NY POSTcast Daily Debrief — August 11, 2025

Here is a brief recap of all the great stories you’ll find in today’s NY POSTcast. But there are so many MORE details in the pod (and even more headlines!) Click the links below to listen or subscribe where you get your podcasts!

Will Zelensky be invited to Friday’s summit?

Much ado has been made about President Trump’s plans to get the leaders of Russia and Ukraine together at the negotiating table. In fact, the President is scheduled to meet with Russian President Putin in Alaska on Friday. Whether or not Ukraine’s President Zelensky will be invited to the summit is still an open question with everyone from Vice President JD Vance to Senator Lindsey Graham weighing in. 

Body of teen who texted ‘Mom, Help’ found in Florida

He sent his mother a frantic text, “Mom, help” and now the body of Giovanni Pelletier has been found in Florida. 

Pelletier was vacationing with his mother and other relatives on the west coast of Florida. At around 1:30am on August 1st, he was picked up by three of his cousins. The late night jaunt was reportedly to visit his father’s family on the other side of the state.

It was during that trip that he texted his mom and also tried calling her and other relatives for help.

Aliens on their way?

A theoretical physicist at Harvard says an interstellar object preparing to pass between Earth and Mars is not a comet as most scientists believe – but that it is, or at least could be, an alien probe from another world.

We’re talking about an object called 31-Atlas. Astronomers believe it will pass Earth sometime around Halloween.

Why does this Harvard scientist not think this is a run-of-the-mill comet? Listen and follow the NY POSTcast to find out!