What an insane weekend it was in the world of sports, news, entertainment, and culture! So here's another Productive Conversations on what happened over the weekend!

The tournament is in full swing and we’re breaking down the chaos of the first two rounds of March Madness — who’s gone home early, who’s looking dangerous, and what the Sweet 16 picture is shaping up to look like.

In the news, Chappell Roan’s Lollapalooza Brazil trip turned into an international incident after her security team allegedly reduced a soccer star’s young daughter to tears — and the mayor of Rio got involved. Then, the feel-good story of the week: seven stolen dogs escaped their captors and traveled 17 kilometers home together, led by a corgi.

We also dig into HBO’s buzzy new documentary series Neighbors and whether it’s brilliant or just glorified rage-bait.

Hawk Tuah Girl breaks her silence in a Channel 5 interview with Andrew Callaghan — she’s talking crypto, the FBI, and what actually went down with the $HAWK collapse. Plus, we pay tribute to a legend: Chuck Norris, who passed away at 86 and somehow still managed to be working out days before he died.

Shane Gillis has a story about a World War II vet that you need to hear. Then we get into the dating trenches — the guys shooting their shot and people posting that on social media, the moment she goes from “gooooodddd morning!” to “GM” (you know what that means), whether men are actually useless, and the audacity of asking to split the bill on a date you have zero intention of going on again.

Listeners weigh in on Questions of the Day: which artist did you never see falling off — but they did? What do you remember about Barney? And what’s your favorite line from a movie or TV show?

And we close it out with the Nuclear Opinion of the Day.

Tap into Episode 712 of the Productive Conversations Podcast—available now on all podcast platforms and YouTube
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March Madness First 2 Rounds Reaction (2:40)
Chappell Roan Upsets people again (10:54)
Dogs escape for freedom (21:15)
Neighbors on HBO (29:30)
Hawk Tuah Girl Tells Her Story (34:36)
RIP Chuck Norris (40:12)
A Shane Gillis Story (44:23)
Hinge Group Pics (49:40)
Dating Moments of the day: (58:23)
Questions of the Day (1:14:13)
Nuclear Opinion (1:30:12)
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