Roundtable: Cigarettes Are Back, Wicked 2, and The Bible App

Roundtable: Cigarettes Are Back, Wicked 2, and The Bible App

Three Big Conversations:

  1. Celebrities are making cigarette smoking cool for a new generation - 9:50
  2. Wicked 2 is poised to blow the box office back to Kansas - 26:54
  3. This year's runaway bestseller is the Bible. - 37:28


Slang of the Week:
"Cracked" - 1:10

In Other News: - 51:04

The United States House of Representatives and Senate almost unanimously agreed to pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which now awaits President Trump's signature. A new study from Gallup found that in 2025, 40% of 15- to 44-year-old women would leave the U.S. permanently if given the opportunity (a slight decrease from 44% in 2024). The Game Awards has announced its nominations for 2025, with the turn-based role-playing game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 receiving 12 total nominations, more than any other game. Gaming company Valve has announced that it will release its own console, the "Steam Machine," which many expect to become a significant challenger to Xbox and PlayStation. The man who jumped the rope to embrace Ariana Grande at the Wicked: For Good movie premiere was sentenced to nine days in prison.

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