Odd Dad Out

After nearly 2 and a half years I have reached episode 100 of the podcast and I spend a ton of time just vamping about it. I talk about how the show started, how the format grew and changed over time, and how I got to where I am now.
I get answer email questions from podcast friends from around the world, and just soak in the fact that I have finally reached such a milestone.

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Once again I'm behind this week on account of my being easily distracted by different things. I've been trying out recording music and building a new website for the show (which was a total bust.) The news brings in oblivious archaeologists, militant vegans, and some people seriously manipulating their faith. I drop in a little #NiceGuyAdam segment, and in lieu of a podcast feature, I'm talking about the Livestream For The Cure 2.0 coming up May 18-20.

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I'm feeling a little out of sorts this week. Maybe it's because I'm recording on tuesday. Maybe it's because the boys and ReAnna are home all week on spring break. Either way I just feel weird. But I did have a very scenic weekend of driving for work. All that driving made me realize how much I love landscapes. Chris the Mole Man brings his unique kind of tribute to the passing of Stephen Hawking. The news is loaded with all kinds of stupidity from golden dog jackets to putting a hit on a hitman. Finally, I kick off the Road to the Livestream For The Cure, with PodFix members "More Gooder Than."

-WEIRD NEWS-

-Crypto-Mining Rig Doubles As Space Heater
A French company has developed a cryptocurrency mining system that uses the heat generated by it's 2 internal graphics cards to warm the surrounding room. Crypto mining machines generate large amounts of heat, and require large amounts of ventilation and cooling. This system uses that excess heat to warm your home.

-$137,000 Dog Jacket Is Made From 24k Gold and Black Diamonds
Somebody decided to make a dog jacket out of 24k gold, decorated with Swarovski crystals, and/or black diamonds. It also functions as armor, protecting the pooch from bites and knife wounds. And it will only set you back a measly $137,000.

-Woman Who Killed Boyfriend In YouTube Stunt Sentenced To Prison
Back in June, 2017, a Minnesota woman and her boyfriend tried to make a YouTube video showing him stopping a bullet with a book. With her boyfriend's assurance, she fired a Dessert Eagle straight at him from approximately one foot away, while he held up an encyclopedia to stop it. The stunt failed and he was killed. She was sentenced to 180 days in prison presumably on account of the death being an act of negligence and not malice.

-Woman Tries To Hire A Hitman To Kill The Hitman She Hired To Kill Her Ex-Husband
A Utah woman was convicted of attempting to hire a hitman to murder her ex-husband and his new wife. After the supposed hitman ratted her out to authorities, she attempted to have him killed by members of various prison gangs while she awaited trial.

-JACKASS OF THE WEEK-

-Cleveland Cavaliers' Jordan Clarkson Believes Dinosaurs Were Pets To Giant Humans
While being interviewed on the Road Trippin': Richard vs. Channing podcast, Jordan Clarkson claimed that he believed dinosaurs were once pets to a race of gigantic humans.

Clarkson: I don't believe in dinosaurs either. Well no, I actually do. I believe that -- this is gonna get a little crazy. I'm gonna take y'all a little left on this. OK, so y'all know how we got dogs and stuff, right? So, I think it was bigger people in the world before us, and, like, the dinosaurs was they pets.

DJ Montage: On a leash? Like a pet? So how big were these people?

Clarkson: Oh, you look at a dinosaur. They got to be three times bigger than them.


-RECOMMENDED LISTENING-

"More Gooder Than"
mgtpodcast.com

"More Gooder Than is a weekly podcast in which we rate and dissect pop culture, one argument at a time. Chris, Donnie, and Cory will each take a stance on a movie, actor, character, episode or whatever else we feel like defending and try to determine who's side is the Most Goodest. After the hilarity concludes, hopefully we'll have both entertained and educated you; at least, educated you on our opinions."


-Promos And Shout-Outs-

Afterburn 739
Mole Man Show
Fairy Tales For Unwanted Children
Gravity Beard

Surprise MFers Podcast Network

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It's been a fun week around the Odd house. I've decided I want to start writing more for the blog. I'm trying to do more with the Facebook group. We took the family to the food truck festival. I got to be a part of the Sunshine Summit 2018 and hang out in the live streams. And it seems that I have some sort of personal story for every news story this week, except for one.


