Jan. 10, 2024
Air Guitar Kangaroo, Tom your name is illegal, and good news for Sperm Whales
In this upbeat podcast, I'm Johnny Mac, sharing five fantastic stories that are sure to bring a smile to your face.
Kicking off with a humorous snapshot of a kangaroo that appears to be playing air guitar, which snagged the Comedy Wildlife...
In this upbeat podcast, I'm Johnny Mac, sharing five fantastic stories that are sure to bring a smile to your face.
Kicking off with a humorous snapshot of a kangaroo that appears to be playing air guitar, which snagged the Comedy Wildlife Photography Award for its photographer, Jason Moore.
We also cheer on Lauren, a remarkable teenager who noticed a lack of fresh produce at community food drives and took it upon herself to make a change. With half an acre of land given to her by her parents, she cultivated a staggering 7,000 pounds of fresh produce for food banks and nonprofits in the Quad Cities area. Her dedication and determination have not only brought fresh vegetables to those who need them but also caught the attention of the Future Farmers of America, who awarded her a grant.
We also bring you the fascinating news of a Caribbean island creating a permanent sanctuary for sperm whales, providing a safe and undisturbed habitat for these majestic creatures. Then we take a surprising turn into the realm of antiques, as we share the story of a couple who found a rare Chinese treasure in their garage.
Finally, we end the show on a quirky note, delving into the peculiar laws that exist around naming children in different parts of the world.
Listen in as we discuss these captivating stories that are sure to leave you feeling inspired, intrigued, and maybe even a little amused.
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Callaroga Shark Media. Hello, I'm
Johnny Mack with five good news stories.
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Hey, congratulations to a kangaroo who
looks like he's playing air guitar. The
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00:00:16.000 --> 00:00:20.480
kangaroo is the winner of the Comedy
Wildlife Photography Award as well. Actually,
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00:00:20.600 --> 00:00:24.239
Jason Moore took the photo, so
Jason wins. In the photo, a
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00:00:24.280 --> 00:00:29.000
young western gray kangaroo appears to be
jamming out on an invisible guitar with his
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00:00:29.079 --> 00:00:33.359
eyes closed in bliss. Jason said, I'd been out with my camera photographing's
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00:00:33.520 --> 00:00:36.719
waterfowl and a nearby lake. Had
been up at sunrise take advantage of the
8
00:00:36.719 --> 00:00:39.240
golden hour light, but it turned
out to be a disappointing morning on the
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00:00:39.240 --> 00:00:44.000
water. He says, despite their
reputation, kangaroos are pretty boring most of
10
00:00:44.039 --> 00:00:47.600
the time. I ended up shooting
about forty er frames of the kangaroos,
11
00:00:47.640 --> 00:00:51.079
including moms Joey's, and some action
shots and them bouncing along through the yellow
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00:00:51.079 --> 00:00:54.159
field. However, when I saw
this roux striking the air guitar post and
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00:00:54.200 --> 00:00:57.159
immediately brought a smile on my face, and I knew I had captured something
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00:00:57.159 --> 00:01:00.320
really special. Moore has been awarded
a Kenyon spar and a camera bag.
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00:01:00.679 --> 00:01:06.239
He also wins a handmade trophy.
Nice job by Lauren. She's a teenager
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00:01:06.400 --> 00:01:08.799
who went to a community food drive
and noticed that there was just a lot
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00:01:08.799 --> 00:01:12.840
of box and canned goods, and
she decided she wanted to change things.
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Her parents gave her a half acre
of land on which she grew seven thousand
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00:01:17.239 --> 00:01:19.400
pounds of produce with a market value
around fifteen thousand dollars, and gave it
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00:01:19.439 --> 00:01:23.680
away to food banks and nonprofits in
the Quad Cities area. Lauren says she
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00:01:23.760 --> 00:01:27.239
likes to tend cattle and play softball, and it never managed a garden before
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her work drew the attention of Future
Farmers of America, which gave her a
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00:01:32.239 --> 00:01:34.959
small grant for supplies and seeds.
She had a water in dweed two to
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00:01:36.000 --> 00:01:40.359
three hours every day. Lauren Toil
the Washington Post was a really good feeling
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00:01:40.359 --> 00:01:42.920
to know that anybody who wanted fresh
vegetables would be able to get them.
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00:01:42.959 --> 00:01:45.920
I knew I wanted to keep going. She got a second grant from Future
27
00:01:45.920 --> 00:01:48.439
Farmers of America, and she turned
her half acre in a full acre and
28
00:01:48.439 --> 00:01:51.799
expanded the number of vegetables to twenty
different speechies. Her goal is to donate
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00:01:51.840 --> 00:01:55.519
twenty thousand pounds of vegetables by the
time she graduates in June. Good news
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00:01:55.519 --> 00:01:57.920
if you were a sperm whale.
