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Episode #286 – Stamp Dating and Church Death Metal!

By on April 25, 2024 in Podcast

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Episode #286 begins with Matt and Louie in Yuma Arizona. They chat about visiting the center of the world and Louie getting stuck in Mexico, then they get into the strange news. In this episode they chat about the lady who stamped guys hands to get them to date her and the church that hosts death metal concerts!

Odd News Stories

FoxNews.com – Toronto woman takes novel approach to dating by stamping hands at bars: ‘You’re cute, you should hit me up

TheGuardian.com – UK churches keen to host heavy metal bands after duet with organist is a hit

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Episode #285 – Toe Licking and Loch Ness Drug Heiress

By on March 7, 2024 in Podcast

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Episode #285 begins with Matt grilling Louie about his protein swings from vegetarian food to eating a meat pie while on the road, then they get into the strange news. This week they talk about the school that had a fundraiser where students licked people’s toes and El Chapo’s granddaughter searching for the Loch Ness Monster!

Odd News Stories

OKCfox.com – Deer Creek School District faces criticism after students licked toes during a fundraiser

HearldScotland.com- Granddaughter of ‘El Chapo’ joins hunt for Loch Ness Monster

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Episode 284 – ATM Fish and Time Traveler’s Gun!

By on February 6, 2024 in Podcast

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Episode 285 has Matt and Louie discussing Good Will Hunting, then they get into the strange news. This week they chat about the kid who got arrested for taping fish to ATM’s and the gun thrown away by a time traveler!

Odd News Stories

ABC4.com – Teen facing charges for allegedly taping fish to ATMs in Provo

PennLive.com – Gun From Civil War Found in Trash Can at Gettysburg Walmart

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Episode #283 Green Lighting the Deuce and Alien Invasion For the Holidays

By on December 26, 2023 in Podcast

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Episode #283 has Matt and Louie writing a Hallmark Christmas movie and then they get into the strange news. This week they chat about the mayor of a town in New Zealand that’s giving the residents the OK to poop and the alien invasion that was really just Christmas lights!

Odd News Stories
TheGuardian.com – New Zealand mayor clarifies there’s no need to ‘stop pooing’ amid town’s sewerage stench crisis

KXAN.com – Texas family’s home light show mistaken for aliens, draws out crowd

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Episode #282 Voting For Yourself and Finger Salad

By on December 5, 2023 in Podcast

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Episode #282 has Matt checking in on Louie’s COVID status and they talk about Salt Lake City and visiting Chubby Checker, then they get into the strange news. This week they talk about the guy who lost an election because he didn’t vote for himself and the salad that’s served with the restaurant manager’s finger!

Odd News Stories

King5.com – Thurston County candidate who didn’t vote for himself loses by 1 vote

APnews.com – Customer sues Chopt eatery chain over salad that she says contained a piece of manager’s finger

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Episode #280 Skinny Sumo and Heart Attack Freebies

By on October 24, 2023 in Podcast

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Episode #280 has Matt and Louie in the same room! They get caught up on their adventures and then get into the strange news! This week the chat about sumo wrestling no longer having size restriction and the guy who fakes heart attacks to get free meals!

Odd News Stories

FoxNews.com – Skinny sumo wrestlers? Height and weight requirements are dropped by sport’s governing body

KOAA.com – Man arrested for faking heart attacks to get out of paying restaurants

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Episode #278 Hearing Arm and Drunk Sheep

By on September 26, 2023 in Podcast

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Episode #278 Begins with Matt and Louie chatting about vintage toys, then they get into the strange news. This week they revisit 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 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 #276 Voting Sans Shirt and the Poop Transplant

By on September 5, 2023 in Podcast

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Episode #276 has Matt and Louie talking about airport lounges as the best value in the world! This week they revisit how to convince your polling place to allow topless voting and why you may need a poop transplant!

Odd News Stories

Boston.com – ‘Well then, can I vote naked?’: Topless N.H. voter said she doesn’t regret her decision

FoxNews.com – Poop transplant cures man’s ‘drunkenness disease’

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Episode #275 T Rex Races and the Ice Man

By on August 27, 2023 in Podcast

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Episode #275 begins with Matt and Louie getting caught up with where they are in the world and hotel password hacks, then they get into the strange news. This week they chat about the T Rex races and the frozen Ice man’s history!

