Feb. 5, 2024
Money-Eating Dogs, Bird Conservation, and Fuel From Poo
In this feel-good news episode, we first share the story of how a couple recovered their $4,000 after their dog ate the cash, recount the conservation efforts in Ecuador protecting 10% of the world's bird species, and discuss Australia's largest...
In this feel-good news episode, we first share the story of how a couple recovered their $4,000 after their dog ate the cash, recount the conservation efforts in Ecuador protecting 10% of the world's bird species, and discuss Australia's largest release of captive bred seahorses. We also feature the climate change protest songs by New York City based Indie Soul band, 'Melt'. Lastly, we spotlight the innovation of jet fuel made entirely from human waste. Enjoy these uplifting tales - and don't forget to tell a friend about our program!
The Dog Ate the Money: A Bizarre Tale
Conservation Efforts: Protecting Bird Species in Ecuador
Saving White's Seahorses: Australia's Iconic Species
Indie Soul Band: Danceable Protest Songs about Climate Change
Innovative Green Energy: Jet Fuel from Human Waste
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Callaroga shark media. Good news.
We got the four thousand dollars back.
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What's the story, Johnny Mackinhaw,
I'm Johnny Mack with fuck good news stories.
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Well, the dog ate the four
thousand dollars. Guess how the owners
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got it back? Think about it. Yeah. The couple said their dog,
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Cecil had never in all the seven
years of life, got up on
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the counter. Clayton and Carrie had
taken out cash to do a home improvement
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00:00:31.879 --> 00:00:36.520
project. They left the envelope of
money on the countertop. Cecil decided he
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was hungry. Clayton said, I
just walked around the house doing stuff and
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00:00:40.200 --> 00:00:42.200
came back, and then all of
a sudden, I walked in on Cecil
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00:00:42.280 --> 00:00:45.799
standing over a pile of mutilated cash. It was so out of character,
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it didn't seem real. The dog
seemed fine at first till everybody was asleep,
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00:00:49.880 --> 00:00:53.000
and then they heard that dog vomit
sound. You know the sound if
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00:00:53.000 --> 00:00:56.159
you haven't bet Clayton says, when
you hear that, immediate reacts. I
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00:00:56.240 --> 00:00:58.560
jumped out of bed and just made
sure it didn't throw up anywhere. Not
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great, And then when I went
to pick it up, there's like a
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lot of half eaten one hundred dollars
and fifty dollars bills here. Then some
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more bills came out, you know, another system. The couple started trying
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to put the bills back together,
and Clayton says, we hit this point
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of diminishing returns. We kind of
called the quits. After two or three
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00:01:14.359 --> 00:01:17.879
days, they pieced together as many
bills as they could. They had to
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have more than fifty percent of each
bill to get their money back, and
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the bank swapped them out. In
the end, they were able to get
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back thirty five fifty. Clayton says, it was an expensive puzzle. Carrie,
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the wife, says the bank was
really nice about it, and the
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bank says it happens all the time. They said, it actually happens quite
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a bit because money just picks up
so many cents, especially if it's using
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the food industry. I guess dogs
pick up on that. They have such
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a good sense of smell, and
something about it drove him crazy. Poor
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bankers. A conservation foundation in Ecuador
protects ten percent of the world's bird species.
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The Jokotoco Foundation, established in nineteen
ninety eight, has emerged as a
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formidable force in biodiversity conservation. The
foundation started when they needed to safeguard the
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Joko Toto anti pizza bird species,
discovered in nineteen ninety seven. The foundation
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00:02:01.319 --> 00:02:07.280
now has fifteen reserves across Ecuador.
In Australia, they're continuing to rehabilitate the
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populations of White's sea horse, referred
to as an Australian icon. Hundreds of
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White's seahorses released into the waters north
of Newcastle into specially made hotels as part
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00:02:16.919 --> 00:02:22.199
of the largest release of captive bread
to seahorses in history. Now It's Tidepool
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north of Sydney Harbor will become the
latest release site for the sea horses.
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They were bred at Sea Life Aquarium
in Sydney. Swimmers at Clontarf may be
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00:02:30.719 --> 00:02:34.639
able to see the seahorses clinging to
the habitat net in the tidle pool,
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but are encouraged don't bunk the sea
horses. Well yeah, very environmental today,
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00:02:38.759 --> 00:02:40.879
especially after that first story with the
dog and the money. An indie
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soul band is making danceable protest songs
about climate change. The New York City
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based indie soul band Melt has taken
a distinctive and earnest approach on TikTok.
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One of melts standout tracks is walk
to Midnight, featuring their TikTok content.
