user: Why was there a lockout during the 1998-1999 NBA season?

assistant: The players and owners failed to reach an agreement on salaries.

user: Tell me which of these US Presidents was Republican or Democrat: Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter

assistant: Dwight Eisenhower - Republican
John Kennedy - Democrat
Lyndon Johnson - Democrat
Richard Nixon - Republican
Gerald Ford - Republican
Jimmy Carter - Democrat

user: Give me a list of popular news podcast to listen to

assistant: The Daily, Up First, Pod Save America, Global News Podcast, Morning Wire