A Florida gender reveal party went explosively wrong, studies show urine could be a fundamental material for the future construction of a lunar base, and US residents across the country started recreationally howling to stave off cabin fever. 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
Jun 2025
Strange News: Mosquito Drones, the Pharoah's Curse, Alligator Alcatraz, Giant Asteroids, New Blood Types and More
Forget fake birds: China unveils the newest iteration of microdrones, which look almost exactly like mosquitoes. A Russian soldier turns cannibal. French scientists discover a brand-new blood type. Police practice improv. Florida is building an "Alligator Alcatraz," and a giant a ... Show More
1h 4m
Sep 2025
Strange News: A Terrifying New York Mystery, Peeing in Theaters, Pentagon Wiling Out, and More
As world leaders convene for the United Nations General Assembly, the US Secret Service uncovers a massive telecom conspiracy -- and has no idea who created it. People are out here peeing in theatres, it's Fat Beer Week as we record, and the Pentagon declares journalists must tow ... Show More
1h 2m
Sep 2025
Strange News: An Orgy Dome Disaster, Cardboard Conspiracies, Insults on Airplanes and More
US Nationals captured attempting an info war to destablize Greenland. A lawsuit emerges on an airline. A cardboard cartel is in play and, it appears, actively conspiring against you. All this -- plus an orgy dome -- in this week's strange news segment.They don't want you to read ... Show More
1h 8m
Mar 2025
Strange News: Love on the Train, Space Updates, AI as G-d, Pre-crime Targeting of Protestors, and More
Updates on space exploration. A seemingly-symbolic quarrel between an eagle and a goose. Large language models try out religion and pre-crime, all as a recent graduate gets deported for his political views. In other news, light becomes solid, prompting Ben and the gang to call fo ... Show More
1h 9m
May 2021
This Week's Top Stories - Gender Reveal Blast, Top-Rated "Paddington 2" & Menthol Cigarette Ban
A gender reveal party in New Hampshire leads to a huge explosion, "Paddington 2" becomes the highest-rated film on Rotten Tomatoes, and the FDA announces an effort to ban menthol cigarettes.
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23m 25s
Mar 2021
This Week's Top Stories - Spring Break Chaos in Miami Beach, NCAA Gender Disparities & Dog Bow Ties
Maskless spring break revelers cause a state of emergency in Miami Beach, FL, casual sexism pervades the women's NCAA tournament, and a teenager uses bow ties to boost dog adoptions.
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27m 11s
Feb 2021
Strange News: The Pentagon May Have Experimented with UFO Wreckage, The Skelecaster Hoax, and the Collapse of the Texas Power Grid
<p>Did the Pentagon just admit it's been secretly experimenting with wreckage from UFOs for decades? Did a Florida man really build an electric guitar from his uncle's skeleton? What exactly caused the collapse of the Texas power grid, and why were so many people left without pow ... Show More
1h 3m
Apr 2022
Strange News: Alien Pregnancies, COVID Scams, Fake Federal Agents
<p>A report released by the Pentagon appears to indicate at least one witness in an alleged alien abduction believes she became pregnant as a result. Two mysterious men successfully faked being Federal agents. Over in Europe, one guy may have set the record for most vaccinations ... Show More
47m 17s