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'Arctic Influencer'

'Huge Waves'

Trial Balloon: Last Person Standing

'32 Hours Notice'

'Warmest Year'

All Good News

'Striking Findings'

Last-Minute Gift Idea

'Serious Scrutiny'

Trial Balloon: Bankrupt

'Winter Solstice'

'Bombshell Decision'

'College Enrollment'

'Sticker Shock'

'Pink-Haired Stranger'

'Soft Landing'

Trial Balloon: Split Screen

'Tipping Backlash'

'Digital Memories'

'Deferred Money'

'Escalating Pressure'

‘Two-Way Superstar’

'Housing Costs'

Trial Balloon: A Dictator for 'Just One Day’

'Greatest Gift'

'High Heat'

'U.S. Semiquincentennial'

'Deflation'

'Network Effect'

'Return Policies'

Trial Balloon: An Incredible Shrinking GOP House Majority

'Life Expectancy'

'Online Discounts'

'Price-Gouging’

'Holiday Discounts'

All Good News

'Travel Day'

Trial Balloon: Thanksgiving Mailbag

'Growing Revolt'

'Market Boon'

'Sleep Habit'

'High Note'

Trial Balloon: Same Car, Different Driver

'Big Enough'

'Fight Club'

'Boomers Buy Homes'

'Traffic Issues'

'Crash Detection'

'Population Growth'

Trial Balloon: One Year Out

'Panda Diplomacy'

'Trust Us'

'2 Million Retirees'

'Salary Freeze'

'Cash Pile'

'Nuclear Tensions'

Trial Balloon: It's Getting Late Early

'Holiday Spending'

'Groundbreaking Treatment'

'Six Years'

'New Macs'

'Wunderkinds'

'Rapid Pace'

'A.I. Money'

Trial Balloon: It's A Later Problem

'4th Choice'

'Five Families'

‘Pharmacy Deserts’

'Car Payments'

'16-Year High'

Trial Balloon: Problem Solved

'Old, Dear Friends'

'Pressure Campaign'

'Cash Cushion'

'Cold Reality'

'Existential Challenge'

Trial Balloon: Divided We Fall

'Unity Government'

‘Sheer Evil’

'A Different War'

'Green Light'

Dan Perry: Israel, Hamas, and The Big Picture

Dan Perry: Israel, Hamas, and The Big Picture

Deep Dive: Israel, Hamas, & The Big Picture

'Israel’s 9/11'

'Border Wall'

Trial Balloon: Republican Mutiny

'Sudden Surge'

'Vacated'

'Space Debris'

'New Term'

‘Peak TV’

‘California Gasoline’

Trial Balloon: The Divided Side Usually Loses

'Warming Ties'

'Picket Line'

'Shutdown Looming'

'Bold Pledge'

'Crickets Creaking'

'Utmost Caution'

Trial Balloon: Kevin McCarthy’s Very Bad Week

'Fake Listings'

'Gut-Check Moment'

'Cable Cutters'

'America’s Gerontocracy'

'Distant To Frigid'

'Profanity-Laced Tirade'

Trial Balloon: Kevin McCarthy Had a Plan

'Sleep-Deprived Teenagers'

'U.S. Incomes'

'Montana’s Full’

'Age Limit'

'Life Expectancy'

'Hottest Summer'

Trial Balloon: About Those Polls

'Your Car Is A Spy'

'Tourist Surge'

‘Gate Crashers’

'Margaritaville'

Trial Balloon: The Age Question

‘Medically Clear’

‘Overtime Pay’

'Bargain Hunters'

'Quiet Cutting'

'Workday Dead Zone'

‘Devouring Money’

'Safe Cities'

Trial Balloon: More Popcorn

‘Apostle of Payback’

'Consumer Softness'

'Soft Drinks'

‘Mortgage Rates’

Trial Balloon: Oversized Mailbag

‘Water Stress’

‘Panic Button’

'Drift Apart'

Trial Balloon: Seriously Thinking About Joe Manchin

'Wildfires'

'Startup Hub'

'Artificial Intimacy'

'Fusion Power'

'Appalachian Trail'

'Basic Math'

Trial Balloon: Trump Indicted Again

'Central Park'

'Protein Snippets'

'Winning Streak'

'Phones Without Borders'

'Casual Acquaintances'

'Vacation Calendars'

Trial Balloon: Impeaching Biden

'Health Issues'

'Resume Filters'

'Tipping Point'

'Gen Z Graduates'

‘Pay-By-Palm Tech’

Trial Balloon: Can Anyone Beat Trump for the GOP Nomination?

