Auspicious!

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Mike Matthews hosts the longest-running self-produced daily podcast and reveals surprising flight delay statistics.

Mike Matthews opens by introducing himself as the host of the longest-running self-produced daily podcast. He shares statistics about US flight delays and cancellations, noting he hasn't flown since February. Mike transitions to traffic data, mentioning Los Angeles and San Francisco drivers spend over 130 hours stuck annually. He explains the podcast didn't air on Veterans Day to honor military service. Mike announces this is episode 3,200 and celebrates the milestone. He references his late dog Basil the Boxer and how walking helped him lose weight. Mike discusses a limited-edition Starbucks bear-shaped cup that sold out and resells for $300 on eBay. He mentions Ohio representative Thaddeus Claggett introducing a bill to ban marriage between humans and AI chatbots. Mike talks about Bob Ross paintings being auctioned for public broadcasting funding. He covers Jeep's promotion allowing Monopoly money for discounts and JM Smucker suing Trader Joe's over Uncrustables trademarks. Mike shares his phone number and website for podcasting help. He discusses OpenAI's age-gated erotica and critics like Mark Cuban. Mike interacts with fictional characters like Benita the rodeo queen. He provides money-saving tips from sources like Positively Frugal, including negotiating bills, buying in bulk, and shopping secondhand. Mike reminisces about his mother thrift-shopping for him in the 1970s. He concludes by encouraging listeners to call his hotline and thanks them for tuning in.

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A homemade daily dispatch where flight delays, Bob Ross birds, and sandwich trademarks all get room to breathe.

Mike Matthews' "Auspicious!" works like a handmade daily bulletin, moving from household money pressure into the messier public rhythms of travel, traffic, auctions, brand oddities, and comfort-food litigation.

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Want money tips with flight delays, Bob Ross, and one very strange bird detour?

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