Podcasts about ripley's believe it or not

Happy 2023! You won't believe how we are starting our new season. We are thrilled to have John Corcoran, director of Ripley Entertainment, better known to most of you as, Ripley's Believe It or Not! And who better to discuss our topic of "How Do You Create a Collection?" Listen to this FUN and Fascinating chat about collecting. You may even get ideas of how to start a collection yourself. 

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#ConstitutionDay #LonestarAgenda Matt Long Fredericksburg Tea Party President and Host of the Matt Long Show joins Pastor Greg to talk about Constitution Day and the Lone Star Agenda. Today in 1787 the Constitution was ratified. Hard to imagine that the Country celebrated its independence on Jly 4, 1776 yet had to endure many more battles to get to this day. In Texas a battle rages as the last purple session proves. Republicans including Dan Patrick and Governor Abbott are folding on their defense of the second amendment and a coalition of Texas grassroots has put forth the Lone Star Agenda to defend the rights of Texans and protect our values. #HelathcareLiberty Matt Bellis Liberty Healthshare joins us to discuss how getting healthcare freedom means getting the right to choose your own Doctor and choose where your funds are going. This liberty is akin to our Constitution and the Bill of Rights which defends individual liberty and harnesses the Government. Liberty Healthshare will save you money, meet your families needs, get you out of the insurance bureaucratic game, address your issues of conscious, give you healthcare choices that you are in direct control of and introduce you to a faith minded community that cares about you. #Dynamite Stephen Miller Pastor, Entrepreneur, Speaker, Motivator, Husband, Father and Grandfather holds six world records for strength, has appeared on Ripley's Believe It Or Not, was an MMA professional has written a book entitles Good Things Come In Small Packages. Steve travels the country with his son Stephen the 2nd doing feats of strength and helping people release their full potential. #BlueLivesMatter #StopANTIFA Sgt Mike McGrew is a 30 year police veteran. Mike has an amazing testimony in his book Higher Calling. Police today are being targeted by leftwing groups and are being ambushed in the streets. Mike discusses the dangers and why we need to support our men in blue.

Vegas Film Critic (Jeffrey K. Howard) speaks with Actor/Host Bruce Campbell for The Travel Channel's new series, Ripley's Believe It Or Not.

The program all about TV. Our guests: Daniel Schwartz, Travel Channel vice president and executive producer of the new Ripley's Believe It Or Not series hosted by Bruce Campbell; North Fork TV Festival director of programming Elias Plagianos and judge Heather Lynch, showcasing a new science-oriented drama pilot project with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and Brennan Huntington, executive producer of new GSN game show Best Ever Trivia Show, hosted by Sherri Shepard.and launching next week.

Albert Herpin was known throughout the world as "Trenton's Sleepless Wonder" for his claim not to have slept for decades. By the time he died in 1947, he was the subject of hundreds of newspaper articles as well as an entry in Ripley's Believe It Or Not. Could there be a grain of truth in this tall tale?

