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The largest boulder in the world is seven stories tall and lies within the Mojave Desert. Over the years, people from all over, including a few from Venus have visited what is now called Giant Rock. Barbara Harris is a local historian who knows more about that hunk of granite than anyone. She talks with […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – A Naked Bookseller & the World's Largest Boulder appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Where do UFO aficionados go for vacation? This year, a record number of them will be heading to Joshua Tree, Calif., to attend the second Contact in the Desert conference which is promoting a stellar lineup of speakers and events. Barbara Harris, one of the featured speakers, visits with Tim this week and tells us […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – Voodoo Dolls & a UFO Gathering in the Desert appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

It's hard to imagine a high-ranking dart thrower with no fingers. Add to that the fact that he has only one good eye and it becomes totally unbelievable! Canadian dart master Wayne Chapman joins us this week and talks about his incredible skills. We go road trippin' with Chad Lewis to Oregon this week on […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – A Fingerless Dart Thrower & Big Foot Hunting in Oregon appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Ripley Radio, the official radio program of Ripley's Believe It or Not! has gone to the dogs, because dogs, in their own cute way can be quite strange at time. This week, we'll hear of an accident in which a Chihuahua was driving one of the cars. We'll also hear about Sally, a small dog […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – A Car-Driving Dog & the Ultimate Elvis Fan appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Bears of all kind have been making headlines this summer but the latest weird bear story from New Hampshire may be the best yet. It seems a bear broke into a parked car and stole the car stereo. This week on Ripley Radio, we talk with Sargent George Walker, the trooper who investigated the crime. […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – Thieving Bears & Whiskey Flavored Pigs appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

You can't tie up your alligator to a fire hydrant after 9 p.m. in Detroit, and you are not allowed to honk your car horn in front of a sandwich shop after 9 p.m. in this Southwestern US city. Weird laws are still on the books, and often enforced. We'll be talking about these and […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – Bed Bug Tattoos & Bizarre Laws appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

The birth of conjoined twins is more common than most people think in these modern times. This week on Ripley Radio, the official radio program of Ripley's Believe It or Not! we take a look at this birth phenomena and learn where most of the two-headed children are born and which sex – male or […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – Two-Headed Babies & Visiting a Bordello Museum appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Among the greatest conspiracies that you may not know about is the Great Abraham Lincoln Pocket Watch Conspiracy. That's also the name of a new book. It's author, Jacopo della Quercia joins us this week on Ripley Radio, the official radio show of Ripley's Believe It or Not! and tells us his story is based […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – Church Services in a Strip Club & Abe Lincoln's Pocket Watch appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Fire officials in Waterville, Maine were confronted with a blazing fire in a truck in the Wal-Mart parking lot and upon arrival were quite surprised at the cargo contained in that truck! Fire chief David La Fountain joins us this week on Ripley Radio, the official radio show of Ripley's Believe It or Not!, and […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – Blazing Fries, Klown Dolls & Spiders and Snakes appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

