July 30, 2026

The Fox That Only Eats Hot Dogs

Show Notes
Transcript

Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: In Australia, strangers lifted a car to rescue Tyler, a motorcyclist pinned after a crash, leading to hospitalization for broken ribs and a punctured lung, and he later reunited with and thanked the rescuers on TV. A son, Shane, surprised his father Daniel with a restored white 1969 Mustang Mach 1 for Father’s Day, honoring sacrifices made raising six children. Eleven-year-old Andres was named Disneyland’s honorary one-billionth guest and received a ceremony, VIP tour, access to Walt Disney’s apartment, and a preview of Soarin’ Across America. In England, 10 runners completed a half-marathon in a 60-foot caterpillar costume in 2:08:51 and submitted to Guinness. In Connecticut, a Michelob Ultra truck overturned, scattering beer and closing Route 44 for hours; no one was injured.

00:10 Strangers Save Biker
01:05 Mustang Fathers Day Surprise
01:59 Disneylands Billionth Guest
02:48 Caterpillar Half Marathon
04:01 Beer Truck Spill Wrapup
04:36 Five Stories Signoff

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Callarogashock Media. Hi there, Johnny mag with five good news

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stories in Australia. A father is alive today thanks to

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a group of strangers who came together to lift a

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car off his body after the man crashed. Tyler was

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riding his motorcycle to work. Another vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic,

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triggering a collision that sent the car backward and pinned

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to Tyler underneath the car. The weight of the vehicle

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crushed his chest so severely he struggled to breathe. He

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was worried he wasn't going to make it Hearing the crash,

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nearby workers rushed outside and saw Tyler trap beneath the car.

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Their first attempt to lift the car failed, but they

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didn't give up. They got some more good samaritans. The

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group managed to raise the car just enough for Tyler

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to be pulled to safety. He was rushed to the hospital.

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Doctors treated multiple broken ribs a punctured lung. Long recovery,

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Tyler said, I get more time with my daughters, I

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get more time with my family and a second lease

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on life. I can't say thank you enough. Well on

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Australian TV, he was reunited with the street. He called

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them certified legends and thanked the men through tears as

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they all embraced another car story. For years, Daniel would

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tell his sons about the favorite car he ever owned.

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It was a nineteen sixty nine Mustang mock one they

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had to sell as the family grew. Shane had listened

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to his father's stories about the nineteen sixty nine Mustang

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mock One for years and knew how much the classic

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Mustang meant to Dad. So when Shane found one that

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matched the description of white nineteen sixty nine mock one,

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he decided that would make a good Father's Day gift.

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To buy it. Shane traded away his own restored Mustang

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before restoring the one for Dad to resemble the one

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Dad used to have. Father and son made their annual

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Father's stay trip to a classic car show. Dad saw

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the Mustang parked among the other vehicles, cracked a joke, Hey,

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where's my keys. Shane handed up the keys and said, Hey,

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the car's yours. Dad took it for drive, climbed out

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and hugged his son. Shane explained, they want to thank

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his father for the sacrifices he had made while raising

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six children. Congratulations to eleven year old Andres, who was

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named Disneyland's honorary one billionth guest. Fun fact, I would

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have been the one millionth finisher in the New York

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City Marathon had I been three seconds slower. Nobody told me,

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believe me. I could have slowed down. Now I looked

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there were about twenty four people between me and the

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one millionth person. But like I would have tried, I digress.

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Andreas and his parents had traveled to Anaheim to celebrate

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his eighth birthday. Disney officials were like, hey, guess what,

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You're the one billionth visitor. The family took part in

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a ceremony unveiling a sign marking Disneyland's one billionth visitor.

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The family got a VIP tour of the park, including

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a visit to Walt Disney's private apartment above the fire

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station on Main Street, and they got an early look

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at the newly opened sore In Across America attraction. Speaking

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of marathons, ten runners completed a half marathon dressed in

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a giant caterpillar costume. Guys, it's hard enough without adding gimmicks.

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A running club in England proved teamwork does does it work?

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Ten members dressed as a sixty foot long caterpillar. The

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giant costume was built from connected sections of children's plate shundeles.

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The outfit was sixty feet from end to end, requiring

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all ten runners to stay in sync for the entire

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thirteen point one mile half marathon race. Despite never having

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the opportunity to practice together in the costume, the group

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did the half marathon in two hours, eight minutes fifty

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one seconds, which is pretty darn impressive because the fastest

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I ever did, and I'm going back fifteen years ago

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and I was slow to begin with. I think I

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did a two nineteen one time at my peak training

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and I was definitely not dressed as a caterpillar. Now,

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these guys have submitted their performance to Guinness World Records

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to hope to claim the record. But becoming the fastest

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team ever to complete a half marathon at a ten

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person costume, I'm pretty sure you're safe and you did

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break the record or set the record or the only

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people who have tried this. Craig the runner is that

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it was an absolute logistical nightmare, but with griten determination,

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we did it. Did you guys take water? Breaks. Probably not.

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These guys sound like they're fit, all right, John, Why

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relate for work this time? Well? You see, Boss, I

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was there on Route forty four near Salisbury here in

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Connecticut where this story takes place, and it was a

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traffic jam. You see, Boss had tracked a trailer carrying

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mikeelob Ultra beer had overturned, and the accident scattered cans

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and kegs of michelob Ultra all over Route forty four.

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It made the authorities close the highway for several hours

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while crews cleaned up the michelob Ultra miss You know

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how this show goes. No one was injured in the crash,

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It's not that kind of show. Officials are investigating what

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caused the truck to leave the roadway, what they did

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with all the beer, I don't know. Those are your

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five good news stories for today. Have a great day.