An island in the Caribbean is creating a
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00:01:57.959 --> 00:02:00.879
permanent home for you. Guys,
eyes and appreciate you listening to the podcast.
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I know that's not easy to do, given that your whale and iPhones
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00:02:04.920 --> 00:02:08.039
don't work too well underwater. A
roughly three hundred square mile patch of ocean
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00:02:08.199 --> 00:02:13.479
in the Territorial Waters of Dominica is
the only known place on Earth where sperm
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00:02:13.479 --> 00:02:17.080
whales can be seen regularly throughout the
year. Prime Minister Roosevelt Skaret said the
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00:02:17.120 --> 00:02:21.639
two hundred or so sperm whales that
call our sea home or prized citizens of
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00:02:21.639 --> 00:02:25.039
Dominica. Their ancestors likely inhabited Dominica
before humans arrived. We want to ensure
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these majestic and highly intelligent animals are
safe from harm and continue keeping our waters
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00:02:30.000 --> 00:02:34.800
in our climate healthy. The Marine
Reserve covers eight hundred square kilometers an area
40
00:02:34.800 --> 00:02:38.800
where commercial shipping and fishing will be
forbidden from entering. Large ships can harm
41
00:02:38.800 --> 00:02:42.879
sperm whales, but smaller vessels designated
in the law as artisanal fishing will be
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permitted inside the reserve, provided their
methods do not harm the whales. Fun
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fact sperm whales have the biggest teeth
in the animal kingdom. They also have
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the biggest brains, and they have
a culture that includes dialects of their clicking
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00:02:53.520 --> 00:02:59.560
language. Had no idea. A
couple found a cup in their garage.
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00:03:00.400 --> 00:03:02.159
My wife would have thrown it away, but not this wife. They found
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00:03:02.159 --> 00:03:07.719
out it was an antique Chinese treasure
from the King dynasty worth thousands. Turned
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00:03:07.759 --> 00:03:12.719
out to be a mythical Chinese antique
made of rhinoceros horn, believed to detect
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00:03:12.759 --> 00:03:15.639
poison and hold aphrodisia equalities for users
three hundred and fifty years ago. The
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00:03:15.680 --> 00:03:22.159
handle features Chielong dragons, one peering
over the interior rim. Another playful dragon
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is carved on the opposing lip.
And our final story today, names that
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you're not allowed to have US laws
prevent a child from having a name containing
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00:03:30.360 --> 00:03:34.000
numbers, and you should not have
a misleading title. Not sure what that
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00:03:34.039 --> 00:03:38.360
means. Laws vary from state to
state, however, some names not allowed
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00:03:38.400 --> 00:03:43.639
include King, Queen, Jesus,
Christ, Santa Claus, Majesty Adolph Hitler,
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00:03:43.840 --> 00:03:46.560
and Messiah Who Knew. In the
UK, five names that have been
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00:03:46.560 --> 00:03:53.199
outlawed include Martian, Rogue, Monkey, chaw taw meaning smelling head, and
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00:03:53.280 --> 00:03:55.840
a kuma, which means devil.
A mother from Wells was once forbidden from
59
00:03:55.919 --> 00:04:00.639
naming her daughter Cyanide. New Zealand
has a growing lists the band names.
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00:04:00.639 --> 00:04:03.960
Those included Chief, Maximus and sex
Fruit also banned, Justice, Lucifer,
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00:04:04.080 --> 00:04:09.840
Royal and Messiah. Sweden has banned
Superman, Metallica and this one, I'm
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going to read it to you,
okay ready because I can't pronounce it.
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This one is banned b r F
xx c c x x m n p
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c c c c l l l
m m n p r x v c
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l m n c k s s
QLBB one one one one six. I
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feel like it just took an eye
test. In France, a couple wasn't
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a lot to name their child Prince
William. Prosecutors ruled it could lead to
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quote a lifetime of mockery. Other
names banned across the world in Mexico,
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RoboCop, Saudi Arabia, Linda Malaysia, you can't be named Snake in Italy,
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Friday. In Germany, Osama,
Bin Laden Japan, Devil in Italy,
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Blue in Mexico, Circumcision in Iceland, Harriet Denmark, you Can't be
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Named Monkey, Malaysia's band Double O
seven, and Portugal has banned tom no
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idea. Why that's your five good
news stories for today? If you like
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00:05:03.079 --> 00:05:04.800
the show, tell a friend about
it, they might like it. Two
75
00:05:04.879 --> 00:05:08.920
and you can all find the show
on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube,
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00:05:08.959 --> 00:05:11.600
wherever you get your shows, you
apparently found this one. Appreciate you,
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00:05:11.680 --> 00:05:12.319
See you next time.
