Hurricane Ivan's wrath and Rathergate's media storm

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🎧✨ Get ready for another blast from the past as we rewind to the week of 5 - 11 September 2004
🌪️ Hurricane Havoc: Brace yourself as Hurricane Ivan, a Category 5 powerhouse, leaves a path of destruction from Grenada to the Gulf Coast. With winds that could blow your socks off, Ivan didn’t just visit—he made an unforgettable entrance!
💥 Bomb Blast in Jakarta: We shift to Jakarta, where a tragic car bomb explodes outside the Australian Embassy, shaking the city and reminding us of the era's intense geopolitical landscape. A somber moment that echoed across the globe.
🖨️ Rathergate Rumble: In the world of news, Rathergate takes center stage! Dan Rather and CBS get caught up in a scandal over questionable documents about President Bush’s military service. Was it a typo or a tale of deception? The blogosphere has opinions!
🎵 Chart-Topping Tunes: On a lighter note, Nelly’s "My Place" and Maroon 5’s "She Will Be Loved" dominate the charts, while Natasha Bedingfield’s "Unwritten" has everyone singing about life’s endless possibilities. A musical melting pot for all tastes!
🎬 Movie Mania: At the box office, “Hero” and “The Village” keep us on the edge of our seats. Meanwhile, “Crash” premieres at the Toronto Film Festival, weaving tales of race, class, and raw human emotion.
👋 Farewell to Drew Carey: We say goodbye to *The Drew Carey Show*, a sitcom staple that gave us years of laughs, outrageous pranks, and blue-collar wisdom. Cheers to Drew and the gang for all the memories!
📚 Bestseller Buzz: And for our bookworms, *Unfit for Command* is stirring up controversy, sparking debate, and making waves on the bestseller list. Love it or hate it, this one’s got people talking!
Tune in as we explore the unforgettable moments of 2004. From wild weather to wild news, we've got it all. 🎙️🎉

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1. intro (00:00:00)

2. show opener (00:00:26)

3. news (00:10:02)

4. tech (00:23:56)

5. music (00:35:41)

6. movies and tv (00:50:06)

7. books we didn't read (00:59:57)

8. hatches, matches and dispatches (01:08:27)

9. show closer (01:16:43)