Going to see your favorite musical act is getting pricier.  Concerts are more expensive than ever, but fans keep paying up. The average price of a ticket to the 100 most popular tours in North America have quadrupled over the past two decades.  Lucas Shaw, entertainment reporter at Bloomberg News, joins us for why ticket prices keep going up.

Next, politicians have been caught swearing since the beginning of politics, but according to a new analysis the number of swear words used by lawmakers on Twitter took a noticeable jump after 2016.  Beto O’Rourke’s latest campaign T-shirt even has the F-word on it.  J. Clara Chan, media and politics reporter at The Wrap, joins us for when profanity hits the campaign trail.

Finally, the CIA has declassified dozens of files from its attempts to create secret animal spies.  By 1967 the CIA had three programs aimed at using dolphins, cats, dogs, and birds in secret spy missions.  While not the most successful programs, it is an interesting look at how animals were being trained to perform a variety of tasks to help gather intel on the enemy.  Paul Handley, national security correspondent at AFP news agency, joins us for more.

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