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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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Dressing up at the airport; Southwest's new seating...

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2025/04/22

Air travel: does anyone still wear a hat? Do you dress up to fly? Also, I give you a rundown on Southwest's new seating policies and a tip to save on your next ride to the airport. Southwest seating policies (official) Instagram: @condensedsouppodcast condensedsoup@proton.me

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Do you wanna build a podcast?; rideshare safety tips...

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2025/04/21

Condensed Soup is hiring! I'm looking for someone to help me once-in-a-while with post-production work. Listen to the episode for details and please contact me at condensedsoup@proton.me if you have a lead! Plus, tips or rideshare passengers -- even if you use them all the time. Uber, Way launch ‘interest list’ for autonomous rides in Atlanta by Daniella Genovese (FOXBusiness) ‘Incredibly concerning’: Facebook black market groups offer ride share and delivery driver accounts for sale, researchers

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Reinstating holidays on Google Calendar; silent...

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2025/04/20

Certain holidays have disappeared from your Google Calendar -- a Canadian YWCA is making sure they're not forgotten. I also discuss silent reading clubs, Ian McKellen's latest acting venture, and the oldest choir in the world. YWCA Metro Vancouver Rebook It app The anti-book club, book club: Why people are loving silent reading events by Clare Mulroy (USA Today) Choir named world’s oldest during Christmas concert by Alex McIntyre and Katie Thompson (BBC News), Phil Mackie (BBC News, Midlands

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Rally tips and actions for introverts; finding lost...

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2025/04/19

Just like Troy and Gabriella said, "We're all in this together." I chat tips for people in the street, but we still end with a smile -- a use for facial recognition we can all get behind! How AI is using facial recognition to help bring lost pets home by Ash-har Quraishi, Analisa Novak (CBS News) Instagram: @condensedsouppodcast

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A bucket brigade of books; helping Russian frogs;...

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2025/04/18

Some stories of communities making their world a better place. And donation this week is going to a GoFundMe in my personal circle. Try to support yours whenever possible! See how a Michigan town moved 9,100 books one by one to their new home A Russian bucket brigade helps toads and frogs cross the road to get to a spawning site by Kirill Zarubin (AP) When an earthquake struck San Diego, these elephants formed an 'alert circle' by Rebeca Rosman (NPR) Instagram: @condensedsouppodcast

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Food allergies at Epic Universe; Uber's Lost and...

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2025/04/17

I've got raves for Orlando's newest theme park, Epic Universe at Universal Orlando Resort -- with a very big safety alert for fellow food allergy sufferers who visit. Then a quick trip through the lost and found lockers at Uber, and a library's unique approach to supporting sustainable fashion. Universal Orlando Resort (official) The 2025 Uber Lost & Found Index (Uber) Unclaimed Baggage (official) Festive party frocks borrowed from the library by Genevieve Tudor (BBC Radio Shropshire) Instagram:

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Tax extensions; Jacksonville University's ambush...

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2025/04/16

Didn't file your taxes on time this year? You may be in luck! Not so lucky? Students and faculty of Jacksonville University. Plus, finding love and making it count. *Special thanks to listener Jon from Orlando for sending the tax info! IRS extends April 15 tax deadline for Florida and at least 8 other states. See the list by Francesco Gariano (Today) JU cuts 40 faculty and ends music and theater programs by Dan Scanlan (Jax Today) ‘Love on the Spectrum’ EPs Cian O’Cleary and Karina Holden on

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Raw oysters: yes or no?; Amy Lou Wood, SNL, and...

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2025/04/15

With great comedy comes great responsibility. I chat about being a woman in this business and why the craft of comedy might mean letting some jokes go. Plus, oysters around the world. Join me (but get your own dozen). On Aimee Lou Wood’s Pitch-Perfect Response to Bullying Dressed Up as “Comedy” by Rebecca Cope (Vogue) Does Humor Entail Cruelty? By Giorgio Baruchello (Israeli Journal of Humor Research) Instagram: @condensedsouppodcast

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Mariah Carey's grunge album; robots running...

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2025/04/14

A half-marathon for robots and humans, Mariah Carey has a secret album from 1995, and a good local "pay it forward" moment that will make you want to help out a stranger. Or get fast food. World’s first humanoid robot half marathon postponed due to windy weather by Eduardo Baptista (Reuters) Robots to race humans at China half-marathon by Cameron Ormond (Canadian Running) Mariah Carey Might Release a ‘Few Songs’ From Her Secret Grunge Album by Rania Aniftos (Billboard) Stranger Pays for Hundreds

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Airport scanners with an agenda?; getting blown away...

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2025/04/13

Do airport scanners make you gay? Of course not -- but it led me down a rabbit hole. Join me to learn about why all airport security experiences are NOT the same. Plus we chat about thin people problems in Beijing and the Disney Look. Hundreds of flights cancelled in China as strong winds hit capital by Barbara Tasch (BBC News) 'Gay beam machine': Right-wing pastor makes startling claim about airport scanners by Tracis Gettys (MSN.com) Why I'm Grateful for Global Entry, as a Gender Non-Binary

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Dire wolves are so back; a high-tech basketball...