Check out this Archive Special featuring Chuck and Mark's interview with Dean Cain. Dean has more in common with Chuck than he was aware of. Dean is very intelligent individual and his viewpoints on issues have only be solidified with time. The show details continue below. Dean Cain is an actor, writer, producer, father and one of the rare Conservatives in Hollywood. On the podcast, he talks about many of his conservative viewpoints, including the need for term limits in Congress; there was never supposed to be a political class in this country. They consider the media's constant attacking of Trump and how it's also indicative of how much he's shaking up the Washington establishment. Chuck and Dean talk about living in California, where it can seem like a conservative vote gets lost, and how politics can affect a Hollywood career. Dean's recent project, Architects of Denial, is a documentary about the Armenian genocide, and they touch on the history. For more information about the film, visit http://www.architectsofdenial.com/. Also on the episode, Mark and Chuck talk about the media's dissemination of the phony dossier on Trump and the cease and desist letter Tony Podesta sent Tucker Carlson to keep him from talking about his scandal. Mark also predicts what he thinks Jeff Sessions will do after recusing himself from the Russia investigation. More about Dean: Dean Cain grew up in Malibu, CA and made his feature film debut in 1984 in the critically acclaimed film, The Stone Boy, which also starred Robert Duvall and Glenn Close. An athlete at heart, he next attended Princeton University where he earned his degree in History, and became an All-American defensive back, setting two NCAA records for interceptions. He signed with the Buffalo Bills, but a knee injury quickly ended his NFL career before it began. Dean returned to acting, and is perhaps best known for his role as Superman on ABC's LOIS & CLARK, the popular ABC series that averaged 15 million viewers during its run. Dean recently wrapped the 3rd season of VH1's hit series, HIT THE FLOOR, recurs on the hit CW series, SUPERGIRL, and is hosting the fourth season of the CW smash hit, MASTERS OF ILLUSION. Dean next stars in the feature film, GOSNELL, and the short film, STATE OF WARD, and is often seen co-hosting the TODAY SHOW, ACCESS HOLLYWOOD, and is a frequent guest on FOX NEWS' OUTNUMBERED on FOX AND FRIENDS. Dean has starred in over 100 films, including the cop dramedy, Best Men, with Drew Barrymore and Luke Wilson, Flight of Fancy, Dog Boys, Rag and Bone, Christmas Rush, Futuresport co-starring Wesley Snipes and Vanessa Williams, as well as the Hallmark Hall of Fame film, The Runaway with Maya Angelou. Cain also spent a season playing Rick on the popular series "Beverly Hills 90210." Dean was seen recurring on the Fox comedy DON'T TRUST THE "B" IN APARTMENT 23 starring Krysten Ritter, the Netfix hit, LADY DYNAMITE, and NBC's competition series, STARS EARN STRIPES, which benefitted the Wounded Warrior Project (partnered with American Sniper, Chris Kyle). His feature credits include THE BROKEN HEARTS CLUB, OUT OF TIME (opposite Denzel Washington), GOD'S NOT DEAD, and VENDETTA. Dean is also well-known for starring in numerous other films, television series and TV movies, including USA Network's THE PERFECT HUSBAND as well as memorable roles on LAS VEGAS, HOPE & FAITH, and CLUBHOUSE. Dean also served as Host of the long-running TBS series RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT! which he also produced.   Follow Dean on Social Media: Twitter: @RealDeanCain Instagram: @deuces1966.

We think we're running a real news podcast, but we're apparently doing it wrong, because we're using a soundboard. But once we go off on a real tangent of playing with sound fx, an 82 year old man has been growing his nails for 66 years, and recently cut them for display at Ripley's Believe It Or Not in New York City. What started as punishment from a teacher, turned into a lifetime of nail growing. And you won't believe this, but they had to use a grinder to cut the nails. The longest nail was 6.5 ft long, can you believe that? After talking about super long nails, Honch was disgusted...and wanted to get back to being normal after hearing the story about nails, so a youth football coach has been banned after he was aggressively flashing his penis at a game, and not just at the players, but at the crowd as well. This, of course, was after becoming drunk, drinking quite a few pints of beer. If you don't want to be fined, then you should probably stop drinking. After talking about penis flashing, we found a question on reddit, "What fictional president of the U.S is your favorite?" As it turns out, quite a few of the guys chose Idiocracy's president as their favorite, and a few funny mentions of Armageddon. A couple of the guys have seen the latest installment of Mission Impossible, featuring Tom Cruise doing all of the standard shots for the movie. By the way, how old is he? After talking about movies, a man rolled a car in Hershey, Nebraska. He hitchhiked away from his vehicle, but he said he was going to assault to police, but he took a frog hostage and proceeded to throw rocks and trash at the police, and in case you were wondering...the frog is fine! After going into bad impressions of muppets, we go into the "would you rather?" via the wonderful book of Zobmondo. Would you rather swab peoples toes, or have a job taking pictures of skin conditions, which turned into a story about D playing in the woods, getting exposed. He awoke and had to eat a Big Mac through a straw because he insisted on it. You're welcome McDonalds.

