<p>Items of minor import that may be discussed in this episode of Talking Paragraphs include:</p>
<ul>
 <li>You know it's going to be a good year when both Ohio State and Michigan both lose.</li>
 <li>Pele is dead.</li>
  <li>Barbara Walters is dead.</li>
  <li>Gretta Thurnberg ends 2022 “with one of the greatest tweets in history,” per the Guardian.</li>
  <li>Blockchain smartphone named "the FINNEY."</li>
  <li>Coal Face</li>
  <li>The Love Boat</li>
</ul>

109: NFL players are more important than you; Arsenal hates the color red; There's a movie called 'Plane'; and other musings

The old Paragraph Stacker, an exiled newspaperman disavowed by his best friend, talks alone in a secluded Drake neighborhood apartment about news, sports, mental health, and the art of eating root beer floats. This is Talking Paragraphs 2.0, minus one host but double the esoteric non-sequiturs.

Anchor (from Spotify)

Talking Paragraphs

107: Analyst predicts Disney dump of ABC/ESPN; winter weather talk; Iowa men's basketball's are gamblers' delight; and the voice of 'Doctor Who'

108: Old celebrities have died and people can't handle it; Big Ten crashes in burns in college football playoffs; and wouldn't be nice to be a guest on 'The Love Boat'