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Episode 73- Erin Ingle In Studio and Eels on the Road!

By on October 8, 2019 in Podcast, video

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Episode 73 has comedian Erin Ingle visit us at the Odd and Offbeat Podcast studio (aka Matt’s basement) where we chat about comedy, and disappointing your parents. Then we get into the strange news. This week we talk about the 7,500 pounds of slime eels on the road in Southern Oregon!

Here’s the awesomeness of the slime eels on the road:



Visit Erin online at:
Website: https://www.eriningle.com/
Facebook: http://facebook.com/ingletime
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sesameplexer/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ingletime

Odd News Stories

OregonLive.com – Truck full of eels overturns on U.S. 101, dousing sedan with slithering sea creatures

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Episode #71 – Emotional Support Clown and the TV Man

By on September 24, 2019 in Podcast

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Episode #71 begins with Matt sharing his experience in the Bahamas a week after Hurricane Dorian. Then they get into the hard hitting strange news stories. This week they explore the man who hired an emotional support clown and the TV man leaving TV’s on peoples porches!

Here’s video of the TV man:

Odd News Stories

Junkee.com – A New Zealand Man Hired An Emotional Support Clown To Sit In On His Redundancy Meeting

The Verge – Human dressed as TV trolls town by leaving TVs on people’s porches

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Episode #66 – Faja Heist and the Poop Museum

By on August 20, 2019 in Podcast

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Episode #66 begins with the guys drinking a 60 year old bottle of Guinness that Louie bought at a junk shop in Wyoming! Spoiler Alert: It doesn’t kill Matt or Louie.

Then they get into the odd news stories. This week they talk about stealing $2 million in body shaping undergarments and the poop museum in Japan!

Odd News Stories

WPRL.org – Burglars Lift $2 Million Worth Of Body-Shaping ‘Faja’ Undergarments

SCMP.com – Japanese poop museum turns bodily function into a ‘cute’ and fun exhibition for children and adults alike

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Episode #55 – Ear in a Arm and the Unicorn Sheep

By on June 4, 2019 in Podcast

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Episode #55 starts with the guys chatting about society expecting Matt to know how to speak Spanish and Louie to know karate. Then they get into the strange news. This week they cover the first story that has creeped out both Matt and Louie, which is about a guy that has an ear growing out of his forearm! They also chat about the Unicorn Sheep that was saved by a case of beer!

We also have a tip from our favorite life coach Randy!

Here’s a picture of the ear:

ear growing out of arm
Image from: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-11/implanted-ear-up-close.jpg

Here’s the unicorn sheep:

Unicorn sheep!
Image from News.com.au

Odd News Stories

ABC.net.au – Perth artist Stelarc grows ear on his arm, plans to connect it to internet

News.com.au – Strange ‘unicorn’ sheep saved from death by two cases of beer

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Episode #46 – Cow Tinder and Trapped in a Window

By on April 2, 2019 in picture, Podcast

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Episode #46 begins with Matt and Louie talking about good looking men they’ve recently seen, then they get into the strange news stories. The first story is about a dating app for cows…actual cows! The next story is about a woman’s antics when he has a poop that won’t flush during a date that leads to her getting trapped inside a window!


Odd News Stories

BeefMagazine.com – New app functions like Tinder for cows

BBC.com – Woman trapped in window trying to retrieve poo after Tinder date

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Episode #44 – Burgler Buddy and Not A Bomb Scare

By on March 19, 2019 in Podcast

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Episode #44 starts with Matt and Louie chatting about people who talk loudly about very personal stuff in public on their cellphones and how to diffuse fights on the train. Then they get into the odd news stories. They start with the guy that gave the guy that robbed his house a ride home, and the NASA package labeled “Not A Bomb” that creates a bomb scare.

Odd News Stories

USAreally.com – Burglar Breaks Into House to Watch TV, Convinces Homeowner to Give Him a Ride

NBCnewyork.com – Mysterious Floating Package Sparks Bomb Scare, Turns Out To Be NASA Experiment

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Episode #41 – Sushi Grenade and Guy With 9 1/2 Digits

By on February 26, 2019 in Podcast

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Episode #41 has the guys chatting about Matt’s trip to Morocco a decade ago, and then they get into the strange news stories. This week the discuss the guy that made a grenade in a sushi restaurant and they have Hypnotist Chris Mabrey in studio and they chat about when he was attacked by an eagle!

Odd News Stories

FoxNews.com – Iowa man built grenade at sushi restaurant to prove a point, police say

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Episode #40 – Snake Butt Bite and the Chinese Anger Room

By on February 19, 2019 in Podcast

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Episode #40 begins with Matt laying out what’s in his will if he dies while he’s on vacation and Louie’s brand new bidet! Then they get into the stories. This week the guys chat about the lady who got bit in the butt by a snake and Karla from Pacific Animal Productions calls in to answer their questions about snakes. Then they talk about the “Anger Room” in China where pay to smash stuff!

Odd News Stories

UPI.com – Snake in toilet bites woman on the butt
NewYorkPost.com – Chinese ‘anger room’ lets customers smash stuff with baseball bats


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Episode #33 – Gay Penguins and Cotton Candy Meth!

