Lighter Side of the News 2-13-25

News for 2/13

Episode Transcript

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Ninety three point nine. Night Eyessa, The Lighter Side of
News with Melissa Foreman. Welcome to Thursday. It is February thirteenth.
Happy Gallantine's Day. That's awesome. All right, here's what's going on.
You know those NASA astronauts that have been stuck in
space since June, Well, they may return home from the
International Space Station sooner than anticipated. It was gonna be April,
and now they're saying maybe March twelfth. That would be awesome.

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You know, you've been on vacation way too long. You're
ready to come home. Okay, all right. Kevin Hart has
been named the on court EMC for this Sunday's NBA
All Star Game. That's gonna be really cool. So the
first time the NBA has had someone in MC that role.
Bob Dylan's biopic A Complete Unknown, It's really good. It's
coming out February twenty fifth, so you could stream that.
Queen's crazy Little Thing called Love just surpassed the one

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billion stream mark on Spotify. Green Day, the band they
developed and made an appearance in an upcoming film. It's
called New Year's rev It follows a band as they
travel across the country believing that they're going to open
for Green Day on New Year's Eve. Looks really cool.
That's gonna be awesome. I want to check that out.
I'll remind you, and that's out. Pat Benatar and her
husband and guitarist are touring the US. They'll begin April eleventh.

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I'll let you know if they come to Chicago. And finally,
Squish Mellows. They're so cute. Everyone loves them. Now they're
releasing a pet toy line called Shoo Mees. I think
they were inspired by Taylor Swift Swift and Taylor and
Trevor Kelsey. I'm not sure what was up with that,
but anyway, that's what they said. So there you go.
That's a look at your lighter side of the news.
If you're fully up to date for this Galentine's date,

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February thirteenth. Let's see how those roads look.