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This Man Will Listen to You Talk About Anything, Won’t Charge a Dime, and Is Coming to a Town Near You [ [link removed] ]
This man clearly learned nothing from that time Elmo asked people how they were doing on Twitter
You Need a Permit to Wear High Heels in This California City [ [link removed] ]
What else do you think people should need a permit to do?
More Stories Below, but first some new content in the News Sidequest Podcast Universe…
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SCI-FI SHORT STORIES - NARRATED BY DARREN MARLAR & PRODUCED BY KEITH CONRAD
This week’s story is Slaughter On Dornel IV By Ivar Jorgensen. Most of the time, getting in a fight in a bar is a very bad idea. But for Larry, a human getting ready for a big boxing match on Dornel IV, it just might save his life
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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 [ [link removed] ]
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…
Scientists Capture Images Showing Light Emitted in Life Quickly Fades After Death [ [link removed] ] - It turns out all of you actually light up my life
Man gives traffic cops middle finger by attaching giant picture of profanity to roof of car [ [link removed] ] - That’s the sort of petty I usually like, but in this case he was basically putting a giant sail on his car and that seems like it could be pretty dangerous for the people in the cars around him
A Japanese manga claims a natural disaster is imminent. Now, some tourists are canceling their trips [ [link removed] ] - I just read that and hear it’s a great time to visit Japan since there aren’t any crowds
75-year-old man arrested after $930K in cocaine found hidden in vehicle seats [ [link removed] ] - It’s inspiring to see someone at that stage in life staying active and running their own small business
Japanese farm minister apologizes after saying he has never had to buy rice [ [link removed] ] - Well, at least he didn’t weirdly claim he invented the world “Groceries”
Man Nearly Dies After Cat Trip Causes Devastating Fall With ‘Car Crash’ Like Injuries [ [link removed] ] - The other day I almost tripped over the cat and went flying off of our balcony to nowhere. That would have made some news
Funeral home puts wrong man in casket — then tries to tell family they’re the ones mistaken: suit [ [link removed] ] - Listen, I get being a little defensive when you make an obvious mistake, but trying to tell a family they don’t know what their relative looks like is a new high in gaslighting
Alligator spotted knocking on doors in Florida neighborhood [ [link removed] ] - What’s with all of these alligators becoming Jehovah's Witnesses all of a sudden?
Texas Roadhouse Cooks Dog’s Last Meal–Owner Is Blown Away by the Restaurant’s Care [ [link removed] ] - Why is it so dusty in here all of a sudden?
3,076 'Smurfs' come together to break world record in France [ [link removed] ] - That’s a lot of Smurfs
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