I would like to thank you for letting me take a week off from podcasting. As you may or may not know I like near Charlottesville Virginina, I will be briefly discussing what happened in Charlottesville this weekend past. I live in Greene county Virginia Susan Bro who is the Mother of Heather Heyer, works at my local 4H office. My children are active with 4h. I have had conversations with her many times about many topics. She is a friend. We have discussed house rabbits because she has had them in the past for many years. She is a sweet lady, and this past week has been a painful week. I know that this is probably not the venue to pour this out, but I feel that I need to. People say that this could never be in my backyard… This was in my backyard. To quote my wife “If this could happen in Charlottesville, this could happen anywhere.” We had a Japanese exchange student staying with us through4H, and we had planned to go to Charlottesville this weekend past. It was a Pre-planned outing. It was the last weekend she was staying with us, and there is a Virginia store on the downtown mall, about a block from Lee (Emancipation) Park. We knew about the protests and being from the school of “don’t do stupid things with stupid people in stupid places”, Charlottesville fell into two of the three categories… We went over the mountain to the Route 11 potato chip factory in Mt. Jackson, then to Harrisonburg and Staunton. We went to a glass blowing factory, and we saw live music. I hoped that they had the police in place to keep anyone from getting hurt, especially anyone that my wife or I might know. I received a notification about a car hitting protesters. We went to the "Virginia Store" for made in Virginia items for our Japanese student to take home to Japan. We came back home on a scenic drive through the Shenandoah National Park. Along the ride, my wife says that Susan posted a message about loosing her daughter standing up for what she believes in. My wife works at the University of Virginia and they found out about the plans for the torch-lit march through social media, and were told the route that was planned by speaking to the march leaders. This is not the route they took. They marched to where the few students that are able to move in early were. The marchers were despicable to the students that were on grounds. The students were moved to a basement to get away from the “Peaceful” march. One of the teachers has had a stroke this week. He was hit in the head with a tiki-torch (Probably a brain bleed of some sort). This was Friday nights activities in Charlottesville. I believe that the Saturday event was designed to push the protesters (Antagonists) together. I had spent a few days feeling angry, and angry at the news for still creating divides. My wife was on edge. I went to a yoga class and stopped reading the news for a few days. To quote the judges father on night-court “I’m feeling much better now". https://youtu.be/3SnGU6Jtxc0 If you want to see something beautiful, check out the candle-lit walk that the faculty, staff and students participated in last Wednesday. There were at least 2000 people that participated in this walk. It was promoted only by word of mouth. This was not promoted through social media for fear of the Nazi's and KKK showing up again. A youtube link to the candle-lit walk is in the show notes. https://youtu.be/cITuxcGlAr8 Now for our One Eared Rabbit breed: One Eared Rabbit Breed Most of the info about this breed is from Domestic Rabbits and Their Histories by Bob D. Whitman. Now it is possible rather then a gene mutation it might be more likely that the mom "over-groomed" it as a newborn. Sometimes when cleaning the blood off of the babies, the mom will accidentally get carried away and chew off an ear, tail, or foot. England appears to be the native home of the "Unicorn of the Rabbit World" which was being bred true to form during the later part of the 18th century. I have been able to find next to nothing on this unusual rabbit, other then a small passage in John Sheail's book, "rabbits and their history" published in 1971. Sheail mentions that the one eared rabbit bred true, and the population slowly increased. However little commercial value could be placed on such a rabbit, and that little notice was taken by the authors of the time. From all indications, it would appear that the One Eared rabbit breed was produced in the Warrens of the day, and was probably of the wild agouti coloration. I have not been able to location any further information on this