Today on Emily Explains It All we discuss how to gracefully deny an invitation to an event. Emily lists her tips and tricks on how to cope with FOMO when being unable to attend a hang session, or for whenever you just don't feel like going. Also during this two part segment is advice on how to accept a 'no' from a friend or coworker. THIS IS IMPORTANT LISTEN TO IT.

One of the Pacific Trash Islands has started hosting life on its plastic shores. Matt Bearden reports that one of our manmade, floating garbage islands in the Pacific has started showing up with critters from the coastlines. Essentially any animal that lives on the regular, sandy coastlines of North America are showing up on these rubbish islands. What does this mean for these animals, and, better yet, what does this mean for SCIENCE!? Learn more on today's Weird or Wired. 

And Kyle, Texas is attempting a world record again for most similarly named people hanging out in the same city. If you're named Kyle, you have until May 21, 2023 to make plans to show up to this event to put our southern neighbor Kyle on the map! Let's help 'em win a world record!!! Learn more on today's episode. Especially if you're Kyle. Hi, Kyle. 

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