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Episode #279 Carpool Bull and The Basset Face Lift

Episode #279 Begins with Matt and Louie as competing bidders at an auction, then they get into the strange news! This week they talk about the carpool buddy that’s a longhorn bull and the basset hound that got a facelift!

Odd News Stories


NYpost.com – My basset hound was having trouble seeing — I took him to get a facelift
Omaha.com – A ‘beefed up’ car with giant bull named Howdy Doody crammed into passenger seat pulled over by Nebraska police

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Episode #277 Weed Tennis and Urban Deer Hunting

Episode #277 begins with and important annoucement about the Odd and Offbeat Podcast. The podcast is switching to coming out twice a month, on the second and fourth Tuesday’s of the month. After that bit of news they get into the strange news. This week Matt and Louie chat about the odor at the US Open and Pittsburgh looking for urban archers to hunt deer!

Odd News Stories

ABCnews.go.com – ‘Like Snoop Dogg’s living room’: Smell of pot wafts over notorious U.S. Open court

CBSnews.com – Pittsburgh seeking archers for deer management pilot program

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Episode #272 – Shooting Review and Wizzing in Paris

Episode #272   This week the guys revisit a chat about a house that got shot up after someone left a bad yelp review and new public urinals in Paris!

Odd News Stories

WFTV.com “Orlando man accused of shooting up home after woman leaves negative restaurant review”

Reuters.com “Paris residents peeved at very public eco-friendly urinals”

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Episode #271 Giant Kidney Stone and Bus Route to Hell

Episode #271 has Matt at an airport and Louie in his car at a walmart parking lot. They chat about airport foot massages and getting murdered by a cult, then they get into the strange news. This week they chat about the world’s largest kidney stone making it’s world debut and the bus route to hel!

Odd News Stories

CBSnews.com – Doctors remove “world’s largest kidney stone” from retired soldier in Sri Lanka

Loudwire.com – Poland’s Bus Route 666 Will No Longer Take You to Hel Due to Religious Outrage

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Episode #270 Cat Smuggling and the Doorway to Hell

Episode #270 has us revisiting some vintage Odd and Offbeat News!. In this episode they start with the man who smuggled cats into Singapore by shoving them down his pants! The second story is about finding the entrance to hell in England!

Here’s a peek at the markings found at the entrance to hell:

Entrance to hell

Odd News Stories

USA Today – Man caught trying to smuggle 4 kittens at Malaysia-Singapore border by hiding them in his pants

Sky News – Hundreds of ‘witches’ marks’ – including entrance to ‘hell’ – found in caves at Creswell Crags

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Episode#268 Pasture Jazz and Peace Donuts

Episode #268 begins with Matt and Louie talking about a recent Seattle Fishsticks baseball game they attended and all of the antics that went on, then they revisit some odd news. This week they revisit the guy who plays jazz to cows and the burglar who brought the cops donuts!

Odd News Stories

Fatherly.com – Watch This Dad Serenade a Herd of Cows With His Saxophone Skills

FoxNews.com – Burglar arrested who brought deputies doughnuts as ‘peace offering’

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Episode #267 Bear Punches and the Turtle Escape

Episode #167 begins with Matt giving a lesson on how to say, “superfluous”, then they get into the strange news. They talk about the lady who punched an bear and the turtle that was caught two years after escaping Shawshank (aka someone’s yard).

Odd News Stories

Newscentermaine.com – Maine woman punches bear that chased her dog and ends up with stitches

FoxNews.com -Family stunned after its missing pet tortoise turns up 2 years after disappearance — a few miles from home

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Episode #263 Mummy Nun and Sunken Selfie

Episode #263 begins with Louie and Matt getting older and trying to figure out how young they can pass for, then they get into the strange news. This week they talk about the crowd that’s lined up to see the mummy of a nun and the Indian official who drained a lake to get his lost phone.

