View this post on the web at [link removed]
Listen on Apple Podcasts [ [link removed] ] | Listen on Spotify [ [link removed] ] | RSS Feed [ [link removed] ]
“Graduation Creep” Is Coming for Kids. Parents Are Exhausted [ [link removed] ]
This might be my first true “Old man yells at cloud” moment. Back in my day, there was only a graduation ceremony for high school, and our country was better for it
America’s lifespan has doubled since 1776 — experts reveal what changed [ [link removed] ]
What’s amazing is to think that people like Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson lived as long as they did. Thomas Jefferson lived to be 83, Franklin was 84 and John Adams was 90. How did they manage to hang in there so long when a paper cut could kill you in those days?
More Stories Below, but first some new content in the News Sidequest Podcast Universe…
Auditory Anthology [ [link removed] ]
SCI-FI SHORT STORIES - NARRATED BY DARREN MARLAR & PRODUCED BY KEITH CONRAD
Tales From the Blue Line – The Night Gardener [ [link removed] ] -When a landscape architect moves into a new neighborhood and discovers that her garden is being meticulously tended by a mysterious nocturnal presence, she uncovers a decades-old legacy of quiet, trans-generational care.
Tales From The Blue Line: Every morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into downtown Chicago together. The train brings out its own brand of weird, which has led to Mason and Ally trading spooky stories to help their commute pass a little faster.
Listen on Apple [ [link removed] ] | Listen on Spotify [ [link removed] ] | Listen on Amazon [ [link removed] ] | RSS Feed [ [link removed] ]
Become a paid subscriber [ [link removed] ] to listen to all of our episodes completely ad-free! You’ll also get access to a deeper dive on the stories we share and the authors!
Also Worth A Look…
Doctors suspected man had brain cancer. He actually had worms [ [link removed] ] - I’m not sure if I would be relieved by that news or completely grossed out
Walking And High-Intensity Exercise May Help Older Adults With Memory Loss Sleep Better, Study Finds [ [link removed] ] - This headline makes me laugh… they’re essentially saying “If you do something to tucker yourself out, then you’ll sleep better!” Thanks for the game-changing insight, guys
JetBlue plane collides with a DRONE during landing at JFK just days after United pilot revealed narrow miss [ [link removed] ] - Unfortunately, I think we’re only going to see more of this going forward. Drones are so small and easy to put together that I’m not sure what could be done to put a stop to it, short of giving every airport
First Dinosaur Bone Found in Antarctica Confirmed [ [link removed] ] - It’s been sitting in a desk since 1985. It just shows you should take a few minutes to clean out your desk every once in a while
Colorado man opens truck door, finds bear in the passenger seat [ [link removed] ] - The bear just needed a lift
Water park vow renewal ceremony ends with water slide record attempt [ [link removed] ] - I’m most surprised to learn there was a previous record-holder for going down water slides in wedding clothing
‘Can’t make this stuff up:’ Florida woman caught with cocaine in her ‘lower region,’ sheriff says [ [link removed] ] - Not as crazy as the woman a few weeks ago who had a similar strategy with a bottle of wine
Scientists want to deploy real cyborg cockroaches to explore the unknown on Earth — and possibly Mars [ [link removed] ] - So basically, if there’s ever a nuclear war, the only thing left will be cockroaches and robotic cockroaches
Michigan House passes bill to let children run lemonade stands without permits or fees [ [link removed] ] - I’m glad the legislature has solved all other problems
Mexican ‘batman’ vigilante wanted for chasing down suspected thieves and taping them to lampposts [ [link removed] ] - Seems like a great marketing opportunity for Duct Tape
News Sidequest is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
Unsubscribe [link removed]?
