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Condensed Soup

Condensed Soup is your daily 10-minute dose of sharp pop culture, delightful weirdness, and deep-dive comedy — hosted by Broadway veteran, comedian, and educator Lulu Picart. It"s part late-night monologue, part backstage hang — all wrapped up in a quick package you can take on your commute, your walk, or your pre-show warmup. Come for the small talk, stay for the big talk.

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141 | In France, you can sell tickets to your...

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2025/08/18

It's like buying a ticket to a real-life rom com. A startup in France is helping couples sell strangers invitations to their wedding. If you pay for a ticket, do you also need to bring a gift? ‘As if we’re real guests’: the startup selling strangers invitations to weddings (Angelique Chrisafis, The Guardian, Aug 2, 2025) French startup lets strangers buy entrance to someone else’s wedding (Trend-watching Daily, Aug 4, 2025) The Incredibly True Story of Renting a Friend in Tokyo (Chris Colin, Afar,

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140 | Grocery store etiquette

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2025/08/17

Before you touch every peach in the produce section (guilty!), listen to this episode -- you'll be the Best Citizen at the market. 10 of the Rudest Things You Can Do at the Grocery Store (Caroline Bologna, Huffpost, Sep 29, 2022) 11 Rude Things People Do At the Grocery Store (Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, Oct 6, 2024) Instagram: @condensedsouppodcast condensedsoup@proton.me

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139 | The sky is falling! No, it's a shooting star.

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2025/08/16

A meteorite that fell through a man's roof -- and it turns out, meteors fall to earth all the time. Sometimes we even wish on them. Meteorite that ripped through Georgia homeowner’s roof is 20 million years older than Earth, scientist says (CBS / AP, Aug 9, 2025) Fish Falling from the Sky Sparks Wildfire Near Small Town After Osprey Drops its Meal Mid-Flight (Gabrielle Rockson, People, Aug 7, 2025) Winter Weather Warning of ‘Falling Iguanas’ Issued for Florida (Jess Thomson, Newsweek, Jan 19, 2024)

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138 | A ten-year-old from London keeps a chess...

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2025/08/15

A ten-year-old just beat a chess grandmaster, joining the ranks of chess prodigies from all over the world. What did you do with your summer vacation? Colorado declares statewide disaster emergency, as dozens of wildfires blaze (Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, Aug 14, 2025) 10-year-old becomes youngest female chess player to defeat grandmaster (Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, Aug 14, 2025) Chess Terms (Chess(dot)com, accessed Aug 14, 2025) 40 Facts About Chess Most People Don’t Know (Yury Markushin, The

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137 | Go with your gut: hosting awards shows and...

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2025/08/14

Travel superstitions can help calm anxious flyers -- are you one of them? Also, since they just announced the host of the Kennedy Center Honors -- my thoughts on the craft of hosting and relating to live audiences. Trump to host Kennedy Center Honors ceremony (Andrea Shalal and Lisa Richwine, Reuters, Aug 13, 2025) Pilot says, “I’m not really feeling it,” tells passengers to deplane (Tamara Gane, Yahoo News, Aug 5, 2025) The Surprising Origins of Americans’ Most Common Travel Superstitions (Ophelia

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136 | It's the International Year of the Glaciers'...

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2025/08/13

Mendenhall Glacier, a big Alaskan tourism draw, is releasing water -- causing calls to evacuate the Juneau area. 2025 has been designated the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation by Unesco and the World Meteorological Organization. (Just in time.) Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier begins releasing floodwater, some residents urged to evacuate (CBS / AP, Aug 12, 2025) 10 Brrr-illiant Glacier Facts! (National Geographic Kids, accessed Aug 12, 2025) Glaciers (National Snow and Ice Data Center,

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135 | Fashion crime: The ski jump suit scandal

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2025/08/12

There's drama on the slopes! Earlier this year, a ski suit scandal shook up the ski jumping world. Now, leading up to the Olympics, they're dealing with the repercussions. Flooding cancels last day of Wisconsin State Fair as severe storms knock out power and close roads (AP, Aug 11, 2025) Countries across Europe hit by wildfires as new heat wave arrives (AP, Aug 11, 2025) Heatwave worsens living conditions of thousands of displaced people in Gaza (AP, Aug 9, 2025) Ski jumping’s suit trouble is back

