EPISODE 25: Aliens Do Exist?!

This week we take a seemingly unrelated look at the fact that Aliens do exist and we talk with the owner of an old roadside attraction:

Jerry Chubbuck, owner of the funky roadside attraction, Wonder Tower, in Genoa, Colorado, takes us on a fun tour of this landmark; Jim Moroney tells us of the night he was abducted by Aliens and how it changed his life; and our man on the street reporter Buck Wolf talks about his visit with the New York Towers, a dwarf basketball team. Also discussed are odd Japanese beverages, Chihuahuas who ate their dead master, and a 13 year old girl who looks three times her age. From an old Ripley Radio segment and we learn of an army commander who was so young that he had to be carried onto the battlefield.

Ripley Radio Learns that Aliens Do Exits: Details Revealed in the the March 8th Episode

  LISTEN TO & DOWNLOAD THIS ODDCAST AT WEB TALK RADIO› 

Marcie’s Links

Baby Falls on Chopstick Lodges in his Brain!

Starving Chihuahuas Survive by Eating Owners Dead Body!

This Woman is really a 13 Year Old Girl

Truck vs. Bus – Who Will Win?

Don’t forget to Become a Fan on Facebook and follow us on Twitter! 

Links to the People & Places in the Show 

• Gene Kent Nitz  “Little Book of Rare and Unpublished Oddities.”
• Jim Moroney  and his book, The Extraterrestrial Answer Book 
• Buck Wolf Speaks of the NY Towers Dwarf Basketball Team

Featured Song of the Week: Buster Voodoo by Rodrigo & Gabriela

EPISODE 24: Historical Oddities

Gene Kent Nitz and Jeremiah Greer report on amazing findings from their years of researching off-beat historical events and political leaders; We join hundreds of brides in Filene’s basement in New York City as they fight for wedding gowns; We are enlightened with awesome facts about dreams, a dog who smiles only for her master, a street wrapped in bubble wrap by an insurance company because so many claims have been filed from that location, and we hear that Ripley’s owns a big collection of Lee Harvey Oswald artifacts, including his morgue toe-tag; and we take a tour of the unbelievable historical artifacts in the Ripley collection, including pieces of the Berlin Wall. Laundry problems? We find out about what a person living during the California Gold Rush had to go through if they sent their laundry out for a good cleaning.

Ripley Radio Looks at Historical Oddities on the March 1st Episode

  LISTEN TO & DOWNLOAD THIS ODDCAST AT WEB TALK RADIO› 

Marcie’s Links

Swarovski Crystal Contact Lenses
Interesting facts about Dreams
Smiling Dog

Don’t forget to Become a Fan on Facebook and follow us on Twitter! 

Links to the People & Places in the Show 

• Gene Kent Nitz  “Little Book of Rare and Unpublished Oddities.”
• Jeremiah Greer – www.shadowsinthedarkradio.com
• Buck Wolf
• Running of the Brides

Featured Song of the Week: Believe It or Not! by Tierra Cero

EPISODE 23: Vampires – How to Love them, How to Kill them

During this week’s show – Vampires: How to Love Them, How to Kill Them – we find out there is much more behind today’s views of the Vampire culture than Buffy, True Blood and Twilight. This week, we investigate why Vampires are viewed as sexy and romantic creatures today. Author J.M. Dixon talks of the trials and tribulations of his life as a modern-day Vampire and provides tips from his new book, “The Weiser Field Guide to Vampires.”  Meredith Woerner, author of the “Vampire Taxonomy” warns that both good and bad vampires exist and walk among us daily. Also this week: Archivist Edward Meyer explains the history of Vampire Killing Kits of which Ripley’s has the largest collection in the world; and the first-ever Celebrity edition of Ripley’s Spot the Not! quiz challenges NBA great Nick Anderson.

Revealed on the Feb. 22 Episode of Ripley Radio: Both Good and Bad Vampires Walk Among Us

  LISTEN TO & DOWNLOAD THIS ODDCAST AT WEB TALK RADIO› 

Marcie’s Links

Find Out What Your Favorite Artists Demand Backstage with this list of Celebrity Ryders via The Smoking Gun

Don’t forget to Become a Fan on Facebook and follow us on Twitter! 

Links to the People & Places in the Show 

• J.M. Dixon, “The Weiser Field Guide to Vampires,” www.redwheelweiser.com
• Meredith Woerner
• Vampire Killing Kits
• Jeremiah Greer, www.Shadowsinthedarkradio.com
• Nick Anderson of the NBA Orlando Magic

Featured Song of the Week  (Heard at the end of the show)

“Meet Me on the Equinox” From The Twilight Saga: New Moon By Death Cab for Cutie

EPISODE 22: Knife Throwing and Light Bulb Eating

Todd Robbins

No two words in the English language epitomize the world of the strange, weird and beautiful more than Coney Island. This week, Ripley’s looks at a couple of the Coney Island Marvels – world famous performers who have tread the boardwalk of Coney Island many times during their lives: Todd Robbins, who has eaten more than 4,000 glass light bulbs during his sideshow days speaks of his illustrious career; The Great Throwdini, world champion knife thrower, tells us that it really isn’t hard to find assistants; we visit the Believe It or Not! museum in Newport, Ore. and possibly learn the true identity of the real D.B. Cooper; and we hear of the tragic fate of a king who threw his first seven wives over a cliff to their deaths!

