1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:08,720 The comedy4cast network. Let's dog ear that for now. 2 00:00:08,663 --> 00:00:15,223 This is comedy4cast, episode 804. This story is all wet. 3 00:00:16,243 --> 00:00:22,343 It's time once again for the Dog Days of Podcasting, a call for podcasters to 4 00:00:22,343 --> 00:00:25,603 try to put out a podcast every day in August. 5 00:00:25,903 --> 00:00:32,063 For more information and to hear all the shows, go to dogdaysofpodcasting.com. 6 00:00:32,343 --> 00:00:38,323 Here at the comedy4cast studios, we've been working on a new format for this year's Dog Days. 7 00:00:38,663 --> 00:00:45,283 Sure, like in years past, there will be an actual odd news story, but that's not all. 8 00:00:45,543 --> 00:00:50,483 So, let's get started with Odd News Plus. 9 00:00:51,483 --> 00:00:57,183 Here are our odd news stories for Monday, August 12, 2024. 10 00:00:58,083 --> 00:01:02,843 First up, the technology of running shoes is now a billion-dollar industry, 11 00:01:03,083 --> 00:01:06,863 with near daily advances in materials and production. 12 00:01:06,863 --> 00:01:12,943 But one Silicon Valley startup, FastForward, believes they have tapped into 13 00:01:12,943 --> 00:01:15,483 an unexplored area of athletic footwear. 14 00:01:15,923 --> 00:01:20,683 Using innovative dyes and the latest version of Adobe Illustrator, 15 00:01:21,463 --> 00:01:27,703 they have crafted double triangle graphics that can be applied to the toe of virtually any shoe. 16 00:01:28,123 --> 00:01:34,103 The triangles replicate the Fast Forward icon that appears on most audio and video players. 17 00:01:34,663 --> 00:01:40,663 FastForward CEO Zephyr Rio said the company did suffer a major setback when 18 00:01:40,663 --> 00:01:46,603 one of its early prototypes was applied backwards and the runner slammed into a wall behind them. 19 00:01:47,423 --> 00:01:52,443 As a precaution, all footwear triangle graphics now come with an arrow that 20 00:01:52,443 --> 00:01:54,503 shows the direction they should face. 21 00:01:54,923 --> 00:01:59,823 We were told that FastForward is currently researching the feasibility of adding 22 00:01:59,823 --> 00:02:06,023 setting a third triangle, but fear that humans were simply not meant to run that fast. 23 00:02:06,643 --> 00:02:10,803 Now let's get to our actual for real odd news story. 24 00:02:11,223 --> 00:02:17,623 Back in June, James Kane and Barbie Agostini were visiting Flushing Meadows Corona Park. 25 00:02:18,349 --> 00:02:24,129 Hey, that's where the 1939-40 and 1964-65 World's Fairs were held. 26 00:02:24,589 --> 00:02:29,809 Maybe they were there to see the Unisphere, or visit the former site of It's 27 00:02:29,809 --> 00:02:34,429 a Small World, or go to the New York State Pavilion, that building you see at 28 00:02:34,429 --> 00:02:36,589 the end of Men in Black. Cool! 29 00:02:37,449 --> 00:02:41,049 Oh, they were there to do magnet fishing. 30 00:02:42,369 --> 00:02:50,689 Okay, well, I guess that's cool. It was cool. In fact, Kane and Agostini found some cool cash. 31 00:02:51,089 --> 00:02:54,049 Now they just need to figure out how to save it. 32 00:02:54,509 --> 00:03:01,489 You see, using the magnet, they reeled in a safe that contained around $100,000 33 00:03:01,489 --> 00:03:04,469 in water-damaged $100 bills. 34 00:03:05,109 --> 00:03:08,949 I'll bet there must be an interesting story behind how that got there. 35 00:03:09,369 --> 00:03:12,689 And maybe there is, but we'll never know what it was. 36 00:03:12,689 --> 00:03:17,609 The New York Police Department told the couple the cash was theirs to keep, 37 00:03:17,749 --> 00:03:19,569 since investigators were unable 38 00:03:19,569 --> 00:03:24,369 to find any evidence connecting the safe or its contents to a crime. 39 00:03:24,649 --> 00:03:29,629 So, with the most salvageable-looking cash from the safe in a plastic bag, 40 00:03:30,169 --> 00:03:33,589 Kane and Agostini took a bus to Washington, D.C. 41 00:03:34,389 --> 00:03:39,469 Their hope was that they could have the bills cataloged and replaced at the 42 00:03:39,469 --> 00:03:42,909 U.S. Treasury Department's Bureau of Engraving and Printing. 43 00:03:43,389 --> 00:03:44,929 In your dreams! 44 00:03:46,365 --> 00:03:53,745 Oh, never mind. A treasury employee estimated there appeared to be between $50,000 45 00:03:53,745 --> 00:03:59,025 and $70,000 worth of recoverable cash in the plastic bag. 46 00:03:59,345 --> 00:04:04,265 The man told Kane and Agostini that the money would be counted and replaced 47 00:04:04,265 --> 00:04:08,465 with fresh cash, which they would be able to take home tax-free. 48 00:04:08,745 --> 00:04:12,425 The process is expected to take about nine months. 49 00:04:12,765 --> 00:04:17,565 The couple, who took up magnet fishing as an outdoor activity during the early 50 00:04:17,565 --> 00:04:19,765 days of the COVID-19 pandemic, 51 00:04:20,185 --> 00:04:25,045 said their previous discoveries included an empty safe, a grenade, 52 00:04:25,405 --> 00:04:30,845 multiple guns, a drone, and an entire motorcycle. 53 00:04:31,425 --> 00:04:37,625 I really hope those things were all found together, because that would make 54 00:04:37,625 --> 00:04:39,185 a very interesting story. 55 00:04:40,185 --> 00:04:45,105 This looks like a job for the Group of Explorers. 56 00:04:46,185 --> 00:04:51,545 And finally, Odd News Plus is happy to introduce a new segment, 57 00:04:51,825 --> 00:04:57,885 Coffee Conversations, where we slow down the pace and enjoy some coffee while 58 00:04:57,885 --> 00:05:00,185 chatting about some of our recent stories. 59 00:05:03,885 --> 00:05:06,905 How am I supposed to talk like this? 60 00:05:10,665 --> 00:05:14,245 That about wraps it up for today's Odd News Plus. 61 00:05:14,545 --> 00:05:19,685 A big thanks to the comedy4cast patrons for helping make this show possible. 62 00:05:20,125 --> 00:05:26,185 Story, voices, and original music by Clinton Alvord. Copyright 2024. 63 00:05:26,945 --> 00:05:32,105 All rights reserved. Talk to you next time. But for now, that's it. 64 00:05:32,345 --> 00:05:34,705 We're done, done, done, done, done. Bye-bye. 65 00:05:35,280 --> 00:05:45,958 Music.