Episode 282
Small Talk - Gene Editing, Grogu’s Box Office Flop & Sleepy Stats!
Small Talk - Gene Editing, Bad Movies, and Pet Translators! Get ready to giggle and learn some wild stuff that'll totally spice up your convo game! We're diving into a mind-blowing gene editing treatment that's slashing cholesterol like a ninja with a sword—62% drop, baby! Then we’re spilling the tea on the latest Star Wars flick that flopped harder than a pancake—seriously, it made less than Solo. Plus, find out how much sleep is just right (not too much, or you'll be snoozing through life), and check out a 95% accurate pet translator that’s here to help you finally understand what your dog is barking about! And hey, it's National Flip Flop Day, so kick back and let your toes breathe while you soak up all this hilarity!
Takeaways:
- Gene editing is making waves, lowering cholesterol by 62%! Heart health just got a turbo boost, folks!
- Star Wars' Mandalorian hit a new low with the weakest opening ever—guess Grogu's charm isn't enough!
- Sleep study says 6.5 to 7.8 hours is the sweet spot. Sleep more, stress less, snooze like a champ!
- Get ready for 250th birthday quarters! Minting in 2026, let's save those shiny coins for the future!
- A pet translator claims to understand your dog—finally, I can ask my pup why he steals my socks!
- National Flip Flop Day is here! Get ready for blisters and awkward tan lines, folks!
Transcript
Good morning, it's Haystack.
Speaker A:It's time for something I call small talk as we run down some headlines to make small talk with random people easier.
Speaker A:Today there is a gene editing treatment that has lowered cholesterol by as much as 62% in a small trial and it's raising hopes for a one time therapy to fight heart disease.
Speaker A:Star wars the Mandalorian and Grogu had the weakest Disney era Star wars opening weekend ever, bringing in $102 million domestically.
Speaker A:Yes, somehow even less than solo.
Speaker A:A new study suggests that the ideal amount of nightly sleep is between six and a half and 7.8 hours.
Speaker A:If you go all the way to eight hours, it's too much.
Speaker A:Lionsgate, the studio behind the Michael Jackson biopic, says a sequel is likely because they still have 25 to 30% of the footage left from the first film unused.
Speaker A: t has begun releasing special: Speaker A:As part of America's 250th birthday celebration, a Chinese company has created what it claims is a 95% accurate pet translator to translate your dog and cat to you.
Speaker A:More that at 8:15 this morning, the Trump phone is out and is said to be absolutely terrible.
Speaker A:Details that.
Speaker A:At 8:45 it is the 27th day of May.
Speaker A:It is national flip flop day, which I guess makes tomorrow national blister between your toes day.
Speaker A:It is also national Sunscreen day, but you'll have to wait until the next day to find out if you missed a spot.
Speaker A:My salute to sunscreen coming up at about 9:40 this morning, the roster for the United States in the World cup is out and it of course includes the biggest names in U.S. men's soccer.
Speaker A:Like, okay, I don't know any names in U.S. men's soccer.
Speaker A:But speaking of soccer, the national soccer team from Iran will sleep in Mexico and travel to LA and Seattle for its three World cup matches after the United States declined to host the Iranian team.
Speaker A:And I know that sounds terrible, but they're still going to have a shorter commute than everyone that lives in Los Angeles.
