Episodios

  • Bird poop court, spring silliness, funeral bread and New York's fairies

    Bird poop court, spring silliness, funeral bread and New York's fairies
    Apr 3 2026
    This week, we’re talking about traditions, from wacky spring rituals like April Fool’s Day and Dyngus Day to funeral bread, New York’s little-known history of fairies and a tradition in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, that recently resulted in a court battle over bird poop. Featuring audio from Tommy Tucker out of WWL in New Orleans, KRLD 1080 out of Dallas, WBEN out of Buffalo and to the Adam & Jordana show and Paranormal 360, both out of WCCO News Talk in the Twin Cities.
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    22 m
  • A.I. cowboys, overachiever refrigerators, underground Teslas and what you didn’t know about graffiti

    A.I. cowboys, overachiever refrigerators, underground Teslas and what you didn’t know about graffiti
    Mar 27 2026
    This week, we’re covering reports whether artificial intelligence can replace cowboys, expensive refrigerators that make their owners watch advertisements, Elon Musk’s Boring Company and its plans to construct tunnels under New Orleans and what you might not know about graffiti. Featuring audio from KCBS Radio’s Bloomberg Tech and Business report in the Bay area, Tommy Tucker and WWL in New Orleans, the Adam & Jordana Show from WCCO in the Twin Cities and The Dave Glover Show out of KMOX in St. Louis.
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    22 m
  • Shakespeare's rizz, a high school choir trapped, Savannah Bananas and meteors

    Shakespeare's rizz, a high school choir trapped, Savannah Bananas and meteors
    Mar 20 2026
    This week, we cover the story of more than 80 students from a Minnesota high school choir who were trapped in Califronia when their flight was canceled due to a blizzard, whether Shakespeare's works should be taught to young students, how the Savannah Bananas are changing up baseball and meteorites falling on Ohio. Featuring audio from Drivetime with DeRusha out of WCCO News Talk in the Twin Cities, the Dana & Parks show out of KMBZ in Kansas City, Newell Normand out of WWL in New Orleans and Marty Griffin out of KDKA in Pittsburgh.
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    22 m
  • Vintage toilets, biking babies, escaped cows and hidden salamander tunnels

    Vintage toilets, biking babies, escaped cows and hidden salamander tunnels
    Mar 13 2026
    This week, we’ll explore the sometimes-treacherous travel habits of baby cows in the Pittsburgh area and of salamanders in the Detroit area. In human transportation news, we’ll hear a lawmaker in Minnesota explain why she took a bike to the hospital to have her baby. Then, to send us out, Georg Papp of Outhouse Americana in Colchester, Conn., is going to explain why he’s dedicated to preserving the history of a vintage way to use the loo. He says that outhouses reveal more about culture than we might realize… Featuring audio from Drivetime with DeRusha out of WCCO News Talk in the Twin Cities, The Big K Morning Show out of KDKA in Pittsburgh, WWJ Newsradio out of Detroit and Own the Road with Kelli and Bob out of KRLD in Dallas.
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    21 m
  • We're going on a nostalgia journey filled with photos, toys and the rebirth of Pizza Hut Classic

    We're going on a nostalgia journey filled with photos, toys and the rebirth of Pizza Hut Classic
    Mar 6 2026
    This week, we’re getting nostalgic. We’re headed to a photography museum, a toy museum, retro pizza joints and more. We’ll also sit in on an interview with Jon Taffer of the long-running series "Bar Rescue", now entering its 10th season. Featuring audio from Own the Road with Kelly and Bob out of KRLD 1080 in Dallas, the Dana & Parks show out of KMBZ in Kansas City, Drivetime with DeRusha out of WCCO News Talk in Minneapolis and KNX News in Los Angeles.
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    22 m
  • Presidents join the UFO discourse and new ways to look at death

    Presidents join the UFO discourse and new ways to look at death
    Feb 27 2026
    This week, we’re diving into one of our favorite topics, aliens. While extraterrestrial life is often thought of as a sort of fringe topic, two U.S. presidents have recently been talking about them, so we had to get in on the fun. We’re also going to get a bit darker than usual this week with some talk about death. Featuring audio from WWJ Newsradio, Tommy Tucker out of WWL and the Dana & Parks Show out of KMBZ.
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    21 m
  • Great white shark sightings, understanding our brains, year of the Fire Horse and the Old Farmer's Almanac

    Great white shark sightings, understanding our brains, year of the Fire Horse and the Old Farmer's Almanac
    Feb 20 2026
    On this week’s agenda, we’ve got a surprise Great White shark sighting from WWL Radio in Louisiana and exploration about what’s going on in our brain when we hesitate from KCBS Radio in San Francisco. Then, we’ll listen in on a discussion of the dawn of the Fire Horse year with the Lunar New Year this week from the Dana and Parks Show out of KMBZ in Kansas City and take a trip to the Old Farmer’s Almanac headquarters with Own the Road with Kelli and Bob out of KRLD 1080 in Dallas.
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    22 m
  • Danger lurks on escalators and in our bodies as sex and malls disappear

    Danger lurks on escalators and in our bodies as sex and malls disappear
    Feb 13 2026
    Have you ever wondered what would happen if you face-planted on an escalator while trying to catch a flight? This week, we’ll look into the data on escalator mishaps with the Dana & Parks podcast out of KMBZ in Kansas City. We’re also going to hear from an expert who spoke to KCBS Radio on the Bay Area about why another location for possible escalator wipeouts – malls – are disappearing all over the country. Another thing that’s disappearing? Sex, according to multiple studies. We’ll hear more about that from Chad Hartman out of WCCO in Minneapolis, as well as a concerning uptick in heart attacks from an expert who spoke to WWJ Newsradio in Detroit.
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    21 m