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It's Time For a Little Introspection / The robot uprising is inevitable / You can play the World's Smallest Violin

We’re all about self-improvement here at News Sidequest

Keith Conrad
Jun 6
 
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Auditory Anthology

SCI-FI SHORT STORIES - NARRATED BY DARREN MARLAR & PRODUCED BY KEITH CONRAD
A man plagued since childhood by a recurring dream of a monstrous serpent stalking him across the African grasslands fears that if it ever catches him—even in sleep—he will lose his mind forever.

The Dream Snake By Robert E. Howard

Keith Conrad / Darren Marlar

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Waylon, Lujack: Birthday Surprises from Legends

AS I WAS SAYING WITH BIG JOHN HOWELL
John Howell opens the DAT vault to share a once-in-a-career morning from 1998, when Waylon Jennings and Larry Lujack both surprised him with birthday phone calls live on-air.

Waylon, Lujack: Birthday Surprises from Legends

Big John Howell

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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

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Also Worth A Look…

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  • School teacher accidentally gives $5,000 tip instead of $5: ‘I don’t have that kind of money’ - Oops

  • Indian restaurant closed due to a smell of Indian food - How could anyone act like they are surprised by that? It’s basically the defining characteristic of Indian food. It’s like being upset airplanes are flying over your house when you move next to an airport

  • Private island next to Tofino selling for $10 million - Anyone want to go halfsies

  • Musk says SpaceX will decommission Dragon spacecraft after Trump threat - Well that escalated quickly

  • A hungry wild elephant raids a grocery store in Thailand for snacks - Amazingly, it didn’t go straight for the peanuts

  • Runaway zebra in Tennessee goes viral, becomes local celebrity - Zebra Watch 2025 continues

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