WEBVTT - Bad Bunny, bipartisanship, bioscience and Big Bird

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<v Speaker 1>Already, and this is the Daily This is the Daily OS. Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>now it makes sense.

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<v Speaker 2>Hello, and welcome to the good news edition of the

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<v Speaker 2>Daily OS. It's Saturday, the eighteenth of February, and I

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<v Speaker 2>am your good news reporter for this week, Sam stepping

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<v Speaker 2>in for Zara.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm Billy, still Billy. I was going to say,

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<v Speaker 1>how do I go from that? I'm still Billy.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm so excited to have you a Billy. We have

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<v Speaker 2>a big episode. We have some incredible good news stories

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<v Speaker 2>from all around the world, from poetry heading to the moon,

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<v Speaker 2>to some groundbreaking science that sounds straight out of Jurassic Park,

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<v Speaker 2>a rare heartwarming moment in American politics, which I think

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<v Speaker 2>we all need, and some huge achievements in music and television.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's start with poetry. You and I love words. It's

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<v Speaker 1>pretty incredible. Poetry is literally heading to the moon.

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<v Speaker 2>Haiku Fitzsimon's they call You. So this is a really

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<v Speaker 2>cool story. A collection of traditional Korean poems is currently

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<v Speaker 2>on its way to the Moon on a SpaceX rocket.

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<v Speaker 2>Now these aren't just any poems. They're part of a

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<v Speaker 2>massive archive project called the Lunar Codex, and the aim

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<v Speaker 2>of the project is basically to create a cultural time

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<v Speaker 2>capsule on the Moon. And the poems are in a

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<v Speaker 2>traditional Korean style, and it's these beautiful, really short three

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<v Speaker 2>line poems that go back over one thousand years. And

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<v Speaker 2>there's all these artworks that are now being preserved at

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<v Speaker 2>a capsule on the moon near the South Pole. I

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<v Speaker 2>really love the idea of creating a global cultural snapshot

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<v Speaker 2>on the Moon. And the aim of it, according to

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<v Speaker 2>the project, is that future lunar visitors. So when you

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<v Speaker 2>and I go on a holiday to the Moon in

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<v Speaker 2>forty years time with our moon kids, as in not together,

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<v Speaker 2>but our families, like a family friend holiday.

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<v Speaker 1>Not sure how her holiday with you would go to

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<v Speaker 1>the moon.

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<v Speaker 2>You got nowhere to run. It's going to be really

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<v Speaker 2>cool because we can show them this lunar capsule with

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit of humanity's creativity sitting up there.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think that they should test sending poetry into

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<v Speaker 1>space by going and sending some books or something to

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<v Speaker 1>the astronauts who are stuck in space.

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<v Speaker 2>That would be good. They need something to read that's

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<v Speaker 2>perhaps longer than three lines, but yes.

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<v Speaker 1>If they need something to do they've been sucked there

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<v Speaker 1>for so.

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<v Speaker 2>Long, well maybe they can invest in this next startup.

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<v Speaker 1>Love it. So we are turning to great segue. We

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<v Speaker 1>are turning to a startup that has raised a whopping

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<v Speaker 1>two hundred million dollars this week to bring back extinct species.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I love a good startup story. This startup, I

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<v Speaker 2>think was valued at twenty billion US dollars, so there's

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<v Speaker 2>some serious bets being placed on this technology. They say

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<v Speaker 2>that they can bring back extinct species through gene editing.

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<v Speaker 2>Now the company is called Colossal Biosciences, and their first

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<v Speaker 2>projects are to revive the wooly mammoth, the dodo, and

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<v Speaker 2>the Tasmanian tiger. And if you look at who's invested

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<v Speaker 2>in the company, there are some big names. You've got

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<v Speaker 2>the CIA's Investment arm, You've got Paris Hilton, and you've

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<v Speaker 2>got some really high profiles members of the scientific community

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<v Speaker 2>as well. And the exciting part for me is that

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<v Speaker 2>the technology that sits behind this isn't just about reviving

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<v Speaker 2>extinct animals. It's actually the same technology that can be

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<v Speaker 2>used to develop treatments for serious genetic conditions. And we're

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<v Speaker 2>talking about hereditary diseases here, like sickle cell or cystic

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<v Speaker 2>fibrosis and it could, they say, eventually be eradicated from

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<v Speaker 2>the human gene pool, alongside the revival of a wooly mammoth.

