October 24, 2025 • 25 mins
This week's strange and bizarre news gives us a lion on the road and a man who faked his death.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Start your day with Wes. You're listening to the West
Carrol Morning Show.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
Friday morning, twenty fourth day of October. I'm Wes. Thanks
for joining me a little over a week away from
Made of Stars Live as we take the podcast to
the Coca Cola Space Science Center and give you a
chance to come and watch us right there inside the planetarium.
We invite you to do that for free. There's no charge.
(00:29):
You can come and watch us through the Made of
Stars podcast right there.
Speaker 3 (00:33):
So if you like.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
Space and you like space related news stories, you should
be listening to Mati of Stars anyway available where you
get this podcast. If you're not already doing that, you
should check us out and join us for Made of
Stars Live. And I've had a number of people. Was
talking to doctor Sean Cruise and my partner on Made
of Stars yesterday about this on yesterday's Made of Stars show.
(00:57):
We drop every Thursday or most Thursday. Occasionally we get
in there a little early, and we were discussing the
fact that I have many people over the years regularly
still ask me, Hey, my kids interested in podcasting and
can my kid come and watch you.
Speaker 3 (01:17):
Do what you do?
Speaker 2 (01:19):
And you know, there's you know a number of re
like in look, there's a few reasons. That gets complicated
and tricky, but I'll just you know, maybe at the
top of the list and no offense, but there's you know,
I do this show out of my home and I
don't really I'm not a big hey, come on in.
(01:40):
I don't have the you know, basement or giant studio
area of a Joe Rogan or one of those shows,
or even Bill Maher with his show. That's not what
I've got, you know, it's not you know, Mark Maron
in his garage kind of thing. You have to physically
be inside my home to sit in with me.
Speaker 3 (02:01):
While I do this.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
So if you really want to see how a podcast
gets made or your kid to do that or whatever,
and you want to see kind of the little bit
of the behind the scenes, it won't exactly be what
we do because Shawn and I typically do this. He's
working at the Space Science Center and we do the
show to you know, help promote events and things going
(02:23):
on there, and then I'm in my studio at home.
But you'll get the idea we'll be there in person.
But anyway, it's free. You can come join us for
that and it immediately will be followed by Astronomy Night,
which is you know, also free, and you can check
out the Nighttime Sky happening November one, six pm at
the Coca Cola Space Science Center and it's free, so
(02:45):
join us for Meta Stars Live followed by Astronomy Night.
I'm going to get into the good news and then
the strange and bizarre newsroom around the world. But first
I just want to make an observation.
Speaker 3 (02:57):
Who knew that getting.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
So who intertwined with gambling as a sponsor for the
world of sports could create complications? There were already complications,
but who knew? Now we've got this NBA story that has,
you know, according to the FBI, some connections to the
(03:20):
mafia and players and coaches and poker games.
Speaker 3 (03:26):
Who knew?
Speaker 2 (03:28):
It's almost like it wasn't a good idea to I mean,
we already had that, and then now it's like you
can't watch sports without seeing ads for you know, twenty
or thirty different gambling sites. And look, if you are
into that, that's what you want to do. You want
to gamble on sports or whatever within the confines of
the law. I'm all for, Like you be you right,
(03:53):
you be you. I'm not a big fan of it.
I don't do it. It's not anything that interests me.
But when I see it when I'm watching sports, college
or professional sports, it really makes me think that there's
and we have all the accusations of people saying, well,
they're clearly this player is rigging this, or this person's
(04:14):
tanking this or whatever, and now we're getting confirmation that
that's at least happening in some level to some degree.
Going back to the days of the you know, Kobe
Bryant Lakers and the you know, late era Bulls, we
had referees back then that have come out and said, yeah,
you know, I had people that were had to take
care of sometimes, and it seemed clear to me that
(04:39):
some of those games the officiating wasn't great. It seemed
we got a story coming up after.
Speaker 3 (04:45):
The break about basically AI.
Speaker 2 (04:49):
The NFL is looking into that, with AI having nothing
to do with this, but something to try to help
with officiating. And we know some of the college games
the officiating has been I mean questionable as being very generous, right,
very generous. We'll talk about that a little bit later,
but anyway, this situation with the NBA Chauncey Billups and others.
(05:13):
It's a mess. NBA has a big mess on their hands.