A bear with a jar stuck on his head in the Canadian city of Sudbury was rescued by officials after it blindly walked into a police cruiser! Was it the REAL Winnie the Pooh? This week on Ripley Radio, the official radio show of Ripley's Believe It or Not!, talks with a constable who helped […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – Winnie the Pooh in Real Life & Blood and Needle Phobias appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Butch Patrick, better known as Eddie Munster on the iconic TV series, The Munsters, visits us this week on Ripley Radio, the official radio show of Ripley's Believe It or Not!, and tells us about his plans to restore his haunted ancestral home in Macon, Mo. Author Sara Latta joins us again this week and […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – Eddie Munster, Cat Phobia & a Trip to West Virginia appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Two volunteers who have trained for a trip to Mars in simulated environments in the U.S., talk with Ripley Radio, the official broadcast program of Ripley's Believe It or Not!, about their time isolated in these environs. We start off four-week series on bizarre phobias and on road trippin' to offbeat and strange roadside attractions. […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – Training for Mars, Clown Phobias and Road Trippin' appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Richard Reames grows boats and chairs! He plants trees in a pattern, waters and waits as they grow into what he wants them to be. He visits Ripley Radio, the official radio show of Ripley's Believe It or Not! this week and tells us how, and why, he does this. Chad Lewis takes us on […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – Growing Your Own Boat & Visiting the Garden of Eden appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Margot Adler has read more than 270 books and in return, she has written a book about that experience, Vampires are Us, and brewmaster Justin Low is making beer with goat brains! We talk with both this week, on the April 28 edition of Ripley Radio, the official broadcast program of Ripley's Believe It or […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – Goat Brain Beer, Vampires & a Bonnie & Clyde Festival appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Brittany Walsh shot an arrow at David Letterman and he loved it! Her “stupid human trick” was the hit of the night. This week on Ripley Radio, she tells us all about that night and how she hit her target, standing on her hands and shooting the bow with her feet! We also hear about […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – Extreme Acrobat, Forks with Flavor & a Town on Fire appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Amelia Earhart to fly solo around the world! Big news then, big news now and Ripley Radio this week talks with the “new” Earhart as she plans her 28,000 mile journey. The 31-year old tells Ralf that with the name her parents gave her, she was destined to be a pilot. Most of us never […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – Amelia Earhart, Living Dead Dolls & Near Death Experiences appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Presidential conspiracies go back to the first assignation of a U.S. president. This week on Ripley Radio, the official broadcast program of Ripley's Believe It or Not!, historian James Taylor reveals that John Wilkes Booth, the actor who killed Abraham Lincoln, may not have been caught as thought and went on to live a long […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – The Mummy of John Wilkes Booth & Feelin' What You're Readin' appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Ripley's has the world's greatest collection of shrunken heads, but we also have a couple very rare shrunken torsos and dozens of mummified body parts in the archives. James Taylor's series on mummies continues this week on Ripley Radio, the official broadcast program of Ripley's Believe It or Not! and Ripley archivist Edward Meyer joins […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – Shrunken Torsos, Spam, & Pathological Generosity appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

It's springtime at Ripley Radio, the official radio program of Ripley's Believe It or Not!, and that means more unbelievable baseball oddities and April Fool's Day pranks. We talk with our favorite weird baseball mogul, Mike Veeck and he tells us of his plans to feature bobble legs, instead of bobble heads, this summer in […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – New Mummies, Baseball Oddities & April Pranks appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Believe It or Not! there is an event in Japan in which Sumo wrestlers compete in how long and loud they can make babies cry. The 400-year old traditional spring competition is coming up in April and you'll hear all about this week from Chad Lewis on Ripley Radio, the official radio program of Ripley's […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – Sumo Wrestlers, Crying Babies & Ghost Hunting as Family Fun appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

This week on Ripley Radio, the official radio program of Ripley's Believe It or Not! features a fellow who has kissed the famous Blarney Stone in Ireland. Chad Lewis claims that it has helped him with his gift of gab. In our popular Weird Medical Malady of the Week segment, Jodi Pliszka explains the rare […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – Exploding Head Syndrome & Kissing the Blarney Stone appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

The world's largest vinyl record now serves as the roof of the Forum in Los Angeles. The huge copy of the Eagles' Hotel California spins at 17 miles-per-hour and has 15,000 LED lights. Angela reports on the unique addition to the LA skyline on this week's Ripley Radio, the official radio program of Ripley's Believe […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – Hotel California, Deputy Dan Ackroyd & a Pot Pavilion appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Ripley Radio, the official radio show of Ripley's Believe It or Not! talks with the world's oldest Facebook user,105 year old Edythe Kirchmaier this week. We called her at work and she took a few minutes off to chat with Ralf with an F. We also talk with Tad Johnson, of the Brainerd, Minn. Jaycees, […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – World's Oldest Facebook User & The Vampire Syndrome appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

It's World Sword Swallowers Day on Saturday, February 22, and more than 30 performers will be displaying their dangerous art at 15 Ripley's Believe It or Not! Odditoriums and at the Arizona Science Center in Phoenix. The originator of this weird and strange event is Dan Meyer and he stops by to tell us why […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – Hexes, Sword Swallowing & Stone Man's Syndrome appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

With Valentine's Day approaching, this episode of Ripley Radio, the official radio show of Ripley's Believe It or Not! could prove to be a life saver for the lovelorn. Ripley's resident witch, Judika Illes has shared with us step by step instructions on how to cast a love spell on that person you have had […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – 021014 appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Do real witches like how television portrays their kind? This week on Ripley Radio, the official radio show of Ripley's Believe It or Not!, our friendly witch Judika Illes reviews a couple shows that were popular in 2013 that featured witches. We hear that in the end, it's all great entertainment. Just because its winter, […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – TV Witches & Weird Winter Festivals appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

