1 00:00:02,520 --> 00:00:09,519 The Shark Deck. I'm Johnny Mack with five good news stories. Do you 2 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:14,599 like women's sports? You should hang out at the Sports Bra. You'll find 3 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:19,839 trophies, soccer scarves, and team flags coating the walls. There's beard taps. 4 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:23,440 But if you pay more attention, two things will stick out. One 5 00:00:23,519 --> 00:00:28,519 the TV's only show women playing sports, and two the bars named after underwear. 6 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:32,079 Jenny's the founder. She was all excited the night of the twenty eighteen 7 00:00:32,159 --> 00:00:36,719 women's NCAA Women's Basketball Championship. She and her friends headed out to the bar 8 00:00:36,759 --> 00:00:40,240 to watch Notre Dame take on Mississippi State, and they discovered the only viewing 9 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:44,159 option was a tiny, soundless TV in the corner. She learned that women's 10 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:48,640 competitions make up only four percent of televised sports, so she decided to open 11 00:00:48,679 --> 00:00:52,119 a place that would only show women's sports, even it meant turning off the 12 00:00:52,119 --> 00:00:55,840 TVs when there was absolutely nothing on. That's why if you go in sometimes 13 00:00:55,920 --> 00:01:00,840 in the mid days you'll see tech ball, TEQBA L. I'm sure you're 14 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:03,000 curious what tech wall is, and I've tried to research it. Not sure 15 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:07,760 I understand it. Wikipedias as tick wall as a ball sport played on a 16 00:01:07,799 --> 00:01:11,599 curved table combining elements of tack raw and table tennis. I don't know what 17 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:15,760 tack raw is and we don't have time, but back and forth. The 18 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:19,000 players hit a football with any part of the body except arms and hands, 19 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:23,239 so kind of sort of socker ping pong. That makes sense. Maybe let's 20 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:26,799 move on. Good news for Lucky the sheep. Lucky the sheep ran into 21 00:01:26,799 --> 00:01:30,879 an eight year old girl who helped nurse Lucky the sheep back to health. 22 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:34,079 When Lucky the sheep was rejected by its mom as a lamb. That's sad. 23 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:38,159 Lacy found Lucky the sheep close to death. She took her home to 24 00:01:38,159 --> 00:01:41,640 bring her back from the brink with cuddles. Lacy put her in a box, 25 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:44,000 brought her home, placed her in front of the fire. Didn't take 26 00:01:44,079 --> 00:01:46,560 long for Lucky the Sheep to come back around. Lacy nursed her back to 27 00:01:46,599 --> 00:01:49,120 health. That's how she got her name. She bottle fed Lucky and kept 28 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:51,920 her warm by wrapping her in blankets in the house and giving her lots of 29 00:01:51,959 --> 00:01:55,719 cuddles. We've used the word cuddles along this storage anyway. Lacy tells people 30 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:57,840 that the reason Lucky survived was because of how much she loves her. It's 31 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:00,200 so special to see the relate ship. He could just tell they're going to 32 00:02:00,239 --> 00:02:05,079 be friends for life. They even recently threw Lucky the sheep a birthday party 33 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:07,280 for her first birthday. But it's not just good news for sheep, it's 34 00:02:07,319 --> 00:02:10,240 good news for squirrels too. A woman has formed a bond with a squirrel 35 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:14,360 that she helped raise, and now that squirrel's not going back to the wild. 36 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:17,879 Oh no. Patricia adopted Bunk the squirrel. He too, was rejected 37 00:02:17,879 --> 00:02:22,479 by his mother. What's going on? Animal Kingdom? Patricia found Bunk the 38 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:24,680 squirrel back in twenty sixteen. He was rejected by his mother. He had 39 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:30,439 to fend himself. Tricia's original plan was to get Bunk the squirrel healthy enough 40 00:02:30,479 --> 00:02:32,360 that he could be released into the wild, but Bunk didn't want to leave 41 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:36,520 the house, kind of like me. He tried to release her into the 42 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:39,240 wild, and he returned five days later. Refused to leave. Pun holding 43 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:42,919 on he fell asleep in my hands. Getting him ready to go again, 44 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:46,719 I quickly found he refused to leave. I wasn't aware that squirrels had that 45 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:50,319 much personality. But my favorite part of raising bunk the squirrel was the time 46 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:53,240 we had to bond. I cherished this time the most, so Patricia has 47 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:57,360 created a wild space for the squirrel, complete with a tree house made up 48 00:02:57,400 --> 00:03:00,560 of a variety of wood for him to chew on Climb up you made out 49 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:02,919 of furniture she found on the side of the road. A boy has raised 50 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:07,919 some money to help out his favorite waiter. Kaizen is an eight year old 51 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:10,240 regular at the waffle house. He always asked to be seen in the same 52 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:15,759 place. His favorite waiter is DeVante Gardner. However, recently Kaizen found out 53 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:19,080 