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134 | Communal living: it goes both ways

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2025/08/11

Ever wanted to grab a bunch of your buddies and make a commune? Sometimes it's all about keeping the ones you love in, but sometimes it's about keeping the ones you don't love... out. This 38-Year Old Woman Moved Into a Retirement Home—and Loves It (Ashley Fike, Vice, Jul 22, 2025) The Bird’s Nest (official, accessed Aug 10, 2025) ‘Whites-only’ group draws bipartisan rebuke over potential move to Missouri (Jason Hancock, Missouri Independent, Jul 31, 2025) Instagram: @condensedsouppodcast

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133 | The Labubu economy

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2025/08/10

Labubus are the current collecting craze. People are lining up outside stores, reselling online, and coveting rare specimens. It's moving a lot of money around the world. $7K worth of Labubu dolls stolen from Los Angeles store, authorities say (AP, Aug 9, 2025) ‘Labubu’ is a plush toy that is causing a frenzy. Here’s its origin story (Juliana Kim, All Things Considered / NPR, Jun 18, 2025) Adorable or just weird? How Labubu dolls conquered the world (Fan Wang and Adam Hancock, BBC News, Jun 19,

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132 | Romeo & Juliet in Estonia: car-crossed lovers

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2025/08/09

A new version of Romeo & Juliet debuted in Estonia, starring a Ford ford pickup as Juliet and a rally truck as Romeo. The play didn't have any dialogue, but it did have a car crash... Love-struck trucks and diggers: Estonia’s take on ‘Romeo and Juliet’ (Janis Laizans, Reuters, Aug 1, 2025) The underage stars of a hit 1968 version of ‘Romeo & Juliet’ sue over their nude scene (AP, Jan 4, 2023) Romeo and Juliet Was a Tragedy (Lila Shapiro, Vulture, Dec 30, 2024) I Panned Romeo + Juliet in 1996. Now I

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131 | Running: Jacory Patterson; the world's deepest...

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2025/08/08

Jacory Patterson has inspired me with his story of dedication and hustle. But not enough to attempt the world's deepest marathon. Jacory Patterson worked the overnight shift loading trucks at UPS. Now, he’s one of top 400 runners [sic]. (Pat Graham, AP, Aug 1, 2025) World’s Deepest Marathon (official, accessed Aug 7, 2025) Instagram: @condensedsouppodcast condensedsoup@proton.me

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130 | Grab Bag: Theo Huxtable got me grounded.

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2025/08/07

It's a grab bag episode -- stories that couldn't make up a whole episode. It's a whole week of water cooler talk in ten minutes. Malcolm-Jamal Warner obituary (Anthony Hayward, The Guardian, Jul 28, 2025) The Cosby Show: The Lost Weekend (IMDB, accessed Aug 6, 2025) Received a text for a refund at Amazon? Don’t click it. It’s a scam. (Saman Shafiq, USA Today, Aug 6, 2025) More than 100 missing after flash floods in India (Nitin Ramola, Nikita Yadav, BBC, Aug 6, 2025) JD Vance’s team had water level

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129 | Jesus Christ Superstar and the art of theatre

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2025/08/06

What's the buzz? Cynthia Erivo is playing Jesus and some people don't get it. My love for Jesus Christ Superstar runs deep -- as does my love for theatrical devices for multiple narratives... What’s the Story? Who’s Who? (Jesus Christ Superstar Australia, accessed Aug 5, 2025) Lovely One: A Memoir by Ketanji Brown Jackson (Bookshop(dot)org, accessed Aug 5, 2025) Instagram: @condensedsouppodcast condensedsoup@proton.me

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128 | 'Gigil' is in the dictionary -- and other...

