The December 2021 edition of the World’s Only Podcast is here to bring the top news as Ian and Silby give you their own unfiltered and congenial feedback. This episode the boys discuss inflation, recent court cases, the Spotted Lantern Fly, troubles at Facebook, and Fatherhood. That’s right, all five topics!

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U.S. consumer prices jump 6.2% in October, the biggest inflation surge in more than 30 yearsHistory Says Don’t Panic About InflationThe White House Says Its Plans Will Slow Inflation. The Big Question Is: When?Inflation causing financial strain for nearly half of U.S. households, poll findsCNBC: Consumer price index October: Biggest inflation surge in more than 30 years NYT: Biden Says Spending Bill Will Slow Inflation. But When? WaPo: Opinion | Inflation myths have reached fan-fiction proportions‘He could lose it’: Legal experts see prosecutorial missteps in Rittenhouse trialKyle Rittenhouse trial: Witness tells court prosecutors pressured him to change his police statementA Prosecutor’s Winning Strategy in the Ahmaud Arbery Case - The New York TimesWaPo: Kyle Rittenhouse acquitted on all counts in polarizing KenoshaNPR: 3 white men are found guilty of murder in the killing of Ahmaud ArberyWisconsin Legislature: 941.30These 13 N.J counties are under spotted lanternfly quarantine. What you need to knowNJ Dept of Agriculture: Spotted LanternflyPA Dept of Agriculture - Alert on Spotted LanternflyWaPo: The spotted laternfly may soon arrive in DC, Maryland and VirginiaPhilly Voice: USDA scientists import wasps from China to battle the spotted lanternfly invasion  Chesapeake Bay Magazine: Invasive Spotted Lanternfly Widens Range in Md.'s Bay Watershed National Park Service: Brood X Periodical Cicadas FAQ (US National Park Service)WaPo: The Facebook Papers, explained The Guardian: She opens the app and gets bombarded’: parents on Instagram, teens and eating disordersForbes: Facebook Ordered To Disclose Evidence In The Myanmar Genocide CaseNYT: A Genocide Incited on Facebook, With Posts From Myanmar’s Military (Published 2018) NYT: Facebook Outage Caused by a Cascade of Errors, It Says Business Insider: Whistleblower Says Lawmakers Shouldn't Break up Facebook  You can follow Silby on Twitter at @Silby_Says and Ian at @IRLibrarian.This episode is brought to you by Audible. Get access to over 180,000 audiobooks with your first month free. Visit www.audibletrial.com/aois21 and your first book is on us!

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