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*** Episode Recorded on the morning of 8/13/22 ***

Reggie and Akili have a list of topics that range from sad to funny and all things between in this episode. 

They talk about the recent assault of Salman Rushdie.

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/salman-rushdie-assaulted-at-new-york-lecture/

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-62528689

The ongoing Antitrust trial of Penguin Random House.

https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/a40861332/penguin-random-house-simon-schuster-trial/

https://www.vulture.com/2022/08/penguin-random-house-simon-schuster-antitrust-trial-recap.html

https://twitter.com/JohnHMaher/status/1553919317883985921

Braden Wallake Shedding Tears over Layoffs and Going Viral.

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/11/ceo-posts-crying-selfie-on-linkedin-after-laying-off-employees-and-it-goes-viral-.html

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bradenwallake_this-will-be-the-most-vulnerable-thing-ill-activity-6962886723617910784-_L4w/?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web

George W. Bush's Master Class.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/masterclass-launches-president-george-w-bushs--------class-on-tough-calls-and-life-lessons-301604855.html

Green Bubbles in Group Chats

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/10/google-pushes-apple-to-adopt-rcs-text-messaging.html#:~:text=Investing%20Club-,Google%20pushes%20Apple%20to%20adopt%20a%20new%20kind,messaging%2C%20criticizes%20'green%20bubbles'&text=Google%2C%20the%20developer%20of%20the,generation%20standard%20for%20text%20messaging.

They participate in the 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Challenge.

https://www.instagram.com/p/ChA2r0ov6-o/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=

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