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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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The Brooklyn Public Library is lending out art

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2025/11/08

Libraries are more than just havens for readers -- they have so much more to offer, bibliophile or not! Musical Instrument Lending Library (Brooklyn Art Museum, accessed Nov 7, 2025) Ten Unexpected Things to Check Out at Public Libraries (Juhi Bhatia, Mellon Foundation, Oct 10, 2024) The Brooklyn Public Library now lets you borrow works of art for a three-week period (Laura Ratliff, Time Out, Oct 30, 2025) 75 surprising things you can find at the library (Libby Life, accessed Nov 7, 2025)

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Paris residents can enter a lottery for a chic final...

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2025/11/07

If you live in Paris, you could secure an exclusive address for eternity (if you've got the cash). Plus, an ancient pet cemetery may prove we've always had special relationships with our pets. Paris residents can enter lottery to share cemetery space with Jim Morrison and Oscar Wilde (Jack Guy, CNN travel, Nov 5, 2025) Graves of nearly 600 cats and dogs in ancient Egypt may be world's oldest pet cemetery (David Grimm, Science, Feb 26, 2021) Instagram: @condensedsouppodcast condensedsoup@proton.me

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Japan's military fight against bears

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2025/11/06

Japan is sending troops in to fight a rise in bear attacks. Do you know what to do if you run into a bear? Japan deploys the military to counter a surge in bear attacks (Mari Yamaguchi, AP, Nov 5, 2025) Japan deploys troops to combat record wave of deadly bear attacks (Arata Yamamoto and Peter Guo, NBC News, Nov 5, 2025) Japan Deploys Military Forces After Spate of Bear Attacks (Newsweek, Nov 5, 2025) Bear Attacks (National Park Service, accessed Nov 5, 2025) Instagram: @condensedsouppodcast

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10:02

This artificial reef is made of subway cars

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2025/11/05

Old subway cars and other modern discards have been building up artificial reefs along the East Coast. Once used to ferry city dwellers from place to place, now they're homes for fish. No Longer Full of Commuters, Atlanta's Old Subway Cars Are Now Filled With Fish (Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, Sep 16, 2024) Dumping subway trains into the ocean … in a good way (Phoebe Park, CNN, Feb 27, 2015) Sinking 1,000 NYC subway cars in the Atlantic to create a reef didn't go as planned (Elissaveta M

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10:02

Norman Rockwell: champion of the oppressed

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2025/11/04

Norman Rockwell is famous for portraying the promise of the American dream -- but his heart lay in exploring how those promises are broken. We're Norman Rockwell's family. Trump's DHS has shamefully misused his work. (The Rockwell family, USA Today, Nov 2, 2025) Norman Rockwell + The Problem We All Live With (Amy Pastan, The Kennedy Center, accessed Nov 3, 2025) Instagram: @condensedsouppodcast condensedsoup@proton.me *This episode was recorded in a cruise ship cabin.

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China's space race and Shenzhen's rise

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2025/11/03

China is sending astronauts to the moon -- and a space station! (Is it out of spite?) China says it's on track to land astronauts on the moon by 2030 ahead of space station mission (Andy Wong, AP, Oct 29, 2025) China's Shenzhou 21 docks with space station, sets the country's own speed record (Andy Wong and Fu Ting, AP, Oct 31, 2025) Shenzhen: The city that built China's tech empire (Chen Xiangming, Taylor Ogan, ThinkChina, Oct 21, 2025) Instagram: @condensedsouppodcast condensedsoup@proton.me *This

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A U.K. family gets fined for truancy after Disney...