Four teams involved in this, one of them the Precious Lakers.
Speaker 3 (05:21):
So who knew?
Speaker 1 (05:23):
Who knew?
Speaker 2 (05:24):
This wasn't going to be a good idea? I've only
said it on this show and others about one hundred times. Hey,
let's get into some good news. How about this? Four
years ago, Tim Heatherley visited a doctor because some people
told him he should see a doctor because of the
type of back pain that he was having. So he
(05:44):
found out that he had chronic kidney disease, which was
a life changing diagnosis, especially for someone in his late twenties.
Tim's kidneys were failing, so dialysis became a big part
of his life. Four hours a day, three days a week.
He was can i to a machine that kept him
alive but stole his freedom. Tim needed a transplant, but
(06:05):
when friends stepped up to donate, they were all rejected
by doctors. Tim's mom took the next step and posted
Tim's story on Facebook, and that turned out to be
the right move. A stranger from Tim's hometown in Missouri
found the post and was inspired to try to help
out that special stranger. Joe Turner said he remembered all
(06:27):
of the times he had struggled and been given second chances,
and thought would be a good chance for him to
offer someone else a second chance. Joe had test conducted
by doctors found out he was a perfect match. It
led to successful surgeries, Tim's life turning around within days
of leaving the hospital. Tim grateful for Joe's sacrifice, which
(06:48):
he admits was an unexpected gift. He's doing something huge
for a stranger, Tim explained, which in this day and age,
it's not a lot of people doing that for their friends,
let alone a complete stranger. The two men both still
healing and message each other now every day. The two
strangers have become close friends now since the surgery, So
(07:12):
strangers to friends, to sharing this bond, sharing this kidney experience.
Speaker 3 (07:18):
That's excellent stuff. There, great story, all right.
Speaker 2 (07:21):
Like many things, Halloween costumes getting more expensive in Austin, Texas.
Chris Wagoner is doing his part to help those in
need by turning thrift store treasures into fun costume donations.
Chris shops thrift stores for shiny, furry or sparkly stuff
and then washes glues and sews them into one of
a kind costumes for kids who might otherwise go without.
(07:44):
He's been doing it for nine years and also hosting
free events each fall where kids can pick out their favorites.
This year's been especially busy. His vision remains the same,
put smiles on the faces of as many kids as possible.
He says, I want every all the kids, their parents, whatever,
to feel like they are getting the same thing that
(08:04):
somebody went out and bought. The goal, he says, is
to make people better than they were before the event.
If there's somebody there to help you, and then you're
more likely to turn around and help somebody else. Great story,
great experience. Nice job there, Chris. All right, that's some
good news. Now strange and bizarre news from around the world.
(08:27):
We start in South Africa. Truck spills happen all the
time on highways, not all the time. They happen often,
but they can be a little different. In South Africa,
drivers on a rural highway got quite the surprise when
a lion escaped from the roof of a moving transport
truck and stood there for a moment before taking a
(08:48):
flying leap to the ground. The big cat then casually
took a stroll on the road before finally coming to
a rest under a tree. The shocking moment was captured
on a driver's dash cam and then shared on social media.
Workers transporting the lion shot it with a tranquilizer dart
(09:09):
and reloaded it back into the truck to finish its
trip to a game farm. They say the animal had
a few scrapes and a damaged nail. I hate that,
but otherwise was fine.
Speaker 3 (09:25):
That's a crazy story.
Speaker 2 (09:27):
The global Amazon Web Services outage earlier this week affected
numerous websites, apps, and businesses, but it also affected sleep
for some people. Users of eight Sleep smartbeds say the
AWS outage caused the heat settings on their mattresses to
stop responding, resulting in numerous complaints of beds overheating with
(09:49):
no way to cool them down.
Speaker 3 (09:52):
That's not good.
Speaker 2 (09:53):
Some said it caused their mattress to become stuck in
an incline position. The CEO of eighth Sleep, which makes
the high end smart beds that sell for about five grand,
acknowledged the issues and said the company is taking steps
to fix them. The beds were said to be fully
functional by late Monday night. That's a that's an ugly mess.
(10:20):
I mean basically the bed is trying to cook you right, yeah,
no word if they were listening to Midnight Oil maybe
while they were trying to sleep.
Speaker 3 (10:33):
I don't know.
