Earth Oddity
A weekly odyssey into all the oddity planet earth has to offer. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, IHeartRadio, Spotify, Tunein, YouTube and all the rest. $5 Bucks! Get an extended show every week, exclusive show every month! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Earth Oddity 284: Gay Furry Security Breach
News Links for the Week:Study Says Deaths When Taking Selfies At Tourist Hotspots Are A ‘Public Health Problem’: https://10play.com.au/theproject/articles/study-says-deaths-when-taking-selfies-at-tourist-hotspots-are-a-public-health-problem/tpa231114crvuqCaught on camera- moment bear emerges from den to maul eco-activist: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/11/16/bear-mauls-eco-activist-trying-to-prove-logging-emptied-den/Woman pulls pants down in aisle during Florida flight: https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/11/23/report-woman-pulls-pants-down-in-aisle-during-florida-flight-to-relieve-herself/Spaceflight Could Exacerbate Erectile Dysfunction, Scientists Discover: https://www.sciencealert.com/spaceflight-could-exacerbate-erectile-dysfunction-scientists-discoverUS Catholic priest who avoided charges marries teen he fled to Italy with: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/21/alabma-catholic-priest-teenUS nuke reactor lab hit...
Earth Oddity 283: Q for Congress
News Links for the Week:Jan. 6 rioter known as ‘QAnon Shaman’ running for Congress: https://www.ky3.com/2023/11/12/jan-6-rioter-known-qanon-shaman-running-congress/Megan Rapinoe Says Injury 3 Minutes Into Her Final Game Is ‘Proof’ God Does Not Exist: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/megan-rapinoe-says-injury-3-121554534.htmlPilot accused of trying to stop engines midflight after taking magic mushrooms: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pilot-accused-trying-stop-engines-flight-taking-magic-mushrooms-questi-rcna124745Waffle House workers demand protection from violent customers- ‘We’re not MMA fighters’: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/waffle-house-employees-violent-customers-union-b2444358.htmlFuneral home owner and wife arrested after remains of at least 189 people are found at f...
Earth Oddity 282: The Vegan Tiger
News Links for the Week:Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT event visitors blame lighting at ApeFest for ‘severe eye burn’ caused by unprotected exposure to ultraviolet rays: https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/11/06/bored-ape-yacht-club-nft-visitors-blame-lighting-apefest-severe-eye-burn-unprotected-exposure-ultraviolet-rays-photokeratitis/Sam Bankman-Fried convicted of multi-billion dollar FTX fraud: https://www.reuters.com/legal/ftx-founder-sam-bankman-fried-thought-rules-did-not-apply-him-prosecutor-says-2023-11-02/NYC green slime? New Yorkers puzzled by ‘sludge’ oozing onto city streets: https://www.fox5ny.com/news/nyc-green-sludge-new-york-slimeMigrants are behind boom in NYC’s red-light district: https://nypost.com/2023/11/01/news/migrants-are-behind-boom-in-queens-red-light-district-adams-says/Thief claims Elon Musk was controlling his mind when he stole from Morrisons, Iceland, Aldi and Savers...
Earth Oddity 281: Bamboccionis
News Links for the Week:Italian woman wins court case to evict her two sons, aged 40 and 42: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/26/italian-woman-forced-to-court-to-evict-her-two-sons-aged-40-and-4250-year-old man competes against 13-year-old girls in swimming competition: https://www.theblaze.com/news/50yrold-male-swimming-teen-girlsRestaurant adds $50 ‘unable to parent’ fee for rowdy kids: https://www.nbc29.com/2023/10/26/restaurant-adds-50-unable-parent-fee-rowdy-kids-menu-reads/A college graduate who just started her first job shared the shock and upset of working a 9-to-5: https://www.insider.com/college-graduate-upset-shock-working-nine-to-five-tiktok-2023-10Man drinks 4 Four Lokos, destroys gate, forces airfield shutdown at BNA: https://www.wsmv.com/2023/10/05/man-drinks-4-four-lokos-destroys-gate-forces-airfield-shutdown-bna-police-say/Firs...
Earth Oddity 280: Emergency Shunning
News Links for the Week:Netflix plans to open brick and mortar locations: https://www.npr.org/2023/10/14/1205971022/netflix-house-brick-and-mortar-locationsAmish men ‘shunned’ after nationwide emergency alert outs them for having phones: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/amish-phone-us-government-alert-b2426792.html'Extraterrestrial' Video Footage Can Earn You $1 Million: https://www.newsweek.com/extraterrestrial-video-footage-can-earn-you-1million-ring-1832138Wayne County sheriff defends soliciting cash for mother's birthday: https://www.wxyz.com/news/local-news/investigations/wayne-county-sheriff-defends-soliciting-cash-app-donations-for-moms-birthdayParents outraged after teacher accidentally shows ‘Winnie the Pooh’ slasher film to 4th graders in Miami Springs: https://wsvn.com/news/local/miami-dade/parents-outraged-after-teacher-accidentally-shows-winnie-the-pooh-horror-film-to-4th-graders-in-miami-springs/Joke's over, Harry Dick Roa...
