Vegas is a super weird place, and we’re here to talk about its strangeness and immensity and how we felt just kinda walking all over the strip. And also there was an awful lot of news that happened in the last couple of weeks, so we reluctantly pick a couple of illustrative stories and chat amiably about them, as is our wont. Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!

Show Rundown
Open — Vegas Vacation recap!
40:40 — Trying to describe the indescribable inside The Sphere
1:05:51 — WGAS NewsBag; Air disaster over the Potomac; Trump wants Gaza; Trump wants to close the Department of Education
1:56:00 — Wrap-up! Flight Risk; Companion; The Nickel Boys; September 5; Squid Game 2; Homicide: LA; Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever; Stand By Me; Severance 2

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