1 00:00:02,520 --> 00:00:09,359 The Shark Deck. I'm Johnny Mack with five good news stories. Good news 2 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:13,240 for Shrimp the rooster. He's in love with one legged chicken Basil. They 3 00:00:13,320 --> 00:00:17,280 lived together in an enclosure made of mats and baby gates at the Here with 4 00:00:17,399 --> 00:00:21,679 Us Animal Sanctuary in Pennsylvania. Basil was taken in as part of a large 5 00:00:21,679 --> 00:00:25,399 scale chicken rescue. Shrimp was saved one day before her youth and asia date 6 00:00:25,679 --> 00:00:28,920 back in October. Basil had to have one leg amputated to do an infection 7 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:32,240 had to be brought inside for her safety. At the same time, Shrimp 8 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:35,520 was brought inside because he was being bullied by the other chickens. They're a 9 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:38,320 solid couple. They give each other treats, dance for each other, and 10 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:41,920 even refused to go to the vets separately. Amanda Clark, who's the founder 11 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:45,359 of Here with Us, said he was so interested in her through the baby 12 00:00:45,399 --> 00:00:48,280 gate and did a little dance as soon as he saw her. It's sorry 13 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:51,159 to believe their love is real unless you see it. It's the cutest thing. 14 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:53,320 Ever. Whenever he can, he'll do a little dance in front of 15 00:00:53,359 --> 00:00:56,000 her and PLoP berries down so she can eat. They don't have any fights 16 00:00:56,079 --> 00:00:59,000 or anything like that. They really are the perfect couple. Hey, do 17 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:00,759 you want good food on a plane? Will? Good luck? Despite this 18 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:04,680 travel tip from a flight attendant, Camilla's have been a flight attendant for over 19 00:01:04,719 --> 00:01:10,040 three years. She shared how she maximizes her chances of eating what she wants 20 00:01:10,079 --> 00:01:12,400 on a plane. Says, if you've pre booked your seat, choose the 21 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:15,799 front of the plane or as closed to it as you can get an economy. 22 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:19,200 The food service usually starts from the front of the plane to get to 23 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:23,040 dine first. Sitting in the front rail also means you're more likely to get 24 00:01:23,079 --> 00:01:26,760 your preferred choice of meal if two meal options are available. Here's a fun 25 00:01:26,799 --> 00:01:29,799 fact. Due to different air pressure and dry air inside the airplane, our 26 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:33,359 sense of smell reduces roughly by twenty percent, and so does the sensitivity of 27 00:01:33,359 --> 00:01:37,439 our taste buds, making the food taste blender. Therefore, aircraft food is 28 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:41,400 often oversalted. For that reason, I bring my own snacks when I fly. 29 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:45,280 Interesting. She also says, you know bottled water, it'd be my 30 00:01:45,359 --> 00:01:49,480 first choice. The water tanks don't often get clean due to time constraints. 31 00:01:49,519 --> 00:01:52,519 That being said, over my flying career, I drank countless cups of tea 32 00:01:52,519 --> 00:01:55,439 and coffee when I needed a caffeine boost to stay up on night flights, 33 00:01:55,719 --> 00:01:59,519 and I never had any issues scared. There for a second good news for 34 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:04,040 the cape On tree. It's a cessial oak, estimated to two be between 35 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:07,280 seven hundred and one thousand years old. The oak was awarded a grant of 36 00:02:07,319 --> 00:02:13,280 around eighty five hundred dollars after one of its supporting limbs collapsed. You see 37 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:15,400 oaks that grow without any other trees nearby. It tend to grow in girth 38 00:02:15,599 --> 00:02:19,639 rather than the height, and the cape On tree is an exceptional example of 39 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:23,919 the strange duality. The Tree Council recognizes the Capon as one of Britain's fifty 40 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:29,280 Greatest trees. There are stories that go back to at least the sixteenth century, 41 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:31,439 referring to the tree as a meeting place for brigands who would read across 42 00:02:31,479 --> 00:02:35,479 the border in New England. Wow. The community Trust said, we wanted 43 00:02:35,479 --> 00:02:38,360 to make sure we were doing everything we could to prolong the tree's life for 44 00:02:38,479 --> 00:02:44,400 future generations. Alexandra Gamerzik is a nephrologist in Chicago. She helped two patients 45 00:02:44,439 --> 00:02:47,800 get new kidneys by going from doctor to donor. She knows that some people 46 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:52,879 have questions about the living donor process, so she decided to undergo the procedure 47 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:55,400 herself. And when it came to decide who got her kidney, she said, 48 00:02:55,479 --> 00:02:58,960 I couldn't pick with just one, and'd be like picking one child over 49 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:00,120 another. I can't do that. So I was just gonna help. I 50 00:03:00,159 --> 00:03:02,759 just wanted to throw my kidney out into the pool and help someone who needs 51 00:03:02,759 --> 00:03:07,439 it. So she took part in what's called a kidney pair donation. There 52 00:03:07,479 --> 00:03:09,319 was a man in Virginia who was not a match for his wife who needed 53 00:03:09,319 --> 00:03:15,000 a kidney, but Alexandra was. Alexandra gave that woman her kidney. Her 54 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:19,199 husband gave his kidney to someone else. Alexandra says the example she said has 55 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:22,680 already paid off. One patient who is skeptical about the transplant process is now 56 00:03:22,719 --> 00:03:31,719 being evaluated for the procedure. I am Patty Callahan, Henry, I am 57 00:03:31,719 --> 00:03:37,639 Mary kay Andrews, I'm Kristin Harmel, and I'm Kristy Woodson Harvey. Friends 58 00:03:37,639 --> 00:03:40,919 in Fiction is led by four longtime friends, the four of us with more 59 00:03:40,919 --> 00:03:46,159 than seventy five published books between us through end of conversations and interviews, we 60 00:03:46,199 --> 00:03:50,759 discussed the books we've written, the books were reading, and the art of 61 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:55,520 storytelling. We are here with endless stories to support indie bookstores, authors, 62 00:03:55,759 --> 00:04:01,719 librarians, and readers just like you, were always seeking innovative ways to introduce 63 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:06,520 dynamic voices and trends in publishing. On this channel, you will find hundreds 64 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:11,039 of episodes with some of your favorite authors, including the four of us with 65 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:15,919 our new releases. As we reveal the stories behind the stories, offer writing 66 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:19,120 tips, and talk about the creation of novels, memoirs, and nonfiction titles. 67 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:25,360 So if you love books and you're curious about the writing world, you 68 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:29,839 are in the right place. You can listen to friends and fiction on any 69 00:04:29,879 --> 00:04:42,199 major streaming platform. A mom has defended her choice to name her daughter Pickle. 70 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:46,000 Mom did a name revealing video. She smiled as she reached into a 71 00:04:46,079 --> 00:04:50,399 jar of pickles before sharing her daughter's name. Not all viewers were impressed, 72 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:55,720 some slammed her choice, but she joked, you get five minutes added to 73 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:59,480 your life every time someone asks you if you really named your daughter Pickle. 74 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:02,920 Your five good News stories for today. Follow the show for free on Apple 75 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:05,360 podcast Spotify. You know you kind of want a pickle? No, no, 76 00:05:05,519 --> 00:05:08,560 yeah, that isn't that weird yet. It's a little old YouTube. 77 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:10,560 Wherever you get your shows, You have a great day.