This week's strange happenings on Ripley Radio, the official broadcast program of Ripley's Believe It or Not! includes a roundup of the weirdest and oddest things about the National Football League, just in time for Super Bowl Sunday! Did you know that more than 70% of NFL players go broke within a few years of […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – Boy with Fish Scales & Stealing Beer from Walmart appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

After years of being challenged because her full name wasn't on her official identification, Hawaiian resident Janice “Lokelani” Keihanaikukauakahihuliheekahaunaele (go ahead, try it) has won a personal battle and the state is now required to print the entire name on her driver's license. Ripley Radio talks with the former Miss Hawaii, now a TV reporter, […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – A Broken Strawberry & a Last Name of 36 Characters appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

One of the strangest men to ever work the circus sideshows of the U.S. is Bill Durks, who was billed as the man with three eyes and two noses. This week on Ripley Radio, the official radio program of Ripley's Believe It or Not!, sideshow historian James Taylor talks about this most unusual man. Also, […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – A Man with 3 Eyes and 2 Noses & the Home of Winnie the Pooh appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Happy New Year and may it be as Weird, Wacky and Wonderfully strange as you wish it to be. A good place to start that journey is by listening to Ripley Radio, the official radio show of Ripley's Believe It or Not! every week in 2014! It's Wacky guaranteed. This week, James Taylor, our sideshow […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – A Very Fat Man, a Slender Man Monster & a Strong Woman appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

A week after Christmas and still in the holiday spirit, Ripley Radio, the official broadcast program of Ripley's Believe It or Not! takes a look at the darker side of the jolly fat guy dressed in red, including a glimpse at Krampus, which legend says follows Santa around and eats little kids who have been […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – Weird Santa Tales, Signs From the Other Side & Running in Flip Flops appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

ORLANDO (Dec. 23, 2013) – You're not going to hear any sappy holiday music this week on Ripley Radio's first-ever Strange & Weird Christmas Music special. No Alvin and the Chipmunks, or Snoopy, or probably anything else you've ever heard. While most of the staff took the week off, co-host Ralf, with an F snuck […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – The Strangest & Weirdest Christmas Music – EVER! – On December 23 Episode of Ripley Radio appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Twas the week before Christmas and things got weirder than usual on Ripley Radio, the official radio broadcast of Ripley's Believe It or Not! We hear how hot-dog eating champion Joey Chestnut added dessert to his repertoire and won a Twinkie eating contest by downing more than 10 pounds of those sweet little delights accounting […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – Eating Too Many Twinkies & Drinking Too Much Cola appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

A strange but true story kicks off this week's episode of Ripley Radio, the official radio program of Ripley's Believe it or Not!, when we hear from surfer dude Jeff Horton on how he knocked out a shark that attacked him off the coast of Hawaii – with his fists. Chad Lewis reports on a […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – Aliens Trade Water for Pancakes & a Surfer Knocks out a Shark appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

How does a beer brewed with meteorite dust really taste? Or, how about diving into the world's largest chicken nugget? That's just two of the weird stories we explore this week on Ripley Radio, the official radio show of Ripley's Believe It or Not! Additional Wacky and Unbelievable Stories on the Dec. 2 episode of […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – Space Beer & The World's Largest Chicken Nugget appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

It's Thanksgiving week and we pay homage to that wonderful family holiday on this episode of Ripley Radio, the official program of Ripley's Believe It or Not! We start off with a bunch of weird and wild facts about the holiday, and then Susan Porter of St. Augustine Historical Society stops by and tells us […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – A Half-Lady & the Man Who Knits When He Runs appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

The elderly rock this week on Ripley Radio. 76-year old Dr. Stanley Paris, already a record setter in several categories, is setting out to be the oldest and the fastest person to ever sail around the world – solo!; Ward Hall, the King of the Sideshow, is still on the bally stage in front of […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – Audrey Graduates High School at 99, Sideshow Talker Ward Hall active at 84 appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