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The lyrics are pointed, do you
know what you did? Did you have
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a good time while I threw it
away? You wanted to own own it?
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Honey? It ein't yours to take. Melt aims to infuse everyday contexts
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with heavy handed, yet accessible messages
about climate change and related issues. We
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00:03:08.520 --> 00:03:13.159
started with poop, Let's end with
poop. A firm has developed jet fuel
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made entirely from human pooh. I
guess this is kind of awesome, right,
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since we're generating a lot of that
every day. James Highgate from Firefly
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Green Fuels said, we wanted to
find a really low value feedstock that was
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highly abundant, and of course pooh
was abundant. Highgate was looking for waste
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00:03:28.879 --> 00:03:30.879
to make green jet fuel. He
tried waste, oils, waste food,
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even agricultural scraps. Then they experimented
with human waste. The sewage solids are
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00:03:37.840 --> 00:03:43.479
chemically treated and end up as pure
kerosene. The biocrude acts just like crude
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00:03:43.479 --> 00:03:46.520
oil and can be converted into kerosene. He's done the math. Each human,
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he calculates, makes enough sewage in
a year to produce four to five
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00:03:51.199 --> 00:03:54.240
liters of biojet fuel. To fly
a passenger jet from London to New York.
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We need the annual sewage of ten
thousand people and another ten thousand people
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to come back. That's just going
to be amazing, isn't it. That's
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your five good news stories for today. If you enjoy the program, tell
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00:04:03.000 --> 00:04:05.560
a friend about it, Share the
episode link they might like the show.
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You know, appreciate you listening.
Have a great day.
1
00:00:03.200 --> 00:00:12.439
Callaroga shark media. Good news.
We got the four thousand dollars back.
2
00:00:12.839 --> 00:00:16.000
What's the story, Johnny Mackinhaw,
I'm Johnny Mack with fuck good news stories.
3
00:00:16.359 --> 00:00:20.519
Well, the dog ate the four
thousand dollars. Guess how the owners
4
00:00:20.559 --> 00:00:24.120
got it back? Think about it. Yeah. The couple said their dog,
5
00:00:24.239 --> 00:00:27.559
Cecil had never in all the seven
years of life, got up on
6
00:00:27.600 --> 00:00:31.839
the counter. Clayton and Carrie had
taken out cash to do a home improvement
7
00:00:31.879 --> 00:00:36.520
project. They left the envelope of
money on the countertop. Cecil decided he
8
00:00:36.640 --> 00:00:40.159
was hungry. Clayton said, I
just walked around the house doing stuff and
9
00:00:40.200 --> 00:00:42.200
came back, and then all of
a sudden, I walked in on Cecil
10
00:00:42.280 --> 00:00:45.799
standing over a pile of mutilated cash. It was so out of character,
11
00:00:45.880 --> 00:00:49.840
it didn't seem real. The dog
seemed fine at first till everybody was asleep,
12
00:00:49.880 --> 00:00:53.000
and then they heard that dog vomit
sound. You know the sound if
13
00:00:53.000 --> 00:00:56.159
you haven't bet Clayton says, when
you hear that, immediate reacts. I
14
00:00:56.240 --> 00:00:58.560
jumped out of bed and just made
sure it didn't throw up anywhere. Not
15
00:00:58.640 --> 00:01:00.079
great, And then when I went
to pick it up, there's like a
16
00:01:00.079 --> 00:01:03.280
lot of half eaten one hundred dollars
and fifty dollars bills here. Then some
17
00:01:03.319 --> 00:01:07.200
more bills came out, you know, another system. The couple started trying
18
00:01:07.239 --> 00:01:11.120
to put the bills back together,
and Clayton says, we hit this point
19
00:01:11.159 --> 00:01:14.280
of diminishing returns. We kind of
called the quits. After two or three
20
00:01:14.359 --> 00:01:17.879
days, they pieced together as many
bills as they could. They had to
21
00:01:17.920 --> 00:01:19.359
have more than fifty percent of each
bill to get their money back, and
22
00:01:19.400 --> 00:01:22.760
the bank swapped them out. In
the end, they were able to get
23
00:01:22.799 --> 00:01:26.239
back thirty five fifty. Clayton says, it was an expensive puzzle. Carrie,
24
00:01:26.280 --> 00:01:30.400
the wife, says the bank was
really nice about it, and the
25
00:01:30.439 --> 00:01:32.840
bank says it happens all the time. They said, it actually happens quite
26
00:01:32.840 --> 00:01:34.680
a bit because money just picks up
so many cents, especially if it's using
27
00:01:34.719 --> 00:01:38.519
the food industry. I guess dogs
pick up on that. They have such
28
00:01:38.519 --> 00:01:42.319
a good sense of smell, and
something about it drove him crazy. Poor
29
00:01:42.400 --> 00:01:47.560
bankers. A conservation foundation in Ecuador
protects ten percent of the world's bird species.
