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Pete Rose and ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson among players reinstated by MLB in historic decision [ [link removed] ]
I didn’t think we’d ever actually see this happen. I’m sure both will probably be headed to the Hall of Fame. Shoeless Joe deserves it was one of the best players of his era, but I wonder if he would have even been on anyone’s radar if it hadn’t been for Field of Dreams. It’s not like anyone was advocating for Eddie Cicotte to be re-instated
Toddler Has Surprising Fear of John Wilkes Booth Being Under Her Bed [ [link removed] ]
That totally sounds like something Young Keith would have been worried about. What historical figure has you checking under the bed just in case?
More Stories Below, but first some new content in the News Sidequest Podcast Universe…
Auditory Anthology [ [link removed] ]
SCI-FI SHORT STORIES - NARRATED BY DARREN MARLAR & PRODUCED BY KEITH CONRAD
Tales From the Blue Line: When Tom begins dreaming about deadly accidents—before they happen—he’s forced to confront a terrifying connection to strangers who never wake up.
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Blocking Jurko, Smoking Cubans, and Belichick’s Mermaid Muse [ [link removed] ]
THE CHICAGO SMOKEHOUSE WITH JOHN HOWELL AND RICK TELANDER
John Howell and Rick Telander return to their favorite cigar-scented studio to talk about everything except politics. The conversation swirls from charity softball heroics and Beatles trivia to a truly baffling public image makeover by one of football’s most famously stone-faced coaches.
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Breaking Down the Fantasy Behind "Liberation Day" and Trump’s Tariff Promises
AS I WAS SAYING WITH BIG JOHN HOWELL
John Howell breaks down Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” promise to replace income taxes with tariffs—and shows why the math just doesn’t work. Howell explains how even best-case scenarios leave the U.S. deep in deficit territory.
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Also Worth A Look…
The 10 Most Obese States in America [ [link removed] ] - Color me shocked that Illinois didn’t make the top 10. We may eat our Italian beef, hot dogs and deep dish pizza, but we also know to go for a nice walk afterwards
Mystery of 'exploding birds' deepens in California city as necropsies suggest foul play [ [link removed] ] - Who had ‘exploding birds’ on their Bingo card for May?
Man Shows Up to Job Interview and Finds Out He's Being Interviewed by AI [ [link removed] ] - That’s an easy one, just tell it that it’s imperfect and watch its head explode (I challenge you to find a more obscure Star Trek reference [ [link removed] ])
Scientists in a race to discover why the Universe exists [ [link removed] ] - I mean, aren’t we all?
Dad Turns 1970s Private Jet into Airbnb Rental Complete with Original Cockpit [ [link removed] ] - Shut up and take my money
Suit Seeks to Open Evidence to DNA Tests in Lindbergh Case [ [link removed] ] - At this point I think it’s much more interesting if it remains a mystery
SpaceX supervisors ‘tracked and monitored’ bathroom breaks of employee with Crohn’s disease, threatened to punish him if more than 10 minutes passed: Suit [ [link removed] ] - I know the job market isn’t great right now, but I think I’d be immediately heading for the exit if an employer did that
ESPN says its direct-to-consumer streaming service will debut in September at $29.99 a month [ [link removed] ] - I know live sports are expensive to produce, but that’s awfully pricey
Cops find $600K stashed in teddy bear during massage parlor raid in N.J. town [ [link removed] ] - That’s definitely a hiding place I hadn’t thought of. But then a teddy bear would probably also stand out a bit at a seedy massage parlor
Cow causes delays for commuters on Oklahoma City highway [ [link removed] ] - Don’t kid yourself, if a cow ever got the chance he’d eat you and everyone you care about
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