The national debt just hit $40.047 trillion — not small at all — up about $1 trillion in the last five months and basically quadrupled over the past 20 years. We yak about American Airlines bringing back the seatback screens (they’ll be installing them across the fleet in a couple years) and Amazon expanding Prime Air to nearly 500 cities and towns by year’s end — drones carrying up to 5 pounds within a 7.5-mile radius, so porch pirates might start looking up. We poke fun at folks using LinkedIn for dating despite the no-dating rule (first-date idea: do a resume review, anyone?), and note Harry and Meghan are relocating to Britain for the kids’ schooling while still spending time in California and Portugal. Fall fever’s hitting early — a survey says 68% start craving autumn before August ends, pumpkin spice and emotional sweaters included — and yep, Halloween candy’s getting pricier with Hershey’s hiking prices about 12%. It’s the 20th of August, so also National Hazy IPA Day (drink responsibly, memory optional) and National Radio Day — we’re celebrating all morning with silly fun and two morning six-packs, first one in about a half hour.
Takeaways:
I point out the national debt just topped $40.047 trillion, rising by $1 trillion in five months.
We remind you the national debt has quadrupled over the last 20 years — yeah, not tiny at all.
I nerd-out about travel news: American Airlines is reinstalling seatback screens across the fleet in a couple years.
We note Amazon Prime Air plans to reach nearly 500 cities and towns, drones carrying up to 5 pounds within a 7.5 mile radius.
I gripe about LinkedIn dating — “I'd like to add you to my professional network” just got creepier; do a resume review on the first date?
We joke about fall fever and costs: 68% start yearning for autumn before August ends, pumpkin spice hype, and Hershey's raising prices about 12% making Halloween candy pricier.
Transcripts
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Good morning.
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It's haystack time for small talk.
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The national debt is not small at all.
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It has now topped $40 trillion.
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It happened day before yesterday.
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40.047 Trillion.
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Rising by $1 trillion in just five months.
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The national debt has quadrupled over the last 20 years.
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American Airlines bringing back the screens and seatbacks.
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They're going to begin installing screens in every plane in the fleet in just a couple of years.
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Amazon is planning to extend their prime air to nearly 500 cities and towns by the end of the year.
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Drones can carry packages up to 5 pounds within a 7.5 mile radius.
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So porch pirates are about to start looking up.
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And your impulse purchases now have air support.
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Despite the no dating rule, some professionals are using LinkedIn to search for romantic partners.
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You get a notification that says, I'd like to add you to my professional network.
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That notification just got a little creepier.
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What do you do on the first date?
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Do a resume review.
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Harry and Meghan are moving back to Britain.
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex set to relocate to a private residence in Britain to enroll the kiddos in school to retain homes.
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Though still in California and Portugal as well.
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Fall fever is arriving.
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A survey finds 68% of people begin yearning for fall before the end of August.
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Primarily cooler weather, which is very understandable here lately.
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Seasonal foods, autumn clothing.
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We're essentially already wearing sweaters emotionally, even though we're still sweating through T shirts.
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Physically, I think it's just everyone craving the pumpkin spice everything.
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Pumpkin spice.
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Everything's kind of gotten out of hand, hadn't it?
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Speaking of the fall Halloween candy set to be more expensive, of course.
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Inflation rising prices on Coca prompting Hershey's to raise prices about 12%.
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And then retailers set to mark things up even more.
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So Halloween will easily be the costliest it has ever been.
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This year, even fun size candy bars are going to have to be financed.
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It is the 20th day of August.
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It is National Hazy IPA Day.
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So drink enough of them today and tomorrow your memory will be hazy.
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It is also National Radio Day, so treat yourself to a free bumper sticker.
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Now we, we're, we're gonna celebrate National Radio Day all morning just having silly fun.
