Noticing the FBI in Crisis, the Free Solo Guy, and Naomi Osaka’s Latest Match
1/28/20261 hr 33 min
Things are really up and down this week. From the weather, to the Olympics to Alex Honnold up and then down that building. Tis the season to keep it together. Minnesota resources: https://www.standwithminnesota.com/ CALL YOUR REPS: https://5calls.org/issue/dhs-budget-ice-defund/ 12 min: Alex Honnold of Free Solo 30 min: Naomi Osaka 35 min: Moms at Weddings 40 min: Have You Noticed the Weather? 1 hour 5 min: Kash Patel’s FBI 1 hour 21 min: Nordic Combined at the Olympics 1 hour 24 min: Caps off to Whitney Cummings
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Claire Parker· Host0:43
[upbeat music] Good noticing, Ashley.
Ashley Hamilton· Host0:55
Good noticings to you, Claire.
Claire Parker· Host0:56
[clapping] This is good noticings.
Ashley Hamilton· Host0:58
This is good noticings. [upbeat music] Claire, what's up?
Claire Parker· Host1:02
Nothing. What's up with you? Happy snow day, and Zora and Mom Dani is New York City. No snow day for us.
Ashley Hamilton· Host1:07
No snow day for the kids, no snow day for nobody.
Claire Parker· Host1:11
We trudged through sleet and snow to give you guys all of the news- Morning ... that's fit to speak.
Ashley Hamilton· Host1:16
[laughing] [laughing] This morning, I tried putting musher wax on Buggy's toes.
Claire Parker· Host1:23
How'd it go? That seems like something she would... I just learned this word, pyrrhic.
Ashley Hamilton· Host1:27
What does it mean?
Claire Parker· Host1:28
It means when you win a war but at a cost that's too