-WEIRD NEWS-

-Scientists Create Eye Drops That May Repair Vision
Scientists in Israel claim to have created a solution of nano-particles that can repair damaged corneas and correct both near and far sightedness. The treatment would include corneal mapping done via smartphone.

-Homeless Camp Found On Top Of Amtrak Station
Authorities found what appears to be a homeless person's camp built into a cement structure on the top of a California Amtrak station. Officers found a tent and other amenities in the structure.

-Woman Arrested For DUI On Way To Her Wedding
An Arizona woman was arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) after causing a three car accident while on the way to her wedding. She was released later the same day.

-JACKASS OF THE WEEK-

-Former 'Officer of the Year' Arrested For Drugs and Child Neglect
A Florida sheriff's deputy and his girlfriend were arrested after neighbors reported screaming and gunshots at his home. When officers arrived, they found cocaine, marijuana, spent shell casings on the floor, and bullet holes in the walls. The couple's 2 year old child was also in the home. Back in 2016, the deputy had been awarded the Florida Sheriffs Association “Law Enforcement Officer of the Year.”


-Sunshine Summit 2018-
https://www.sunshineandpowercuts.com/sunshinesummit2018/

The Sunshine Summit 2018 is upon us, and it's been a blast getting to be a part of it. I've thoroughly enjoyed watching all the live streams and hearing the stories from all the guests. It doesn't hurt that I've been mentioned by nearly everyone. My experience with the summit has opened up new opportunities for me guesting on other shows, as well as opening me up to new ideas for this show in the future.

-Promos-
PodernFamily
PreRecorded Live
Film Roast
So I Married A Movie Geek

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This week I'm wrapping up my series on the guests for the Sunshine Summit 2018 with Jilanne Holder from the Business Mum Community Facebook Group, Emily Prokop from The Story Behind podcast and E Podcast Productions, Nick Haskins from the Epic Film Guys and RestauRant podcasts, Gareth Thomas from Gareth's Random Ramblings, and Bandrew Scott from the Bandrew Says podcast and Podcastage Youtube channel. The news brings a whole lot of people that simply beg the question, "What were you thinking?" And I share the harrowing tale that was... digging through my garage.

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I'm continuing my series featuring the guests of the Sunshine Summit 2018 with Chris from "The Podcasting Couch," and Lindsay and Perry Johnson of "Hello Life WTF" and "The Pod Stuff." Somehow the news all came up death and sex. Whether it's fake death, real death, sexy stuff after death... I don't make the theme, it just happens that way. Going with that theme, I share my feelings about "sexy shower time" and how it's nothing like it looks in movies.

-WEIRD NEWS-
Drug Suspect On Nearly 40 Day "Poop Strike" May Die
A man suspected of eating a large amount of heroin and crack cocaine has gone nearly 40 days (at the time of posting) without defecating. Police have had him under 24 hour observation waiting for him to pass the supposed drugs as evidence. Some doctors have said that the experience may actually kill him if he doesn't poop soon.



Man Pretends To Be Sick To Get A Ride To The Hospital
A man in Manchester, England called an ambulance claiming to have reduced sensation in his legs and needing to go to the hospital. When he arrived he admitted that he lied about being sick and just wanted a lift to visit his friend who was a patient there.

Russian Parents Fake Their Own Death To Catch Son Who Tried To Hire Hitman
With a striking sense of similarity to a previous story, a couple in Russia faked their own deaths to assist investigators in arresting their 22 year old son who had tried to have them killed. They posed for death


You-tuber Who Claimed Veganism and Faith Cured Cancer, Dies of Cancer
A woman who ran a YouTube channel about how she managed to cure her stage-4 breast cancer through prayer and diet, died from her cancer. She claimed that God told her that a vegan and juicing diet would cure her cancer. After she realized her cancer had not gone but spread, she asked her niece to take the videos down, but her niece claimed that her cancer came back because she stopped following God's directions.



China Cracks Down On Funeral Strippers
Apparently in China, it's kind of a thing to have strippers at funerals. The idea is that having strippers will get more people to attend the funeral. Authorities have been trying to crack down on this activity for years.





-JACKASS OF THE WEEK-


Indian State Offers Free Breast Augmentation To The Poor
An Indian state, known for it's "generosity" has begun a program to provide free cosmetic breast surgery to the poor. They claim that women with large breasts may feel too uncomfortable to go outside for fear of ridicule. They also say that small chested women may feel too uncomfortable to go outside for fear of ridicule. Their solution is to provide free boob jobs to those who cannot afford it so that they will be more confident productive members of society.

