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Paying for NRG Stadium upgrades (Jan. 27, 2025)

Jan 27, 2025
49:47

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On Monday's show: We learn why Harris County taxpayers are on the hook for any upgrades at NRG Stadium and what that might cost.

Also this hour: Earlier this month, former Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released an advisory outlining how alcohol consumption increases the risk of developing at least seven kinds of cancer and called for alcohol labels to include warnings about that. But drinking is a big part of American culture in so many ways. What do we do with this revelation? 

Then, columnist Dwight Silverman talks about the debate over the TikTok ban and other developments surrounding consumer technology.

And we discuss the latest developments in sports, including the Astros trading reliever Ryan Pressly to the Cubs.

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