July 5, 2023
The Corpse Flower bloomed in San Diego....plus, ketchup goes in the fridge.
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The Shark Deck from Johnny Mack with
five good news stories. Eat good news
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if you like flowers that smell like
death. The corpse flowers blooming at San
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Diego Botanic Garden now run over there
because I found out about this on July
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00:00:20.640 --> 00:00:24.079
fourth. The news is from July
third, and these things only bloom for
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like three days, so like,
get moving, all right? What's a
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corpse flower? The corpse flower gets
its nickname by imitating the odor of rotten
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00:00:31.559 --> 00:00:36.560
meat in order to attract pollinators like
carryon beetles and flies. The big yellow
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00:00:36.600 --> 00:00:39.799
stem sticking out of the middle generates
heat, raising its scent high into the
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00:00:39.799 --> 00:00:43.479
trees so it can attract those pollinators
from further away. Those who have dared
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00:00:43.520 --> 00:00:46.880
to smell it described it as smelling
like cheese, grilic, stinky feet,
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00:00:46.920 --> 00:00:50.560
diapers, or rotten fish. One
of the curators said, you know,
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00:00:51.039 --> 00:00:53.159
at first, you're like, oh, it doesn't smell bad. The next
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00:00:53.159 --> 00:00:55.920
thing, you feel a wave come
over and it smells like dirty diapers and
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00:00:56.000 --> 00:00:58.439
rotten fish in a dumpster. And
another wave will hit you, and another
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00:00:58.479 --> 00:01:00.960
wave will hit you, and then
it'll smell really really bad. Wow,
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Like where's the net? Third part
funky feet with rotten dead things, and
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00:01:03.640 --> 00:01:08.560
then it'll just flow into dead body. Most of these rainforest native plants need
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to age seven to ten years before
blooming for the first time. After that,
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they bloom only every four or five
years. After fully blooming, it'll
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emanate its stench for only three days
before starting to close up and decay slowly
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over the next few weeks. So
get going today, San Diego Botanical Gardens.
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A dog has struck up a friendship
with a cheetah. Yeah. I
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know, I do a bunch of
these animal friendship things, but I didn't
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think would get to cheetah. Kombala
is it cheetah and loves his best friend,
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Cago so much that he hasn't noticed
the Cago's a yellow Labrador retriever.
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Cheetas can be shy and to combat
the anxiety around other animals, the Metro
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Richmond Zoo in Virginia introduced their cheetah
Coombali to Cago, the Labrador. The
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00:01:49.760 --> 00:01:55.640
spokesperson said, Kombali and Cago don't
even seem to recognize their differences in species,
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size or color. There is only
acceptance their unique companionship is captured.
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The hearts of millions of people.
They were introduced to each other in twenty
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00:02:02.079 --> 00:02:06.439
fifteen, when they were just two
months old. They've been inseparable ever since.
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Cago is the boss, even though
Combali's almost twice cargo size. Keepers
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spend time with them each day and
take them both on walks through the zoo.
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They take the cheetah for a walk. Cool Oh. Their diets are
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completely different, so feeding time can
present a bit of a challenge. They're
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00:02:21.240 --> 00:02:24.479
fed at the same time, but
briefly severated. Good news if you're a
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00:02:24.520 --> 00:02:29.840
honeybee, your population is stabilizing the
United States, Well, that's good because
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00:02:30.039 --> 00:02:32.680
honeybees are crucial to our food supply
and pollinate over one hundred of the crops
39
00:02:32.719 --> 00:02:36.560
we eat, like nuts, vegetables, melons, berries, and more.
40
00:02:37.000 --> 00:02:40.319
Forty eight percent of colonies had been
lost, but luckily bee keepers who were
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00:02:40.319 --> 00:02:45.199
going through costly and time and tensive
measures to repopulate the colonies, they were
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00:02:45.240 --> 00:02:49.479
able to maintain the current population by
split and restocking existing hives, finding and
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buying new queens, or even by
starting entirely new colonies from scratch. Good
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00:02:53.520 --> 00:02:55.680
news. If you don't like arguing, there's a town in the UK we're
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causing annoyances outlawed, arguing is banned, and repainting your front door how you
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like it that's prohibited. Nasleden is
a coastal town that's a passion project of
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00:03:07.039 --> 00:03:08.919
King Charles, who commissioned it back
when he was the Prince of Wales.