-RECOMMENDED LISTENING-

Sunshine Summit 2018

The Podcasting Couch
http://thepodcastingcouch.com

"Sit down with host Chris Carlson as he interviews podcasters, musicians, and other general content creators and get to know their stories, background, inspirations, and whatever else may happen to come up in the conversation!"


Hello Life WTF
http://www.hellolifewtf.com/
"Join Perry and Lindsay Johnson for a fun look at #parenting #relationships #marriage #death #health and all the #WTF that comes with it. We are real people with real struggles and we hold very little back. If you like fun and authentic real life then come give us a listen. We release on Fridays(mostly) and can't wait to get to know you and for you to get to know us."

The PodStuff
https://thepodstuff.podbean.com/
"We rate and review all things podcast and get to know the people behind the mic. We interview podcasters and let them pitch their own podcast. We jump all up in that PodStuff"


-Promos And Shout-Outs-

Who Spiked The Puns
Gareth's Random Ramblings
Hello Life WTF
The PodStuff

Thank you to Chris from BSP: The Idio[t]synchrasy Files for the fry bread recommendation after the past episode.

Thank you to Steven and SP from Better Podcasting for the shoutout on the show this week. You guys rock.

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Everything comes with a twist this week. According to the facebook groups, I'm not that much of an asshole. In podcast land I'm a nice guy. I don't know how that happened but let's roll with it. With that in mind, I'm throwing a twist into things and starting a series in "Recommended Listening" featuring all of the guests of the upcoming Sunshine and PowerCuts "Sunshine Summit 2018" leading up to the event. All of the news this week comes with a bit of a twist in each story. From movie theaters, to drug dealers, to severed fingers, "everything is not what it seems."

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Happy Valentine's Day! My wife made me not only buy her a gift, but have it delivered to her at work. She also bought me a gift when I told her not to, so I guess we're even. We had a great family trip to see the World Championship Hoop Dancing competition in Phoenix this weekend, and everyone had a blast. I took a poll to crown the "Jackass of the Week." Finally, since I seem to be throwing format out the window this month, I chat about the upcoming Sunshine Summit 2018 being put on by Heather from Sunshine and PowerCuts.

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Hi everyone, I have an announcement to make. I have made a huge mistake that has put a strain on my marriage. In the latest episode of my podcast, Odd Dad Out (episode 92 "Football, Fish Tanks and Karen & Ellen") at the 5 minute, 10 second mark, I misspoke and called my wife a Dallas Cowboys fan.

Please know that my wife is not now, nor has she ever been a Dallas Cowboys fan. My wife is a beautiful, smart, funny woman who is nothing short of amazing. She's an Oakland Raiders fan of course, because they play real football, and the Cowboys have and always will, suck.

I know the emotional damage from the kind of slander I directed at my wife can never be undone and all I can do is offer my deepest, sincerest apologies for the mistake I have made. ReAnna, I love you. Go Raiders.

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I'm running a little behind this week, oddly enough on account of the SuperBowl. Between yard work, house work, work work, a Super Bowl party, and kids dr appointments, I didn't have a lot of time for podcasting. On top of that we're testing out a change in my diet of the lactose-free variety. I skip the news on account of extended story time save for the Jackass Of The Week. Finally, I get a little help from Chris from the "More Gooder Than" podcast with this week's featured show: The Karen & Ellen Letters.

-JACKASS OF THE WEEK-

-High School Senior Arrested Over Animal Abuse Video
An idiotic high school senior is now facing felony animal abuse charges after a video was posted showing him throwing a crying kitten into a body of water.

-RECOMMENDED LISTENING-

The Karen & Ellen Letters
https://karenandellen.podbean.com/

"The Karen & Ellen Letters is a true tale of two girls, their found correspondence, and a journey deep into cognitive dissonance. The podcast chronicles host Josh Hallmark's twelve year obsession with finding out the truth behind a stack of bizarre letters he received for his 24th birthday. It is equal parts comedy and mystery."

-Promos And Shout-Outs-
More Gooder Than
The Pod Stuff
The Countdown Movie and TV Review
Mole Man Show

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