This week, Shaun is joined by Kate Hayes of Bethlehem Burners for a fast-paced bout of some of the weirdest news of today AND yester…month! Have AI made the next step of their inevitable domination in becoming…annoying CEO types? Shaun thinks Lexus may have helped that happen with their newest ad campaign. And Kate’s got the happiest hoarder story you’ve ever heard: find out how one couple turned trash into fortune by, well, EVENTUALLY cleaning up!
BUT FIRST!
Kate debuts a never-before-heard segment on the show in which she unearths some oddball news we didn’t get to cover the first time around, and for the inaugural edition, she’s got a story fusing some of the show’s favorite elements: crime, justice, and a MASSIVE pile of animal phalluses! Find out what on EARTH one smuggler was up to in Weird News CLASSIC!
AND in Three for the Road…we’ve got truly terrible festival names, a gas thief singed by poetic justice, the dumbest bear attack of all time, and EVER so much more!
Get to know all you EVER wanted to know about a flamingo’s junk right here…ON THE WHIPAROUND!
LINKS:
Kenya: Chinese tourist arrested with 300 zebra penises in his luggage
First AI-Scripted Commercial Debuts, Directed by Kevin Macdonald for Lexus
Shuler King: Man Caught With Penises In Airport
FACT CHECK: Was a Man in Bear Costume Arrested for Tearing Apart Tents of Black Friday Campers?
Man suspected of money laundering after $400,000 found in washing machine
Attempted gas thief lights own pants on fire
The Christmas Chronicles Review: Kurt Russell Almost Saves Netflix Santa Claus Movie
Christmas festival comes up with X-rated hashtag to promote event Couple cleaning for Thanksgiving find $1.8 million lottery ticket
Podadelphia Philly Sports Podcast Homepage!
TAGS:
Comedy, news, science, weird, podcasts, headlines, animals, artificial intelligence, IBM, lottery, money, silly
Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com & www.soundsnap.com
Special thanks to DanO for the awesome music. Check out the songs from the episode and LOTS more great stuff at http://www.danosongs.com!
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