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. 3D AGO

    What a Weird Week Friday 28 March 2025: What the hey is the deal with the pyramids?

    What a Weird Week gets you caught up on the odd/ interesting/ strange/ fun and weird news that happened this week. Ten stories in 15 minutes! See https://www.shownotes.page or "What a Weird Week" where you get podcasts/ incl YouTube. See bottom of shownotes page for a transcript of the podcast episode.  To Subscribe/ get in touch/ other see www.shownotes.page. Thanks for rating and reviewing! These are the shownotes for Season 6, Ep 13 first published Fri March 28 2025.  Mysterious Golden Orb Discovered in the Deep Ocean https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-golden-orb-found-at-the-bottom-of-the-ocean   Marathon Proposals: A Controversial Trend https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/marathon-proposals-1.7491884   Bill Gates-backed company launches butter alternative made from carbon dioxide and hydrogen https://www.fooddive.com/news/savor-startup-bill-gates-butter-palm-oil/743071/   Were the 380-Million-Year-Old Fossils sent to the landfill because of mailroom mixup? https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/380-million-year-old-fossils-dumped-landfill-new-jersey-college-didnt-rcna196769 Recordbreaker Rush Sets New Passing Record, Causes Damage https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/03/24/Guinness-World-Records-David-Rush-behind-the-back-basketball/9061742846234/   Pilot Forgets Passport, Commercial Flight Diverted https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/united-airlines-flight-china-diverted-san-francisco-pilot-forgets-pass-rcna197942   Mysterious Skeleton-like Figure Found on UK Beach https://nypost.com/2025/03/21/lifestyle/beachgoers-baffled-after-finding-skeleton-like-figure-with-fins/   Big Ol' Ice Chuk Did Not Come From a Plane! https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/03/20/Palm-Coast-Florida-ice-chunk-not-from-plane-FAA/4071742492591/   Free Energy Breakthrough Disproves that it was Impossible to Start With https://www.sciencealert.com/researchers-disprove-their-own-work-by-producing-power-from-earths-rotation   Asteroid 2024 YR4 Check-in: Don't Panic Yet https://www.sciencealert.com/asteroid-may-not-hit-earth-in-2032-but-it-will-come-back   What is Boomerasking: a Deep Dive https://studyfinds.org/small-talk-selfish-boomerasking/   121-Hour Basketball Game for Charity sets World Record https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/03/21/Guinness-World-Records-longest-basketball-game/2041742584957/   What the Hey is Going on Beneath the Giza Pyramids!? https://m.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-847207

    15 min

  2. MAR 21

    What a Weird Week Friday March 21 2025: 10 Weird Stories in 15 minutes including new wine glass technology! #OddNews #WeirdNews

    What a Weird Week gets you caught up on the odd/ interesting/ strange/ fun and weird news that happened this week. Ten stories in 15 minutes! See https://www.shownotes.page or "What a Weird Week" where you get podcasts/ incl YouTube. Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a look at the odd, interesting, strange, fun and weird stories that made news this week. See bottom of shownotes page for a transcript of the podcast episode. To Subscribe/ get in touch/ other see www.shownotes.page. Thanks for rating and reviewing! These are the shownotes for Season 6, Ep 12 first published Fri March 21 2025. How to win at social media through science https://studyfinds.org/way-you-use-social-media-how-long-you-scroll/ HEINZ Launches Limited-Edition Chip Dip (spoiler alert: it's ketchup) https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250312754707/en/HEINZ-Launches-Dip-for-Potato-Chips-Same-Unmistakable-Ketchup-New-Way-to-Enjoy Regular Blood Donation May Improve Blood Health at a Genetic Level https://www.sciencealert.com/regularly-giving-blood-could-benefit-your-own-health-too Massive Gold Deposit Discovered in China *citation https://www.sciencealert.com/supergiant-gold-deposit-may-be-worth-over-us80-billion Wine Glasses with removable stems are here https://www.yankodesign.com/2025/03/10/i-thought-wine-glasses-were-perfect-until-this-modular-space-saving-one-proved-me-wrong/ We need First Aid Kits for Mice https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/mice-administer-first-aid-to-friends-even-trying-to-bring-the-dead-back-to-life Chewing Wood May Boost Brain Antioxidant Levels and Memory https://nypost.com/2025/03/14/health/chewing-on-wood-can-boost-your-memory-how-it-works/ wiener dogs on parade #worldrecord https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/03/17/germany-Guinness-World-Records-dachshund-parade/4571742241820/ Cheboygan Gator! https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/03/17/Cheboygan-Police-Department-Michigan-motel-room-alligator/7701742220816/ Regular Seafood Consumption in Children Linked to Improved Prosocial Behavior https://studyfinds.org/children-eating-fish-kinder-more-cooperative/ Gold toilet check in https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/18/man-found-guilty-over-48m-oxfordshire-gold-toilet-heist Should we stop signing emails to save the world? / The Environmental and Human Cost of Email Signatures https://studyfinds.org/email-signatures-harm-planet-environment/

