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New commentary topics this week. 1. Kurds and Catalonians want their own country (0:00) https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-kurds-referendum-cenba/iraq-steps-up-retaliation-against-kurdish-independence-vote-with-dollar-ban-idUSKCN1C823V 2. 40% of all cancers in the US associated with excess weight (10:45) https://www.geo.tv/latest/161019-40-percent-of-us-cancers-linked-to-excess-weight 3. Google's ad revenue greater than total ad market of all nations except US (16:30) 4. Chicago making bid for Amazon's 2nd headquarters (23:15) 5. Austria bans the wearing of the full Islamic veil (29:00) http://www.livemint.com/Politics/czSz6NdOAEPLh8EMlA5kWN/Austria-to-ban-burqa-from-1-October.html 6. Eskimos claim that global warming is because the world has "shifted" (36:00) https://climate.nasa.gov/resources/education/pbs_modules/lesson2Explain/ 7. Today's teens taking longer to grow up (40:00) http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/22/health/teens-grow-up-slower-partner/index.html 8. Old White Guy Rant: Football in America (50:00) 9. Happy Trails to Hugh Hefner, Tom Petty, and Chuck Low (1:02:00)