Speaker 2 (10:34):
Possibly. A Washington, DC woman was sick and tired of
smelling marijuana smoke wafting from her downstairs neighbor, so she
took him to court to get him to stop, and
she won. Seventy six year old josepha if Alito Shepherd said,
It's like the Liito Shuffle, isn't it.
Speaker 1 (10:52):
Said.
Speaker 2 (10:53):
The smell, which she compared to feces and skunk, coming
from the Thomas Cackett ground floor apartment down stairs, made
her sick, and it made it very hard for her
to be in her home. So she sued, and she
won a court ruling that Kakett could no longer smoke
weed in his own apartment. The judge said that his
(11:15):
use in enjoyment of marijuana is not as important as
Shepherd's use and enjoyment of her own property. Kakittt argued
to the court that he only smoked once a day
and never for longer than five minutes, insisting I am
not snoop Dogg. He appealed the court's ruling, but an
appeals court upheld the lower court's decision. Kakett is not
(11:36):
allowed to smoke within twenty five feet of Shepherd's home,
including on his own property. The I'm not snoop Dogg defense.
She would think maybe could hold up, but apparently not.
A bizarre international smuggling ring was broken up at the
airport in Tokyo when authorities intercepted three women wearing underwear
loaded with six hundred and fifty thousand dollars worth of
(11:59):
gold powder, not gold bond powder, gold powder. Authorities say
the operation was led by a thirty four year old
man who is accused of recruiting three women in their
twenties and thirties to carry the gold on a flight
from Hong Kong to Tokyo. Investigators say the women, who
(12:23):
all knew each other, were promised cash and travel expenses
in exchange for their role.
Speaker 3 (12:27):
The gold filled underwear.
Speaker 2 (12:29):
Was allegedly handed to them in Hong Kong. All three
women and the mastermind of the operation were arrested and
charged gold powder in your underwear gold powder. A shocking
case is I don't know how that works. It's gold powder.
Speaker 3 (12:50):
What do you like anyway?
Speaker 2 (12:52):
A shocking case is drawing attention to Italy's disability benefits
system after man in his seventies allegedly collected benefits for
fifty years because he's totally blind.
Speaker 3 (13:04):
Problem is not blind.
Speaker 2 (13:07):
The unidentified man was declared blind after a workplace accident
decades ago and has been receiving state support ever since.
But suspicions arose when Italy's finance police noticed inconsistencies during
routine checks, so they launched an undercover investigation. In what
they found little shocking. Officers followed and filmed the man
(13:29):
as he navigated the city with ease. He was seen
gardening with sharp tools, inspecting fruits and vegetables at the market,
paying for items, all without any assistance. The evidence was
enough to charge him with fraud against the state. Authorities
have now suspended all his benefits and launched a tax audit.
(13:51):
That kind of thing happened here. There'd be people saying,
you know, defending it, that didn't really happen. There's no
way that really happened. That's not even real. Was a
fake story. There's no way there's people collecting benefits at
one hundred and twenty something years old or one hundred
and fifty or whatever.
Speaker 3 (14:08):
Doge was shutting down.
Speaker 2 (14:10):
Hey, the next time you consider whether or not to
attend someone's funeral and think they won't know if I'm
there or not, you need to think about Mohan Lal,
a seventy four year old man in India who recently
faked his death staged a mock funeral just to see
who would attend. People were stunned to learn that the
man had died. Little did they know he staged the
(14:31):
entire thing, complete with a fake death certificate, funeral announcement.
Friends and family joined a funeral procession to say their
respects and were even more shocked when he suddenly sat
up in his coffin. Those who thought they were mourning
his death were outraged once they realized it was all fake.
Mohan said he wanted to see how much respect and
(14:52):
affection people would give me. To make it up to everybody,
he hosted a big feast and invited everyone to attend
to the funeral. While authorities are looking into whether or not.
Speaker 3 (15:01):
Any laws were broken.
Speaker 2 (15:06):
I mean, did he have gold powder in his underwear
while he was lying there in the coffin I think
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right after the break Well, it seems more adults are
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ordering off of kids menus at McDonald's. I'm gonna be
honest with you, I'm a big fan of doing it anywhere.
Speaker 3 (19:02):
That'll let me.
Speaker 2 (19:04):
Some places really look at you and give you a
dirty look. But if you're getting it to go, or
you're getting it carry out or whatever, they don't know.
