Three Big Conversations:

The wilted rose emoji is the new broken heart emoji. - 12:32
The aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. - 23:00
A new study about why the so-called “unhappiness hump” of midlife is shifting. - 43:36

Song of the Week - "Back to Friends" - sombr - 1:36

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Elsewhere in culture: - 1:01:26

As of this past Sunday, Turning Point USA had reported 54,000 new inquiries from people wanting to start chapters of the organization Charlie Kirk helped to cofound. The game Borderlands 4 has been released, but it has several performance issues on gaming consoles. So-called “green witchcraft” is now trending, which is supposed to involve a mixture of herbalism and eco-friendly rituals. Apple’s iOS 26, with its new Liquid Glass design style, is now available to anyone with iPhone 11 or later. The new Gen Z trend of “reverse catfishing” involves deliberately underselling oneself online, in the hopes of finding a connection with someone based on more than just edited images.

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Roundtable: The Wilted Rose, How Midlife Got Better, and Charlie Kirk