Mike Della Rocha

We fed the monster until it blew up.

The monster was exploding.

Yet on the streets of Manhattan, there was no sign anything important had just happened.

Now, 15 years after the Big Short's original release, and a decade after it became an Academy Award-winning movie, I've recorded an audiobook edition for the very first time.

The Big Short story, what it means when people start betting against the market, and who really pays for an unchecked financial system, is as relevant today as it's ever been, offering invaluable insight into the current economy and also today's politics.

One dating app that dares you to swipe right.

It's Battle of the Tinder Dates.

It's the dating game show that dresses like Thanos on his profile.

He claims he's 26, but really, he's 3,000 years old.

You couldn't tell, though.

It's Battle of the Tinder Dates, where two of our listeners go head-to-head to find out whose dating life is the most tragic.

Let's explain the rules in just a second.

First, we've got to meet today's contestants.

In this corner, her secret to seducing men is seductively flaring her nostrils along to the beat of Thriller.

And that's why she's known as Nasal Hazel.

You're working those nostrils out, aren't you, Hazel?

Yes.

Yes.

This is thrilling.

It's hard to do.