I mean, my kids both still order off the Kid's menu.
They're both teenagers and they do it, so why not
push my luck?
Speaker 3 (19:21):
Can we do it as well? And it's usually plenty
of food.
Speaker 2 (19:24):
Now, I'm not saying I do it every time, but
this story is about people doing it specifically at McDonald's.
Or recent survey found forty four percent of American adults
have bought kids meals for themselves, And it makes sense.
A happy meal typically half the price of a full
sized meal, and it's not just about money. Some adults
choosing to order off the Kid's menu because they'd rather
(19:46):
have these smaller portion sizes, especially those that are taking
weight loss drugs like ozembic. Others are drawn to the
nostalgian comfort. In fact, McDonald's has leaned into the trend
by launching an adult version of kids meals like the
mcdonald'lnd meal, which taps into that retro vibe. So for me,
(20:06):
it's typically just like I don't really need like a
giant meal. I mean, we started doing it at Disney
because often you know you're about to get on another
ride and you want to eat something quickly and you
don't want to be overly full and just dragging. So
that was the first place we really started doing it.
And you know, we do it another We do it
(20:28):
in restaurants. Sometimes they kind of go, this isn't really
for adults, and then you just say, well, this is
what I ordered. Speaking of meals, there's a show called
Nobody Wants This and it's on Netflix and I guess
the new season of it premiered yesterday, And as it premiered,
(20:51):
Panera Bread has gotten into the hype of the return
of the show with a special limited time meal they
say is inspired by the show. The bake chain is
calling it the Everybody Wants This Meal and it includes
broccoli cheddar soup, a Kitchen Sink cookie, and passion papaya
iced green tea. Panera says the meal is somehow particular
(21:12):
to season two of the show. The show stars Kristen
Bell and Adam Brody. So if you're into the show
and you're into Panera bread, there you go. A sneaker
store owner in Placienta, California, known on TikTok as I'm
not going to say that hd nr LM dot Coeo
(21:36):
posted a viral video asking why sneaker sales are literally
dying despite slashing prices well below retail. His store, Hidden Realm,
is struggling. He's not just seeing fewer buyers. People aren't
even coming in.
Speaker 3 (21:50):
To sell their shoes.
Speaker 2 (21:51):
The eclipse sparked broader conversation about the collapse of the
sneaker resale market. It was once a booming thing, it's
now stagnant. Industry data show owing than only forty seven
percent of sneaker releases are reselling above retail, down from
fifty eight percent in twenty twenty. Inflation has been blamed
the economic uncertainty, oversupply from brands like Nike, they say,
(22:14):
have all contributed to the downturn. Many people also pointing
out you can't eat sneakers, groceries are more important. These
kinds of things have followed up the post on social media.
So kind of interesting. Wouldn't have thought that that would
ever be something that would suffer. I mean, typically, what
(22:36):
do they call them, sneaker files or sneaker heads or whatever.
You just kind of assume they're always going to be
out there. But we did go through a rough four
years in the law and still it's not perfect yet.
We're still trying to get there, aren't we. It's a
cuffing season and if you're single and looking for love,
you may want to spend some time in one of
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the following cities. Rental site Zumper ranked one.
Speaker 3 (23:02):
You know.
Speaker 2 (23:02):
The Zumper ranked one hundred major cities to find the
best places for singles based on a number of factors
including affordability, social life, job opportunities, how many people are
actually single. The number one city for singles in twenty
twenty five, according to their research, is Saint Louis, Knoxville,
(23:22):
out of nowhere at number two, Salt Lake City Atlanta
at number four on the list, Pittsburgh, Tallahassee, Minneapolis, Ashville, Richmond,
and Austin, Texas rounding out the top ten list. There
kind of interesting and nice to see Atlanta doing well
(23:44):
there for those singles. NFL owners got together recently and
it sounds like they're starting to talk about how AI
could assist with officiating as technology improves. With all the
camera angles available, we could see more computer involvement and
less reliance on the human referees who have had an
(24:05):
almost impossible job of watching twenty two people on the
field all at the same time. And I would think
based on the fact that we just had this suspension
right which basically they're calling it like a suspension, but
it's basically the referees from the Georgia Auburn game are
(24:28):
basically not allowed to do any more conference games for
the SEC, So that's the suspension. And I think that
folks that watch those games would probably think some AI
could have helped out a little bit with the way
that game went. Just saying that'll do it for this
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Start your day with Wes. You're listening to the West
Carrol Morning Show.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
Friday morning, twenty fourth day of October. I'm Wes. Thanks
for joining me a little over a week away from
Made of Stars Live as we take the podcast to
the Coca Cola Space Science Center and give you a
chance to come and watch us right there inside the planetarium.