'Travel Boom'

'Huge Bet'

'Heat Dome'

'Soft Landing'

'Immortality'

'Gig Workers'

Trial Balloon: Biden’s Big Week

'Easing Inflation'

'Humble Lake'

'Elbow Room'

'Calling Dr. AI'

Trial Balloon: Holiday Week Mailbag

'Independence Week'

'Frequent Flier'

'Admissions Decision'

Trial Balloon: Justices Hand Democrats Another Issue

'Smoke & Haze'

‘$120 An Hour’

'First Public Comments'

‘Loyalty Pledge’

'Extreme Tourism'

‘In Name Only’

Trial Balloon: Joe Biden in a Toyota Corolla

‘Potent Issue’

‘Summer Solstice’

'Earth's Tilt'

'Betting Everything'

‘Hidden Fees’

Trial Balloon: Time for Some Traffic Problems

'Federal Charges'

'Canadian Fires'

‘Cards & Life’

'Federal Charges'

Trial Balloon: The Long Game

'Noxious Air'

'Wildfire Smoke'

'Vision Pro'

'Next Big Thing'

'Close Call'

'Secret Trip'

Trial Balloon: Bipartisanship Breakthrough

‘314-117’

‘Risk of Extinction’

'Building Support'

‘Summer Travel’

'Getting Closer'

Trial Balloon: DeSantis Debacle

‘Preparing To Launch’

'Six Weeks'

‘The Tech Race to Win’

‘Travel Advisory’

‘Economic Coercion’

'Cord Cutters'

Trial Balloon: Republicans Keep Having Bad Elections

'Nerd Helmet'

'Home Improvements'

'Coastal Cities'

'Wealth Transfer'

'Heat Season'

'Border Rules'

Trial Ballon: Trump & the Battle for the Suburbs

'Cold Water'

'Liable'

‘Credit Crunch’

‘Doubling Down’

'Mansion Tax'

'Just A Matter Of Time'

Trial Balloon: Trump's CNN Comeback

'Retail Pain'

'Border Chaos'

'New York Airports'

'Zero Leads'

'Biological Age'

'Service Alerts'

Trial Balloon: A Modern Day Rosa Parks?

'Man vs. Mouse'

'Global Rebuke'

'Blindsided'

'Voice Notes’

'Happy People'

‘Creative Content’

Trial Balloon: Rupert Murdoch Must Be Listening

'Travel Records'

'Fake Drake'

'Start Dates'

'Historic Trial'

'Chess Obsession'

'Extraordinary Price'

Trial Balloon Podcast: They're All Boxed In

'Guarded Optimism'

'State Law'

'Emergency Stockpile'

'Wall of Debt'

'Teen Brains'

'Slim Pickings'

'Pop-Up Ads'

‘Risky Case’

'Counter Measures'

'Collision Course'

'Spring Break'

'Testing Democracy'

Trial Balloon: A Dog On the Runway

‘Bad For Business’

'Blast Effect'

'American Values'

'American Values'

'Nuclear Rhetoric'

'Florida of the North'

'Radioactive Tsunami'

Trial Balloon: A Walk Down Memory Lane

'Blanket Guarantees'

‘Joint Statement’

'Best Friend'

'China-Russia Visit'

'Four-Decade Secret'

'Remarkable Timing'

Trial Balloon Podcast: How the Bushes Led to Donald Trump

‘Missing Uranium’

'Twitter-Fueled Bank Run'

'Resilient & Safe'

'Systemic Risk'

'Spring Forward'

'Space Wars'

Trial Balloon Podcast: Every Four Years We Discuss a Third Party

'Billionaire Tax'

'Cold War Mentality'

‘Blunt Rebuke’

'Food Fight'

'Odd Dogs'

‘Abundance of Caution’

Trial Balloon: Unpacking the 2024 Republican Primary

'Jupiter & Venus'

'Deeply Skeptical'

'They Endorsed'

'Expectation Gap'

'Part-Time Work'

'Year Two'

Trial Balloon: Biden Sneaks Into a War Zone

'Dueling Efforts'

'New Frontiers'

‘Golf Tourney’

'Global Rift'

‘Launching Drill’

California Leavin’

Trial Balloon: How Chatbots May Disrupt the 2024 Election

‘Gen Z Slang’

'How Many More?'

'Spying Programs'

'What’s Going On Up There?'

'Flying Object'

Deep Dive: Fentanyl

Deep Dive: Fentanyl

'Search Engine'

Trial Balloon: Biden's Third Rail Dare

'Bing v. Bard'

‘Surprisingly Rowdy’

'Awareness Gap'

'Awareness Gap'

‘Broad Strokes’

'Wild Weekends'

Launching 'Trial Balloon' Podcast

'Spy Balloon'

'Common Ground'

'False Flags'

‘Automated Driving’

'Work Absences'

'Disappearing Tweets'

‘Moral Compass’

'31 Tanks'

'Land Mines'

'Now Or Never'

‘Western Tanks’

'Teach Your Children'

'Secret Travel'

‘Stepping Down’

‘Happiness Homework’

'Population Drop'

‘Touch Screen’

‘Social Climbing’

'Orbital Traffic'

'Orbital Traffic'

'Beach Trip'

'Beach Trip'

'Gas Stoves'

'Gas Stoves'

'Sketchy App'

'Sketchy App'

'Brazil's Storm'

'Brazil's Storm'

'$7 A Dozen'

'$7 A Dozen'

‘1,000,000 Students’

'Calendar Purge'

'Open Revolt'

'Big Spenders'

'Olive Branch'

Hello, 2023

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