April heads out like a baffled lamb this week, as Shaun and the Ills cover a dizzying bloom of beautifully bizarre stories. Dig that sports-ball, do ya? Phil’s got what you crave; an AI program that devoured all kinds of athletic data and spat out some amazing new activities…and some of them aren’t immediately fatal! More into the romance angle? Check out Jill’s story about a young woman who found true love with a very special sort of doll. VERY special, indeed. And for all you workaholics out there, stick around for Shaun’s lead this week: a cautionary tale about work safety and the perils of working alone in a meat processing plant. And THAT one leads us to a brand new edition of REAL OR BS! It’s time for the Weird, Wild DEATHS edition, ya’ll!

BUT FIRST!

In the latest installment of Here’s the Thing, Jill doles out some tough love directed at parents planning to invite adults to their kids’ parties. Should you think twice before mailing out the invites to the single grownups in your life? Find out in Act 1!

AND! In Three for the Road, hear tell of a finger-lopping disgruntled voter in India, the amazing (un)sexual power of Skrillex, the most METAL knitting contest of all time, and MORE!

Well it’s one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready FOR…THE WHIPAROUND!

 LINKS: 

 Indian man cuts off his own finger in anger after voting for wrong party

 

Uri Geller claims he caused Commons roof leak with his psychic powers

 

Woman who consummated marriage to zombie doll says people think it's dead child

 

Mosquitoes Don't Like Skrillex, But Listening To His Music Isn't Enough To Keep Them Away

 

Godzilla-like response to suspicious package in Fountain Hill

 

Lime Scooters Hacked to Say Sexual Things to Riders in Australia

 

Bizarre shooting injures two

 

This. Is. SPEEDGATE!!!!

Artificial intelligence gets tasked with inventing a playable sport

 

Heavy Metal Knitting Homepage

 

Pa. Woman Dies After Falling Into Industrial Meat Grinder

 

North Texas Mr. Jim’s Restaurant Temporarily Shuts Down After Employees Allegedly Put Miralax On Pizza

Oklahoma firefighters rescue suspected burglar trapped in chimney for hours

 

TAGS: Comedy, news, science, weird, podcasts, macabre, game, AI, sports, birthdays, singlehood, children, wedding, zombie, doll, accident, meat grinder

 

**Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com & www.soundsnap.com**

***Special thanks to DanO for the awesome music. Check out the songs from the episode and LOTS more great stuff at http://www.danosongs.com**