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Attack of the Sleep Paralysis Demons / The Pentagon comes clean on UFOs (sort of) / Meet The Goonie Generation

Just another thing you didn't know you need to be worried about

Keith Conrad
Jun 10
 
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What’s a sleep paralysis demon? And other facts of the bizarre phenomenon

My sleep paralysis demon is named Steve. Nice guy. Actually, I have experienced that a couple of times. It’s not fun.

Pentagon secretly planted Area 51 UFO conspiracy theory to hide classified weapons program: bombshell report

The truth is out there. This has been out there for a long time now, or at least suspected. That certainly goes a long way to shrink the number of unexplained cases, but also doesn’t eliminate them


More Stories Below, but first some new content in the News Sidequest Podcast Universe…


Auditory Anthology

SCI-FI SHORT STORIES - NARRATED BY DARREN MARLAR & PRODUCED BY KEITH CONRAD
In this episode we’re sharing the story "Blowups Happen", written in 1940 by Robert Heinlein. "Blowups Happen" describes the tensions among the staff of a nuclear reactor. Heinlein's concept of a nuclear reactor was one of a barely contained explosion, which as you might imagine can lead to some stress.

Blowups Happen by Robert Heinlein

Keith Conrad / Darren Marlar

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Of Mice, Men, and Michael Jackson (with John Dempsey)

THE CHICAGO SMOKEHOUSE WITH JOHN HOWELL AND RICK TELANDER
ohn Howell and Rick Telander welcome longtime newsman and first-time guest John Dempsey for a special episode packed with vermin, vintage movie trivia, evolutionary biology, and one shockingly good Michael Jackson impression.

Of Mice, Men, and Michael Jackson (with John Dempsey)

John Howell / Rick Telander

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Buddy Rich, Chuck Berry, and the Tightest Jeans in the Business: A Conversation with Mike Arturi

AS I WAS SAYING WITH BIG JOHN HOWELL
John reconnects with his longtime friend, drummer and music educator Mike Arturi. Mike shares some incredible stories from a life on stage—including gigs with Badfinger, encounters with rock royalty like Paul McCartney and John Lennon, and his ongoing work with The Lovin' Spoonful.

Buddy Rich, Chuck Berry, and the Tightest Jeans in the Business: A Conversation with Mike Arturi

Big John Howell

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Also Worth A Look…

  • Those born between 1970 and 1985 are ditching Gen X and millennial titles for 'Gen Goonie' - I’m in. Never say die.

  • Southern Baptists target porn, sports betting, same-sex marriage and 'willful childlessness' - Wow… can’t imagine why anyone would be making comparisons between what’s going on these days and The Handmaid’s Tale

  • Scientists revived brain cells after death - That’s always worked out well when it’s tried in sci-fi movies

  • The Big One: Is California 'overdue' for a devastating major earthquake? - If the zombies don’t get you, the earthquake will

  • Warner Bros. Discovery to split into two public companies by next year - That merger worked out great, didn’t it?

  • The insect apocalypse is driving bird declines - That seems less than ideal

  • Clerk helps Michigan woman pick out $500,000 lottery ticket - Regardless of what you may think about tip culture these days, give that man a tip

  • Buc-ee’s suing South Carolina company over armed beaver merch - The last thing you want is a fully armed beaver

  • A group of firefighters saved some piglets and, as a reward, were given sausages made out of the very same piglets - They would have wanted it that way

  • Ed, the runaway pet zebra, has been captured in Tennessee - Our long national nightmare is over

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