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

Episode #194 has the guys in the same country and in the same room! They get caught up on Matt’s beard and Louie’s fancy shirt! Then they get into the strange news, this week they talk about the lady that rescued a Chupacabra and the guy who tried to cure his cannibal tendencies by eating people!

Odd News Stories

WSBtv.com – ‘Mystery animal’ escapes from Pennsylvania wildlife rescue

FOXnews.com – Idaho murder suspect charged with cannibalism; believed eating victim could ‘cure his brain,’ authorities say

Episode #193 has the guys chatting about Louie’s upcoming move and people who have fine china. Then 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

Episode #192 begins with Louie digging through the trash like a forensic investigator and Matt continuing to promote avocados. Then they get into the strange news. This week they talk about the fake jail guard at a high school, and the man that has 18 half siblings (spoiler alert, it’s not Duggar family).

Odd News Stories

BigRapidNews.com – Corrections officer impersonator arrested at Miami school

ExploreJeffersonPA.com – Say What?!: Nebraska Man’s At-Home DNA Test Reveals He Has 18 Half-Siblings

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

Episode #190 has Matt and Louie reminicing about the challenges of opening highschool lockers, then they get inot the strange news. This week they talk about the guy who didn’t know how drugs got around his penis and the FBI hiding civil war treasure!

Odd News Stories

Fox13news.com – Florida man busted with drugs ‘wrapped around his penis’ tells deputies it’s not his: report

APnews.com – Treasure hunters sue for records on FBI’s Civil War gold dig

Episode #189 begins with Matt and Louie talking about how their 2021 ended and how their 2022 had started, then they get into the strange news. This week they talk about the Amazon Alexa that tried to get a kid to kill themself, and the town where it rained fish!

Odd News Stories

News.Yahoo.com – Alexa Attempts To Set Off Robot Revolt By Telling Kid To Touch Live Plug With Penny

PopCrush.com – Texas Town Experiences Strange Phenomenon of Fish Raining From the Sky

Episode #188 begins with Matt grilling Louie about his dislike of Batman and Spiderman, then they get into the strange news. This week they chat about the crow that’s teaching kids how to swear and a couple of zebras on the lamb!

OregonLive.com -Friendly, foul-mouthed crow befriends entire Oregon elementary school before state police are called in

TheStar.com – Zebras on the run for months in Maryland have been captured

Episode #187 begins with Matt getting reacquainted with the music of Ani DiFranco, then they get into the strange news. This week they chat about the guy who took a fake arm to get the COVID vaccine and the ad that was too hot for curling…yes curling, the sport where you slide stones down an ice rink.

Odd News Stories

TimesOfIsreal.com – Italian man uses fake arm in attempt to dodge COVID jab

Worldakkam.com – Sex toy sponsorship “too racy for curling crowds”

Episode #186 begins with Louie cleaning up a homeless guys poo, then they get into the strange news. This week they talk about how to cheat at a camel beauty contest, and the world’s largest pot brownie!

Odd News Stories

Aljazeera.com – https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/8/dozens-of-camels-barred-from-saudi-beauty-contest-over-botox

Boston25news.com – Company weeds out competition, bakes 850-pound pot brownie