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Drinks Are So Expensive That Grown-Ups Are Pregaming Like They Did in College

Just what the world needs at this very moment, people getting sloshed right before they go out in public

One month phone-free: Young Americans try digital detox

If you have to take an entire month off, it might be time to re-think your relationship with social media in general. At the end of the day though, all I ask is that you don’t be the person who posts “I’m taking a break from social media.” No one cares

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 Billiard Ball by Isaac Asimov - When scientist Edward Bloom demonstrated humanity’s first anti-gravity device to the world, a single billiard ball punched through his chest at the speed of light — and the only question that remains is whether the man who aimed it knew exactly what would happen.

The Billiard Ball by Isaac Asimov Keith Conrad / Darren Marlar Episode

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Also Worth A Look…

• Making contact with ET? Aliens may already know we’re here - I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, they know we’re here, they want nothing to do with us and lock their doors ever time they pass by Earth. I can’t blame them either

• Stressed? Just a couple minutes of meditation might help - I tried meditating but ended up throwing a chair through the window. I must be meditating wrong

• Alcohol-Free Beer Contains Similar Vitamin B6 Levels To Regular Beer, Study Finds - Fantastic. Because we know everyone drinks beer for its copious vitamins

• Senate Considers the Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act - What a coincidence, I’m also considering hot rotisserie chicken

• Seeds Can ‘Hear’ the Rain–And the Sound Waves Make Them Grow Faster Shows MIT Study - So, now we know that plants feel pain and can hear. We’re just another couple of headlines away from a plant getting a seat on the UN Security Council

• U.S. sailor en route to Strait of Hormuz sidelined by monkey attack - Who had “Monkey uprising” on their Bingo card for April?

• New acting Navy secretary once warned of ‘witchcraft’ in California city: Wiccans have ‘taken over’ - Judge Thomas Danforth was unavailable for comment

• Bored Man Confesses to Starting Forest Fire for His Own Amusement - Now he’s going to be reaching previously unheard of levels of boredom when he’s in prison

• Hot air balloon with 13 aboard makes emergency landing in California backyard - I just want to know how they managed to cram 13 people into a hot air balloon

• When The Cops Ask For Your Name, Do Not Reply “Donald Duck” - Is it just me or are criminals the world over getting dumber?