Welcome to The Weekend Notes. If you didn’t get to catch all 15 hours of my radio show this week, I have good news. I pulled together the highlights: the best monologues, top tweets, and the stories that sparked the biggest conversations
➡️ MUST LISTEN: This was Tim Keller’s sermon the Sunday after 9/11. - Gospel In Life
👀 STAT: A family needs a household income of 𝕏$124,674 a year to afford a median-priced home in the US, which is 45% higher than the median household income.
🇮🇷 MUST READ: Iran tried to use Claude to target Navy bases, operate influence campaigns on US social media platforms, and even uploaded the plans for the Ayatollah’s funeral. - Anthropic
🏈 FOOTBALL: This weekend’s Ohio State vs. Texas game is the single most expensive college game of the season, with the average ticket going for 𝕏$822.
📰 READ THEM: See the front pages of local newspapers from 9/12/2001 - Freedom Forum
🔥 INTERESTING: My First Impressions of the New Folding iPhone Duo - WSJ (free)
‼️ SHOCK DATA: The median bank account balance of households that participate in online betting was 59% of that of households that did not.
🎟️ GET YOUR TICKETS: It’s the Not Safe For Radio show, things not safe to say on radio, not safe in front of kids or my mom, but a ton of fun stories on an off-the-record night, October 10th at the Gas South District / Gas South Theater, great hotel on site, tickets are on sale now.
🎧 IMPORTANT: Make sure you check out my new podcast, Four Things To Know This Afternoon.