Odd News Stories

WAFB.com – ‘T. rexes’ race to photo finish at Washington state track

ABCnews.go.com – DNA from Oetzi the Iceman traces his roots to present day Turkey

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Episode #273 – All About Bears

By on August 15, 2023 in Podcast

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Episode #273 has Louie hanging out in Mormon town of Rexburg Idaho and Matt making fun of him because he didn’t know it was a dry town! This week’s strange news is all about bears! They talk about the Sun Bear that may be a person in a costume and the escaped bear that delayed a flight!

Odd News Stories

BBC.com – Sun bears are real, not humans in disguise says Hangzhou Zoo

NewsTribune.com – Delayed passengers growl after a bear escapes from crate in cargo hold of an Iraqi plane in Dubai

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Episode #264 Tupac Lay Off and Partying With the Devil

By on June 14, 2023 in Podcast

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Episode #264 has the guys travelling and we learn about Matt trying to order coffee in Texas, then they revisit the strange news. This week they revisit the guy that got fired for his love to Tupac and how partying with the devil can’t lead to anything good!

Plus we get our weekly visit from Life Coach Randy!

Here’s Jerry who got fired from his job for loving Tupac:

Odd News Stories

Consequence of Sound – Iowa government employee ousted after constantly emailing his colleagues about Tupac

HuffPost.com – New Jersey Devils Mascot Runs Through Window At Boy’s Birthday Party

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Episode #261 Utah’s Crass Condoms and Drug Boars

By on May 23, 2023 in Podcast

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Episode #261 has they Matt telling Louie that he as too much to do, so this week they’ll revisit some classic Odd and Offbeat stories. You get to revisit

Odd News Stories

Fox13now.com – Utah’s governor defends decision to pull ‘crass’ condoms from HIV campaign

News.Sky.com – Wild boar discover and snort £17,000 of cocaine in Tuscan forest

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Episode #259 Dime Heist and the Dumpster Treasure

By on May 9, 2023 in Uncategorized

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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 #258 – Spiral Lights and Freeway Cash

By on May 2, 2023 in picture, Podcast

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Episode #258 begins with Matt and Louie staying 6 minutes away from each other and Matt learns about Louie’s trip to Canada to a speakeasy, then they get into the strange news. This week they talk about the spiral in the northern lights and the guy that dumped cash on the freeway!

Odd News Stories

ABCnews.go.com – Rocket science: Alaska sky spiral caused by SpaceX fuel dump

ABC7.com – Man throws $200K in cash out window onto Oregon freeway after draining family’s shared bank account

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Episode #256 – Ghost Insurance and the Mammoth Meatball

By on April 18, 2023 in Podcast

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Episode #256 begins with Louie and Matt’s anti aging tips, then they get into the strange news. This week they talk about the potential ghost car insurance claim, and the meatball made out of a mammoth!

Odd News Stories

Jalopnik.com – Texas Man Blames ‘Mischievous Child Ghost’ for Pushing a Shopping Cart into His Mustang

TheCut.com – I Can’t Shut Up About the Woolly Mammoth Meatball

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Episode #254 Knitting Metal and Bags of Shame

By on April 4, 2023 in Uncategorized

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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 #253 – Redneck Roast and Goose Dating

By on March 28, 2023 in Podcast

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Episode #253 has Matt reminding Louie of all the projects that Louie works on, then they get into the strange news. This week they talk about the lady that roasts her dad in his obituary and trying to find a good a date!

Here’s the obituary:

Odd News Stories

NYpost.com – Georgia woman roasts ‘redneck’ dad in brutally honest, hilarious obituary

GoodNewsNetwork – Cemetery Posts Personal Ad for Lonely Goose Whose Mate Died–and they Find a Match

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Episode # 251 – Octogenarian Forgery and Offensive Tofu Plates

By on March 14, 2023 in Podcast

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Episode #251 begins with Matt learning about the Oscar’s and it’s dress code, then they get into the strange news. This week they talk about the 82 year old who forged Michael Jordan cards and Maine drivers fighting for their right to have Tofu written on their car license plates!

Odd News Stories

ABCnew.go.com – 82-year-old charged with sale of fake Michael Jordan cards

2News.com – Maine motorists appeal to keep naughty vanity license plates

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Episode #250 – Science Fire and the Escobar Phone

By on March 7, 2023 in Podcast

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Episode #250 This week Matt and Louie get caught up with Louie’s New Orleans trip and Matt gives up an Elvis update. Then they revisit some strange news. This week they talk about the parents that were shocked that their 12 year old set the lawn on fire with a magnifying glass and the foldable smart phone invented by Pablo Escobar’s brother!

