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We need an instruction manual for airplane etiquette / Reasons for hope / Getting creative to pay for your wedding
People just don't know how to act on airplanes anymore
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An Alaska Airlines passenger put their backpack in the overhead bin — and what happened next has people divided
What do you think of someone putting a backpack in the overhead bin? Taking up space needed for larger luggage or just fine? What do people do on airplanes that drives you nuts? For me it’s standing in the aisle after the plane lands. It literally takes about 5 minutes to empty the plane. You’ll be fine
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Hopeful people live better lives, a 14-year study of 25,000 participants finds
What has you feeling hopeful?
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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 Man Who Found Out By Roger Dee - Professional skeptic and journalist Fortenay strong-arms his way aboard a scientific vessel to expose what he believes is a colossal underwater hoax, only to be dragged by the desperate chief scientist to the six-mile-deep bottom of the ocean where they encounter a colossal, ancient structure.
The Man Who Found Out By Roger Dee 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…
Man goes viral selling ads on his tuxedo to help pay for wedding - Weddings are expensive. Run out there like a NASCAR driver if it’ll help pay for things
Majority of voters blame Trump and GOP for shutdown: NBC News Poll - The poll also says 57% would vote to replace every member of Congress if given the option on the ballot. Now we’re getting somewhere
Woman Using Waymo Robotaxi to Deliver Doordash - It’s a gig economy turkducken
Coca-Cola’s new AI holiday ad is a sloppy eyesore - Maybe celebrate Christmas by giving actual humans work
Two Girls Thrown From Ferris Wheel at Louisiana Festival, Sheriff Says - Their carriage got stuck. Accidents happen, so I’m not surprised to see a headline about a mishap at a carnival. What’s surprising is that it was on a ferris wheel. How fast was that thing going that they actually got “thrown” out of it?
Duane Roberts, Inventor of the Frozen Burrito, Dead at 88 - Someone had to invent putting the burrito in the freezer? Regardless, RIP
Woman Tracks Down Long-Lost Dad Using Newspaper Ad–and Discovers 11 Siblings - Score one for Old Media. She has a massive backlog of Christmas and birthday gifts headed her way
Texas Police Respond to Loose Pet Monkey Inside Spirit Halloween - Not a headline you expect to see. In fairness though, there are so many Spirit Halloween stores out there, you could probably play Spirit Halloween Headline Madlibs and find a headline matching just about any situation somewhere out there
Volunteers agreed to be buried face-down in the snow, for science - It’s a pretty good bet that’ll happen to be at least once this winter, without the scientific benefits
Great white sharks swarmed New York, New Jersey waters this summer amid predator population boom: expert - Mayor Vaughn wants you to know the beaches will still be open
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