The Odd and Offbeat Podcast

Episode #271 has Matt at an airport and Louie in his car at a walmart parking lot. They chat about airport foot massages and getting murdered by a cult, then they get into the strange news. This week they chat about the world’s largest kidney stone making it’s world debut and the bus route to hel!

Odd News Stories

CBSnews.com – Doctors remove “world’s largest kidney stone” from retired soldier in Sri Lanka

Loudwire.com – Poland’s Bus Route 666 Will No Longer Take You to Hel Due to Religious Outrage

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Episode #270 has us revisiting some vintage Odd and Offbeat News!. In this episode they start with the man who smuggled cats into Singapore by shoving them down his pants! The second story is about finding the entrance to hell in England!

Here’s a peek at the markings found at the entrance to hell:

Odd News Stories

USA Today – Man caught trying to smuggle 4 kittens at Malaysia-Singapore border by hiding them in his pants

Sky News – Hundreds of ‘witches’ marks’ – including entrance to ‘hell’ – found in caves at Creswell Crags

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Episode #269 has Louie and Matt recording together in a meeting room in Albany Oregon! This week they talk about he people that got stuck on a roller coaster for more than 3 hours and the burger that’s made with 20 slices of cheese!

Odd News Stories

CNN.com – Roller coaster riders stuck upside down for hours at Wisconsin festival

HuffPost.com – Burger King Dishing Out 20-Slice Tall, All-Cheese ‘Burger’ In Thailand

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Episode #268 begins with Matt and Louie talking about a recent Seattle Fishsticks baseball game they attended and all of the antics that went on, then they revisit some odd news. This week they revisit the guy who plays jazz to cows and the burglar who brought the cops donuts!

Odd News Stories

Fatherly.com – Watch This Dad Serenade a Herd of Cows With His Saxophone Skills

FoxNews.com – Burglar arrested who brought deputies doughnuts as ‘peace offering’

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Episode #266 has Matt and Louie talk about how their brief visit in Springfield Oregon, then they get into the strange news. This week they revisit the guy who paid his employee in oily pennies and then they have an update on that story!

Odd News Stories

FoxNews.com – Coinstar fixes Georgia man’s oily penny paycheck problem

People.com – Boss Who Paid Worker’s Final Salary in Oily Pennies Ordered to Give Ex-Staffers More than $39,000

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Episode #265 Begins with Matt’s worst nightmare…a barista that can’t do math, then they get into the strange news. This week they talk about the witches that were caught on a trail cam and Conor McGregor punching a mascot!

Here’s the Witches

Here’s Conor McGregor punching the mascot:

Odd News Stories

EconomicTimes.IndiaTimes.com – Security Cam Catches Witches

APnews.com – Conor McGregor knocks out Heat mascot in bizarre promotion at NBA Finals

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Episode #264 has the guys travelling and we learn about Matt trying to order coffee in Texas, then they revisit the strange news. This week they revisit the guy that got fired for his love to Tupac and how partying with the devil can’t lead to anything good!

Plus we get our weekly visit from Life Coach Randy!

Here’s Jerry who got fired from his job for loving Tupac:

Odd News Stories

Consequence of Sound – Iowa government employee ousted after constantly emailing his colleagues about Tupac

HuffPost.com – New Jersey Devils Mascot Runs Through Window At Boy’s Birthday Party

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Episode #262 begins with Matt learning that Louie has been using Jorge Gonzales as an alias, then they get into the strange news. This week this talk about the haunted pub and the fish the committed credit card fraud!

Odd News Stories

WorchesterNews.co.uk – Coniston Tavern landlord says ghost is knocking pints over
IGN.com – YouTuber’s Pet Fish Streams Pokemon, Then Commits Credit Card Fraud

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Episode #261 has they Matt telling Louie that he as too much to do, so this week they’ll revisit some classic Odd and Offbeat stories. You get to revisit

Odd News Stories

Fox13now.com – Utah’s governor defends decision to pull ‘crass’ condoms from HIV campaign

News.Sky.com – Wild boar discover and snort £17,000 of cocaine in Tuscan forest

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Episode #259 begins with the guys going to an “exploding whales” baseball game and then they get into the strange news. This week they talk about the truck that got robbed of 3/4 of a million dollars in dimes and dumpster treasure hunting!

Odd News Stories

News.Yahoo.com – Truck carrying $750,000 in dimes robbed in Walmart parking lot, Pennsylvania cops say

FoxNews.com – Woman claims she makes up to $5,000 a month from dumpster-diving, calls it a ‘real-life treasure hunt’

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