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HOUR 1 

• Tom reminds everyone Voyager 1 launched in 1977, while traveling 1 million miles a day, is still 300 years from the inner border of the Ort Cloud encompassing our solar system / https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/mystery-gigantic-oort-cloud-explained?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weeklynewsletter
• Inflation is surging as the U.S. rebounds from the pandemic but people are still purchasing vehicles / https://www.npr.org/2021/06/10/1004806688/inflation-is-surging-the-price-of-a-toyota-pickup-truck-helps-explain-why
• Nearly half of Americans willing to take on debt / https://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/nearly-half-of-americans-willing-to-take-on-debt-this-year-study-shows
• Alaska court system is backlogged in cases as jury trials resume / https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/06/10/alaska-court-system-has-backlog-cases-jury-trials-resume/
• Chinooks Baseball Team Field Manager John Groth discusses the team and season (Groth has been manager since 2012) [Starts at 00:30:26]

HOUR 2

• Google is connecting North and South America with its Firmina subsea cable / https://www.techspot.com/news/90003-google-new-firmina-subsea-cable-connect-north-south.html