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Japan cracks down on ‘sparkly’ names for babies like Pikachu or Nike [ [link removed] ]
The government hopes this move will reduce confusion between kindergarten roll call and anime casting calls.
CNN Poll: A record share of Americans want the government to get more done. Few trust either party to do it [ [link removed] ]
The politics of failure have failed, we need to make them work again. Maybe a third party as both existing parties continue to constantly step on rakes
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
When a mysterious alien lands in small-town Illinois, the town must decide what makes someone a “person”… before it’s too late.
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How Many Is Too Many? Phil Cafaro Makes the Progressive Case for Reducing Immigration [ [link removed] ]
AS I WAS SAYING WITH BIG JOHN HOWELL
John Howell welcomes philosopher and environmental ethicist Phil Cafaro [ [link removed] ] to the podcast to tackle a deceptively simple question: How many immigrants should the United States allow in each year?
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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…
Long-term unemployment hits 2-year high as hiring slows amid economic uncertainty [ [link removed] ] - That’s less than ideal. If only the government got more done
Trump Spreads Claims Biden Is a Robot Clone [ [link removed] ] - Kif sigh
Centuries-old ring found 'gleaming in the sunshine' [ [link removed] ] - Who is up for a trip to Mordor?
At Kindergarten Graduation, Adults Get Into a Brawl [ [link removed] ] - Well who could be expected to behave at a rowdy event like a Kindergarten Graduation?
6-year-old dead in Florida; mom was trying to 'exorcise demons,' sheriff says [ [link removed] ] - Listen, I know it seems like you can learn anything from watching a YouTube video, but there are some things that probably shouldn’t end up being DIY projects
Fried chicken flavored toothpaste sells out shortly after it’s introduced [ [link removed] ] - Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should
'Dead Man' Comes Alive After Ambulance Hits Pothole [ [link removed] ] - How mad is he going to be when he gets the bill for the ambulance?
Millions of Honeybees Abuzz After Truck Overturns in Washington State [ [link removed] ] - Chris Farley and David Spade were unavailable for comment
Former shark researcher ‘on the hook’ for $453K in stolen funds meant for scientific studies [ [link removed] ] - Matt Hooper was unavailable for comment. He’s still on the Aurora
Man arrested for trying to steal women’s underwear from laundromat; 450 items found at his home [ [link removed] ] - That’s a lot of underwear
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