Ripley Radio - An On-Demand Oddcast!
By Ripley's Belive It or Not!®
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Podcast Description
Ripley Radio's On-Demand Oddcast is a journey through the weird, wacky, whimsical, wild, and totally unbelievable world of the odd, strange and unusual. Each show provides listeners with amazing guests, absolutely true tales of today as well as unbelievable facts culled from the extensive archives of the company that has been freaking out families for more than 90 years! The show is an unpredictable and fun-filled hour that will prove beyond all dimensions that Ripley’s is indeed, the global authority on the weird, strange and bizarre.
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CleanEpisode 44 - Witches, Spooks & The Bearded Lady | -- | 2/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 43 - Weird & Strange Lists of 2010 | -- | 1/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 42 - Sideshows Live! | -- | 1/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 41 - Mysteries & Feng Shui Ghostbusting | -- | 12/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 40 - Reincarnation of Abraham Lincoln | -- | 12/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 39 - Are Clowns Really Scary? | -- | 11/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 38 - Pirate Myths & Reality | Renown pirate expert and collector Pat Croce dispels long held myths about the pirates of yore; Marc Hartzman tells of the reunion between the Bearded Lady Vivian Weaver and her long lost son; Buck Wolf reports on how Ripley’s helped little Eddie Munster find a new girlfriend; Marcie reveals where one can rent new parents or a dog for an hour or a day; and Edward tells of his acquisition of rocket ships made out of vacuum cleaners. | 10/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 37 - Real Life Superheroes | Tea Krulos is a freelance writer from Milwaukee, WI. He has been studying and writing about “real life superheroes” since March 2009 and has had articles on the subject published in Milwaukee magazine... | 10/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 36 - The Wonderful Wacky World | Brooke Ferencsik of www.tripadvisor.com provides an insight into some of America’s wackiest events, from a cow chip throwing contest to a UFO Festival, he knows them all ; Intern Eric tells us where we can go hunting for Big Foot with a Redneck and along the way you may get a glimpse of Foamhenge; AOL’s Joe Peacock explains a doggie cash deposit of $58 that was left in a front yard that eventually made its way to eBay and back to the AOL offices; Marci reports on Insane Marriage Rituals throughout the world – ranging from kidnapping the bride to drinking camel’s milk; and Edward explains a cool new Ripley acquisition: a drivable art car extensively themed to the Beatles! | 9/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 35 - Roadside Marvels | This week, Doug Kirby and Ken Smith of the popular roadside attractions website, www.roadsideamerica.com detail the latest on funky roadside events and attractions, live from the side of the road in Lubbock, Texas; Intern Eric tells us the sad tale of the lightning strike that destroyed the Touchdown Jesus statue in Ohio; Tim quizzes Stayce, a Weeki Wachee mermaid, for this week’s Celebrity Spot the Not!; Marcie reports on a grizzly death at the National Sauna Championships and a one-legged South American Salsa dancer; and Edward unveils Ripley’s newest acquisition: a large four foot by 8 foot portrait of Lady Gaga – created from more than 61,000 BB pellets! | 8/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 34 - UFOs – The Great Cover-Up | Lee Speigel, one the world’s pre-eminent research journalists and broadcasters in the realm of UFO’s, paranormal activities, and fringe events, provides proof that the government isn’t telling us the truth about alien adventures on and around the earth. | 8/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 33 - Unbelievable World of Rock and Roll | Carl Wiser of songfacts.com shares a few weird and bizarre facts behind the lyrics of several rock songs. | 7/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 32 - Why We Love Horror | Chris Alexander, Editor-in-Chief of Fangoria magazine explains why people love to be grossed out and scared by horror and how he strives to keep a balance in his publication’s coverage of the macabre. | 6/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 31 - Everyday Magic Spells | Spell collector Judika Illes, author of “Magic When You Need It: 150 Spells You Can’t Live Without,” reveals a few everyday spells that are both simple to cast AND have been proven to work! | 6/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 30 - Glorious Cryptids | This show on Cryptozoology introduces us to a few of the lesser-known, but equally cool Cryptids that are thought to exist – such as skyfish, the Ohio Grassman and the New Jersey Devil. | 5/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 29 - God Made Me Do It | In this week’s episode: Marc Hartzman, author of the new book, “God Made Me Do It!” details a few hilarious stories of the worst advice the Lord has ever given his followers. AOL’s Buck Wolf tells us of the love story between Al Tomaini, the 8 foot 4 inch | 