The Whiparound

By The Whiparound

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January 09, 2019 Episode 62: “If the Mochi is a’Rockin…”
Your friendly neighborhood weird news podcast is back again, and this time, Phil and Shaun up the ante and nearly choke on their own hilarity: Phil ventures to Japan to explore just how…and why…and whaaa? is going on with the annual New Year’s Eve deaths attributed to mochi! And Shaun explains one of the oddest prop bets in recent memory; find out what happened when two Australian gamblers tested the limits of the human brain to endure extended bouts of total darkness and utter isolation…with $100,000 at stake. PLUS, Shaun challenges Phil to a game of Real or BS, Gambling Edition! Find out of your favorite mad scientist knows his insane wagers from total Hayesian fabrication!
BUT FIRST!
In SCIENCE!...It Still Matters, Dammit, the good doctor Phil takes a few moments to buttress our understanding of GMOs, which, of course, quickly devolves into terrible metaphors about oversized pumpkins.
AND, in Three for the Road, the most literal of repeat offenders, urns washing up on Dutch beaches, and delectable fried nothing are just a few of the cutting-edge bizarre news items getting our best, most harried coverage!
Grab yourself a plate of mochi and a reliable spotter, it’s time for…THE WHIPAROUND!

LINKS:
Guy Spends 20 Days in Total Isolation and Pitch Darkness as a Bet
Italian Restaurant Serves "Fried Air"
Urns full of human ashes wash up on Netherlands beaches
Kyrsten Sinema takes oath as senator on a copy of Constitution instead of Bible
Fairbanks man accused in theft of brand-new truck released; then tries to steal semi
Australian man screaming at spider 'why don't you die?' triggers full police response
India scientists dismiss Einstein theories
2 dead, 13 hospitalized in Tokyo after choking on mochi
The Japanese rice cakes that kill people
Scientists engineer shortcut for photosynthetic glitch, boost crop growth by 40 percent

TAGS:
Comedy, news, science, weird, podcasts, headlines, crime, GMO, Japan, Mochi, Prop Bets, Las Vegas, games, Lehigh Valley

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Your Hosts!
Dave DiOrio:
Twitter & Instagram: @fat_lobster
Shaun Hayes:
Twitter: @theshaunhayes1
Instagram: @shaunathos_b_hayes
Phil La Porta:
Twitter: @PRL_Alchemist
Jill Yapsuga:
Instagram: @illsugar

**Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com & www.soundsnap.com**
***Special thanks to DanO for the awesome music. Check out the songs from the episode and LOTS more great stuff at http://www.danosongs.com**
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50min
January 02, 2019 Episode 61: “We Are FULL of Criminals Today!”
The Whiparound plunges into 2019 and wastes no time getting right to some of the crookedest, craziest, criminally-minded weird news we’ve seen in quite some time: Phil finds that crystal meth and delusions of grandeur aren’t a winning combination when trying to rob a beer store, and Shaun unpacks the strange story of an amateur (and rather crappy) scientist and biohacker who injected himself with religiously-inspired DNA! And it goes…about as well as you’d expect in BOTH pieces! And, as a tribute to a fallen friend and fellow podcaster, the guys take a page from the Sex & Violence punk rock movie podcast and play Ryan Snyder’s very own brainchild…Hero/Not a Hero! RIP, buddy.
BUT FIRST!
Shaun’s Cabinet of the Macabre is back, and this time, your cohosts “celebrate” a very special anniversary: the thirty-seventh anniversary of the capture of the Yorkshire Ripper, an enormous d-bag and multiple murderer who plagued London back in the 1970s and 80s! He’s a real tool, so toast his downfall with us, won’t you?
AND in Three for the Road, we’ve got discoveries to deal with from the time it takes the body to, ahem, PROCESS a Lego, to stick-wielding baddies felled by Mother Nature in the most deliciously ironic manner…and everything in between!
2018 is dead and things are just gonna get weirder from here, so you might as well stick with your pals for some cathartic laughs during…THE WHIPAROUND!

