August 17, 2024 • 4 mins
Visiting ye olde tiny house.
On the Saturday edition of our month-long Odd News+ series, we talk about a house so small you have to be careful that the front door doesn't bang into the back wall. Plus, news on a time machine and dolphins vs porpoises.
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(00:01):
The comedy4cast Network. Let's dog-ear that for now.
This is comedy4cast Episode 809. A room with no room.
It's time once again for the Dog Days of Podcasting.
A call for podcasters to try to put out a podcast every day in August.
(00:25):
For more information and to hear all the shows, go to dogdaysofpodcasting.com.
Here at the comedy4cast Studios, we've been working on a new format for this year's Dog Days.
Sure, like in years past, there will be an actual odd news story, but that's not all.
(00:45):
So, let's get started with Odd News Plus. Here are our odd news stories for
Saturday, August 17th, 2024.
First up, Professor Roy Hinkley has announced that he is abandoning his quest
to invent a practical time machine.
(01:06):
First highlighted on Odd News Plus in 2003, the professor has been attempting
to break through the space-time continuum for over 20 years.
As part of his announcement, Professor Hinkley states that he did,
at long last, perfect the machine.
But every time he powers it up to go back in time, he immediately regresses
(01:28):
to the moment before the machine is activated and it shuts off.
He says he will now turn his attention to his other passion,
archaeology, by joining the group of explorers.
Now let's get to our actual for real odd news story.
Tiny houses may be all the rage these days, but they're hardly anything new.
(01:51):
To prove it, just visit the Welsh village of Conwy.
That's where you'll find a 16th century home that is said to be the smallest house in Britain.
Behind its iconic red front wall lies a first floor measuring just 6 feet by
10 feet. And upstairs, the bedroom is even smaller.
(02:11):
The house was last occupied in 1900 by fisherman Robert Jones.
In addition to having a rather bland name, Jones had the distinction of standing
six feet three inches tall, a veritable giant at a time when the average man
stood five feet seven inches tall.
He was so big, and his house was so small, he had to go outside to turn a phrase.
(02:38):
These days, tourists can view the home, also known as Quay House,
for a small fee. But just four people at a time, please. Remember, this place is small.
No, seriously, you have to stick your arm out the window to take a selfie.
The house is one of the major attractions in Conwy, although they also have
a castle that we hear is quite nice, but a little too sprawling for our taste.
(03:02):
If this sounds like fun to you, make your plans to visit.
But do it soon, because the house sits across the street from Conwy River,
and like much of Conwy, it has previously been affected by flooding.
Clearly, it would only take two empty pint glasses to bail out the 60-square-foot
space, but the number of floodings along the street and in the entire Conwy
(03:24):
Valley are increasing due to climate change.
Hopefully, two or three people can band together and lift up the house and move it to a new location.
No, really, it's tiny.
And finally, coming up in our Sunday edition, dolphins or porpoises, which are smarter?
(03:44):
To find out, we sent out 14 lab mice in tiny boats to investigate.
Spoiler, it did not go well. While the mice investigating dolphins were fine,
porpoises confused the small silver boats with one of their favorite foods, mackerel.
The good news is, dolphins are cool and not jerks. The bad news?
(04:07):
Whiskers, Cheeto, and smudge. You will be missed.
That about wraps it up for today's Odd News Plus.
A big thanks to the comedy4cast patrons for helping make this show possible.
Story, Voices, and Original Music by Clinton Alvord. Copyright 2024.
(04:31):
All rights reserved. Talk to you next time. But for now, that's it.
We're done, done, done, done, done. Bye-bye.
Music.
The comedy4cast Network. Let's dog-ear that for now.
This is comedy4cast Episode 809. A room with no room.
It's time once again for the Dog Days of Podcasting.
A call for podcasters to try to put out a podcast every day in August.
(00:25):
For more information and to hear all the shows, go to dogdaysofpodcasting.com.
Here at the comedy4cast Studios, we've been working on a new format for this year's Dog Days.
Sure, like in years past, there will be an actual odd news story, but that's not all.
(00:45):
So, let's get started with Odd News Plus. Here are our odd news stories for
Saturday, August 17th, 2024.
First up, Professor Roy Hinkley has announced that he is abandoning his quest
to invent a practical time machine.
(01:06):
First highlighted on Odd News Plus in 2003, the professor has been attempting
to break through the space-time continuum for over 20 years.
As part of his announcement, Professor Hinkley states that he did,
at long last, perfect the machine.
But every time he powers it up to go back in time, he immediately regresses
(01:28):
to the moment before the machine is activated and it shuts off.
He says he will now turn his attention to his other passion,
archaeology, by joining the group of explorers.
Now let's get to our actual for real odd news story.
Tiny houses may be all the rage these days, but they're hardly anything new.
(01:51):
To prove it, just visit the Welsh village of Conwy.
That's where you'll find a 16th century home that is said to be the smallest house in Britain.
Behind its iconic red front wall lies a first floor measuring just 6 feet by
10 feet. And upstairs, the bedroom is even smaller.
(02:11):
The house was last occupied in 1900 by fisherman Robert Jones.
In addition to having a rather bland name, Jones had the distinction of standing
six feet three inches tall, a veritable giant at a time when the average man
stood five feet seven inches tall.
He was so big, and his house was so small, he had to go outside to turn a phrase.
(02:38):
These days, tourists can view the home, also known as Quay House,
for a small fee. But just four people at a time, please. Remember, this place is small.
No, seriously, you have to stick your arm out the window to take a selfie.
The house is one of the major attractions in Conwy, although they also have
a castle that we hear is quite nice, but a little too sprawling for our taste.
(03:02):
If this sounds like fun to you, make your plans to visit.
But do it soon, because the house sits across the street from Conwy River,
and like much of Conwy, it has previously been affected by flooding.
Clearly, it would only take two empty pint glasses to bail out the 60-square-foot
space, but the number of floodings along the street and in the entire Conwy
(03:24):
Valley are increasing due to climate change.
Hopefully, two or three people can band together and lift up the house and move it to a new location.
No, really, it's tiny.
And finally, coming up in our Sunday edition, dolphins or porpoises, which are smarter?
(03:44):
To find out, we sent out 14 lab mice in tiny boats to investigate.
Spoiler, it did not go well. While the mice investigating dolphins were fine,
porpoises confused the small silver boats with one of their favorite foods, mackerel.
The good news is, dolphins are cool and not jerks. The bad news?
(04:07):
Whiskers, Cheeto, and smudge. You will be missed.
That about wraps it up for today's Odd News Plus.
A big thanks to the comedy4cast patrons for helping make this show possible.
Story, Voices, and Original Music by Clinton Alvord. Copyright 2024.
(04:31):
All rights reserved. Talk to you next time. But for now, that's it.
We're done, done, done, done, done. Bye-bye.
Music.
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