The Odd and Offbeat Podcast

Episode 290 has the guys welcome Ky Dobson into the makeshift studio! This week they chat about the Wells Fargo employee that worked to death and the Claw Game mafia!

Odd News Stories

USAtoday.com – Wells Fargo employee found dead at office desk four days after clocking in

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Episode 289 begins with Matt and Louie in a dorm room in Ellensburg trying to get free food at a parade, then they get into the strange news. This episode they chat about RFK jr and his history with animals!

Odd News Stories

APnews.com – Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he left a dead bear in Central Park as a prank
CNN.com – Environmental group calls for investigation into dead whale incident involving RFK Jr.

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Episode #288 begins with Louie and Matt trying to figure out who Jabba the Hut’s sidekick’s name was, then they get into the strange news. This week they talk about two stories submitted by listener Chris Beason, both involving strange theft. The first story is about a billionaire stealing sand and the other is about a lunch lady stealing wings!

Odd News Stories

Local12.com – Billionaire accused of stealing sand from public beach, ‘personal sandbox’

NDTV.com – US School Worker Charged Of Stealing 11,000 Cases Of Chicken Wings Sentenced To 9 Years In Prison

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Episode #287 begins with Louie getting the most expensive haircut he’s ever had and how Matt tips barbers, then they get into the strange news. This week they talk about the fried chicken fight and they guy that stole a car full of someone’s mother’s ashes, and returned the ashes, not the car.

Odd News Stories:

WFLA: Thief returns man’s mother’s stolen ashes, keeps his custom car

TheSmokingGun.com – Man Nabbed For Fried Chicken Battery On Sister

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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 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 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 284 has Louie on land and Matt in the Ocean and they announce the release of their new book: C is for Conspiracy, the ABC’s of Conspiracy Theories! For this week’s strange news, they talk about the cellphone that survived a 16,000 feet fall and the guy who was woken up by the hotel manager sucking on his toes!

Odd News Stories

CBSnews.com – See the iPhone that survived getting sucked out of an Alaska Airlines plane and fell 16,000 feet

WPXI.com – Hilton Hotel manager arrested for allegedly waking up guest by sucking on his toes

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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 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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