    13 min

  3. MAR 14

    What a Weird Week Friday March 14, 2025: 10 Weird Stories in 15 minutes including Glow in the dark drinks inspired by the lunar eclipse! #OddNews #WeirdNews

    Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a look at the odd, interesting, strange, fun and weird stories that made news this week. See bottom of shownotes page for a transcript of the podcast episode. To Subscribe, get in touch, and more see www.shownotes.page. Thanks for rating and reviewing! These are the shownotes for Season 6, Ep 11 first published Fri March 14 2025. Capri Sun's Moon Punch: A Glow-in-the-Dark Lunar Eclipse Experience https://news.kraftheinzcompany.com/press-releases-details/2025/Capri-Sun-Heads-for-the-Moon-Takes-a-Lunar-Leap-with-Debut-of-First-Ever-Moon-Punch/default.aspx First Loch Ness Monster Sighting of 2025 Reported https://nypost.com/2025/03/04/lifestyle/loch-ness-monster-sighting-reported-first-in-2025-fantastic/ Vegetable Orchestra Achieves Guinness World Record #cucumberphones https://nypost.com/2025/03/08/lifestyle/this-orchestra-only-plays-instruments-made-out-of-vegetables/ Dolphin Crash-Lands into New Zealand Fishing Boat https://apnews.com/article/dolphin-boat-zealand-fishing-northland-bottlenose-421fbe9a3175eea93159238dfcad61b1 Four-Year-Old Calls 911 Over Stolen Ice Cream, Turns 'states evidence' on Mom. https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/03/11/Mount-Pleasant-Wisconsin-911-ice-cream/7791741710288/ Flamin' Hot Cheeto Resembling Charizard Sells for $87,840 #Cheetozard https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/03/06/Cheetozard-Pokemon-Cheeto-Charizard-auction/5541741281385/ The Odds of Finding a Lost Bitcoin Hard Drive in a Landfill... not good. https://studyfinds.org/lost-hard-drive-bitcoin-fortune-landfill-wales/ London Comedy Club Bans Botoxed Audience Members #facebreakercomedy https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/03/10/Top-Secret-Comedy-Club-Botox/4131741623420/ Canadian Headband Enthusiast Breaks Guinness World Record for Eating Carolina Reaper Peppers https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/03/06/canada-Guinness-World-Records-chili-peppers/7621741295300/ Red vs. White Wine: which one is worse for you? https://studyfinds.org/red-wine-white-healthier-cancer/ Butter and Plant-Based Oils: which one is worse for you? *do not pair with wine* https://studyfinds.org/butter-plant-oils-death-risk-harvard-study/ Woolly Mice: A Step Towards De-Extincting Mammoths https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/mar/04/genetically-modified-woolly-mice-mammoth

    15 min

  4. MAR 7

    What a Weird Week Friday March 7, 2025: a March Break Special Replay featuring new sea creatures and donut shops on the moon!