Odd News Stories

Fox4KC.com – Missouri town prepares for thousands coming to see exhumed nun’s body

APnews.com – Indian official suspended after he drains reservoir to retrieve phone he dropped while taking selfie

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Episode #260 – Memory Refund and Royal Dong Lawn

Episode #260 begins with Matt and Louie hanging out in Burien, WA and recording the episode in a meeting room at the library! This week they talk about they the lady who got divorced and wanted a refund from her wedding pictures and the giant penis that was mowed into a royal lawn!

Odd News Stories

PetaPixel.com – Divorced Woman Demands Refund from Wedding Photographer 4 Years Later

Huffpost.com – Massive Penis Is Mowed Into Lawn At King Charles Coronation Party Venue

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Episode #259 Dime Heist and the Dumpster Treasure

Episode #259 begins with the guys going to an “exploding whales” baseball game and then they get into the strange news. This week they talk about the truck that got robbed of 3/4 of a million dollars in dimes and dumpster treasure hunting!

Odd News Stories

News.Yahoo.com – Truck carrying $750,000 in dimes robbed in Walmart parking lot, Pennsylvania cops say

FoxNews.com – Woman claims she makes up to $5,000 a month from dumpster-diving, calls it a ‘real-life treasure hunt’

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Episode #257 – Avian Phone Bill and Stank on a Plane

Episode #257 has Matt and Louie hanging out in the same room and bringing you a classic Odd and Offbeat episode! You’ll hear about the Stork’s cellphone bill and learn why the stinky guy on the plane died!

Odd News Stories

href=”https://www.apnews.com/4b8b7717b1cf4159afd6de657e28dee4/Polish-stork-vanishes-from-GPS-but-delivers-huge-phone-bill”>AP News – “Polish stork vanishes from GPS but delivers huge phone bill”
href=”http://www.koco.com/article/report-passenger-who-smelled-so-bad-plane-had-to-make-emergency-landing-dies/21999245″>KOCO News – “Report: Passenger who smelled so bad plane had to make emergency landing dies”

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Episode #255 Sushi Prank and Scared Chickens

Episode #255 begins with Louie cancelling plans with Matt, then they get into the strange news. This week they about the prank in Japan that got two guys arrested and the guy the scared chickens to death!

Odd News Stories

AlvaReviewCourier.com – Japan police arrest 2 in food prank at beef bowl diner

Times.News – “Scare hundreds of chickens to death” and was sent to detention

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Episode #254 Knitting Metal and Bags of Shame

Episode #254 begins with Louie telling Matt about the most awesome librarian ever! Then they get into the strange news stories. This week they talk about the most awesome story ever on the podcast, The Heavy Metal Knitting Championship (see video below)!
If that wasn’t enough they also riff on the shop that is using plastic bags to shame customers who use plastic bags!

Plus we get a visit from America’s favorite lifecoach, Life Coach Randy!

Here’s the Heavy Metal Knitting Championship:https://www.youtube.com/embed/RvQutLRIKeY

Odd New Stories

Loudwire.com – THE FIRST-EVER HEAVY METAL KNITTING CHAMPIONSHIP WAS AS RIDICULOUS AS IT SOUNDS

The Irish Times – Shop gives customers embarrassing plastic bags in bid to change behaviour

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Episode #252 – Lawsuit Nugs and the Remote Kissing Device

Episode #252 has Louie getting a tan and Matt introducing baby Elvis to the grassy knoll, then they get into weird news. This week they talk about the man suing over boneless wings and the long distance kissing machine!

Odd News Stories

News.Sky.com – Man suing Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant chain after claiming ‘boneless wings’ are actually just chicken nuggets

LiveMint.com – Remote kissing device is here for long-distance couples: How Internet is reacting to Chinese innovation

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Episode #247 – Crazy Canadian and Surprise Zombie

Episode #247 has Matt admiring Louie’s corporate style and Matt’s horses fighting with the neighbor’s horses and Louie trying to figure out how to gamble on it, then they get into the strange news. This week they talk about the Canadian man that stole a yacht and left a dead fish at the Goonies house and the lady that almost got cremated alive!

