This week, the crew dives into another wild mix of headlines — from the government pausing SNAP benefits to massive AI-driven layoffs, influencer degrees in China, and a cop stopping for pizza before responding to a shooting.

Timestamps

• 03:19 | Fun Facts

• 18:27 | SNAP Benefits On Hold

• 37:09 | AI Job Layoffs

• 69:41 | China Wants Influencers to Have Degrees

• 84:33 | “67” Named Word of the Year

• 90:48 | Cop Stops for Pizza During Shooting Response

• 103:32 | If You Could Delete One Human Emotion

This Week’s Topics

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   SNAP coverage paused for millions → NPR

   
   


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   Companies announce 157,000 AI-related job cuts

   
   


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   China now requires influencers to have degrees → Economic Times

   
   


4. 
   

   “67” chosen as Dictionary.com’s Word of the Year → NPR

   
   


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   Cop stops for pizza and ATM before responding to shooting → NBC News

   
   


6. 
   

   Chipotle CEO says Gen Z and Millennials are “too broke and burdened” to eat out → Yahoo Finance

   
   


7. 
   

   Thought Experiment: If you could delete one human emotion to make the world better, what would it be?

   
   

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