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Some Gen Z adults spend no money on dating as costs rise, BofA survey shows [ [link removed] ]
Let’s get cheap. What’s your suggestion for a free date? One of the first dates Misty and I went on was hiking in a state park and she still decided marrying me was a good idea
Many Americans Have Hearts Older than Their Age, New Study Finds [ [link removed] ]
That seems less than ideal
More Stories Below, but first some new content in the News Sidequest Podcast Universe…
Auditory Anthology [ [link removed] ]
SCI-FI SHORT STORIES - NARRATED BY DARREN MARLAR & PRODUCED BY KEITH CONRAD
In a future where war is simulated through electrohypnosis to curb real-world violence, a young man undergoes his “combat experience” only to discover the true, lasting cost of engineered peace.
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The Mascot Distraction: Smoke, Fire, and Trump’s Culture War Playbook
THE CHICAGO SMOKEHOUSE WITH BIG JOHN HOWELL AND RICK TELANDER
Big John Howell and Rick Telander tackle everything from Trump’s resurrection of racist mascots to the enduring grift of American demagoguery.
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Inflation, Interest Rates, and Intellectual Dishonesty with David Hochberg [ [link removed] ]
AS I WAS SAYING WITH BIG JOHN HOWELL
Howell is joined by mortgage industry veteran and radio personality David Hochberg for a wide-ranging—and fiery—discussion on the state of the U.S. economy, the independence of the Federal Reserve, and the political smoke screens obscuring the truth.
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Also Worth A Look…
OpenAI’s ChatGPT Agent casually clicks through "I am not a robot" verification test [ [link removed] ] - I don’t know what to believe in anymore
Study Confirms Potato Emerged From 9-Million-Year-Old Tomato Hybrid [ [link removed] ] - Very conflicted here due to my raw, seething hatred of tomatoes
Peacock feathers can emit laser beams [ [link removed] ] - Still no sharks with laser beams on their foreheads though
Woman Throws Shoe at Gator; Gator Scores Woman's Shoe [ [link removed] ] - Who throws a shoe? Really.
Woman with wild bat in her mouth hit with crippling medical bills — despite insurance [ [link removed] ] - Barely a week after Ozzy Osbourne left us
Scientists in South Africa are making rhino horns radioactive to fight poaching [ [link removed] ] - Who had “Radioactive Rhino Horns” on their Bingo card for 2025?
Gen Z and Gen X square off in a slang showdown: Do you know what ‘slay,’ ‘tubular,’ ‘Bogart’ and more mean? [ [link removed] ] - Did anyone ever actually know what they meant?
‘Britain’s most tattooed man’ claims he is unable to watch p*rn as 'new age check system mistakes his ink for a mask' [ [link removed] ] - Who could have imagined he would end up facing such an uphill climb in living a normal life?
A 'beautiful' ballroom and a new Lincoln bathroom: Trump relishes remaking the White House [ [link removed] ] - This does not sound like a man who plans on leaving. I’m just sayin’
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