NASA Introduces Its Newest Astronauts: 10 Chosen From More than 8,000 Applicants

Passed over yet again

CEO & Exec at Coldplay concert weren’t having an 'affair’: report

The hugging was weird and professionally questionable. But the thing that always had me giving that side eye was the fact that they were out in public. That doesn’t seem like something you’d do if you were sneaking around on your spouse

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Auditory Anthology

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

In a kingdom ruled by a semi-barbaric king, a young man’s fate rests on a barbaric game of chance—unless the princess who loves him can use her secret knowledge to save him from either a hungry tiger or an arranged marriage.

The Lady, Or The Tiger? By Frank R. Stockton Keith Conrad / Darren Marlar Episode

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Inside Operation Greylord: The Undercover Mission That Shook Cook County

WHAT DOES IT MEAN? WITH JOHN DEMPSEY

John Dempsey sits down with Terry Hake, the man who became the federal government's key undercover operative in Operation Greylord, one of the most significant judicial corruption investigations in American history.

Inside Operation Greylord: The Undercover Mission That Shook Cook County John Dempsey Episode

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The “How To Do A Podcast” Podcast

THE CHICAGO SMOKEHOUSE WITH BIG JOHN HOWELL & RICK TELANDER

John Howell and Rick Telander turn the mic on their producer, Keith Conrad, for a conversation about the nuts and bolts of podcasting. From publishing schedules and YouTube discoverability to viral gimmicks and old radio war stories, nothing is off the table. It’s equal parts practical advice and good-natured banter about what it takes to stand out in a crowded media landscape.

The "How to Do a Podcast Podcast" John Howell / Rick Telander Episode

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Also Worth A Look…

• More than 160,000 apply for Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade, wildlife officials say - Am I the only one who didn’t realize there were bears to worry about in Florida too? Summer must be tough for them with all that fur. Florida really is the Australia of America

• Boy, 13, Survives 620-Mile Flight While Hiding in an Aircraft's Landing Gear - It’s absolutely amazing that he survived. Don’t do that

• Kennedy Mural Blasted As ‘AI Slop’ By Local Artists, Commuters - Not even graffiti is safe

• ChatGPT Helps Woman Nab $150K Powerball Win - I must be using the wrong prompts, all I keep getting is graffiti

• 'Unexpected' Find in Rembrandt's Most Famous Piece - I’ll be looking at my “Dogs Playing Poker” painting very closely from now on

• Connecticut to ban first cousin marriages, which are still legal in at least 16 states - How is that still a thing?

• Spirit Airlines to Furlough One-Third of Flight Attendants - Their sterling customer service reputation might take a hit with this

• Multiple chickens, pigs and piglets escape Washington farm - Great. Now the farm animals are banding together

• DoorDash driver alerts police to hostage situation after delivering suspicious items to motel - Who hasn’t gotten trash bags, zip ties, bleach, a hatchet delivered to a hotel before?

• ‘Nightmare bacteria’ cases are increasing in the US - There’s something new to be worried about

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