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The comedy4cast network. Let's dog ear that for now.

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This is comedy4cast, episode 796, Limited Options.

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It's time once again for the Dog Days of Podcasting, a call for podcasters to

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try to put out a podcast every day in August.

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For more information and to hear all the shows, go to dogdaysofpodcasting.com.

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Here at the comedy4cast Studios, we've been working on a new format for this year's Dog Days.

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Sure, like in years past, there will be an actual odd news story, but that's not all.

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So, let's get started with Odd News Plus.

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Here are our stories for Sunday, August 4th, 2024.

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First up today, another tip from Lucas, the repair person who comes in

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to fix things here in the comedy4cast studios.

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Lucas says that if your dining table is a little wobbly, a quick trip to your

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local sporting goods store can solve the problem.

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He suggests you buy three 50-pound weights and plop them down on one end of the table.

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To quote Lucas, now that sucker ain't goin' nowhere. You're welcome.

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Lucas also points out that if you buy a few 100-pound weights,

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you can probably break the table in half and then, quote, go out and get one

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that isn't crap, end quote.

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Now let's get to our actual for real odd news story.

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Did you ever finish a meal and then feel, oh, that's not right?

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That could mean a few things. For instance, maybe you just ate a bowl of wax

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fruit, but that's not what we're talking about.

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Although, you should stop doing that.

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This is the story of Jenna Gestetner. As a child, Gestetner had always been labeled as sensitive.

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She had sensitive skin, a sensitive stomach, and got sick rather easily.

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By the time she was 12, things were getting worse. That's when Gestetner realized the symptoms,

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such as pain, nausea, fatigue, and dizziness, things people usually only experience

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when watching Zach Galifianakis movies, became worse when she was eating certain foods.

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So, Gestetner stopped eating the food that made her feel that way. Makes sense.

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I don't know if she went 100% Galifianakis-free. Anyway, by the time she was

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18, her can-eat list was getting mighty small.

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That's when she began getting tested for food allergies.

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A lot of tests for a lot of food allergies. The good news?

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After years of suffering, she was finally diagnosed with Mast Cell Activation

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Syndrome, a condition where the patient experiences repeated episodes of the

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symptoms of anaphylaxis after eating certain foods.

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Okay, maybe that's not great news, but at least now Jenna could work with doctors

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to come up with a list of foods she could eat. And that's exactly what happened.

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Jenna Gestetner is now free to eat anything on her approved food list.

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Food like whitefish and turkey, green beans, zucchini and cucumbers,

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lime, dates, grapes, raspberries, pears, chia seeds, water lily seeds, olive oil, and...

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Well, there's no and. That's it. 13 foods.

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Jenna can have 13 kinds of food.

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The University of Southern California student tends to eat the same thing every day.

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Turkey and chia seed pudding for breakfast, protein with vegetables for lunch

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and dinner, and fruit or water lily seeds for snacks.

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But Gestetner decided to put a positive spin on the whole thing.

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Today, she creates content for social media and shares her experiences with

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having the condition and loves to help motivate people to see their challenges in a positive light.

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So the next time you're having one of those days when you feel like there's

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nothing to eat, even though the refrigerator is full of food, yeah, it happens.

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But at least now you have some motivation to make the most of what you've got.

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Just stay away from the bowl of wax fruit.

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You know what? Give it to me. I'll send it to Zach.

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And finally, coming up next week, our Odd News Plus Consumer Affairs reporter,

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Gabriela Ortiz, investigates the shady world of table umbrellas.

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Then, local psychic Chris Fenton will be here to amaze us with his annual prediction

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of what he will be wearing the next time he's here.

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And so far, he's been right five out of seven times.

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It's all coming, I can't, you know, somehow my notes got stuck under some 50-pound

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weights here on the table.

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But wow, no wobble.

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That about wraps it up for today's Odd News Plus.

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A big thanks to the comedy4cast patrons for helping make this show possible.

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Story, voices, and original music by Clinton Alvord. Copyright 2024.

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All rights reserved. Talk to you next time. But for now, that's it.

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We're done, done, done, done, done. Bye-bye.

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Music.