The Thing

An episode of the The Start podcast, hosted by CJOB / Curiouscast, titled "The Thing" was published on August 4, 2022 and runs 81 minutes.

August 4, 2022 ·81m · The Start

Summary

SORRY LAUREN!/We were off the air overnight /That giant hail in AB was record-setting (1:09); 13 year old stabs another 13 year old in unprovoked playground assault (8:18); 7-8 times per day, police are getting calls about cryptocurrency scams. What they're doing about it, what we can do? (12:04); Things you can't believe are a thing. Like the video game Stray. You play as a cat. Lauren asks WHY?? (19:15); Teen stabbing in playground at 7pm...how are parents feeling and what is William Whyte Neighborhood doing to connect? (26:45); Texts on WHY IS THIS A THING (34:13); Small Town Salute - BANANA DAYS! Melita (37:26); Sextortion targetting boys on rise...and they're not just asking you for pictures, they're sending them to you...then demanding money (44:53); With a rise in cyber crimes and scams, what are schools seeing when it comes to demand for training? (52:09); Things you didn't know were a thing. (62:32); Winning text on things you didn't know were a thing (65:45); Travelling Food Dude (on Instagram for more info) & his dog Holland back in town, last here in 2018 (69:15).

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