Something Offbeat

Something Offbeat

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Something Offbeat episodes

  • Brits in cowboy hats, saving an eaglet, termites take over vampire estate and a cross-country air race
    This week… is all about flying. First, we’ve got Brits coming across the pond to hang out at the Honky Tonk in Texas (and catch a World Cup game or two) and a baby Eagle recovering from a dangerous fall. Then, we’ll hear about termites buzzing around a historic site linked to vampires an all-female airplane race that’s soon taking to the skies.
    Featuring audio from the Mid-Morning Mike Check out of KRLD 1080 in Dallas, WWJ Newsradio in Detroit, Tommy Tucker out of WWL in New Orleans and the Dana & Parks Show out of KMBZ in Kansas City.
    22 min
  • OFFBITES: NYC's mystery sewer people and the woman who posed as an orphan to get adopted
    We're going to the streets of New York City , where dangers lurk beneath pedestrians’ feet. We’ll also hear about an unsettling adoption scam involving a 37-year-old woman who allegedly posed as a 12-year-old girl using pacifiers and baby bottles. If that sounds especially offbeat to you, you’re not alone.
    Featuring audio from 1010 WINS in New York City, the Dana & Parks Show out of KMBZ in Kansas City and the Dave Glover Show out of KMOX in St. Louis.
    11 min
  • Wacky urns, the bottom of the Great Lakes, NYC’s sewer people and a freaky adoption scam
    This week’s episode is taking us from the dark depths of the Great Lakes – where there was recently a research expedition – to the streets of New York City and Rio De Janeiro in Brazil, where dangers lurk beneath pedestrians’ feet.
    Featuring audio from Mike Rogers and the Other Side of the News out of KRLD 1080 in Dallas, WWJ Newsradio in Detroit, 1010 WINS in New York City, the Dana & Parks Show out of KMBZ in Kansas City and the Dave Glover Show out of KMOX in St. Louis.
    22 min
  • BONUS: Gen Z don't wanna date no more?
    Austin and Mike look at two high-profile murder cases: First, the latest on the Karmelo Anthony case in McKinney. And then, Karen Read, acquitted of murder one year ago, is pushing back. The sloooow vote count continues in the L.A. Mayor's race. President Trump is so mad about it, he blew up in an interview this weekend with Meet the Press. More on solo-maxxing. Pop Culture Diva Stephanie Blumenthal tells us the REAL reason so many young people have given up on dating.
    29 min
  • OFFBITES: Exploring the backrooms and the psychology of fear
    We’ll learn about The Backrooms, a movie inspired by the phrase that actually bringing young people to the movies this summer. Then, we’ll hear from an expert on eerie places and experiences about the psychology of fear, belief and more.
    Featuring audio from KNX News in Los Angeles and Paranormal 360 of out WCCO News Talk in the Twin Cities.
    11 min
  • OFFBITES: Disc Golf World Championships and disappearing theaters
    What are your favorite summer activities? Are you into water sports, hiking, barbecuing, checking out roller coasters, maybe playing some frisbee or disc golf?
    If you said yes to that last one – did you know that you could go pro? Professional disc golfers are heading to the World Disc Golf Championships later this summer, and we’ll hear all about it.
    Maybe outdoor activities aren’t your thing, and you prefer a nice, air-conditioned movie theater with some buttery popcorn and a big slushie. You may have noticed that your options for that experience are shrinking, as movie theaters close across the U.S.
    Featuring audio from WWJ Newsradio in Detroit and , the Dana & Parks Show out of KMBZ in Kansas City.
    12 min
  • Exploring the backrooms, empty theaters, the psychology of fear and… professional disc golf
    What are your favorite summer activities? Are you into water sports, hiking, barbecuing, checking out roller coasters, maybe playing some frisbee or disc golf?
    If you said yes to that last one – did you know that you could go pro? Professional disc golfers are heading to the World Disc Golf Championships later this summer, and we’ll hear all about it.
    Maybe outdoor activities aren’t your thing, and you prefer a nice, air-conditioned movie theater with some buttery popcorn and a big slushie. You may have noticed that your options for that experience are shrinking, as movie theaters close across the U.S.
    Our second stop will real the life backrooms – that’s a phrase for eerie, abandoned public spaces that’s popular online – of these shuttered cinemas.
    Then, we’ll learn about The Backrooms, a movie inspired by the phrase that actually bringing young people to the movies this summer. Finally, we’ll hear from an expert on eerie places and experiences about the psychology of fear, belief and more.
    Featuring audio from WWJ Newsradio, the Dana & Parks Show out of KMBZ in Kansas City, KNX News in Los Angeles and Paranormal 360 of out WCCO News Talk in the Twin Cities.
    22 min

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What’s the deeper story behind that weird headline you forwarded to your friends or shared at the watercooler? We ask questions to gain grounded insight into the stranger news of the week.

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