7/23/26 - Mimes, Duct Tape, Audiobooks, and More!

Tanner introduced Tacoma’s new zoo star, Owen the sea lion pup, and broke down a very 2026 debate over whether AI can really make art as Elon Musk wants it to remake The Odyssey and Christopher Nolan calls AI a “Trojan horse.” He hit country news with Morgan Wallen’s record‑setting “Still the Problem” tour, opened a fun argument over whether audiobooks count as reading, and shared listeners’ daily good‑vibes stories plus a powerful moment where a 16‑year‑old trusted his gut, stopped for a car in a ditch, and ended up saving the unconscious driver’s life. Chuck from Sedro‑Woolley played “Minute to Win It” and won Brantley Gilbert tickets, listeners swapped the wildest things they’ve fixed with duct tape—leading to a Poulsbo teen’s prom dress made from 29 rolls—and the crew wrapped with Facebook Marketplace Price Is Right and a “Headline in a Haystack” story about a mime on a Massachusetts trail throwing eggshells and getting arrested for harassmentSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.