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Andrew Heaton and comedian friends explore the week's best, underserved headlines from around the world.


    • Feb 25, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 18m AVG DURATION
    • 100 EPISODES


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    Camel Pageant Botox Woes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022 24:21


    Nick Sperdute, Kevin Delano, and Jenny Guiffre rejoin the show to discuss the week's best, underserved headlines. 

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    Feral Planes and Airborne Shenanigans

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 22:45


    Andrew Young and Josh Jennings return to the show to discuss the week's best, underserved headlines

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    Our Enemy The Snorlax

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2022 34:27


    Nick Sperdute, Kevin Delano, and Jenny Giuffre join the show to discuss the week's best, underserved headlines

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    Mayor Ousted Over Giant Topiary Chicken

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022 19:55


    Grover Norquist and Justin Robert Young rejoin the show to discuss the week's best, underserved headlines. Including: * A conspiracy over a dead groundhog * Canadian ax-weilding pizza shenanigans * Government builds a giant chicken  TIP THE SHOW! andrew@mightyheaton.com on PayPal and andrew-heaton-1 on Venmo

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    Scientists Taught Goldfish to Drive

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 24:26


    Turner Sparks, Andrea Jones-Rooy, and Michael Ira Kaplan join the show to discuss the week's best, underserved headlines

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    Endangered Birds vs Taylor Swift

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2022 22:59


    Josh Jennings and Andrew Young return to discuss the week's best, underserved headlines

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    New York Marathon of Ducks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2022 18:19


    Grover Norquist and Justin Robert Young join to discuss the week's best, underserved headlines

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    Win At Life By Outliving Competition

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2021 27:06


    Comedians Negin Farsad of “Fake the Nation” and Ophira Eisenberg join the show to discuss the week's best, underserved headlines

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    My Guest Hit a Ship with A Ship

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 33:16


    Andrew Young returns to discuss the best underserved headlines of the week. Including: crummy narco submarines, the Korean War, and rhinoceros backflips.  Losers, Pretenders & Scoundrels: https://link.chtbl.com/SvbVq0zp

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    Don't Peform Sugergy During Legislative Meetings

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2021 20:58


    Brett Weaver and Chloe Effron return to sort the week's best, underserved headlines

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    Of Witchcraft and Penguins

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2021 32:00


    Comedians Negin Farsad and Ophira Eisenberg join the show to discuss the week's best, underserved headlines, scheme to become Kentucky Colonels, and learn about multicultural witchcraft

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    Pitfalls of Emotional Support Monkeys

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 27:44


    Brett Weaver and Chloe Effron join to discuss the week's best, underserved headlines

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    Rent-A-Fat-Friend

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2021 31:27


    Michael Ira Kaplan and Andrea Jones-Rooy join the show to discuss the week's best, underserved headlines, including: stuff about Watermelon Crushers, and scam calls.

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    The Most Embarrassing Search Party

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2021 26:44


    Brian Brushwood and Matt Donnelly join to discuss the week's best, most underserved headlines

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    Airline Goat Sacrifices

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2021 21:25


    Jack Helmuth and Brian Sack of "Questionable Material" join the show to discuss the week's best, most underserved headlines.

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    The $120,000 Art banana

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2021 26:18


    Andrew Young and Jeff Maurer join to discuss the week's best, underserved headlines

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    Canadian Helicopter Fast Food Antics

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2021 26:29


    Brian Brushwood and Matt Donnelly join the show to discuss the week's best, underserved headlines

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    Robot Cyber Penis Spectacular

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 22:46


    Andrew Young and Mike Blejer join the show to discuss the week's best, underserved headlines

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    Active Bobcat School Drills

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2021 23:16


    Jack Helmuth and Brian Sack join the show to discuss the week's best, underserved headlines

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    Bigfoot and Deodorant Projectiles

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2021 30:27


    Comedian Turner Sparks joins the show to discuss the week's best, underserved headlines--particularly regarding Oklahoma

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    Accidentally Sold Our Water Tower

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2021 24:09


    Andrew Young and Jeff Maurer join the show to discuss the week's best, underserved headlines.

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    Sex Drone Political Campaign Tactics

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2021 27:16


    Sarah Rose Siskind and Tom Barnard Leopold join the show to discuss the week's best, underserved headlines.

