You can date Taylor Swift...but she's cardboard PLUS the real life Ted Lasso pub!

0:02 The Shark Deck. I'm Jenny Mack with five good news stories. Hey, good news. If you want to take Taylor Swift on a date, but you know, maybe she won't say yes to you, or maybe you're afraid she'll write a song about you if the date goes poorly, well there's an option. Now, why don't you go out with a cardboard cutout of Taylor Swift. That's what happened to Greg Dick. Apparently he lost a wager in his fantasy soccer league and he had to take a cardboard cut out of Taylor Swift at dinner. After coming in last, Greg and cardboard Taylor went to a local restaurant. The waitress greeted them, smiled, and then a couple of sorts joined his friends for a pint in the pub. Hey good news.

0:43 If you like chocolate and you hate jet lag, I've got a combination for you. Chocolate has been named one of the quote key elements for beating jet lag on long haul flights. Great Quantas did this study, which is convenient because Quantis is the Australian airline and most of their flights are like eighteen hours long, So sure they're going to convince you no what jet lag. Actually, I flew to Melbourne out of Los Angeles and I was fine when we hit the ground. And I don't recall eating any chocolate on the plane, but perhaps I did. I digress. Quantus has been trying out all kinds of things, different lightings, sleep schedules, meal times. See what happens. There's a points all this projects. Sunrise will see direct roots from London to Sydney. That's got to be like an eighteen hour flight in itself, if not more. The research is trying to align the body clock by using specific menu items including fish and chicken, paired with fast acting carbohydrates and comfort foods like soups and milk based desserts. Doctor Deborah Lee, well, she's no fun. She recommends cutting back on alcohol and caffeine if you've got a long flight. She says alcohol suppresses the production of melatonin, so disturbing circadian rhythms and may initially make you feel sleepy, but alcohol is broken down into the body into stimulants. Caffeine is a psychoactive stimulant, which means it induces wakefulness and is often used to fight sleep and those who need to stay awake. Good news for eighty two year old Paul Callahan. He's been adopted by a family. Sharine and Wilson met Paul when Wilson was working on their new home and Paul offered him a ladder to work on. Didn't take long for them to become friends. Six months later, Paul's wife passed away,

2:13 so they've taken him in. They now see each other every other day, inviting him to all the family cookouts. They spend every holiday together. Sharine asked Paul what drew him to them, and he said he was a very social person, that he grew up around lots of kids. Shrane says, that's how I grew up. My house was always where everybody hung out. And poor Paul is the last of his siblings. So nice job by Sharine and Wilson. A couple who had reared a one day old duckling before releasing her back to the wild, Well the duck is back six months later and brought a few family members. While back, Phil had taken the duck under his wing no pun Well punned after finding her abandoned on a fishing lake. They named the duck Frieda and partially potty trained the duck using towels after she came to live with them inside their three bedroom house. The couple even took turns sleeping near the manding bird's bed. It was freezing cold that day.

3:01 There was no sign of the mother ducks, so we brought her home and then thought, well, what do you do with a day old duckling. They let Freed to roam around their living room, kitchen, and garden, allowed to swim in a pond they've created for goldfish. Wasn't long before she formed a bond with her rescuers. She'd sit on my shoulder and on my table when I was doing my computer work. She was that loving. They eventually released Frieda into the wild. It was a bit sad when Freda first went, but at the same time it was a bit of relief because she was hard work. Well. Freed's back with some ducklings. Phil said, going from one duckling to eleven was chaos. He was like, what do you do with this lot? They're now eight inches long and as fat as butter, fluffy, very fluffy. They need to swim, they need to wash themselves. We've got subs everywhere. The garden looks like a bomb side, but I'm not bothered. We allow them in the fish pond in the front garden, but we've dug a separate pond in the back and we feed them cornmeal, worms and maggots. We expect her to fly off and go back to where she was before, and the ducklings will just follow and do their own thing. I am Patty Callahan, Henry, I am Mary kay Andrews, I'm Kristin Harmel, and I'm Kristy Woodson Harvey. Friends in Fiction is led by four longtime friends, the four of us, with more than seventy five published books between us. Through end depth conversations and interviews, we discussed the books we've written, the books we're reading, and the art of storytelling. We are here with endless stories to support indie bookstores, authors, librarians and readers just like you. We are always seeking innovative ways to introduce

4:33 dynamic voices and trends in publishing. On this channel, you will find hundreds of episodes with some of your favorite authors, including the four of us, with our new releases. As we reveal the stories behind the stories, offer writing tips, and talk about the creation of novels, memoirs, and nonfiction titles. So if you love books and you're curious about the writing world, you are in the right place. You can listen to friends and fiction on any major streaming platform. Hey good news. If you like ted Lasso, you can go to the actual ted Lasso pub in Richmond in the UK.

5:15 Reese Kent is the manager of the Prince's Head Pub. During filming, the pub is turned into the Crown An Anchor, but it's whereabouts are still well known. Reese says it's now a tourist hotspot for ted Lasso lovers visiting the UK. He says it's great for the business. It's not just about the pub though, but about Richmond as a whole. The pub is just at the heart of the community here. We've had people from Brazil, Canada, Australia, Germany. It's been quite a surprised how many people want to come. Actually, a lady does a whole ted Lasso tour around Richmond and they end up on the bench on the green. Tourists always want to come in and have a chat after. You can even tell when the tour is finished. They all have an AFC Richmond shirt on and that is your five good news stories for today. Follow the show for free on Apple podcast, Spotify, or YouTube, and you have a great day.