Observe and Retort: the news you missed this week

Luna Stjerneby & David Nri
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Observe and Retort: the news you missed this week Podcast

We bring you the week's best weird, obscure, or underreported news stories that have slipped under the radar, but definitely deserved more attention. Observe & Retort releases every Tuesday.

  1. 20/07/2021

    Week 28 of 2021: all things must end

    This week marks the one year anniversary of Observe and Retort, and we have decided that this will be our last episode. Bringing you news every week has been a lot of fun and we cannot express how much we have appriciated all the love from you, our wonderful listeners. In this final episode, we bring you updates on some of the most memorable news we brought to you this past year. WWTF includes a sadistic tooth fairy, a naked porn-making gun-shooting robber, and a woman who needed a snack-break from a police chase. We hope you enjoy the episode as much as we have enjoyed entertaining you.

    1h 13m

  2. 05/07/2021

    Week 27 of 2021: cop psychology, champagne diplomacy, & cocaine cacti

    This week Luna talks about a woman who wanted action but got gaslighted instead. David brings us one very bubbly story, and WWTF includes a cocaine-loving toy and a woman who got her house stolen. Enjoy!

    1h 10m

  3. 02/07/2021

    Week 26 of 2021: burning, breaches of trust, & betrayal from your own grandfather

    This week, David talks about the heartbreaking ongoing discoveries of graves of Canada’s First Nation children. Luna talks about the Danish case of two awful officers (and one sausagelious defense lawyer), and WWTF includes an exorcism in the lumber aisle, a ‘Redneck Rave’, and a man who’s child is his uncle!?! You’re gonna wanna listen to this one folks.

    1h 11m

  4. 22/06/2021

    Week 24 & 25 of 2021: football fraud, financial fraud, & defrauding death

    This fortnight Luna talks about one relentless soccer scammer brougt down by sex workers, and David brings us that sweet sweet cryptocurrency news. WWTFS are packed with wild headlines, but one whale of a story takes the prize.

    1h 8m
  5. Week 22 & 23 of 2021: swingers, robots, & Uttar Pradesh

    07/06/2021

    Week 22 & 23 of 2021: swingers, robots, & Uttar Pradesh

    This episode we discuss consent and kinks as David brings us the story about a Danish journalist who recently conducted an interview from an unusual position. Luna talks about a new survey that suggests that people are keen to switch out politicians with robots, and David wins the past two weeks’ WWTF with an outrageous story from our favorite place, the Florida of India: Uttar Pradesh.

    1h 5m
  6. Week 21 of 2021: slime crime quick-thinking time, the enchanted guitar, & pikachu's political power

    24/05/2021

    Week 21 of 2021: slime crime quick-thinking time, the enchanted guitar, & pikachu's political power

    This week Luna talks about a bold 11-year-old who brought her almost-kidnapper down with slime, and David brings us the stories of three unconventional politicians who mixed things up. WWTF includes one big amputation fuck-up, tree farts, and a substitute suitor.

    39 min
  7. Week 20 of 2021: power plants & potholes

    17/05/2021

    Week 20 of 2021: power plants & potholes

    This week David breaks down bitcoin and Luna takes us to New Zealand where one man’s penis-campaign has sparked change. WWTF includes mindboggling breakthrough science, a cow with three eyes, and one chill cat.

    1h 8m
  8. Week 19 of 2021: dungeons, dragons, & a dreadful air force

    14/05/2021

    Week 19 of 2021: dungeons, dragons, & a dreadful air force

    This week Luna talks about a f****d up hazing ritual in France and David dishes on the AI dungeon game that took a very dark turn. WWTF includes stories about a shit-swinging Kid Rock-loving neo-nazi, a Chinese zoo letting loose, and a woman who just had NINE BABIES!

    52 min
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