We invite you to do that for free. There's no charge.
(00:29):
You can come and watch us through the Made of
Stars podcast right there.
Speaker 3 (00:33):
So if you like.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
Space and you like space related news stories, you should
be listening to Mati of Stars anyway available where you
get this podcast. If you're not already doing that, you
should check us out and join us for Made of
Stars Live. And I've had a number of people. Was
talking to doctor Sean Cruise and my partner on Made
of Stars yesterday about this on yesterday's Made of Stars show.
(00:57):
We drop every Thursday or most Thursday. Occasionally we get
in there a little early, and we were discussing the
fact that I have many people over the years regularly
still ask me, Hey, my kids interested in podcasting and
can my kid come and watch you.
Speaker 3 (01:17):
Do what you do?
Speaker 2 (01:19):
And you know, there's you know a number of re
like in look, there's a few reasons. That gets complicated
and tricky, but I'll just you know, maybe at the
top of the list and no offense, but there's you know,
I do this show out of my home and I
don't really I'm not a big hey, come on in.
(01:40):
I don't have the you know, basement or giant studio
area of a Joe Rogan or one of those shows,
or even Bill Maher with his show. That's not what
I've got, you know, it's not you know, Mark Maron
in his garage kind of thing. You have to physically
be inside my home to sit in with me.
Speaker 3 (02:01):
While I do this.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
So if you really want to see how a podcast
gets made or your kid to do that or whatever,
and you want to see kind of the little bit
of the behind the scenes, it won't exactly be what
we do because Shawn and I typically do this. He's
working at the Space Science Center and we do the
show to you know, help promote events and things going
(02:23):
on there, and then I'm in my studio at home.
But you'll get the idea we'll be there in person.
But anyway, it's free. You can come join us for
that and it immediately will be followed by Astronomy Night,
which is you know, also free, and you can check
out the Nighttime Sky happening November one, six pm at
the Coca Cola Space Science Center and it's free, so
(02:45):
join us for Meta Stars Live followed by Astronomy Night.
I'm going to get into the good news and then
the strange and bizarre newsroom around the world. But first
I just want to make an observation.
Speaker 3 (02:57):
Who knew that getting.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
So who intertwined with gambling as a sponsor for the
world of sports could create complications? There were already complications,
but who knew? Now we've got this NBA story that has,
you know, according to the FBI, some connections to the
(03:20):
mafia and players and coaches and poker games.
Speaker 3 (03:26):
Who knew?
Speaker 2 (03:28):
It's almost like it wasn't a good idea to I mean,
we already had that, and then now it's like you
can't watch sports without seeing ads for you know, twenty
or thirty different gambling sites. And look, if you are
into that, that's what you want to do. You want
to gamble on sports or whatever within the confines of
the law. I'm all for, Like you be you right,
(03:53):
you be you. I'm not a big fan of it.
I don't do it. It's not anything that interests me.
But when I see it when I'm watching sports, college
or professional sports, it really makes me think that there's
and we have all the accusations of people saying, well,
they're clearly this player is rigging this, or this person's
(04:14):
tanking this or whatever, and now we're getting confirmation that
that's at least happening in some level to some degree.
Going back to the days of the you know, Kobe
Bryant Lakers and the you know, late era Bulls, we
had referees back then that have come out and said, yeah,
you know, I had people that were had to take
care of sometimes, and it seemed clear to me that
(04:39):
some of those games the officiating wasn't great. It seemed
we got a story coming up after.
Speaker 3 (04:45):
The break about basically AI.
Speaker 2 (04:49):
The NFL is looking into that, with AI having nothing
to do with this, but something to try to help
with officiating. And we know some of the college games
the officiating has been I mean questionable as being very generous, right,
very generous. We'll talk about that a little bit later,
but anyway, this situation with the NBA Chauncey Billups and others.
(05:13):
It's a mess. NBA has a big mess on their hands.
Four teams involved in this, one of them the Precious Lakers.
