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Discover Ag
Tara Vander Dussen & Natalie Kovarik
Discover Luke Combs Semi-Retires, Carrots Get Canceled & NASCAR Goes Green
59 minutes Posted May 22, 2025 at 9:00 am.
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Ep 211 | Howdy DISCOs šŸ’ƒ Natalie and Tara tap into a cultural shift that hits home for many: Luke Combs’ decision to scale back from full tours in favor of family time, as the country star headlines festivals instead of touring city after city.Ā 

Then it’s straight into the trenches of wellness influencer misinformation, this time featuring a viral claim that… carrots aren’t food? We also dive into Trader Joe’s fertilized eggs going viral (can you hatch them?) NASCAR’s pivot to sustainable ethanol fuels, thanks to the Iowa Corn 350, and of course, some honest reality TV debriefing as Farmer Wants a Wife heads into the home stretch.

Nascar Giveaway: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeoDEpCfli8E0F8eKk6LfZtIUiM_e1JC1GibVbXAQr_84KUsA/viewform?usp=dialog

What We Discovered This Week 🤠

🪩 Luke Combs, family values, and post-COVID work-life balance

🪩 ā€œCarrots are toxicā€? Let’s talk about food facts vs. Instagram fear-mongering

🪩 NASCAR’s big sustainability play with corn-based fuel

🪩 Fertilized egg confusion at Trader Joe’s (plus a few staged chick videos 🐣)

🪩 Farmer Wants a Wife: Family visits, intimacy gaps, and production twists

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