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<v Speaker 2>There are some ethical issues that always come into this

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<v Speaker 2>discussion with gene editing, from worries of designer babies to

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<v Speaker 2>illegal experimentation on humans. But I want to keep the

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<v Speaker 2>faith here that this emerging technology is going to be

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<v Speaker 2>used for good. And at the very least, how cool

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<v Speaker 2>would it be for Tasmania to get back the Tazzy tiger.

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<v Speaker 1>I would love to bring back the Tazzy tiger. But

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<v Speaker 1>this might be stupid.

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<v Speaker 2>But no such thing as a stupid or silly question.

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<v Speaker 1>But we're not bringing back like dinosaurs, are we?

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<v Speaker 2>Well it's open, right, I mean this is about I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>there's a comment from one of the founders about a

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<v Speaker 2>real life Jurassic Park exhibition, so there is I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>they say there's potential to bring back any extinct animal

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<v Speaker 2>as long as you've got DNA strands from it. So

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to have to go back and check whether

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<v Speaker 2>they actually have DNA from dinosaurs. I feel like they do.

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<v Speaker 2>This is not our strong suit either of us, so

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<v Speaker 2>let's keep going.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, Well, what is our strong suit is US politics.

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<v Speaker 2>Now.

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<v Speaker 1>It's unusual for us to be talking about US politics

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<v Speaker 1>in a good News podcast, but there was one moment

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<v Speaker 1>from this week's confirmation hearings that had an uncharacteristically good

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<v Speaker 1>news vibe.

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<v Speaker 2>Tell us about that, Well, this is all about bipartisanship.

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<v Speaker 2>So bipartisanship is the idea of both sides of politics.

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<v Speaker 2>So in Australia it would be a liberal minister and

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<v Speaker 2>the labor minister working together. In the US, it's about

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<v Speaker 2>a Republican and a Democrat, and it's rare. It's getting

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<v Speaker 2>more and more rare in most political systems, especially in

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<v Speaker 2>the last time of twelve eighteen months. But at the

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<v Speaker 2>beginning of Marco Rubio's confirmation hearing for his appointment as

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<v Speaker 2>Donald Trump's Secretary of Stage, he's a Republican Democrat. Tammy

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<v Speaker 2>Duckworth opened with a good News moment. I do I

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<v Speaker 2>say I'm parking politics here. I'm not making commentary on

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<v Speaker 2>either Tammy Duckworth or Maco Rebio as politicians, but let's

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<v Speaker 2>focus on them as humans.

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<v Speaker 3>Senator Rubio, I want to start off by noting for

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<v Speaker 3>the record that when I first got to the Senate

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<v Speaker 3>and I was in my first year and you just

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<v Speaker 3>run for president, and I didn't think you would know

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<v Speaker 3>who I was. I was pregnant with my daughter and

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<v Speaker 3>trying to change Senate rules so that I could bring

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<v Speaker 3>her onto the floor so I could do my job

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<v Speaker 3>and vote because I can't come through the normal back

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<v Speaker 3>door to vote because there's stairs there and it's not

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<v Speaker 3>accessible for wheelchairs. And I remember in the middle of

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<v Speaker 3>that battle rolling through the Senate floor to vote, and

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<v Speaker 3>I heard Tammy Duckworth from across the Senate chambers, and

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<v Speaker 3>you came running down from the top back of the

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<v Speaker 3>Senate chambers to tell me I'm with you. You have

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<v Speaker 3>the right to vote. And I was supported to being

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<v Speaker 3>able to bring your daughter or your child onto the

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<v Speaker 3>floor when she's born. And as someone who was new

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<v Speaker 3>to the Senate, I was extremely grateful to you for

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<v Speaker 3>that kindness.

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<v Speaker 1>Big What I exactly said is what's the big deal?

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<v Speaker 3>This place is already for babies.