most unusual mutation. There is a picture of a pair of of One Eared rabbits in the February 1959 issue of the National Rabbit Raiser Magazine. Claude Holbrook of Evansville, Indiana, who raises rabbits for a hobby, got a surprise when he looked into a nest box recently. "Two of the new litter had but one ear - right in the middle of their forehead.". So as rare as the legendary Unicorn may be, so is the One Eared rabbit. http://karlshuker.blogspot.com/2011/10/unicorn-rabbit-from-county-durham.html A pet rabbit that its owner, 9-year-old Kathy Lister of Trimdon Grange in County Durham, England, had very aptly named Unicorn is most extraordinary . Due to a genetic fluke, Unicorn had been born with just a single ear. Yet whereas there are numerous reports on file of individual mammals of many different species in which one or other ear is missing, Unicorn’s condition was rather more special. For unlike typical one-eared individuals, her single ear was not laterally positioned, but arose instead from the centre of her head, standing upright like a long furry horn! Born in spring 1981, Unicorn was a Flemish Giant doe bred on James’s farm, and she subsequently became the much-loved pet of his daughter Kathy. In more than 35 years of rabbit breeding, this was the only one-eared rabbit that James had ever observed. In autumn 1984, Unicorn escaped from her pen, but three days later she was found, recaptured, and placed in a new hutch. Over the next month, she grew steadily fatter, and 31 days after her original escape Unicorn gave birth to a litter of five offspring. As she had never been introduced to any of the farm rabbits, it is clear, therefore, that during her brief period of freedom Unicorn had encountered and mated with a wild rabbit. Of her five offspring, four were normal, but the fifth displayed its mother’s remarkable median-ear condition. Regrettably, however, all five offspring died shortly afterwards during a very severe thunderstorm, so no details of their sex are known. Happily, Unicorn survived, and lived for a further two years, but she did not give birth to any further litters, so the unidentified mutant gene presumably responsible for her median ear and that of one of her offspring was lost forever when she died in November 1986. Judging from the 4:1 normal:mutant ratio of offspring, it is likely that the median-ear condition was induced by a recessive allele (gene form), and that Unicorn was homozygous for it (i.e. possessing two copies), thereby enabling the condition to be expressed by her. If so, then it must also be assumed that her wild mate was at least heterozygous (possessing one copy) for this same mutant allele, in order to explain the birth of the single median-eared offspring in her litter. Yet if this mutant allele is indeed present in the wild population, one might have expected it to have been expressed far more frequently (especially in animals that are famous for breeding...well, like rabbits!). Could it, therefore, be associated with some debilitating trait too, so that individuals expressing it are more vulnerable in some way to predation? The most obvious affliction to be expected that may prove detrimental to survival in the wild is some form of hearing impairment – an occurrence that normally accompanies most ear-related mutations. Yet Kathy had observed that when Unicorn was called, she would turn towards the direction of the voice, thus suggesting that her hearing was not severely impeded (although by having only one ear, it meant – inevitably - that Unicorn’s hearing could only be monoaural, not stereo). Tragically, however, in the absence of further litters from Unicorn upon which to base breeding observations, little more can be said of her apparently unique mutation. So it is likely that its identity will remain undiscovered, unless this remarkable ‘unicorn ear’ condition reappears one day in some other rabbit farm. Through the 2012 edition of Ripley's Believe It Or Not, there is a second unicorn rabbit. Owned by rabbit breeder Franz-Xaver Noemmer, from Egglham, Germany, it was born in February 2010, and has snow-white fur. Now a Book about a one eared rabbit that I found while researching one eared rabbits. Podkin One-Ear (The Five Realms #1) by Kieran Larwood Podkin One-Ear is a legend: a fearsome warrior rabbit whose reputation for cunning and triumph in battle has travelled the ages. But how did he become such a mighty fighter? The answer may surprise you... When a travelling bard arrives at Thornwood Warren on Midwinter night, he is warmly welcomed. In return for food and lodging, he settles down to tell of how Podkin One-Ear - and soon the rabbits are enthralled to hear the story of how one lost little rabbit overcame the cruellest enemy imaginable, and became the greatest warrior their land has ever know. Another popular one eared rabbit is Bongo! