March 16, 2023
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A survey says that those who have solid relationships of any kind are the happiest.
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and are you down with McDonald's Reusable cups?
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I'm Johnny Mack with five good news
stories to start your day. We all
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00:00:06.080 --> 00:00:09.160
want to be happy, right,
but happiness can be hard to quantify.
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00:00:09.240 --> 00:00:13.240
It means different things to different people. What if you could change one thing
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00:00:13.359 --> 00:00:16.280
in your life to become a happier
person. Would it be your income,
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00:00:16.359 --> 00:00:21.039
your job, your relationships, your
health well. Doctor Robert Waldinger has been
6
00:00:21.039 --> 00:00:24.559
working on this for decade. He
said, we've spent so much time studying
7
00:00:24.559 --> 00:00:27.199
what goes wrong in life, and
so this was a study of how people
8
00:00:27.239 --> 00:00:30.839
take good paths as they go through
life. They studied people through decades,
9
00:00:30.960 --> 00:00:34.399
consulting with their parents and now their
children. Waldinger said, we do like
10
00:00:34.479 --> 00:00:37.600
that sugar rush high that I'm having
fun right now with this party kind of
11
00:00:37.640 --> 00:00:40.520
high. And then there's the happiness
that comes from feeling like I'm having a
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00:00:40.520 --> 00:00:43.479
good life, a decent life and
meaningful life. We all want some of
13
00:00:43.560 --> 00:00:46.679
both, but some of us really
prioritize one kind over the other kind.
14
00:00:46.759 --> 00:00:49.719
So people could change one thing in
their life to be happier, what is
15
00:00:49.759 --> 00:00:55.439
the data say the answer invest in
relationships with other people. The study shows
16
00:00:55.479 --> 00:00:58.799
that the strongest predictors for people to
maintain their happiness and health aughout the course
17
00:00:58.840 --> 00:01:03.119
of their lives. Were people who
describe their relationships as having satisfying levels of
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00:01:03.240 --> 00:01:07.319
quality and warmth. That applies to
a wide breath of interactions in your daily
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00:01:07.359 --> 00:01:10.879
life. Spouses, close friends,
colleagues, the barrista who makes your coffee,
20
00:01:11.000 --> 00:01:14.680
or the person delivering your mail.
He points to relationships and there's acting
21
00:01:14.680 --> 00:01:19.000
as stress regulators. Chronic stress is
linked to a variety of negative health impacts
22
00:01:19.040 --> 00:01:22.040
and can take its hole on people's
physical and mental health. Having an effective
23
00:01:22.040 --> 00:01:23.760
outlet like a good friend of rents
who after a long day, can help
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00:01:23.799 --> 00:01:26.840
alleviate that pressure. Listen how long
the study's been going. You know,
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we've tracked these lives for eight decades. The wonderful thing about following these life
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00:01:32.159 --> 00:01:34.719
stories as we learn it's never too
late. There were people who thought they
27
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were never going to have good relationships
and then found a whole collection of good
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00:01:37.719 --> 00:01:40.599
friends in their sixties or seventies.
There were people who found romance for the
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00:01:40.640 --> 00:01:44.040
first time in their eighties. The
message we get from studying these thousands of
30
00:01:44.079 --> 00:01:47.799
lives is it's never too late.
As I put together these shows, I
31
00:01:47.879 --> 00:01:52.400
find there's an insane amount of McDonald's
related stories. I don't know what that
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00:01:52.519 --> 00:01:56.480
is. I guess McDonald's makes people
happy. While McDonald's in Germany is making
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people happy. They're cutting down on
plastic and packaging waste. They've been testing
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serving some of their most popular drinks
and desserts in reusable packaging. McDonald's guests
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can specify which of the test products
they'd like to use reusable packaging four when
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ordering at the ten selected restaurants,
a one euro deposited's charge per package.
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When the reusable cups are returned to
the participating McDonald's, you get your deposit
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00:02:19.039 --> 00:02:22.879
back. I love it. I
struggle to see that catching on the States,
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00:02:23.919 --> 00:02:28.599
but I do like it. Meanwhile, in Australia, plastic contamination on
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Australian beaches has fallen by twenty nine
percent since the last survey in twenty thirteen.
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00:02:32.400 --> 00:02:36.719
Some local towns have had waste control
measures, and a decade later we're
42
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seeing cleaner beaches Areas that didn't update
their waste control measures they had dirtier beaches.
