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Increased screen time linked to aggression, anxiety, low self-esteem in kids, study finds [ [link removed] ]
After I read this story, I threw a chair through the window
Every year, folks travel from far and wide watch this giant pencil get sharpened [ [link removed] ]
Anybody up for a road trip? Pretty soon those darned kids won’t even know what a pencil is
More Stories Below, but first some new content in the News Sidequest Podcast Universe…
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SCI-FI SHORT STORIES - NARRATED BY DARREN MARLAR & PRODUCED BY KEITH CONRAD
Tales From the Blue Line: An intern uncovers a mysterious news tape from a station that doesn’t exist—airing a broadcast from two days in the future.
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Unsolicited Life Advice with Keith Conrad [ [link removed] ]
AS I WAS SAYING WITH BIG JOHN HOWELL
John is joined by Producer Keith Conrad, who has scoured the pages of Reddit in search of tortured souls who are in need of life advice from someone as wise and worldly as Big John Howell.
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Of Mice, Men, and Michael Jackson (with John Dempsey) [ [link removed] ]
THE CHICAGO SMOKEHOUSE WITH JOHN HOWELL AND RICK TELANDER
John Howell and Rick Telander welcome longtime newsman and first-time guest John Dempsey for a special episode packed with vermin, vintage movie trivia, evolutionary biology, and one shockingly good Michael Jackson impression.
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Also Worth A Look…
ICE raids meat production plant in Omaha, dozens detained [ [link removed] ] - If you ordered your dad some Omaha Steaks for Father’s Day, you might be in trouble
Bison gores man in Yellowstone after visitors get too close [ [link removed] ] - Geez, give the bison their space
17th-Century Dutch Painting Rescued from a Dusty Attic in Connecticut Sells for $7 Million [ [link removed] ] - Never throw anything away, vol 647. Most valuable thing you could pull out of a hat right now?
Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius enjoys social media revival [ [link removed] ] - So a lot of people have been thinking about the Roman Empire this week
Canadian Defies Odds, Wins 3rd Lottery Jackpot in a Year [ [link removed] ] - That hardly seems fair
Chimpanzees 'Catch' Yawns from Android Robot [ [link removed] ] - They really are just like people (I was yawning while I typed that)
Firefighters Rescue Stuck Baby Deer From Metal Fence [ [link removed] ] - Three houses burned down while they were doing that
Mule-riding Kentucky man accused of unleashing raccoon in bar after being turned away [ [link removed] ] - Rocket was unavailable for comment
Trump plans to attend ‘Les Misérables’ at the Kennedy Center after taking over the institution [ [link removed] ] - He’s attending Les Mis a couple days before he holds a Stalin-like military parade for his birthday. I’ll let the irony wash over you
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