Speaker 3 (05:21):
So who knew?
Speaker 1 (05:23):
Who knew?
Speaker 2 (05:24):
This wasn't going to be a good idea? I've only
said it on this show and others about one hundred times. Hey,
let's get into some good news. How about this? Four
years ago, Tim Heatherley visited a doctor because some people
told him he should see a doctor because of the
type of back pain that he was having. So he
(05:44):
found out that he had chronic kidney disease, which was
a life changing diagnosis, especially for someone in his late twenties.
Tim's kidneys were failing, so dialysis became a big part
of his life. Four hours a day, three days a week.
He was can i to a machine that kept him
alive but stole his freedom. Tim needed a transplant, but
(06:05):
when friends stepped up to donate, they were all rejected
by doctors. Tim's mom took the next step and posted
Tim's story on Facebook, and that turned out to be
the right move. A stranger from Tim's hometown in Missouri
found the post and was inspired to try to help
out that special stranger. Joe Turner said he remembered all
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of the times he had struggled and been given second chances,
and thought would be a good chance for him to
offer someone else a second chance. Joe had test conducted
by doctors found out he was a perfect match. It
led to successful surgeries, Tim's life turning around within days
of leaving the hospital. Tim grateful for Joe's sacrifice, which
(06:48):
he admits was an unexpected gift. He's doing something huge
for a stranger, Tim explained, which in this day and age,
it's not a lot of people doing that for their friends,
let alone a complete stranger. The two men both still
healing and message each other now every day. The two
strangers have become close friends now since the surgery, So
(07:12):
strangers to friends, to sharing this bond, sharing this kidney experience.
Speaker 3 (07:18):
That's excellent stuff. There, great story, all right.
Speaker 2 (07:21):
Like many things, Halloween costumes getting more expensive in Austin, Texas.
Chris Wagoner is doing his part to help those in
need by turning thrift store treasures into fun costume donations.
Chris shops thrift stores for shiny, furry or sparkly stuff
and then washes glues and sews them into one of
a kind costumes for kids who might otherwise go without.
(07:44):
He's been doing it for nine years and also hosting
free events each fall where kids can pick out their favorites.
This year's been especially busy. His vision remains the same,
put smiles on the faces of as many kids as possible.
He says, I want every all the kids, their parents, whatever,
to feel like they are getting the same thing that
(08:04):
somebody went out and bought. The goal, he says, is
to make people better than they were before the event.
If there's somebody there to help you, and then you're
more likely to turn around and help somebody else. Great story,
great experience. Nice job there, Chris. All right, that's some
good news. Now strange and bizarre news from around the world.
(08:27):
We start in South Africa. Truck spills happen all the
time on highways, not all the time. They happen often,
but they can be a little different. In South Africa,
drivers on a rural highway got quite the surprise when
a lion escaped from the roof of a moving transport
truck and stood there for a moment before taking a
(08:48):
flying leap to the ground. The big cat then casually
took a stroll on the road before finally coming to
a rest under a tree. The shocking moment was captured
on a driver's dash cam and then shared on social media.
Workers transporting the lion shot it with a tranquilizer dart
(09:09):
and reloaded it back into the truck to finish its
trip to a game farm. They say the animal had
a few scrapes and a damaged nail. I hate that,
but otherwise was fine.
Speaker 3 (09:25):
That's a crazy story.
Speaker 2 (09:27):
The global Amazon Web Services outage earlier this week affected
numerous websites, apps, and businesses, but it also affected sleep
for some people. Users of eight Sleep smartbeds say the
AWS outage caused the heat settings on their mattresses to
stop responding, resulting in numerous complaints of beds overheating with
(09:49):
no way to cool them down.
Speaker 3 (09:52):
That's not good.
Speaker 2 (09:53):
Some said it caused their mattress to become stuck in
an incline position. The CEO of eighth Sleep, which makes
the high end smart beds that sell for about five grand,
acknowledged the issues and said the company is taking steps
to fix them. The beds were said to be fully
functional by late Monday night. That's a that's an ugly mess.
(10:20):
I mean basically the bed is trying to cook you right, yeah,
no word if they were listening to Midnight Oil maybe
while they were trying to sleep.
Speaker 3 (10:33):
I don't know.
