ob Hunter was a month into his first teaching job at a remote Australian school when an armed gunman abducted him and his nine students. In this episode, Rob recounts the harrowing night they spent as hostages—and their dramatic escape via a high-speed car chase.

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1d:T436,We’re obsessed with ‘Materialists’ this week! Jodi and Nora first talk through some smaller stories that took the internet by storm, including Pedro Pascal’s uncanny look-alike, who also happens to be the lighting designer for ‘The Daily Show’ (2:45); Justin Bieber changing the world with his words “It’s not clocking to you that I’m standing on business” (10:32); and the disastrous styling on Ryan Murphy’s Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy and JFK Jr. show (19:25). Then, they go all in on Celine Song’s new movie, ‘Materialists,’ starring Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, and Pedro Pascal, and they discuss why this movie is so fascinating and so fun to talk about (34:45). Finally, they give their summer 2025 ins and outs, from cocktails to makeup to fashion tre

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