In today's episode (July 26, 2025), we sail through the stormy seas of diplomacy and data:
China and the U.S. lock horns again at the U.N., while Vice Premier He Lifeng heads to Sweden ahead of an August trade deadline.
South Korea pushes for a last-minute shipbuilding pact with Washington to avert tariff hikes.
Meanwhile, global stock markets take a breather after record highs, preparing for what traders are calling “Risk Week.”
On the sports front, A’s rookie Nick Kurtz smashes a historic MLB record with four home runs in a single game—proving someone out there is still winning big.
Tune in as we break down the top stories with satire, insight, and just a touch of dark humor.
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The heart was always off-limits to surgeons. Cutting into it spelled instant death for the patient. That is, until a ragtag group of doctors scattered across the Midwest and Texas decided to throw out the rule book. Working in makeshift laboratories and home garages, using medical devices made from scavenged machine parts and beer tubes, these men and women invented the field of open heart surgery. Odds are, someone you know is alive because of them. So why has history left them behind? Presented by Chris Pine, CARDIAC COWBOYS tells the gripping true story behind the birth of heart surgery, and the young, Greatest Generation doctors who made it happen. For years, they competed and feuded, racing to be the first, the best, and the most prolific. Some appeared on the cover of Time Magazine, operated on kings and advised presidents. Others ended up disgraced, penniless, and convicted of felonies. Together, they ignited a revolution in medicine, and changed the world.
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