    What a Weird Week gets you caught up on the odd/ interesting/ strange/ fun and weird news that happened this week. Ten stories in 15 minutes! See https://www.shownotes.page or "What a Weird Week" where you get podcasts/ incl YouTube. Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a look at the odd, interesting, strange, fun and weird stories that made news this week. See bottom of shownotes page for a transcript of the podcast episode. To Subscribe, get in touch, and more see www.shownotes.page. Thanks for rating and reviewing it means the world, baby! These are the shownotes for Season 6, Ep 10 a March Break rebroadcast of a show from March of 2024. Thoughts on the Nuclear Reactor on the Moon idea... as a proof of concept, first they should build a doughnut shop on the moon. Prove that you can safely-build a doughnut shop on the moon, and then I'll trust you with the nuclear reactor thing. https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2024/03/05/russia-china-planning-for-joint-nuclear-power-plant-on-the-moon-by-2035/?sh=5ecdec160e1c and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_lunar_probes Rare Lego piece makes news... It was found at a thrift store and sold for a lot of money. It ended up getting auctioned off for 18,000 bucks. I love stories like that. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/goodwill-lego-auction-2446077 They've discovered a new sea creature off the coast of England... it's quite Blobby. https://news.sky.com/story/new-species-of-sea-creature-discovered-by-scientists-in-uk-waters-13084273 Scientists stunned by man who has gotten the Covid vaccine more than 200 times. No side effects is what they're finding. The fellow is healthy. https://nypost.com/2024/03/05/lifestyle/scientists-study-man-who-received-over-200-covid-19-vaccines/ Something incredibly rare happened the other day... a Grey Whale was spotted in the Atlantic Ocean... They thought Grey Whales were extinct and did not live in the Atlantic Ocean anymore. https://abcnews.go.com/US/gray-whale-spotted-nantucket-200-years-after-extinct/story?id=107844301 Campbell Soup is in the news for their limited time offer of grilled cheese and tomato soup. https://www.foodandwine.com/campbells-grilled-cheese-tomato-soup-flavor-8605028?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter The return of Don Gorske! Is he your hero? Does the name not ring a bell? He still might be your hero. We talked about Don Gorske before on this program. He is a fellow who holds the world record for Big Mac consumption. He first got the world record in 1999. He just goes to McDonald's every day and eats Big Macs. He's back in the news because the tally is now over 34,000 Big Macs in his lifetime. Quote in the story from Don is "Many people thought I'd be dead by now." He had his first Big Mac in 1972 you guys. Congratulations, Don. https://globalnews.ca/news/10329460/big-macs-eating-guinness-world-records-donald-gorske/ This is one from Ben "Hoops" Hooper, weird news guru at United Press International... The rabbit tattoo world record in the news this week. Congratulations Craig Evans of Wales who just got his 69th rabbit tattoo... that's a world record. https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/03/01/wales-Guinness-World-Records-bunny-tattoos/9691709328578/ Dave Rush back in the news with another world record attempt. This latest record attempt seems like a world record you could do this weekend... You could get a couple of balloons and keep those balloons in the air over 14 minutes using only your head... the official record is "longest duration to keep 2 balloons in the air with the head." You've been training for this one since childhood. 14 minutes and change the current record... good luck! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbkVhFSQFaQ and https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/428220-longest-duration-to-keep-two-balloons-in-the-air-with-the-head 🍅 Okay, this one is PG-13! PG-13! [character limit. see www.shownotes.page for full shownotes]

    13 min

  5. FEB 28

    What a Weird Week Fri Feb 28, 2025: Ten Weird Things that made news this week including, "Spider Goat, Spider Goat, Does Whatever a Spider Goat can"