1
00:00:03.200 --> 00:00:11.679
Callaroga Shark Media. Hello, I'm
Johnny Mack with five good news stories.
2
00:00:11.720 --> 00:00:15.880
Hey, congratulations to a kangaroo who
looks like he's playing air guitar. The
3
00:00:16.000 --> 00:00:20.480
kangaroo is the winner of the Comedy
Wildlife Photography Award as well. Actually,
4
00:00:20.600 --> 00:00:24.239
Jason Moore took the photo, so
Jason wins. In the photo, a
5
00:00:24.280 --> 00:00:29.000
young western gray kangaroo appears to be
jamming out on an invisible guitar with his
6
00:00:29.079 --> 00:00:33.359
eyes closed in bliss. Jason said, I'd been out with my camera photographing's
7
00:00:33.520 --> 00:00:36.719
waterfowl and a nearby lake. Had
been up at sunrise take advantage of the
8
00:00:36.719 --> 00:00:39.240
golden hour light, but it turned
out to be a disappointing morning on the
9
00:00:39.240 --> 00:00:44.000
water. He says, despite their
reputation, kangaroos are pretty boring most of
10
00:00:44.039 --> 00:00:47.600
the time. I ended up shooting
about forty er frames of the kangaroos,
11
00:00:47.640 --> 00:00:51.079
including moms Joey's, and some action
shots and them bouncing along through the yellow
12
00:00:51.079 --> 00:00:54.159
field. However, when I saw
this roux striking the air guitar post and
13
00:00:54.200 --> 00:00:57.159
immediately brought a smile on my face, and I knew I had captured something
14
00:00:57.159 --> 00:01:00.320
really special. Moore has been awarded
a Kenyon spar and a camera bag.
15
00:01:00.679 --> 00:01:06.239
He also wins a handmade trophy.
Nice job by Lauren. She's a teenager
16
00:01:06.400 --> 00:01:08.799
who went to a community food drive
and noticed that there was just a lot
17
00:01:08.799 --> 00:01:12.840
of box and canned goods, and
she decided she wanted to change things.
18
00:01:14.000 --> 00:01:17.239
Her parents gave her a half acre
of land on which she grew seven thousand
19
00:01:17.239 --> 00:01:19.400
pounds of produce with a market value
around fifteen thousand dollars, and gave it
20
00:01:19.439 --> 00:01:23.680
away to food banks and nonprofits in
the Quad Cities area. Lauren says she
21
00:01:23.760 --> 00:01:27.239
likes to tend cattle and play softball, and it never managed a garden before
22
00:01:27.640 --> 00:01:32.239
her work drew the attention of Future
Farmers of America, which gave her a
23
00:01:32.239 --> 00:01:34.959
small grant for supplies and seeds.
She had a water in dweed two to
24
00:01:36.000 --> 00:01:40.359
three hours every day. Lauren Toil
the Washington Post was a really good feeling
25
00:01:40.359 --> 00:01:42.920
to know that anybody who wanted fresh
vegetables would be able to get them.
26
00:01:42.959 --> 00:01:45.920
I knew I wanted to keep going. She got a second grant from Future
27
00:01:45.920 --> 00:01:48.439
Farmers of America, and she turned
her half acre in a full acre and
28
00:01:48.439 --> 00:01:51.799
expanded the number of vegetables to twenty
different speechies. Her goal is to donate
29
00:01:51.840 --> 00:01:55.519
twenty thousand pounds of vegetables by the
time she graduates in June. Good news
30
00:01:55.519 --> 00:01:57.920
if you were a sperm whale.
An island in the Caribbean is creating a
31
00:01:57.959 --> 00:02:00.879
permanent home for you. Guys,
eyes and appreciate you listening to the podcast.
