Nov. 6, 2023
Stonemason Willie meets his rest PLUS the popular baby names of the 2050s!
Tune in to this heartwarming episode where we share five uplifting stories that will surely put a smile on your face. First up, listen to the tale of a little boy named Isaiah who simply couldn’t bear to see his dad leave for work without one last...
Tune in to this heartwarming episode where we share five uplifting stories that will surely put a smile on your face. First up, listen to the tale of a little boy named Isaiah who simply couldn’t bear to see his dad leave for work without one last hug, a moment that was caught on the family's doorbell camera and has since gone viral. Also, learn about the grand reopening of a historic bath in Istanbul, a 13-year restoration project that brings back a piece of history, with antique and contemporary bathing and spa facilities, a private garden, and a museum showcasing the history of the baths.
Further into the episode, we have baby name expert Pamela Redmond forecasting the trendiest baby names of 2050, with Jupiter topping the boys’ list. Followed by a story of an incredibly rare sighting of a white deer, which a woman named Asha managed to capture on her camera during a walk in the woods.
And finally, discover the tale of Stoneman Willie, a man who, after lying in an open coffin in Reading, Pennsylvania for 128 years, was finally given a proper burial and a name. So sit back, relax, and let us brighten your day with these five good news stories.
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The Shark Deck. Hello again,
I'm Johnny Mack with five good news stories.
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You know, sometimes you just need
one more hug, and an eight
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00:00:12.800 --> 00:00:17.120
year old sure did. His dad
was leaving for work. Isaiah ran out
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the door barefoot pajamas. Dad's in
the driveway. Isaiah flags him down.
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Dad gets out of the truck and
they shared a hug. This was captured
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00:00:25.800 --> 00:00:29.600
on the family's doorbell camera and got
uploaded to TikTok. It has a masted
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00:00:29.679 --> 00:00:34.479
one point five million views. Dad
captured the photo that I've got to go
8
00:00:34.520 --> 00:00:37.640
to work. Hugs always hit a
little different and probably have to give like
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00:00:37.719 --> 00:00:40.159
five hugs a morning to each kid. Anytime they asked for it, I
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00:00:40.200 --> 00:00:43.840
always go for it. I never
turned down a hug. Isaiah said he
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forgot to give me a hug and
I wanted one. He was going off
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00:00:45.920 --> 00:00:47.719
for work, so I was like, I gotta go get him now.
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Mom laughed and said, did he
forget to give you a hug? Or
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did he forget to give you a
tenth hug? Hey, have you ever
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00:00:54.240 --> 00:00:57.759
been to a Turkish bath? Well? Good news. Following a thirteen year
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00:00:57.799 --> 00:01:03.759
old restoration project, a historic in
Istanbul has reopened after centuries of neglect.
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00:01:03.079 --> 00:01:07.120
It's back, open out features antique
and contemporary bathing and spa, facilities of
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private garden, and a museum to
showcase the history of the baths and others
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like it. They found this thing
in twenty eleven. They were doing some
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digging and they found the foundations of
the building, including Roman artifacts and original
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cisterns built by the Byzantines which fed
hot water into the baths. Sixteenth century
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00:01:23.280 --> 00:01:27.400
builder Memur Sinan was commissioned by Royal
Admiral to build the baths. He is
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00:01:27.439 --> 00:01:32.400
considered the greatest architect of the Ottoman
Empire and built bridges, mosques, kuranic
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schools, and mausoleums across the whole
Near East. Many proclaim him the equal
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of Michael Angelo. He also built
forty eight public and private bath houses in
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places where it could be done.
The wall's original beautiful eighteenth and nineteenth century
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paintings were left exposed in places where
they were too ruined. They've been covered
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over by new material. Hey,
good news. If your name is Jupiter,
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thirty years from now, you might
have one of the most popular names.