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    Expensive Invisible Sculpture Art

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2021 29:29


    Andrew Young joins the show to discuss the week's best, most underserved headlines

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    Soviet Television's Lord of the Rings (Headlines)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 24:56


    Sarah Rose Siskind joins the show to discuss the week's best, underserved headlines

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    90,000 Greasy Pennies (Headlines)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 39:03


    Turner Sparks, Michael Ira Kaplan, and Andrea Jones Rooy join the show to discuss the week's best, underserved headlines

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    The Five Types of Hitchikers (Sketch)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2021 9:32


    The five sorts of folks you find hitchin' a ride out on the open road!

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    Meat Bullets (Sponsor)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2021 9:35


    The quickest way to get high-velocity meat particles from A to B in a straight line. Period.

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    Uncle Milton's Crab Dip with Caffeine In It (Sponsor)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2021 12:40


    Start your day right. Start your day with delicious caffeinated crab dip.

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    Gillian's Rooster Removal (Sponsor)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 10:04


    Is your yard or office overwhelmed by roosters? Call Gillian's to eliminate unwanted rooster infestations

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    Dutch Snowman Murders (Headlines)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2020 30:51


    Nick Sperdute and Andrew Young join the show to discuss the week's best, most underserved headlines

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    Mafia YouTube Cooking Tutorials (Headlines)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020 37:47


    Mary Jo Pehl, original writer for Mystery Science Theater 3000, and actor and comedian Nick Sperdute join the show to discuss the week's best, most underserved headlines

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    Bring Your Own Bat to the Stadium Day (Sketch)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2020 5:24


    It's the best part of baseball season!

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    How to Make a Meatloaf (Sketch)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2020 2:20


    Learn to make an absolutely delicious meatloaf with Chef Heaton!

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    Robot Police Dog Tax Expenditures (Headlines)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2020 36:03


    JD Durkin and Negin Farsad join the show to discuss the week's best, most underserved headlines

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    Yorkshire Werewolf Tourism (Headlines)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2020 27:36


    Chad Prather and Josh Jennings join the show to discuss the week's best, most underserved headlines

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    How to File Your Taxes (Sketch)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2020 4:38


    Don't let tax season get you down. Let Heaton walk you through the basics!

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    Welcome to NASA (Sketch)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2020 4:09


    An introductory message to your training at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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    Japan Has the Coolest Political Party (Headlines)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2020 28:56


    Matt Sienkiewicz and Andrea Jones-Rooy join the show to explore the week's best, underserved headlines

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    This Show is Not Actually Newsradio (Sketch)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2020 3:23


    Jennings reluctantly agrees to gather reviews for Heaton

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    The History of the Fourth of July (Sketch)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2020 5:06


    Little-known facts about Independence Day

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    Miracle of Life Amusement Park (Sponsor)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 5:16


    An educational amusement park which explains sexual education to children and the entire family

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    Nebraska's Diehard Meat Rivalry (Headlines)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020 45:43


    Mike Blejer and Alice Vaughn join the show to discuss the week's best, most underserved headlines

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    China Bans Stripper Funerals (Headlines)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 33:42


    Turner Sparks and Michael Ira Kaplan join the show to discuss the week's best, most underserved headlines 

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    How to Water a Plant (Sketch)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2020 3:04


    Avid gardener Andrew Heaton explains the basics of home botany

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    Pros and Cons of Having a Broken Leg (Sketch)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2020 5:25


    I recently broke my leg, and reflect on the upshots and downsides of it

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    Fake News: The Game Show

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2020 44:06


    We're gamifying funny headlines! Everyone on the show gets a funny headline, but some are real and some are fake news. Each team hears the headlines, asks probing questions, then guesses which is real and which is fictitious.  Host: Andrew Heaton Team Captains: Andrew Young and Jeremey Kareken Guests: Nicholas Sperdute, Brian Sack, Jack Helmuth, Andrea Jones-Rooy

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    How to Read a Horoscope (Sketch)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2020 4:17


    Horoscopes can be complicated--let me walk you through the basics

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    Bigfoot Hunting Season (Headlines)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2020 29:10


    Nick Sperdute and Andrew Young join the show to discuss the week's best, most underserved headlines

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    Review of Eggs I Throw at My Bosses House (Sketch)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 5:55


    Ranking the sorts of eggs I throw at houses based on heft, price point, and general enjoyment

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    Rent-A-Cannon (Sponsor)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020 9:25


    When you need the convenience and firepower of a cannon, but you DON'T need the hassle of maintenance and storage!

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    The Official Massachusetts State Dinosaur (Headlines)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2020 32:32


    Turner Sparks and Michael Ira Kaplan join the show to discuss the week's best, most underserved headlines

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