LINKS:
It Takes Roughly 2 Days to Pass a LEGO If You Eat One
High-School Student Injects Himself with DNA Pattern Made from Bible and Koran Verses
He Murdered 13 Women — And Evaded Hapless Police Again And Again
Texas woman finds human ashes inside white elephant gift
High on meth, man claims to be God, then tries to rob Allentown liquor store and 7-Eleven on Christmas Day, police say
Police: Suspect in Christmas Eve morning bank robbery fell out of tree during pursuit
Doomba turns your robotic vacuum cleaner into a Doom map-making machine
Seven-year-old calls 911 after getting snow pants for Christmas

TAGS:
Comedy, news, science, weird, podcasts, headlines, crime, Yorkshire Ripper, theft, DNA, biohackers, RIP, Sex + Violence, Lehigh Valley

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Your Hosts!
Dave DiOrio:
Twitter & Instagram: @fat_lobster
Shaun Hayes:
Twitter: @theshaunhayes1
Instagram: @shaunathos_b_hayes
Phil La Porta:
Twitter: @PRL_Alchemist
Jill Yapsuga:
Instagram: @illsugar

**Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com & www.soundsnap.com**
***Special thanks to DanO for the awesome music. Check out the songs from the episode and LOTS more great stuff at http://www.danosongs.com**
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57min
December 26, 2018 Whiparound Xmas Special: Podadelphia Revists THE SNOWBALLS AT SANTA INCIDENT
We’ve got a special treat for all the ballers, pitchers, catchers, and athletic supporters out there! After a brief word from Shaun, The Whiparound proudly presents a sample episode of our sister podcast, Podadelphia! This time around, Chuck, Dave, and Gene discuss the infamous 1968 “Snowballs at Santa” incident at Franklin Field during which a raucous Philadelphia Eagles crowd booed and threw chilly projectiles at a certain jolly old elf(‘s understudy). Plenty more sports bits and pieces abound in this one, so check it out and be sure to stick around until the end, as Shaun has ONE bit of Christmas weird news to hold you over until we return next week.Enjoy, Citizens! Sports away!

LINKS:
Podadelphia’s Homepage
TAGS: Comedy, news, science, weird, sports, Santa, Philadephia, Podadelphia, Whiparound

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**Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com & www.soundsnap.com**
***Special thanks to DanO for the awesome music. Check out the songs from the episode and LOTS more great stuff at http://www.danosongs.com**
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52min
December 19, 2018 Episode 60: Snaketivity’s Greetings from The Whiparound!
O holy sh*t! The news has been spellbinding!
It is that time, for the best podcast on Earth! Long tall Jill is back—isn’t that exciting? With Christmas views she brings forth giggling mirth Shaun’s seen some “cooks” in Texas who went a’slaying Jill’s robot “D’oh!”s span from Russia into space
Phil’s lost a heart! “O no!” Is what I’m saying! O right a game, Truth or BS up in your face! O my, oh me oh me, It’s the Whip…a…ROUND! MERRY FREAKING CHRISTMAS, CITIZENS!
LINKS:
Satanic Sculpture Installed At Illinois Statehouse, Just In Time For The Holidays
Texas woman admits cutting up cousin's body, grilling his limbs on barbecue
The Weirdest Things Left on Planes
Flight turns back over human heart mishap
Robot turns out to be man in suit
Video Shows ISS Robot CIMON Going Rogue At The International Space Station
2 technicians killed at Antarctica science station
Jack Sparrow Impersonator Claims To Have Divorced A 300-Year-Old Ghost Pirate
Adelie Penguins Poop So Much, Their Feces Can Be Seen From Space
102-Year-Old May Be World's Oldest Skydiver After Jumping For Charity
Tech Tattoos
How Payless — disguised as a pop-up called Palessi — duped the L.A. fashion crowd
'Fresh Prince' Star Alfonso Ribeiro Sues 'Fortnite' Developer Over 'The Carlton' Dance
Man Allegedly Develops Lung Infection by Constantly Sniffing His Dirty Socks
Shaun’s Solo: The Shaun-Snake Redemption

TAGS: Comedy, news, science, weird, podcasts, headlines, Christmas, Texas, crime, robots, air travel, games

CONTACT US: Follow along! Laugh and laugh and laugh:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewhiparound/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheWhiparound
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheWhiparoundPodcast/
Or email us at [email protected]
Your Hosts!
Dave DiOrio:
Twitter & Instagram: @fatlobster
Shaun Hayes:
Twitter: @theshaunhayes1
Instagram: @shaunathos_b_hayes
Phil La Porta
Twitter: @PRL_Alchemist
Jill Yapsuga:
Instagram: @illsugar

**Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com & www.soundsnap.com**
***Special thanks to DanO for the awesome music. Check out the songs from the episode and LOTS more great stuff at http://www.danosongs.com**
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1h 1min
December 12, 2018 Episode 59: “Probing” the News with Osiris Wrecks
Original hosts ASSEMBLE! Dave, Phil, and Shaun are all together on this one, and what a wild, dirty, dirty weird-news ride it is: Mr. DiOrio kicks things off this week with a downright hard-to-believe item about mistaken PET identities in China. You won’t believe (or understand, if you’re anything like us) just what animals are being mistaken for puppies these days. Next up, Shaun has a pair of oddities featuring teachers gone WILD, and NOT in the looking-to-score-some-beads sorta way. Phil rounds things out in the third spot with a story featuring a bare-knuckle bout between bros…and porn!? Hear how students at Notre Dame have decided that their biggest turn-on is keeping others tuned OUT of adult content! And that particular nugget leads us to a fun edition of “Name! That! Fetish!”
BUT FIRST!
With the return of Dr. La Porta comes another wonderous edition of SCIENCE!...It Still Matters, Dammit! This time around, Phil spreads some awe about the latest in busy-busy asteroid probe news.
AND in Three for the Road, we get to the bottom of a beach made of faux popcorn, the worst possible use of a toilet brush, (ugh) Spider “milk” and way more: enjoy, Citizen!
Who’s the freaky pod with laughs to rock your bod…THE WHIPAROUND! (You’re DARN right!)
LINKS:
Visalia teacher had meltdown in class days before scissors incident, say students
46 Sexual Fetishes You Didn't Know Existed
The sub who stole Christmas? Teacher who debunked Santa to first-graders is dropped from district’s nice list.
Moose rings Alaska home's doorbell
Some spiders produce milk – and it’s more nutritious than cow’s milk
Popcorn Beach – A Unique Tourist Attraction That Looks Good Enough to Eat
YouTube 'time traveler' predicts major changes for 2019
How some sap-sucking insects fling their pee
Awkwardly named serial masturbator lands in hospital after alleged toilet brush incident at doctor’s office
TAGS:
Comedy, news, science, weird, podcasts, headlines, space, pets, teachers, Christmas, students, petitions, censorship
CONTACT US:
Follow along! Laugh and laugh and laugh:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewhiparound/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheWhiparound
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheWhiparoundPodcast/
Or email us at [email protected]
Your Hosts!
Dave DiOrio:
Twitter & Instagram: @fatlobster
Shaun Hayes:
Twitter: @theshaunhayes1
Instagram: @shaunathosbhayes
Phil La Porta
Twitter: @PRL_Alchemist
Jill Yapsuga:
Instagram: @illsugar
Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com & www.soundsnap.com
Special thanks to DanO for the awesome music. Check out the songs from the episode and LOTS more great stuff at http://www.danosongs.com!