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Pamela Redmond is a baby name expert. She and her staff looked through
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hundreds of names that were given to
less than twenty five babies in twenty twenty
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to find the trendiest names of the
future. Here are the forecasted popular names
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in twenty fifty. Are you ready? Girl names? Cosima dot Iceland,
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Louis maud Mavi Morgana Pax, Riviera, Snow, Vega, Wanda Willoughby,
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Zeita, Alarry, Franklin, Ione, Lunaros, Pandora, Pixie, Prairie,
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Vita Willoughby, and Zoe with an
ax for the boys Albi Barney,
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Clement, cypriy, Elma, Alesion, Florian, Hail, Helix, Hermes,
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Isidore, Evo, Jupiter, Canoa, Merritts, ned Oakes, Oxford,
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Rasmus, Ridger, Rourke, Tennessee
Vision and Wilbur. Esha was out
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for a walk in the woods and
saw a white deer. She said,
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the white one came so close,
it was less than ten feet away.
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It was so beautiful and cute.
After I saw the deer, I read
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the chances of the spotting one was
around one in thirty thousand. Apparently,
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it's really good to see one,
So I'm going to buy a lottery ticket.
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We never saw one before, and
my dad was like, are you
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sure it was a deer not a
goat? There's photos, it's a deer.
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The deer had what's known as lucism, a recessive genetic treat that differs
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from albino animals. Lucism is the
lack of pigment cells across most of the
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body. White animals tend not to
survive long in the wild, since you
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00:03:21.280 --> 00:03:24.919
know they're not camouflage. But the
theory here is a lot of deer are
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killed by hunters, and if a
hunter sees a white one, they're like,
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eh, I let that one go. In Good news for Stoneman Willie,
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who had been lying in an open
coffin in Reading, Pennsylvania for one
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hundred and twenty eight years. Little
was known about him other than he was
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picked up while drunkenly walking the streets
of Reading one night in eighteen ninety five,
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and then a couple of days later
for breaking into a boarding house.
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A prison warden noted he was five
to eleven, had had sandy brown hair
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and a mustache. Generations of school
children and other visitors have paid their respects
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at a funeral home in Redding,
which has cared for Willy's remain since he
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died in custody shortly after a second
arrest. He has now been given a
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proper burial and a name. The
funeral homes director said researchers are near certain
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that Stoneman Willie was James Murphy,
a New Yorker of Irish descent who was
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in Reading for a convention. A
granite tombstone was placed at his gravesite with
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both of his names and a large
informational bronze relief detailing his story will be
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eventually installed too. One local said
he first saw Willy in nineteen forty nine.
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It was a rite of passage.
Everyone had to go see Stoneman Willie.
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There were some signs that Willy wasn't
ready to go. As they were
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getting ready to transport him, the
elevator from the funeral's home second floor broke
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down. Then the hearse overheated and
had to be towed to a mechanic.
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So then they made an arrangement for
Willy to make his way through the city
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and a motorcycle drawn horse. Halfway
through the parade, the motorcycle died and
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they had to call a backup.
Hearse it rained that day, but as
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they headed back to the funeral home. The sun came out and they took
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it as one more sign. That's
your five good news stories for today.
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If you enjoy the show, tell
a friend about it. You can all
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00:04:57.319 --> 00:05:00.040
follow the show for free on Apple, podcast or Spotify. If you're on
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00:05:00.040 --> 00:05:01.720
on Android, the Overcast app,
wherever you get your shows. You have
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00:05:01.759 --> 00:05:02.680
a great day, huh.
1
00:00:02.560 --> 00:00:09.279
The Shark Deck. Hello again,
I'm Johnny Mack with five good news stories.
2
00:00:09.320 --> 00:00:12.720
You know, sometimes you just need
one more hug, and an eight
3
00:00:12.800 --> 00:00:17.120
year old sure did. His dad
was leaving for work. Isaiah ran out
4
00:00:17.160 --> 00:00:22.000
the door barefoot pajamas. Dad's in
the driveway. Isaiah flags him down.
5
00:00:22.239 --> 00:00:25.760
Dad gets out of the truck and
they shared a hug. This was captured
6
00:00:25.800 --> 00:00:29.600
on the family's doorbell camera and got
uploaded to TikTok. It has a masted
7
00:00:29.679 --> 00:00:34.479
one point five million views. Dad
captured the photo that I've got to go
8
00:00:34.520 --> 00:00:37.640
to work. Hugs always hit a
little different and probably have to give like
9
00:00:37.719 --> 00:00:40.159
five hugs a morning to each kid. Anytime they asked for it, I
10
00:00:40.200 --> 00:00:43.840
always go for it. I never
turned down a hug. Isaiah said he
11
00:00:43.880 --> 00:00:45.920
forgot to give me a hug and
I wanted one. He was going off
12
00:00:45.920 --> 00:00:47.719
for work, so I was like, I gotta go get him now.