Speaker 2 (10:34):
Possibly. A Washington, DC woman was sick and tired of
smelling marijuana smoke wafting from her downstairs neighbor, so she
took him to court to get him to stop, and
she won. Seventy six year old josepha if Alito Shepherd said,
It's like the Liito Shuffle, isn't it.
Speaker 1 (10:52):
Said.
Speaker 2 (10:53):
The smell, which she compared to feces and skunk, coming
from the Thomas Cackett ground floor apartment down stairs, made
her sick, and it made it very hard for her
to be in her home. So she sued, and she
won a court ruling that Kakett could no longer smoke
weed in his own apartment. The judge said that his
(11:15):
use in enjoyment of marijuana is not as important as
Shepherd's use and enjoyment of her own property. Kakittt argued
to the court that he only smoked once a day
and never for longer than five minutes, insisting I am
not snoop Dogg. He appealed the court's ruling, but an
appeals court upheld the lower court's decision. Kakett is not
(11:36):
allowed to smoke within twenty five feet of Shepherd's home,
including on his own property. The I'm not snoop Dogg defense.
She would think maybe could hold up, but apparently not.
A bizarre international smuggling ring was broken up at the
airport in Tokyo when authorities intercepted three women wearing underwear
loaded with six hundred and fifty thousand dollars worth of
(11:59):
gold powder, not gold bond powder, gold powder. Authorities say
the operation was led by a thirty four year old
man who is accused of recruiting three women in their
twenties and thirties to carry the gold on a flight
from Hong Kong to Tokyo. Investigators say the women, who
(12:23):
all knew each other, were promised cash and travel expenses
in exchange for their role.
Speaker 3 (12:27):
The gold filled underwear.
Speaker 2 (12:29):
Was allegedly handed to them in Hong Kong. All three
women and the mastermind of the operation were arrested and
charged gold powder in your underwear gold powder. A shocking
case is I don't know how that works. It's gold powder.
Speaker 3 (12:50):
What do you like anyway?
Speaker 2 (12:52):
A shocking case is drawing attention to Italy's disability benefits
system after man in his seventies allegedly collected benefits for
fifty years because he's totally blind.
Speaker 3 (13:04):
Problem is not blind.
Speaker 2 (13:07):
The unidentified man was declared blind after a workplace accident
decades ago and has been receiving state support ever since.
But suspicions arose when Italy's finance police noticed inconsistencies during
routine checks, so they launched an undercover investigation. In what
they found little shocking. Officers followed and filmed the man
(13:29):
as he navigated the city with ease. He was seen
gardening with sharp tools, inspecting fruits and vegetables at the market,
paying for items, all without any assistance. The evidence was
enough to charge him with fraud against the state. Authorities
have now suspended all his benefits and launched a tax audit.
(13:51):
That kind of thing happened here. There'd be people saying,
you know, defending it, that didn't really happen. There's no
way that really happened. That's not even real. Was a
fake story. There's no way there's people collecting benefits at
one hundred and twenty something years old or one hundred
and fifty or whatever.
Speaker 3 (14:08):
Doge was shutting down.
Speaker 2 (14:10):
Hey, the next time you consider whether or not to
attend someone's funeral and think they won't know if I'm
there or not, you need to think about Mohan Lal,
a seventy four year old man in India who recently
faked his death staged a mock funeral just to see
who would attend. People were stunned to learn that the
man had died. Little did they know he staged the
(14:31):
entire thing, complete with a fake death certificate, funeral announcement.
Friends and family joined a funeral procession to say their
respects and were even more shocked when he suddenly sat
up in his coffin. Those who thought they were mourning
his death were outraged once they realized it was all fake.
Mohan said he wanted to see how much respect and
(14:52):
affection people would give me. To make it up to everybody,
he hosted a big feast and invited everyone to attend
to the funeral. While authorities are looking into whether or not.
Speaker 3 (15:01):
Any laws were broken.
Speaker 2 (15:06):
I mean, did he have gold powder in his underwear
while he was lying there in the coffin I think
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right after the break Well, it seems more adults are
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ordering off of kids menus at McDonald's. I'm gonna be
honest with you, I'm a big fan of doing it anywhere.
Speaker 3 (19:02):
That'll let me.
Speaker 2 (19:04):
Some places really look at you and give you a
dirty look. But if you're getting it to go, or
you're getting it carry out or whatever, they don't know.
I mean, my kids both still order off the Kid's menu.