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_in_Hell Life in Hell is a comic strip by Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons and Futurama, which was published weekly from 1977 to 2012. The strip featured anthropomorphic rabbits and a gay couple. Groening used these characters to explore a wide range of topics about love, sex, work, and death. His drawings were full of expressions of angst, social alienation, self-loathing, and fear of inevitable doom. Bongo is Binky's illegitimate son, the product of a drunken night of "jungle passion." He was introduced in a 1983 storyline in which his mother, Hulga, left him to Binky so she could seek her fortune in New York. Bongo's defining physical attribute is his one ear, which Groening admits is solely so that the casual viewer can tell him apart from Binky. Bongo made an appearance in the Futurama episode "Xmas Story", where he is seen being sold in a pet shop. He also appeared in The Simpsons episode "Treehouse of Horror XII" as one of the rabbits that Homer catches in the trap. He appears in The Simpsons again in another episode as a plush toy in Lisa's room, though he is called Madam Bunny. He is shown as a plush toy in "The Fool Monty" where Mr. Burns is eating it in Bart's closet. He has a cameo in "Simpsorama" as one of the rabbit-like creatures rampaging New New York, where he writes on a wall "Crossovers are hell" Word of the Week: Sanitary Plant of the week: Coltsfoot News: Now we had an episode about Rabbit Jumping, and the sport has been mentioned a few times in the news recently. http://www.dailyinterlake.com/article/20170817/ARTICLE/170819865 Rabbit jumping debuts at Northwest Montana Fair Onlookers draped themselves over the fence surrounding the bunny jumping competition Thursday at the Northwest Montana Fair. Handlers and their rabbits were spread out beneath the shade of a canopy, some taking time for an extra snuggle with their competitors while others kept a close eye on the competition. Before them was a line of jumps, ranging in height from roughly 3 inches to about a foot. There were roughly 20 competitors who participated in the fair’s first bunny jumping contest. The sport ranks competitors based on speed and how clean their runs are. The event was spearheaded by Glacier View 4-H leader and Glacier Rabbit Breeders founding member KelleySue Bain, who wanted to raise awareness about the burgeoning sport. “Most people don’t even know about it or don’t know that it’s available here,” she said. Rabbit hopping, also known as Kaninhop, originated in Sweden in the 1970s and has a sizable following in Europe — there are more than 4,000 rabbit hoppers in the U.K., Germany and Scandinavia, according to National Geographic. She hosted the club’s first contest in April and introduced rabbit hopping to fairgoers in Missoula last week. Bain has another competition set for Sept. 16, which will also feature rabbit agility, but noted that the contest will be low-key, at least for now. “We’re still trying to keep it really fun because everybody is so new, so we’re not making it really serious yet,” Bain said. “Rabbits are very easy to train and they’re very smart. Some people clicker train them and can get them to do all kinds of tricks. You can get them hopping pretty quickly — at least a little bit,” Bain said. “Sometimes you’ll get a rabbit that just doesn’t want to do it, but definitely the majority of them want to do it once they get comfortable.” Competitors come in different shapes and sizes too. Bain said the September show, which will also take place at the fairgrounds, will be open to youth and adult contestants. Hop to it! Wisconsin State Fair competition includes rabbit obstacle course http://www.thecountrytoday.com/Country-Life/Country-Life-News/2017/08/15/Hop-to-it.html WEST ALLIS — Donna Towell said she had never heard of rabbit hopping — at least not as an official sport — until some of her Waukesha County project members saw a story in a rabbit magazine. “They came to me with this article, and I thought, this is cool, so I made the straight-line course and introduced it at the Waukesha County Fair,” Towell explained. “It really took off from there.” Six years ago Towell and