Come in.

Um, Pam, we're like two weeks into the year and I feel like there's been a lot of big news already.

Yeah, there has been a lot of intense stuff happening, but there has been some good news too.

Like the Winter Olympics are almost here. And a record number of rehabilitated manatees were released back into the wild.

Ooh, that's awesome. Oh, and Lego just announced some brand new sets and I want all of them.

So there's been some great news and some not great news. Yep, let's get into all of it. I'm Pamela Kirkland.

And I'm Ryan Willard. It's Thursday, January 15th.

This is 10 things you need to know.

10. 9. 8, 7, 6. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.

Before we jump in, we have a quick heads out for our listeners.

The first few headlines of the show talk about some heavier news.

If that's not a great fit for you or your family,

feel free to skip ahead to the second half of the show

for some lighter stories.

And of course, trivia.

First up, an update on the United States and Venezuela.

Earlier this month, Venezuela's longtime leader, Nicholas Maduro, was captured.

Since then, his vice president, Delci Rodriguez, has been sworn in as Venezuela's interim president.

And the United States has backed her, at least for now.

But that support comes with some major conditions.

The U.S. says Venezuela won't hold elections in the near future

and that it will closely oversee what happens next,

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