Topic: Aromatics

The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced it will calculate the 2022 Consumer Price Index (CPI) using expenditure data from 2019-2020, effectively omitting 2021 data. In a related discussion on fuel prices, John Dvorak claims he can determine the quality of gasoline by its smell, specifically looking for "aromatics" and the absence of sulfur. This leads to a tangent about individuals with "super palates" who can distinguish between different sources of water or wine.

A discussion of British media laws reveals that footage from Parliament cannot be used for satire or comedy in the UK. This leads to a tangent about a British health show segment where a nutritionist discusses changing the "aromatic" quality of "poo samples" through a diet of seaweed and legumes.