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I am Patty Callahan, Henry,
I am Mary kay Andrews. I'm
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00:02:51.360 --> 00:02:55.439
Kristin Harmel, and I'm Kristy Woodson
Harvey Friends of Fiction is led by four
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00:02:55.560 --> 00:03:00.639
longtime friends, the four of us, with more than seventy five i've published
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00:03:00.680 --> 00:03:05.199
books between us. Through end depth
conversations and interviews, we discussed the books
47
00:03:05.199 --> 00:03:08.039
we've written, the books we're reading, and the art of storytelling. We
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are here with endless stories to support
indie bookstores, authors, librarians and readers
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just like you. We are always
seeking innovative ways to introduce dynamic voices and
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trends in publishing. On this channel, you will find hundreds of episodes with
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some of your favorite authors, including
the four of us, with our new
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00:03:28.599 --> 00:03:32.520
releases, as we reveal the stories
behind the stories, offer writing tips and
53
00:03:32.560 --> 00:03:38.639
talk about the creation of novels,
memoirs, and nonfiction titles. So if
54
00:03:38.719 --> 00:03:43.159
you love books and you're curious about
the writing world, you are in the
55
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right place. You can listen to
Friends and Fiction on any major streaming platform
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and grass for Jaylen Smith Jaylen is
eighteen. Jaylen is also the mayor.
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He graduated from high school last spring. He decided to stay put in Earl,
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Arkansas, and he ran for mayor
and he won. He said,
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00:04:06.439 --> 00:04:09.840
why should I have to go somewhere
else to be great when I could be
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00:04:09.879 --> 00:04:12.919
great? Right here in Earl,
Arkansas. I'm kind of a go getter.
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When I was in high school,
I was always told no, but
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I kept pushing it because I knew
there was someone that was waiting to tell
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me yes. One of his biggest
obstacles as a candidate was persuading skeptics who
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cited his age and lack of experience, especially since his opponent in the election
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00:04:26.480 --> 00:04:30.839
was the city's far more seasoned sanitation
and street manager. But his supporters argued
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00:04:30.879 --> 00:04:33.000
they weren't asking voters to vote for
any eighteen year old. This was Jalen,
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00:04:33.240 --> 00:04:36.480
the teenager who started wearing suits to
school in ninth grade and as gospel
68
00:04:36.480 --> 00:04:40.879
of music blasting from his computer speakers. He had also become a fixture at
69
00:04:40.920 --> 00:04:45.519
city council meetings and community events.
Councilwoman Angela Jones said, sometimes when the
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00:04:45.519 --> 00:04:47.959
city council members didn't show up,
Jalen was there. He attends the school
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00:04:47.959 --> 00:04:50.680
board meetings, the water commission meetings. He was young and he was doing
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00:04:50.759 --> 00:04:55.079
this. Who does that at a
young age? He had purpose. Congratulations
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00:04:55.079 --> 00:04:59.800
mister Mayor, and good news if
you like. Pasta. Grace Hoffman writes
74
00:04:59.800 --> 00:05:05.079
for The Daily Mirror and tried quotes
the world's best pasta sauce that only contains
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00:05:05.360 --> 00:05:10.160
three ingredients. Hey, maybe even
I can make this one. What are
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00:05:10.279 --> 00:05:13.560
the ingredients? Johnny Mac? All
right, you're ready. An onion,
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00:05:14.439 --> 00:05:19.040
butter, and tomatoes. Apparently this
was started by American food writer Marcella Hazan,
78
00:05:19.079 --> 00:05:23.600
who passed away in nineteen ninety two. Hasan argued that a good pasta
79
00:05:23.639 --> 00:05:28.519
sauce is remarkably simple and economical.
Her recipe can be found in her cookbook
80
00:05:28.560 --> 00:05:31.560
Essentials of Classic. Itsan cooking pot, half a peeled onion into a pot
81
00:05:31.600 --> 00:05:36.319
with butter and tinned tomatoes. Let
it's simmer for forty five minutes. That's
82
00:05:36.399 --> 00:05:40.480
it. The writer says. I
was skeptical at first. At the end
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00:05:40.480 --> 00:05:43.639
of the day, the recipe was
just tomato sauce. How could the sauce
84
00:05:43.639 --> 00:05:46.600
be any different? You don't even
have to chop the onion, just throw
85
00:05:46.639 --> 00:05:50.040
it in there. Let it's simmer
forty five minutes. How was it?