30
00:01:48.000 --> 00:01:51.480
The Jokotoco Foundation, established in nineteen
ninety eight, has emerged as a
31
00:01:51.519 --> 00:01:57.239
formidable force in biodiversity conservation. The
foundation started when they needed to safeguard the
32
00:01:57.359 --> 00:02:01.159
Joko Toto anti pizza bird species,
discovered in nineteen ninety seven. The foundation
33
00:02:01.319 --> 00:02:07.280
now has fifteen reserves across Ecuador.
In Australia, they're continuing to rehabilitate the
34
00:02:07.319 --> 00:02:12.520
populations of White's sea horse, referred
to as an Australian icon. Hundreds of
35
00:02:12.520 --> 00:02:16.879
White's seahorses released into the waters north
of Newcastle into specially made hotels as part
36
00:02:16.919 --> 00:02:22.199
of the largest release of captive bread
to seahorses in history. Now It's Tidepool
37
00:02:22.240 --> 00:02:25.680
north of Sydney Harbor will become the
latest release site for the sea horses.
38
00:02:27.599 --> 00:02:30.599
They were bred at Sea Life Aquarium
in Sydney. Swimmers at Clontarf may be
39
00:02:30.719 --> 00:02:34.639
able to see the seahorses clinging to
the habitat net in the tidle pool,
40
00:02:34.680 --> 00:02:38.719
but are encouraged don't bunk the sea
horses. Well yeah, very environmental today,
41
00:02:38.759 --> 00:02:40.879
especially after that first story with the
dog and the money. An indie
42
00:02:40.879 --> 00:02:46.360
soul band is making danceable protest songs
about climate change. The New York City
43
00:02:46.400 --> 00:02:50.719
based indie soul band Melt has taken
a distinctive and earnest approach on TikTok.
44
00:02:51.240 --> 00:02:54.039
One of melts standout tracks is walk
to Midnight, featuring their TikTok content.
45
00:02:54.400 --> 00:02:58.120
The lyrics are pointed, do you
know what you did? Did you have
46
00:02:58.159 --> 00:03:00.479
a good time while I threw it
away? You wanted to own own it?
47
00:03:00.520 --> 00:03:04.319
Honey? It ein't yours to take. Melt aims to infuse everyday contexts
48
00:03:04.319 --> 00:03:08.439
with heavy handed, yet accessible messages
about climate change and related issues. We
49
00:03:08.520 --> 00:03:13.159
started with poop, Let's end with
poop. A firm has developed jet fuel
50
00:03:13.280 --> 00:03:16.080
made entirely from human pooh. I
guess this is kind of awesome, right,
51
00:03:16.199 --> 00:03:21.159
since we're generating a lot of that
every day. James Highgate from Firefly
52
00:03:21.360 --> 00:03:24.039
Green Fuels said, we wanted to
find a really low value feedstock that was
53
00:03:24.120 --> 00:03:28.840
highly abundant, and of course pooh
was abundant. Highgate was looking for waste
54
00:03:28.879 --> 00:03:30.879
to make green jet fuel. He
tried waste, oils, waste food,
55
00:03:30.960 --> 00:03:37.759
even agricultural scraps. Then they experimented
with human waste. The sewage solids are
56
00:03:37.840 --> 00:03:43.479
chemically treated and end up as pure
kerosene. The biocrude acts just like crude
57
00:03:43.479 --> 00:03:46.520
oil and can be converted into kerosene. He's done the math. Each human,
58
00:03:46.599 --> 00:03:51.039
he calculates, makes enough sewage in
a year to produce four to five
59
00:03:51.199 --> 00:03:54.240
liters of biojet fuel. To fly
a passenger jet from London to New York.
60
00:03:54.280 --> 00:03:58.840
We need the annual sewage of ten
thousand people and another ten thousand people
61
00:03:58.879 --> 00:04:00.800
to come back. That's just going
to be amazing, isn't it. That's
62
00:04:00.800 --> 00:04:03.000
your five good news stories for today. If you enjoy the program, tell
63
00:04:03.000 --> 00:04:05.560
a friend about it, Share the
episode link they might like the show.
64
00:04:05.599 --> 00:04:08.639
You know, appreciate you listening.
Have a great day.