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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0:02 The Shark Deck. Hello again, I'm Johnny Mack with five good news stories. You know, sometimes you just need one more hug, and an eight year old sure did. His dad was leaving for work. Isaiah ran out the door barefoot pajamas. Dad's in the driveway. Isaiah flags him down. Dad gets out of the truck and they shared a hug. This was captured on the family's doorbell camera and got uploaded to TikTok. It has a masted one point five million views. Dad captured the photo that I've got to go to work. Hugs always hit a little different and probably have to give like five hugs a morning to each kid. Anytime they asked for it, I always go for it. I never turned down a hug. Isaiah said he forgot to give me a hug and I wanted one. He was going off for work, so I was like, I gotta go get him now.
0:48 Mom laughed and said, did he forget to give you a hug? Or did he forget to give you a tenth hug? Hey, have you ever been to a Turkish bath? Well? Good news. Following a thirteen year old restoration project, a historic in Istanbul has reopened after centuries of neglect. It's back, open out features antique and contemporary bathing and spa, facilities of private garden, and a museum to showcase the history of the baths and others like it. They found this thing in twenty eleven. They were doing some digging and they found the foundations of the building, including Roman artifacts and original cisterns built by the Byzantines which fed hot water into the baths. Sixteenth century builder Memur Sinan was commissioned by Royal Admiral to build the baths. He is considered the greatest architect of the Ottoman Empire and built bridges, mosques, kuranic schools, and mausoleums across the whole Near East. Many proclaim him the equal of Michael Angelo. He also built forty eight public and private bath houses in places where it could be done. The wall's original beautiful eighteenth and nineteenth century paintings were left exposed in places where they were too ruined. They've been covered over by new material. Hey, good news. If your name is Jupiter, thirty years from now, you might have one of the most popular names.
1:55 Pamela Redmond is a baby name expert. She and her staff looked through hundreds of names that were given to less than twenty five babies in twenty twenty to find the trendiest names of the future. Here are the forecasted popular names in twenty fifty. Are you ready? Girl names? Cosima dot Iceland, Louis maud Mavi Morgana Pax, Riviera, Snow, Vega, Wanda Willoughby, Zeita, Alarry, Franklin, Ione, Lunaros, Pandora, Pixie, Prairie, Vita Willoughby, and Zoe with an ax for the boys Albi Barney, Clement, cypriy, Elma, Alesion, Florian, Hail, Helix, Hermes, Isidore, Evo, Jupiter, Canoa, Merritts, ned Oakes, Oxford, Rasmus, Ridger, Rourke, Tennessee Vision and Wilbur. Esha was out for a walk in the woods and saw a white deer. She said, the white one came so close, it was less than ten feet away.
2:53 It was so beautiful and cute. After I saw the deer, I read the chances of the spotting one was around one in thirty thousand. Apparently, it's really good to see one, So I'm going to buy a lottery ticket. We never saw one before, and my dad was like, are you sure it was a deer not a goat? There's photos, it's a deer. The deer had what's known as lucism, a recessive genetic treat that differs from albino animals. Lucism is the lack of pigment cells across most of the body. White animals tend not to survive long in the wild, since you know they're not camouflage. But the theory here is a lot of deer are killed by hunters, and if a hunter sees a white one, they're like, eh, I let that one go. In Good news for Stoneman Willie, who had been lying in an open coffin in Reading, Pennsylvania for one hundred and twenty eight years. Little was known about him other than he was picked up while drunkenly walking the streets of Reading one night in eighteen ninety five, and then a couple of days later for breaking into a boarding house.
3:46 A prison warden noted he was five to eleven, had had sandy brown hair and a mustache. Generations of school children and other visitors have paid their respects at a funeral home in Redding, which has cared for Willy's remain since he died in custody shortly after a second arrest. He has now been given a proper burial and a name. The funeral homes director said researchers are near certain that Stoneman Willie was James Murphy, a New Yorker of Irish descent who was in Reading for a convention. A granite tombstone was placed at his gravesite with both of his names and a large informational bronze relief detailing his story will be eventually installed too. One local said he first saw Willy in nineteen forty nine. It was a rite of passage. Everyone had to go see Stoneman Willie.
4:27 There were some signs that Willy wasn't ready to go. As they were getting ready to transport him, the elevator from the funeral's home second floor broke down. Then the hearse overheated and had to be towed to a mechanic. So then they made an arrangement for Willy to make his way through the city and a motorcycle drawn horse. Halfway through the parade, the motorcycle died and they had to call a backup. Hearse it rained that day, but as they headed back to the funeral home. The sun came out and they took it as one more sign. That's your five good news stories for today. If you enjoy the show, tell a friend about it. You can all follow the show for free on Apple, podcast or Spotify. If you're on on Android, the Overcast app, wherever you get your shows. You have a great day, huh.
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