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Aaron Rodgers leaked his dissatisfaction with the Green Bay Packers just before last week's NFL opening round. The NFL draft drew about 2 million people and has become something of a cultural event. In essence, he made himself the story within the story. So, what's going on with Aaron Rodgers? Does he have a future with the Packers, another NFL team, or will he head to Jeopardy and date Shailene Woodley?

Also this hour: a story about cows who love classical music.

Lastly, an ode to the reviled wasp. It's time we learn to love the wasp. 

GUESTS: 
Ben Shpigel is a sports reporter for The New York Times, covering the NFL since 2011. (@benshpigel)
Lisa Abend is a journalist based in Copenhagen and the author of The Sorcerer's Apprentices: A Season in the Kitchen at Adria's Elbulli. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, TIME magazine, and The Atlantic, among other publications. (@LisaAbend)
Seirian Sumner is professor of Behavioral Ecology at University College London. She's the co-founder of Soapbox Science and The Big Wasp Survey. (@WaspWoman)

Aaron Rodgers leaked his&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2021/4/30/22412383/aaron-rodgers-green-bay-packers-trade-buzz-nfl-draft">dissatisfaction</a>&nbsp;with the Green Bay Packers just before last week's NFL opening round. The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/04/28/recovering-nfl-draftnik-hype/">NFL draft</a>&nbsp;drew about 2 million people and has become something of a cultural event. In essence, he made himself the story within the story. So, what's going on with Aaron Rodgers? Does he have a future with the Packers, another NFL team, or will he head to&nbsp;<a href="https://uproxx.com/sports/aaron-rodgers-trade-rumors-jeopardy/">Jeopardy</a>&nbsp;and date&nbsp;<a href="https://people.com/sports/shailene-woodley-aaron-rodgers-attend-kentucky-derby-miles-teller/">Shailene Woodley</a>?
Also this hour: a story about cows who&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/28/arts/music/cow-concert-scandinavian-cello-school.html">love classical music.</a>
Lastly, an ode to the reviled wasp.&nbsp;<a href="https://theconversation.com/wasps-why-i-love-them-and-why-you-should-too-155982">It's time we learn to love the wasp.&nbsp;</a>
GUESTS:&nbsp;
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<li>Ben Shpigel&nbsp;is a sports reporter for The New York Times, covering the NFL since 2011. (<a href="https://twitter.com/benshpigel?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">@benshpigel</a>)</li>
<li>Lisa Abend&nbsp;is a journalist based in Copenhagen and the author of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005A3WHD0/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&amp;btkr=1">The Sorcerer's Apprentices</a>: A Season in the Kitchen at Adria's Elbulli.&nbsp;Her work has appeared in The New York Times, TIME magazine, and The Atlantic, among other publications. (<a href="https://twitter.com/LisaAbend?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">@LisaAbend</a>)</li>
<li>Seirian Sumner&nbsp;is&nbsp;<a href="http://www.sumnerlab.co.uk/the-group/seirian-sumner/">professor&nbsp;</a>of Behavioral Ecology at University College London. She's the co-founder of&nbsp;<a href="http://soapboxscience.org/">Soapbox Science</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bigwaspsurvey.org/">The Big Wasp Survey</a>. (<a href="https://twitter.com/WaspWoman?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">@WaspWoman</a>)</li>
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