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Older Americans are using AI -- study shows what they think of it [ [link removed] ]
Maybe this will keep people from falling for scams where they believe Brad Pitt has fallen in love with them online and needs them to send their life savings in Bitcoin. AI is coming for old and young alike. In addition to older people, now AI-Powered Stuffed Animals Are Coming for Your Kids [ [link removed] ]. Chicago radio and TV reporter Jen DeSalvo joined me to talk about how we’re all using AI, among other sidequests
Widow has late husband’s tattoo cut from his corpse, framed as a ‘cool’ tribute: ‘It does so much more than a picture’ [ [link removed] ]
Cool tribute or the height of creepiness? I’m going with the latter. It’s rubs the lotion on its skin or else the framed tattoo skin will crack
More Stories Below, but first some new content in the News Sidequest Podcast Universe…
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SCI-FI SHORT STORIES - NARRATED BY DARREN MARLAR & PRODUCED BY KEITH CONRAD
When the last man on Earth receives a knock on the door, he discovers the horrifying truth about humanity’s new place in the universe.
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Panic on the Airwaves: Orson Welles, War of the Worlds, and America’s First Viral Hoax [ [link removed] ]
AS I WAS SAYING WITH BIG JOHN HOWELL
Big John Howell welcomes back bestselling author William Elliott Hazelgrove to discuss his book Dead Air: The Night That Orson Welles Terrified America [ [link removed] ]. The conversation dives deep into the infamous 1938 War of the Worlds radio broadcast
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The Mascot Distraction: Smoke, Fire, and Trump’s Culture War Playbook [ [link removed] ]
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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Also Worth A Look…
Trump says Xi told him China will not invade Taiwan while he is US president [ [link removed] ] - Well, I guess that matter’s settled…
Minnesota Mechanic Returns Autoworker's Decade-Old Wallet Found Under Ford Edge Hood [ [link removed] ] - Most surprising, the money was still in it. Of course it was only $15, and that’ll barely cover lunch at McDonalds these days
Beavers could help prevent wildfires, researchers say [ [link removed] ] - I was under then impression only I could prevent wildfires. Nice to know I have help
Volkswagen locks extra speed behind subscription: microtransactions for cars [ [link removed] ] - Sadly, I have a feeling not that the seal has been broken this is going to become pretty common in the future
Delta, United Airlines could face lawsuits over windowless window seats [ [link removed] ] - I’ve run into this the last couple of times I’ve flown. I usually end up snoozing on airplanes anyway, so it wasn’t that big of a deal. Although I did feel a little less safe since I wasn’t able to monitor for men on the wings.
University Of Iowa Looking For Volunteers For Drunk Driving Study [ [link removed] ] - How will they ever find drunk people on a college campus?
Government papers found in an Alaskan hotel reveal details of Trump-Putin summit [ [link removed] ] - They’re not sending their best and brightest
A Day on the Lake May Have Led to 'Brain-Eating' Infection [ [link removed] ] - Well there’s another thing I didn’t know I need to be worried about
Woman Says 2-Carat Diamond She Unearthed at Arkansas State Park Will Be Used in Engagement Ring [ [link removed] ] - Her fiancé basically won the lottery
California man rescued from behind waterfall had ‘tried for days to escape’ [ [link removed] ] - TLC tried to warn him

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