5/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 28 - Weirdness on Interstate 95 | This Week, we take a look at the weirdness and funkiness along I-95, the busiest interstate in the US this week when we talk with Stan and Sandra Posner, authors of the amazing guidebook, Drive I-95. They have chronicled every dive, diner, motel, and road | 4/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 27 - Baseball Oddities | Baseball - America’s favorite summer pastime is featured this week as we talk with baseball promotion guru Mike Veeck about some of his outrageous stunts. | 4/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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EPISODE 26 - The Carny Chroniclers | This week we acquire the inside news from The Carny Chroniclers – those who write about the unusual performers who frequent sideshows: James Taylor, publisher of the famed “Shocked and Amazed” series and Tony Gangi, author of the new book, “Carny Sidesho | 3/31/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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EPISODE 25 - Aliens Do Exist?! | This week we take a seemingly unrelated look at the fact that Aliens do exist and we talk with the owner of an old roadside attraction: Jerry Chubbuck, owner of the funky roadside attraction, Wonder Tower, in Genoa, Colorado, takes us on a fun tour of th | 3/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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EPISODE 24 - Historical Oddities | Gene Kent Nitz and Jeremiah Greer report on amazing findings from their years of researching off-beat historical events and political leaders; We join hundreds of brides in Filene’s basement in New York City as they fight for wedding gowns; We are enlight | 3/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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EPISODE 23 - Vampires – How to Love them, How to Kill them | During this week’s show – Vampires: How to Love Them, How to Kill Them – we find out there is much more behind today’s views of the Vampire culture than Buffy, True Blood and Twilight. This week, we investigate why Vampires are viewed as sexy and romantic | 2/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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EPISODE 22 - Knife Throwing and Light Bulb Eating | No two words in the English language epitomize the world of the strange, weird and beautiful more than Coney Island. This week, Ripley’s looks at a couple of the Coney Island Marvels – world famous performers who have tread the boardwalk of Coney Island m | 2/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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EPISODE 21 - Strange & Wonderful Love | Featured in the Feb. 8 episode: Tennesseans David & Lauren Blair are the world’s most “marryingest” couple – 98 times to each other; Father Mac, the Carny Priest has married more than 100 couples on the carnival midway and on fairgrounds from coast to coa | 2/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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EPISODE 20 -The Colorful World of Tattooed Ladies | Amelia Klem Osterud explains how she came to write “The Tattooed Lady: A History,” the first-ever definitive history of the tattooed woman and two of the modern day ladies featured in the book, Charon Henning and Thrill Kill Jill elucidate about their sid | 2/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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EPISODE 19 - Amazingly Weird Collections | racker Bob” Hiemenz tells us how he has collected more than 61,000 8-Track tapes and how he knows exactly where each one is; Juanita Rose Violini explains her new almanac of weird and bizarre tales and tells us frozen frogs is a recurring theme; Jeremiah | 1/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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EPISODE 18 - The Daring World of Daredevils Examined | This week, we explore the amazing world of Daredevils. Why do they risk their lives to entertain the public and what kind of lives do they really live. Nik Wallenda, the “King of the Highwire” is the 7th generation of the famous Wallenda family and he te | 1/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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EPISODE 17 - Fears & Phobias | Dr. Craig April shares some of the strangest phobias he has treated as a psychologist and we play a weird phobia quiz; Margie Warrell tells us why fear of the weird and unknown and the resulting adrenalin rush is good for you; we hear a disturbing fact ab | 1/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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EPISODE 16 - Are We all Going to Die in 2012? | Two guests on our first show of 2010, Bob Thiel and Jayson Rand, both authors and experts on the 2012 phenomenon will discuss events leading up to and following Dec. 21, 2012. They’ll tell us if we should expect to live through the event; we take a drive | 1/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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EPISODE 15 - Christmas Weirdness and Couch Surfing | Christmas expert Robin Mains explains that although she is a Christian, she and her family stopped celebrating the