her rabbit project youngsters introduced Wisconsin State Fair visitors to the sport with demonstrations, but for the past three years, the event has been offered officially for both junior and open competition. Five courses are offered at the state fair: straight-line, crooked, high jump, low jump and agility. “That’s like an obstacle course hopping up, over and through,” Towell said. “They have a platform, a teeter-totter, a bridge, an A-frame, a tire and then jumps.” Rabbit hopping will be featured this year at the American Rabbit Breeders Association convention Oct. 1-5 in Indianapolis. More information can be found at http://www.indyarbaconvention.com. Czech university announces new type of rabbit fever http://www.radio.cz/en/section/news/czech-university-announces-new-type-of-rabbit-fever A Czech university has announced the discovery of a new strain of rabbit fever. The discovery has been announced by the University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Brno after the sudden deaths of scores of rabbits across the country in July. They found a previous version of the fever as well as a newer once which often lasts longer but appears to have a reduced death toll of up to 70 percent compared with the 90 percent death rate of the older fever. A vaccine against the new version is expected to be ready in August. Uni graduate finds riches keeping rabbits at interactive bunny farm https://coconuts.co/kl/news/uni-graduate-finds-riches-keeping-rabbits-interactive-bunny-farm/ A bunny-loving Agriculture Science graduate has managed to make a small fortune from turning his hobby of rabbit-keeping into a booming business. Opening a bunny petting zoo, Arnab Village (Rabbit Village), in Kampung Purakagis, Ranau, Sabah, he’s managed to earn RM300,000 (US$75,000) in ticket sales after a year of operation. It’s become a legitimate attraction on the Sabah tourist trail, conveniently nestled between hot springs, fish spas and tea plantations. He tells The Sun that his farm carries 8 species of rabbits, New Zealand White, Standard Rex, Mini Satin, Lion Head, Netherland Dwarf, Lop Ear, Anggora and the local breed. He started with RM5,000 (US$1,250) of capital for facilities and landscaping, and has been consistently upgrading throughout the year. His last phase will see a restaurant built on the premises. Let’s hope there’s no rabbit on the menu. That would be a bit creepy. Starting with 400 rabbits, he hopes to reach 1,000 by next year. Considering rabbits have a reputation of ahem multiplying profusely, we’re sure he’ll hit those targets soon enough, and then some. Fancy holding a bunny? Arnab Village will set you back RM3 for children and RM5 for adults if you’re a local (US$0.75-US$1.25). Expect to pay RM5 for children and RM10 for adults (US$1.25-US$2.25) if you’re an international visitor. A few Rabbits in the movies: 'Rabbit': Film Review | Melbourne 2017 http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/rabbit-film-review-melbourne-2017-1027487 'Rectify' star Adelaide Clemens anchors a psychological thriller about a young woman searching for her twin sister. If Get Out was transplanted to Australia and had its sense of humor confiscated by customs, the result would surely look something like Rabbit. Making its debut in Melbourne but filmed in the leafy suburbs and surrounds of Adelaide, this debut feature from director Luke Shanahan is arresting to look at but exhaustingly portentous, with hometown stars Adelaide Clemens (Rectify) and Alex Russell (the upcoming Only the Brave) gamely committing to the helmer's own script, which withholds any sense of narrative clarity until the closing minutes. Nominally interested in cryptophasia, the phenomenon of twins who develop their own language, this nothing-but-mood piece showcases strong work from its two promising leads and striking location photography. The film begins with a bedraggled Clemens running through the woods, pursued by a hoody-wearing man in black. She runs into the arms of an elderly woman, who welcomes her into her home before restraining the girl with the help of several accomplices. Cut to Germany, where Australian student Maude (Clemens again) wakes up from the same recurring nightmare — or is it a vision of something that actually occurred? Maude's identical twin Cleo has been missing for over a year, and she returns home to figure out if the dream is trying to point her in her sister's direction. She's joined on her quest by Ralph (Russell), as Cleo's fiancé, and an obsessive cop (Jonny Paslovsky) who