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Prince Andrew was arrested for misconduct in public office, coinciding with ongoing scrutiny of Jeffrey Epstein's associates, while other segments discuss problematic reality TV, ESPN's new women's sports programming, and bizarre news stories.

• Prince Andrew arrested for misconduct, deepening the Epstein scandal's fallout.

• 'America's Next Top Model' documentary highlights show's problematic cultural impact.

• ESPN replaces 'Sunday Night Baseball' with women's sports programming, drawing skepticism.

Prince Andrew faces arrest for misconduct in public office, with his ties to Jeffrey Epstein continuing to cause embarrassment for the royal family and scrutiny for other prominent figures like Bill Gates. Separately, Netflix's documentary 'Reality Check Inside America's Next Top Model' exposes the show's problematic nature, highlighting controversial photo shoots and the show's negative impact on contestants. ESPN is replacing 'Sunday Night Baseball' with 'Women's Sports Sundays,' a move criticized for its low expected viewership, and the podcast also covers absurd news like a record-breaking pickleball game, an expensive Pokémon card purchase, and 'smart underwear' designed to track farts.

Prince Andrew's Arrest

• 00:00:00 Prince Andrew, Duke of York, was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, further embarrassing the royal family. This development comes after weeks of public scrutiny over his association with Jeffrey Epstein, despite Andrew's denials of wrongdoing. His royal titles were already stripped last year, but the recent arrest suggests a deepening legal crisis, mirroring ongoing public scrutiny faced by others, such as Bill Gates, for their past connections to Epstein.

Problematic Reality TV

• 00:01:33 Netflix's 'Reality Check Inside America's Next Top Model' exposes the problematic elements of Tyra Banks's competition show, which ran from 2003 to 2018. The documentary highlights controversial challenges, such as contestants being made up to look like different races or posing as gunshot victims, revealing the show's negative cultural impact. Despite Tyra Banks's appearance in the series to 'set the record straight,' the show is now seen by viewers and historians as offensive, contributing to eating disorders and generating countless memes.

ESPN's Women Sports Sundays

• 00:05:32 ESPN is replacing its long-running 'Sunday Night Baseball' with 'Women's Sports Sundays,' a nine-week programming block featuring matchups from the WNBA and the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). This initiative, part of Disney's 'Level Up' program, is designed to attract ad dollars from companies seeking to appear progressive. However, the move is met with skepticism regarding potential viewership, especially given historically low ratings for women-focused sports programming on the channel.

Bizarre News & Tech

• 00:07:30 Recent peculiar news includes two Michigan men setting a Guinness World Record for the longest pickleball marathon at 28 hours, and AJ Scaramucci purchasing a rare 'Pikachu Illustrator' Pokémon card for a record-breaking $16.5 million from Logan Paul. Additionally, University of Maryland researchers have unveiled 'smart underwear' with electrochemical sensors designed to track and measure intestinal gas, revealing that healthy adults pass gas an average of 32 times a day.