There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of.

That's why we launched The Big Take.

It's a daily podcast from Bloomberg and I Heart Radio that turns down the volume a bit

to give you some space to think.

I'm Wes Kosova.

Each weekday I dig into one important story and talk about why it matters.

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Hey and welcome to the short stuff.

I'm Josh.

There's Chuck and we're joined today by our resident ghost, Bloody Mary.

That's right.

We just did a weird thing and recorded our ads first.

So I just had the urge to say, if you like Bloody Mary,

you're going to love this Bloody Mary.

You won't love Bloody Mary because that is a scary kids game.

It seems like a lot of girls do this, but I know some boys who have done it as well.

I have.

Where you stand in the mirror and there are variations we'll talk about.

You look in the mirror to darken room.

Maybe you got a candle going.

If you're lucky.

And you say the words Bloody Mary, a certain amount of times, it varies.

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