robinson-north-carolina-election-2024-1235154549/  Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes can proceed, a Pennsylvania judge sayshttps://apnews.com/article/musk-million-sweepstakes-lottery-pennsylvania-krasner-4f683c48eb7dcc57f183e54ef16e7320    Ukrainian troops have engaged with North Korean units for the 1st time in Russia, an official sayshttps://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-north-korea-troops-c8cf

Today's Sponsor: The Now What Network Manifestohttps://www.amazon.com/Now-What-Network-Manifesto-Actually/dp/B0DLBFY221/                 Today's Rundown:Video of Jordan Neely's subway chokehold death shown to jury in Daniel Penny manslaughter trialhttps://abcnews.go.com/US/video-jordan-neelys-subway-chokehold-death-shown-jury/story?id=115464072      Remains of nearly 30 Civil War veterans found in a funeral home’s storage are laid to resthttps://apnews.com/article/civil-war-remains-pawtucket-washington-b818b8160ca953a91497e4fe8ec1ef15   Tim Henman hits out as embarrassing crowd of 400 watch women’s finals in Saudi Arabiahttps://sports.yahoo.com/tim-henman-hits-embarrassing-crowd-205600871.html   Morrissey’s Dallas Concert Cut Short After Fans Invade the Stagehttps://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/morrissey-dallas-concert-cut-short-183340988.html   Mariah Carey unveils Madame Tussauds wax figure, stuns fans with realistic likenesshttps://tribune.com.pk/story/2507311/mariah-carey-unveils-madame-tussauds-wax-figure

Today's Sponsor: The Now What Network Manifestohttps://www.amazon.com/Now-What-Network-Manifesto-Actually/dp/B0DLBFY221/     ONE DAY OLDER ON NOVEMBER 4:Ralph Macchio (63)Matthew McConaughey (55)Sean Combs (55)    WHAT HAPPENED TODAY:1939: Air conditioners in cars were introduced by Packard Motor Company in Chicago.1980: Ronald Reagan won the White House, defeating President Jimmy Carter by a wide margin.2008: Barack Obama was elected the 44th President of the United States.    WORD OF THE DAY: bauble    [ baw-buhl ]https://www.dictionary.com/browse/baublecheap showy jewelry or ornamentShe couldn't resist adding another bauble to her collection, even though her jewelry box was already overflowing.   DAIILY AFFIRMATION: I am deeply fulfilled with who I am.Reduced Negative Thoughts: This affirmation helps in minimizing the influence of negative thoughts and self-doubt, promoting a more positive outlook on life .    Enhanced Self-Esteem: Affirming one's fulfillment with oneself boosts self-esteem by affirming pe