{"id":216131,"date":"2026-03-25T10:54:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T10:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=216131"},"modified":"2026-03-25T10:54:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T10:54:58","slug":"this-climber-plans-to-scale-a-skyscraper-on-live-tv-should-we-want-to-watch-him-risk-his-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=216131","title":{"rendered":"This climber plans to scale a skyscraper on live TV. Should we want to watch him risk his life?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Free solo climber Alex Honnold will attempt to scale one of the tallest buildings in the world with no safety equipment this Friday in a live Netflix special. 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