The comedy4cast network. Let's dog ear that for now.
This is comedy4cast, episode 796, Limited Options.
It's time once again for the Dog Days of Podcasting, a call for podcasters to
try to put out a podcast every day in August.
For more information and to hear all the shows, go to dogdaysofpodcasting.com.
Here at the comedy4cast Studios, we've been working on a new format for this year's Dog Days.
Sure, like in years past, there will be an actual odd news story, but that's not all.
So, let's get started with Odd News Plus.
Here are our stories for Sunday, August 4th, 2024.
First up today, another tip from Lucas, the repair person who comes in
to fix things here in the comedy4cast studios.
Lucas says that if your dining table is a little wobbly, a quick trip to your
local sporting goods store can solve the problem.
He suggests you buy three 50-pound weights and plop them down on one end of the table.
To quote Lucas, now that sucker ain't goin' nowhere. You're welcome.
Lucas also points out that if you buy a few 100-pound weights,
you can probably break the table in half and then, quote, go out and get one
that isn't crap, end quote.
Now let's get to our actual for real odd news story.
Did you ever finish a meal and then feel, oh, that's not right?
That could mean a few things. For instance, maybe you just ate a bowl of wax
fruit, but that's not what we're talking about.
Although, you should stop doing that.
This is the story of Jenna Gestetner. As a child, Gestetner had always been labeled as sensitive.
She had sensitive skin, a sensitive stomach, and got sick rather easily.
By the time she was 12, things were getting worse. That's when Gestetner realized the symptoms,
such as pain, nausea, fatigue, and dizziness, things people usually only experience
when watching Zach Galifianakis movies, became worse when she was eating certain foods.
So, Gestetner stopped eating the food that made her feel that way. Makes sense.
I don't know if she went 100% Galifianakis-free. Anyway, by the time she was
18, her can-eat list was getting mighty small.
That's when she began getting tested for food allergies.
A lot of tests for a lot of food allergies. The good news?
After years of suffering, she was finally diagnosed with Mast Cell Activation
Syndrome, a condition where the patient experiences repeated episodes of the
symptoms of anaphylaxis after eating certain foods.
Okay, maybe that's not great news, but at least now Jenna could work with doctors
to come up with a list of foods she could eat. And that's exactly what happened.
Jenna Gestetner is now free to eat anything on her approved food list.
Food like whitefish and turkey, green beans, zucchini and cucumbers,
lime, dates, grapes, raspberries, pears, chia seeds, water lily seeds, olive oil, and...
Well, there's no and. That's it. 13 foods.
Jenna can have 13 kinds of food.
The University of Southern California student tends to eat the same thing every day.
Turkey and chia seed pudding for breakfast, protein with vegetables for lunch
and dinner, and fruit or water lily seeds for snacks.
But Gestetner decided to put a positive spin on the whole thing.
Today, she creates content for social media and shares her experiences with
having the condition and loves to help motivate people to see their challenges in a positive light.
So the next time you're having one of those days when you feel like there's
nothing to eat, even though the refrigerator is full of food, yeah, it happens.
But at least now you have some motivation to make the most of what you've got.
Just stay away from the bowl of wax fruit.
You know what? Give it to me. I'll send it to Zach.
And finally, coming up next week, our Odd News Plus Consumer Affairs reporter,
Gabriela Ortiz, investigates the shady world of table umbrellas.
Then, local psychic Chris Fenton will be here to amaze us with his annual prediction
of what he will be wearing the next time he's here.
And so far, he's been right five out of seven times.
It's all coming, I can't, you know, somehow my notes got stuck under some 50-pound
weights here on the table.
But wow, no wobble.
That about wraps it up for today's Odd News Plus.
A big thanks to the comedy4cast patrons for helping make this show possible.
Story, voices, and original music by Clinton Alvord. Copyright 2024.
All rights reserved. Talk to you next time. But for now, that's it.
We're done, done, done, done, done. Bye-bye.
Music.