Stolen Screams & Shattered Olympic Dreams

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🎨 Art Heist Alert! On August 22, 2004, two masked men stormed Oslo’s Munch Museum and pulled off a daring daylight robbery, snatching Edvard Munch’s iconic "The Scream" and "Madonna." With no alarms, dropped paintings, and a chaotic escape, this heist was more Keystone Cops than criminal masterminds. It took two years, a police sting, and the promise of 2 million M&M’s to recover these priceless works. Art history has never been this thrilling!

🚣‍♀️ Olympic Oops! Remember “Lay Down Sally”? Australia’s women’s eight rowing team saw their medal hopes dashed when Sally Robbins hit a wall and dropped her oar just 400 meters from the finish line. The media frenzy that followed was brutal, labeling her a “quitter” and “un-Australian.” But with today’s focus on mental health, would we view her actions differently now? It’s a story of exhaustion, redemption, and how the times have changed.

🎶 Summer Jams! Flashback to the chart-toppers of ’04: Natasha Bedingfield was serving up lyrical magic with “These Words,” Ciara’s “Goodies” was the crunk anthem of the summer, and Cosima had us all singing “When the War Is Over.” These hits defined a summer of unforgettable tunes and unforgettable memories.

👹 Movie Madness! While Hellboy was smashing box offices in Australia, Exorcist: The Beginning had audiences in the US laughing more than screaming. Meanwhile, Jet Li’s Hero became the first Chinese-language film to hit #1 in America—finally giving martial arts the recognition it deserves.

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2. show opener (00:00:26)

3. news (00:10:10)

4. sport (00:30:12)

5. music (00:52:05)

6. movies and tv (01:05:40)

7. books we didn't read (01:17:04)

8. hatches, matches and dispatches (01:23:52)

9. show closer (01:35:10)