13
00:00:48.880 --> 00:00:51.399
Mom laughed and said, did he
forget to give you a hug? Or
14
00:00:51.399 --> 00:00:54.200
did he forget to give you a
tenth hug? Hey, have you ever
15
00:00:54.240 --> 00:00:57.759
been to a Turkish bath? Well? Good news. Following a thirteen year
16
00:00:57.799 --> 00:01:03.759
old restoration project, a historic in
Istanbul has reopened after centuries of neglect.
17
00:01:03.079 --> 00:01:07.120
It's back, open out features antique
and contemporary bathing and spa, facilities of
18
00:01:07.159 --> 00:01:11.239
private garden, and a museum to
showcase the history of the baths and others
19
00:01:11.400 --> 00:01:14.079
like it. They found this thing
in twenty eleven. They were doing some
20
00:01:14.200 --> 00:01:18.280
digging and they found the foundations of
the building, including Roman artifacts and original
21
00:01:18.319 --> 00:01:23.280
cisterns built by the Byzantines which fed
hot water into the baths. Sixteenth century
22
00:01:23.280 --> 00:01:27.400
builder Memur Sinan was commissioned by Royal
Admiral to build the baths. He is
23
00:01:27.439 --> 00:01:32.400
considered the greatest architect of the Ottoman
Empire and built bridges, mosques, kuranic
24
00:01:32.480 --> 00:01:36.480
schools, and mausoleums across the whole
Near East. Many proclaim him the equal
25
00:01:36.519 --> 00:01:40.760
of Michael Angelo. He also built
forty eight public and private bath houses in
26
00:01:40.840 --> 00:01:44.519
places where it could be done.
The wall's original beautiful eighteenth and nineteenth century
27
00:01:44.519 --> 00:01:48.120
paintings were left exposed in places where
they were too ruined. They've been covered
28
00:01:48.159 --> 00:01:51.920
over by new material. Hey,
good news. If your name is Jupiter,
29
00:01:52.519 --> 00:01:55.840
thirty years from now, you might
have one of the most popular names.
30
00:01:55.879 --> 00:02:00.840
Pamela Redmond is a baby name expert. She and her staff looked through
31
00:02:00.920 --> 00:02:04.519
hundreds of names that were given to
less than twenty five babies in twenty twenty
32
00:02:04.599 --> 00:02:08.840
to find the trendiest names of the
future. Here are the forecasted popular names
33
00:02:08.840 --> 00:02:14.080
in twenty fifty. Are you ready? Girl names? Cosima dot Iceland,
34
00:02:14.319 --> 00:02:19.680
Louis maud Mavi Morgana Pax, Riviera, Snow, Vega, Wanda Willoughby,
35
00:02:19.919 --> 00:02:24.479
Zeita, Alarry, Franklin, Ione, Lunaros, Pandora, Pixie, Prairie,
36
00:02:24.599 --> 00:02:30.280
Vita Willoughby, and Zoe with an
ax for the boys Albi Barney,
37
00:02:30.400 --> 00:02:35.360
Clement, cypriy, Elma, Alesion, Florian, Hail, Helix, Hermes,
38
00:02:35.599 --> 00:02:39.560
Isidore, Evo, Jupiter, Canoa, Merritts, ned Oakes, Oxford,
39
00:02:39.719 --> 00:02:46.520
Rasmus, Ridger, Rourke, Tennessee
Vision and Wilbur. Esha was out
40
00:02:46.520 --> 00:02:51.159
for a walk in the woods and
saw a white deer. She said,
41
00:02:51.199 --> 00:02:53.599
the white one came so close,
it was less than ten feet away.
42
00:02:53.599 --> 00:02:55.319
It was so beautiful and cute.