Odd News Stories

KSL.com -Arrest made in stolen yacht rescue, ‘Goonies’ fish incident

CBSnews.com – New York funeral home finds woman breathing hours after she was declared dead — just days after a similar incident in Iowa

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Episode # 246 Free Cracker Barrel and the Lego Head

Episode #246 begins with Louie wrapping up his trip in the Midwest and Matt learning how durable babies are, then they get into the strange news. This week they talk about getting engaged at the Cracker Barrel and swallowing LEGO heads!

Odd News Stories



NPR.org – 6 doctors swallowed Lego heads for science. Here’s what came out

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Episode #244 Santa DNA and 24 Days Adrift

Episode #224 begins with Matt and Erika going to a grown up Mozart concert and Louie still kicking it in the midwest, then they get into the strange news. This week they talk about trying to get Santa’s DNA and spending 24 days adrift in the Caribbean

Odd News Stories
KHOU.com – Girl asks police to test cookie for DNA proof of Santa

WUFT – A sailor has been rescued after being adrift in Caribbean for 24 days

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Episode #243 – Found Luggage and No Dancing in Sweden!

Episode #243 begins with Louie getting a new radiator for his car and a baby update from Matt, then they get into the strange news. This week they talk about the luggage that took a 4 year detour to Honduras and Sweden legalizing dancing!
Odd News Stories

UPI.com – Suitcase lost by airline turns up four years later, after detour to Honduras

KSBW.com – Swedish government moves to get rid of permits needed for dancing

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Episode #237 – Rat Czar and German Attempted Murder

Episode #237 has a baby announcement from Matt, then they get into the strange news. This week they talk about New York needing a Rat Czar and some good ol’ fashioned german murder!

Odd News Stories

WashingtonPost.com – Rat Attack: NYC seeks hands-on leader in anti-rodent fight

KTLA.com – Hospital patient arrested for shutting off roommate’s ventilator — twice

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Episode #236 Dead Mans Paycheck and Flying Sausage

Episode #236 has the Matt and Louie revisiting a episode from the past! They get into the strange news, this week they talk about the dead man who tried to collect a paycheck and attaching a sausage to a drone to catch a dog!

Odd News Stories

Washington Examiner – Irish police investigate claim dead man taken to post office

Independent.co.uk – Dog rescued from mudflats using sausages dangled from drones

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Episode #234 – Vegan Mice and Self Abduction

Episode #234 begins with Matt and Louie’s reviews of all of the IHOP restaurants in the world and then they get into the strange news. This week they talk about the Vegan who wouldn’t exterminate mice and the lady who kidnapped herself!

Odd News Stories

News.Sky.com – Vegan who failed to deal with mouse infestation and fed them instead is fined by court

NBCnews.com – Sherri Papini, who faked her own kidnapping, should get 8 months in prison, prosecutors say

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Episode #233 – Beer Fireman and the Life Cycle of Street Corn

Episode #233 begins with Louie telling Matt that Nolan Ryan used to punch a barrel full of rice and Matt disagreeing that he did that. Then they revisit some strange news, this week they replay the stories

Odd News Stories

UPI.com – Man uses Bud Lite to keep wildfire flames away from California home

Huffington Post – Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Mourns Brief Life Of Urban Cornstalk

ArgusLeader – The kernel of hope: Sioux Falls mourns loss of 57th Street corn

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Episode #232 – Doing Nothing and the Bee Eviction

Episode #232 begins with Matt learning that a baby’s first poo can get you high, and then they get into the strange news. This week they talk about they guy who gets paid to “do nothing” and the lady who unleashed a swarm of bees at her eviction!