Find out more on the The Whiparound: A Weird News Podcast website.
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1h
December 05, 2018 Episode 58: Bathroom Betty Heads to the Prison Inside Me! With guest host Kate Hayes
Episode Notes
Kate Hayes is back for another guest spot and she rocks the house yet again! This week, Kate and Shaun cover the very dirtiest of “bomb” threats at a premier, uh, Chicken Shack and a South Korean establishment promising the very finest in voluntary relaxation, isolation, and incarceration! YEP!
BUT FIRST!
It’s cold, it’s bleak, it’s Shaun’s turn this week! We’ve got a brand spookin’ new Shaun’s Cabinet of the Macabre for ya, and this one’s focused on another Creepaversary ™: it’s the 66th anniversary of the Great Smog of London, that foulest of killer clouds from outer skies! For body counts and some unnerving details, come on in and give a listen!
AND in Three for the Road, we’ve got Chinese marathon shenanigans, Red Dead Redemption gets into the clothing business, holy rollers are back at it in public schools AGAIN and way, way, way waywayway more!
Order yourself something delicious and settle in for some laughs, but be sure to find out what time the place closes; we’d hate for you to drop a bomb after hours. Especially not in front of…THE WHIPAROUND!
LINKS:
The Great Smog of 1952
New Orleans Man Accused Of Bomb Threat Insists He Just Had To Poop Really Bad
See inside the prisons that thousands of South Koreans are sending themselves to
Does ‘In God We Trust’ belong in schools? More and more states say yes.
Court rejects man's bid to subtract 20 years from his legal age
Chinese marathon cheats caught on video
High-End Red Dead Redemption 2 Clothing Line Launches
First sun-dimming experiment will test a way to cool Earth
TAGS:
Comedy, news, science, weird, podcasts, headlines, guest, smog, poop, bombs, prison, South Korea, jokes
Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com & www.soundsnap.com
Special thanks to DanO for the awesome music. Check out the songs from the episode and LOTS more great stuff at http://www.danosongs.com!
Find out more on the The Whiparound: A Weird News Podcast website.
This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
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49min
November 28, 2018 Episode 57: The Ballad of Jank Johnson
Episode Notes
This week, Shaun is joined by Kate Hayes of Bethlehem Burners for a fast-paced bout of some of the weirdest news of today AND yester…month! Have AI made the next step of their inevitable domination in becoming…annoying CEO types? Shaun thinks Lexus may have helped that happen with their newest ad campaign. And Kate’s got the happiest hoarder story you’ve ever heard: find out how one couple turned trash into fortune by, well, EVENTUALLY cleaning up!
BUT FIRST!
Kate debuts a never-before-heard segment on the show in which she unearths some oddball news we didn’t get to cover the first time around, and for the inaugural edition, she’s got a story fusing some of the show’s favorite elements: crime, justice, and a MASSIVE pile of animal phalluses! Find out what on EARTH one smuggler was up to in Weird News CLASSIC!
AND in Three for the Road…we’ve got truly terrible festival names, a gas thief singed by poetic justice, the dumbest bear attack of all time, and EVER so much more!
Get to know all you EVER wanted to know about a flamingo’s junk right here…ON THE WHIPAROUND!
LINKS:
Kenya: Chinese tourist arrested with 300 zebra penises in his luggage
First AI-Scripted Commercial Debuts, Directed by Kevin Macdonald for Lexus
Shuler King: Man Caught With Penises In Airport
FACT CHECK: Was a Man in Bear Costume Arrested for Tearing Apart Tents of Black Friday Campers?
Man suspected of money laundering after $400,000 found in washing machine
Attempted gas thief lights own pants on fire
The Christmas Chronicles Review: Kurt Russell Almost Saves Netflix Santa Claus Movie
Christmas festival comes up with X-rated hashtag to promote event
Couple cleaning for Thanksgiving find $1.8 million lottery ticket
Podadelphia Philly Sports Podcast Homepage!
TAGS:
Comedy, news, science, weird, podcasts, headlines, animals, artificial intelligence, IBM, lottery, money, silly
Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com & www.soundsnap.com
Special thanks to DanO for the awesome music. Check out the songs from the episode and LOTS more great stuff at http://www.danosongs.com!
Find out more on the The Whiparound: A Weird News Podcast website.
This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
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47min
November 28, 2018 Episode 57: The Ballad of Jank Johnson
Episode Notes
This week, Shaun is joined by Kate Hayes of Bethlehem Burners for a fast-paced bout of some of the weirdest news of today AND yester…month! Have AI made the next step of their inevitable domination in becoming…annoying CEO types? Shaun thinks Lexus may have helped that happen with their newest ad campaign. And Kate’s got the happiest hoarder story you’ve ever heard: find out how one couple turned trash into fortune by, well, EVENTUALLY cleaning up!
BUT FIRST!
Kate debuts a never-before-heard segment on the show in which she unearths some oddball news we didn’t get to cover the first time around, and for the inaugural edition, she’s got a story fusing some of the show’s favorite elements: crime, justice, and a MASSIVE pile of animal phalluses! Find out what on EARTH one smuggler was up to in Weird News CLASSIC!
AND in Three for the Road…we’ve got truly terrible festival names, a gas thief singed by poetic justice, the dumbest bear attack of all time, and EVER so much more!
Get to know all you EVER wanted to know about a flamingo’s junk right here…ON THE WHIPAROUND!
