12PointFive Minutes: S3-Ep03 - In this episode, the co-hosts explore tariffs on pasta, a mysterious discovery, Gamma AI, “major concerns” about a hyphenated last name and the hilarity of one of the best Hollywood talents our generation has ever seen.

Key Takeaways:

Pasta price shock: a proposal that could raise tariffs on imported Italian pasta by 107%—and what that means for food budgets, comfort food, and stress.

Government shutdown notes and the squeeze of rising healthcare costs.

Noah’s Ark in Turkey? Reactions to a Today Show segment, media balance, and the travel angle.

AI spotlight: Gamma.Ai's $68M round and why efficiency is part of the story.

Football fun: the entertaining rollercoaster that is Jameis Winston—and betting on defenses.

Pop culture pick: Eddie Murphy’s latest spotlight on Netflix, including a laugh-out-loud puppet bit.

References:

Pasta Prices

Noah’s Ark

Gamma AI

Hyphenated and Eddie Murphy (trailer)