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Back to EpisodesThe Good News: Random Acts of Artistry // What Would You Do If You Knew the World Would End - NASA Has a Plan // Entertainment Headlines // Time to Be Grateful
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GRATEFULNESS
- While it’s kind of tough to figure out how I became the person I am based on my family, I am grateful they are my family. We’re not close, but whatever the formula, they are a big part of why I am me.
- I am grateful for people who know skills I will never be good at – I could never fix my car, i could never fix a major plumbing issue, I could never be a good accountant and the list goes on and on covering all but the two or three things I am good at
- I am glad I am still learning and interested in learning
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
- Actor Kyle MacLachlan is 65.
- Comedian Rachel Dratch (“30 Rock,” ″Saturday Night Live”) is 58.
- Actor Paul Lieberstein (“The Office”) is 57.
- Actor Jeri Ryan (“Boston Public,” ″Star Trek: Voyager”) is 56.
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ENTERTAINMENT AND NON-POLITICAL HEADLINES
- A Manhattan judge will decide if three men attempted to “Take it to the Limit” — and sell allegedly stolen lyric pages from The Eagles.
- Beyoncé is giving back to the industry that helped her become the performer she is today.
- New figures from the gambling industry show America’s commercial casinos won more than $66 billion from gamblers in 2023, the industry’s best year ever
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THE GOOD NEWS
Random Acts of Artistry
A digital artist who usually charges hundreds of dollars for the service is surprising strangers by redesigning their lackluster flyers for free, after finding them on the street.
Max Kolomatsky came up with the guerrilla marketing idea last year after noticing the many uninspiring posters plastered on street lights, buildings, and subway stations in his New York City neighborhood.
The 25-year-old started taking them home and redesigning them in his spare time, while making videos of the ‘random acts of kindness’ for his TikTok page.
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WHAT’S EATING CALE
Have you ever wondered what you would do if faced with the end of the world?
Would you hunker down with your family, try to check a few things off of your bucket list, make something right that has been weighing on you?
Luckily NASA has plans – in fact, they have a whole department dedicated to watching space and dealing any threats like asteroids and such. It’s called Planetary Defense Coordination Office.
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