{"id":1478,"date":"2023-10-10T07:39:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T07:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chatandbother.com\/w\/?p=1478"},"modified":"2026-02-04T21:39:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T03:39:44","slug":"how-would-you-spend-a-billion-dollars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chatandbother.com\/w\/how-would-you-spend-a-billion-dollars\/","title":{"rendered":"How Would You Spend a Billion Dollars?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/1hO3p7BUCsHEA750P5vDY2?utm_source=generator&#038;theme=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>If you were a billionaire, with a B, are you sharing the wealth? Today the Powerball is 1.55 billion dollars. 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