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<v Speaker 2>Exactly exactly, So some quick context for you. Senator Duckworth

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<v Speaker 2>has been a representative from Illinois since twenty seventeen. Before

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<v Speaker 2>her career in politics, she served in Iraq with the

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<v Speaker 2>US military as a helicopter pilot, and she was involved

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<v Speaker 2>in a serious battle incident in two thousand and four

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<v Speaker 2>and lost both her legs. She was actually the first

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<v Speaker 2>female double amputee from the Iraq War. She's also then

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<v Speaker 2>the first woman with a disability to be elected to

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<v Speaker 2>the House and the Senate. And in twenty eighteen, Duckworth

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<v Speaker 2>became the first US Senator to give birth while in office.

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<v Speaker 2>In that grab, you heard them talk about a law

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<v Speaker 2>that had been in place. Now a few months after

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<v Speaker 2>becoming a mother, the law did change, and it's in

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<v Speaker 2>part because of Rubio's advocacy in the Republican Party. And

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<v Speaker 2>now children under one are allowed to be brought onto

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<v Speaker 2>the Senate floor during votes.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, very feel good story and like you said, an

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<v Speaker 1>amazing moment of bipartisanship.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's have more of that.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's have more of that now. From politics to music,

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<v Speaker 1>there is a new record set by Bad Bunny.

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<v Speaker 2>We love Bad Bunny here in the Latin music community,

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<v Speaker 2>and I do count myself.

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<v Speaker 1>As that's kind to say, are you part of that community?

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<v Speaker 2>I love listening to Latino music on Spotify. I'm not alone.

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<v Speaker 2>The entire genre is taking off. It's the fastest growing

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<v Speaker 2>genre of music in the US and Bad Bunny is

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<v Speaker 2>probably the king of Latin pop for the last couple

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<v Speaker 2>of years. And now he's become the first Latin artist

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<v Speaker 2>to have one hundred songs on the Billboard Hot one

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<v Speaker 2>hundred chart. He released an album this week and he

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<v Speaker 2>went from high nineties I think he had ninety seven

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<v Speaker 2>songs all the way to one hundred and thirteen songs

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<v Speaker 2>now and all seventeen tracks of his new album entered

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<v Speaker 2>the Top one hundred. He was the most streamed artist

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<v Speaker 2>in the world in twenty twenty, twenty twenty one, and

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty two. He was beaten by this up and

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<v Speaker 2>coming artist called Taylor Swift in twenty twenty three and

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty four, but I'm picking him to take back

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<v Speaker 2>that title this year. But it's amazing to see real

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<v Speaker 2>diversity in the music landscape and first Latin artists with

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred songs in the top one hundred.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think we're time for one more because we

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<v Speaker 1>have to talk about Sesame Street.

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<v Speaker 2>We do. I think it has a special place in

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<v Speaker 2>everyone's hearts who watched it as a kid. I remember

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<v Speaker 2>getting up and watching it on ABC early in the morning,

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<v Speaker 2>and the fifty fifth season of Sesame Street is debuting

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<v Speaker 2>this week, and to mark the launch, Elmo sat down

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<v Speaker 2>last week for what was described as a tell all

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<v Speaker 2>interview with one of the most serious news outlets in

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<v Speaker 2>the world, the Associated Press. I want to end this

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<v Speaker 2>pod with my favorite line of that interview, and it's

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<v Speaker 2>how important music is. It's a show about music, Elmo said.

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<v Speaker 2>Elmo thinks that music brings people together, and some people

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<v Speaker 2>who like some things and some people who like other

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<v Speaker 2>things can kind of come together because they like the

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<v Speaker 2>same kind of music. And that's kind of cool.

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<v Speaker 3>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>If that isn't the beautiful, vague, all encompassing language of

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<v Speaker 2>Elmo that makes us feel good, I don't know what

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<v Speaker 2>it is.

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<v Speaker 1>I love it. I feel like this podcast has been

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<v Speaker 1>a lot about unity, bringing sides together.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a nice thing there from Elmo to Marco Rubio.

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<v Speaker 2>Bit of unity for your Saturday.

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<v Speaker 1>And that is our good news round up for this week.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for listening to Tida. This week. Will be

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<v Speaker 1>back on Monday with a deep dive. It's going to

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<v Speaker 1>be a busy news week. Next week. We have the

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<v Speaker 1>potential TikTok band, and we also have Donald Trump being

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<v Speaker 1>inaugurated to become president for the second time. Until then,

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<v Speaker 1>have a beautiful weekend. My name is Lily Maddon and

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a proud Arunda Bungelung Kalkatin woman from Gadighl country.

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