1) When tragedy becomes a pay‑per‑view debate. Anthony Joshua walks away with “minor bruises” while two associates are dead — we unpack how social media, bettors, and PR teams turn a roadside tragedy on a deadly Nigerian highway into a scheduling problem for next month’s fight. Expect sharp cultural analysis of performative grief, attention economies, and road‑safety erasure. Tune in to hear why human loss gets reduced to a headline and a betting slip. Keywords: Anthony Joshua, celebrity crash, performative grief, Nigerian road safety, pay‑per‑view.

2) We will pay extra to be told what to feel. This week we peel back Avatar: Fire and Ash’s $760M weekend to reveal how franchises, IMAX premiums, and algorithmic hype have turned spectacle into a ledger. From franchise scaffolding to studio consolidation and box‑office math, we explain why blockbuster economics now dictate cultural taste. Stick around to find out who profits when films sell feelings instead of art. Keywords: Avatar Fire and Ash, box office, IMAX, film industry, blockbusters.

3) 1998 mailed us some of 2025 — and missed a lot. Using Gallup and Roper Center polling, we revisit predictions about a Black president, gay marriage, pandemics, and the missing woman president and cure for cancer, plus why national satisfaction fell from 60% to 24%. A clear look at which forecasts were prescient, which were wishful, and what those guesses say about American hopes and anxieties. Listen to see what history got right — and what it refused to imagine. Keywords: 1998 predictions, Gallup poll, Roper Center, 2025, social trends.

4) The planet just leaked its oldest receipts. From a 4.16‑billion‑year rock and microlightning that might have sparked life, to methane‑eating abyssal ecosystems and an inner core that misbehaves (yes, gold is moving), we tour Earth’s strangest, oldest surprises. Big‑picture geology, eerie discoveries, and what ancient weirdness means for our tiny, scheduled dramas. Dive in to discover how indifferent and marvelous the planet really is. Keywords: ancient rock, microlightning, hadal zone, Earth core, geology.

5) Two dead, no U.S. casualties — and the memos stay classified. American Mercy investigates Operation Southern Spear: a U.S. strike in the eastern Pacific, 107+ dead overall, DOJ legal cover, and strikes and blockades near Venezuela that normalize lethal secrecy. We examine the legal, ethical, and human costs of clandestine force and what silence from power enables. Tune in for a deep, accountable look at how secrecy becomes policy. Keywords: Operation Southern Spear, U.S. strike, Venezuela, extrajudicial killings, national security.

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