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00:03:09.319 --> 00:03:14.439
Townies say the rules aren't strictly enforced, but others say residents hold each other
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accountable. Charlie Evans owns a gym. Her house is painted white with a
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blue door, per the rules.
She said, it's funny place because a
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lot of people live here, but
you never see anyone on the streets.
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I guess everyone's doing their own thing. Some of the rules include not to
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cause any annoyance, inconvenience, injury, offense, or nuisance to the owners,
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the occupiers, the company, or
any other member of the general public.
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Not to make unnecessary excessive noise,
including by arguing or slamming of doors.
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I am Patty Callahan, Henry,
I am Mary kay Andrews, I'm
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00:03:50.319 --> 00:03:54.360
Kristin Harmel and I'm Kristy Woodson Harvey. Friends in Fiction is led by four
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00:03:54.520 --> 00:03:59.800
longtime friends, the four of us, with more than seventy five published books
59
00:04:00.000 --> 00:04:03.759
between us through end depth conversations and
interviews. We discussed the books we've written,
60
00:04:04.080 --> 00:04:08.759
the books we're reading, and the
art of storytelling. We are here
61
00:04:08.759 --> 00:04:14.879
with endless stories to support indie bookstores, authors, librarians and readers just like
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00:04:15.080 --> 00:04:19.639
you. We are always seeking innovative
ways to introduce dynamic voices and trends in
63
00:04:19.720 --> 00:04:24.600
publishing. On this channel, you
will find hundreds of episodes with some of
64
00:04:24.600 --> 00:04:28.360
your favorite authors, including the four
of us with our new releases, as
65
00:04:28.399 --> 00:04:32.040
we reveal the stories behind the stories, offer writing tips, and talk about
66
00:04:32.040 --> 00:04:38.079
the creation of novels, memoirs,
and nonfiction titles. So if you love
67
00:04:38.160 --> 00:04:42.839
books and you're curious about the writing
world, you are in the right place.
68
00:04:43.360 --> 00:04:54.600
You can listen to friends and fiction
on any major streaming platform. Hey,
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00:04:54.639 --> 00:04:57.519
good news. If you keep your
ketchup in the fridge, you're right.
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00:04:58.240 --> 00:05:00.160
There was a social media debate about
whether not ketchup should be kept in
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00:05:00.160 --> 00:05:04.639
the fridge. Hines weighed in and
they were like fridge baby. A study
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00:05:04.720 --> 00:05:09.319
of two thousand people discovered that four
people out of ten have been storing their
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00:05:09.399 --> 00:05:12.360
ketchup in the cupboard rather than the
fridge. What are you guys doing,
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00:05:12.920 --> 00:05:18.560
Hines tweeted Fyi Ketchup goes in the
fridge. Three exclamation points, and that's
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00:05:18.560 --> 00:05:21.399
your good news for today. Follow
the show for free on Apple Podcasts or
76
00:05:21.399 --> 00:05:25.959
Spotify YouTube, wherever you get your
shows. You have a great day.
