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Sponsor: Anthropic (Claude) & Fetch Pet Insurance
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The first ad break features two sponsor reads. Anthropic's Claude is pitched as an AI collaborator for deep research and professional workflows, with a promo link at claude.ai/todayexplained. Fetch Pet Insurance uses a striking statistic — every 6 seconds a US pet owner gets a vet bill over $1,000 — to sell its coverage, offering up to 90% reimbursement at any US or Canadian vet, with a free quote at fetchpet.com/save.
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