Knife Throwing and Light Bulb Eating Highlighted on Feb. 15 Episode of Ripley Radio

  LISTEN TO & DOWNLOAD THIS ODDCAST AT WEB TALK RADIO› 

Marcie’s Links

Quirky Facts about Mass Produced Foods via TLC

Don’t forget to Become a Fan on Facebook and follow us on Twitter! 

Links to the People & Places in the Show 

• Todd Robbins  www.toddrobbins.com
• The Great Throwdini www.knifethrower.com
• Jeremiah Greer www.Shadowsinthedarkradio.com
• Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Newport, OR
•  Coney Island USA Sideshow by the Seashore  www.coneyisland.com/   

 Song of the Week (Heard at the end of the Show)
Coney Island Moon by Tom Russell – www.tomrussell.com

EPISODE 21: Strange & Wonderful Love

Featured in the Feb. 8 episode: Tennesseans David & Lauren Blair are the world’s most “marryingest” couple – 98 times to each other; Father Mac, the Carny Priest has married more than 100 couples on the carnival midway and on fairgrounds from coast to coast; Buck Wolf and his wife renewed their vows in front of Ripley’s Fertility Statues while in Myrtle Beach; Ripley’s archivist Edward Meyer talks about those famous fertility statues which have helped in more than 2,000 pregnancies – and still counting; we discuss the possibility that the Mona Lisa is actually a self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci; and we go in search of the Cherokee Little People. 

Strange & Wonderful Love Featured on the Valentine’s Day Special of Ripley Radio  

 LISTEN TO & DOWNLOAD THIS ODDCAST AT WEB TALK RADIO› 

Marcie’s Links 

“Dead” Man’s heart still beating
Doctors remove wrong leg…
Scientists hope to exhume DaVinci amid Mona Lisa self-portrait Mystery

And I was right…Whistler’s Mother is the lady in the rocking chair.  That educational system didn’t fail me afterall!

Don’t forget to Become a Fan on Facebook and follow us on Twitter! 

Links to the People & Places in the Show 

• Is the Mona Lisa a self portrait?  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35134994/ns/technology_and_science-science/ 
• Cherokee Little People  http://www.manataka.org/page77.html 
• Fertility Statues www.ripleysnewsroom.com 
• Buck Wolf   http://www.aolnews.com/category/weird-news/ 
• Jeremiah Greer www.Shadowsinthedarkradio.com       
• Our Featured Song of the Week (Heard at the end of the Show): Strangelove by Depeche Mode www.depechemode.com

EPISODE 20: The Colorful World of Tattooed Ladies

Amelia Klem Osterud explains how she came to write “The Tattooed Lady: A History,” the first-ever definitive history of the tattooed woman and two of the modern day ladies featured in the book, Charon Henning and Thrill Kill Jill elucidate about their sideshow careers and as living as modern-day tattooed ladies. We go Inside the Vault and discuss Ripley’s skin and tattoo collections from Edward Meyer and we learn who wants to donate their tattooed skin to Ripley’s. From a Vintage Ripley Radio episode, we’ll of the choice a man made who got to choose between being hanged or marrying a certain woman.

The Colorful World of Tattooed Ladies is Featured on February 1 Episode of Ripley Radio

LISTEN TO AND DOWNLOAD THIS ODDCAST AT WEB TALK RADIO ›

Marcie’s Links

Woman Arrested for Facebook Poke

5000 Members kicked off of Beautiful People.com

Bullet Deflects Bullet, Saves Police Officer (Video & Photo in link)

Cardboard Windsheild:  Not a Good Idea

Don’t forget to Become a Fan on Facebook and follow us on Twitter!

Links to the People & Places in the Show

• Amelia Klem Osterud, www.tattooedladyhistory.vox.com and www.speckpress.com
• Thrillkill Jill, http://www.thrillkilljill.net/ 
• Charon Henning, http://www.oddangel.com/ 

EPISODE 19: Amazingly Weird Collections

"One row of my (8 Track) Collection"

Tracker Bob” Hiemenz tells us how he has collected more than 61,000 8-Track tapes and how he knows exactly where each one is; Juanita Rose Violini explains her new almanac of weird and bizarre tales and tells us frozen frogs is a recurring theme; Jeremiah Greer visits the Georgia Guide Stones; we learn why it didn’t pay to be a bad musician in the 15^th century; We go Inside the Vault with Edward Meyer and learn about Ripley’s bed pan, belly button and Olympic Torch collections; and Thom MacMillan of the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! in Prince Edward Island talks about his museum and promotes the Island province. 