holiday a decade ago and speaks of the deviant and strange side of the holiday; the world’s top couch surfer, Ori Bengal, explains how easy | 12/14/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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EPISODE 14 -Mysteries & Mayhem | Author and researcher Robert Damon Schneck amazes us with his tales of pygmy cannibals from Wyoming and vampires in the White House; Dr. Robert Thiel notes that many of the 2012 prophecies have already started happening, many during the later months of 20 | 12/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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EPISODE 13 - Women of Strength and Speed | The world’s fastest female talker, Fran Capo, entertains us with her high speed humor and talking skills; The Great Cindini talks about her edgy life as a strongwoman, stuntwoman and Human Firecracker; we learn of one lady’s amazing dedication to her bedt | 11/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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EPISODE 12 - Being Different | Samantha X, founder of 999 Eyes Freak Show talks of her group’s human anomalies, why they take pride in being called freaks and how to differentiate a real freak from other sideshow performers; Ken the modern day elephant man explains what it’s like being | 11/24/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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EPISODE 11 - Do You Believe? | Anna Maria Prezio, author of “Confessions of a Feng Shui Ghostbuster” describes how to create a living or work space that ghosts won’t invade; Jacki Mari, a GhostTALK Communicator and world famous psychic names the most famous ghost of all times and discu | 11/17/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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EPISODE 9 - The Historic Collections of Ripley’s | Featured on this week’s program: Ripley’s archivist Edward Meyer tells how he personally acquired the world’s largest collection of the fallen Berlin Wall, which fell 20 years ago on November 9; GhostHunters International Dustin Pari talks about his busy | 11/3/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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EPISODE 8 - Happy Halloween! (ENHANCED) | Actor J. LaRose of the Saw films talks about his life as a horror film star and his famous chains scene in Saw III; Barry Anderson, director of Ripley’s art department recalls his earlier career as a horror film makeup artist and the day he nearly go arre | 10/26/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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EPISODE 7: Mysteries and Conspiracies | World famous author, scholar, and mystery investigator and Harley rider Lionel Fanthorpe speaks of his favorite all-time mysteries and investigations; Jeremiah Greer, host of the Shadows in the Dark radio show and co-editor of Mysteries magazine talks of | 10/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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EPISODE 6 – Strange But True Humans | The Lizardman tells of the commitment he made to his art by tattooing and modifying himself to look like a lizard. James Kuhn painted a different portrait on his face and head each day for a year. We hear of a man who married his own wife, by accident, an | 10/12/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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EPISODE 5 – Unbelievable Animals | The decades-long love affair between Ripley’s Believe It or Not! and God’s beautiful creatures continues on Ripley Radio – An On-Demand Oddcast features several amazing and true animal stories. Priscilla Valentine and her husband Steve own Valentine’s Pe | 10/5/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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EPISODE 4 – Odd & Unusual People | Hosts Tim, Edward and Marcie cross over once again into the world of the weird. Sword Swallower Dan Meyer tells us about his Ig Nobel prize and his various swallowing feats; Brent Moffat, a body modification artist recalls the day he stuck more than 1,600 | 9/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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EPISODE 3 – Strongmen, Stuntmen and Banana Labels | We talk with a woman who has a collection of 9,000 little banana labels and with Jim Mouth, a stuntman for charity. | 9/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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EPISODE 2 – Road Kill Jewelry | Road Kill Jewelry and Unbelievable Balloon Sculptures featured this week on Ripley Radio. From road splats to huge balloon figures to Ripley’s historic Believe It or Not! cartoon, Episode Two takes a look at art! | 9/14/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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EPISODE 1 – Food Oddities | Competitive professional eater Humble Bob Shoudt reveals there are big bucks in eating fast. Candy maker Joe Marini of Marini’s Candies in Santa Cruz, California tempts us with his newest creation – chocolate covered bacon! Joe Kasinski of Orlando’s Bel | 9/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 43 Episodes |
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