Three Big Conversations:

1. The Queen of RichTok makes $500,000 necklaces seem boring. - 07:34
2. Back-to-school trends come with a Y2K flair. - 25:50
3. AI researchers are preparing for the worst.- 39:34

Slang of the Week - "6-7"- 1:20

Elsewhere in culture: - 57:30

Europe's premiere gaming conference, Gamescom, kicked off this week, with new games being detailed and announced, including a new Lego Batman game. Christian musician Forrest Frank has surpassed Drake in terms of monthly listeners on YouTube Music. The Cambridge Dictionary has officially added the words skibidi and delulu. Educator and influencer Hank Green helped create a successful productivity app called Focus Friend, in which going to distracting apps prevents your cute pet bean from being able to finish knitting. A 2017 book about resisting tyranny has sold over 250,000 copies this year after going viral on TikTok.

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