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  • This Is True Really News Mailbag #216: Body Parts Shopping & Victorian Boots Sea Shanty Preview!
    Jan 24 2026

    This Is True Really News Mailbag episode 216 with hosts Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes! Janet (no relation to Cooper) Cupp dominates the comments section while Scot and Tony discuss delayed cargo deliveries, the Harvard morgue body parts scandal sentencing, and preview Monday's new sea shanty about 400 pairs of Victorian boots washing ashore 150 years late.

    Highlights include updates on Cedric and Denise Lodge's sentencing for selling human remains from Harvard Medical School's morgue, cosmic wisdom from Dr. Cosmo Void about what the universe is trying to tell us, debates about reheating coffee, Big Bang Theory comedy moments, and extensive listener comments covering everything from Minnesota time travelers to exploding toilets.

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    Hosts: Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes deliver weekly weird news, strange stories, and listener mailbag responses every week.

    #ThisIsTrueReallyNews #Mailbag #WeirdNews #TrueNews #PodcastHighlights #StrangeNews #ScotCombs #TonyVerkinnes #SeaShanty #VictorianBoots #NewsCommentary

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  • Roller Coaster Stranded, AI Mistakes Clarinet for Rifle & Bra Gun | This Is True Really News Ep 1033
    Jan 22 2026

    Riders stranded on the DC Rivals HyperCoaster were forced to evacuate on foot after a loose scarf tangled in the wheel. Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes discuss the amusement park nightmare before diving into a massive AI fail at a Florida middle school, where the "Zero Eyes" weapon detection system mistook a student’s bass clarinet for a rifle, triggering a police raid. Plus, we cover a watermelon assault in a New Hampshire supermarket and Sheriff Grady Judd’s arrest of a man wearing a red lace bra who concealed a loaded handgun inside a silicone breast prosthetic.

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    #ThisIsTrueReallyNews #RollerCoasterFail #AIFail #ZeroEyes #FloridaMan #GradyJudd #WeirdNews #TrueCrime #Podcast #ScotCombs #TonyVerkinnes #SchoolSafety #MarketBasket #ConcealedCarry

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  • Sniffing Farts Cures Dementia? Harvard Body Parts Ring | This Is True Really News Ep 1031
    Jan 20 2026

    Is the viral trend of sniffing farts to prevent Alzheimer's real science or just hot air? Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes debunk the hydrogen sulfide brainpower myth and explain why "trouser trumpets" won't get you a PhD. Then, we expose the gruesome true crime details of Cedric Lodge and the Harvard Medical School morgue trafficking scheme. Finally, we review the baffling 2025 ER data on "foreign objects" removed from patients—featuring corncob holders, beard clippers, and a mysterious thermos.

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    #ThisIsTrueReallyNews #HarvardScandal #WeirdNews #MedicalMyths #CedricLodge #TrueCrimeCommunity #ERStories #ForeignObjects #ScotCombs #TonyVerkinnes #ComedyPodcast #ViralDebunk

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  • Mailbag Ep 215: Postal Worker Attacks Kid, St. Louis Monkeys & Drunk Breathalyzer Inventor
    Jan 17 2026

    Join Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes for a jam-packed Mailbag edition of This Is True Really News! In Episode 215, we break down the story of a Florida postal worker who took package protection way too far by running a kid off the road. We also look at the chaos in St. Louis where loose monkeys and AI-generated hoaxes are confusing officials, and laugh at a tennis pro who celebrated his Australian Open win before the match was actually over.

    The guys also discuss the supreme irony of a breathalyzer designer getting busted for a DUI, a prudish chatbot at Virgin Money, and the physics of "square tires" in freezing temperatures. Plus, we dive into a heavy dose of pop culture banter covering Firefly, Fallout, Justified, and the cancellation of Moonhaven. Finally, we tease next week's New Music Monday track from The Tipsy T-Cells.

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    #WeirdNews #FloridaMan #StLouis #Podcast #Comedy #ThisIsTrueReallyNews #Mailbag #Fail #Entertainment #ScotCombs #TonyVerkinnes #Justified #Fallout #SciFi

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  • Robbers' Car Gets STOLEN During Heist! Plus Hospital Baby Mix-Up Lawsuit | TITRN Ep. 1030
    Jan 15 2026

    Armed robbers in Colorado had their getaway car stolen mid-heist, leaving them stranded! Meanwhile, a woman discovers after 44 years that a hospital sperm mix-up means her biological father is a complete stranger – now a $17 million lawsuit. PLUS: Criminal hires Uber as getaway driver (police say thanks!), and Minnesota's DHS caught backdating documents in a massive grant fraud scandal.

