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Paying to avoid awkward conversations / Neanderthals were pretty smart / Attack of the nuclear squirrels
Seems like this idea takes all the fun out of quitting a job
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In Japan, you can hire ‘proxy quitters’ to resign for you
Never underestimate peoples willingness to pay extra to avoid having an awkward conversation
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New Evidence Suggests Neanderthals Were Rendering Fat Nearly 100,000 Years Before Other Early Humans
Those Neanderthals get a bad rap, but they had some good ideas. Too bad they didn’t have ideas for sticking around
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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
When a curious beer truck driver accidentally creates a strange, water-hungry jelly in his kitchen, a lost weekend spirals into a terrifying discovery that could doom all of Lake Michigan—and maybe a whole lot more.
The Water Eater by Winston Marks Keith Conrad / Darren Marlar |
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The Courage to Ask — Paul Quinn on Getting What You Want
WHAT DOES IT MEAN? WITH JOHN DEMPSEY
This week on What Does It Mean?, John Dempsey welcomes actor-turned-corporate coach Paul Quinn, whose new book The Big Ask explores why we hold ourselves back—and how to break through that fear with courage, clarity, and respect.
The Courage to Ask — Paul Quinn on Getting What You Want John Dempsey |
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Fake Stories, Real Rants, and the Rise of the Machines
THE CHICAGO SMOKEHOUSE WITH BIG JOHN HOWELL AND RICK TELANDER
What happens when a legacy newspaper unknowingly fills a Sunday supplement with AI-generated gibberish? You get a public mea culpa, a media credibility crisis—and one hell of a conversation between two seasoned observers of the human condition
Wayne Naus: A Trumpet, A Tour, and a Touch of the Spirit Big John Howell |
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Also Worth A Look…
US Nuclear Missile Base Swarmed By Squirrels - Who had “Nuclear squirrel attack” on their Bingo card for July?
Greene to Introduce ‘Weather Modification’ Bill - We’re not sending our best and brightest to Congress
Dalai Lama Says He Hopes to See His 130th Birthday - No matter what happens, you know that when he dies he’ll be granted total consciousness. So he’s got that going for him. Which is nice
B.C. furniture store to pay damages to couple whose cushions need constant ‘fluffing’ - Finally, some justice in this world
Huge 2,000-Year-old Roman Leather Shoe Discovered Exquisitely Preserved–Worn by a Soldier - 2000 years from now some archeologist is going to dig up a pair of Air Jordans
Five ‘futuristic’ new toilets debut at NYC parks, costing city $1M a pop: ‘A little steep’ - That’s one expensive toilet
Woman Files Complaint Against Husband for Making Her Do Chores Instead of Spending Time on Instagram - What a monster
Cops in this country think everyone using a Google Pixel must be a drug dealer - Well this is a pretty big surprise to me
A man is injured in a struggle with an escaped lion in southern Turkey - It seems like escaping from a lion with just “injuries” would give you some pretty epic bragging rights
Cops Find Little Dog In Road — And Realize He Wants Them To Follow Him - You all laughed when Lassie would take the towns folk directly to Timmy stuck in that well
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