Odd News Stories

Reuters.com – Dream job: the Japanese man who gets paid to do nothing

DrGnews.com – Woman charged with sending bee swarm on deputies at eviction

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Episode #231 – 23 Contact Lenses and Donkey Kong IRL

Episode #231 begins with Matt being in disbelief with Louie pushing his dog around in a baby carriage, then they get into the strange news. This week they talk about the lady that had 23 contact lenses stuck in her eye and real life Donkey Kong!

Odd News Stories

Sky.News.Com – Doctor removes 23 contact lenses from eye of patient who ‘forgot to take them out for almost a month’

Sports.Yahoo.com – New Hampshire Artists Transform Building Into Real-Life ‘Donkey Kong’ Level

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Episode #230 – Pan Solo and Feline Nick Cage

Episode #230 has Matt asking why Louie travels soo much and they chat about the 5 cats at Louie’s house, then they get into the strange news. This week they chat about the Han Solo made of bread and art inspired by Nicholas Cage’s cat!

Odd News Stories

HuffPost.com – Loaf-Saber: California Baker Crafts Life-Sized Han Solo Out Of Bread

Collider.com – Tribute to Nicolas Cage and His Beloved Cat Merlin to Debut Exclusively at CatCon 2022

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Episode #229 – STOOL PIGEONS AND THE BULL SEMEN BLOW UP

Episode #229 is a sip of vintage strange news. this week they get into the strange news. This week they talk about Spy Pigeons and the bull semen explosion!

spy pigeon
photo from The Mirror

Odd News Stories

The Mirror – Declassified CIA documents show secret use of photographer spy-pigeons in Cold War

Gizmodo.com – ‘Mass Explosion’ of Bull Semen After Fire at Genetics Lab

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Episode #212 – Catfish Surprise and Court Cockroaches

Episode #212 has the guys hanging out in Matt’s garage and sharing stories of how the both independently got eye styes, then they get into the strange news. This week they chat about the catfish that ate a very personal piece of equipment and the cockroach disorder in the court!

Odd News Stories

iHeart.com – Mysterious Hard Object Inside Catfish Turns Out to Be Something Unexpected

KAKE.com – Disorder in the court: Cockroaches released during hearing

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Episode #199 – Corporate Religious Art and Chronic Lost Hiker

Episode #199 begins with Louie and Matt recording at Steve’s house and getting caught up. This week they talk about the religious art that has a shout out to its corporate donor and the hiker that keeps getting lost on the same trail!

Can you spot the donor?

Odd News Stories

Sky.News.com – Religious artwork removed after local priest and businessman found among holy images

APnews.com – New York City man rescued twice in 2 days on Arizona hikes

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Episode #195 Trip to NH and Fry Pheromone

Episode #195 begins with Louie moving within a football field of where the Green River Killer’s first victims were found, then they get into the strange new. This week they talk about the lady that won a trip on The Price is Right that’s in her backyard and the french fry perfume!

Odd New Stories

TurnToTen.com – Massachusetts game show winner gets trip to New Hampshire
UPI.com -Idaho Potato Commission releases limited-edition potato perfume

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Episode #191 – Hero Rat and Lockdown Love

Episode # 191 is an international episode of The Odd and Offbeat Podcast! Matt zooms into Seattle from St. Marteen and the talk about island life, then they get into the strange news. This week they talk about the rat that saves kids lives and the blind date that ended with them being forced to be a quarantine couple!

Odd News Stories

AlJezeera.com – Chinese woman stuck in blind date’s home by abrupt COVID lockdown

ABCnews.go.com – Rat who detected land mines in Cambodia dies in retirement

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Episode #180 – Clean Plates and Cocaine Hippos are People

Episode #180 begins with Louie’s dog getting dental work and the unknow cost associated with it. Then the get into the strange news. This week they talk about the Maine trying to remove the potty mouth from its license plates and the US ruling that foreign hippo’s are people!

