Humans Could Live to Be 150, Science Says

Maybe longer if they figure out how to put your brain into a robot body

Gen Z running out of fuel in their cars because they’re scared to fill them up

I get being nervous the first time you do something, but at some point you just have to suck it up and figure it out

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

A routine geological event spirals into a continent-altering cataclysm, forever transforming the American landscape and the lives of millions.

The Great Nebraska Sea by Allan Danzig 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…

• Darth Vader’s lightsaber sells at auction for record-breaking $3.6M - Just in case you’re looking to get an early start on Christmas shopping

• Study Finds Space Travel Rapidly Accelerates Biological Aging, Raising Mars Mission Concerns - Not only will we need to crack the code for cheaper heavy lift rockets, but someone will have to come up with a better moisturizer

• The ‘Perfect Salary’ Isn’t Enough To Buy a Home—Except in 2 States - That’s less than ideal. Misty and I are working on it, but it’s a slog

• Jan. 6 rioter who wore 'Camp Auschwitz' hoodie arrested on animal attack charges - Anybody else notice the recidivism rates among those people seems to be really high?

• Comic book store owner arrested for allegedly reselling $150K of stolen LEGO sets - $150k might buy you three or four of the Titanic LEGO sets

• Powerball lottery players in Missouri and Texas to split nearly $1.8 billion jackpot - Somebody’s not going to work tomorrow

• Ebola outbreak kills 15 in DR Congo - Who had “Ebola Outbreak” on their Bingo card for September? I’m sure RFK Jr’s on the case

• Ned is a perfectly nice snail, but a rare shell means a doomed love life - Poor little guy really is an incel

• Man arrested for allegedly living in crawl space of Oregon housing complex - He was settled in. He had a wall-mounted TV, a bed and lights all over the place

• AI shakes up the call center industry, but some tasks are still better left to the humans - I mean, that’s true of a lot of industries, but why would anyone be all that worried about cell centers specifically?

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