They're both teenagers and they do it, so why not
push my luck?
Speaker 3 (19:21):
Can we do it as well? And it's usually plenty
of food.
Speaker 2 (19:24):
Now, I'm not saying I do it every time, but
this story is about people doing it specifically at McDonald's.
Or recent survey found forty four percent of American adults
have bought kids meals for themselves, And it makes sense.
A happy meal typically half the price of a full
sized meal, and it's not just about money. Some adults
choosing to order off the Kid's menu because they'd rather
(19:46):
have these smaller portion sizes, especially those that are taking
weight loss drugs like ozembic. Others are drawn to the
nostalgian comfort. In fact, McDonald's has leaned into the trend
by launching an adult version of kids meals like the
mcdonald'lnd meal, which taps into that retro vibe. So for me,
(20:06):
it's typically just like I don't really need like a
giant meal. I mean, we started doing it at Disney
because often you know you're about to get on another
ride and you want to eat something quickly and you
don't want to be overly full and just dragging. So
that was the first place we really started doing it.
And you know, we do it another We do it
(20:28):
in restaurants. Sometimes they kind of go, this isn't really
for adults, and then you just say, well, this is
what I ordered. Speaking of meals, there's a show called
Nobody Wants This and it's on Netflix and I guess
the new season of it premiered yesterday, And as it premiered,
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Panera Bread has gotten into the hype of the return
of the show with a special limited time meal they
say is inspired by the show. The bake chain is
calling it the Everybody Wants This Meal and it includes
broccoli cheddar soup, a Kitchen Sink cookie, and passion papaya
iced green tea. Panera says the meal is somehow particular
(21:12):
to season two of the show. The show stars Kristen
Bell and Adam Brody. So if you're into the show
and you're into Panera bread, there you go. A sneaker
store owner in Placienta, California, known on TikTok as I'm
not going to say that hd nr LM dot Coeo
(21:36):
posted a viral video asking why sneaker sales are literally
dying despite slashing prices well below retail. His store, Hidden Realm,
is struggling. He's not just seeing fewer buyers. People aren't
even coming in.
Speaker 3 (21:50):
To sell their shoes.
Speaker 2 (21:51):
The eclipse sparked broader conversation about the collapse of the
sneaker resale market. It was once a booming thing, it's
now stagnant. Industry data show owing than only forty seven
percent of sneaker releases are reselling above retail, down from
fifty eight percent in twenty twenty. Inflation has been blamed
the economic uncertainty, oversupply from brands like Nike, they say,
(22:14):
have all contributed to the downturn. Many people also pointing
out you can't eat sneakers, groceries are more important. These
kinds of things have followed up the post on social media.
So kind of interesting. Wouldn't have thought that that would
ever be something that would suffer. I mean, typically, what
(22:36):
do they call them, sneaker files or sneaker heads or whatever.
You just kind of assume they're always going to be
out there. But we did go through a rough four
years in the law and still it's not perfect yet.
We're still trying to get there, aren't we. It's a
cuffing season and if you're single and looking for love,
you may want to spend some time in one of
(22:58):
the following cities. Rental site Zumper ranked one.
Speaker 3 (23:02):
You know.
Speaker 2 (23:02):
The Zumper ranked one hundred major cities to find the
best places for singles based on a number of factors
including affordability, social life, job opportunities, how many people are
actually single. The number one city for singles in twenty
twenty five, according to their research, is Saint Louis, Knoxville,
(23:22):
out of nowhere at number two, Salt Lake City Atlanta
at number four on the list, Pittsburgh, Tallahassee, Minneapolis, Ashville, Richmond,
and Austin, Texas rounding out the top ten list. There
kind of interesting and nice to see Atlanta doing well
(23:44):
there for those singles. NFL owners got together recently and
it sounds like they're starting to talk about how AI
could assist with officiating as technology improves. With all the
camera angles available, we could see more computer involvement and
less reliance on the human referees who have had an
(24:05):
almost impossible job of watching twenty two people on the
field all at the same time. And I would think
based on the fact that we just had this suspension
right which basically they're calling it like a suspension, but
it's basically the referees from the Georgia Auburn game are
(24:28):
basically not allowed to do any more conference games for
the SEC, So that's the suspension. And I think that
folks that watch those games would probably think some AI
could have helped out a little bit with the way
that game went. Just saying that'll do it for this
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