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The Morning Rundown
Start your day informed. Maya and David break down the top stories you need to know in under 15 minutes.
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165 episodes, newest first.
- Funerals, Fireworks, and Fun: Your July 5th RundownMaya and David cover Khamenei's six-day funeral, Ukraine's strikes deep into Russia, America's heat-soaked 250th birthday, and cap it off with Taylor Swift's wedding, Voyager 1, and World Cup drama.
- Heat, Heroes, and Headlines: America Turns 250Maya and David kick off Fourth of July weekend with a look at America's 250th birthday bash, the latest battlefield shifts in Ukraine and Iran, and a wild World Cup weekend that's setting up a Messi versus Salah showdown.
- Supreme Court Bombshells, LeBron's Exit, and a Heatwave to WatchMaya and David break down a Supreme Court blockbuster week, LeBron's Lakers exit and Taylor-Travis wedding buzz, and a heatwave hitting alongside big space news.
- Supreme Court Showdowns, Global Crises, and Your Pop Culture FixMaya and David break down a big day at the Supreme Court, catch you up on earthquakes and an Ebola outbreak, and wrap with the Hollywood stories actually worth talking about.
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- Heat, Diplomacy, and Hollywood: Your Monday Morning RundownMaya and David break down a brutal heat wave hitting both sides of the Atlantic, a fragile US-Iran deal that could reshape the Middle East, and why the Michael Jackson biopic just made history at the box office.
- War, Heat, and the World Cup: Your Sunday Morning RundownMaya and David break down fresh U.S. strikes on Iran and what comes next, a brutal European heatwave hitting close to home, and World Cup highlights to send you into your Sunday.
- U.S. Strikes Iran, AI on a Leash, and the West Is on FireMaya and David break down the U.S. retaliatory strike on Iran and what it means for oil prices, the government's tight grip on frontier AI models, and a brutal heat and wildfire season hitting both the U.S. and Europe.
- Supreme Court Wins, Global Chaos, and a Taylor Swift Wedding RumorThe Supreme Court hands Trump back-to-back immigration victories, the world is on fire from Ukraine to Venezuela to the Strait of Hormuz, and yes, we have to talk about Taylor Swift possibly getting married at Madison Square Garden.
- World on Edge, Inside Stories, and One Escaped GiraffeMaya and David break down a tense week in global politics, pull back the curtain on some messy Washington and Hollywood drama, then wrap things up with a Mars mystery and a giraffe that absolutely does not want to be found.
- Big Bills, Bad Heat, and Broadway NewsMaya and David break down the bipartisan housing bill heading to Trump's desk, Europe's deadly heat wave, and some genuinely fun entertainment news to close out your Wednesday morning.
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