1 00:00:02,520 --> 00:00:08,960 The Shark Deck. I'm Johnny Mac with five good news stories. Hey, 2 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:13,320 good news. Phoebe the border collie. Phoebe is no longer afraid of cats. 3 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:16,559 Yeah, apparently. When Phoebe was adopted, she was a timid and 4 00:00:16,679 --> 00:00:21,079 scared puppy, afraid of anything new, including cats. To help her overcome 5 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:25,039 her fear of cats, her owner started fostering kittens. The owner's thought process 6 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:28,760 was that should be less nervous around little ones. However, Phoebe was still 7 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:32,799 scared of five year old kittens. Aki. The owners said, we did 8 00:00:32,799 --> 00:00:35,520 a slow and positive introduction. Within a week, she decided she was going 9 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:38,880 to be their mama dog. The transformation was incredible, from a growling dog 10 00:00:39,039 --> 00:00:42,320 to giving them her fluffy tummy to sleep in. She loves all the kittens 11 00:00:42,359 --> 00:00:45,880 differently, but equally, she said on social media. Each dog has a 12 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:49,039 gift. Some become working dogs, your personal comfort dog, your protector, 13 00:00:49,119 --> 00:00:52,799 or simply your best friend. Phoebe has found her calling as a nanny dog. 14 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:55,960 Hey good news. If you like frogs but don't like the sound, 15 00:00:56,520 --> 00:01:00,280 researchers have found a new kind of frog. I mean the frogs not new. 16 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:03,719 It existed, we just hadn't founded before. The small, silent, 17 00:01:03,799 --> 00:01:07,359 spiny throated reed frog does not croak, does not chirp, does not sing, 18 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:11,519 does not rib it. Lucina Lawson is a conservation biologist and said it's 19 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:15,840 a very odd group of frogs. You see, frogs typically use sounds to 20 00:01:15,879 --> 00:01:19,920 attract to meat, but the males of this species, they have tiny spines 21 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:23,879 on their throats. Lawson said. The male frogs don't call like most other 22 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:26,319 frogs do. We think they may use the spine as something like brail for 23 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:30,519 species recognition. Without a call, they need some other way to recognize each 24 00:01:30,519 --> 00:01:34,760 other. It's as if the frogs have learned how to text, Hey, 25 00:01:34,799 --> 00:01:38,239 good news. If you didn't get enough sleep, an expert's got some good 26 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:41,760 breen foods to eat after a night of little sleep. So it's like a 27 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:45,079 hangover cure, except for sleep, you know what I'm saying. Yeah, 28 00:01:45,159 --> 00:01:49,040 how about dark chocolate. Dark chocolate contains high amounts of cacao, which is 29 00:01:49,079 --> 00:01:53,040 responsible for boosting your energy as well as increasing your focus to be able to 30 00:01:53,079 --> 00:01:56,439 get all the task done at work. It's also filled with antioxidants such as 31 00:01:56,439 --> 00:01:59,640 magnesium, which is, as you know, linked to numerous health benefits, 32 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:04,359 including fewer migraines and lowering high blood pressure. You could also try chia seeds, 33 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:07,439 also high in magnesium, which helps to fight extreme fatigue and high stress 34 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:12,159 levels. Staying hydrated makes you feel more alert. Chia seeds help your body 35 00:02:12,159 --> 00:02:15,039 retain water. The experts suggest throw them in a smoothie or your yogurt, 36 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:21,240 or even mix them into a salad. Avocados another food packed with healthy fats 37 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:25,159 and pantassium which helps present fatigue, and they add plus it tastes amazing on 38 00:02:25,199 --> 00:02:29,560 toast a bagel or does a lunchtime or fueling treat. None of that floating 39 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:34,039 your boat. Oranges high in vitamin C. They contain natural sugar that gets 40 00:02:34,039 --> 00:02:38,280 converted into glucose that gives your body fuel. Even consuming orange juice instead of 41 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:43,080 eating an actual orange can boost your memory and mental ability for the day. 42 00:02:43,479 --> 00:02:46,879 This next story is way cool. After a groundbreaking treatment, researchers have announced 43 00:02:46,879 --> 00:02:51,840 that a fifty ye year old man in Germany has officially been cured of HIV. 44 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:55,199 The man is being referred to as the Dusseldorff patient to protect his privacy. 45 00:02:55,240 --> 00:03:00,120 He's the fifth person to have a confirmed cured case of HIV researchers announced 46 00:03:00,159 --> 00:03:05,520 he has no detectable virus in his body even after stopping his HIV medication four 47 00:03:05,599 --> 00:03:09,120 years ago. He joins four others globally who underwent stem cell transplants for blood 48 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:15,159 cancer treatment, which included rare genetic mutations that carry a resistance to HIV. 49 00:03:19,439 --> 00:03:23,800 I am Patty Callahan, Henry, I am Mary Kay Andrews, I'm Kristin 50 00:03:23,879 --> 00:03:28,520 Harmel, and I'm Kristy Woodson Harvey. Friends in Fiction is led by four 51 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:32,039 longtime friends, the four of us, with more than seventy five published books 52 00:03:32,039 --> 00:03:37,479 between us. Through end depth conversations and interviews, we discussed the books we've 53 00:03:37,479 --> 00:03:40,280 written, the books we're reading, and the art of storytelling. We are 54 00:03:40,479 --> 00:03:46,840 here with endless stories to support indie bookstores, authors, librarians and readers just 55 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:53,680 like you. We are always seeking innovative ways to introduce dynamic voices and trends 56 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:57,599 in publishing. 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You're like, hmm, is that a pony? 66 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:46,279 Why yes? This happened in a Tesco superstore in Cardiff. The pony 67 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:49,120 was spotted in the clothing section. It wandered around the store for a couple 68 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:53,040 of minutes and then the staff was able to convince it to leave. How 69 00:04:53,079 --> 00:04:58,759 it got there who knows, but the article says the pony bypass the carrots 70 00:04:58,759 --> 00:05:01,040 to check out the baby food section and then went and checked out the clothes 71 00:05:01,519 --> 00:05:05,240 Where it's from where it went? I don't know, but I'm laughing and 72 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:10,120 you're probably smiling. So that's your five good news stories for today. Follow 73 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:14,439 the show for free on Apple podcast, Spotify YouTube and you have a great 74 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:17,399 day. Who does like vacations? 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