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This is True is the video podcast version of a weekly syndicated newspaper column by Colorado humorist Randy Cassingham. True reports on bizarre-but-true news items from legitimate newspapers from around the world (never "tabloids"). Each story ends with commentary by Randy -- a tagline which is hum…

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47: This is True -- Red, White and Blue House

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2009 1:42

"Filmed in Black and White"From Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Bizarre and "awkward" retro TV commercial offers furniture "perfect for white people -- and black people" (and is drawing in customers!)

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46: This is True -- First and 10-to-20 Years of Hard Time

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2009 1:31

How Not to Break Into a House From Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994. Burglar tries to run through sliding glass door like a football linebacker -- but bounces right off.

45: This is True -- Roadrunner vs. Coyote

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2009 1:43

Howling MadFrom Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.A woman jogger asked a construction worker to call police in Sarnia, Ont., Canada, for a "barking" coyote in a park. Officers arrived to find it was a cardboard cutout, which the city itself had installed to scare off Canada geese pooping in the park.

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44: This is True -- Integrity: It's Just a Word

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2009 2:10

Integrity, SchmegrityFrom Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.

43: This is True -- Wisconsin Hillbilly

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2009 1:55

So She's Loadin' Up the Truck for a Move to Bev-er-lyyyyyFrom Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.

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42: This is True -- Facebook = Face It, He's Booked

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2009 1:20

From Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.

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41: This is True -- Not Weird Enough to Be True

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2009 2:25

Truth is Stranger than Fiction Because Fiction Has to Make Sense -- An ExampleFrom Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.

40: This is True -- Hide in Plain Sight

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2009 1:45

Pizza Parlor Guy Jumps Customer -- and Then it Gets WeirdFrom Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.

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39: This is True -- In the Line of Doody

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2009 1:40

Man in Restaurant Accidentally Shoots ToiletFrom Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.

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38: This is True -- Caped Crusader

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2009 1:35

Batman Wanna-Be ArrestedFrom Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.(Yes, I know Ybor is pronounced "EE-bor". Thanks.)

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37: This is True -- That's No Choirgirl

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2009 2:07

That's No Lady IIFrom Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.

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36: This is True -- The Doctor is Out

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2009 1:32

That's No Lady, That's...From Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.

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35: This is True -- Keystone Criminals

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2009 1:42

Be sure to watch it to the end: two guys escape from police, and....From Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.

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34: This is True -- Booze Meets Stupid

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2009 1:37

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33: Randy Cassingham's This is True -- Carwash Robbery

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2009 1:33

No Wax, PleaseFrom Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.

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32: Randy Cassingham's This is True -- How Annoying!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2009 1:26

Illegal to AnnoyFrom Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.

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31: Randy Cassingham's This is True -- A Woman and Her Beaver

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2009 1:42

Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 31: A Lady and Her Beaver

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30: Randy Cassingham's This is True -- Santa Clod

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2009 1:39

Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 40: Put a Lid On It

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29: Randy Cassingham's This is True -- Makes Me Wanna Woof

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2009 1:34

Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 29: Ruff Time in Court

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28: Randy Cassingham's This is True -- Poopy Christmas

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2009 1:45

Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 28: Christmas Traditions

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27: Randy Cassingham's This is True -- Booby Trap

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2009 1:33

Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 27: The Booby Trap

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26: Randy Cassingham's This is True -- Black Friday

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2008 1:24

Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 26: Black Friday

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25: Randy Cassingham's This is True -- Buyer Beware

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2008 1:50

Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 25: Buyer Beware

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24: Randy Cassingham's This is True -- Bite Me

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2008 1:32

Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 24: Take a Bite Out of Crime

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23: Randy Cassingham's This is True -- Big Brother

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2008 1:21

Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 23: Big Brother is Watching YOU

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22: Randy Cassingham's This is True -- Sporktacular

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2008 1:33

Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 22: Spork 'em if They Can't Take a Joke

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21: Randy Cassingham's This is True

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2008 1:39

Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 21: The Atheist Bus

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20: Randy Cassingham's This is True -- "Stayin' Alive" for Real

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2008 1:25

Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 20: CPR in the Age of Disco

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19: Randy Cassingham's This is True

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2008 2:14

Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 19: The Tomb of Stifled Patriotism

18: Randy Cassingham's This is True

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2008 1:58

Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 18: Testing -- Testing, 1-2-3

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17: Randy Cassingham's This is True

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2008 1:41

Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 17: Politically Incorrect

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16: Randy Cassingham's This is True

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2008 2:04

Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 16: Modern Day Ninjas

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15: Randy Cassingham's This is True

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2008 1:23

Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 15: Be Careful What You Ask For

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14: Randy Cassingham's This is True

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2008 1:45

Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 14: The Clbuttic Mistake

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13: Randy Cassingham's This is True

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2008 1:38

Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 13: An Uncivil Protest

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12: Randy Cassingham's This is True

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2008 1:45

Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 12: Good Clean Fun at Burger King

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11: Randy Cassingham's This is True

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2008 1:33

Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 11: What a Piece of S---! Or, Is It Art?

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10: Randy Cassingham's This is True

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2008 1:17

Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 10: How not to get out of a DUI.

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Randy Cassingham's This is True #9

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2008 1:32

Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 9: Goat and his buddy get a ride in the back of a squad car.

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Randy Cassingham's This is True #8

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2008 1:23

Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 8: Scientists in Argentina work to measure how much the "global warming" gas methane is produced by cows. You heard it right: cow farts.

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Randy Cassingham's This is True #6

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2008 1:20

Episode #6 from Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 6: What do you get when you cross Hollywood with the Vatican? An "Uh Oh", of course.

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Randy Cassingham's This is True #5

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2008 1:21

Episode #5 from Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 5: Fundamentalist preacher wants to warm your hearts.

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This is True #4: Thong Bandits

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2008 1:16

Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 4: Arvada, Colo., robbers don fairly ...um... interesting disguises (which don't work!)

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New This is True #3: Zero Tolerance

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2008 1:41

NEW SERIES! The third episode from the revamped series. Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 3: Terry Fox Elementary School in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, calls in child protective services based on an amazing bit of "evidence".

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New This is True #2: McMurdo

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2008 1:15

NEW This is True series! The second episode from the revamped series. Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode #2: Special supplies delivered to McMurdo station in Antarctica.

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New This is True #1: Gay Rodeo

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2008 1:10

NEW This is True series! The first episode from the revamped series. Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode #1: Gay rodeo

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This is True Episode 5

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2007 3:23

Cheaper by the Dozen: 18 year old shoots himself without a gun.Playing withFire: Wendy's chili sauce related violence erupts.Flushed with Pride: Talking urinal hopes to deter drunks.

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This is True Episode 4

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2007 3:28

Face Lift: Denver to clean up the homeless for the Dems.Face Lift Too: Berkley bans smoking to discourage the homeless. Got Wheels: Wheelchair bound man takes a wild ride.

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This is True Episode 3

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2007 3:25

This is True Episode 3Cold IndeedTeacher, Teacher I Declare!Take Two and Call Me in the Morning

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This is True Episode 2

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2007 3:10

This is True Episode 2Continuing EdFlushed Wth Pride Favorite Food II

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This is True Episode 1

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2007 4:38

What The Hell?Ticket To JailRoger, Roger; What's The Vector, Victor?The Ultimate In Not-My-Fault

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