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2025/11/02

Should a Disney World trip count as truancy? The first Condensed Soup at Sea episode starts off with some theme park tales that are less-than-usual. Disney Donates $1 Million for Hurricane Melissa Relief Efforts in Jamaica (Jackie Gailey, WDWinfo (dot) com, Oct 31, 2025) U.K. Influencer Family with 22 Kids Reportedly Fined for Pulling Them Out of School to Go to Disney World (Colson Thayer, People, Nov 1, 2025) A duck hit her while on a rollercoaster. Now she's suing SeaWorld. (Eve Chen, USA Today,

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McDonald's is the latest to feel the loss of pennies

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2025/11/01

Penny for your thoughts! Except they don't make them anymore. Pennies are leaving circulation -- we chat the fallout. McDonald's rounding cash transactions as some locations run short of pennies (Mike Snider, USA Today, Oct 31, 2025) Banks and retailers run short on pennies as the US Mint stops making them (Ken Sweet, ABC News / AP, Oct 30, 2025) What does the end of the penny mean? Here's what experts are saying (Mike Snider, USA Today, Jun 8, 2025) Businesses are running out of pennies in the US

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10:02

SNAP 2: How we can help

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2025/10/31

This is a companion episode to yesterday's chat on the SNAP benefits freeze. Now we tackle what we can do and how we can help our communities -- and a reminder that if you need help, it's okay to accept it. Instagram: @condensedsouppodcast condensedsoup@proton.me *This episode was recorded in a hotel room.

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SNAP benefits: by the numbers

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2025/10/30

DoorDash is stepping in to help, as SNAP benefits are indefinitely paused on Saturday, November 1st. Here are some facts about SNAP benefits and the people that use them. DoorDash unveils crisis plan as millions face possible loss of SNAP benefits (Bonny Chu, FOXBusiness, Oct 27, 2025) As millions of Americans prepare to lose SNAP benefits, some states are moving to bridge the gap (Megan Lebowitz and Maggie Rhoads, NBC News, Oct 28, 2025) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) - Key

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10:02

Chessboxing: no pain, no brain.

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2025/10/29

Have you heard of chessboxing? It's chess. And boxing. Plus, a check-in with you and your communities. James Canty Wins Heavyweight Chessboxing World Championship (Colin McGourty, Chess (dot) com, Oct 16, 2025) Chess Boxing (Chess (dot) com, accessed Oct 28, 2025) Chessboxing: the unique sport becoming a global hit (Justin Klawans, The Week US, May 29, 2025) Chessboxing By Hook or By Rook (Brett Forrest, ESPN (dot) com, accessed Oct 28, 2025) The improbable rise of chess boxing (The Economist, May

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10:02

Passion projects: a Brazilian arthouse cinema and a...

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2025/10/28

A one-man passion project provides Brazilians with an arthouse cinema and a Brooklyn art lover creates a lending library in her home. All around the world, passion projects are making art accessible. A man in Brazil turned his childhood dream into a small cinema for film lovers (Gabriela Sa Pessoa, AP, Oct 12, 2025) Gallery Particulier Makes a New Art World Possible (Elizabeth Lepro, UP Magazine, accessed Oct 27, 2025) Instagram: @condensedsouppodcast condensedsoup@proton.me *This episode was

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Rome's Colosseum gives new meaning to "arena tour"

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2025/10/27

Rome's ancient ampthitheater, the Colosseum, will be hosting concerts -- and gladiator fights, maybe. Plus: how you can get a free breakfast next week. World Series grand slam means free breakfast at Denny's How to get it. (Mike Snider, USA Today, Oct 25, 2025) Raves at Rome's ancient amphitheater? New Colosseum director sets the record straight (David Biller and Silvia Stellacci, AP, Oct 26, 2025) An ancient theater in Greece opens for its final season before undergoing a 3-year restoration

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10:02

Coffee prices keep climbing

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2025/10/26

We love our coffee -- but prices are going up! Tariffs and weather changes have resulted in a reduced supply even while American demand is increasing. US coffee prices spike due to tariffs and poor weather (Dee-ann Durbin and Chris Rugaber, AP, Oct 24, 2025) Tariffs and Climate Change Push Coffee Prices Up (Renata Carlos Daou, Lauren Rosenthal, and Eric Roston, Bloomberg, Oct 25, 2025) Daily coffee consumption at 20-year high, up nearly 40% (National Coffee Association, Apr 11, 2024) Is drinking