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00:05:50.160 --> 00:05:56.319
The writer says, I was pleasantly
surprised. That's your good news for today.
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Follow the podcast for free on Apple
Podcasts, Spotify YouTube if you get
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00:06:00.439 --> 00:06:06.279
your shows. Have a great day. Hello, I am Mark Francis,
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00:06:06.319 --> 00:06:13.160
host of a daily podcast about the
British royal family called Palace Intrigue. Did
90
00:06:13.160 --> 00:06:17.000
you see what Megan Michael did in
her latest documentary or what Prince Harry said
91
00:06:17.079 --> 00:06:23.040
in his new book. While the
Kings and Queens and princes and princesses are
92
00:06:23.079 --> 00:06:27.959
ready to explode, Andrew is ready
to implode, Royal sources are jumping at
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00:06:28.000 --> 00:06:31.600
the bit. The inlaws just can't
stop. The UK tabloids are about to
94
00:06:31.680 --> 00:06:35.560
burst, Americans can't get enough,
the kids can't get any cut, the
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00:06:35.600 --> 00:06:40.480
press can't get any uglier. And
Wills and Kate, well, they're just
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00:06:40.600 --> 00:06:45.480
wonderful. Get your daily dose of
gossip and news from the world's most royal
97
00:06:45.560 --> 00:06:48.959
family. Follow Palace Intrigue on Apple
Podcasts, YouTube, or wherever you get
98
00:06:49.000 --> 00:06:49.560
your shows.
1
00:00:02.520 --> 00:00:06.000
I'm Johnny Mack with five good news
stories to start your day. We all
2
00:00:06.080 --> 00:00:09.160
want to be happy, right,
but happiness can be hard to quantify.
3
00:00:09.240 --> 00:00:13.240
It means different things to different people. What if you could change one thing
4
00:00:13.359 --> 00:00:16.280
in your life to become a happier
person. Would it be your income,
5
00:00:16.359 --> 00:00:21.039
your job, your relationships, your
health well. Doctor Robert Waldinger has been
6
00:00:21.039 --> 00:00:24.559
working on this for decade. He
said, we've spent so much time studying
7
00:00:24.559 --> 00:00:27.199
what goes wrong in life, and
so this was a study of how people
8
00:00:27.239 --> 00:00:30.839
take good paths as they go through
life. They studied people through decades,
9
00:00:30.960 --> 00:00:34.399
consulting with their parents and now their
children. Waldinger said, we do like
10
00:00:34.479 --> 00:00:37.600
that sugar rush high that I'm having
fun right now with this party kind of
11
00:00:37.640 --> 00:00:40.520
high. And then there's the happiness
that comes from feeling like I'm having a
12
00:00:40.520 --> 00:00:43.479
good life, a decent life and
meaningful life. We all want some of
13
00:00:43.560 --> 00:00:46.679
both, but some of us really
prioritize one kind over the other kind.
14
00:00:46.759 --> 00:00:49.719
So people could change one thing in
their life to be happier, what is
15
00:00:49.759 --> 00:00:55.439
the data say the answer invest in
relationships with other people. The study shows
16
00:00:55.479 --> 00:00:58.799
that the strongest predictors for people to
maintain their happiness and health aughout the course
17
00:00:58.840 --> 00:01:03.119
of their lives. Were people who
describe their relationships as having satisfying levels of
18
00:01:03.240 --> 00:01:07.319
quality and warmth. That applies to
a wide breath of interactions in your daily
19
00:01:07.359 --> 00:01:10.879
life. Spouses, close friends,
colleagues, the barrista who makes your coffee,
20
00:01:11.000 --> 00:01:14.680
or the person delivering your mail.
He points to relationships and there's acting
21
00:01:14.680 --> 00:01:19.000
as stress regulators. Chronic stress is
linked to a variety of negative health impacts
22
00:01:19.040 --> 00:01:22.040
and can take its hole on people's
physical and mental health. Having an effective
23
00:01:22.040 --> 00:01:23.760
outlet like a good friend of rents
who after a long day, can help
24
00:01:23.799 --> 00:01:26.840
alleviate that pressure. Listen how long
the study's been going. You know,
25
00:01:26.959 --> 00:01:32.159
we've tracked these lives for eight decades. The wonderful thing about following these life
26
00:01:32.159 --> 00:01:34.719
stories as we learn it's never too
late. There were people who thought they
27
00:01:34.719 --> 00:01:37.680
were never going to have good relationships
and then found a whole collection of good
28
00:01:37.719 --> 00:01:40.599
friends in their sixties or seventies.