1
00:00:02.520 --> 00:00:09.359
The Shark Deck from Johnny Mack with
five good news stories. Eat good news
2
00:00:09.400 --> 00:00:15.039
if you like flowers that smell like
death. The corpse flowers blooming at San
3
00:00:15.080 --> 00:00:20.399
Diego Botanic Garden now run over there
because I found out about this on July
4
00:00:20.640 --> 00:00:24.079
fourth. The news is from July
third, and these things only bloom for
5
00:00:24.120 --> 00:00:26.519
like three days, so like,
get moving, all right? What's a
6
00:00:26.559 --> 00:00:31.440
corpse flower? The corpse flower gets
its nickname by imitating the odor of rotten
7
00:00:31.559 --> 00:00:36.560
meat in order to attract pollinators like
carryon beetles and flies. The big yellow
8
00:00:36.600 --> 00:00:39.799
stem sticking out of the middle generates
heat, raising its scent high into the
9
00:00:39.799 --> 00:00:43.479
trees so it can attract those pollinators
from further away. Those who have dared
10
00:00:43.520 --> 00:00:46.880
to smell it described it as smelling
like cheese, grilic, stinky feet,
11
00:00:46.920 --> 00:00:50.560
diapers, or rotten fish. One
of the curators said, you know,
12
00:00:51.039 --> 00:00:53.159
at first, you're like, oh, it doesn't smell bad. The next
13
00:00:53.159 --> 00:00:55.920
thing, you feel a wave come
over and it smells like dirty diapers and
14
00:00:56.000 --> 00:00:58.439
rotten fish in a dumpster. And
another wave will hit you, and another
15
00:00:58.479 --> 00:01:00.960
wave will hit you, and then
it'll smell really really bad. Wow,
16
00:01:00.159 --> 00:01:03.640
Like where's the net? Third part
funky feet with rotten dead things, and
17
00:01:03.640 --> 00:01:08.560
then it'll just flow into dead body. Most of these rainforest native plants need
18
00:01:08.599 --> 00:01:11.560
to age seven to ten years before
blooming for the first time. After that,
19
00:01:11.599 --> 00:01:15.200
they bloom only every four or five
years. After fully blooming, it'll
20
00:01:15.239 --> 00:01:19.239
emanate its stench for only three days
before starting to close up and decay slowly
21
00:01:19.280 --> 00:01:23.640
over the next few weeks. So
get going today, San Diego Botanical Gardens.
22
00:01:25.000 --> 00:01:27.719
A dog has struck up a friendship
with a cheetah. Yeah. I
23
00:01:27.760 --> 00:01:30.799
know, I do a bunch of
these animal friendship things, but I didn't
24
00:01:30.799 --> 00:01:36.480
think would get to cheetah. Kombala
is it cheetah and loves his best friend,
25
00:01:36.480 --> 00:01:40.719
Cago so much that he hasn't noticed
the Cago's a yellow Labrador retriever.
26
00:01:41.079 --> 00:01:45.879
Cheetas can be shy and to combat
the anxiety around other animals, the Metro
27
00:01:46.040 --> 00:01:49.719
Richmond Zoo in Virginia introduced their cheetah
Coombali to Cago, the Labrador. The
28
00:01:49.760 --> 00:01:55.640
spokesperson said, Kombali and Cago don't
even seem to recognize their differences in species,
29
00:01:55.840 --> 00:02:00.000
size or color. There is only
acceptance their unique companionship is captured.
30
00:02:00.120 --> 00:02:02.079
The hearts of millions of people.
They were introduced to each other in twenty
31
00:02:02.079 --> 00:02:06.439
fifteen, when they were just two
months old. They've been inseparable ever since.
32
00:02:06.879 --> 00:02:09.919
Cago is the boss, even though
Combali's almost twice cargo size. Keepers
33
00:02:09.919 --> 00:02:13.800
spend time with them each day and
take them both on walks through the zoo.
34
00:02:14.080 --> 00:02:16.800
They take the cheetah for a walk. Cool Oh. Their diets are
35
00:02:16.800 --> 00:02:21.199
completely different, so feeding time can
present a bit of a challenge. They're
36
00:02:21.240 --> 00:02:24.479
fed at the same time, but
briefly severated. Good news if you're a
37
00:02:24.520 --> 00:02:29.840
honeybee, your population is stabilizing the
United States, Well, that's good because
38
00:02:30.039 --> 00:02:32.680
honeybees are crucial to our food supply
and pollinate over one hundred of the crops
39
00:02:32.719 --> 00:02:36.560
we eat, like nuts, vegetables, melons, berries, and more.