Odd News Stories

Wavy.com – Removing the %&*@ from Maine’s vanity plates will take time

TheGuardian.com – Pablo Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos’ are people too, US court rules

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Episode #171 Expensive Porn and Nirvana Baby

Episode #171 has the guys in the virtual studio and Matt tell about a preacher yelling at him through a megaphone and Louie’s Idaho Uber experience. Then they get into the strange news. This week they follow up on the guy who sued his parents over $30k in porn and the Nirvana baby suing for his image.

Odd News Stories

USAtoday.com – Judge orders parents to pay son more than $30,000 for getting rid of his porn collection

CNN.com – Naked ‘Nevermind’ baby sues Nirvana for ‘child pornography

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Oddly Familiar and Still Offbeat- Gay Penguins and Cotton Candy Meth

This week Matt digs into the archives for a vintage episode of the Odd and Offbeat Podcast. In this episode they chat about how Penguins are free loving then humans and cotton candy that can get you arrested.

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Episode #169 Driving into a Lincoln and Vintage Gaming

Episode #169 has Louie and Matt chatting about the girl that drove her car into a house built by Lincoln’s grand pappy and the sweet, sweet value of some vintage game cartridges!

Odd News Stories

TheHill.com – Driver avoiding squirrel crashes into historic home built by Lincoln’s ancestor

SFgate.com – Unopened Super Mario 64 game from 1996 sells for $1.56M

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Episode #166 – Wrong House Cleaners and Illegal Barbers

Episode #166 begins with Matt’s vacation to Florida, then they get into the strange news. This week they talk about the guy that broke into a house to clean it and barbers in New York doing illegal haircuts!

Odd News Stories

UPI.com – New Jersey house cleaner accidentally breaks into wrong home, cleans up

WGRZ – New York legalizes giving a haircut on Sundays

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Episode #165 – A Grave Contest and Punching Horses

Episode #165 begins with Louie having a magic garage and Ford forcing him to buy a new car. Then they get into the strange news. This week they talk the grave digging contest and punching horses!

Odd News Stories

DW.com – Hungarian gravediggers face off in high-speed contest

NYpost.com – Maniac punches carriage horse, attacks two others in Central Park: driver

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Episode #162 – Cheese Arrest and Backseat Driver

Episode #162 has Matt and Louie hanging out in Berkeley, C and kickin’ it at the Vulcan. Then they get into strange news. This week they talk about getting arrested because of your love of cheese and the backseat driver!

Odd News Stories

FR24news.com – Drug dealer fingerprinted after posting photo of Stilton Cheese

FoxBusiness.com – California police arrest Tesla driver who operated Model 3 from back seat

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Episode #160 – Mafia Cooking Show and Priest Shenanigans

Episode #160 starts out with the guys in the sweatlodge that is Matt’s garage and they chat about Matt yelling at some dog owners. Then they get into the strange news. This week they chat about the mafia cooking show and the priest that broke into a church to make a movie.

Odd News Stories

ArsTechnica.com – Police say they found mafia fugitive on YouTube, posting cooking tutorials

Independent.co.uk – Obscenity charge dropped against priest who had threesome with dominatrices on his altar

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Episode #152 – Goat Rampage and False College

Episode #152 starts with Matt and Louie talking about getting the COVID vaccine and then they get into the strange news. This week they chat about the goat that tries to steal a cop car and the college that will admit anyone…even people that didn’t apply!

Odd News Stories

USAtoday.com – This goat wasn’t kidding around: Georgia farm animal jumps into cop car, chews papers, spills a drink, then head-butts deputy

Huffingpost.com – University Of Kentucky Mistakenly Sends 500,000 Acceptances

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Episode #140 – Wing Walk and the Wienermobile!

Episode #140 starts with Matt and Louie discussing having COVID test reveal parties, then they get into the strange news. This week they chat about the lady that got too hot on an airplane, so she took a stroll on the wing and how you can dive the Wienermobile!

Click here to apply to drive the Wienermobile!

