Reuters: Oddly Enough
By Reuters
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Podcast Description
A collection of odd and offbeat stories from around the world.
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VideoAustralia's Gina Rinehart is world’s wealthiest woman | May 24 - Australian Gina Rinehart is named the world's richest woman by BRW (Business Review Weekly) magazine. Tara Cleary reports. | 5/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoA novel way to relocate | May 24 - With the most accurate precision, Swiss engineers 'push' a historical 6,200 ton-heavy building in Zurich, in its entirety, 60 meters to the west of its original location. Tara Cleary reports. | 5/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoBuddhist novices are on the ball | May 23 - South Korea's biggest Buddhist order holds a soccer match among young novices to celebrate Buddha's upcoming birthday. Tara Cleary reports. | 5/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoRafa motionless on court | May 23 - London's Madame Tussauds unveils a wax figure of tennis champion Rafael Nadal on a tennis court. Tara Cleary reports. | 5/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoThe world's tallest tower opens for business | May 22 - Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcast tower and second tallest building, opens to the general public. Elly Park reports. | 5/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoDepardieu's Miro up for sale | May 22 - A painting by Miro which formed part of French actor Gerard Depardieu's art collection is up for sale at Christie's modern art auction in Paris. Elly Park reports. | 5/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoFamous "spike through brain" case yields new insights for scientists | May 22 - A case of brain damage that occurred 164 years ago is yielding new insights for scientists trying to establish how white matter engages with the rest of the brain to affect behavior. Phineas Gage was a 25-year-old railway worker who gained sudden fame for surviving an accident that blew a three and half foot long metal spike though his head. Rob Muir reports. | 5/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoQueen launches flower show | May 22 - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II attends the 99th Chelsea Flower Show which includes a special exhibit in honor of her Diamond Jubilee year. Elly Park reports. | 5/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoSelling human hair a growing industry | May 22 - British women struggling to cope with mounting debts are selling their hair as a novel way of making money, with some earning up to £250 for the best quality natural blonde hair. Hayley Platt reports. | 5/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoEndangered penguins settle in new home | May 21 - Four Magellanic penguins that were stranded on Brazil's coast last year and airlifted to the United States, make their home in a new exhibit in Long Beach, California. Elly Park reports. | 5/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoMan gets magnetic implants to hold iPod | May 17 - A New Jersey man surgically implants magnets to secure his iPod to his wrist. Kilmeny Duchardt reports. | 5/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoSpeed flyers descend Europe's most active volcano | Mar. 17 - Two Italian speed flyers and their team become the first gliders to descend Mount Etna. Kilmeny Duchardt reports. | 5/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoPrince Charles examines Jubilee Bells | May 16 - The Prince of Wales visits Whitechapel Bell Foundry to examine the Royal Jubilee Bells. Elly Park reports. | 5/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | VideoLegendary diamond sells at auction | May 16 - A 35 carat diamond with a history reaching back more than 400 years reaches a sparkling $9.7 million at an auction in Switzerland. Elly Park reports. | 5/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoJubilee biscuits set to sell like hot cakes | May 15 - Diamond Jubilee biscuits are expected to be in high demand over the coming weeks as the UK gears up to celebrate 60 years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Tara Cleary reports. | 5/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | VideoTV has gone to the dogs | May 15 - Dog TV says it offers "a new breed of television" to entertain our canine companions. Tara Cleary reports. | 5/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoShortest man arrives in Oz | May 14 - The Nepali man who holds the title of World's Shortest Man visits Australia and says he is happy he gets to travel the world. Tara Cleary reports. | 5/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | VideoCats put the cream into Viennese cafe | May 14 - Austria's first cat cafe, where customers can have drinks while playing with cats, opens in Vienna. Tara Cleary reports. | 5/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoSurfer rides 78-foot wave to world record | May 11 - Surfer Garrett McNamara wins a Billabong XXL award for his record-setting 78-foot wave surf off the coast of Portugal. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). | 5/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | VideoA look at the UK’s most beautiful face | May 10 - An 18-year-old school girl's face is considered scientifically perfect after winning a television competition for 'Britain's Most Natural Beauty'. Tara Cleary reports. | 5/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 21 | VideoBaby-tossing makes kids stronger? | May 10 - Dropping babies from a rooftop temple onto a cloth held by waiting men is believed to make them stronger, according to a south Indian Hindu ritual. Tara Cleary reports. | 5/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 22 | VideoTightrope walker over Baltimore | May 9 - Despite a minor stumble, Nik Wallenda walks a high wire across Baltimore's Inner Harbor. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). | 5/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 23 | VideoDaniel Buren’s installation shrinks Paris’ Grand Palais | May 9 - Structure, color and light are at the heart of Daniel Buren's work for Paris' Monumenta exhibition at the Grand Palais. Tara Cleary reports. | 5/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 24 | VideoWhite tiger cubs are good news for zoo | May 9 - Four rare white tiger cubs are born in a Yalta zoo in southern Ukraine. Tara Cleary reports. | 5/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 25 | VideoPink diamond set to shine at auction | May 8 - Experts say the largest pink diamond ever to appear at auction is expected to fetch over 8 million U.S. dollars when it is sold at Christie's in Hong Kong. Tara Cleary reports. | 5/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 25 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
very very funny
whatever axe two of the reviewers may have against Reuters generally, nothing of such spleen venting is deserved in regards to this particularly cute Reuters podcast. extremely remarkable vids, whatever ths source, both cute and weird, as advertised.
We Want More Like This
I didn't know what to expect at first, but this was so funny and refreshing. Why aren't there more podcasts like this? Chad Rubel is hysterical, holds the whole thing together & should have a bigger show. Why isn't this on CNN or something? So much better than the cynical and nasty stuff out there.
Fantastic
Obviously not a substitute for hard news, but really entertaining. Some of the most bizarre news footage I've seen!
