It's Friday, August 15th, 2025, and this is Denison Forum's Daily Article Podcast.

I'm Josh Miller, filling in as a narrator for today's daily article written by Dr. Ryan Denison.

President Trump's meeting today with Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to dominate

headlines. By the end of the day, we should have a better grasp on whether the talks will prove

to be a helpful step on the path toward peace, a waste of time, or somewhere in between.

However, as of this morning, any attempt to say what the outcome will be is at best an educated

guess.

Over the course of this week, Dr. Jim Denison has written extensively on the meeting, what

each nation may want from the negotiations, and why Putin appears to be so

obsessed with Ukraine.

Honestly, until the talks conclude, there's really not much I could add to this discussion.

As such, I'd like to focus today on a subject that is far less important to the future of

our world, but perhaps of even greater

significance to the state of our culture, K-pop demon hunters. Now, if that statement seems hyperbolic,

I understand. However, the animated film has already become one of Netflix's most watched

offerings, with over 184 million views in less

than two months. The soundtrack that fuels much of the movie's plot currently has three songs

in the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100, with Golden taking the top spot. That achievement marks the first time a female group has topped the chart since

Destiny's Child back in 2001.

The movie has even earned a limited theatrical release later this month, which Netflix

designed to be a sing-along event.

As the parent of children who will inevitably ask to attend, said sing-along, this is not good

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