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Volcanos: be vigilant, especially during the shutdown

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2025/10/25

dd ‘It was a circus’: Volcano crowds gather with limited oversight due to government shutdown (Mahealani Richardson, Hawaii News Now, Oct 23, 2025) Volcano dormant for 700,000 years could soon resume activity, scientists say, “Julie Jacobo, ABC News, Oct 24, 2025) The 1883 Krakatau eruption: A year of blue Moons (Tammana Begum, The Natural History Museum, accessed Oct 24, 2025) The Eruption of Mount Tambora (1815-1818) (Climate in Global Cultures and Histories: Promoting Climate Literacy Across

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The Jim Henson Company is auctioning things for the...

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2025/10/24

A small update on the Louvre heist! Then: if your loved ones are Muppet fans, you might have some holiday shopping to do: The Jim Henson Company is auctioning off items from its collection for the first time ever. Video captures Louvre jewel thieves emerging from museum in a cherry picker (Aicha El Hammar Castano, Jon Haworth, and Bill Hutchinson (ABC News, Oct 23, 2025) ‘Quiet as a whisper’: German firm launches ad campaign after lift used in Louvre heist (Deborah Cole, The Guardian, Oct 23, 2025)

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Mosquitos are found in Iceland for the first time

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2025/10/23

Here's the buzz -- Iceland has had their hottest year on record -- and it's attracting both attention and mosquitos. Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time after record heat (BBC, Oct 22, 2025) The Weather & Temperature in Iceland (Nanna Gunnarsdottir, Guide to Iceland, accessed Oct 22, 2025) 7 Fascinating Mosquito Facts (Raid, accessed Oct 22, 2025) Mosquitos (Orkin Canada, accessed Oct 22, 2025) Instagram: @condensedsouppodcast condensedsoup@proton.me *This episode was recorded in a corporate

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AI-generated videos are getting harder to spot

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2025/10/22

With the recent release of Sora 2, we've begun to see AI-generated videos that can easily fool even the most savvy. What’s real? How to spot a fake AI video (Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, Oct 20, 2025) Pikachu at war and Mario on the street: OpenAI’s Sora 2 thrills and alarms the internet (Jared Perlo, NBC News, Oct 2, 2025) Hollywood pushes OpenAI for consent (Mandalit del Barco, All Things Considered / NPR, Oct 20, 2025 Instagram: @condensedsouppodcast condensedsoup@proton.me *This episode was

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Ashraf Mahrous just pulled a 700-ton ship using his...

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2025/10/21

Can they still call it the West Wing if there is no East Wing? Also, you may have thought you were strong, but Ashraf "Strongman" Mahrous can chew you up and spit you out for breakfast. Literally. The wrestler just pulled a 700-ton ship by pulling a rope... with his teeth. Construction begins on Trump’s $250m White House ballroom (Anna Betts and Coral Murphy Marcos, The Guardian, Oct 21, 2025) Ashraf Mahrous: Egypt’s ‘strongman’ wrestler pulls ship using his teeth (Sky News, Sep 28, 2025) How do

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A heist! And a big opera controversy...

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2025/10/20

We've got a real-life heist! The crown jewels have been stolen from the Louvre in a story straight out of a movie. Plus, some of the bitter notes from opera's legacy. Thieves steal crown jewels in 4 minutes from Louvre Museum (Thomas Adamson, AP, Oct 19, 2025) Metropolitan Opera to Drop Use of Blackface-Style Makeup in ‘Otello’ (Brakkton Booker, NPR, Aug 4, 2015) Retiring Blackface (Naveen Kumar, Opera America, Jan 28, 2023) Instagram: @condensedsouppodcast condensedsoup@proton.me *This episode was

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