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Most Americans prefer to die at home, but the US healthcare system often prevents it

It’s been quite a while since doctors have done house calls on a regular basis, but I think it would be better for everyone involved on multiple fronts if the priority was keeping people in their homes and bringing whatever help they need to them

The Rise of the Micro-Move: Why More People Are Moving Shorter, Faster, and Lighter

This hits close to home… no pun intended… because we were looking at a move to another apartment in our same neighborhood, because we like the area but it never hurts to get a better deal. It didn’t come together but it was something we were considering

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

Tales From the Blue Line - The Overnight Returns - A newly hired librarian discovers that a long-deceased patron is still returning his favorite books to the after-hours drop, each containing a handwritten note that slowly reveals a life lived entirely through the stories he loved.

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.

Tales From the Blue Line - The Overnight Returns Keith Conrad / Darren Marlar Episode

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Also Worth A Look…

• Why your flights are getting bumpier: Experts reveal the surprising reason severe turbulence has soared by 55 per cent - At this point you probably shouldn’t be expecting a visit from the drink cart

• AI Can Tell If You’re a Psychopath or Narcissist By Reading Your Social Media Posts - Good luck learning anything from my social media posts aside from the fact that I have an encyclopedic knowledge of Simpsons quotes

• What Would Aliens Eat if They Arrived on Earth? Scientists Respond - Hopefully not humans. That’s actually a small subplot at the end of the book Project Hail Mary. The Eridians solve that problem by cloning Grace’s muscle tissue and making food out of that. He calls them “Me Burgers.” I feel like aliens making the trip would have put some thought into that little issue

• This 550-Million-Year-Old Animal Was A Righty, Marking The Oldest Evidence Of Handedness - They didn’t find it holding a pencil in one of its right legs, the way the fossil was arranged suggested it spent most of its life making right turns

• Dutch Museum Covers Floor in Peanut Butter to Honor Late Artist - The way things are going with grocery prices, they’re going to have people scooping it up and taking it home for lunch

• Can scientists make a new element for the periodic table? - If they ever do, I think “Conradium” has a very nice ring to it

• Robotaxi riders are falling asleep, sparking frantic 911 calls - People are enjoying their rides so much they’re sawing logs in the back seat. I have a two part solution: a) an ad campaign about how relaxing their rides are b) an extraordinarily loud and obnoxious alarm that plays when you arrive at your destination

• Taco Bell now under investigation over outbreak of parasite that causes ‘explosive diarrhea,’ report says - I feel like that was an issue long before the current parasite outbreak

• Dog Turns on Toaster, Causes $200K Fire - The lesson here is clearly to make sure your dog knows how to use all of your appliances

• Florida Man Guilty Of Vacuum Cleaner Sex - No matter how close you think your relationship is, a vacuum cleaner can’t give consent