Two Irish brothers have been ordered to stop cleaning up a local riverbank -- because they may be disturbing the wildlife that currently lives in the refuse. The government of China is building a huge database of millions of men's DNA, sparking growing fears about a new era of the country's surveillance state. Quaker Oats has officially announced they will r ... Show More
Jul 2020
Episode 83: Borders Closed To US Residents, Summer Growing Too Hot For Humans, Opening Of Infectious Disease Museum Delayed By... Infectious Disease
Countries across the world are reopening, but borders remain closed to US residents. Science indicates coming summers may, one day soon, literally be too hot for human beings. A European infectious disease museum found its opening delayed by... oddly enough, an infectious disease ... Show More
27m 54s
Jul 2020
Episode 82: More Russians Die Falling Out Of Windows, Pennsylvania Home Bleeds Honey, Science Reveals Just How Many Hots Dogs You Can Eat
A police major in Russia dies falling out of a window, adding another tragic event in the strange pattern of Russians mysteriously dying in the same manner. A 100-year old home in Pennsylvania begins leaking honey. Scientists have finally determined just how many hot dogs a perso ... Show More
12m 30s
Jul 2020
Episode 81: Fertility Rates Crashing, AirB&B Wants Customers To Donate To Hosts, Online Protest Sweeps Iran
Fertility rates across the planet are dropping at an unprecedented rate, causing experts to raise serious concerns about the state of humanity in 2100. AirBnB has infuriated customers by asking them to donate to hosts of the short-term rental platform. Online protests have swept ... Show More
13m 30s
Dec 2021
Timcast IRL #426 - NYT Article Warns Civil War is Coming w/Siraj Hashmi
Tim, Ian, Luke, and Lydia join the keeper of the list and Twitter arbiter Siraj Hashmi to break down the NYT article that worries that a second American civil war may be inbound, the corporate press' impression that the Trump 'insurrection' is STILL ongoing, the prices of food sk ... Show More
2h 12m
May 2024
Strange News: Rap Beefs, Tornadoes, Brain Worms and More
What's going on with all these tornado clusters-- and what does it tell us about the future of natural disasters? The gang weighs in on the larger context of recent rap beefs. Ben calls in from an undisclosed location, with the latest updates on brain worms and Presidential candi ... Show More
57m 4s
Mar 2022
Strange News: Tin Foil Hats Make a Comeback, Marines Busted in Human Trafficking Ring, Life Really Does Flash Before Your Eyes at Death
<p>A group of Marines has been convicted of participating in a long-running human trafficking scheme. Terrified by the possibility of government-induced sickness, some protestors have resorted to donning tinfoil hats to exposure to nebulous 'rays.' A new study suggests our lives ... Show More
58m 18s
Mar 2022
Strange News: Stolen Heads, a Mysterious Z, and a Broken Stone in Japan May Have Just Released a Demon
<p>Someone has stolen a box of human heads from Denver's Central Park. Speculation grows regarding the 'Z' worn by supporters of the Russian invasion. Over in Japan, some locals worry that damage to an ancient 'Killing Stone' may be an ill omen for dangerous supernatural events o ... Show More
45m 5s
Mar 2021
Strange News: Massive Protests in India, Hidden Messages in Art, and Airplane Engines Falling From the Sky
<p>Massive protests continue across India as farmers fear the government has betrayed them in the service of large corporations. It appears Edvard Munch hid a secret message on the canvas of his iconic painting, 'The Scream.' And it seems multiple airplane engines are failing mid ... Show More
1h 3m