1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,800 The comedy4cast network. Let's dog ear that for now. 2 00:00:08,126 --> 00:00:14,946 This is comedy4cast, Episode 795, Flying Under the Radar. 3 00:00:16,166 --> 00:00:22,346 It's time once again for the Dog Days of Podcasting, a call for podcasters to 4 00:00:22,346 --> 00:00:25,606 try to put out a podcast every day in August. 5 00:00:25,866 --> 00:00:32,006 For more information and to hear all the shows, go to dogdaysofpodcasting.com. 6 00:00:32,006 --> 00:00:38,346 Here at the comedy4cast Studios, we've been working on a new format for this year's Dog Days. 7 00:00:38,726 --> 00:00:45,266 Sure, like in years past, there will be an actual odd news story, but that's not all. 8 00:00:45,546 --> 00:00:50,466 So, let's get started with Odd News Plus. 9 00:00:51,246 --> 00:00:55,646 Here are our stories for Saturday, August 3rd, 2024. 10 00:00:56,846 --> 00:01:03,046 First, a correction. On a previous edition of Odd News Plus, we identified Mr. 11 00:01:03,266 --> 00:01:07,666 Charlie McCormick of Rumsford, Maine, as the author of the Magna Carta. 12 00:01:08,046 --> 00:01:13,886 Mr. McCormick contacted us to dispute that claim, providing documentation that 13 00:01:13,886 --> 00:01:16,686 proved he is only 41 years old. 14 00:01:16,986 --> 00:01:23,466 Upon further investigation, it appears that the Magna Carta was created in 1215, giving Mr. 15 00:01:23,586 --> 00:01:26,046 McCormick a nearly airtight alibi. 16 00:01:27,046 --> 00:01:32,686 Well played. We retract the statement. But we stand by our belief that Mr. 17 00:01:32,826 --> 00:01:36,766 McCormick was responsible for the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. 18 00:01:37,666 --> 00:01:41,606 Now let's get to our actual for-real odd news story. 19 00:01:42,146 --> 00:01:48,506 This past July, an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper had an otherworldly encounter. 20 00:01:49,506 --> 00:01:52,806 And it didn't even involve probing in all the wrong places. 21 00:01:53,606 --> 00:01:59,266 Trooper Ryan VanVleck stopped an unusual UFO-shaped vehicle on the highway. 22 00:02:00,489 --> 00:02:05,989 Okay, there's a lot to unpack here. First of all, we don't call them UFOs anymore. 23 00:02:06,589 --> 00:02:14,249 Now we call them UAPs, because Unidentified Flying Objects is too easy to remember and to say. 24 00:02:14,689 --> 00:02:19,389 So the Pentagon changed it to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena. 25 00:02:20,149 --> 00:02:23,929 Personally, I think that makes it easier to do that Manama-na song to it. 26 00:02:24,029 --> 00:02:26,489 You know, anomalous phenomena-na-na. 27 00:02:27,469 --> 00:02:33,049 Second, what do they mean by unusual? Is there some standard shape for a UAP? 28 00:02:34,969 --> 00:02:39,309 Because if we're talking flying saucer, that's exactly what this thing looked 29 00:02:39,309 --> 00:02:41,909 like. So there's nothing unusual about it. 30 00:02:42,329 --> 00:02:45,289 A Cybertruck. Now that's an anomalous phenomenon. 31 00:02:46,369 --> 00:02:51,769 But let's continue, shall we? Trooper VanVleck stopped the saucer on the Turner 32 00:02:51,769 --> 00:02:54,769 Turnpike due to an obstructed tag. 33 00:02:55,549 --> 00:03:00,329 Okay, not because it was a flying saucer, but because he couldn't see a sticker? 34 00:03:01,429 --> 00:03:04,729 And how did he stop the saucer? Because those things can go pretty fast. 35 00:03:05,049 --> 00:03:07,809 Do Oklahoma squad cars have tractor beams? 36 00:03:08,869 --> 00:03:12,509 I mean, I guess it would make sense to have a tractor beam in Oklahoma. 37 00:03:13,269 --> 00:03:17,509 Okay, that part checks out. The two occupants of the unusual vehicle, 38 00:03:17,829 --> 00:03:24,589 again with the unusual, explained that they were headed to the annual UFO festival in Roswell, New Mexico. 39 00:03:25,641 --> 00:03:33,021 Notice, they didn't say the two humans, or the two people, or the two folks. No, the two occupants. 40 00:03:33,281 --> 00:03:38,421 No, these were clearly Klingons, or killer clowns from outer space, or space zombies. 41 00:03:38,701 --> 00:03:45,541 And space zombies are the worst. Yeah, they move slow, but they're pod racers. Those go fast. 42 00:03:46,261 --> 00:03:49,441 Trooper VanVleck decided not to issue a citation. 43 00:03:50,021 --> 00:03:54,761 Which is interesting because, let's face it, alien joyriders aren't coming back 44 00:03:54,761 --> 00:03:59,021 for a court appearance, so that's an easy automatic suspension of their hyperspace license. 45 00:03:59,761 --> 00:04:04,961 Instead, the trooper took some selfies with the UFO. And one of the aliens is 46 00:04:04,961 --> 00:04:07,381 clearly giving a sarcastic Vulcan salute. 47 00:04:07,961 --> 00:04:11,961 And then the trooper let the driver and passenger go with a warning. 48 00:04:12,301 --> 00:04:14,461 Which, finally, was great. 49 00:04:14,881 --> 00:04:20,181 Because usually it's the aliens who are being all bossy. You know, surrender or die. 50 00:04:20,501 --> 00:04:23,781 Take us to your leader. E.T. phone home. 51 00:04:24,961 --> 00:04:28,161 I just hope Trooper VanVleck made the most of that warning. 52 00:04:28,921 --> 00:04:33,561 Something like, stop dumping those damn monoliths everywhere or we'll start 53 00:04:33,561 --> 00:04:36,361 sending you NFTs and Crocs. 54 00:04:37,441 --> 00:04:42,381 And finally, the future. A source of endless fascination. 55 00:04:43,381 --> 00:04:48,661 What does tomorrow have in store for us all? To find out, Odd News Plus posed 56 00:04:48,661 --> 00:04:53,121 that question to some of today's greatest visionaries in the fields of technology, 57 00:04:53,541 --> 00:04:57,901 urban planning, transportation, climate, economics, and communications. 58 00:04:58,481 --> 00:05:02,221 What surprised us is they all agreed on this topic. 59 00:05:03,001 --> 00:05:09,041 The future will bring us more episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants. 60 00:05:12,661 --> 00:05:18,281 That about wraps it up for today's Odd News Plus. A big thanks to the 61 00:05:18,281 --> 00:05:21,781 comedy4cast patrons for helping make this show possible. 62 00:05:22,201 --> 00:05:28,261 Story, voices, and original music by Clinton Alvord. Copyright 2024. 63 00:05:28,861 --> 00:05:34,201 All rights reserved. Talk to you next time. But for now, that's it. 64 00:05:34,321 --> 00:05:36,801 We're done, done, done, done, done. Bye-bye. 65 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:48,083 Music.