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'It's just not worth it': The US travellers afraid to travel abroad right now [ [link removed] ]
Much like the story about Japan yesterday, I think this means it’s the best time for me to travel. No crowds anywhere. Although I do also produce a couple podcasts that might have me on a Trump administration watch list, so I might not be able to get back in
Health staff told not to talk to each other for more than five minutes a day [ [link removed] ]
If you knew that going in, that might actually be a selling point to some potential new employees
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
Tales From the Blue Line: A young nurse receives a page from a hospital room that no longer exists—and discovers a patient who claims he’s been waiting since 1953.
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Teeing Off on PGA Drama, LIV Tour Woes, and Golf’s Growing Coarseness with John Dempsey [ [link removed] ]
AS I WAS SAYING WITH BIG JOHN HOWELL
John Howell reunited with his longtime golf co-conspirator and WLS alumnus John Dempsey to recap the 2025 PGA Championship—and, of course, to riff on everything from Trumpian deal-making to Caddyshack quotes and golf course etiquette.
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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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Also Worth A Look…
Fulfilling the Dream of Medieval Alchemists, Physicists Turned Lead into Gold (Accidentally) [ [link removed] ] - It was a Bob Ross-style happy accident. Now, what happens to all of those people who invested in gold now that there’s a way to artificially make it?
Kansas Mom Sues Porn Sites Because Her Son Visited Chaturbate 30 Times [ [link removed] ] - Maybe she should consider actually talking with her son instead
Landlord Decided to Play 'Baby Shark' on a Loop [ [link removed] ] - Manuel Noriega was unavailable for comment
Woman bitten by Australian shepherd refused $5K because ‘every dog is entitled to one bite,’ tribunal rules [ [link removed] ] - I give the person credit for not asking for a massive amount of money, but still, you were OK. Leave the doggo alone
Michigan Lottery player wins his second Fantasy 5 jackpot in two years [ [link removed] ] - Well that hardly seems fair
Young boys in Poland find message in a bottle from 1959 [ [link removed] ] - I hope there wasn’t any particularly time-sensitive information in that message
Only one quarter of sunscreens on store shelves are safe and effective, new report says [ [link removed] ] - That’s less than ideal.
Supermarket customers warned over 'monster' strawberries [ [link removed] ] - Who had “Monster Berry Attack” on their Bingo card for May?
Adorable kitten survives 250-mile trip from Boston to New Jersey — while stuck inside BMW [ [link removed] ] - That had to be one confused cat
Snake pokes out from under hood of Missouri woman's car [ [link removed] ] - I would immediately get a new car and put that one in the crusher
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