💬 Quoted… “Harry would interview a procession of controversial guests, such as Vladimir Putin, Mark Zuckerberg and Donald Trump, about their early formative years…”

Since last week’s announcement that Spotify was parting ways with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, stories have begun coming out about the couple’s… interesting ideas for podcasts.

• For example, Prince Harry pitched a show where he would interview controversial guests like Putin and Trump about the childhood experiences that made them who they were today. Suffice to say, the show wasn’t green lit.

📰 Stat of the Day: As of last night, there were 127 million Americans under air quality alerts in response to smoke blowing down from wildfires in Canada. Parts of Minnesota, Iowa, Tennessee, Michigan, Illinois, New York, Connecticut, and Washington D.C., among others, are currently affected.

🤯 Did You Know?.... Elvis’ manager, Colonel Tom Parker, took the phrase “there’s no such thing as bad press” to a whole new level. In the 1950s, Parker sold buttons that said “I Hate Elvis” and “Elvis Is A Jerk,” so the singer could be making money off of the people who disliked him.

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