Episode 298
Small Talk - From Bouncy Castles to El Nino: What a Ride!
Small Talk - Amazon Prime Day 2026, Clint Eastwood's Retirement, and Toy Story 5! Get ready for a wild ride through the latest gossip and giggles! We’re spillin’ the beans on Amazon’s Prime Day 2026—yep, it’s a four-day extravaganza! Who knew shopping could be so epic? And speaking of epic, Clint Eastwood is hangin’ up his boots, telling his caregiver to “make my broth” instead of movies. Classic! Plus, we chat about Florida suing OpenAI—yikes, talk about drama! Oh, and did I mention Taylor Swift’s droppin’ a new jam for Toy Story 5? You don’t wanna miss this fun-packed episode! Grab your snacks and let’s dive in!
Takeaways:
- Amazon's Prime Day is a four-day extravaganza now, running from June 23 to 26, 2026!
- Clint Eastwood has officially hung up his hat, spending his days making broth puns!
- Florida's suing OpenAI over ChatGPT's alleged safety risks for kiddos—what a wild ride!
- A tragic bouncy castle incident in Quebec reminds us to always pin those things down, folks!
- Taylor Swift's dropping a new jam for Toy Story 5—can't wait to hear it bop!
- The World Meteorological Organization says an El Nino is coming, so brace yourselves for weather shenanigans!
Transcript
Time to take a look at some small talk.
Speaker A: has announced that Prime Day: Speaker A:So it has now expanded to a four day sale for Prime Day Gold has now surpassed US government bonds as the preferred reserve investment among many central banks.
Speaker A:People into finance stuff are gonna gonna tell you that's a big deal.
Speaker A:That's, that's pretty fascinating.
Speaker A:The AI company Anthropic, which is behind one of the most successful AI chat programs, Claude has announced plans to go public.
Speaker A:Details on timing and valuation are not released yet, but that will be one you'll want to get on.
Speaker A:In my humble opinion.
Speaker A:This is not investment advice.
Speaker A:Blah blah, blah, blah blah.
Speaker A:Clint Eastwood is officially retired now.
Speaker A:He spends his days telling his caregiver, go ahead, make my broth.
Speaker A:Florida, speaking of AI, has become the first state to sue OpenAI, owner of ChatGPT over alleged child safety risks affiliated with the program.
Speaker A:A tragedy in Quebec left a three year old girl dead after a bouncy castle was lifted into the air by strong winds during a community event.
Speaker A:It's not the first time I've seen that type of a headline.
Speaker A:It's scary.
Speaker A:You'd think those things would be pinned down.
Speaker A:Well, the White House Correspondents Dinner is rescheduled for 24 July after the original event was dispute disrupted by a security incident.
Speaker A:Of course it is the third day of June, which is National Tailor's Day, so visit a tailor and take them out.
Speaker A:Or if you've lost a little, wait, take them in.
Speaker A:It's also International Somalia Day.
Speaker A:I wonder what kind of wine pairs well with International Somalia Day.
Speaker A:The World Meteorological Organization, which is a wing, a special division of the United nations, is warning everyone across the globe this will likely be an El Nino this year.
Speaker A:An 80% chance that we have an El Nino this year.
Speaker A:More details on the el Nino at 7:45.
Speaker A:And Taylor Swift has written and recorded a new song for the new Toy story, Toy Story 5.
Speaker A:It's called I knew it, I knew you and is set to release on Friday.
Speaker A:More details on that story at 8:15.