Odd News Stories

LADBible.com – Woman Walks Out On Aeroplane Wing After Complaining She Was ‘Too Hot’

ClickOrlando.com – New Wienermobile drivers needed for 2020

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Episode #126 – Spicy Nugs and Baby Shark Torture

Episode #126 starts with Louie getting hustled by the guy checking for mold in the walls, and Matt getting into facebook fights. If that’s not enough excitement, this week they talk about the guy who is trying to get “boneless wings” renamed and the prison guards who forced kids to listen to Baby Shark.

Here’s the guy taking part in civics!

Odd News Stories

Boston.com – One man’s plea to his city council: Rename boneless chicken wings

Kold.com – Ex-jail employees charged for playing ‘Baby Shark’ on repeat in Okla.

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Episode #108 – Fruit Bandit and Dark Web Eunuch

Episode 108 begins with Matt and Louie chatting about trying to remember the worst things they’ve ever done and their thoughts on the Seattle protests. Then they tackle this week’s strange news. They talk about the two people who used watermelons as a disguises and they man who set up a dark web castration!

watermelon bandits and strange news

Odd News Stories

GlobalNews.ca – ‘So stupid’: Police bust ‘watermelon head’ suspect after theft

Newsweek – Florida Man Arrested After Botched Home Castration on Man He Met Via Dark Web Eunuch Fetish Site

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Episode #59 – Puck and the Porn Collection

Episode #59 begins with an in studio guest! The guys visit with magician and hypnotist Puck and learn about his past connection to the Elizabeth Wize adoption agency. This is the adoption agency in the documentary Three Identical Strangers! Puck also talks about a unbelievable gig he performed at, that we still don’t believe!



Then Matt and Louie get into the news, this week they riff on the guy who had a $29,000 porn collection, and it was thrown away by his parents!

Odd News Story

Huffington Post – Man Sues Parents For Destroying His $29,000 Porn Collection

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Episode #38 – Injecting Semen and Turtle Wheelchair

Episode #38 starts out with the guys talking about how Matt is getting ready for his upcoming trip to Africa, then they get into the strange news stories. This week they talk about the guy that injected himself with his own semen to cure his back pain and the turtle with a LEGO wheel chair!

Here’s an X-Ray of the guys arm with the semen inside:

Here’s the turtle with the LEGO wheelchair:


Odd News Stories

Inverse.com – Man Learns the Hard Way Why You Shouldn’t Inject Yourself With Semen  

APnews.com – Injured turtle gets around on Lego wheelchair while healing

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Episode #35 – Eric Haines and the Airport One Man Band

Episode #35 of the Odd and Offbeat Podcast has past guest Steve Hamilton in as an bonus host while Matt and Louie interview Eric Haines. We learn how Eric never ran away with the circus, his dad dropped him off at the circus! Then they get into the story of the a one man band that plays at the airport at 5am…and as luck turns out that one man band is their guest Eric Haines!

Here’s a video of Eric performing at the airport:



Odd News Story

Bustle.com – This One-Man Band in the Seattle Airport Makes Us Incredibly Sad For Some Reason

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Episode #34 – Mailing Chips and Divorce Dogs

Episode #34 begins with Matt’s techniques for hiding his love of sports, their field trip to the Amazon Balls, and then they get into the stories. This week the guys riff on the Royal Mail trying to get people to stop mailing garbage and the couple that got divorced over bull terriers.

Odd News Stories

RealityTVNews.com – Britain’s Royal Mail: Stop mailing empty chip bags
People.com – It’s Me or the Dogs

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Episode #30 – Bad Yelp Review and Peeing in Paris

Episode #30 Begins with stories of Louie attending a Bigfoot Conference.  Then they get into this week’s stories.  The guys chat about a house that got shot up after someone left a bad yelp review and new public urinals in Paris!