Odd News Stories

CBSaustin.com – 12-year-old Texas boy sets yard on fire with Christmas gift, family says

PressFrom.info – Pablo Escobar’s brother released a foldable smartphone that he claims can only be destroyed by fire

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Episode # 245 – Fajita Theft and Microwave Pee

By on January 31, 2023 in Podcast

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Episode # 245 gets us caught up on the week system for aging babies, then they get into the strange news.

This week Matt and Louie talk about a man caught stealing fajitas to sell on the black market and a lady blowing up pee in the microwave at the 7-11!  You’ll also hear more stories Louie’s bad rental car and Matt’s brushes with the law!

Odd News Stories

Dallasnews.com – “Texas man who stole $1.2M in fajitas gets 50 years in prison”
9news.com – “Woman cited for allegedly causing urine to explode in 7-Eleven microwave”

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Episode #242 – Left Puppies and Cop Movers

By on January 10, 2023 in Podcast

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Episode #242 begins with Louie on the road and Matt learning about crying babies, then they get into the strange news. This week they talk about puppies living in a hotel’s lost and found and the police that will help you move out of your house!

Odd News Stories

UPI.com – British hotel chain’s lost and found items include puppies, wedding cake

APnews.com – Florida sheriff: Burglars call 911 to get help moving stuff

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Episode #241 – Illegal Baby Name and The Office Space Scheme

By on January 3, 2023 in Podcast

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Episode #241 Begins with Matt teaching Louie what it takes to travel with a baby in 2023, then they get into the weird news. This week they talk about illegal baby names and the guy that tried to pull the “office space” scheme!

Odd News Stories

FoxNews.com – Baby names that are reportedly banned in America: What to know

KIRO7.com – Former Zulily software engineer charged for theft scheme inspired by ‘Office Space’ movie

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Episode #240 Sanitation Dominatrix and Importing Sex Dolls

By on December 27, 2022 in picture, Podcast

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Episode #240 begins with Matt describing his new life as a rock and mineral collection and dime afficionado, then they get into the strange news. This week they talk about he dominatrix’s that are way into sanitation and South Korea lifting the ban on importing sex dolls!

Here’s what the scene looked like at the coolest city council meeting ever!

In a close second place, here’s the sex doll meeting

Odd News Stories

WSVN.com – ‘You may call me Mistress’: 3 leather-clad women pitch building dungeon to Fort Lauderdale commissioners

NZherald.co.nz – South Korea lifts ban on imported sex dolls

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Episode #239 – Speeding Onions and Owning a Unicorn

By on December 20, 2022 in picture, Podcast

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Episode #239 begins with Louie telling Matt about this travel woes, then they get into the strange news. This week they crack jokes about the cop dressed as the Grinch who gives onions to speeding drivers and the girl who can legally own a unicorn!



Odd News Stories

APnews.com – Deputy dressed as Grinch gives onions to speeding drivers

GoodNewsNetwork.org – Little Girl Gets Approval for State License to Own a Living Unicorn (If She Can Find One)

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Episode #238 – Lemur Gets Out Of Shawshank

By on December 13, 2022 in Podcast

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Episode #238 begins with Louie getting bumped from a flight and then they revisit some strange news. This week they replay the tale of Maki the Lemur that goes missing from the zoo!

Odd News Stories

FoxNews.com – San Francisco Zoo offers $2,100 reward for missing lemur

NBCnews.com – Maki, lemur stolen from San Francisco Zoo, found safe in nearby city

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Episode #235 Mystery Foot and the Chain Smoking Marathon!

By on November 22, 2022 in picture, Podcast

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Episode #235 begins with Matt learning about Louie’s trip to New Zealand and Australia, then they get into the strange news. This week they talk about the foot found in a pool at Yellowstone and the guy that ran a marathon while chain smoking!
Here’s the guy smoking and running a marathon!