    What a Weird Week gets you caught up on the odd/ interesting/ strange/ fun and weird news that happened this week. Ten stories in 15 minutes! See https://www.shownotes.page or search "What a Weird Week" where you get podcasts. Thanks for subscribing via your podcast app! Story Links: Spider Goat, Spider Goat, Does Whatever a Spider Goat can https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/02/21/spain-window-goat-apartment-building/3901740171768/ and watch video at https://www.facebook.com/BomberosMad/videos/1021071826609510 Really REALLY tiny Lego world record https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/02/20/Guinness-World-Records-tiny-Lego/5391740080162/ What is Cheetozard and why are people freakin' out? https://www.dexerto.com/pokemon/pokemon-fans-are-bidding-thousands-on-a-charizard-shaped-flamin-hot-cheeto-3140859/ Science changing it's mind about Mars? https://www.sciencealert.com/we-may-have-been-wrong-about-why-mars-is-red Solved! Why tomatoes aren't more deadly. https://www.popsci.com/health/why-tomatoes-arent-poisonous/ City-destroyer keeps popping up in the news. https://studyfinds.org/asteroid-2024-yr4-earth-collision-odds/ Does AI eventually lose its marbles? https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-tested-ai-for-cognitive-decline-the-results-were-a-shock Enormous Fondue breaks records, and the hearts of people who don't eat dairy. https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/02/24/france-Guinness-World-Records-largest-cheese-fondue/6981740418744/ Golden Toilet back in the headlines. https://apnews.com/article/golden-toilet-stolen-blenheim-palace-trial-bb3cd346713923d59304880ca209dcd4 Mortuusequusphobia/ Fear of Ketchup. What's that like? https://nypost.com/2025/02/20/lifestyle/fear-of-ketchup-or-mortuusequusphobia-is-real-sufferers-say/ Thieves can't claim lotto jackpot without outing themselves as thieves. https://apnews.com/article/france-lottery-ticket-stolen-card-thieves-50a0fa5a3fb22baac08899e5100dc1db

    15 min

  6. FEB 21

    What a Weird Week Fri Feb 21 2025: snakes! bananas! asteroids!

    Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a lighthearted look at the odd, interesting, strange, fun and weird stories in the news. See bottom of shownotes page for a transcript of the podcast episode. To Subscribe, get in touch, and more see www.shownotes.page. Thanks for rating and reviewing it means the world, baby! These are the shownotes for Season 6, Ep 8 first published on Friday Feb 21, 2025. Man cannot stop setting world records, it's your move, juggling world https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/02/17/Guinness-World-Records-David-Rush-juggling-tricks/3391739808759/ Venomous Snake Found in New Hampshire Banana Shipment https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/02/17/venomous-snake-banana-shipment-New-Hampshire/7681739812069/ Kayaker Swallowed and Regurgitated by Humpback Whale in Chile https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/02/14/chile-humpback-whale-kayaker/1921739555842/ 14-Year-Old 'Human Calculator' Breaks Six Guinness World Records https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/02/12/india-Guinness-World-Records-human-calculator/1921739393971/ Opossum Eats Entire Costco Chocolate Cake in Nebraska https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/02/12/nebraska-wildlife-rehab-opossum-chocolate-cake-costco/4611739382611/ Lab-Grown Chocolate https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/good-food/lab-grown-chocolate-bird-flu-beans-egg-substitutes/lab-grown-chocolate 🎵 we are hard-wired to want to dance like no one is watching https://studyfinds.org/body-hardwired-to-dance-music/ Nap at 1:42p - Science https://studyfinds.org/best-time-nap/ Followup: asteroid math https://globalnews.ca/news/11023757/yr4-asteroid-hit-earth-possibility-percentage-record-high-2032/ Limited-Edition Pepperoni Pizza Soda https://drinkperfy.com/products/pepperoni-pizza

