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AI takes over teenage dating / The day the internet died / Another reason not to spend too much on baby shower gifts

Keith Conrad
Oct 21
 
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High-School Kids Are Dating AI Now

Definitely fewer messy breakups to deal with. What would be the Gen X equivalent? Some new piece of technology that seemed to be destroying people’s ability to socialize. The giant cord people had on their kitchen phone?

Why ‘half the internet’ just stopped working as people begin to freak out

I think it was more than half the internet. We learned just how far Jeff Bezo’s tentacles reach


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
The Big Bounce by Walter S. Tevis - When an inventor shows his friend a seemingly harmless rubber ball that converts heat into kinetic energy with every bounce, their simple experiment quickly turns into a desperate race to contain a runaway engine of infinite power before it destroys a city.

The Big Bounce by Walter S. Tevis

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…

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  • White House Demolition Begins - Well at least that’s not being held back by the government shut down. Thank goodness for that

  • Transportation Secretary Duffy says Musk’s SpaceX is behind on moon trip and he will reopen contracts - It seems a little late in the game to be pulling these kinds of shenanigans

  • 1,200-year-old loaf of bread with image of Christ unearthed in astonishing find - Well that’s something you don’t see everyday

  • Feeding Babies Peanuts Has Helped Thousands Dodge Allergies - That’s probably not going to be a fun experience for either of you

  • Two men accused of stealing more than 300 pounds of meat, police say - See, even if they weren’t able to sell it, if nothing else these guys could cook and eat the meat. Much more practical than the Louvre heist

  • Theme Park Apologizes After “Human Centipede” Sculpture Horrifies Visitors - There are plenty of horror movies you can use for spooky season. I’d be a little worried to meet the person who came up with the idea of using that particular one

  • AI Created Junk About Telepathy, Aliens. An American Science Journal Published It. - Not a great moment for peer-reviewed journals

  • Arrest Made In Drive-By Cheeseburgering - I know I feel safer out there

  • Venomous snake slithers across car passenger’s foot - There just aren’t enough nopes

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