We often set aside articles that are longer, deserve a re-read, are broader in scope…or just for fun — for weekend reading. Below are some from this week — pour yourself a hot cup of coffee & enjoy...

• Tell Good Stories. On the value of storytelling as a medium of communication (Young Money)

• Can AI Talk People Out of Conspiracy Theories? When presented by a chatbot, believers were more open to the facts. (IEEE Spectrum)

• How a Supreme Court ruling killed off usury laws for credit card rates (Nasdaq)

• How to Fight Back Against the Censors (Matt Taibbi - TFP)

• The Kamala and Tim Show: Does the Democratic ticket’s buddy-comedy act feel familiar? Here’s where you might have seen it before. (Politico)

• He bought a cruise ship on Craigslist for $1 in 2008 and spent over $1 million restoring it. Then his dream sank (CNN)

• The Trash Panda Challenge: How Raccoons Outsmarted Toronto City (YouTube)

• Elon Musk Is a National Security Risk: Musk’s now-deleted post questioning why no one has attempted to assassinate Joe Biden and Kamala Harris renews concerns over his work for the US government—and potential to inspire extremist violence. (Wired)

• FBI: Americans lost $5.6 billion last year in cryptocurrency fraud scams (AP News)

• Twenty years of microplastics pollution research - what have we learned? (Science)

• How bad is Canada’s health-care system? According to a Commonwealth Fund report issued last week on quality of care in 10 industrialized countries, it’s pretty good. The top three countries are Australia, Holland and, oddly, Great Britain, where the NHS is on life-support. Canada ranked 7th. Dead last is the U.S.

• Melania Trump has written a book. Well, not written. Created. Melania covers her days on the fashion runway up to the White House and lands on October 8th. (Skyhorse Publishing)

• What happens to spelling bee champions when they grow old? They grow odd. (Mel Magazine)

• A Podcast well worth listening to: 
  The Future of Everything, produced by The Wall Street Journal and available on Apple Podcasts.
  Also The Ezra Klein Show podcast. His interviews are legendary for their currency and depth. 

What are you reading or listening to?