Why is North Korean leader Kim Jong-un passing the reins of power to his sister? The Museum of the Bible just learned its Dead Sea Scroll collection is phony, and Pablo Escobar's wild colony of Colombian hippos may actually be helping the native ecosystem. Join Ben Bowlin for more Strange News Daily, and share your stories on Twitter: #strangedaily
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
Mar 2021
Strange News: Cheer Mom Makes Deep Fakes, North Korea Ghosts the US, Texas Rangers Promise to Stop Hypnotizing People
<p>A Cheer Mom creates deep fake photos in a revenge scheme targeting her daughter's rivals. The government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) ghosts the US, refusing the new President's attempts to contact them. Over in the US, the Texas Rangers promise t ... Show More
1h 1m
Mar 2022
South Korea’s incoming “anti-feminist” president
With its neighbor distracted by domestic culture wars, North Korea is making new moves.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and hosted by Noel King.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained
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24m 42s
Oct 2024
Strange News: Oligarch Goes Splat, Fake Whale Sharks, Bank Shenanigans, Boeing Satellites, North Korea and Abercrombie
Another Russian oligarch is found dead after an 'unfortunate fall.' North Korea declares holy war on South Korea as it loans out soldiers to Russia. A fake whale makes controversial waves in China (get it?), TD Bank fined $3bn in historic money laundering settlement. Boeing satel ... Show More
54m 6s
Apr 2023
Cocaine hippos (and the case against pets)
The descendants of Pablo Escobar’s pet hippopotami are wreaking havoc in Colombia. They can teach us non-druglords a thing or two about pet ownership.
This episode was produced by Siona Peterous, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mo ... Show More
26m 6s
Jun 2019
Who Is the Real Kim Jong-un?
On The Gist, Joe Biden had no good answers at Thursday's Democratic debate. In the interview, the Washington Post's Anna Fifield is out with a new book on Kim Jong-un. She interviewed as many people who have had even a fleeting interaction with the man as possible, in an effort t ... Show More
31m 25s
Sep 2025
Why is everyone talking about Kim Jong Un’s daughter?
Kim Ju Ae is reportedly around 13-years-old, but she could be the next leader of North Korea. There is huge speculation about why her father, Kim Jong Un, would choose her over her siblings, and what this could mean for the future of the world’s most secretive country. So what’s ... Show More
10m 32s