    Hosts Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes break down the most bizarre true news stories you won't believe actually happened – from botched robberies to government corruption that reads like satire.

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    🔔 Subscribe for weekly episodes of real news that's stranger than fiction💬 Drop your comments and reactions below📧 Send longer stories to: titr@netradio.network

    Featured Stories:

    • Colorado check cashing robbery goes hilariously wrong
    • Oregon hospital sperm swap lawsuit after DNA test revelation
    • Uber getaway driver leads to burglar's arrest
    • Minnesota DHS grant fraud and backdating scandal

    #TrueNews #BizarreNews #CrimeStories #HospitalMalpractice #DNATest #FailedRobbery #MinnesotaScandal #GovernmentCorruption #ThisIsTrueReallyNews #TITRN #Comedy #NewsCommentary #TrueCrime #WeirdNews

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  • Government Time Travel Fraud & Bass Pro Shop Chaos | This Is True Really News Ep. 1029
    Jan 13 2026

    This Is True Really News Episode 1029 brings you the most absurd real news stories of the week! Minnesota Department of Human Services employees caught backdating documents to cover up a $672,000 fraud scheme, plus not one but TWO Bass Pro Shop incidents involving stolen fish and naked aquarium diving.

    Hosts Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes deliver satirical commentary on:

    • Minnesota DHS workers fabricating oversight documents and backdating approvals
    • A grant manager who approved $672K payment then immediately joined that company
    • Florida man stealing a 50-pound tarpon from Bass Pro Shop's indoor pond
    • Alabama man crashing his car, stripping naked, and cannonballing into Bass Pro Shop aquarium
    • The bizarre history of a WWI German soldier's bacteria that became a modern probiotic

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    This Is True Really News covers the strangest verified news stories with humor and wit. All stories are real - really! Subscribe for weekly episodes of unbelievable but true current events, government absurdity, and Florida Man adventures.

    Hosts: Scot Combs and Tony VerkinnesEmail: TITR@NetRadio.network

    #ThisIsTrueReallyNews #WeirdNews #RealNews #MinnesotaNews #BassProShop #GovernmentFraud #FloridaMan #AlabamaMan #NewsCommentary #SatiricalNews #TrueStories #Podcast #Episode1029


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  • This Is True Really News Mailbag #214: Minnesota DHS Scandal & Liquid Nitrogen Cocktail Disaster
    Jan 13 2026

    This Is True Really News Mailbag Episode 214 with hosts Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes. The guys dive into Minnesota's Department of Human Services audit scandal, discuss a Moscow cooking studio incident involving a dangerous liquid nitrogen cocktail that sent a man to emergency surgery, and debate socialism, AI-generated content, and the state of modern politics. Plus: George Washington's refusal to be king, Minnesota senators, and why you should stick with bartenders named Joe instead of mixologists.

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    Hosts: Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes

    Topics covered:

    • Minnesota DHS audit controversy
    • Liquid nitrogen cocktail safety warning
    • Political commentary on 21st century presidents
    • George Washington's legacy and constitutional intent
    • Senate appointment history
    • Gen Z slang: "slop" and AI-generated content
    • Cuba and socialism debate
    • Holiday party safety

    #ThisIsTrueReallyNews #Podcast #MinnesotaPolitics #LiquidNitrogen #CocktailSafety #PoliticalCommentary #Mailbag #NewsCommentary #GeorgeWashington #AIContent #GenZ #Socialism #ConservativePodcast

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  • Exploding Toilet Lawsuit, Denmark Ends 400-Year Mail Service | This Is True Really News Ep. 1028
    Jan 8 2026

    This Is True Really News Episode 1028 brings you the wildest real news stories with hosts Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes!

    In this episode: A Florida man sues Dunkin' Donuts after a toilet explosion leaves him traumatized and covered in debris. Denmark's Post Nord officially ends 400 years of mail delivery as the country goes nearly 100% digital, selling off 1,500 iconic red post boxes. A restaurant group in South Bend, Indiana tries to avoid automatic gratuity by splitting their party—things escalate quickly with crayons and pepper spray. Plus, volunteers in Wales discover hundreds of Victorian-era hobnailed boots from a 150-year-old shipwreck washing ashore at Ogmore by Sea.

    All the news you're about to hear is true. Really? As far as you know!

    Hosts: Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes

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    #ThisIsTrueReallyNews #WeirdNews #FloridaMan #ToiletExplosion #DenmarkMail #PostalService #RestaurantDrama #VictorianBoots #Shipwreck #FunnyNews #TrueStories #ComedyNews #ScotCombs #TonyVerkinnes #RealNews #BizarreStories

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