June 12, 2024

SE02:EP120

In today's episode, we remember the 85th anniversary of the first Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cooperstown, New York, with Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, and Honus Wagner among the inaugural class. Next, we check the weather in Boston, expecting scattered showers mainly after 3 PM, with mostly sunny skies and a high near 73 degrees. Local news focuses on Axios Boston's "Cheapskate's guide to Boston summer" series, highlighting the Cape-Flyer, which offers a $10 round trip from Boston to Cape Cod in June. Sports highlights Kristaps Porziņģis suffering a torn medial retinaculum, causing tendon instability, putting his NBA Finals availability at risk. We also hear about the Celtics heading to Dallas to take on the Mavericks tonight. Top News dives into Johnson & Johnson agreeing to pay $700 million to settle a lawsuit with 42 states, accused of misleading customers about the safety of its talc-based baby powder. Business news covers the collapse of the proposed sale of Paramount Global to David Ellison's Skydance Media, due to the withdrawal of support from Shari Redstone. Science discusses MIT researchers developing a supercapacitor from water, cement, and carbon black, creating a new way to store energy inside modified concrete. Finally, in Entertainment, we learn about the debut of "The Boys" Season 4 on Prime Video tomorrow, with the first three episodes, followed by weekly releases until July 18th. We conclude the episode with a quote from Babe Ruth, reflecting on his natural talent for pitching.

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