Episode 367
Small Talk - Bats in Hotel Rooms & Taylor Swift's Celebrity Wedding!
Small Talk - Jersey Mike's Goes Public, Tour de France Kicks Off, and Wedding of the Year! Buckle up, folks! We’re diving into the wild world of randomness today, starting with the news that Jersey Mike's is about to hit the stock market! Get ready to invest in subs, chips, and maybe even a soda or two! We also chat about the Tour de France kicking off in sunny Spain—talk about a ride with a view! And wait, did you hear about the wedding of the century? Taylor Swift and Travis Kelsey tied the knot with Adam Sandler officiating—yep, you read that right! We’ve got all the juicy bits about celebs, soccer, and even a pilot who woke up to bats in his hotel room (yikes!). So grab your snacks and let’s get this party started!
Takeaways:
- Jersey Mike's is about to hit the stock market, so grab your sandwich and invest!
- The Tour de France kicked off in Spain, because why not ride bikes in the sun?
- Michael Weatherly is coming back to NCIS after a decade, like a TV time traveler!
- Mike Rowe is suing Discovery for $2 million, proving some jobs are dirtier than others!
- Soccer fans in Seattle are gearing up for a nail-biter against Belgium, so bring the snacks!
- A pilot woke up to bats in his hotel, talk about a wild room service experience!
Transcript
It's haystack.
Speaker A:And it's time for small talk where I give you a few random things you can discuss with random people.
Speaker A:Jersey Mike's, the nation's second largest sandwich chain behind Subway, is about to go public.
Speaker A:So your investment portfolio may come with chips and a drink soon.
Speaker A:The 113th Tour de France got underway yesterday with its grand depart in Barcelona, Spain.
Speaker A:Nothing says Tour de France like starting in Spain.
Speaker A: return to NCIS's Tony for the: Speaker A:He's been gone 10 years.
Speaker A:Wow.
Speaker A:Mike Rowe, one of my favorite guys ever, suing discovery for some $2 million, claiming unpaid narration fees for Deadliest Catch.
Speaker A:That is one dirty job he wants paid for $2 million.
Speaker A:Hey, discovery, just have me narrate every season of Deadliest Catch for you and I'll do it for half that.
Speaker A:Wow.
Speaker A:The US Men's soccer team is facing Belgium tonight in Seattle in a do or die matchup.
Speaker A:American soccer fans getting ready to yell terms that we finally learned yesterday.
Speaker A:More on the World cup coming up in 30 minutes.
Speaker A:And our friends at Goat Lab Brewery in Lowell are opening up special for the game.
Speaker A:They're normally not open on Monday, but they're going to open their doors at 5 o'.
Speaker A:Clock.
Speaker A:The game starts at 7.
Speaker A:They've got great wood wood fired pizzas and I am a big fan of tusk.
Speaker A:They're, they're kind of pilsner beer there.
Speaker A:They've got a tusk and a tusk light and they're, they're my favorite craft beers I've actually ever had anywhere.
Speaker A:So go give them a try.
Speaker A:At Lowell's Goat Lab Brewery, Americans are spending less time socializing now.
Speaker A:New time use data shows daily social interaction has dropped from 45 minutes two decades ago to about 35 minutes now.
Speaker A:The biggest decline coming amongst 15 to 24 year olds.
Speaker A:The running of the bulls began in Pamplona, Spain.
Speaker A:Daily runs are scheduled now through the 14th of July.
Speaker A:Talk about cardio with consequences.
Speaker A:Goodness.
Speaker A:A pilot is suing Marriott after waking up to bats in his Denver hotel room.
Speaker A:Said he was bitten, had to undergo rabies treatments costing $102,000.
Speaker A:Wow.
Speaker A:Sounds like a comic book origin story to me.
Speaker A:And yes, of course, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelsey got married on Friday at Madison Square Garden in New York with Adam Sandler as the officiant.
Speaker A:There were roughly a thousand guests, of course, most of them major celebrities.
Speaker A:There were performances by Sir Paul McCartney, Stevie Nicks, Ciara Fergie and Travis and Taylor apparently donated some $26 million to various area charities.
Speaker A:Prior to the wedding, the guest list had to have had more stars than the Oscar awards.
Speaker A:More details on the wedding and especially Adam Sandler as the officiant coming up at 8:45 this morning.
Speaker A:It is the 6th day of July, which is Virgin Islands Day.
Speaker A:So if you've never been to the Virgin Islands, that makes you a Virgin Islands virgin.
Speaker A:It is National Fried Chicken Day, and there is nothing better than Fried Chicken Day, I guess, unless you're the chicken.
Speaker A:And it's Air Traffic Control Day.
Speaker A:I did not have that holiday on my radar.
