Citigroup Accidentally Transfers $81T to Client

I didn’t know the “There has been a bank error in your favor” card in Monopoly was actually based on a legit thing

Gen Z is ‘task masking’ to look as busy as possible in the office. Experts warn they’re self-sabotaging

I’m not sure this is a Gen Z thing. George Costanza knew 25 years ago that if you look angry when your boss walks by, they’ll think you’re busy

The Fallout from USAID’s Shutdown

BELEAGUERED STAFFERS W/ KEITH CONRAD, LAURA FINCH & SEAN MAGERS

What happens when the federal government takes a sledgehammer approach to budget cuts rather than a scalpel?

Beleaguered Staffers News Sidequest Podcast

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Auditory Anthology

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

This week’s story is World Edge by Jack Egan. Trapped in a surreal world at the edge of reality, Harvey Crane must unravel the truth behind his existence before his mind—and the universe around him—collapses entirely.

Auditory Anthology Keith Conrad / Darren Marlar Podcast

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Also Worth A Look…

• Oklahoma toddler calls 911 for help during doughnut ‘emergency’ - Clearly someone needs to start a store that will provide people with emergency doughnuts. I mean, there’s already a store that delivers cookies to college students in the middle of the night

• Female influencer spent $140k to look like a robot - How did that end up costing $140k? Couldn’t you just wrap yourself in aluminum foil for about $12/roll? Geez, shop around

• Woman, 18, Vandalizes Ex-Boyfriend’s Car With Yellow Paint (Or So She Thought) - It turns out she had the wrong car. Maybe you shouldn’t do that at all, but if you put some thought into it and decide it’s absolutely a smart thing to do… double check the license plate

• 'Thou shalt not steal' painting stolen from church - Someone needs to read the sign…

• Theater Ceiling Falls on Couple - So the show literally brought down the house. I’ll see myself out

• Trump says he will posthumously pardon baseball legend Pete Rose - But… he was never actually convicted of a crime. He’d still be banned by baseball

• Cops: Man Dies After Checking on Booby-Trapped Home - Kevin McCallister was unavailable for comment

• Police round up loose iguana in Connecticut - How is it iguanas are always falling out trees in Florida when the weather gets under 50 degrees, but somehow this guy was running around Connecticut in late February?

• Dysentery cases rise in Portland metro area, health department reports - Ironic that dysentery would be a problem in Oregon

• Heart Transplant Girl Misses Father-Daughter Dance Until Hospital Came to the Rescue - My America was always great

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