AI poses greater threat to entry-level jobs, new study finds

I’m old enough that they need me around to teach the AI how to do the job. So it works out OK for me

Four-day week becoming 'very common' among Dutch workers, economist reveals

There are only two things I can't stand in this world: People who are intolerant of other people's cultures, and the Dutch. I feel like the amount of time you spend working should correspond to how long it takes you to complete the tasks you’re assigned. If you can finish your work in 10 hours/week, more power to you. If it takes you 40 hours, that’s what it takes

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

A cynical man's drunken rants about Martians secretly controlling the world take a sudden turn when he realizes the reporter he's been confiding in might be one of the few humans who can actually see them.

Don’t Look Now by Henry Kuttner Keith Conrad / Darren Marlar Episode

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Panic on the Airwaves: Orson Welles, War of the Worlds, and America’s First Viral Hoax

AS I WAS SAYING WITH BIG JOHN HOWELL

Big John Howell welcomes back bestselling author William Elliott Hazelgrove to discuss his book Dead Air: The Night That Orson Welles Terrified America. The conversation dives deep into the infamous 1938 War of the Worlds radio broadcast

Panic on the Airwaves: Orson Welles, War of the Worlds, and America’s First Viral Hoax Big John Howell Episode

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The Mascot Distraction: Smoke, Fire, and Trump’s Culture War Playbook

THE CHICAGO SMOKEHOUSE WITH BIG JOHN HOWELL AND RICK TELANDER

Big John Howell and Rick Telander tackle everything from Trump’s resurrection of racist mascots to the enduring grift of American demagoguery.

The Mascot Distraction: Smoke, Fire, and Trump’s Culture War Playbook John Howell / Rick Telander Episode

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Also Worth A Look…

• Having a sense of purpose may protect against dementia - Find yourself something to do, stat. Sitting around watching cable news doesn’t count

• Influencer accused of exploiting remote ‘cannibal tribe’ for TikTok views: ‘Leave them alone’ - The cannibals don’t seem to mind, they’ve actually invited him to be the guest of honor at a feast…

• Boomer NYU professor says Gen Z’s lazy label comes from zero faith in the payoff of hard work—and a fear that the world will end in 20 years anyway - Weren’t Boomers, GenX and Millennials pretty convinced the world was going to end pretty soon too?

• Cops Charge Grandpa With Putting Cocaine in Kids' Ice Cream - That’s one way to get people hooked on your product

• Two firefighters arrested in immigration raid while tackling 9,000-acre wildfire - Here’s a thought… maybe the ICE offers could have helped do something about the fire instead? No?

• Man sues grocery store after he tried to steal car, was ‘punched, kicked and hit’ by staffers - The nerve of some people

• Man Accuses Pharmacy of Invasion of Privacy After Wife Discovers His Affair - Maybe don’t have an affair. Ever think of that?

• N.C. man collects $1M lottery prize four years after winning $2M - That hardly seems fair

• Eight ponies escape stable, run loose through Massachusetts city - Hold your horses

• Astronomers Warn That Satellite Mega-Constellations Could Steal the Night Sky Forever - That’s less than ideal

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