Oct. 15, 2024

The Happiness Experiment in Florida

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In this episode, Johnny Mac shares five uplifting news stories: Dr. Brian, a urologist and pilot from Buffalo, airlifts dogs from high-kill shelters to foster homes as part of Pilots N Paws. Norwegian forests have tripled in size over the last century, highlighting an environmental success. In Germany, children discover 1,000 silver coins from the 14th century while getting their swimming pool built. In Florida, Gary King promotes happiness with subliminal advertising through his 'Happiness Experiment,' which has positively impacted people's lives. Lastly, Ikea Sweden sets a Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people in two-piece pajamas, emphasizing the importance of sleep.

00:00 Dr. Brian's Canine Rescue Flights
01:39 Norwegian Forests Triple in Size
02:01 German Household Discovers 14th Century Silver Coins
02:25 The Happiness Experiment in Florida
03:21 Guinness World Record: Largest Pajama Party at Ikea
04:06 Conclusion and How to Support the Show

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Callaroga Shark Media. Hey there, I'm Johnny Mack with five

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good news stories. Nice job by a doctor in New York.

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He has taken upon himselves to not only save human lives,

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but dog lives. Doctor Brian is a urologist based in Buffalo.

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He's also a licensed pilot. He helps dogs from being killed.

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He works with animal shelters in New York and North

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Carolina to airlift dogs from animal shelters to foster homes.

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It's called Pilots En Pause and in the Middle There.

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It's a nonprofit that helps link pilots to different rescues

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and shelters that help move animals around from high kill shelters.

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Doctor Brian told USA Today it was kind of a

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natural thing. I became a pilot about twelve years ago,

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and I did it for many reasons. Part of it

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was to use my skills to help other people own animals.

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I fly for a couple different organizations and we fly

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six children around. I also decided to fly for Pilots

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and Paws. He flies every forty six weeks and picks

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up dogs from high kill shelters and drops them off

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to foster and adoption homes on his last flight, he

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picked up eleven dogs on the flight. Brider that twenty,

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which is the maximum number of dogs he has carried

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on a single flight. He does occasionally fly for emergencies.

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He says, there was one dog that was pregnant and

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she was special needs, and I think she needed some

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kind of surgery too, so I ended up just flying

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her solo. He does not ask for any reimbursement for

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his flying time nor his fuel. He only does it

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out of the kindness of his heart. Each flight costs

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about seven hundred dollars, and you know it's a few

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hours every couple of weeks. Doctor Brian says, I've always

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been an animal lover. I've always been a dog lover.

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Animals or a population that can't really speak for themselves,

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just like children, they can be vulnerable. I've always been

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an advocate for that. So I decided to use my

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pilot skills to help a vulnerable population by doing as

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much as I can, hopefully better their lives and give

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them a second chance. Great job, dude, Good news out

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of Norway. Over the last hundred years, Norwegian forests have

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tripled in size, according to a new report, and just

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the last forty years, they've doubled in size. The local

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head of research said, we've had very good growth conditions

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for the forest over the past ten to twenty years.

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There've been higher temperatures and longer summers. Well that's global warming.

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I'm not sure that's a good thing. Mister Norway anyway,

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isn't it good? Norwegian would? Meanwhile, the kids of one

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German household were getting excited. They were getting a new

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swimming pool. Yeah, the builders were there. They're building a

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below ground swimming pool. The men digging a trench noticed

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some small metal plates. Well what are these small metal plates?

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Turns out they are one thousand silver coins dating to

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the fourteenth century. Back in the day, you could have

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bought about one hundred and fifty sheep with those coins.

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In Florida, a man is deploying subliminal advertising to incite happiness.

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Gary King was climbing down from a latter He just

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popped up a sign in red and white that said happiness.

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He says, all I'm doing is using one word. This

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word's been around forever, But where do you see it?

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You don't. He's been hanging metal happiness signs all around

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Saint Petersburg since twenty nineteen. It's part of the Happiness Experiment.

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He said. He received a letter from someone who wrote,

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I first saw the Happiness Experiment TB signs on the

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day of my miscarriage last year. The signs reminded me

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that it was all going to be okay and that

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I could find happiness during and after this. Another letter,

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a woman and bearing the burden of severe bipolar disorder

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almost ended her life on the way to the bridge.

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She saw one of the happiness signs and turned around

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with fresh perspective, and this seems like a good time

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for me to plug. The five Minutes of Gratitude show

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a good way to take five minutes and think about things.

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It also comes with a daily affirmation five Minutes of Gratitude.

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Where I forget your shows.

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All right, I've got another Guinness World Record for you.

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This one the largest gathering of people wearing two piece pajamas.

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This happened at an Ikea in Sweden. That's right, Two

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and fifty two employees gathered at the first Ikea store

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in Sweden to hold the world's largest pajama party. Frodrika

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as the managing director of Ikea of Sweden and said,

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We're thrilled about this collective effort coming together to highlight

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the importance of sleep. Good sleep benefits everyone, and we

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believe that by prioritizing it, we can genuinely make a

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big difference. Small adjustments like choosing the right pillow or

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lighting can lead to big improvements. Wonder where we could

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get the right pillow or the right lighting. Hmm, I

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can't think of a store that sells those things. Our

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goal is to make these improvements accessible to everyone, because

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good sleep should be something everyone can achieve. And those

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are your five good news stories for today. If you

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enjoy the program, please tell a friend about it. They

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might like it too. And if you would like the

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program without commercials, there's a link in the show notes

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so that I'd tell you how to do that. And

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you have an awesome day.