cover of episode Billy Joel, Caitlin Clark, 'King Charles' & More - 4/16/2024

Billy Joel, Caitlin Clark, 'King Charles' & More - 4/16/2024

2024/4/16
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Today's Sponsor: Zenni Opticalhttps://thisistheconversationproject.com/zenni  Today's Rundown:CBS Pulls The Plug On Billy Joel At Worst Possible Moment, And Fans Are So Pissedhttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/billy-joel-concert-cut-cbs_n_661cadb5e4b0f709554b00b7 Caitlin Clark taken No. 1 in the https://youtube.com/live/dmWRadXXAIAby the Indiana Fever, as expectedhttps://apnews.com/article/wnba-draft-2024-caitlin-clark-6aa5dddaedbe7da5a2b147da6d39e832  The Chicago Sky owned two picks in the first round of the WNBA Draft, and  they put them to maximum effect, selecting South Carolina center Kamilla Cardoso  and LSU forward Angel Reese. Ohio River near Pittsburgh is closed as crews search for missing barge, one of 26 that broke loosehttps://apnews.com/article/barges-break-loose-ohio-river-pittsburgh-09395678882415fa7864a4cd720d6e0c With Disastrous Ratings, Charles Barkley and Gayle King Bid Farewell to First “King Charles” Seasonhttps://www.essentiallysports.com/nba-legends-basketball-news-with-disastrous-ratings-charles-barkley-and-gayle-king-bid-farewell-to-first-king-charles-season/ Gun supervisor for ‘Rust’ movie gets 18 months in prison for fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin on sethttps://apnews.com/article/rust-alec-baldwin-shooting-armorer-sentencing-627373b6fd8aabe1f25050943777daba Tesla lays off ‘more than 10%’ of its global workforcehttps://electrek.co/2024/04/15/tesla-lays-off-more-than-10-of-its-global-workforce/ Survivors of 2017 Ariana Grande U.K. concert bombing take legal action against intelligence agencyhttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/survivors-2017-ariana-grande-uk-concert-bombing-legal-action-rcna147771 Nebraska teacher arrested after police find her, teen student naked in carhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/15/omaha-nebraska-teacher-erin-ward-arrested-accused-sexual-abuse/73325712007/ Website: http://thisistheconversationproject.com  Facebook: http://facebook.com/thisistheconversationproject  Twitter: http://twitter.com/th_conversation  TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@theconversationproject  YouTube: http://thisistheconversationproject.com/youtube  Podcast: http://thisistheconversationproject.com/podcasts  #yournewssidepiece #coffeechat #morningnews  ONE DAY OLDER ON APRIL 16Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (77)Jon Cryer (60)Anya Taylor-Joy (28) WHAT HAPPENED TODAY:1947: Bernard Baruch coined the term “Cold War” to describe the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union.2003: Michael Jordan played his last NBA game with the Washington Wizards, who lost to the Philadelphia 76ers, 107-87.2018: Kendrick Lamar became the first rapper and non-classical or jazz musician to win the Pulitzer Prize for music with his album Damn. WORD OF TEH DAY: belabour / [ bəˈlābər ] to explain something more than necessary https://thebigwordsproject.morebettermediacompany.com/?p=160  PLUS, TODAY WE CELEBRATE: Eggs Benedict Dayhttps://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-eggs-benedict-day-april-16  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/things-you-might-not-have-heard--2318856/support).