Small Talk - Football's Back, Declining Hangouts, and Royal Drama! Grab your snacks, folks, ‘cause we’re diving into a whirlwind of fun today! First up, can you believe July is the last month without football? Yep, it’s all touchdowns from here on out! We’re talking preseason college games, NFL playoffs, and the Super Bowl—basically, a football feast every month through February. Then we chat about the sad decline of our fave hangout spots, aka "third spaces"—bars, clubs, and all the places we love to chill outside the crib or work. But hold onto your crowns, 'cause we dish on some royal drama with King Charles pulling Prince Harry's invite—classic passive-aggressive family vibes! Plus, a biohacker with a stomach disease, and it’s National Dive Bar Day—so let’s celebrate responsibly, shall we? Tune in for the laughs and the LOLs!
Takeaways:
July is the last month without American football, so get ready for the pigskin party!
King Charles just played hard to get with Prince Harry's invite. Family drama, royal style!
Did you know third spaces like bars and bowling alleys are fading? Socialize at home, folks!
Mega Millions jackpot is almost $600 million—time to dream big and buy a ticket!
National Dive Bar Day is here! Let’s raise a glass but remember, don’t drink and dive!
Brian Johnson, the biohacker aiming for immortality, is battling an incurable stomach disease. Life’s twists are wild!
Transcripts
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Good morning at Taste Act.
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Just a few items for our small talk this morning.
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Last month without football.
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That's right.
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July is the last month without.
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I'm talking about American football, not football, okay?
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Like, great job, Team usa but we lost.
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It's done.
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So now when I say football, I mean football.
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And until March, we will have football in every single month after this month, right?
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Preseason college, NFL playoffs, Super Bowl.
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Every single month, August through February.
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Let's see.
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Your third spaces are declining.
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And I don't think this is a big shock.
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And you go, what do you mean, third spaces?
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Well, third space is a term for essentially anywhere you might socialize outside of home or work, gather outside of home or work.
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Home is your first space.
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Work is your second.
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Bars, nightclubs, bowling alleys, movie theaters, socializing hours have declined in the United States.
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And so there you go.
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Third space is declining.
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The mega millions is getting close to a $600 million jackpot.
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Tonight's estimate, 576 million.
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King Charles has apparently pulled Prince Harry's invite.
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So reportedly, King Charles offered Prince Harry a Buckingham palace stay during his upcoming visit and then rescinded it after Harry took too long.
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I shouldn't have said prince here.
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Well, I guess I can say Prince Harry.
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Anyway, it's just, it's kind of lovely to see that even royal families have passive aggressive ga.
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Guest room drama, right?
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It's not just.
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It's not just us.
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Normies and a biohacker has been diagnosed with a disease.
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Brian Johnson, known for spending millions of dollars trying to live forever, has been diagnosed with an incurable stomach eating disease.
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It is the.
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What is it today?
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It's the seventh day of July, and it is National Dive Bar Day.
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Celebrate responsibly.
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Okay, don't drink and dive.
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It is also National Dora Day, celebrating Dora the Explorer.
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We.
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We always wondered how come they never sent Dora on an exploration to find Carmen San Diego.
