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August 23, 2026

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00:00Open/ News of Forever Chemicals: PFAS-contaminated sludge may have polluted millions of acres of U.S. farmland
03:09'Easier Said Than Done' by Steve Conn
07:27News of Crypto Winter: Trump family gets approval to open its own crypto bank
12:24'Very Stable Genius' by Harry Shearer
16:10News of Musk Love: Tesla recalls nearly 3 million vehicles in China over unsafe door handles
18:09News of the Warm: Drought in wheat-growing regions is driving up global wheat prices
21:17News of ICE: Judge holds senior ICE official in contempt for violating due process
25:46Smart World: Instagram's ban on smart-glasses harassment videos isn't working
28:04'Looking Past You' by Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
30:49Donald Trump's Truth Social Audio: The very loyal Natalie
33:46News of AI: Agentic AI could cost five times more; Bigger models make training data harder to trace; AI-written legislation overwhelms congressional lawyers; AI beats humans at political persuasion; Plaintiff hides instructions for AI in court filing; State Farm lawyers apologize for AI hallucinations
43:45The Apologies of the Week: Sainsbury's, New York Magazine columnist Ross Barkan
47:22News of the Godly: Lithuanian archbishop says it's too soon to investigate clergy sexual abuse; Remains of 99 infants found at former Irish mother-and-baby home
50:43More News of ICE: ICE officer arrested for allegedly breaking into his ex-girlfriend's apartment
52:26'The Lady In Black' by Harry Shearer
56:00'Freddie Freeloader' by Nicholas Payton & Butcher Brown
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