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Some people think believing misinformation is a "win" / All of us need to hit the gym / Skynet is basically running the military
Yeah... I've definitely met some of those people
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Believing misinformation is a “win” for some people, even when proven false
If being an unreliably accurate source is a feature, not a bug, I’m not sure how to deal with that
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‘Astounding’: 70% of Adults May Be Considered Obese Under New Definition of Condition
Well that’s less than ideal
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: Quarterly Meeting of the Damned - What Janet expects to be a late-night, mandatory corporate meeting about layoffs instead traps her in an endless “alignment session” with her living coworkers and a new set of employees spanning multiple centuries, all equally committed to the quarterly goals of eternity.
Tales From the Blue Line - Quarterly Meeting of the Damned Keith Conrad / Darren Marlar |
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The Shocking (But Not Surprising) Ryder Cup Fans
THE CHICAGO SMOKEHOUSE WITH BIG JOHN HOWELL & RICK TELANDER
John Howell and Rick Telander take aim at what might seem like a niche topic — bad behavior at the Ryder Cup — but turns it into something much bigger: a diagnosis of America’s national mood.
The Shocking (But Not Surprising) Ryder Cup Fans John Howell / Rick Telander |
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Inside Operation Greylord: The Undercover Mission That Shook Cook County
WHAT DOES IT MEAN? WITH JOHN DEMPSEY
John Dempsey sits down with Terry Hake, the man who became the federal government’s key undercover operative in Operation Greylord, one of the most significant judicial corruption investigations in American history.
Inside Operation Greylord: The Undercover Mission That Shook Cook County John Dempsey |
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Also Worth A Look…
Top US Army General Says He’s Letting ChatGPT Make Military Decisions - We really are turning Terminator into a documentary
Scientists hope underwater fiber-optic cables can help save endangered orcas - If the Orcas have high-speed internet access, maybe they’ll stop attacking yachts
WestJet to remove free reclining seats in economy as part of major cabin overhaul - I have to say, that actually might not be the worst idea an airline has ever had
Chicago’s Famous Rat Hole Wasn’t Made by a Rat - I just don’t know what to believe in anymore
Over 50 Percent of the Internet Is Now AI Slop, New Data Finds - Also less than ideal. You know what’s never AI slop? News Sidequest. At least as far as I know, none of the stories we feature here are AI slop
Spanish Town Bans Black Cat Adoptions over Fear of Halloween ‘Rituals’ - It’s still 2025, isn’t it?
Ex-Braves Closer John Rocker Makes Disparaging Comments About Uber Drivers in Social Media Post - Oh good, that’s just what the Big American Conversation needed in 2025, a comeback from John Rocker
Human Skull Found in Indiana Turns Out to Be Ancient - Yorick was unavailable for comment
US drops out of world’s most powerful passport top 10 list for the first time - Tired of winning yet?
‘Scared the heck out of me’: Falling fish smashes Sask. woman’s windshield - Falling fish… well there’s another thing I didn’t know I needed to be worried about
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