When Tessa Arias started a blog about baking 10 years ago, she never imagined it would transform into such a successful business. There are countless baking blogs online, but Tessa has found a way to make Handle the Heat stand out in a sea of competitors. Kim and Tessa chat about how Tessa makes money online and how changes in social media and search algorithms play a big role in her success.

The life of a travel blogger seems so glamorous. Tour the globe, eat delicious food, stay in beautiful places — and get paid to do it. But things weren't as perfect as they looked online for blogger Kashlee Kucheran. In fact, she became so obsessed with her online image and the idea of perfection that it nearly ruined her life.

It’s fall, which means the leaves are changing, Christmas music is playing and everything seems to be pumpkin-spiced. The pumpkin spice trend has its most recent roots in Starbucks drinks. With their mind-blowing sweetness and pumpkin spice kick, these popular drinks have taken over the season. The question this video asks is what if this drink, which normally costs around $5, were customized to make it worth $215? More importantly, how would it taste?

Back in the day rock tumblers were popular with kids across the United States. They allowed you to take mundane rocks and turn them into beautiful beaming pieces of jewelry. All you have to do is take a rock, add some abrasive material and turn the tumbler on. A few hours later, batta bing batta boom — you got yourself a beautiful polished rock. But what would happen if you put other things besides rocks into the device? And what if you left it on for a whole week?

Long-time listener Robert from Harrisonburg, Virginia called Kim to thank her for giving him advice that helped him find more than $25,000 in unclaimed money. If you're wondering how she did it, you're not alone. Learn how Robert discovered his mother left him money in a probate account he didn't know about.

There’s a lot of behind-the-scenes work that happens when NASA sends something into space. Whether it’s going to the moon, deep space or even Mars, lots of late-night brainstorming and hardcore computing go into the final product. Now, with another rover set to go to Mars in 2020, there are some big changes happening. 

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