Odd News Stories

WFTV.com “Orlando man accused of shooting up home after woman leaves negative restaurant review”

Reuters.com “Paris residents peeved at very public eco-friendly urinals”

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Episode #23 – Unluckiest Guy in the World and Jumping Dogs

Episode #23 opens with Matt and Louie chatting about “liquid gold” and getting Matt’s affairs in order, then get into the stories. This week they chat about the most unlucky guy in the world who was mauled by a bear, bitten by a rattlesnake and most recently attacked by a shark! Plus Samantha Valle from Mutts Gone Nuts calls in to talk about her world record jumping dogs!

Odd News Stories

Independent.co.uk/ – “Man attacked by shark was previously mauled by a bear and bitten by a rattlesnake”
KYMA – “Rescue dogs achieve worldwide fame”

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Episode #22 – Stories of the End of the World

Episode #22 starts with the guys talking about their ideal qualities in a barista, their adventures in the Southern United States and flipping Huffy’s for cash! Then in this episode we learn about the cow that signals the end of the world and why “the family that gets naked and kidnaps together, stays together”.

Thanks to Terry Godfrey for sending in the Naked Kidnapping story!

Odd News Stories

The Guardian – “Demons and Armageddon: details emerge in naked kidnapping case”
Mirror – “Birth of ‘first red heifer in 2000 years’ fulfils Bible prophecy and signals ‘end of days'”

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Episode #21 – Smuggling an Iguana in a Bikini and Getting Stung by a Stingray in the Penis

Episode #21 opens with Louie and Matt chatting about the best Denny’s on the planet and trying to get rid of a mattress! It’s beach week at the Odd and Offbeat Podcast, this week’s news stories are about a lady smuggling an iguana into the USA in her bikini, and a guy getting stung in the penis by a stingray!

Odd News Stories

MercuryNews.com – “Stowaway from Mexico found inside Peninsula woman’s bikini top”
unilad.com – “Guy’s Penis Stung By Stingray While Swimming In Ocean”

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Episode #20 – Kindergarten Pole Dancer and Lawn Theft

Episode #20 opens with the guys getting caught up after a week apart chatting about Matt’s near death experience visiting Cuba and Louie visiting a space alien’s grave in Texas!  In week’s news stories you will learn about the kindergarten that hired a stripper for the first day of school and stealing a California woman’s lawn.

Odd News Stories

SCMP.com – “First day of kindergarten? Chinese school welcomes kids with a pole dancer”
LVB.com – “Out of the ordinary: Thieves steal California woman’s new lawn”

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Episode #19 – Boob Shirt and the Getting Locked in an Escape Room

Episode #19 opens with Matt and Louie talking about roping goats and underground gardens…and that’s just what they did last week!   Then they get into the news stories.  This week you will learn about the T-Shirt that makes your boobs look bigger.  We also call Ky Dobson who owns NW Escape on Wheels to help us understand the guy that broke into an escape room, and couldn’t get out!

Odd News Stories

iRadio.ie – “Clever 3D optical illusion t-shirt makes your boobs look bigger”
Columbian.com – “Man accused of break-in at Hazel Dell escape-room business”

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Episode #18 – Life Saving Kiss and Googley Eye Fish

Episode #18 is full of unusual news stories.  Matt and Louie start by recapping their week in California and Arizona, then get into the stories.  This week they cover a life saving first kiss and a fish shop that puts googley eyes on it’s fish!  As a bonus you will get an updates to stories from episode 16 and 17!

Odd News Stories

Barstoolsports.com – “Dude Has A Heart Attack On His First Date With A Girl; They Have Their First Kiss Through Life-Saving CPR”
Newsweek.com – “VIDEO: SEAFOOD SHOP CAUGHT STICKING GOOGLY EYES ON OLD FISH IN BID TO MAKE THEM SEEM FRESHER”

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Meme Winner!

With the help of the accounting firm of Earnest and Young, we have tabulated the votes and this weeks winner of the meme contest is Amanda! . Remember new Odd and Offbeat Podcast comes out Tuesday!