LINKS:
Kenya: Chinese tourist arrested with 300 zebra penises in his luggage
First AI-Scripted Commercial Debuts, Directed by Kevin Macdonald for Lexus
Shuler King: Man Caught With Penises In Airport
FACT CHECK: Was a Man in Bear Costume Arrested for Tearing Apart Tents of Black Friday Campers?
Man suspected of money laundering after $400,000 found in washing machine
Attempted gas thief lights own pants on fire
The Christmas Chronicles Review: Kurt Russell Almost Saves Netflix Santa Claus Movie
Christmas festival comes up with X-rated hashtag to promote event
Couple cleaning for Thanksgiving find $1.8 million lottery ticket
Podadelphia Philly Sports Podcast Homepage!
TAGS:
Comedy, news, science, weird, podcasts, headlines, animals, artificial intelligence, IBM, lottery, money, silly
Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com & www.soundsnap.com
Special thanks to DanO for the awesome music. Check out the songs from the episode and LOTS more great stuff at http://www.danosongs.com!
Find out more on the The Whiparound: A Weird News Podcast website.
This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
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47min
November 21, 2018 Episode 56: More Like NO Thanks! A Whiparound Thanksgiving Quasi-Special
Episode Notes
Got a hankerin’ for some yummy, oven-roasted podcast-goodness just like Ma used to make? Oh…you’d rather have some weird-looking hanks of the oddest stories around instead? Well, wash those hands and pull up a chair! Feast your ears on the Whiparound’s heaping platters of WHUUUUH? on this super-special THANKSGIVING-ish episode! Shaun and Dave are pilgrims in a bizarre land this week, with news to share about exploding wedding dresses and hologram spouses AND A NEW GAME we like to call “They Married WHAT!?”
BUT FIRST!
Shaun’s got some Game of Thrones news to run by Dave sure to raise Mr. DiOrio’s hackles, followed QUICKLY thereupon by a What Made Dave Angry This Week with a fresh, New Car Rage smell!
AND, in a Turkey Day TWIST, Three for the Road becomes…THREE FOR THE TINFOIL SWAN as Shaun and Dave take turns revealing their unvarnished thoughts on this most ruffles-on-the-leg-bones holiday! What’s stuck in Shaun’s craw about our day of indulgent feasting? Can Dave calmly deal with the oppressive heat in a full-blown Thanksgiving-mode kitchen?
All those answers and more await, along with some lovely dog-food-can-shaped cranberry sauce. We hope you saved some room for WEIRD NEWS, it’s…THE WHIPAROUND!
LINKS:
A Look Back at When Thanksgiving Was Basically Halloween
George R.R. Martin apparently now hiding out in a cabin to get this goddamn book done
Big bang: You could feel this Texan’s divorce being finalized from ’15 miles away,’ video shows
Japanese Groom Spends $18,000 To Get Married To A Hologram
Podadelphia Philly Sports Podcast Homepage!
TAGS:
Comedy, news, science, weird, podcasts, Thanksgiving, holograms, weddings, explosives, games
Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com & www.soundsnap.com
Special thanks to DanO for the awesome music. Check out the songs from the episode and LOTS more great stuff at http://www.danosongs.com!
Find out more on the The Whiparound website.
This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
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1h 3min
November 14, 2018 Episode 55: The One Where Jill Turns into Satan
Episode Notes
Strange things are afoot on the show this week: how WONDERFUL! Jill, Dave, and Shaun are here with another 1-2-3 punch of bizarro news: Jill’s got a piece about the consequences facing the modern slug-eater, Dave, uh, REVISITS an old news item about faux cat parties (and reawakens some old, embarrassing email faux pas), and Shaun’s got the latest headlines in urinal-based advertising! AND WE’VE GOT A NEW BRAND OF TRUTH OR BULLSH!T!
BUT FIRST!
Jill kicks off Act 1 with a quick rant about our idiotic dog-owner from last week that quickly spirals into our gal pal stepping into the cloven hooves of the Prince of Darkness himself! Hear just how Devil-Jill would punish those who cannot be trusted with canines and peanut butter…her rage is nothing short of Olympian!
PLUS, in THREE FOR THE ROAD…Shaun unwinds a tale about what may be the longest bath a living person has ever taken, Dave thumbs his nose at basic door decorum, and Jill has an update about the case of the nefarious strawberry needler!
Things sure are crazy as the holidays get underway, but remember: it’s important to stop once in awhile to smell…THE WHIPAROUND!
LINKS:
Football Teams in Spain Are Installing TV-Urinals in Their Stadium Bathrooms, But Not for the Obvious Reason
A Young Man Ate A Slug As A Dare. A Decade Later It Killed Him
5-day bath: Postal worker, neighbors find Chesaning woman stuck in bathtub
A man left his house to go to work. Then he was trampled by a wild boar.
Thanksgiving-flavored Pringles sell out in 41 minutes
15 Creative Washroom Advertising Campaigns
124-year-old patent solves the 'over versus under' toilet paper roll debate
A 50-Year-Old Woman Has Been Arrested In Connection With Strawberries That Were Contaminated With Sewing Needles In Australia
Podadelphia Philly Sports Podcast Homepage!
TAGS:
Whiparound, Comedy, news, science, weird, dogs, slugs, email, bathrooms, advertisements, podcasts
Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com & www.soundsnap.com
Special thanks to DanO for the awesome music. Check out the songs from the episode and LOTS more great stuff at http://www.danosongs.com!
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1h 12min

FAQs about The Whiparound:

How many episodes does The Whiparound have?

The podcast currently has 284 episodes available.