Odd News Stories

KTVQ.com – Yellowstone National Park identifies person whose foot was found in hot spring

RunningMagazine.ca – Chinese man runs a 3:28 marathon while chain-smoking

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Episode #234 – Vegan Mice and Self Abduction

By on November 15, 2022 in Uncategorized

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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 #231 – 23 Contact Lenses and Donkey Kong IRL

By on October 25, 2022 in Uncategorized

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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 #228 – Candy Corn Bratwurst and the Nose Bite

By on October 4, 2022 in Podcast

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Episode #228 starts with Matt and Louie exploring deep space, then they get into the strange news. This week they talk about candy corn infused bratwurst and the beyond meat CEO being a cannibal!

Strange News Stories

Today.com – Candy corn bratwurst are being made in Wisconsin — and selling out

CBSnews.com – Beyond Meat suspends executive accused of biting another man’s nose

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Episode #227 Baseball Dentures and the Amarillo Chupacbre

By on September 27, 2022 in Podcast

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Episode #227 is the second episode with Louie and Matt hanging out at SeaTac airport! This week they talk about the Chupacabra hanging out the zoo and Ty Cobb’s dentures!

Do you think this is a real chupacabre?

Here’s Ty Cobb’s Dentures!

Odd News Stories

UPI.com – Texas city shares photo of unidentified ‘object’ outside zoo

UPI.com – Ty Cobb’s dentures up for auction online

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Episode #226 – Tennis Haircuts and the Politically Correct Mountain

By on September 20, 2022 in Podcast, video

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Episode #226 begins with Matt and Louie doing some morning drinking at the airport, then they get into the strange news. This week they talk about getting haircuts at a tennis match and changing the name of a mountain!

Strange News

ESPN.com – Two fans removed from US Open quarterfinal match after haircut prank at Arthur Ashe Stadium

TimesOfIsreal.com – Oregon’s Swastika Mountain to soon be renamed

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Episode #225 – The Undertaker Contest and Horse Punches

By on September 13, 2022 in Podcast

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Episode # begins with Matt’s dad hoarding plastic baseball helmets, then the guys get into some vintage strange news. This week they revisit episode #165 with the grave digging competition and punching a horse!

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 #224 Strange Music and Mullet Champion

By on September 6, 2022 in picture, Podcast

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Episode #224 has Matt getting all the details about Louie’s stay in a giant potato, then they get into the strange news. This week they talk about about International Strange Music Day and the Mullet Championships!

Here’s the Mullet winner!

Odd News Stories

UPI.com – International Strange Music Day promotes expanding musical horizons

USAtoday.com – Who has the best kid mullet in America? Meet 8-year-old Emmitt Bailey.

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Episode #222 Adult Ferris Wheel and Adult Ice Cream

By on August 23, 2022 in Podcast

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Episode #222 begins with Matt telling Louie the history of Moses Lake, WA and Louie telling Matt about getting a haircut from a pregnant lady, then they get into the strange news. This week they talk about the couple having some adult shenanigans on a ferris wheel and the ice cream that tastes like a dive bar!

Odd News Stories

FoxNews.com – Couple arrested for having sex on Ohio amusement park’s Ferris Wheel

ComicBook.com – Miller High Life Launches Dive Bar Flavored Ice Cream

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Episode #221 – Wrong Clean Up and Illegal Hairdoo

By on August 16, 2022 in Podcast

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Episode #221 has the guys hopping into the time machine and revisiting some 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 # 219 – Self Defense Sword and the Underwater Music Festival

By on August 2, 2022 in Podcast

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Episode #219 has the guys talking about Matt getting into learning magic tricks and Louie’s predictions of the magic conference he’s attending. Finally they get into the strange news! This week the talk about using a sword for self defense and the underwater music festival!

Odd News Stories

KKtv.com – Part of man’s hand cut off with a sword at a 7-Eleven, officials say

Fox35Orlando.com – Diving into some tunes at Florida underwater music festival

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Episode #218 – Summoning Bigfoot and Fake Cricket

By on July 26, 2022 in Podcast

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Episode #218 begins with the guys talking about making pennies in residual checks from television appearances, then they get into the strange news. This week they talk about the guy that summoned bigfoot and the fake cricket match that was used to hustle people in Russia!

Odd News Stories

NewsObserver.com – Man says he killed his friend because he ‘summoned Bigfoot,’ Oklahoma sheriff says

News7H.com – Scammers arrested after livestreaming fake IPL from farmer’s field to con gamblers in Russia

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Episode #216 – HOV Baby and Space Hamster

By on July 12, 2022 in Podcast

Episode #216 begins with Matt not carrying his carry on luggage onto a plane and Louie’s family fostering a kitten, then they get into the strange news. This week they chat about the baby that got a tick for being in the HOV lane and the hamster that went to space!

