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June 9th, 2026: The Adidas Controversy, A Major Heat Wave And First Day Back Of Being Unemployed · The Daily Sarcast

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  Today's episode is sponsored by the guys who actually listen to my podcast after
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  I put it on my Hinge profile.
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  I've always felt that it's not a realistic thing. James Bond was written how
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  he was written for a reason, but I was complimented by it.
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  And also, I think in realistic terms, some markets just don't go for that.
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  Bond is big all over the world, and audiences won't all go for a black male
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  and African male playing Bond.
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  That's not what they like in their culture, period.
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  Idris Elba on never thinking that a Black actor being cast as James Bond was realistic.
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  Insert theme song here. This is the Daily Circast. I give you the news and maybe
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  a laugh. I'm Lindsay Vernick and it's June 9th, 2026.
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  In real news, six people were stabbed in Penn Station on Sunday night.
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  Police say a suspect is in custody after the attack, which happened around 7
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  p.m. inside one of the busiest transit hubs in the country.
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  One victim suffered serious injuries, while the others are expected to recover pretty quickly.
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  And if you've never been there, which is really crazy, but maybe you haven't,
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  Penn Station is where New Yorkers and everybody else in the world go to test their patients.
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  You walk in looking for a train to Long Island, and 20 minutes later,
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  you're still looking for it.
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  The attack happened as the city was getting ready for huge crowds on MSG for
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  the NBA Finals, which was last night, and they'll be again tomorrow night.
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  Because, you know, the area wasn't chaotic enough already.
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  So the suspect is in custody. The investigation is ongoing, and New Yorkers
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  are doing what they always do best.
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  Weeding impatiently for their train, getting an overpriced coffee,
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  and pretending that absolutely none of this is affecting them.
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  Mexicans spent the last few weeks furious after a viral video accused Adidas
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  of exploiting indigenous women who helped make special world cup jerseys that
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  sell for as high as 285 dollars,
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  so there's these activists that are claiming that these women are being underpaid
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  and used as marketing props while Adidas is just cashing in on it,
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  this story exploded online politicians got involved, and everybody was super angry about all of it.
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  So then a bunch of reporters went and actually just talked to the women who
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  were making these shirts.
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  And the women were basically like, can everyone please try to stop helping us?
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  The people making the shirts told reporters that they like this work,
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  the pay is better than their alternatives, the hours are flexible,
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  and they're now worried the outrage could actually just cost them future jobs.
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  So this creates one of the most awkward moments on the internet,
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  when the people you're defending keep asking you to stop defending them.
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  This entire controversy has turned into a debate over a question no one can agree on.
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  If someone says they're happy with their job, are they actually happy with their
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  job? Or are strangers on TikTok better qualified to answer the question?
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  It's the modern internet in a nutshell. A woman in a mountain village said,
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  This job helps me support my family.
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  And then an influencer responds actually let me explain your lived experience
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  to you so the lesson here is pretty simple before becoming outraged on behalf
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  of other people it may be worth checking out whether they actually need your help or not,
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  it's kind of like someone coming to my new york city apartment and being mind
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  blown about how much i'm paying and tell me that i should live somewhere else
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  like maybe this is my best option and this is what's best for me you know you get the gist.
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  So millions of Americans are about to get their first real taste of summer this
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  week as major heat waves move across the country.
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  Apparently, temperatures could run 10 to 20 degrees above normal,
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  and parts of the Midwest and Great Plains might get triple-digit temps.
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  And by the end of the week, the heat will move east, with cities from New York
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  to the Carolinas expected to approach record highs.
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  So congrats to everyone who spent the last six months complaining about winter.
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  Your reward is now having to shower at least once a day and complaining that
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  you're sticky and hot literally all the time.
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  In New York, temperatures are expected to climb into the 90s with humidity,
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  making it feel even hotter, which means we're entering that magical season where
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  the subway platform feels like the waiting room for hell.
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  Meteorologists are urging people to stay hydrated, avoid prolonged time outdoors,
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  and check on vulnerable neighbors. Solid advice.
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  I'd also recommend lowering your standards for personal appearances.
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  Nobody looks good in 97 degrees or hotter. We're all just trying to survive.
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  The good news is the heat wave should ease up by the weekend.
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  The bad news is that this is just the warm-up act.
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  Summer hasn't even officially started yet.
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  In Lindsay life, well, happy first day of unemployment to me. I survived it.
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  I filed for unemployment at a
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  bar, drinking a horchato, which is essentially a glass of milk, at 2 p.m.
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  Lindsay Lessons, a lesson by Linz. If you try waiting for everyone around you
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  to be normal, you will wait your entire life.
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  Cooking tip of the day. Ice cream for dinner in the summer is literally the best.
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  Feedback, comments, questions, a nice Jewish boy looking for a date,
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  email me at lindsay at thedailystarcast.com.
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  Thanks so much for listening. Talk to you guys tomorrow.