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College Is Coming Apart

It was already hanging by a thread because of the expense, but now that the job market is so tough for entry level workers, it’s hard to justify at the moment

Just 3 minutes with a mini horse or donkey improves teens’ moods, study says

Who knew the secret to happiness was just being around a mini horse? What’s the thing in your life that’ll knock out your stress immediately?

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

Membership Drive by Murray F. Yaco - An alien named Keeter makes an unplanned emergency landing near the Jefferson Memorial and treats the entire assembled US government with breezy, condescending indifference — right up until he needs a favor.

Membership Drive by Murray F. Yaco Keith Conrad / Darren Marlar Episode

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• A Third Of Americans Still Can’t Name The 3 Branches Of Government - Someone needs to think about bringing back Schoolhouse Rock

• Rowing at 2032 Olympics to Take Place in Croc-Filled River - That could add a whole new dimension to the Olympics. How long before the Olympics just go full Hunger Games and only the winner makes it out of the arena?

• Ancient Roman Road Map: Turns Out ‘All Roads Lead to Rome’ Wasn’t Quite True - I don’t know what to believe in anymore

• Five generations of Iowa family share a single birthday - Just in case you were wondering, the odds of five specific individuals in a family line sharing the same birthday are approximately 1 in 60 billion

• Astronomers Confirm Youngest Known Exoplanet, Less Than a Million Years Old - Welcome to the neighborhood!

• Woman steals ambulance outside Avenged Sevenfold and Good Charlotte gig before crashing - She didn’t think anybody would notice an ambulance was gone?

• New wild cat species is identified for first time in 100 years, researchers say - They were able to lure it out by using a laser pointer

• Scientists discover a mysterious new frog hiding in the Amazon - All glory to the Hypnotoad

• Woman caught trying to cross border with 116 reptiles stashed in her jacket - That’s a lot of lizards