From News Sidequest from Keith Conrad <[email protected]>
Subject It's either a really good or really bad time to travel / Earth has a heartbeat / Attack of the zombie fungi
Date June 26, 2025 12:00 AM
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Almost half of Americans are reconsidering traveling overseas due to safety fears, poll finds [ [link removed] ]
Traffic has to be down at most tourist destinations around the world, so it would be a good time to visit. But you might get caught up in the start of WWIII or Stephen Miller might block you from coming back
Scientists find Earth’s mantle beating like a heart, slowly tearing Africa apart [ [link removed] ]
Just another thing I didn’t know we needed to be worried about
More Stories Below, but first some new content in the News Sidequest Podcast Universe…
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Golf Talk, Grit, and $4.3 Million Putts with John Dempsey [ [link removed] ]
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
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Heaven Is a Playground—The Book, the Movie, and the Memories [ [link removed] ]
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John Howell and Rick Telander along with John Dempsey take a deep dive into Telander's iconic book Heaven Is a Playground—from its origins in a 1973 Sports Illustrated article to its 1991 film adaptation.
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Also Worth A Look…
99-Million-Year-Old Amber Reveals Ancient Zombie Fungi [ [link removed] ] - Zombie fungi trapped in amber. It’s the Jurassic Park/Last Of Us mashup you didn’t know you wanted
AI Willing to Kill Humans to Avoid Being Shut Down, Report Finds [ [link removed] ] - That’s less than ideal
Chinese hotel told ‘wake-up service’ of red pandas climbing onto guest beds must stop [ [link removed] ] - We’re just not allowed to have fun anymore
Swarms of tiny nose robots could clear infected sinuses, researchers say [ [link removed] ] - This is how The Borg got started, isn’t it? I, for one, welcome our new snot-sucking robot overlords
Get Paid $34 to Donate Poop in This Luxurious Setting [ [link removed] ] - Gig alert
Dog at Adoption Event Credited With Saving Man From Seizure [ [link removed] ] - Good timing. Although there’s never a bad time to adopt a doggo
Brother's advice earns N.C. man a $100,000 lottery prize [ [link removed] ] - Looks like someone is getting a good Christmas present this year
Giant Archaeological Puzzle Reveals Artworks Not Seen for 1,800 Years [ [link removed] ] - The worlds oldest example of dogs playing poker
Chinese man, 64, finds toothbrush he swallowed at age 12 stuck in intestine, needs surgery [ [link removed] ] - 12 seems a little old to think it’s a good idea to swallow something just to see what happens
Michigan DNR Rescues Bear with Lid Around Its Neck [ [link removed] ] - Maybe the other bears will stop making fun of him now
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