I'm Alex Marlow, editor-in-chief of Bright Bart News, and this is the Bright Bart

News Daily podcast. A refreshing

show today, not our typical slate of stories, at least for the most part. We begin with a long

breakdown of Saudi Arabia's new partnership with the PGA. I give you a comprehensive list of all

of the facts that we know, a lot of open questions, but also I think a

different analysis than you're going to get anywhere else because I think I weave in some of the

modern politics that play into these decisions and who are the winners and losers in all this.

And also what this says about this new era of influence peddling

that doesn't just take place within the United States, but is taking place in a geopolitical

level. I think it's a super fascinating topic and not just because I'm a golfer, and I think

you'll agree when you hear it. And then we get into the rest of the news, including immigration

and trans and 2024 stuff and beyond.

Our guest today is aviation expert Jay Ratliff, who explains a bizarre plane crash that took

place near Washington before he offers a neat trick that will help you outsmart airlines

and perhaps even get some free perks. He's a great conversation list, so we'll hear from him after the monologue.

Let's get into it.

Thank you. The biggest news story in the world right now is a golf story.

And this is something that I had to admit I was chuckling a little bit to Mrs. Dr. Marlow last night because the fact of the matter is, it is a joke in my house

that do I really have to talk about trans again today?

Do I really got to talk about Trump versus Rhonda sanctimonious today?

It is, can I just talk about golf on the show and this is

the one day where it actually is the biggest story in the world so it's not the sport itself it is

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