Turkey Will Fine Airline Passengers Who Unbuckle Before the Plane Stops

I’ve always been annoyed when people stand in the aisle. We’re all going to the same place. I think it saves about seven seconds. What sort of behavior would you want to see fined? How about a fine on people who applaud when the airplane lands? Talking to the person in the seat next to you?

Two Pigeons Stowaway on Delta Flight, Causing Nearly Hour-Long Delay

I’m not sure if this is a physics or philosophy question, but are you actually a stowaway if you’re flying inside of a flying airplane?

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Auditory Anthology

SCI-FI SHORT STORIES - NARRATED BY DARREN MARLAR & PRODUCED BY KEITH CONRAD

Tales From the Blue Line: When Elliot gets a notification about an unexpected package at his apartment building, a mundane occurrence changes his entire understanding of life and the universe.

Tales From the Blue Line - The Stairway Keith Conrad / Darren Marlar Episode

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How Many Is Too Many? Phil Cafaro Makes the Progressive Case for Reducing Immigration

AS I WAS SAYING WITH BIG JOHN HOWELL

John Howell welcomes philosopher and environmental ethicist Phil Cafaro to the podcast to tackle a deceptively simple question: How many immigrants should the United States allow in each year?

How Many Is Too Many? Phil Cafaro Makes the Progressive Case for Reducing Immigration Big John Howell 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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Also Worth A Look…

• Clock still keeping village on time after 500 years - Meanwhile, I can’t get a smartwatch to last more than two years

• Michigan couple win $2M lottery prize on their anniversary - Happy anniversary

• Uranus emits more heat than previously thought - We’ve been learning a lot about Uranus lately

• Duck terrorizes Florida neighborhood, sending 1 to hospital - Imagine having to explain that to the people at the hospital

• Man Arrested After Attempting to Bribe Officers With $20 Following Parking Lot Incident - That’s $40 at least

• Police find naked man in Lowe’s display shed with Vaseline and phone - You expect that sort of behavior at Home Depot, but not Lowes

• Japan to Begin Clinical Trials for Artificial Blood This Year - Good news for vegan vampires

• Ex-Con Arrested For Prison Drone Drops, Cops Say - That’s an impressive amount of coordination. If they used that brain power for something other than criming, they’d be a lot better off

• Fukushima Soil Heads for Japanese PM's Flower Beds - He’ll be able to use it to grow some tomacco

• GameStop purchases more than $500 million in bitcoin in first crypto push - The horseshoe theory of meme-related economics

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