Here’s the space hamster

space hamster

And here’s Louie’s kitten:

kitten

Odd News Stories

People.com – Pregnant Woman Contests HOV Ticket by Saying Fetus Is Passenger After Roe v. Wade Decision

Sky News – A giant step for hamkind: Hamster survives daring trip into the stratosphere on a flying balloon

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Episode #215 – Time Travel Sexting and NASA’s Moon Roaches

By on July 5, 2022 in Podcast

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Episode #215 begins with Matt’s shocking discovery that mosquito hawks don’t actually eat mosquitos! Then they get into the strange news. This week they talk about the woman who stabbed her husband over a vintage picture of her on his phone and the fate of the cockroaches that than NASA fed moon dust to!

Odd News Stories

TimesNewsNow.com – Wife stabs husband over explicit photos with ‘another woman’, discovers images were of her younger self

APnews.com – NASA: Give us back our moon dust and cockroaches

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Episode #214 – Banksy Resigns and Renting The ‘Rouge

By on June 28, 2022 in Podcast

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Episode #214 begins with Louie trying to do his laundry and a laundromat in Yuba City and Matt visiting the Exploding Whale Park! Then they get into the strange news. This week they riff on the guy who resigned from his job because everyone thought he was Banksy and how to rent a room at the Moulin Rouge!

Odd News Stories

News.sky.com – Welsh local councillor William Gannon resigns after repeated allegations that he is Banksy ‘undermining’ his ability to work

NPR.org – Airbnb is renting out the iconic Moulin Rouge for three one-night stays

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Episode #211 – Corpse Water and Witch Emancipation

By on June 7, 2022 in Podcast

Episode #211 has Louie and Matt hanging out in Seattle at a farmer’s market while they drank coffee, then they get into the strange news. This week they chat about corpse water from lake mead and the last Salem Witch finally getting her day in court!



Odd News Stories

DailyMail.co.uk – Las Vegas witchcraft shop starts selling ‘CORPSE WATER’ after body of potential mob victim was found in a barrel at bottom of Lake Mead during historic drought

BostonHerald.com – Last Salem ‘witch’ pardoned in Massachusetts, thanks to North Andover Middle School students

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Episode #210 – Josh Fight Redux and Creepy Doll Beach

By on May 31, 2022 in Podcast

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Episode #210 begins with Louie’s tiny home and Matt’s trip to Alaska, then they get into the strange news. This week they talk about the second annual josh fight and the creepy baby dolls that are washing ashore in Texas!

Odd News Stories

APnews.com – Pool noodle fight over the name Josh again attracts hundreds

FoxNews.com – Creepy dolls washing ashore on Texas coast: ‘There’s a lot of nightmares out there’

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Episode #150 – All Things 150!!

By on March 30, 2021 in Podcast

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Episode 150 is a celebration of the Matt and Louie making it to 150 episodes! This episode was recorded at their beachfront hotel room in Lincoln City, OR and they explore thing to do for $150 or less!

Odd News Stories

HuffingtonPost.com – 150 Things To Do For $150 Or Less

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Episode 131 – COVID Erotica and Pregnant Runnings

By on November 17, 2020 in picture, Podcast

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Episode # 131 begins with us learning about Matt’s side hustle as a beatnik poet! Then they get into the strange news. The guys dip their toes into some COVID erotica and learn about the pregnant lady that can run faster than Matt and Louie combined!

Odd News Stories

NYpost.com – Bizarre COVID-19 erotica novel goes viral

Kiro7.com – WATCH: Woman runs mile in under 6 minutes while 9 months pregnant

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Episode #83 – Cocaine Sweater and Cowboy Pigeons!

By on December 17, 2019 in picture, Podcast

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Episode #83 opens up with the guys talking about performing at corporate events and haunted places in San Antonio and Louie’s visit to the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, TX. Then they get into some sweet news stories. This week they talk about Columbia suing Walmart over a sweater and pigeons wearing cowboy hats!