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Episode #17 – Senior Citizens at a Metal Show and the Psychic Octopus

Episode #17 starts with a recap of Matt’s journey to New York, then we get into the strange news stories.  They guys talk about a couple of senior citizens who sneak out of the nursing home to go to a metal show. Also back by popular demand we have the Odd and Offbeat’s animal expert Karla Majewski of Pacific Animal Productions where she helps us learn more about octopuses (yes, that’s the correct plural of octopus) and why they might be psychic! Today’s episode is sponsored by Troubadour Botanicals.

Odd News Stories

ScaryMommy.com – “2 Nursing Home Escapees Attend Heavy Metal Concert Because, YOLO”
GQ.com – “Japan’s “Psychic” Octopus Was Butchered and Sold After Predicting Three World Cup Games”

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Episode #16 – Snail Racing and Sneaking into Las Vegas

Episode #16 covers the highly competitive world of snail racing and how to sneak on a flight to Las Vegas!   Plus you’ll hear about the guys experience with a bidet and we’ll meet the Odd and Offbeat’s animal expert Karla Majewski of Pacific Animal Productions where she helps handicap a snail race!

Here’s the pic of Louie Foxx wearing the Mister Punch head from the Museum of Whimsy!

Mister Punch

Odd News Stories

Eastern Daily Press – “Snails Prepare for World Snail Racing Racing Championships”
NDTV.com – “Man Flying To UK Lands In Las Vegas. His Boarding Pass Was Checked Thrice”

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Episode #15 – Doll Face Transplant and the Military Dinosaur

Episode #15 starts with the guys talking about how annoying tourists are, then they get into the news stories.  The first story is about the little kid that gives face transplants (to dolls), then they get into the dinosaur that’s reenlisting in the military.

As a free bonus to this free podcast Louie and Matt introduce a new segment called, “Strange Stories” where you learn a quick odd fact  which will help you up your Trivial Pursuit game!

Here’s the pic of the face transplant!

Doll face transplant

Odd News Stories

Mashable – “Future doctor gets head start on career by doing doll face transplants”
Military.com – “Airmen in ‘Dino Puppet’ Re-Enlistment Video Fired, Reprimanded”

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Episode #14 – Traveling Exorcism and the Cat Lawsuit

Episode #14 has Louie and Matt talking about how to “not” save a parking spot, how a cat sued a corporation for $700K and exorcism’s on a train.

Odd News Stories

NBC News – “Grumpy Cat’ wins $700,000 in federal case over identity”
Mirror.co.uk – “Man ‘performs exorcism’ on train as ‘possessed’ woman screams ‘devil’ in front of commuters”

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Episode #13 – Poisonous Books and the Meth Test

This week is the lucky 13th Episode of the Odd and Offbeat Podcast! Matt and Louie talk about performing on the road in rural Oregon, learn about books that don’t just poison the mind and chat about the guy that took his meth to the police station to get it tested.

Odd News Stories

Washington Post – “A man had police test his meth. He wanted to ‘press charges’ against his dealer, police say”
Sky News – “Poisonous books found in library of University of Southern Denmark”

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Episode #3 – Romanian Jesus and Stoned Mice

Episode #3 Matt and Louie talk about the “Romanian Jesus” and mice getting stoned.  The guys also chat about their experiences with trailer parks!

Odd News Stories

NBC News – “Dead Man Balking: Court rejects Romanian man’s claim that he is, in fact, alive'”

Mashable – “Police fired after claiming mice ate half a ton of missing weed”

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Episode #2 – The Pug and the Porn House

Episode #2- of The Odd and Offbeat Podcast.

This week Matt and Louie talk their personal experiences in China, then dive into the weird news to cover an antisemetic pug and a try debate whether a house that was used as a porn set entitles you to a discount when trying to buy the house. The world is a strange place!

Odd News Stories

BBC – “Man guilty of hate crime for filming pug’s ‘Nazi salutes'”

Fox News – “Buyer pulls out of home sale after discovering its porn past”

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