Odd and Offbeat Podcast Louie Foxx & Matt Baker

Episode #252 has Louie getting a tan and Matt introducing baby Elvis to the grassy knoll, then they get into weird news. This week they talk about the man suing over boneless wings and the long distance kissing machine!Odd News StoriesNews.Sky.com – Man suing Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant chain after claiming ‘boneless wings’ are actually just chicken nuggetsLiveMint.com – Remote kissing device is here for long-distance couples: How Internet is reacting to Chinese innovation

Episode #251 begins with Matt learning about the Oscar’s and it’s dress code, then they get into the strange news. This week they talk about the 82 year old who forged Michael Jordan cards and Maine drivers fighting for their right to have Tofu written on their car license plates!







Odd News Stories







ABCnew.go.com – 82-year-old charged with sale of fake Michael Jordan cards2News.com – Maine motorists appeal to keep naughty vanity license plates

Episode #250 This week Matt and Louie get caught up with Louie’s New Orleans trip and Matt gives up an Elvis update. Then they revisit some strange news. This week they talk about the parents that were shocked that their 12 year old set the lawn on fire with a magnifying glass and the foldable smart phone invented by Pablo Escobar’s brother!







Odd News Stories







CBSaustin.com – 12-year-old Texas boy sets yard on fire with Christmas gift, family saysPressFrom.info – Pablo Escobar’s brother released a foldable smartphone that he claims can only be destroyed by fire

Episode #249 Begins with Matt trying to clone a wooley mammoth and then they get into the strange news. This week they talk about the Wiener Mobile having it catalytic converter stolen and PETA offering to help!







Odd News Stories







FoxNews.com- Oscar Mayer Wienermobile falls victim to catalytic converter theft during Las Vegas stopFoxNews.com – PETA offers to pay for Oscar Mayer Wienermobile’s stolen catalytic converter if it becomes vegan mobile

Episode #248 begins with Matt cataloging the baseball cards that his daughter will inherit upon his death, then they get into the strange news. This week they revisit a couple of vintage Odd and Offbeat stories and talk about how a cat sued a corporation for $700K and exorcism’s on a train.







Odd News Stories







NBC News – “Grumpy Cat’ wins $700,000 in federal case over identity”Mirror.co.uk – “Man ‘performs exorcism’ on train as ‘possessed’ woman screams ‘devil’ in front of commuters”

Episode #247 has Matt admiring Louie’s corporate style and Matt’s horses fighting with the neighbor’s horses and Louie trying to figure out how to gamble on it, then they get into the strange news. This week they talk about the Canadian man that stole a yacht and left a dead fish at the Goonies house and the lady that almost got cremated alive!







Odd News Stories







KSL.com -Arrest made in stolen yacht rescue, ‘Goonies’ fish incidentCBSnews.com – New York funeral home finds woman breathing hours after she was declared dead — just days after a similar incident in Iowa