WWWOA 144: Checked Out!

What’s Wrong with Orny’s thermostat? NOTHING! How companies make products obsolete to make money. What’s wrong with the way Gen Z stares at us? And are Gen Z’ers really bringing their parents on job interviews? Orny sides with people that are openly hypergamous. 

Orny announces date and location of taping of his 4th comedy special. But first, What’s Wrong with finding out a TV show is using one of your bits word for word? Orny goes over a quick stop in a ghost town on way back from Vegas and how he saved a humming bird’s life. 

What’s Wrong with the snack mix on United Airlines and why Orny might sue? Discussed on this episode: Black widows, petting a shark, unnecessary plastic surgery, rich people cutting down neighbor’s trees, and the range of Orny being recognized. 

Last week, you learned about Jonathan Hoang, his quiet and structured life, and how he disappeared from his family’s home in Arlington, Washington, at the end of March 2025. On the evening of March 30, Jonathan asked to sleep in the downstairs guest bedroom because the sound of t ... Show More

When 38-year-old Ralph “Rizz” Jean-Marie was reported missing from a motel where he was living in Barre, Vermont, the story was that he up and left after an argument, leaving behind his personal belongings and everything you’d think someone might take if they were going to start ... Show More

When the prime minister appears on your TV flanked by two New Zealand flags you know things are getting serious, but how do you prepare for an invisible threat? In this episode whānau and health and airline workers talk about how they got ready.When the prime minister appears on ... Show More

Lucy Li is sitting in a small room with a blanket draping over her shoulders. A man sits in front of her and asks about how her flight was.“It’s not the best flight experience, I’m not used to sitting in tight spaces… And I feel really bad for the officers that had to come and ge ... Show More

For over 20 years, the Smolinski Family has been searching for their son and brother, Billy, who one afternoon in August of 2004 asked his neighbor to watch his dog and then was never seen again. The case is not without leads or suspects, but the biggest question of all has yet t ... Show More

A 9 year old girl goes to play with her 6 year old neighbor. She’s supposed to be home by 6:00pm, but she never comes back. Hundreds of people search for the girl in 60 acres of dense woods located behind the girl’s home, but there’s no sign of her. Investigators start focusing o ... Show More

Hi friends, happy Wednesday! As a country, America has always had a complicated relationship with dairy. One month we hate it, the next month, some weird cottage cheese recipe goes viral, and we’re all over it again. But here's something I thought was a little strange. You never ... Show More

Attention, cet épisode aborde des sujets sensibles. Le couple Dunand est sous les verrous et l’enquête suit lentement son cours. Au vu des horreurs commises, on s’attend à une extrême sévérité mais la justice auxerroise laisse perplexe. L'enquête du juge Bourguignon ne permet pas ... Show More

In this special call-in episode: why some Peruvians eat cats; why operas need repetiteurs; and why we should get rid of prisons. Michael Smerconish (CNN) is co-host; AJ Jacobs (It’s All Relative) checks the facts. 

An experienced mountaineer from France is abducted in an Algerian national park and an international incident ensues. World leaders hunt down a group of suspected killers, only to find that many of them have gone underground and continue to evade justice to this day. View source ... Show More