There were people who found romance for the
29
00:01:40.640 --> 00:01:44.040
first time in their eighties. The
message we get from studying these thousands of
30
00:01:44.079 --> 00:01:47.799
lives is it's never too late.
As I put together these shows, I
31
00:01:47.879 --> 00:01:52.400
find there's an insane amount of McDonald's
related stories. I don't know what that
32
00:01:52.519 --> 00:01:56.480
is. I guess McDonald's makes people
happy. While McDonald's in Germany is making
33
00:01:56.480 --> 00:02:00.959
people happy. They're cutting down on
plastic and packaging waste. They've been testing
34
00:02:00.040 --> 00:02:05.959
serving some of their most popular drinks
and desserts in reusable packaging. McDonald's guests
35
00:02:05.959 --> 00:02:08.800
can specify which of the test products
they'd like to use reusable packaging four when
36
00:02:08.919 --> 00:02:14.360
ordering at the ten selected restaurants,
a one euro deposited's charge per package.
37
00:02:14.520 --> 00:02:17.960
When the reusable cups are returned to
the participating McDonald's, you get your deposit
38
00:02:19.039 --> 00:02:22.879
back. I love it. I
struggle to see that catching on the States,
39
00:02:23.919 --> 00:02:28.599
but I do like it. Meanwhile, in Australia, plastic contamination on
40
00:02:28.639 --> 00:02:31.840
Australian beaches has fallen by twenty nine
percent since the last survey in twenty thirteen.
41
00:02:32.400 --> 00:02:36.719
Some local towns have had waste control
measures, and a decade later we're
42
00:02:36.719 --> 00:02:40.879
seeing cleaner beaches Areas that didn't update
their waste control measures they had dirtier beaches.
43
00:02:46.400 --> 00:02:51.280
I am Patty Callahan, Henry,
I am Mary kay Andrews. I'm
44
00:02:51.360 --> 00:02:55.439
Kristin Harmel, and I'm Kristy Woodson
Harvey Friends of Fiction is led by four
45
00:02:55.560 --> 00:03:00.639
longtime friends, the four of us, with more than seventy five i've published
46
00:03:00.680 --> 00:03:05.199
books between us. Through end depth
conversations and interviews, we discussed the books
47
00:03:05.199 --> 00:03:08.039
we've written, the books we're reading, and the art of storytelling. We
48
00:03:08.120 --> 00:03:15.639
are here with endless stories to support
indie bookstores, authors, librarians and readers
49
00:03:15.680 --> 00:03:21.120
just like you. We are always
seeking innovative ways to introduce dynamic voices and
50
00:03:21.199 --> 00:03:24.400
trends in publishing. On this channel, you will find hundreds of episodes with
51
00:03:24.439 --> 00:03:28.560
some of your favorite authors, including
the four of us, with our new
52
00:03:28.599 --> 00:03:32.520
releases, as we reveal the stories
behind the stories, offer writing tips and
53
00:03:32.560 --> 00:03:38.639
talk about the creation of novels,
memoirs, and nonfiction titles. So if
54
00:03:38.719 --> 00:03:43.159
you love books and you're curious about
the writing world, you are in the
55
00:03:43.240 --> 00:03:55.240
right place. You can listen to
Friends and Fiction on any major streaming platform
56
00:03:55.439 --> 00:04:00.520
and grass for Jaylen Smith Jaylen is
eighteen. Jaylen is also the mayor.
57
00:04:00.919 --> 00:04:03.639
He graduated from high school last spring. He decided to stay put in Earl,
58
00:04:03.879 --> 00:04:06.439
Arkansas, and he ran for mayor
and he won. He said,
59
00:04:06.439 --> 00:04:09.840
why should I have to go somewhere
else to be great when I could be
60
00:04:09.879 --> 00:04:12.919
great? Right here in Earl,
Arkansas. I'm kind of a go getter.