Ripley Radio Explores Amazingly Weird Collections on the January 25 Episode.  

LISTEN TO AND DO ›WNLOAD THIS ODDCAST AT WEB TALK RADIO 

Marcie’s Links 

Snuggies are everywhere…here is a site devoted to snuggie sightings:  Snuggiesightings.com 

Ninja Turtle Snuggies

Tim in his snuggie 

Hugging Wall 

IPhone App:  Pocket Heater 

Links to the People & Places in the Show 

• Bob “Tracker Bob” Hiemenz. www.trackerbob.5U.com
•  Jeremiah Greer, www.Shadowsinthedarkradio.com      
• Ripley’s Believe It or Not! in Prince Edward Island
• Juanita Rose Violini, www.incrediblealmanac.com

EPISODE 18: The Daring World of Daredevils Examined

This week, we explore the amazing world of Daredevils.

Why do they risk their lives to entertain the public and what kind of lives do they really live. Nik Wallenda, the “King of the Highwire” is the 7th generation of the famous Wallenda family and he tells us of his life and upcoming history-making events, including the recreation of the 7-Man highwire pyramid which claimed the lives of three family members in the 1960s; Murrugun the Mystic explains how he swallowed a rocket-powered sword and lived to tell us about it; we go hunting for the Yeti in the Himalayas with Jeremiah Greer; we visit with Kelly Jo Gehrke of the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! in the Wisconsin Dells; we’ll hear of an old lady who literally ran circles around a tree in hopes of a grandchild; and we learn how jilting a lover can really be dangerous to your health.

Ripley Radio Explores the Amazing World of Daredevils on the January 18 Episode.

LISTEN TO AND DOWNLOAD THIS ODDCAST AT WEB TALK RADIO ›

Marcie’s Links

Bookie Tries to Kill Horse because he forgets to place bet!

Source: Online Education

My Smashed Thumb looks like the Virgin Mary…doesn’t it?

Links to the People & Places in the Show

• Nik Wallenda, “King of the High Wire,” http://nikwallenda.com/index.php
• OUT THERE! Jeremiah Greer, www.shadowsinthedarkradio.com 
• BION Segment – Kelly Jo Gehrke, Wisconsin Dells, BION www.ripleysbelieveitornotdells.com
• Inside the Vault, with Edward: Hananuma Masakichi (plucked out own hair, fingernails,etc.)
• Second Interview – Murrugun Mystic (Scott Nelson)    http://www.myspace.com/murrugun
• Wisconsin Dells Believe It or Not! 

“Closing music this episode is Echo Beach, by Martha and the Muffins.”

EPISODE 17: Fears & Phobias

Dr. Craig April shares some of the strangest phobias he has treated as a psychologist and we play a weird phobia quiz; Margie Warrell tells us why fear of the weird and unknown and the resulting adrenalin rush is good for you; we hear a disturbing fact about the world’s most expensive coffee; we hear about an unusual tonsillectomy on an old Ripley Radio segment; and we visit the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! in Williamsburg, Va.

Ripley Radio Looks at Fears of the Weird & Strange and Unbelievable Phobias on January 11 Episode

LISTEN TO AND DOWNLOAD THIS ODDCAST AT WEB TALK RADIO ›

Links to the People & Places in the Show

• Dr. Craig April on Phobias: April Center for Anxiety Management, Los Angeles  www.kickfear.com  
•  Margie Warrell, author of “Find Your Courage: 12 Acts for Becoming Fearless in Work and in Life.”  www.findyourcourage.com
• Paula Sangaleer, www.paulasvoice.com
• Williamsburg Believe It or Not!  www.williamsburgripleys.com 
• www.phobialist.com

EPISODE 16: Are We all Going to Die in 2012?

Two guests on our first show of 2010, Bob Thiel and Jayson Rand, both authors and experts on the 2012 phenomenon will discuss events leading up to and following Dec. 21, 2012. They’ll tell us if we should expect to live through the event; we take a drive along a VERY short street in Ohio; we’ll discover a man who lived on a building’s front steps for 62 years; Spot The Not!, Ripley’s new radio quiz stumps the ensemble; and we visit the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! in Branson, Missouri.

Dr. Bob Thiel author of “2012 and the Rise of the Secret Sect. A Revolutionary Spiritual and Physical Survival Guide for 2012-2020.”  www.thesecretsect.com

Dr. Jaysen Rand, author of “The Return of Planet-X: and its Effects Upon Mother Earth.” www.returnofplanet-x.com

What is behind those Unbelievable Preditions – all on the Jan. 4 Episode of Ripley Radio 

LISTEN TO AND DOWNLOAD THIS ODDCAST AT WEB TALK RADIO ›

Marcie’s Links

Top 10 DISGUSTING THINGS Things People Do on Airplanes

Believe It or Not!, Sneezing is #1 on the list!  Watch this video and you will know why!

Links to the People & Places in the Show

• Jeremiah Greer
• Silver Dollar City Theme Park
• Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Branson