There’s another eclectic roundup of weird, wild and unbelievable news this week on Ripley Radio, the official radio show of Ripley's Believe it or Not! We hear about a five year old youngster who is serving his second term as mayor of the Restaurant Capital of the World, Dorset, Minn. Laura and Rick, local restaurant […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – A 5-Year old Mayor, a Deaf Dog & Weird Florida appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

In an enlightening interview, Ripley Radio listeners learn this week how to repel the harmful curses of the fairy kingdom, when we talk with the insightful Clint Marsh about the new insightful book, “Goblinproofing One's Chicken Coop.” Chad Lewis drops by and tells us that much of what we know about Ma Barker, the legendary […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – Goblinproofing, Pop Culture Apocalypses & Ma Barker appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

It's Halloween week and we've gone a little crazy here at Ripley Radio, the official radio program of Ripley's Believe It or Not! Spooky and weird, but true, that's what we're all about. To really get us in the haunting mood, we visit with Patrick Konopelski, owner of Shocktoberfest, the Sinking Spring, Pa.'s popular haunted […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – Naked Haunted Houses & America's Most Haunted Cities appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

It's less than two weeks until Halloween and Ripley Radio, the official radio program of Ripley's Believe It or Not! continues the freaky fun as we go back to Central Florida's Ghoul School for another show. Ghost Hunter Kris Williams joins us and talks about the time she got trapped in the cistern while checking […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – Hosting Your Own Haunt, Ghost Hunters & Freaky Films appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

In celebration of Freaky October, we return to Ghoul School this week and welcome back its tenured professor, Barry Anderson. Bram Stoker Award horror writer and cemetery caretaker Owl Goingback joins us and talks about the horror genre of writing and about his haunting experiences at Central Florida's spookiest resting place. We also talk with […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – Horror Writing, Haunted House Day & One Finger Push-ups appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

It's October and that means a month made for Ripley's! This week we broadcast from Orlando's Ghoul School and kick the month off right – sitting amongst some of the creepiest creations a human can make. Ghoul School proprietor and horror make-up artist Barry Anderson and horror film writer and director Steven Shea are our […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – Ghoul School, Fire Photos & a Two-Headed Turtle appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

We salute the seductive sirens of the sea this week on Ripley Radio, the official broadcast program of Ripley's Believe It or Not! We ask the question, are they real? Although she hasn't seen one, Varla Ventura believes there are live mermaids in the vast depths of the seas. We talk with her about her […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – Mermaids: Fact or Fiction? and a Guy Who Has eaten 26,000 Big Macs appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Been to the Devil's Rope Museum lately? Or have you seen the huge Blue Whale? This week on Ripley Radio, the official broadcast program of Ripley's Believe It or Not!, Chad Lewis takes us on a funky road trip that the entire family will recollect forever. Also, we hear about a few of the new […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – Funky Road Trips, Seeing Upside Down & Newfangled Phobias appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

  The fall is a great time to take a family road trip and visit a bunch of weird and wacky festivals, fairs or events. This week on Ripley Radio, the official broadcast program of Ripley's Believe It or Not!, Chad Lewis visits three such festivals, all set for late September. He visits a Bugfest, […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – Eating Road Kill, Crying Blood Tears & Tipping Large appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

This week on Ripley Radio, the official radio program of Ripley's Believe It or Not!, we celebrate our fourth year anniversary of broadcasting. We begin our fifth weird and wacky year hearing from Don Donderi, a scientist who believes in the research that crews from UFOs landed on Earth and abducted humans and released them […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – UFOs, Pickled Punks & The Worst Song Titles Ever appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Disneyphile Chad Emerson has compiled a book of essays from Disney aficionados around the world to celebrate the four decades of Florida's Walt Disney World. This week on Ripley Radio, the official radio program of Ripley's Believe It or Not!, Chad shares with us some of the more unusual and amazing and unbelievable stories from […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – The Mouse House, Family Cremains & a Knife Throwing Breast Surgeon appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Jody Pliszka visits us this week on Ripley Radio, the official radio program of Ripley's Believe It or Not!, and explains what the Chinese Year of the Rabbit means to all of us and what we should expect if we were born under one of the five signs of the rabbit. Additional random amazements discussed […] The post Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast – Year of the Rabbit, a Carny Priest and a Bunch of Creeps appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.