#949: Student protests swept France as labor unions and high schoolers demanded for improvement in faculty staffing, classroom sizes, and building conditions. The US stock market is nearing record highs as traders are betting corporate America can survive high energy prices and interest rates. Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco is getting backlash for taking over a SiriusXM channel that was a place for working-class comedians to make money. Finally, a Starbucks-Chipotle merger sounds crazy…but maybe it could work?
0:00 - Amazon’s ‘About You’
2:30 - Stocks flying high
6:45 - Protests erupt across France
10:00 - Open vs. close AI
14:00 - Comedians are clashing
19:00 - Sprint Finish!
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