America Gets Diarrhea, CDC Has No Money to Help & Iran War Budget Explodes | Molly Shannon
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While exploring the live commerce streams on WhatNot recently, the platform's incredible growth becomes immediately clear. Jumping into a live channel to look at name-brand fashion pieces, the takeaway is the sheer community aspect. The chat is highly active, and it feels completely different from scrolling through a standard retail site. It's a space you can find unbeatable deals on clothing, beauty, and jewelry without ever paying full retail price. and it's an experience everyone should try. But beyond the massive savings for buyers, Whatnot is completely transforming how people run businesses. Anyone selling online or operating a physical retail storefront, whether it's a full-time venture or side hustle, knows the usual uphill battle of uploading static listings and waiting for traffic to stumble across them.
Whatnot eliminates that friction entirely. On this platform, you go live and showcase products directly to an engaged, real-time audience that can ask questions and purchase on the spot. As the largest live shopping marketplace in the country, Whatnot features thousands of sellers building thriving operations across categories ranging from fashion to electronics. Because you are establishing a live connection with community members who spend over an hour a day in the app, sellers move up to 10 times more volume here than on traditional platforms. It's exactly why live selling has crossed the line into full-time work for so many, with the number of sellers earning over $1 million a year officially doubling over the past year.
Search Whatnot, W-H-A-T-N-O-T in the App Store, download, and you can start selling right away.
I founded Ornot in 2013. I think the best thing about Shopify is that we can practice business without technical skills. We can manage the company's background systems and front-end and sell online. If Shopify was a bicycle equipment, it would be a bicycle itself. That way things are handled and our business is handled in Shopify. Start a free trial at shopify.com website.
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I'm Michael Kosta. We've got so much to talk about tonight. The news gets a chance to scare us again. John Leguizamo takes on the Supreme Court. And if you're watching this on the toilet with diarrhea, what a great audience! If you're watching this on the toilet with diarrhea, you're not alone. Hey, let's get into the headlines. Hey, America, how you feeling? Good? Is your tummy okay? Well, enjoy it while it lasts.
This is not a happy morning topic. Explosive diarrhea afflicting more than 3,000 people. The parasite is called cyclospora. So far, 3,000 cases have been reported in 32 states. The symptoms are nasty, to say the least. Explosive diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, muscle aches, debilitating fatigue.
You know, honestly, you could have just stopped at explosive diarrhea. Muscle aches aren't an issue at that point. I'm not going to be sitting on the toilet shitting my brains out like, and my biceps are sore. Seriously, this is not a helpful list. These are also all the symptoms for being over 35. I had a piece of cake at my kid's birthday. I had every single one of these. But I will say, butthole COVID really does sound awful.
It was really bad. There were moments where I was literally just camped out in the bathroom. And, like, I don't care. I'm just going to lay on this floor.
Anyway, you're going to blur my face and change my voice before this airs, right? I'm not going to be the face of lying on the floor pooping to death, right? I'm just joking. You know, she's actually sharing her experience to raise awareness. She shouldn't be embarrassed. It's these clout-chasing TikTokers who should be embarrassed.
I eat healthy, and I end up getting diarrhea for seven days straight. Like, bam, all day on the toilet.
The cramping, the stomach pain. The worst thing about this was I felt disgusting. Yeah, that's... That's how diarrhea works.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–17:13
2
What is causing the nationwide cyclospora outbreak and who is affected?
17:13–26:29
3
Why are TikTok videos and influencers shaping public awareness of the cyclospora outbreak?
26:29–27:47
4
Did Taco Bell take responsibility for the cyclospora cases and what did their statement say?
27:47–35:55
5
How is the CDC’s funding cut affecting the nation’s ability to track food‑borne illnesses?
35:55–38:02
6
How did Pentagon cost estimates for the Iran war balloon from $30B to $80–$100B?
38:02–38:46
7
How does Michael Kosta link military spending to public health failures like the cyclospora outbreak?
38:46–43:46
Speakers
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