Pete Rose and ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson among players reinstated by MLB in historic decision

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

That totally sounds like something Young Keith would have been worried about. What historical figure has you checking under the bed just in case?

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Auditory Anthology

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.

Tales From the Blue Line - Dreams Before Dying Keith Conrad / Darren Marlar Episode

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Blocking Jurko, Smoking Cubans, and Belichick’s Mermaid Muse

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.

Blocking Jurko, Smoking Cubans, and Belichick’s Mermaid Muse John Howell / Rick Telander Episode

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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.

Breaking Down the Fantasy Behind "Liberation Day" and Trump’s Tariff Promises Big John Howell Episode

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Also Worth A Look…

• The 10 Most Obese States in America - 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 - 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 - 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)

• Scientists in a race to discover why the Universe exists - I mean, aren’t we all?

• Dad Turns 1970s Private Jet into Airbnb Rental Complete with Original Cockpit - Shut up and take my money

• Suit Seeks to Open Evidence to DNA Tests in Lindbergh Case - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Don’t kid yourself, if a cow ever got the chance he’d eat you and everyone you care about

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