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Thanksgiving table talk 2026: the year's big stories in 30 minutes

Catch up on the year's biggest stories in culture, sports, science and tech, without picking fights.

Listen with headphones. When it asks a question, answer out loud before it tells you.

Key facts · Part 1 Essentials

  • Spain won the World Cup, beating Argentina one-nil in extra time
  • The World Series starts October 23, so check who is in it
  • Artemis II, four astronauts looping around the Moon, so check how it went
  • The August total eclipse crossed Spain, Iceland and Greenland
  • AI everywhere: ask what have you actually used it for
  • Grand Theft Auto Six, scheduled for November 19, so check the date

Key facts · Part 2 Deeper

  • Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina in February: ask what was your favorite moment
  • Super Bowl halftime show headlined by Bad Bunny; don't guess the winner
  • Thanksgiving football: Lions and Cowboys traditionally host; check this year's schedule
  • Avengers: Doomsday and Dune: Part Three both open December eighteenth
  • Leonid meteors in mid-November, the small sky event after the August eclipse
  • Prices: ask what's gotten pricey, no blame
  • Spain outshot Argentina but needed extra time; Torres scored the only goal
  • If the Dodgers are in the World Series, it's a possible third straight title

Key facts · Part 3 Drill

  • Spain won the World Cup, one-nil over Argentina in extra time
  • The World Series starts October twenty-third, so check who is in it and who won
  • Grand Theft Auto Six is set for November nineteenth, so check the date
  • Your open questions: what have you actually used AI for, what's gotten pricey, and what was your favorite moment
  • If politics comes up: elections were this month, and I'd rather not argue; who wants pie?

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