The Wolf And The Shepherd

Riding on the back of Baby Sharks popularity, the Wolf and the Shepherd discovered that they know nothing outside of the fact that sharks are big fish with have big teeth. By the end of the podcast, they had learned nothing new except that there are too many species of sharks. 500 is simply too many. And why is it that people keep interbreeding dogs and inventing new breeds of dogs and charging money for those?

Mary Kelleher ranches along the Trinity River with her husband - and about 100 head of cattle, pigs, goats, chickens, geese and the odd llama, turkey and peacock. In September of 2010, the Trinity River rose suddenly, flooding a large chunk of their ranch. Damage was horrendous... livestock drowned and farm equipment was destroyed. Worse yet, the cause was an unannounced release of water upstream and the water on her property didn't recede for months!

In trying to find out what happened and how to prevent it from happening again, Mary discovered that the Tarrant Regional Water District wasn't as focused as they should be on their mission of flood control and water supply. In 2013, she ran for TRWD Board to push for changes. She served four years as a TRWD Director - bringing transparency, accountability and sunshine!

Fast forward to now... Mary's ready to serve the public again! The economic development project known as Panther Island has not only diverted the Board's attention, it's become a true money pit with an ever-expanding budget and lengthening timeline.

What is the TRWD anyway? TRWD stands for Tarrant Regional Water District... and that's the source of water for cities in the area. So that's one responsibility of TRWD: water supply. The other major TRWD responsibility is flood control. You may have seen photos of the historic Fort Worth flood in May 1949. After that, levees were built and Fort Worth has not seen a repeat of the Trinity River flooding the city.

The Wolf And The Shepherd sit down with the host of On An Island With Pat Beaman to discuss more news stories, including a puffer fish attack on a pet dog, an accountant who tried to collect half of a weekend getaway with a female friend, why Phoenix is the source of fantastic birds, whether or not the new version of Covid might be a virus that bites, whether or not stay at home moms who sell essential oils could save lives on airplanes, the cancellation of certain episodes of Spongebob Squarepants, part time beekeepers who are also firefighters, and the dangers of certain types of clam chowder. 

The Wolf And The Shepherd sit down virtually with Frank Cain, a bigfoot researcher and master crochet artist. Frank coins a new term for a group of Sasquatch and answers the age old question of who would win in a fight, Chewbacca or Bigfoot. We also discover that one of the Wolf's favorite past times is to knit clothes for his GI Joe collection.

Originally from Iowa, Frank Cain has been captivated by Bigfoot facts, theories, and lore since a young age. His passion for cryptids stems from growing up in an environment where folklore was embraced and exploring the unexplained was encouraged. As and active part of the cryptid community, Frank is known for his enthusiastic searching tactics and fun natured approach to seeking out the unknown and charting a path the truth.

The Wolf And The Shepherd discuss their favorite aquatic animal, the Mantis Shrimp. The Wolf gets so excited about the topic, he almost breaks his microphone stand. We compare the Mantis Shrimp to the Honey Badger. The Shepherd shares his disdain for Bud Light and reveals his ordination with the church of the flying spaghetti monster. The Wolf reaches out about Kanye West again and decides to side against Joe Biden's dog in the biting incident, while the Shepherd gets confused about the Kraken and the Octopus. 

The Wolf And The Shepherd are joined by Pat Beaman from On An Island With Pat Beaman to discuss more bizarre news stories including Amish herd immunity, a police dog named after Lil Kim, Haley Gripp and her broken nail used to fight Harvey Weinstein, Tourette's Syndrome, The Wolf's scout troop leader, a disease which affects bear's brains, mass stabbing in Canada, the Suez Canal, and the archeological discovery of a shrine dedicated to a knife wielding spider god in Peru.

The Wolf And The Shepherd shared some interview time with Gary from Rubber Chicken Radio. Check him out on rubberchickenradio.com

Just to keep our listeners informed of what is going on, a quick message to let you know what is in the works. With Easter being the past weekend, there is no big episode being released today, but there are several things in the works that we want you to know about. The podcast is going to essentially remain the same, but there are so many improvements coming around the way that we wanted you to know about. 

The Wolf And The Shepherd are joined by the host of On An Island with Pat Beaman to discuss various bizarre news stories that the Wolf has collected over the past few days including an overweight monkey from Thailand, nasal only face masks, a man who had a pear size testicle shaped growth on the side of his head, a motivational speaker with an upside down head, and a women who glued a boxing glove to her hand to beat up a child.

The Wolf And The Shepherd catch up on yet more listener submitted questions, asking about French Canadian midgets, shuffling though various marriage proposals, some Xbox live interactions, and dealing with hate against gingers yet again.