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The comedy4cast Network. Let's dog-ear that for now.

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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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We always take this month to provide you with some interesting,

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yet totally useless, odd news.

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And this year, to celebrate the Platinum Anniversary of comedy4cast,

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or PAC for short, we'll end each Dog Day episode with part of a classic comedy4cast episode.

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So, let's get started with Odd News PAC!

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Archaeologists recently unveiled a rare culinary find, a well-preserved loaf of ancient bread.

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The artifact was found during an archaeological excavation at the Kalluoba site

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in the Eskisehir province located in central Turkey.

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The bread is roughly 5,000 years old and was baked during Turkey's Bronze Age.

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Hey, by the way, I thought it was now called Türkiye, so I'm going with that.

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Murat Türkteki, archaeologist and director of the excavation,

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told reporters that ancient bread is a rare find.

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Usually, you only find crumbs.

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Well, sure. I think archaeology is one big case of following breadcrumbs.

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Anyway, since May, Turkish... Ooh, uh...

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Türkiye-ish bakers have been working to recreate the bread.

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The recipe is based on an ancient wheat which is best suited to drought conditions,

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shedding light on the climate of central Türkiye during the Bronze Age,

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or Bread Age in this case.

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Serap Güler, the bakery's manager, revealed that the bread is made by combining

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ancient wheat flour, lentils, and bulgur.

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Apparently this produces a rich, satisfying, low-gluten, preservative-free bread.

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So Whole Foods and Trader Joe's are interested.

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The yellow cake-like loaves have reportedly been a hit with local residents.

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One customer said she was curious about the taste of the ancient bread,

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so she rushed to the bakery to try it because she was afraid there wouldn't be any left.

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Calm down. The bread is already 5,000 years old.

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I think it will be around a few more weeks. But here's the odd part.

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Researchers say this loaf of ancient bread they unearthed was burnt,

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and it was buried underneath the entrance of a dwelling dating back to 3,300 BC.

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Apparently, some of the bread, which measures about five inches in diameter,

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was torn off before it was buried.

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Of course, all that might have been part of some religious or cultural ritual,

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but what if, just what if, it was buried because the person who baked it was

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really bummed that they had burned the bread and didn't want anyone to know?

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They took a big bite and said, Yeah, this is terrible.

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You know what? I'm just going to bury it here under the stairs and forget about it.

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I mean, it's not like anyone is going to come along in 5,000 years and dig it up.

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That would be crazy. But just in case, I'll put some crumbs from this good loaf

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of bread I baked all over the place.

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So there's no need to look under these stairs.

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Kind of makes you wonder, doesn't it?

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Okay, maybe not. Maybe I just need to go to Olive Garden for endless breadsticks.

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And now, let's celebrate 20 years of comedy4cast with this classic clip.

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This clip is from an episode that premiered on April 11, 2006.

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I was at a meetup with fellow New England podcasters and had them read emails

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I had received. And then I would respond to the question.

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Here's one example. This is Steve Runner from Fidipidations.

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Kim wrote in and asked, where do you get your ideas for your skits?

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Do you have comedy elves?

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No, Kim, there are no such things as comedy elves.

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The drama leprechauns told me so.

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But you're right, I don't come up with my own ideas. I actually have Scott Johnson

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from Extra Life Radio locked up in the basement working on concepts.

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Let's see how he's doing.

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Hey, Johnson, what have you got? Here's another idea, sir.

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It's about a webcomic artist locked in a basement, working up ideas for another podcaster's show.

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No one's gonna buy a crazy premise like that. No video gaming for you.

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Now back to work. Could you at least let me check in over at MyExtralife.com?

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No need for that. I'm about to put your domain name up for sale on eBay.

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Did you hear that, Fidgert? He's stealing our gags, too.

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Wait till Dr. Floyd hears about this. Quick, Fidget, browse over to DoctorFloyd.com. Yes,

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spell out doctor.

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And quick, before someone realizes that we're part of this skit full of obvious self-promotion.

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

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But first, a shout-out to the comedy4cast Patreon patrons,

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including our producer-level patron, Paul Barrie, from the A Window to the Magic

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podcast at windowtothemagic.com.

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You too can support comedy4cast

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and get episodes before everyone else for as little as $2 a month.

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Just search for comedy4cast, all one word with the number 4, on patreon.com.

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Lending their voices in this episode were Steve Runner, Scott Johnson, and Grant Baciocco.

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Additional voices, story, and original music by me, Clinton Alvord. Copyright 2025.

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All rights reserved. Talk to you again next time. But for now,

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that's it. We're done, done, done, done, done. Bye-bye.