Dogs, Banana Splits & Pluto | This Week's Holidays

Matt and Akshay are back celebrating another week of wonderfully weird holidays—this time featuring **National Dog Day, Banana Split Day, Toilet Paper Day,** and **Pluto Decommission Day**. From dogs with incredible jobs to the surprisingly emotional debate over Pluto's planetary status, the conversation takes plenty of unexpected turns. Along the way, they revisit childhood memories, defend their favorite desserts, debate bidets, attempt some questionable Scooby-Doo impressions, and somehow connect it all back to the week's holidays. Whether you're here for the laughs, the random trivia, or simply to discover a few holidays you never knew existed, there's something strange waiting in this week's episode. ### In this episode: 🐶 Incredible working dogs and the coolest jobs a dog can have 🍌 Banana splits, favorite desserts, and nostalgic ice cream memories 🧻 Toilet Paper Day, bidets, and the little conveniences we take for granted 🪐 Pluto's demotion, Disney's dog Pluto, and a few playful conspiracy theories Every week, Matt and Akshay explore the holidays on the calendar, uncover the stories behind them, and see where the conversation takes them. **New episodes every Sunday. Thanks for celebrating the strange with us!** #NotYourAverageHoliday #Podcast #ComedyPodcast #FunnyPodcast #NationalDogDay #BananaSplitDay #ToiletPaperDay #Pluto #FunFacts #Trivia #Comedy #Conversation #Season2 #newepisode Sources & Further Reading🐶 National Dog DayNational Dog Day (Official)https://www.nationaldogday.com/Colleen Paige (Founder of National Dog Day)https://colleenpaige.com/American Kennel Club – Dog History & Behaviorhttps://www.akc.org/Smithsonian Magazine – Dog Domestication & Historyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/National Institutes of Health – The Health Benefits of Dog Ownershiphttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4348122/🦮 Working DogsGuide Dogs for the Blindhttps://www.guidedogs.com/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) – Urban Search & Rescue Canineshttps://www.fema.gov/Medical Detection Dogshttps://www.medicaldetectiondogs.org.uk/ 🍌 National Banana Split DayNational Day Calendar – National Banana Split Dayhttps://nationaldaycalendar.com/celebrations/national-banana-split-day-august-25Banana Split Festival – History of the Banana Splithttps://bananasplitfest.com/history/ 🧻 National Toilet Paper DayNational Today – National Toilet Paper Dayhttps://nationaltoday.com/national-toilet-paper-day/ 🪐 PlutoNASA – Pluto Factshttps://science.nasa.gov/dwarf-planets/pluto/NASA – New Horizons Missionhttps://science.nasa.gov/mission/new-horizons/International Astronomical Union (IAU) – Planet Definition (Resolution B5, 2006)https://www.iau.org/Lowell Observatoryhttps://lowell.edu/Disney D23 Archives – Plutohttps://d23.com/Snopes – Walt Disney Frozen Mythhttps://www.snopes.com/