Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Strange News: Furbies Reveal Plan For World Domination, Pentagon Leaks Rock Uncle Sam, and More Details on Ye’s Donda Academy

When University of Vermont student Jessica Card modified a Furby to use ChatGPT, it eventually informed her of plans to take over civilization. The US is rocked by a massive intelligence leak. More news emerges about Ye's controversial Donda Academy. All this and more in this week's Strange News segment. 

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Headlines From The Times - Can Dr. Simi cure the Mexican healthcare system?

Farmacias Similares is the largest privately owned chain of pharmacies in Mexico, and has a cute mascot — Dr. Simi — who is beloved across the country. What could possibly be wrong about this scenario? Many things.

Today, we talk about what the rise of Dr. Simi says about Mexico’s broken healthcare system. Read the full transcript here.

Host: Gustavo Arellano

Guests: L.A. Times foreign correspondent Leila Miller

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Mexico promised healthcare for all. Its failure to deliver made this smiling mascot famous

El Dr. Simi es una estrella de TikTok. También es una muestra de la crisis del sistema de salud de México

CBS News Roundup - 04/17/2023 | World News Round Up

Anger and heartbreak after Alabama sweet 16 shooting. Teen shot after knocking on the wrong door. Marathon Monday 10 years after the bombing. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Illinois Schools Are Getting Fake Calls About Active Shooters During SATs

Responders have not identified actual threats as a result of these fake active shooter reports. But Illinois State Police say these so-called “swatting” incidents are targeting schools throughout the U.S. Reset digs into why these threats are happening and how schools are responding with Sophie Sherry, Chicago Sun-Times reporter.

The Intelligence from The Economist - A tough transition: unrest in Sudan

Clashes in Khartoum have turned deadly as two rival military factions fight for power. As the conflict escalates, a transition to civilian rule could be in jeopardy. Europe’s cities have a worrying pollution problem and clearing the air is proving difficult. And a new way to measure the environmental impact of food.


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The Best One Yet - 👜 “Gucci for the Weekend” — Four Seasons handbag Hotel. Walmart’s Bonobos breakup. Marriage money moment.

The Four Seasons’ new perk: Guests can borrow a luxury handbag for a night out, because everything deserves a test drive. Walmart just sold its Bonobos khakis brand for a huge loss, but not because of business — because of psychology. And we just hit a new Marriage Money Milestone between husbands and wives. $WMT$AMZN $MAR Want merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.com Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod And now watch us on Youtube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.