I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad Gita.

Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.

I suppose we all thought that one way or another.

Jay Robert Oppenheimer, father of Peter, Tony, and the atomic bomb had become death.

But before that, he was trained as a theoretical physicist, and he would have been familiar with

something called the Three Body Problem.

The question of how three masses attracted by gravity move in relation to each other.

Injecting a third entity into any two-party situation changes the dynamic, like third

wheel on a date.

There used to be two nuclear-armed superpowers, the US and the USSR, later Russia.

Now China has entered the chat, and a decades-long strategy of disarm and deter is being reworked

to accommodate a third party.

Ahead on today's explained.

The 14th season of the Real Housewives of New York just premiered with an entirely new

cast.

And yet, the show is just as addictive as it's always been.

The thing about housewives is it's a little bit like Saturday Night Live.

As much as people kind of come in and go out of it, the franchise is stronger than any

of the players.

We break down the lasting influence of the Real Housewives.

And we rank our favorites.

This week on Intuit, Vultures Pop Culture Podcast.

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