Something Offbeat

Something Offbeat

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  • OFFBITES: Fanny pack with $30K in Pokémon money saved and tall ships arrive for America's 250th anniversary
    This week, we’re headed to the seashore for our peek into the unusual.
    Our first stop is Riviera Beach, Florida, where we’ll hear about the lucky recovery of a fanny pack filled with thirty thousand dollars – you’ll never guess never guess where came from.
    Then, we’ll sail around to New Orleans, Louisiana, on the Gulf Coast to check on the global gathering of tall ships – think pirate ships with those tall sails – for the 250th anniversary of the U.S. this summer.
    Featuring audio from The Bob Rose Show out of 97.3 The Sky in Gainesville and Tommy Tucker out of WWL in New Orleans.
    12 min
  • OFFBITES: Killer umbrellas and the dying Dead Sea
    We’ll learn about a surprising summer hazard, beach and café umbrellas that turn deadly. Then, we’ll listen in to a conversation about whether the Dead Sea is doomed to dry up soon.
    Featuring audio from the Dana & Parks Show out of KMBZ in Kansas City and Adam & Jordana out of WCCO News Talk in the Twin Cities.
    11 min
  • Bizarre beach tales, from fanny pack cash and tall ships to killer umbrellas and the dying Dead Sea
    This week, we’re headed to the seashore for our peek into the unusual. Our first stop is Riviera Beach, Florida, where we’ll hear about the lucky recovery of a fanny pack filled with thirty thousand dollars – you’ll never guess never guess where came from. Then, we’ll sail around to New Orleans, Louisiana, on the Gulf Coast to check on the global gathering of tall ships – think pirate ships with those tall sails – for the 250th anniversary of the U.S. this summer. In the second half of the show, things will get a bit scarier. We’ll learn about a surprising summer hazard, beach and café umbrellas that turn deadly. Then, we’ll listen in to a conversation about whether the Dead Sea is doomed to dry up soon.
    Featuring audio from the Bob Rose Show out of 97.3 The Sky in Gainesville, Tommy Tucker out of WWL in New Orleans, the Dana & Parks Show out of KMBZ in Kansas City and Adam & Jordana out of WCCO News Talk in the Twin Cities.
    22 min
  • OFFBITES: A cemetery city and Americans' real showering habits
    We’ll visit a cemetery-filled city on the West Coast before we end the show… in the shower. Or, more accurately, in a Minnesota radio studio listening in on a discussion of the new poll that revealed how often Americans actually take showers.
    Featuring audio from Own the Road with Kelli and Bob out of KRLD 1080 in Dallas and the Adam & Jordana Show out of WCCO News Talk in the Twin Cities.
    11 min
  • OFFBITES: Mysterious piggy banks and the magic of wind phones
    This week’s episode will take us from Texas beaches where mysterious items keep washing ashore to a special phone installed in a St. Louis Public Park.
    Featuring audio from Mike Rogers’ Other Side of the News from KRLD 1080 in Dallas, and The Dave Glover Show out of KMOX in St. Louis.
    12 min
  • Piggy banks wash up on beaches, wind phones connect to the other side, a cemetery city and shower habits revealed
    This week’s episode will take us from Texas beaches where mysterious items keep washing ashore to a special phone installed in a St. Louis Public Park. Then, we’ll visit a cemetery-filled city on the West Coast before we end the show… in the shower. Or, more accurately, in a Minnesota radio studio listening in on a discussion about how often Americans actually take showers.
    Special thanks to Mike Rogers’ Other Side of the News from KRLD 1080 in Dallas, and The Dave Glover Show out of KMOX in St. Louis, Own the Road with Kelli and Bob out of KRLD 1080 in Dallas and the Adam & Jordana Show out of WCCO News Talk in the Twin Cities.
    22 min
  • BONUS: Does anyone really know anything about the FIFA World Cup???
    Are you aware that the World Cup is coming to the U.S.? You'd be surprised how many people don't. Is it something in the water? Could be. A school district in North Texas sets a record for the greatest number of twins graduating in a single year. Cheddar biscuit lovers, say it isn't so! The oldest location of one of the country's most popular restaurant chains is closing its doors.
    24 min
  • BONUS: The cars are taking over and won't go! A gang of Waymos!
    Some good cops in NYC, risking their own lives to save a woman who was trying to take hers. How did they do it? Very carefully. Luigi Mangione returns to court in NYC, and the judge issues a key ruling in his trial. Will the stuff they found in his backpack be admitted as evidence? Chick-fil-A, which is closed on Sundays, is now being sued by an employee who observes the Sabbath on Saturday.
    24 min
  • OFFBITES: 'Senior Assassins' and UFO files
    Have you heard of the Senior Assassin game? It’s not a video game, it’s a sometimes-dangerous real-life trend that pops up every year around graduation time, and we’ll learn about it in this episode. We’ll also take a look at the new website for UFO and UAP sightings established by the government that looks straight out of the X-Files.
    Featuring audio from the Mid-Morning Mike Check out of KRLD 1080 in Dallas, KYW Newsradio in Philadelphia and WWJ Newsradio in Detroit and the Dave Glover Show out of KMOX in St. Louis.
    12 min

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