Davante was gone through a hard time. Davante and his family had to leave 54 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:22,159 their apartment due to a mold infestation. They wound up living in a motel 55 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:25,240 and DeVante had to walk miles each way to the waffle House and Little Rock. 56 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:29,479 Kazin set up a fundraiser to help out, describing Davante as one of 57 00:03:29,479 --> 00:03:31,039 the most joyous and positive people you've ever met. He was looking for a 58 00:03:31,039 --> 00:03:35,800 decent priced cars. Family was unfortunate and he ended up an apartment riddled with 59 00:03:35,919 --> 00:03:38,319 mold. He had to get his kids out at set him back a lot. 60 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:42,439 The fundraiser raised over fifty thousand dollars. Davante was able to get a 61 00:03:42,479 --> 00:03:45,599 new car and get an apartment for his family for at least a year. 62 00:03:46,159 --> 00:03:49,080 Davante said, I love working at waffle House because I have an opportunity to 63 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:52,520 make people feel good every day. I loved people come in, especially Kaysen 64 00:03:57,639 --> 00:04:01,439 I and Patty Callahan, Henry, I'm Mary kay Andrews, I'm Kristin Harmel, 65 00:04:01,759 --> 00:04:06,400 and I'm Kristy Woodson Harvey. Friends of Fiction is led by four longtime 66 00:04:06,439 --> 00:04:11,560 friends, the four of us, with more than seventy five published books between 67 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:15,040 us. Through end depth conversations and interviews, we discussed the books we've written, 68 00:04:15,399 --> 00:04:19,079 the books we're reading, and the art of storytelling. We are here 69 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:26,000 with endless stories to support indie bookstores, authors, librarians, and readers just 70 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:30,879 like you. We are always seeking innovative ways to introduce dynamic voices and trends 71 00:04:30,879 --> 00:04:34,800 in publishing. On this channel, you will find hundreds of episodes with some 72 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:39,360 of your favorite authors, including the four of us, with our new releases. 73 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:43,800 As we reveal the stories behind the stories, offer writing tips, and 74 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:47,920 talk about the creation of novels, memoirs, and nonfiction titles. So if 75 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:53,399 you love books and you're curious about the writing world, you are in the 76 00:04:53,519 --> 00:05:04,480 right place. You can listen to friends and fiction on any major streaming platform. 77 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:10,319 Congratulations to Peter Bailey, he has been named best Dad in the World. 78 00:05:10,639 --> 00:05:15,319 Why he converted his Porsche into a Ghostbusters theme racer for his seven year 79 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:18,560 old son. Peter said, my son watched the Girls version that came out 80 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:21,199 in twenty sixteen when he was probably three or four years old, and he 81 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:25,000 loved it. I was like, you need to see the original ones, 82 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:27,120 and that was it. He was really into it, and he got me 83 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:30,199 into it because we had the father's son bond going on. Then they announced 84 00:05:30,199 --> 00:05:33,040 Ghostbusters Afterlife and Peter said he knew he had a gear up for it. 85 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:36,120 See the pun there. He had a good job. So he decorated his 86 00:05:36,199 --> 00:05:41,160 Porsche to look like an Ecto one mobile and he and his son wants to 87 00:05:41,199 --> 00:05:46,519 see Ghostbusters Afterlife. Dressed in matching shoes, hoodies and Proton packs. The 88 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:49,000 Porsche is equipped with flashing ill of lights, hazard warning tapes, and a 89 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:55,040 Ghostbusters logo. Dad says it was well worth spending fifty pounds on stickers for 90 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:58,680 the car, especially after his long work hours left him feel guilty about not 91 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:00,959 spending warm time on this family. Good job, Dad, and that's your 92 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:04,800 five A good news stories for today. Follow the show for free on Apple 93 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:08,839 podcast, Spotify, YouTube, wherever you get your pods. See here next 94 00:06:08,879 --> 00:06:12,560 time. Who does like vacations? Do you need some inspiration for your next 95 00:06:12,639 --> 00:06:15,279 road trip? Are you excited to get out there and explore the world again? 96 00:06:15,399 --> 00:06:17,560 Hi, I'm Johnny Mac. My podcast is called Travel Is Back. 97 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:21,319 Travel is Back is travel for regular people. We hop in the car and 98 00:06:21,399 --> 00:06:25,360 we f like coach views or miles. We eat in normal places, We 99 00:06:25,519 --> 00:06:28,160 stay at normal places. So what I do is I hop in the car 100 00:06:28,199 --> 00:06:30,480 and I grab my portable recorder and I go somewhere. Season three kicks off 101 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:33,279 of a road trip to Key West. You can check out the back catalog. 102 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:36,680 There are popular episodes covered Chicago, Nashville, Vancouver, Seattle, a 103 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:42,120 whole bunch more Travel is Back road trips or regular people. Follow the show 104 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:44,680 on Apple podcast or wherever you get your shows. These are quick, these 105 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:47,600 are casual, and it's for regular people. Like eat, Travel is Back.