The Pope is Driving Limousines. (286)

The team discussed recent experiences with July 4th fireworks, with Terry describing hearing fireworks from his swimming pool and Jill sharing stories about fireworks displays in Michigan. Keith shared a follow-up about a fishing trip where the family’s car developed a foul smell due to dead fish bait being left inside.

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News of the Week

The group then moved into their news segment, where they covered several stories including an elephant seal causing damage in Tasmania, a tennis player’s emergency bathroom break during the French Open, and a man who fell into a campground toilet while trying to retrieve sunglasses. Jill shared additional elephant seal news, including a purple-seal example in California.

Keith reported that Boston Beer Company’s Sam Adams taproom ran out of Boston Lager over the weekend due to Scottish soccer fans, known as the Tartan Army, drinking four times the normal amount during the 2026 World Cup. The company had to schedule emergency beer deliveries and planned additional deliveries for the week to ensure sufficient stock. Terry then shared a story about a skateboarder, Chad Caruso, who traveled from California to Florida in 39 days to break his own record, while also celebrating 10 years of sobriety and raising money for a youth program focused on drug and alcohol prevention.

Jill’s Weird Words

Jill led a session of weird word trivia, defining and discussing the meanings of words including pukka, artificer, perambulation, tinctorial, Brummagen, parhesia, fennec, charis, pensile, and talarian. The group discussed each word’s pronunciation and meaning, with Keith and Terry providing commentary and attempting to guess some of the definitions. Jill noted that she found it interesting how these unusual words are created and defined.

Terry’s Top 10 List

Terry presented a top 10 list of reasons why flying cars haven’t been developed for personal use, including issues with seagull traffic control, weather conditions, and potential HOA rules.

Anchor Topic

The discussion then shifted to the topic of manual skills, particularly focusing on handicrafts like crocheting and needlepoint, with Keith mentioning how physical activities can help the brain focus while reading. Keith and Jill discussed the benefits of audiobooks, particularly for reading dialect-heavy texts and supporting dyslexic readers through cursive writing. They also shared personal experiences with using audiobooks while doing other tasks.

Email and Final Thoughts

Keith then read an email about a humorous incident involving a driver taking the Pope to the airport, where the Pope’s intervention helped avoid a traffic ticket.
Another email was featured by Keith that shared a collection of old slang words and expressions that are becoming obsolete due to technology changes, including phrases like “don’t touch that dial,” “carbon copy,” and “hung out to dry.” He also shared two voicemails, one about a woman with a rare medical condition that causes strong reactions when she sneezes, and another about an Illinois state trooper who pulled over a speeding limousine only to discover the Pope was driving it. The show concluded with a humorous text message about the challenges of midlife for women.

The final word from our AI companion

The meeting was a comedy podcast recording session where Keith, Jill, and Terry shared jokes and humorous stories.

Show notes written by AI, edited as needed by Keith.

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