    13 min

  7. FEB 14

    What a Weird Week Fri Feb 14th: Happy Weirdentines Day 2025! #Weird #Valentine

    Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a lighthearted look at the odd, interesting, and weird stories in the news. See bottom of shownotes page for a transcript of the podcast episode. To subscribe, get in touch, and more links, see www.shownotes.page. These are the shownotes for Season 6, Ep 7 first published on Friday Feb 14, 2025. Fatberg Cancels Big Time Concert https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/10/entertainment/fatberg-bryan-adams-cancel-australia-show-intl-hnk/index.html Fastest Round of Frisbee Golf was very very fast https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/02/11/Guinness-World-Records-disc-golf-fastest/6491739299481/ Chopstick Spill on California Highway https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/02/10/California-Highway-Patrol-chopstick-spill/3251739221852/ Colombian Circus Performer Sets World Record for Juggling While doing Headstand https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/02/06/colombia-Guinness-World-Records-headstand-juggling/1521738875496/ New way to Dump Someone and Help Memphis Zoo this Valentine's Day (emphasis on "Dump") https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/02/06/Memphis-Zoo-Valentines-Day-elephant-poop/2221738861169/ Valentines and Bugs: a loving combination https://dailyvoice.com/ny/schenectady/via-aquarium-offering-cockroach-sponsorships-for-v-day/ Increased Chance of Asteroid Hitting us #dontpanichttps://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/nasa-says-chance-of-asteroid-hitting-earth-in-2032-is-2-3-231819333855 Financial Arguments in Couples: so many fights!? https://studyfinds.org/average-couple-argues-about-money-58-times-a-year/ peperoni perfume! because: of course. https://nypost.com/2025/02/10/lifestyle/dominos-launching-pepperoni-inspired-perfume-for-valentines-day/.https://chocolocket.com/product/the-ghirardelli-chocolocket Square on Mars! SQUARE ON MARS!! https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/us-news-nasa-mars-square-structure-what-is-elon-musks-plan-after-mysterious-square-structure-has-been-found-on-mars-by-nasa-all-details/articleshow/118063156.cms?from=mdr Show them you care with: Chocolocket? https://chocolocket.com/product/the-ghirardelli-chocolocket 🎵

    13 min

  8. FEB 7

    What a Weird Week Feb 7, 2025: Big Laser News and terrific thrift store finds!

    Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a lighthearted look at the odd, interesting, and weird stories in the news. See bottom of shownotes page for a transcript of the podcast episode. To subscribe, get in touch, and more links, seewww.shownotes.page. These are the shownotes for Season 6, Ep 6 first published on Friday Feb 7, 2025.  The lovely nachos* plate that turned out to be antique. (*citation: my stomach is growling)https://nypost.com/2025/02/03/lifestyle/thrifter-bought-a-pristine-plate-for-just-5-he-found-out-it-was-worth-a-whole-lot-more/  Is China building a giant laser facility and is it to become a Nuclear Fusion Superpower?https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/05/climate/china-nuclear-fusion/index.html  Man Sets New World Record for Farthest Axe Throw. (about as far as Cinderella's Castle is tall.) https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/01/30/turkey-Guinness-World-Records-farthest-ax-throw/6151738271697/ Painting found at garage sale is a Van Gogh - experts.https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/30/style/garage-sale-van-gogh-elimar-scli-intl/index.html  Possible New Life Form found in the Human Gut.  https://www.vice.com/en/article/scientists-discovered-virus-viroid-like-obelisks-human-mouth-gut-bacteria/ 🎵 Men are Secretly the Biggest Romance Novel Fans - study.https://studyfinds.org/men-confess-were-secretly-obsessed-with-romance-novels/  Australian Bodybuilder Defends Risky Airplane Engine Push-up Stunthttps://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/tiktok/preslie-ginoski-plane-engine-sydney-airport-response-646490-20250203 Toco, a Japanese man who spent over £11,000 on a realistic collie dog costume, has opened Tocotoco Zoo, a unique establishment where people can pay to wear animal costumes and interact as their chosen animal.https://www.ladbible.com/community/weird/man-spent-11000-become-dog-opens-zoo-japan-424784-20250202 Blind Box Toothpaste: A Novel Approach to Oral Carehttps://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blind-box-toothpaste  Scotland Denies Plans to Ban Cats https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/02/05/scotland-John-Swinney-cat-ban-denial/1591738778051/  Giant Snow Butt Constructed outside Museum https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2025-01-14/a-giant-butt-appeared-on-the-nelson-atkins-snowy-lawn-this-cheeky-artist-is-behind-it Boy arrested at hospital for 'impersonating a doctor'  https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/boy-13-arrested-hospital-impersonating-30935258

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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 - 2025
    • Episodes
      119
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