Earth Oddity 279: Coulda Been Worse
News Links for the Week:Japan startup unveils 15-foot robot suit for space exploration: https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/japan-robot-suit-gundam-exoskeleton-b2422233.htmlWYOMING FATHER & SON BLEACHED PENIS SHAPES ON COWS AS PAYBACK TO RANCH NEIGHBOR: https://www.outkick.com/wyoming-father-son-bleached-penis-shapes-on-cows-as-payback-to-ranch-neighbor-according-to-investigators/Canadian man eats 135 Carolina reaper peppers in one sitting: https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/09/26/canada-Guinness-World-Records-Carolina-reapers/1561695758259/Adults shouting at children can be as harmful to a child’s development as sexual or physical abuse: https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/02/health/shouting-child-abuse-intl-scli-wellness/index.htmlPortsmouth man charged with shooting nearly 80 hawks to protect squirrels: https://www.abc6.com/portsmouth-man-charged-with-shooting-nearly-80-h...
Earth Oddity 278: Addicted to the Shindig
News Links for the Week:New details in F-35 'mishap' as mystery remains about how jet was lost: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/new-details-f35-mishap-questions-remain-jet-lost/story?id=103313514New Orleans school calls mom on son's misbehavior. She beats him up on campus: https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/kipp-central-city-academy-mother-beats-up-son-on-campus/article_5a3b388a-59ae-11ee-85a4-fb65bea06164.htmlUS woman gets stuck in outhouse toilet while retrieving Apple Watch: https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/us-news/2023/09/21/us-woman-gets-stuck-in-outhouse-toilet-while-retrieving-apple-watch/Body camera footage shows arrest of Minor High School band director, who was stunned with a Taser: https://www...
Earth Oddity 277: Bad Tattoos
News Links for the Week:‘Alien corpses’ shown to Congress as UFO expert forced to testify under oath: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/alien-corpses-in-mexico-found-congress-ufo-b2411144.htmlDad gets 667 tattoos of daughter's name, reclaims world record: https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/09/11/Guinness-World-Records-Lucy-tattoos/3681694454606/Elon Musk and Grimes thought of changing the name of their daughter to Andromeda Synthesis Story: https://www.businessinsider.com/grimes-thought-of-changing-name-of-daughter-with-elon-musk-2023-9Family discovers pennies inside local McDonald's chicken nuggets: https://wtov9.com/news/local/family-discovers-pennies-inside-local-mcdonalds-chicken-nuggets-a-safety-concern-arisesA man tried to sue a hospital for $643 million after he was 'encouraged' to watch his wife's C-se...
Earth Oddity 276: Hamster Wheel to Europe
News Links for the Week:Coast Guard arrests a man trying to run a giant hamster wheel across the Atlantic: https://www.npr.org/2023/09/07/1198252469/coast-guard-hamster-wheel-reza-baluchi-atlantic-oceanFamily rushing to save dog’s life held at gunpoint by police: https://www.krqe.com/news/investigations/video-family-rushing-to-save-dogs-life-held-at-gunpoint-by-police/Teen’s death leads to outpouring of concern over spicy chip challenge as sales are halted: https://apnews.com/article/massachusetts-one-chip-challenge-teen-death-5e421f73f5cc0e439ea05f228f4b8465A couple is demanding a refund after they were seated next to a drooling and farting dog on a 13-hour flight: https://www...
Earth Oddity 275: Clowns, Burning Man, and San Franciscan Pirates
News Links for the Week:China's Great Wall damaged by workers looking for shortcut: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-66714547Man abandons wife at airport, boarding the flight without her: https://www.jpost.com/omg/article-757631Appearance of Pirates in San Francisco Bay Leaves Boaters and Marinas On Edge: https://www.boatblurb.com/post/appearance-of-pirates-in-san-francisco-bay-leaves-boaters-and-marinas-on-edgeLouisiana professor asked students to paint their faces to fulfil his ‘clown fetish’: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/louisiana-professor-clown-fetish-face-paint-b2403329.htmlViral country star Oliver Anthony among those ‘trapped’ at Burning Man amid flooding chaos: https://news.yahoo.com/viral-co...