Americans are following the news less closely than they used to

I certainly can’t blame us. It’s ponderous, man

Airline Pilots Hide Mental Health Struggles To Continue Flying: Study

I completely understand why they would feel like they need to do that, both it’s because their livelihood and also a career they’re probably really passionate about. But they need to feel like they can address those things and not be putting their career on the line. It’s not good for anyone if they’re just letting things fester

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Auditory Anthology

SCI-FI SHORT STORIES - NARRATED BY DARREN MARLAR & PRODUCED BY KEITH CONRAD

Tales From the Blue Line – The Midnight Janitor - The exhausted staff of a hospital’s chaotic night shift comes to depend on an unsettlingly silent, unscheduled janitor nicknamed “Saint Squeegee,” who materializes exactly when and where messes, accidents, and minor crises erupt, leading the nurses to believe he is either a guardian angel or a cleaning ghost.

Tales From the Blue Line - The Midnight Janitor Keith Conrad / Darren Marlar Episode

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• Woman in disbelief as she discovers her entire driveway has been stolen - It seems like the getaway car should be pretty easy to spot