# Killing time: Part 2

An episode of [The Slow Newscast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1487320403), 18 Dec 2025, 33 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-tortoise-podcast/e/6940941c7e21d19ff2eaca1d/media.mp3

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