thinks Ralph had a hand in the girl's disappearance. How Porgs are bringing the cuteness back into Star Wars Read more: http://metro.co.uk/2017/08/12/how-porgs-are-bringing-the-cuteness-back-into-star-wars-6841526/#ixzz4qF34rwm4 There can be little doubt that the galaxy far, far away has delivered some of cinema’s most astounding moments, riveting plot twists and memorable characters. We’ve had the terror of Darth Vader, the innocence of Luke Skywalker, the sliminess of Jabba the Hutt and the wisdom of Yoda. Star Wars changed the landscape of modern cinema in so many ways, but not all of it was about being cool. Sometimes it was about being cute. Think back to the original trilogy. In the original 1977 movie we were first introduced to cuteness in the form of Artoo Detoo. The cutest character in the original (with the Mousedroid a close second), he almost stole the show and ignited a following that endures to today, with the R2 Builders doing such an amazing job of recreating the little droid that their work is seen in the modern Disney era of Star Wars films. The Empire Strikes Back was a darker film that introduced Master Yoda to the series. While he wasn’t conventionally cute, he gained a rabid following of his own. However, the third film was the one that really smashed the cute button. Arriving in the film as our heroes land on the forest moon of Endor, tasked with destroying the shield generator and allowing the Rebel fleet to attack the second Death Star, we first met the frankly adorable ewoks. Hated by some, George Lucas referred to the Ewoks as the little rabbit by the side of the road who helps the hero when they are in trouble. The ewoks were certainly that: helping the Rebellion defeat the Empire on the ground while the fleet took on the Empire in space. Marvel’s comic series also had their fair share of cuteness in the form of the hoojibs. Basically telepathic rabbits, the hoojibs assisted the rebellion as they fought the Empire and became firm favourites with the readers. The Force Awakens smashed box office records in 2015 and brought with it a new level of droid cuteness – BB-8. This diminutive astromech droid well and truly stole the show as he fought alongside Rey, Finn and his master Poe Dameron in their battles against the First Order. Early images and footage from The Last Jedi have revealed what are quite possibly the cutest characters ever to grace the screen in a Star Wars film – the Porgs. How Porgs are bringing the cuteness back into Star Wars Looking very much like puffins, these wide-eyed, open-mouthed, bird-like creatures live on the world of Ahch-To. If you thought the ewoks were marketable (and they were, the fuzzy denizens of Endor were a marketing phenomenon back in the mid 80’s) then you’ve seen nothing yet. With Star Wars fandom online already delirious over the Porgs (seriously, check it out, fans and the staff at the official Star Wars site are losing their minds) there’s every chance these creatures will be the toy of the year, just as BB-8 was a couple of years ago. I would like to thank those that purchased through the Amazon link at the HareoftheRabbit.com website. It looks like we had a few books, disc golf, and headphones.    

Michael Zarnock is an American author and columnist, who writes collector guides and articles about Hot Wheels toy cars and accessories. Michael's knowledge and his massive Hot Wheels collection has earned him notoriety around the world. Whether it be because of the 14 books, numerous chapters in other books and countless magazine articles that he has written about Hot Wheels toys or just the sheer size and diversity of his die cast vehicle collection, this extensive knowledge has earned him the label, "One of the worlds leading Hot Wheels authorities." Did you know? Michael's collection has also earned him 2 Guinness World Records! First in 2003 and then again in 2007!He is in the record books for owning the "Largest collection of different model cars".He is featured in the 2008 "Ripley's Believe It Or Not!" book #5 "Prepare To Be Shocked!"And the 2011 "Ripley's Believe It Or Not!" book "Utterly Crazy!"His old Race Car was made a Hot Wheels Car for the Drag Strip Demons Series in 2009!Mike was inducted into the Diecast Hall of Fame as a Hot Wheels Historian in 2009! February 2009 Michael was inducted into the "Diecast Hall Of Fame" as a Hot Wheels Historian and later that year Mattel Hot Wheels® honored Michael by reproducing his old Altered Roadster Race Car as part of their Nostalgic "Drag Strip Demons®" Series!

