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Worst road trip in history / That job offer you just got is a scam / Foolproof hiding places

We've all forgotten things, but this is next level

Keith Conrad
Jul 10
 
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Man Forgets Wife at Gas Station, Only Realizes 300 Km Later

She’s going to be holding that one over his head for the rest of his natural life. I can actually understand leaving in a hurry, but that’s about 180 miles. How did he go that far without noticing?

Job scams are on the rise and more people are falling for them. Protect yourself with these tips

At this point it’s probably prudent to just go ahead and assume everything asking you for any information at all is a scam


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
Tales From the Blue Line: When a nursing graduate moves into her first apartment, the unsettling sounds from the sealed-off attic above her—where no attic should be—lead her to a chilling discovery about the building's tragic past.

Tales From the Blue Line - The Apartment Upstairs

Keith Conrad / Darren Marlar

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Why Trump’s Base Stays Loyal—Even When It Hurts Them

WHAT DOES IT MEAN? WITH JOHN DEMPSEY
This week on What Does It Mean?, John Dempsey talks with political scientist David McLennan on emotional politics, Medicaid cuts, and the post-Trump future of the GOP.

Why Trump’s Base Stays Loyal—Even When It Hurts Them

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…

  • A widow discovers that her husband had been hiding $50,000 inside tennis balls - What’s your go-to hiding place? It’s OK, who am I going to tell?

  • America's largest power grid is struggling to meet demand from AI - I feel like AI having to compete with us for resources is a pretty good way to end up in a Judgment Day scenario

  • HBO Max officially returns to original name - Don’t call it a comeback

  • On Flight to NYC, an Unplanned Stop on Remote Island - Sully was unavailable for comment

  • Divers Return to Famed Antikythera Shipwreck - Indiana Jones was unavailable for comment

  • 60% of HR consult ChatGPT for layoff decisions: Report - Skynet decided your fate in microseconds

  • Want to howl and eat raw food for work? ‘Wild man’ job in Chinese national park goes viral - Gig alert

  • Blueberry spill causes literal 'traffic jam' in British Columbia - If it was blueberry, you know it wasn’t Lonestar this time

  • Is the 'alpha male' a myth? New research in primates may debunk theory - Manosphere podcasters hardest hit

  • Army will end most of its ceremonial horse programs and adopt out the animals - Anybody want to go halfsies on a horse?

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