What a Weird Week

Scotty Horsman
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What a Weird Week

What a Weird Week is a show featuring the week's weird news stories. Every Friday we do a Weird-News-of-the-Week Top 10 audio podcast, a full shownotes blog, and a video episode. See https://www.shownotes.page or search "What a Weird Week". #Weird #News #Interesting #Stories #Entertainment #Popular #Culture #Fun #TenWeirdThings #weirdnews #weird #news #podcast #comedy #spotify #funny #weirdnewsoftheday #comedypodcast #weirdhistory #journalism #media #whoa #wow #what #saywhat #noway #ohmydays #areyouserious #wtf #weirdnewsstories #weirdnewsheadlines #weirdnewsoftheweek

  1. 5 DAYS AGO

    What a Weird Week Fri Nov 15, 2024: Gus the Penguin's amazing adventure!

    Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a show about the weird stuff in the news. See below for a transcript of the podcast episode. To subscribe to the podcast or for social media and more links, you can get everything at https://www.shownotes.page. These are the shownotes for Season 5, Ep 46 first published on Friday Nov 15 2024. Here are this week's stories... Emperor penguin rescued after 2,200-mile swim to Australia. Gus! https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/emperor-penguin-recovering-after-2200-mile-swim-to-australia/1713752 Rhode Island man sets Guinness World Record for largest collection of energy drink cans. https://www.turnto10.com/news/local/tiverton-man-breaks-guinness-world-record-for-the-largest-collection-of-energy-drink-cans-youtube-channel-caffeine-man-november-7-2024 Be grateful, kids. It's good for your parents. https://studyfinds.org/saying-thank-you-family-happiness/ Bug that eats plastic may save us all! https://studyfinds.org/plastic-eating-insect-discovered-in-kenya/ National Toy Hall of Fame Inducts My Little Pony, Transformers, and Phase 10 https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/11/12/National-Toy-Hall-Fame-Transformers-My-Little-Pony-Phase-10/4491731434350/ Famous and Very Old Piece of Cake gets Auctioned Off. https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/royals/slice-of-old-royal-wedding-cake-sold-auction/ Taylor Swift Inspires McDonald's Canada to Introduce Friendship Bracelet Meal. https://www.delish.com/food-news/a62919222/mcdonalds-taylor-swift-bestie-bundle/ M&M's Snack Jacket is a Thing. https://nypost.com/2024/11/13/lifestyle/mampms-drops-puffy-red-jacket-with-pockets-for-snacks-thats-perfect-for-gluttons-this-holiday-season/ Wrong Website Printed on Doll Boxes/ they linked to a saucy website/ The saucy website is getting record traffic. https://nypost.com/2024/11/12/lifestyle/porn-site-traffic-surges-to-12-year-high-after-mattel-mistakenly-prints-url-on-wicked-doll-boxes/ Comb jellyfish discovered to have reverse aging ability, challenging understanding of animal development. https://nypost.com/2024/11/10/science/time-traveler-jellyfish-can-age-in-reverse-accidental-discovery/ Man benches his weight 44 times in 30 seconds. Yes, that's a record. https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/11/13/canada-Guinness-World-Records-bench-press-body-weight-reps/4591731532068/ Artist/ Doctor creates world's largest drawing. https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2024/11/nigerian-doctor-and-artist-creates-worlds-largest-drawing-to-celebrate-countrys-culture

    16 min

  2. NOV 8

    What a Weird Week Friday November 8th 2024: give us 5 minutes and we'll give you lower blood pressure *citation needed

    Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a show about the weird stuff in the news. See below for a transcript of the podcast episode. To subscribe to the podcast or for social media and more links, you can get everything at www.shownotes.page. These are the shownotes for Season 5, Ep 45 first published on Friday Nov 8 2024. Here are this week's stories... Transit Authority of Central Kentucky (TACK) makes world's largest thumbtack https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/11/01/Guinness-World-Records-largest-pin/5291730478715/  just 5 minutes of exercise to lower blood pressure?! Seems like a game changer you guys.https://studyfinds.org/5-minutes-exercise-blood-pressure/ Eggs on a spoon. MANY eggs on a spoon.  https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/11/07/mexico-Guinness-World-Records-egg-spoon-race/8191731011180/ Japanese fellow arrested for alleged quiet calls to wife  https://quirkl.net/lifestyle/relationships/japanese-man-arrested-after-calling-his-wife-over-100-times-a-day-in-bizarre-act-of-love/ Russian court fines Google $2 decillion. That's more money than actually exists.https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/29/russian_court_fines_google/  Jumbo Chicken turns out to be a hotel, actually. So don't panic.https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/11/05/philippines-Guinness-World-Records-rooster-hotel/5001730831321/  Would a therapy llama and alpaca calm you down at the airport? (me neither. sorry llamas.) https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/11/03/nx-s1-5173755/therapy-animals-portland-airport-llama-alpaca  Fart Kontrol seems like a skill we all need, but it's actually something else. https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/swedens-fart-kontrol-signboard-goes-viral-internet-says-too-hilarious-6950454  Perfume for kids that is enriched with prebiotics and Vitamin B3. That's kinda weird, right? https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/seven-kids  Taylor Swift Cake Hands Damaged During Transit. #DramaAlerthttps://nypost.com/2024/11/03/lifestyle/life-sized-taylor-swift-cake-has-hands-shaken-off-in-horrifying-mishap/  Merlin the 17-year-old goldfish has a new lease on life after surgery. https://nypost.com/2024/11/07/lifestyle/goldfish-17-gets-life-saving-surgery-to-remove-deadly-tumor/  Nov 11th is Remembrance Day in Canada and Veteran's Day in the USA. Why Canadians wear a poppy at this time of year: https://www.legion.ca/remembrance/the-poppy Transcript available at https://www.scottyandtony.com/2024/11/what-weird-week-friday-november-8th.html

    15 min

  3. NOV 1

    What a Weird Week Nov 1st 2024: Bat Escape! and Bird Rescue!!

    Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a show about the weird stuff in the news. See shownotes.page for a transcript of the podcast episode. To subscribe to the podcast or for social media and more links, you can get everything at www.shownotes.page. These are the shownotes for Season 5, Ep 44 first published on Friday Nov 1st 2024. Here are this week's stories... Idaho man reclaims world record for sorting Peanut M&M's by color in under a minutehttps://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/10/29/Guinness-World-Records-David-Rush-Peanut-MMs/4591730219106/  Firefighters rescue a parrot and a human from a tall tree in Californiahttps://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/10/25/parrot-tree-teenager-Buena-Park-California/3641729872928/  Saskatchewan town of Kyle and the mayoral election with no candidateshttps://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/10/24/canada-Kyle-Saskatchewan-no-mayor-candidate/7321729801603/ Bat escapes German zoo by hiding in visitor's jackethttps://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/10/24/germany-Karlsrule-Zoo-bat-escape/6841729800843/ Bristol Zoo seeks help identifying "mysterious winged and horned creature" caught on camerahttps://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/10/24/Bristol-Zoo-mystery-creature/4421729791251/ New Zealand airport sets a 3-minute limit for farewell hugs in the drop-off zone to ensure smooth traffic flowhttps://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/10/21/nz-Dunedin-Airport-hug-time-limit/1701729524986/ Dog walking world record https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/10/18/canada-Guinness-World-Records-walking-dogs/9901729277436/ Werther's Original Launches Limited-Edition 'Werther's Original Pocket Denim' Jeans with 30 Tiny Pockets for Caramelshttps://www.foodmanufacturing.com/consumer-trends/news/22923962/werthers-original-unveils-werthers-original-pocket-denim British "King Conker" Cleared of Cheating Allegations at World Championshipshttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/conkers-champion-cleared_n_6716498ce4b0b4263c8afd85  Bangladeshi woman sets Guinness record for eating 37 grains of rice in one minute using chopstickshttps://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/10/23/bangladesh-Guinness-World-Records-rice-chopsticks/4021729697928/ Standing Desks: Not the Health Booster We Thought? Study Reveals Risks of Prolonged Standing...https://studyfinds.org/standing-desks-bad-for-health/ Melbourne Train Stations Flooded Due to Amorous Couple Dislodging Sprinkler https://www.huffpost.com/entry/train-station-floods-australia_n_6710e3eae4b0b6831a11cf7f

    19 min

  4. OCT 25

    What a Weird Week Halloween Special: Oct 25, 2024 Weird-O-Ween!

    Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a show about the weird stuff in the news. See shownotes link below for a transcript of the podcast episode. To subscribe to the podcast or for social media and more links, you can get everything at www.shownotes.page. These are the shownotes for Season 5, Ep 43 first published on Friday Oct 25th 2024. Here are this week's stories...  From study finds, Consensus Picks for the Top 5 Best Halloween Candies https://studyfinds.org/best-halloween-candy/ 5 Best Cat Halloween Costumes for a Spooktacular Feline Transformation https://studyfinds.org/best-cat-halloween-costumes/ 5 Best U.S. Cities for an Unforgettable Halloween Experience https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=57&v=NF9oZ5HHb1k&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&source_ve_path=MzY4NDIsMjg2NjY and also https://studyfinds.org/best-u-s-cities-for-halloween America's Fascination with Horror Movies: Childhood Scares to Adult Thrills https://studyfinds.org/your-halloween-personality/ 5 Best Halloween Couple Costumes for 2024: From Barbie and Ken to Mario and Princess Peach https://studyfinds.org/best-halloween-couple-costumes/ 5 Easy and Creative Halloween Costume Ideas for Last-Minute Partygoers https://studyfinds.org/best-easy-halloween-costumes/ 5 Best Dog Halloween Costumes That Pet Parents Love https://studyfinds.org/best-dog-halloween-costumes/ 11-Year-Old Boy's Viral Taylor Swift Halloween Costume Earns Him Eras Tour Tickets https://abcnews.go.com/amp/GMA/Family/boy-surprised-tickets-taylor-swift-viral-eras-tour/story?id=115001922&cid=alerts_halloween How to do everything episode about Peanut Butter Cups - the Halloween ones taste better according to 14 year old math-e-magician https://www.npr.org/2024/10/22/1256914737/pumpkins-spiders-and-henry-winkler Halloween: not as scary as climate change https://www.timminspress.com/opinion/halloween-is-very-scary-this-year-2 Death Clock App: nope from me https://www.deathclock.co/ What booze pairs with the Halloween treats you stole from your kids? *please enjoy responsibly https://www.thestar.com/life/food-and-drink/here-s-what-to-drink-with-all-the-halloween-treats-you-ll-swipe-from-your/article_23d49c3e-8f3e-11ef-b06c-a37f847f7834.html The Halloween Mystery of the 5 Bucks https://www.ladbible.com/community/mum-finds-money-letterbox-scary-reason-966832-20241018

    19 min

  5. OCT 18

    What a Weird Week Road Show: Oct 18th episode has dolphins and large food

    Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a show about the weird stuff in the news. See below for a transcript of the podcast episode. To subscribe to the podcast or for social media and more links, you can get everything at www.shownotes.page. These are the shownotes for Season 5, Ep 42 first published on Friday Oct 18th 2024. Here are this week's stories... BIG pumpkin is named Rudy. Is that a good name?  https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.upi.com/amp/Odd_News/2024/10/16/Safeway-World-Championship-Pumpkin-Weigh-Off/8211729109668/Very Large Jeans may not be wearable https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/10/16/Guinness-World-Records-largest-jeans/5731729100424/ Conktroversy! ... Don't  know Conkers? Well trust me, conktroversy is a great pun.https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/10/15/World-Conker-Championships-steel-chestnut-cheating/2541729011522/ Man climbs Everest for charity.  Except it's his stairs at home... https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/10/10/Guinness-World-Records-stairs-everest/6281728591635/ Giant kebab! https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/10/17/cyprus-Guinness-World-Records-sheftalia-kebab/8871729181601/Weird lights under plane...https://www.unilad.com/news/travel/atlantic-ocean-strange-lights-clouds-theory-913590-20241017 Royalty in a UFO?https://metro.co.uk/2024/10/11/king-charles-flew-a-prototype-ufo-canada-1975-21777839/ Professor UFO newshttps://www.themirror.com/news/weird-news/huge-alien-announcement-imminent-professor-741499 Dolphin Breath has microplastics... https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/10/241017113845.htm

    16 min

  6. OCT 11

    What a Weird Week Fri Oct 11 2024: Canadian Thanksgiving Weekend Weirdness!

    Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a show about the weird stuff in the news. See below for a transcript of the podcast episode. To subscribe to the podcast or for social media and more links, you can get everything at www.shownotes.page. These are the shownotes for Season 5, Ep 41 which is an encore performance from a year ago. Happy Thanksgiving! Here are the stories...  If that chair could talk! someone started a Facebook group based around chair appreciation... https://www.facebook.com/groups/1434160430714378/ and see https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/10/09/Chair-Watch-Dennis-Township-New-Jersey/2661696871859/ Teenager makes news, success is built on a house of cards... https://youtu.be/zg4OkrefKDs?feature=shared  and https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2023/10/teen-stacks-143-000-playing-cards-to-create-worlds-largest-card-structure-759373 Mushy Chestnuts linked to scandal in world championship Conkers... https://vigourtimes.com/controversy-erupts-at-world-conkers-championships-due-to-waterlogged-chestnuts/ and https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-67046823 and also https://www.worldconkerchampionships.com/ I'm just gonna muscle through this one like it's a news story and nothing else... Harry Dick Road is not a road you want to go down... it made news because the town in charge of Harry Dick Road (Bonnechere Valley near Eganville, Ontario) is tired of replacing the street sign... it's gotten annoying and expensive... https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/harry-dick-road-name-sign-change-bonnechere-1.6981502 a great day for salted meats and cheese! #WorldRecord ... https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/boarderie-shatters-guinness-world-records-title-for-the-largest-charcuterie-board-weighing-769-lbs-301948299.html Grade 4 kids shown "Winnie the Pooh, Blood and Honey" movie by mistake. School offers counseling. *viewer discretion advised https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/winnie-the-pooh-horror-movie-shown-to-children-in-florida-school-18006345 *Warning: PG 13. Earmuffs for the kids! OK, here's the story ... Crocodiles doin' it has made headlines... - This is such a wild story... they think that helicopters flying low to try to get photos of crocodiles may have accidentally set-off a crocodile lovefest...https://www.iflscience.com/crocodile-sex-bonanza-triggered-by-low-flying-chinook-in-australia-70971 Guy who worked at museum decides to act out some kind of heist movie plot, buy Rolls Royce...  https://edition.cnn.com/style/german-munich-museum-stolen-paintings-sold/index.html  Chucky Doll placed in handcuffs, arrested for... robbery?- If you go by those terrifying movies, Chucky is evil and can't be trusted. https://bnn.network/breaking-news/crime/chucky-doll-handcuffed-and-arrested-in-mexico-after-series-of-robberies-a-bizarre-tale-of-crime/  HONORABLE MENTION... Congratulations to Steve from Missouri who broke the Guinness World Record for longest journey by pumpkin boat! It took almost 11 hours to paddle his 1200 pound pumpkin 38 miles on the shark-infested* Missouri River. (*citation needed. River may not be shark-infested. Sounded good though.) https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/10/09/man-with-pumpkin-vessel-breaks-guinness-world-record/71125133007/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter Big Pumpkin Makes News Ahead of Halloween... how big is the biggest pumpkin in the world? - 2749 pounds! see https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/anoka-mans-world-record-pumpkin/89-b829f565-3933-4942-b7ae-04016a456822 and also https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/10/10/Guinness-World-Records-largest-pumpkin-Half-Moon-Bay/8671696948687/

    17 min

  7. OCT 4

    What a Weird Week Fri Oct 4th 2024: Spiders, Love, Happiness

    Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a show about the weird stuff in the news. See below for a transcript of the podcast episode. To subscribe to the podcast or for social media and more links, you can get everything at www.shownotes.page. These are the shownotes for Season 5, Ep 40 first published on Friday Oct 4th 2024. Here are this week's stories... Egg-Drop Smashes World Record, Egg is not smashed thoughhttps://patch.com/pennsylvania/te/tredyffrin-easttown-students-break-egg-drop-guinness-world-record Man Drinks Pouch of Juice, World Reacts! #MikeJackRecord #CapriSunhttps://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/10/02/canada-Guinness-World-Records-Capri-Sun/4611727885489/ Italian lady breaks World Record for tongue circumference (tonguecumference)https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2024/10/italian-womans-unique-tongue-has-bigger-circumference-than-a-ping-pong-ball David "Record-Breaker" Rush may not know how to stop breaking world records. #LawnmowerChinbreaks world record by walking over 1,100 feet with a running lawn mower on his chinhttps://youtu.be/_6wZ6HIJPoU?feature=shared Tarantula Mating Season Draws Hundreds to Colorado Town https://apnews.com/article/tarantula-mating-colorado-spider-festival-da14f6d08bd4b325ce34970ec7864c73 Changing how we use defibrillators makes them more lifesaving - study https://studyfinds.org/new-way-of-using-defibrillators/ Swallowing is key to eating disorders... but wait, there's more! #HappinessResearch https://studyfinds.org/swallowing-makes-people-happy/ Get started on one of these hilarious Halloween costumes! #Shrimp-on-the-Barbie https://studyfinds.org/best-funny-halloween-costumes/ Mindfulness meditation is more effective than placebo in reducing pain, study finds https://studyfinds.org/meditation-placebo-effect-pain/ NASA is developing a new time zone specifically for the Moon #CoordinatedLunarTime https://studyfinds.org/nasa-moon-time-zone/ Wait, can AI REALLY pass a law exam? #nope https://studyfinds.org/can-ai-pass-a-college-law-exam/ I Don't Like Mondays Sundays - Survey https://studyfinds.org/spend-sundays-terrified/ Man discovers $6.6 million Picasso painting hidden in his home for decades https://nypost.com/2024/10/01/lifestyle/painting-hated-by-owners-wife-turns-out-to-be-6m-picasso/

