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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

Escape From Pluto By William Oberfield - Exiled Martian dictator Marcius Kemble, maddened by defeat and banished to frozen Pluto, believes he has secured an escape ship from the mysterious native inhabitants, only to discover too late that his vengeful return to the inner solar system is foiled by a fatal design flaw: the ship is made of mercury and will melt under the heat of the sun.

Escape From Pluto By William Oberfield Keith Conrad / Darren Marlar Episode

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• Most drivers want alcolocks fitted to drunk drivers’ cars, survey suggests - If we can put a boot on someone’s car when they park in the wrong place, I feel like locking down a car isn’t an unreasonable way to deal with drunk driving, especially repeat offenders

• Musk Says Optimus Robots Will Build Themselves in Self-Replicating Factories - I don’t know about that. Seems like a better idea to keep robots depending on us for their existence

• TSA announces $45 fee for travelers with no REAL ID - Gird your loins, there are going to be a lot of meltdowns at airports this Christmas

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• Infinite Sadness: Man Arrested For Smashing Pumpkins Worth About $500 - That’s a lot of pumpkins

• California man stunned after 500 pound black bear moves into his home’s crawlspace - I’m pretty sure the bear just owns the place now

• Is there life on Mars hiding in caves? - If I were a Martian and I knew human beings were looking, I’d certainly be hiding in a cave

• Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is erupting in ‘ice volcanoes’, new images suggest - So, not aliens