61
00:04:13.000 --> 00:04:15.199
When I was in high school,
I was always told no, but
62
00:04:15.280 --> 00:04:16.839
I kept pushing it because I knew
there was someone that was waiting to tell
63
00:04:16.839 --> 00:04:21.199
me yes. One of his biggest
obstacles as a candidate was persuading skeptics who
64
00:04:21.199 --> 00:04:26.279
cited his age and lack of experience, especially since his opponent in the election
65
00:04:26.480 --> 00:04:30.839
was the city's far more seasoned sanitation
and street manager. But his supporters argued
66
00:04:30.879 --> 00:04:33.000
they weren't asking voters to vote for
any eighteen year old. This was Jalen,
67
00:04:33.240 --> 00:04:36.480
the teenager who started wearing suits to
school in ninth grade and as gospel
68
00:04:36.480 --> 00:04:40.879
of music blasting from his computer speakers. He had also become a fixture at
69
00:04:40.920 --> 00:04:45.519
city council meetings and community events.
Councilwoman Angela Jones said, sometimes when the
70
00:04:45.519 --> 00:04:47.959
city council members didn't show up,
Jalen was there. He attends the school
71
00:04:47.959 --> 00:04:50.680
board meetings, the water commission meetings. He was young and he was doing
72
00:04:50.759 --> 00:04:55.079
this. Who does that at a
young age? He had purpose. Congratulations
73
00:04:55.079 --> 00:04:59.800
mister Mayor, and good news if
you like. Pasta. Grace Hoffman writes
74
00:04:59.800 --> 00:05:05.079
for The Daily Mirror and tried quotes
the world's best pasta sauce that only contains
75
00:05:05.360 --> 00:05:10.160
three ingredients. Hey, maybe even
I can make this one. What are
76
00:05:10.279 --> 00:05:13.560
the ingredients? Johnny Mac? All
right, you're ready. An onion,
77
00:05:14.439 --> 00:05:19.040
butter, and tomatoes. Apparently this
was started by American food writer Marcella Hazan,
78
00:05:19.079 --> 00:05:23.600
who passed away in nineteen ninety two. Hasan argued that a good pasta
79
00:05:23.639 --> 00:05:28.519
sauce is remarkably simple and economical.
Her recipe can be found in her cookbook
80
00:05:28.560 --> 00:05:31.560
Essentials of Classic. Itsan cooking pot, half a peeled onion into a pot
81
00:05:31.600 --> 00:05:36.319
with butter and tinned tomatoes. Let
it's simmer for forty five minutes. That's
82
00:05:36.399 --> 00:05:40.480
it. The writer says. I
was skeptical at first. At the end
83
00:05:40.480 --> 00:05:43.639
of the day, the recipe was
just tomato sauce. How could the sauce
84
00:05:43.639 --> 00:05:46.600
be any different? You don't even
have to chop the onion, just throw
85
00:05:46.639 --> 00:05:50.040
it in there. Let it's simmer
forty five minutes. How was it?
86
00:05:50.160 --> 00:05:56.319
The writer says, I was pleasantly
surprised. That's your good news for today.
87
00:05:56.439 --> 00:06:00.439
Follow the podcast for free on Apple
Podcasts, Spotify YouTube if you get
88
00:06:00.439 --> 00:06:06.279
your shows. Have a great day. Hello, I am Mark Francis,
89
00:06:06.319 --> 00:06:13.160
host of a daily podcast about the
British royal family called Palace Intrigue. Did
90
00:06:13.160 --> 00:06:17.000
you see what Megan Michael did in
her latest documentary or what Prince Harry said
91
00:06:17.079 --> 00:06:23.040
in his new book. While the
Kings and Queens and princes and princesses are
92
00:06:23.079 --> 00:06:27.959
ready to explode, Andrew is ready
to implode, Royal sources are jumping at
93
00:06:28.000 --> 00:06:31.600
the bit. The inlaws just can't
stop. The UK tabloids are about to
94
00:06:31.680 --> 00:06:35.560
burst, Americans can't get enough,
the kids can't get any cut, the
95
00:06:35.600 --> 00:06:40.480
press can't get any uglier. And
Wills and Kate, well, they're just
96
00:06:40.600 --> 00:06:45.480
wonderful. Get your daily dose of
gossip and news from the world's most royal
97
00:06:45.560 --> 00:06:48.959
family. Follow Palace Intrigue on Apple
Podcasts, YouTube, or wherever you get
98
00:06:49.000 --> 00:06:49.560
your shows.