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2025/08/05

Language is constantly evolving - can you keep up? 200 New Words and Definitions Added to Merriam-Webster(dot)com (Merriam-Webster, accessed Aug 4, 2025) Gigil: word for ‘cute aggression’ among new Oxford English Dictionary entries (Daniel Lavelle, Mar 27, 2025) ‘Bed Rotting,’ ‘Girl Dinner,’ and Dictionary(dot)com's New 2024 Words (Simmone Shah, Time, Feb 13, 2024) New words (Cambridge Words, Aug 4, 2025 Nepo Baby, Beach Read, IDGAF and 17 Other Words Added to the Dictionary for 2024 (Jo Ann

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127 | Doritos is betting on sriracha (just like the...

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2025/08/04

Doritos has decided sriracha, the little-hot-sauce-that-could, is the way. I may not agree, but sriracha sure has staying power. Doritos thinks this flavor is its next ‘Cool Ranch’ (Jordan Valinsky, CNN, Aug 2, 2025) What really caused the sriracha shortage? 2 friends and the epic breakup that left millions without their favorite hot sauce (Indrani Sen, Fortune, Jan 30, 2024) Sriracha Creator Never Trademarked Its Name, Which Is Why It’s Everywhere (James Cave, Huffpost, Aug 25, 2016) Experts

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126 | Filipino food -- outside of my mom's house!

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2025/08/03

Recently, Filipino restaurants have enjoyed a boom in the U.S. -- and I couldn't be happier to spread my love of the cuisine and get to try different approaches to some of my favorite dishes. This episode was inspired by a visit to the wonderful restaurant Mineral in Toronto, which features a Filipino tasting menu and cocktail bar worthy of a celebration or date night! Jollibee Chickenjoy Hailed as the Back-to-Back Best Fast-Food Fried Chicken by USA Today (Jollibee Group, Jul 28, 2025) Mineral

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125 | Burmese pythons vs the world (and robo-bunnies)

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2025/08/02

Robo-bunnies have been deployed against invasive Burmese pythons in Florida. They're truly bad for Florida native wildlife -- but I also feel bad for the pythons. (Just wait until you hear about the breeding balls.) ‘Robo-Bunnies’ Are the Newest Weapon in the Fight Against Invasive Burmese Pythons in Florida (Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, Jul 21, 2025) Marsh rabbit mortalities tie pythons to the precipitous decline of mammals in the Everglades (Robert A. McCleery, Adia Sovie, Robert N. Reed,

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124 | Tales from the police blotter

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2025/08/01

If you're gonna break the law -- put some thought into it, maybe? Here are some stories of criminals who did not think ahead. Police discover drugs in a bag labelled ‘definitely not a bag full of drugs’ (Sky News, Oct 12, 2024) Selfie on stolen iPad helps Houston man identify suspects (Foti Kallergis, ABC13, Jan 17, 2015) Woman busted driving around with homemade license plate (ABC6, Mar 4, 2016) Burglary suspects wear permanent marker (NBC News, AP, Oct 28, 2009) Dumb criminals (Christina

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123 | Rideshare tips and safety initiatives

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2025/07/31

Uber is launching a women's-only feature in the U.S., following Lyft and other programs' leads. Plus, some safety tips for your next ride. Uber’s New Feature in the U.S. Makes Ride-sharing Safer for Female Riders and Drivers (Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, Jul 23, 2025) Uber’s New Feature Will Let Women Request Women Drivers, But These Rideshare Companies Championed Their Safety From The Start (Samantha Dorisca, Yahoo News, Jul 24, 2025) Rides for women, by women (Lyft) Meet Jillian Anderson

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122 | Impersonations and the legacy of William...

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2025/07/30

Some stories are stranger than fiction. We start with a man being arrested for impersonating a whole state department, and end up down the wild rabbit hole of William Douglas Street, the man who charmed his way into professional sports teams, medical schools, and more. Indian police arrest man accused of running fake embassy (AP, Jul 23, 2025) Imposter uses AI to impersonate Rubio and contact foreign and US officials (Matthew Lee, AP, Jul 8, 2025) Detroit’s notorious imposter gets 3 years prison

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