Got A Case Of The “Ick”?  It May Be YOU, Not THEM!

Robach and Holmes cover the latest news headlines and entertainment updates and give perspective on current events in their daily “Morning Run.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While interracial dating is not taboo the way it was in years past, it is still fascinating the way we are often treated when we’re out at restaurants together. Over the weekend, we dealt with the same question we are constantly asked, and it’s a question we were NEVER confronted with when we were with same race partners. We discuss why it’s difficult to assume people of opposite races are in a romantic relationship, and what would should say the next time we’re asked if we want to “split the bill."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Congratulations to Ciara and hubby Russell Wilson, who have just announced they’re expecting their fifth child. Their announcement comes as the latest statistics show for the first time ever, there are now more older women having children than teens. As medical advancements continue, and more women choosing to focus on their careers and finding the right mate, the fertility rate for women ages 35 to 39 have jumped up by 71% and for women 40-44, by 127%. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you haven’t checked out President Trump’s Truth Social feed over the past 24 hours, it’s your civic duty to do so, if only to know what our president is doing over the Labor Day Holiday. He’s continued on his renaming rampage, now suggesting he might change the name of New Mexico to New America and posts that both the Moon and the Strait of Hormuz are “ours." Trump also throws the late Congressman John Dingell’s wife under the bus, all while depicting himself in AI generated images as a superhero/dark lord, Hulk Hogan, and George Washington’s BFF. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Israeli American Council is demanding Ed Sheeran remove Macklemore from his concert lineup, after Macklemore made a “Free Palestine” statement and sang his protest song, ‘Hind’s Hall” while headlining for Sheeran this weekend at MetLife Stadium. The non-profit Jewish organization has not only called on Sheeran to take action, but also his tour leadership and the venues hosting the tour.  The group also wants to know who knew in advance about Macklemore’s speech, visual content and performance, saying “freedom of expression does not mean freedom from responsibility.” ”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robach and Holmes cover the latest news headlines and entertainment updates and give perspective on current events in their daily “Morning Run.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What’s in a name? Apparently everything to President Trump, who has been changing the names of buildings, mountains and bodies of water. His latest executive order has renamed Lake Ontario to Lake America and one mapping company has refused to follow suit. Mapquest did not follow Google and Apple Maps, and instead tweeted that it would not change the name. That has led to hundreds of thousands of downloads and renewed interest in the 3 decades old company.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We just had to get to the bottom of one of the most bizarre dating trends that has exploded online: pheromone-maxxing. Also known as, not showering for days in order to let body odor build into a “biological superpower” to attract a partner. Here’s the deal though, human pheromones have been studied for decades, and there is no scientific evidence to support this trend. In fact, not only is it flat out gross, it could also be detrimental to your health.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A horrific story out of an affluent Chicago suburb has the country stunned by the similarities between Lindsay Clancy and 38-year-old mother of four, Corie Walshe. Walshe’s older two kids made the unimaginable discovery of their 2-year-old baby brother, Barrett, hanging from the basement rafters after they came home from school. Their mom was in the bathtub, reportedly trying to kill herself.  Hours earlier she had been in a group chat with friends talking about the Lindsay Clancy trial, and police say Walshe told them she killed her toddler because he was the “anti-Christ.” Thankfully an infant was found unharmed in the home, but now Walshe is charged with first degree murder, leaving family, friends and the entire community in shock. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Who among us has not had a case of the Ick? That feeling of romantic repulsion that you just can’t shake? Relationship experts are weighing into this phenomenon and said you should ask yourself some questions before immediately calling off the relationship. In fact, psychiatrists say “the Ick” can actually be a natural defense mechanism, protecting yourself from vulnerability and even guarding against intimacy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.