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I'm Cardiff Garcia, co-host of The Indicator.

In every episode, we take on a new unexpected idea

to help you make sense of the day's news.

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So imagine you're walking through a department store

like our voice actor here.

We can sail.

You want to buy something to wear for this thing you have coming up.

A date, maybe it's a job interview.

I do need some new shoes.

Anyway, whatever it is, it doesn't really matter.

The point is you want to look good.

So you're looking around and you're shopping.

And when you notice that one of the security guards

is staring at you, like full-on grit in on you.

Oh my god.

And you get that knowing feeling in the pit of your stomach.

You can't prove it, but you know what it is.

He's looking at you because he thinks you're stealing something

or about to steal something.

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