32
00:02:00.959 --> 00:02:04.920
I know that's not easy to do, given that your whale and iPhones
33
00:02:04.920 --> 00:02:08.039
don't work too well underwater. A
roughly three hundred square mile patch of ocean
34
00:02:08.199 --> 00:02:13.479
in the Territorial Waters of Dominica is
the only known place on Earth where sperm
35
00:02:13.479 --> 00:02:17.080
whales can be seen regularly throughout the
year. Prime Minister Roosevelt Skaret said the
36
00:02:17.120 --> 00:02:21.639
two hundred or so sperm whales that
call our sea home or prized citizens of
37
00:02:21.639 --> 00:02:25.039
Dominica. Their ancestors likely inhabited Dominica
before humans arrived. We want to ensure
38
00:02:25.080 --> 00:02:30.000
these majestic and highly intelligent animals are
safe from harm and continue keeping our waters
39
00:02:30.000 --> 00:02:34.800
in our climate healthy. The Marine
Reserve covers eight hundred square kilometers an area
40
00:02:34.800 --> 00:02:38.800
where commercial shipping and fishing will be
forbidden from entering. Large ships can harm
41
00:02:38.800 --> 00:02:42.879
sperm whales, but smaller vessels designated
in the law as artisanal fishing will be
42
00:02:42.919 --> 00:02:46.960
permitted inside the reserve, provided their
methods do not harm the whales. Fun
43
00:02:46.000 --> 00:02:50.479
fact sperm whales have the biggest teeth
in the animal kingdom. They also have
44
00:02:50.520 --> 00:02:53.400
the biggest brains, and they have
a culture that includes dialects of their clicking
45
00:02:53.520 --> 00:02:59.560
language. Had no idea. A
couple found a cup in their garage.
46
00:03:00.400 --> 00:03:02.159
My wife would have thrown it away, but not this wife. They found
47
00:03:02.159 --> 00:03:07.719
out it was an antique Chinese treasure
from the King dynasty worth thousands. Turned
48
00:03:07.759 --> 00:03:12.719
out to be a mythical Chinese antique
made of rhinoceros horn, believed to detect
49
00:03:12.759 --> 00:03:15.639
poison and hold aphrodisia equalities for users
three hundred and fifty years ago. The
50
00:03:15.680 --> 00:03:22.159
handle features Chielong dragons, one peering
over the interior rim. Another playful dragon
51
00:03:22.199 --> 00:03:25.159
is carved on the opposing lip.
And our final story today, names that
52
00:03:25.199 --> 00:03:30.280
you're not allowed to have US laws
prevent a child from having a name containing
53
00:03:30.360 --> 00:03:34.000
numbers, and you should not have
a misleading title. Not sure what that
54
00:03:34.039 --> 00:03:38.360
means. Laws vary from state to
state, however, some names not allowed
55
00:03:38.400 --> 00:03:43.639
include King, Queen, Jesus,
Christ, Santa Claus, Majesty Adolph Hitler,
56
00:03:43.840 --> 00:03:46.560
and Messiah Who Knew. In the
UK, five names that have been
57
00:03:46.560 --> 00:03:53.199
outlawed include Martian, Rogue, Monkey, chaw taw meaning smelling head, and
58
00:03:53.280 --> 00:03:55.840
a kuma, which means devil.
A mother from Wells was once forbidden from
59
00:03:55.919 --> 00:04:00.639
naming her daughter Cyanide. New Zealand
has a growing lists the band names.
60
00:04:00.639 --> 00:04:03.960
Those included Chief, Maximus and sex
Fruit also banned, Justice, Lucifer,
61
00:04:04.080 --> 00:04:09.840
Royal and Messiah. Sweden has banned
Superman, Metallica and this one, I'm
62
00:04:09.879 --> 00:04:12.879
going to read it to you,
okay ready because I can't pronounce it.
63
00:04:13.240 --> 00:04:16.680
This one is banned b r F
xx c c x x m n p
64
00:04:17.120 --> 00:04:23.319
c c c c l l l
m m n p r x v c
65
00:04:23.800 --> 00:04:29.560
l m n c k s s
QLBB one one one one six. I
66
00:04:29.560 --> 00:04:31.120
feel like it just took an eye
test. In France, a couple wasn't
67
00:04:31.120 --> 00:04:34.680
a lot to name their child Prince
William. Prosecutors ruled it could lead to
68
00:04:34.800 --> 00:04:40.079
quote a lifetime of mockery. Other
names banned across the world in Mexico,
69
00:04:40.160 --> 00:04:45.199
RoboCop, Saudi Arabia, Linda Malaysia, you can't be named Snake in Italy,
70
00:04:45.279 --> 00:04:49.040
Friday. In Germany, Osama,
Bin Laden Japan, Devil in Italy,
71
00:04:49.120 --> 00:04:55.199
Blue in Mexico, Circumcision in Iceland, Harriet Denmark, you Can't be
72
00:04:55.319 --> 00:05:00.279
Named Monkey, Malaysia's band Double O
seven, and Portugal has banned tom no
73
00:05:00.399 --> 00:05:03.040
idea. Why that's your five good
news stories for today? If you like
74
00:05:03.079 --> 00:05:04.800
the show, tell a friend about
it, they might like it. Two
75
00:05:04.879 --> 00:05:08.920
and you can all find the show
on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube,
76
00:05:08.959 --> 00:05:11.600
wherever you get your shows, you
apparently found this one. Appreciate you,
77
00:05:11.680 --> 00:05:12.319
See you next time.