Rihanna is stepping back on stage for one night at JAY-Z's extra innings show, and we get into what that return actually means. Somebody collected the trash outside Taylor Swift's wedding, put it up for sale, and sold out in 24 hours, which is either genius or a crime. The University of Chicago is banning technology for first year students to fight AI, Mom's Hot Take is all about the disco balls in the garden and Jordan makes the case that you need to take your helmet off when you ride the bus. Plus things we saw at a festival, and the growing urge to snitch on young kids now that we are officially old.
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Audrey kicks things off with the time she crashed her car while belting Hello Dolly, which somehow sets the tone for everything after. Little House on the Prairie is getting a full reboot on Netflix, all five Hunger Games films are heading back to theaters in September, and nearly half of Americans under 30 are still living at home with their parents. Erik recaps the moment he accidentally walked in on a real theatrical production, then earns a Dummy Award for declaring a hard drive corrupt when he was simply plugging into the wrong one. There is a basketball court on the fifth floor of the Supreme Court building that people genuinely call the highest court in the land. .

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New Girl creator Liz Meriwether is officially tapped to write the Britney Spears biopic, and we get into whether anyone can really pull that story off. Virginia stops by for a Mom's Hot Take on the endless Apple Pay, Apple Wallet, and Apple Cash confusion that nobody fully understands. around, and yes, some things were admitted.

On What We're Watching we cover Cape Fear on AppleTV+, The Last Anniversary on SlingTV, and the live action Avatar The Last Airbender on Netflix. There is a run through the nicknames we never asked for but got stuck with anyway. Plus we debate how long you actually get to call a city home after you have already packed up and moved away.

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Neighbor Wars hit a new high today when Erik's upstairs neighbor left him a two minute voicenote, and yes we listened to it on the air (we changed his voice). Audrey is pretend buying a house on YouTube and we followed the whole thing. Jordan finally admitted he is not actually a soccer fan, which opened up the world of Fake Team USA and the people who only show up for the face paint. We also got into Tilly Norwood the AI actor making her Hollywood debut, the new iOS update that lets you customize Siri's speed and tone, and a detour through Cementland. Plus Jordan brought his Portable Bidet Experience straight to the air.

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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce finally got married, and the internet still cannot let it go. We break down the details leaking out of Madison Square Garden, the ironclad NDAs, and the fans outside who were reportedly inhaling pastries that may or may not have come from the actual reception. That kicks off a bigger debate about how far is too far when you call yourself a fan, including a Snoop Dogg story that ends with one of the strangest celebrity keepsakes we have ever heard of. Then it gets real for a minute as we get honest about anxiety, grounding yourself, and the little routines that reset a bad day. Plus Jordan's birthday energy, the bidet buddy, and a Mom's Hot Take that lands exactly where you think it will.

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Josh Gad is joining the cast of Bradley Cooper's upcoming Ocean's 11 prequel with Margot Robbie. Lil Wayne leaves Maine fans hanging after ghosting his tour stop with zero explanation. We trade our wildest intern stories and debate exactly what you can get away with on the job, hand out this week's Dummy Awards, and dig into how the Fast and the Furious actually came to be. Mom stops by with a Hot Take on giving older people compliments, and it goes exactly how'd you'd expect. Plus some good news for once as bee numbers bounce back after pesticide bans, the internet's new obsession with Merlin the Duck, and some real talk on wedding photos and just how much the photo and video really matter.

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Rising star Britton stopped by XYZ just in time for the release of her new single "WHO AM I?" and this one gets real. Britton wrote it like a journal entry, stream of consciousness, the first song after her debut album, including a verse about losing a young cousin and how it changed everything. We get into finally touring after years of hiding from the stage, what it feels like when fans sing every word back to you, and why chasing honesty beats chasing trends. Plus a few teases of unreleased stuff already making the rounds live. This one was special.Britton: https://www.instagram.com/frombritton/Erik: https://www.instagram.com/erikzXYZ with Erik Zachary is nationally syndicated daily across the U.S. and available worldwide on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, and more. Find out more at XYZwithEZ.com

Two daredevils scaled the top of the Empire State Building, unfurled a peace banner, and somehow pulled off a proposal 1,400 feet up. Taika Waititi's new animated Wonka, Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory, throws Wonka in jail. We break down the everyday stuff we somehow never learned to do right, get real about asking for the change you actually want, and Audrey admits which McDonald's ad wrecked her. Plus the dates we never would have shown up to if we'd known they were the first. And the evidence keeps piling up: married life has gone straight to Jordan's head, though today he did finally wear pants.XYZ with Erik Zachary is nationally syndicated daily across the U.S. and available worldwide on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, and more. Find out more at XYZwithEZ.com