    21 min

  8. SEP 27

    What a Weird Week Sep 27 2024: Toad Salad and Cocaine Bananas

    Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a show about the weird stuff in the news. See below for a transcript of the podcast episode. To subscribe to the podcast or for social media and more links, you can get everything at www.shownotes.page. These are the shownotes for Season 5, Ep 39 first published on Friday Sept 27, 2024. Here are this week's stories...  Toad Found in Bagged Salad Purchased from Grocery Storehttps://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/09/25/bagged-salad-waitrose-bracknell-england/5281727275603/The Kraft-Heinz plant in Lowville, New York, successfully reclaimed the Guinness World Record for the world's largest cheesecake at the annual Cream Cheese Festival, with a massive dessert weighing in at 15,008 poundshttps://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/09/24/Guinness-World-Records-largest-cheesecake/2271727195952/David Rush reclaims chopstick throwing world record with 28 hits in one minutehttps://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/09/23/Guinness-World-Records-David-Rush-chopsticks/3931727105593/Chinese zoo sparks controversy with dogs disguised as pandashttps://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/09/20/Shanwei-Zoo-pandas-dogs/7791726861083/National Toy Hall of Fame Announces 2024 Finalistshttps://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/09/19/National-Toy-Hall-of-Fame-finalists/8891726764795/German supermarket finds €7 million worth of cocaine in banana crateshttps://www.dw.com/en/german-supermarket-finds-7m-of-cocaine-in-crates-of-bananas/a-70303810Ancient Cheese Discovery Rewrites History of Kefir Originshttps://studyfinds.org/oldest-cheese-smeared-mummies/AI's Impact on Jobs: Study Reveals Vulnerable Occupations and Highlights Potential for Labor Shortage Solutionshttps://studyfinds.org/which-jobs-will-ai-replace/Moderate Coffee Consumption Linked to Lower Risk of Multiple Cardiometabolic Diseaseshttps://studyfinds.org/3-cups-of-coffee-diseases/Close Encounter with the World's Most Dangerous Bird: A Cassowary's Visit to an Australian Beachhttps://www.unilad.com/news/us-news/police/woman-encounters-worlds-most-dangerous-bird-457604-20240923Man claims to have encountered the Loch Ness monster while swimming in the Scottish lakehttps://metro.co.uk/2024/09/17/loch-ness-monster-brushes-man-swims-21622610/Trending this Halloween: Sexy Ozempic Halloween Costume https://nypost.com/2024/09/24/lifestyle/now-you-can-dress-up-as-a-sexy-ozempic-shot-for-halloween-is-anyone-surprised/

    18 min
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What a Weird Week is a show featuring the week's weird news stories. Every Friday we do a Weird-News-of-the-Week Top 10 audio podcast, a full shownotes blog, and a video episode. See https://www.shownotes.page or search "What a Weird Week". #Weird #News #Interesting #Stories #Entertainment #Popular #Culture #Fun #TenWeirdThings #weirdnews #weird #news #podcast #comedy #spotify #funny #weirdnewsoftheday #comedypodcast #weirdhistory #journalism #media #whoa #wow #what #saywhat #noway #ohmydays #areyouserious #wtf #weirdnewsstories #weirdnewsheadlines #weirdnewsoftheweek

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  • Creator
    Scotty Horsman
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2024
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Scotty Horsman
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