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When the Xbox 360 took over the world… and overheated doing it
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🇩🇪 Merkel makes history
Angela Merkel is sworn in as Germany’s first female chancellor and first from the former East. A grand coalition deal ends the election deadlock. Quiet power beats loud politics.
🎈 Candy meets physics
A giant M&M’s balloon whacks a light pole at the Macy’s Parade, injuring two spectators. NYC tightens wind rules and retires the balloon. Thanksgiving TV gets an unforgettable blooper.
🎮 Xbox 360 arrives
Launch day chaos as the 360 sells out in hours. HD gaming, Xbox Live 2.0, achievements — and soon the dreaded Red Ring of Death. Microsoft’s win… with a billion-dollar asterisk.
💿 Britney hits the club
Britney drops B In The Mix: The Remixes on 22 Nov. Toxic, Everytime and more get DJ makeovers. Modest charts then, cult favourite now.
🎤 Idol crowned
Bendigo’s Kate DeAraugo wins Australian Idol in the show’s first all-female finale. Maybe Tonight rockets to #1 and the Young Divas era beckons.
🛎️ Come on down, one last time
24 Nov: The Price Is Right (Australia) signs off its run. Mega Showcases become legend, Larry Emdur readies his next TV chapter.
📚 Book corner
Jimmy Carter’s Our Endangered Values fuels church-and-state debate. Less beach read, more ‘argue with your uncle at lunch’ energy.
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Chapters
1. intro (00:00:00)
2. show opener (00:00:21)
3. news (00:08:06)
4. technology and innovation (00:27:41)
5. open up the boombox (00:38:49)
6. music (00:43:48)
7. movies and tv (01:00:38)
8. books we didn't read (01:16:54)
9. hatches, matches and dispatches (01:21:23)
10. show closer (01:26:02)
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