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Let's normalize pranking future generations / Claw machines might not be fair / You could own a piece of Mars

It's probably not the takeaway I should have from this story, but here we are

Keith Conrad
Jul 14
 
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Woman Finds Message on Toilet Paper Roll Written 35 Years Ago by Little Girl

I’m not sure if the person who gets our future house next is going to love or hate us, but I have a couple of extremely elaborate pranks planned

Child Freed from Ohio Claw Machine as Device Returns to Operation

The fact that they’re able to climb in but not back out would suggest that maybe the claw game isn’t fair. Shocking, I know


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 jaded morgue ship attendant, desperately searching for his lost son, uncovers a 300-year-old mystery when he revives a perfectly preserved corpse that holds the key to ending a brutal interstellar war.

Lazarus Come Forth by Ray Bradbury

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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Pete Rose, Perfectionism, and the Price of Redemption

THE CHICAGO SMOKEHOUSE WITH BIG JOHN HOWELL AND RICK TELANDER
Long before Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter was indicted or your cousin could bet on Little League from his phone, Pete Rose was baseball’s original gambling pariah. Now, posthumously reinstated and potentially Cooperstown-bound, Rose’s legacy—and the sport’s relationship with vice—is back in the spotlight.

Pete Rose, Perfectionism, and the Price of Redemption

John Howell / Rick Telander

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Also Worth A Look…

  • The biggest piece of Mars on Earth is going up for auction in New York - Just in case you’re looking to get an early jump on Christmas shopping

  • A Whole Lot of Americans Get Away With Murder - That seems less than ideal

  • What Makes a Car Lovable? It's Not the Tech, It's the Cup Holders - 100% agree. You definitely notice when there aren’t enough cup holders. You can make due without Android Auto

  • AI chatbot Grok issues apology for antisemitic posts - Like most social media apologies, it was so insincere it came across like it was written… well, by an AI chatbot

  • HOA fines man over handing out water in heat - Still waiting for the first instance of an HOA doing something positive for the human race other than providing Karens and Chads an outlet. One day

  • Dogs can provide stress relief in canine tele-therapy, according to new study - I wish my job was to find out how stressed people are after playing with doggos for a while

  • Metallica Force Pentagon to Pull Video Touting Drone Program Over Unauthorized Use of “Enter Sandman” - Don’t mess with Metallica

  • Police: Drunken man with knife forgets how to spell name - Spelling is hard

  • Heroic Dog ‘Rocky’ Alerts Indian Village of Oncoming Landslide, Saving Dozens - Lassie thinks this guy is a little bit of a show-off

  • Chinese scientists create first cyborg bee with world’s lightest brain controller - Who had “Cyborg Bees” on their Bingo card for July?

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