New Study Finds Loneliness Unlinked to Mortality Among Older Home Care Recipients

At some point you’ve seen enough people to know you’ve seen enough

You May Not Want Your Pet Catching Z's With You

It would be more dangerous to be the one to try to stop her

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

A murder aboard a starship, a vanished secret to faster-than-light travel, and the only witness is a silent, shapeshifting alien who may not be what it seems.

The Star Beast by Damon Knight Keith Conrad / Darren Marlar Episode

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Golf Talk, Grit, and $4.3 Million Putts with John Dempsey

AS I WAS SAYING WITH BIG JOHN HOWELL

JJ Spaun shocks the field at Oakmont with a dramatic U.S. Open win, and John Howell and John Dempsey are here to break it all down.

Golf Talk, Grit, and $4.3 Million Putts with John Dempsey Big John Howell Episode

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

THE CHICAGO SMOKEHOUSE WITH JOHN HOWELL AND RICK TELANDER

John 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 Episode

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Also Worth A Look…

• Walmart's Drone Deliveries Expand, Now in Five Different US States - I just hope that all of the drones carry a small speaker that constantly blasts Ride of the Valkyries

• AI adoption in workplace nearly doubles: Gallup - That’s a lot of people using emojis as bullet points in their presentations

• Loch Ness Monster spotted for second time this year with sinister recording - Looks like a garbage bag to me

• Cops: Florida Man Has Dialed 911 16,000 Times - I know some people who have called radio stations about that many times

• DoorDash Driver Accidentally Drives Into Secure Area of Chicago Airport, Police Say - Oops

• Chinese woman schemes to make US$1.4 million by living with rich men, looting luxury homes - It’s a shame she put all that work into that scheme when she could have just started a meme coin

• Tourist falls off cliff while trying for close-up view of Hawaii volcano eruption - He managed to survive somehow. Maybe stay behind the railing

• New York restaurant returns 110-year-old lobster to the sea - They could tell the lobster was old because he told them the story of the time he tied an onion on his belt

• Most people are guilty of doing this in the shower — but experts warn it’s incredibly dangerous: ‘Don’t do it’ - Don’t pee in the show. George Costanza couldn’t have been more wrong

• Dog Tag of Fallen WW II Soldier is Returned to Family 80 Years After His Death - It’s nice to see them get closure, even if it’s a couple generations later

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