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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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    • Jun 3, 2009 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1m AVG DURATION
    • 51 EPISODES


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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!)

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.)

    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.

    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.

    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.

    34: This is True -- Booze Meets Stupid

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2009 1:37


    World Trade Center elevator arsonFrom Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.

    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.

    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.

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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?

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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!)

    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".

    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.

    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

    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.

    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.

    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

    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

    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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