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2025/04/12

From resurrecting extinct species to LED floors that change arenas with a tap, this weekend edition hits science, sports, and a Cinnabon cake in one swoop. Also: sauce packet formalwear. See you in Vegas? The Return of the Dire Wolf Company Seeking to Resurrect the Woolly Mammoth Creates a ‘Woolly Mouse’” by Adam Popescu (Scientific American) NBA Teams Quietly Test LED Glass Court in All-Star Afterglow” by Jacob Feldman (Sportico) Taco Bell Wedding (official site) Instagram:

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Your dad's a trading card; shipping your luggage;...

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2025/04/11

I've been shipping luggage for years, and I'm not gatekeeping these hacks! Join me this week in supporting the Team Kentucky Storm Relief Fund. which was created by Governor Andy Beshear to support this year's catastrophic storm damage and floods in Kentucky. How Fred Smith rescued FedEx from bankruptcy by playing blackjack in Las Vegas by Ann Schmidt (FoxBusiness) Middle-Aged Man Trading Cards Go Viral in Rural Japan Town by Ynes Sarah Filleul (Tokyo Weekender) Instagram:

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Ego Nwodim's crowd masterclass; scientists replicate...

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2025/04/10

Taste your mom's meatloaf from your apartment! Scientific advancements are letting people do so many things virtually and all alone. Plus, the Ego Nwodim's comedy superpower of live audience control on SNL. This comedy nerd can't get enough of it. Entire SNL audience gets bleeped during Ego Nwodim's Weekend Update joke: 'Lorne gonna be mad' by Jillian Sederholm (Entertainment Weekly) The Return of the Dire Wolf Scientists create 'e-Taste' device that could add flavour to virtual reality

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Shampoo Bars; Pasta Shapes; The Wigs Hold Secrets | 10

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2025/04/09

Today’s got a little lather, a little linguine, and a little… contraband wig? We’re talking small swaps that make a big difference, a pasta shape born from obsession, and one hair-related hiding place that did not go as planned. Linguine vs. Fettuccine vs. Spaghetti: What's the Difference? by Sam Hindman (Mental Floss) Inside one man's quest to make a pasta shape with 'sauceability' by Chrissy Callahan (Today) Drug Dealer Tried to Hide 220 Grams of Cocaine in His Wig -- and

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Floods; Orlando's #2 Jewelry Thief; All the Toys From...

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2025/04/08

Thinking of everyone affected by the central U.S. floods. Check on your buddies, everyone. Earrings worth $769,500 recovered by Florida police after alleged thief swallows them by Ana Faguy (BBC News) Hasbro Debuts a New Version of Monopoly Minus the Cold Hard Cash by Jamie Sorcher (Popular Mechanics) Chuck E. Cheese gets a rebrand -- which means no more animatronic band by Ariana Brockington and Savannah Sellers (Today) Instagram: @condensedsouppodcast

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The Girl From Ipanema; Where's Lady Liberty?; Why...

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2025/04/07

We’re vibing to bossa nova, watching a statue vanish in plain sight, and learning something new (and unfair?) about clumsiness. Unexpected ways your cycle messes with you by Julie Vargo (Orlando Health) Join the Conversation! Do you know the secret behind a magic trick? Tell me! Email: condensedsoup@proton.me Instagram: @condensedsouppodcast

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Alison Burns has a Sauna Box; The Sourdough Hotel | 7

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2025/04/06

🍲 What’s in the Soup Today? Lulu's former co-host, Alison Burns, drops by to answer five questions. They chat sauna boxes and steam cleaning before Lulu wraps it up with a bready-made closer. Links from today: Sweden Has a Hotel for Sourdough Starters by Danny Lewis (Smithsonian Magazine) See you tomorrow for more bite-sized goodness! 🍜 Join the Conversation! Do you have a starter? Tell me! Email: letters@condensedsoup.space Instagram: @condensedsouppodcast Bluesky: @condensedsouppod

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10:06

Who Wants to Be an NPC?; a Spa in Pompeii; 1776 at...

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2025/04/05

We’re granting wishes, digging up ancient luxury, and celebrating Betty White in stamp form. Plus, Lulu chats the Broadway tour of 1776 and its stay at the Kennedy Center, no matter what the official website says. Links from today: Make-a-Wish is auctioning off the chance to become an NPC in The Elder Scrolls 6 by Cal Jeffrey (Techspot) 'Once-in-a-century' discovery reveals spectacular luxury of Pompeii by Rebecca Morelle and Alison Francis (BBC) Trump has big dreams for Kennedy Center but

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Cory Booker Made Me Cry; Don't Scare Me; Are...

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2025/04/04

What’s in the Soup Today? We’re diving into Cory Booker's historic speech, horror movies, and whether Germany thinks Birkenstocks count as art. (Spoiler: they do not.) Links from today: Birkenstocks Aren't Art, German Federal Court Says by Karen K. Ho (ARTnews) See you tomorrow for more bite-sized goodness! 🍜 Join the Conversation: Am I wrong about horror movies? Tell me! Email: letters@condensedsoup.space Instagram: @condensedsouppodcast Bluesky: @condensedsouppod

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Viennese balls; Darkness Rising Project; Kidney...

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2025/04/03

What’s in the Soup Today? Waltzing through Vienna’s ball season, reliving corset trauma on tour, spotlighting an incredible mental health org, and learning about kidney donations. It’s a full Thursday bowl. Links from today: From sweatpants to cosplay, here are some surprising twists of Vienna's annual ball season by Lynn Brown (BBC) Colorado woman donates kidney to save Pennsylvania man 35 years after they went to prom together by Seth Kaplan (ABC 27) Paired Donations - National Kidney

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