Here’s the offensive sweater:

santa cocaine sweater

Here’s a pigeon heading to the rodeo:

pigeon with cowboy hat

Odd News Stories

QZ.com – Colombia is threatening to sue Walmart over a cocaine-themed holiday sweater

TheGuardian.com – Pigeons wearing tiny cowboy hats spotted in Las Vegas

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Episode # 82 – Adopting an Adult and the Body in a Bottle

By on December 10, 2019 in picture, Podcast

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Episode # 82 begins with Matt trying to figure out why Louie ate just one slice of bacon and we learn about Matt’s new Etsy Store called Dime Museum Art. Then they get into the odd news stories. This week they talk about adopting a Ukranian adult and a mans ashes travelling the world in a bottle!

Dime art museum

Odd New Stories

Freep.com – Adoptee with dwarfism accused of posing as child: Michigan bone scan says I’m 14

CBSnews.com – Bottle containing man’s ashes continues journey across Gulf of Mexico

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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 #68 – Car on Car Action and Meth Snow Globes

By on September 3, 2019 in picture, Podcast

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Episode #68 has the guys back home in the studio where Louie tells Matt about the new haircut fad sweeping the nation…getting a trim in a motel parking lot by a “Travelling Barber“! Then they get into some strange news stories. The first story is of a car giving another car a piggy back ride and to cap it all off they talk about meth inside of snow globes!

Here’s the super sweet car on car action:

from TheDrive.com

Odd News Stories

TheDrive.com – Man Ticketed for Driving With Car Strapped to His Roof Admits Was “Stupid Thing to Do”

FoxNews.com – Australian border officers find $1M worth of crystal meth in snow globes

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Episode #67 -More Steve and Drunk Seagulls!

By on August 27, 2019 in Podcast

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Episode #67 episode has Steve Hamilton in studio where we talk about drunk seagulls!

drunk seagulls

Odd News Stories

Sky News – “Dozens of ‘drunk’ seagulls found on South West beaches”

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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 #61 – Cow Sax and Donuts for Deputies

By on July 16, 2019 in Podcast

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Episode #61 begins with Louie talking about a unique opening act he had in Sonora, CA and Matt watching little kids light off fireworks. Then they get into the odd news. This episode they chat about a guy playing sax to cows and the guy that broke into a police station to give 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 #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 #52 – The Alligator Man and the £7,000 Breakup

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Episode #52 opens with Louie talking about his troubles parking in Chinatown and Matt being upset that no one recognizes his made up movie quotes. Then they get into the strange news. The first story about firefighters rescuing a man, who was actually an 11 foot alligator! Then the guys talk about the woman that broke up with her fiance for
£7,000…and you’ll never guess who paid her!

Odd News Stories

Arcamax.com – Unconscious person spotted by firefighters was 11-foot gator

Forum.ThaiVisa.com – Woman offered £7,000 to break up with fiancé – and she took it

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Episode #50 – One Year Spectacular!!

By on April 30, 2019 in Podcast

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Episode # 50 marks one year of Matt and Louie doing the Odd and Offbeat Podcast. The show starts with them reflecting on the last year, then they to a top ten odd news stories countdown that would make Casey Kasem roll in his grave! They then get into an addendum to a story that they’ve talked about in a previous episode.

Odd News Story

National Post: Naked kidnapping case: Court hears of shared psychotic disorder and Armageddon fears

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Episode #48 – Dubstep Mosquito Repellent and The Great Baby Escape!

By on April 16, 2019 in Podcast

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Episode #48 is the first international episode of the Odd and Offbeat Podcast! Matt is working on a cruise ship and Louie is on vacation on the same ship, so they did a podcast!

This episode begins with them discussing how to smuggle booze onto a cruise ship, then they get into this week’s stories. They talk about using Scrillex music as mosquito repellent, and the group of one year old kids that escaped from daycare!

Odd News Stories

Sky News – Skrillex dubstep ‘could protect against mosquitoes’
TribLive.com – Band of toddlers escapes Louisiana day care, found wandering near highway


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Episode #47 – Mannequin Party and the Arrow Phone

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Episode #47 begins with Louie and Matt chatting about their favorite Ludacris lyrics, then they get into the strange news. This week they tackle the story of the guy that has a naked mannequin party in his front yard, and the guy whose phone saved him during an arrow attack. As a bonus they also talk about Buzz Aldrin’s wrestling career!



Also as promised, here’s Buzz Aldrin wrestling:

Here’s the arrow through the phone:

and here’s the mannequins!