40
00:02:37.000 --> 00:02:40.319
Forty eight percent of colonies had been
lost, but luckily bee keepers who were
41
00:02:40.319 --> 00:02:45.199
going through costly and time and tensive
measures to repopulate the colonies, they were
42
00:02:45.240 --> 00:02:49.479
able to maintain the current population by
split and restocking existing hives, finding and
43
00:02:49.560 --> 00:02:53.520
buying new queens, or even by
starting entirely new colonies from scratch. Good
44
00:02:53.520 --> 00:02:55.680
news. If you don't like arguing, there's a town in the UK we're
45
00:02:55.719 --> 00:03:00.719
causing annoyances outlawed, arguing is banned, and repainting your front door how you
46
00:03:00.800 --> 00:03:06.960
like it that's prohibited. Nasleden is
a coastal town that's a passion project of
47
00:03:07.039 --> 00:03:08.919
King Charles, who commissioned it back
when he was the Prince of Wales.
48
00:03:09.319 --> 00:03:14.439
Townies say the rules aren't strictly enforced, but others say residents hold each other
49
00:03:14.520 --> 00:03:17.840
accountable. Charlie Evans owns a gym. Her house is painted white with a
50
00:03:17.879 --> 00:03:22.000
blue door, per the rules.
She said, it's funny place because a
51
00:03:22.039 --> 00:03:23.080
lot of people live here, but
you never see anyone on the streets.
52
00:03:23.080 --> 00:03:28.159
I guess everyone's doing their own thing. Some of the rules include not to
53
00:03:28.280 --> 00:03:31.199
cause any annoyance, inconvenience, injury, offense, or nuisance to the owners,
54
00:03:31.199 --> 00:03:35.680
the occupiers, the company, or
any other member of the general public.
55
00:03:36.039 --> 00:03:40.080
Not to make unnecessary excessive noise,
including by arguing or slamming of doors.
56
00:03:46.319 --> 00:03:50.240
I am Patty Callahan, Henry,
I am Mary kay Andrews, I'm
57
00:03:50.319 --> 00:03:54.360
Kristin Harmel and I'm Kristy Woodson Harvey. Friends in Fiction is led by four
58
00:03:54.520 --> 00:03:59.800
longtime friends, the four of us, with more than seventy five published books
59
00:04:00.000 --> 00:04:03.759
between us through end depth conversations and
interviews. We discussed the books we've written,
60
00:04:04.080 --> 00:04:08.759
the books we're reading, and the
art of storytelling. We are here
61
00:04:08.759 --> 00:04:14.879
with endless stories to support indie bookstores, authors, librarians and readers just like
62
00:04:15.080 --> 00:04:19.639
you. We are always seeking innovative
ways to introduce dynamic voices and trends in
63
00:04:19.720 --> 00:04:24.600
publishing. On this channel, you
will find hundreds of episodes with some of
64
00:04:24.600 --> 00:04:28.360
your favorite authors, including the four
of us with our new releases, as
65
00:04:28.399 --> 00:04:32.040
we reveal the stories behind the stories, offer writing tips, and talk about
66
00:04:32.040 --> 00:04:38.079
the creation of novels, memoirs,
and nonfiction titles. So if you love
67
00:04:38.160 --> 00:04:42.839
books and you're curious about the writing
world, you are in the right place.
68
00:04:43.360 --> 00:04:54.600
You can listen to friends and fiction
on any major streaming platform. Hey,
69
00:04:54.639 --> 00:04:57.519
good news. If you keep your
ketchup in the fridge, you're right.
70
00:04:58.240 --> 00:05:00.160
There was a social media debate about
whether not ketchup should be kept in
71
00:05:00.160 --> 00:05:04.639
the fridge. Hines weighed in and
they were like fridge baby. A study
72
00:05:04.720 --> 00:05:09.319
of two thousand people discovered that four
people out of ten have been storing their
73
00:05:09.399 --> 00:05:12.360
ketchup in the cupboard rather than the
fridge. What are you guys doing,
74
00:05:12.920 --> 00:05:18.560
Hines tweeted Fyi Ketchup goes in the
fridge. Three exclamation points, and that's
75
00:05:18.560 --> 00:05:21.399
your good news for today. Follow
the show for free on Apple Podcasts or
76
00:05:21.399 --> 00:05:25.959
Spotify YouTube, wherever you get your
shows. You have a great day.