Episode 342
Small Talk - Kids Learning About Knocking Boots & Ranch Dressing Exports
Small Talk - Kids, Ranch Dressing, and Pinball Shenanigans! Get ready to giggle because we're diving into some wild stuff today! First up, did you know that a third of kiddos are learning about the birds and the bees from their friends? Yep, little Tyler might be getting some questionable advice at recess, so parents, it’s time for “the talk” – trust me, it’s better than recess gossip! Then, we’ve got a heat wave in Europe that’s hotter than your grandma’s chili, and a new law in South Carolina that finally lets the kids play pinball – 'bout time, right? Oh, and speaking of American treasures, Kraft is hustling to make TSA-approved ranch bottles for World Cup visitors—because nothing says “America” like slapping ranch on everything! So grab a snack and join us for some laughs!
Takeaways:
- Kids learning about the birds and the bees from friends is like a game of telephone gone wild! Parents, your awkward chats beat playground gossip any day!
- Europe's heat wave is so intense, even the night is breaking records. Stay cool, folks!
- Pinball is back, baby! South Carolina finally lets the kiddos play, so watch out for high scores and lunch money gambles!
- Americans obsessed with ranch dressing are getting TSA-approved bottles. Who knew ranch would be our greatest export?
- Chad Caruso skateboards 3,000 miles in 39 days. I can barely skateboard to my fridge without needing a nap!
- Florida volunteers are taking down invasive pythons like it's a summer BBQ, but these snakes are more like a fire hose with fangs!
Transcript
Good morning.
Speaker A:It's haystack time for small talk.
Speaker A:As a study has found, about a third of children, 35%, learn about knocking boots, making whoopee from their friends.
Speaker A:And the kids that learn about bumping uglies from their friends are the most likely to be active in the bumpin ugly arena.
Speaker A:About 45% of children say they listen to mom and dad instead.
Speaker A:This is a reminder, parents, that the talk that you're scared of having beats whatever it is that little Tyler heard at recess.
Speaker A:Okay.
Speaker A:A heat wave is continuing across much of Europe with France actually recording its hottest night ever.
Speaker A:At least 40 people have drowned trying to cool themselves off while swimming in unsupervised areas.
Speaker A:Absolutely wild.
Speaker A:After 70 years, South Carolina has lifted a law that banned anyone under 18 from playing pinball.
Speaker A:Lawmakers originally feared that kids would skip school or gamble away their lunch money on pinball machines.
Speaker A: they've been waiting on since: Speaker A:I love it.
Speaker A:Visitors for the World Cup.
Speaker A:I'm sure you've heard about this.
Speaker A:So obsessed with American ranch dressing that at this point Kraft is trying to rush to make TSA compliant bottles so that international guests can take ranch home on the airplanes.
Speaker A:I love that America's greatest export is putting ranch on things that aren't supposed to have ranch.
Speaker A:Skateboarder Chad Caruso has skateboarded over 3,000 miles from Venice Beach, California to Jacksonville, Florida and done so in just 39 days from coast to coast, beating his own Guinness World record and marking a decade of sobriety.
Speaker A:Good on you, chad.
Speaker A:He averaged 72 miles a day on a skateboard.
Speaker A:I get winded walking across a Walmart.
Speaker A:Can you imagine?
Speaker A:Conservancy volunteers in Florida removed a record.
Speaker A:This is so scary.
Speaker A:A record.
Speaker A:Four tons of invasive Burmese pythons this season, about 180 snakes, the largest of which weighed 153 pounds and was 17ft long.
Speaker A:That's 17ft and nope, that's not a snake.
Speaker A:That's a fire hose with fangs on it.
Speaker A:Instagram is experimenting with an app aimed at moving to your TV with hopes of offering longer form programming.
Speaker A:Longer form Instagram?
Speaker A:I guess Doom scrolling needs a couch option now.
Speaker A:Coming soon, your aunt's vacation photos in 4K up on the big screen, the Uber backed company Lime.
Speaker A:That's the one behind the rental bikes and rental scooters preparing to go public.
Speaker A:Shares are expected to start around $25.
Speaker A:Finally, a stock market investment that you can just also trip over on the sidewalk.