By on January 1, 2019 in Podcast

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Episode #33 is a very special New Year’s edition of the Odd and Offbeat Podcast. The guys talk about their new year resolutions, Matt getting impeached as student body president in high school, and then they get into the strange news stories! Learn about how Penguins are free loving then humans and cotton candy that can get you arrested.

Odd News Stories

CBS NEWS – Gay penguin couple hatches egg, welcomes first baby

FOX NEWS – Georgia woman who spent months in jail over cotton candy mistaken for meth sues police department

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Episode #32 – Bah Humbug Lights and Snowball Fights

By on December 25, 2018 in Podcast

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Episode #32 begins with the guys talking about their favorite Christmas memories, then they get to the news stories.  The first story is about a lady who got in trouble by putting up lights that said “Bah Humbug” and a kid who took on city hall so he could nail his brother in the face with a snowball!

Odd News Stories

Seattle Times – Bah, Humbug: Florida neighbors scorn woman over display

AP News – Boy hits target, convinces town to scrap snowball fight ban

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Special Christmas Podcast…

By on December 24, 2018 in picture, Podcast

Tomorrow a very special Odd and Offbeat Podcast comes out!  Matt and Louie cover the lady who wrote “Bah Humbug” in lights and the kid that took on city hall to throw a snowball at his brother’s face!

Here’s a preview of the episode:


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Episode #31 – Tinderbox Circus Side Show and Gibsonton, FL

By on December 18, 2018 in picture, Podcast

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Episode #31 start with the Tinderbox Circus Sideshow sitting in-studio for an interview, before we get to the story about Gibsonton, FL which is a town where carney’s go to retire.  Then Louie And Matt wrap things by chatting about Matt’s love of watching videos of people getting Baht Fly Larva removed from their bodies! 

Here’s a picture of the Human Blockhead stunt:

And here’s the X-ray of it that is referenced in the episode:

Odd News Story

For your amusement, Gibsonton is a historical sideshow

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Episode #29 – Koala STD and the Overdue Book!

By on December 4, 2018 in picture, Podcast, video

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Episode #29 of the Odd and Offbeat Podcast starts with Louie and Matt talking about their adventure visiting Barney Smith’s Toilet Seat Art Museum and Matt’s appearance on the Late Late Show with James Corden!  If that’s not enough excitement, then they get into this week’s stories.  They chat about how chlamydia is a plague to the Koala community and a library book that’s 50 years overdue!

Here’s Matt on the show:


Here’s a peek at the toilet seat museum:

And the overdue book:

Odd News Stories

TheWeek – “Vaccine for koala chlamydia in sight”

Kentucky.com – “50 years overdue: Georgia man returns Lexington public library book”

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Episode #28 – 36 Hours of Garth Brooks and Stripper Karaoke

By on November 27, 2018 in Podcast

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Episode #28 starts with Matt talking about going to “online magic university” and Louie teaching Matt how to fend off offers to make people’s wives disappear! Then they get into the stories. The first story is about a man named Cliff Satterwhite, who sang Garth Brook’s Friends in Low Places for 36 hours straight…and they landed him as a in studio guest! Cliff sits in for a second story about a Dave Chapelle singing Karaoke at a Portland strip club!

Cliff also talks about the Real Men Wear Pink fundraiser. Click here to donate!

Odd News Stories

whiskeyriff.com – “Man sings Garth Brooks’ ‘Friends in Low Places’ for 36-hours straight”

OregonLive.com – “Dave Chappelle sang Radiohead at Portland strip club karaoke, Reddit says”

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Episode #27 – Satan Doesn’t Visit Arkansas and Daycare Crack

By on November 20, 2018 in Podcast

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Episode #27 the guys talk about what Matt looks for when hiring an attorney and renting out a posse.  Then they get into probably the most epic story ever where Arkansas clears Satan from lighting a fire and a kid getting crack at daycare!

Odd News Stories

Flipboard.com – “Mysterious Hole Shooting Out Flames in Arkansas Is Definitely ‘Not Satan,’ Officials Say”

EastTexasMatters.com – “Four year old girl brings home crack cocaine from daycare”

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Episode #26 – Coin Flip for Jail and the Face Fart

By on November 13, 2018 in Podcast

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Episode #26 begins with the guys talking about olde tyme photos and vintage prisons then they get into the weird news.  This weeks stories are about the police that flip a coin to see if someone goes to jail, then they talk about farts leaking out of your mouth.  To dig a little bit into the face fart situation, they call Dr. Jody to get her opinion on farts.

Odd News Stories

Reuters – “Georgia police use coin toss to decide whether to arrest woman”

WLWT.com – “Farts can leak out through your mouth if you hold them in, expert says”

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Episode #25 – Marijuana Lobster and Produce Butt

By on November 6, 2018 in Podcast

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Episode #25 starts with the guys discussing Louie’s fear of needles and Matt’s driving record, then we get into the stories!  This week we cover the restaurant that gets their lobsters high on marijuana before cooking them and the man accused of rubbing produce on his butt at a grocery store!

Odd News Stories

AP News – “Fishmonger offers lobsters some herb before the butter”

King5 – “Man accused of rubbing produce on his butt at Northern Virginia grocery store”

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

By on October 23, 2018 in Uncategorized

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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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