Odd News Stories

Finance.yahoo.com – Man saved from ‘bow and arrow attack’ by his mobile phone

Brietbart.com – Man forced to shorten fence gets even with nude mannequins

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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 #42 – Drinking With Cops and Africa in Africa

By on March 5, 2019 in Podcast

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Episode #42 welcomes Matt back into the studio and he catches us up on his adventures in Africa and Louie talks about smuggling donuts in the USA from Canada. Then they get into some strange news. The first stories is about the police department that is encouraging people to drink to excess. The next story is the song Africa playing on an infinite loop in Africa!

Odd News Stories

NPR.org – Police Seek Volunteers To Drink To Excess
UltimateClassicRock.com – ARTIST WANTS TO LOOP TOTO’S ‘AFRICA’ IN DESERT ‘FOR ALL ETERNITY’

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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 #39 – Joe Stoddard in Studio and Throwing a Playhouse!

By on February 12, 2019 in picture, Podcast

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Episode #39 begins with Louie and Matt welcoming Joe Stoddard onto the podcast, where they talk about his life and him being atacked by a slug! Then they get into the news story about a different guy with the name Joe Stoddard who threw a playhouse at the police!

Odd News Stories

Nonpareilonline.com – To avoid arrest, Bluffs man throws playhouse at police officer

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Episode #38 – Injecting Semen and Turtle Wheelchair

By on February 5, 2019 in Uncategorized

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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 #37 – Faking Your Death and the World Record Tuna!

By on January 29, 2019 in Podcast

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Episode #37 begins with the guys talking about the world’s largest colon, then they get into the news stories. They talk about an international plot to fake a mans death and the world’s most expensive tuna!

Odd News Stories

APnews.com – Court: Man put clothes, ID on stand-in corpse in $2M scheme
Reuters.com – Tuna sells for record $3 million in auction at Tokyo’s new fish market

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

By on January 15, 2019 in Uncategorized

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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 #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 #24 – Mummy Juice and Sleeping In A Coffin

By on October 30, 2018 in Podcast

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Episode #24 is a special Halloween episode. The guys start by chatting about their favorite Halloween memories and a bonus story about a guy who got stabbed in a haunted house!  Then they get to the stories about drinking mummy juice and living in a coffin for 30 hours!

Here’s what the mummy juice looks like:

Odd News Stories

People.com/ – “Man Stabbed at Haunted House by a Friend Who Was Handed a Real Knife by Someone Wearing a Costume”

Metro.co.uk/ – “People want to drink the red liquid from newly-opened 4,000-year-old sarcophagus”

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch/ – “Coffin Challenge’ at Six Flags St. Louis gets 28,000-plus entries, goes national”

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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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Episode #22 – Stories of the End of the World

By on October 16, 2018 in Uncategorized

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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

By on October 9, 2018 in Uncategorized

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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

By on October 2, 2018 in Uncategorized

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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

By on September 25, 2018 in Uncategorized

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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

By on September 18, 2018 in Uncategorized

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

By on September 11, 2018 in Uncategorized

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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 #15 – Doll Face Transplant and the Military Dinosaur

By on August 28, 2018 in Uncategorized

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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

By on August 21, 2018 in Uncategorized

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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 #11 – Stork’s Cellphone Bill and the Stinky Guy on the Plane!

By on July 31, 2018 in Podcast

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Episode #11 The guys reveal the winner of the “who can buy the best panhandler sign” contest, then get into some strange stories. 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 #7 – Cocaine Turtle and the Alligator Gender Reveal

By on July 3, 2018 in Podcast

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Episode #7 is an all amphibian episode of the Odd and Offbeat Podcast!

This week Matt and Louie talk about the sea turtle that got caught up in a drug smuggling ring and how they do gender reveals in Louisiana! You’ll also hear more stories about why Matt can’t get car insurance and how a bottle of tequila got Louie out of a speeding ticket!

Odd News Stories

flkeysnews.com – “Sea turtle found trapped among bales of cocaine”
naplessnews.com – “Louisiana family uses alligator for their ‘gender reveal’”

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Episode #5 – 65,000 Texts and One Wrong Text

By on June 19, 2018 in Podcast

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Episode #5 Matt and Louie talk about two stories involving texting gone bad. One has 65,000 texts delivered correctly and the other story is one text that took a wrong turn!

Odd News Stories

The Huffington Post – “Woman Who Sent 65,000 Texts To First Date Says ‘Love Is An Excessive Thing’'”

Mirror – “Angry ‘pregnant’ woman texts ‘father of baby’ – things go spectacularly wrong”

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