More evidence you're probably never going to be able to retire / People are seeing aliens on drugs / Betting on nuclear detonations

Record numbers of Americans are dipping into their 401(k) retirement savings just to get through the present — what does retirement planning actually look like for people right now? Plus, scientists are studying why people who take the psychedelic DMT often report seeing similar “entities,” raising fascinating questions about how the human brain constructs reality. We also cover Renaissance art mysteries, a hotel coffee maker controversy, Pokémon-style crime stories, and why the Brady Bunch house is now a historic landmark. Get full access to News Sidequest at newssidequest.substack.com/subscribe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.