After I saw the deer, I read
43
00:02:55.319 --> 00:02:59.400
the chances of the spotting one was
around one in thirty thousand. Apparently,
44
00:02:59.439 --> 00:03:01.360
it's really good to see one,
So I'm going to buy a lottery ticket.
45
00:03:01.680 --> 00:03:04.599
We never saw one before, and
my dad was like, are you
46
00:03:04.639 --> 00:03:07.879
sure it was a deer not a
goat? There's photos, it's a deer.
47
00:03:07.360 --> 00:03:13.199
The deer had what's known as lucism, a recessive genetic treat that differs
48
00:03:13.199 --> 00:03:16.159
from albino animals. Lucism is the
lack of pigment cells across most of the
49
00:03:16.199 --> 00:03:21.240
body. White animals tend not to
survive long in the wild, since you
50
00:03:21.280 --> 00:03:24.919
know they're not camouflage. But the
theory here is a lot of deer are
51
00:03:25.000 --> 00:03:28.520
killed by hunters, and if a
hunter sees a white one, they're like,
52
00:03:28.560 --> 00:03:30.879
eh, I let that one go. In Good news for Stoneman Willie,
53
00:03:30.960 --> 00:03:35.400
who had been lying in an open
coffin in Reading, Pennsylvania for one
54
00:03:35.479 --> 00:03:38.439
hundred and twenty eight years. Little
was known about him other than he was
55
00:03:38.439 --> 00:03:43.159
picked up while drunkenly walking the streets
of Reading one night in eighteen ninety five,
56
00:03:43.639 --> 00:03:46.080
and then a couple of days later
for breaking into a boarding house.
57
00:03:46.479 --> 00:03:49.840
A prison warden noted he was five
to eleven, had had sandy brown hair
58
00:03:49.879 --> 00:03:53.599
and a mustache. Generations of school
children and other visitors have paid their respects
59
00:03:53.639 --> 00:03:57.759
at a funeral home in Redding,
which has cared for Willy's remain since he
60
00:03:57.840 --> 00:04:00.840
died in custody shortly after a second
arrest. He has now been given a
61
00:04:00.879 --> 00:04:06.039
proper burial and a name. The
funeral homes director said researchers are near certain
62
00:04:06.039 --> 00:04:11.800
that Stoneman Willie was James Murphy,
a New Yorker of Irish descent who was
63
00:04:11.840 --> 00:04:15.520
in Reading for a convention. A
granite tombstone was placed at his gravesite with
64
00:04:15.560 --> 00:04:18.160
both of his names and a large
informational bronze relief detailing his story will be
65
00:04:18.240 --> 00:04:23.600
eventually installed too. One local said
he first saw Willy in nineteen forty nine.
66
00:04:23.959 --> 00:04:26.680
It was a rite of passage.
Everyone had to go see Stoneman Willie.
67
00:04:27.000 --> 00:04:29.680
There were some signs that Willy wasn't
ready to go. As they were
68
00:04:29.680 --> 00:04:32.920
getting ready to transport him, the
elevator from the funeral's home second floor broke
69
00:04:33.000 --> 00:04:36.399
down. Then the hearse overheated and
had to be towed to a mechanic.
70
00:04:36.879 --> 00:04:40.759
So then they made an arrangement for
Willy to make his way through the city
71
00:04:40.800 --> 00:04:45.319
and a motorcycle drawn horse. Halfway
through the parade, the motorcycle died and
72
00:04:45.360 --> 00:04:47.600
they had to call a backup.
Hearse it rained that day, but as
73
00:04:47.600 --> 00:04:50.839
they headed back to the funeral home. The sun came out and they took
74
00:04:50.839 --> 00:04:55.120
it as one more sign. That's
your five good news stories for today.
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00:04:55.120 --> 00:04:57.279
If you enjoy the show, tell
a friend about it. You can all
76
00:04:57.319 --> 00:05:00.040
follow the show for free on Apple, podcast or Spotify. If you're on
77
00:05:00.040 --> 00:05:01.720
on Android, the Overcast app,
wherever you get your shows. You have
78
00:05:01.759 --> 00:05:02.680
a great day, huh.