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Rob and Ceej are back with tales of tourist traps, giant holes, Ceej's viewing habits, and the force in this supersized episode.. Ceej takes us on a journey with tales of robots, haunted houses, and shit you wouldn't believe. Rob is learning that #BusinessJerkinIsHardWorkin and seems to be suffering from something that hasn't plagued him since he was a child. The duo travels down Mel's Hole in a new segment called "Ceej's Conspiracy Corner" before heading to Japan for some sweet sounds from one of the hottest stars of the 90s. IT could be cool if they bring in the train, The Last Jedi is going to be amazing, and The Void was a letdown.

Part 1: Geneticist Sebastian Alvarado reconnects with his love of comic books by attempting to shrink ants. Part 2: Inspired by his favorite novel, third-grade Danny Artese attempts to turn himself into a plant. Sebastian Gaston Alvarado went into science so he could make the X-men. During his Ph.D., he studied the molecular switches that regulate gene function. As a result, his work has shed light on chronic pain, size variation in ants, and metabolism in hibernating squirrels. He is also co-founder of Thwacke, a science consulting firm for the entertainment sector. As a consultant, he has rationalized the science behind Captain America's Super Soldier Serum and the reversible nature of the Incredible Hulk's transformations . Sebastian is currently an A.P. Giannini Fellow at Stanford University where he studies how social environment can shape the way genes change behavior in a fish. Danny Artese is a NY-based storyteller who has won multiple Moth StorySLAMs and performed at Q.E.D., UCB, The Magnet Theater, and Ripley's Believe It Or Not! While not a scientist by trade, one of the proudest moments of Danny's life was when his high school Biology teacher (Hi Mrs. Beamer!) told his 15-year-old self that he'd be a great gynecologist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are we sure we want a cashless society? Are we sure we want to hear about Victorian-era language, Ripley's Believe It Or Not!, delivering mail, buildings made from a single tree, Fiji Mermaids, Odditoriums, teenage vampire novels, working dogs from the UK, casinos, Taco Bell, the genius of credit card companies, above ground pools, iris scans, noisy metal boxes, poodle skirts, poop, Tony Soprano, corsets, coconuts, Wall Street douchebags, jasmine blossoms, conspiracy theories, one percenters and "bros?" Are we sure about anything?

10/07/15 - In this week's show, we discuss Ripley's Believe It or Not! Odditorium on I-Drive in Orlando!

How Trump Wins the Election and Other Speculative Fiction with Jacopo della Quercia Comcastrodors, please welcome Jacopo della Quercia. An educator and history writer featured on CNN Money, BBC America, The Huffington Post, Ripley's Believe It Or Not!, Jacopo has authored over 100 articles for the website Cracked.com, specializing in the weirder and more amazing parts of world history. He's also a history professor and writer of speculative, comedic, historical fiction. This conversation becomes a thought experiment walking through the more unlikely points of American history, starting with the super villain life of Andrew Jackson leading to the ultimate question of how Donald Trump could win the 2016 election. He also teases his upcoming _License to Quill_, a James Bondesque thriller starring William Shakespeare during the Gunpowder Conspiracy. Jacopo's present book, The Great Abraham Lincoln Pocket Watch Conspiracy, dramatizes the lives and rivalries of the Taft and Roosevelt families and is available on Amazon.

We are pleased to have our guest Steve Santini join the show. Below is Steve's bio: - Collector and historian of rare and dark antique relics.  "World's Most Extreme Escape Artist" : Ripley's Believe it or Not!  Master locksmith and expert on ancient and historical locking mechanisms and devices. Has escaped from more historic prisons, jails, and dungeons than any other modern day escape artist including several maximum security "Death Row" condemned cells and the 11th century dungeon of the Swiss national historic site castle, Chateau de Chillon. 15 years of performing experience as a stage hypnotist and mentalist. Creator of numerous original mentalism and escapology effects for magicians. Television personality (Has appeared on numerous T.V. series and television news shows) Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Stan Lee's Superhumans, etc.Profiled by literally thousands of media outlets and sources both nationally and internationally.Television writer and producer. Creator and star of "Deals From The Darkside" - Several times published author: (The Science and Story of Titanic, Titanic: Touchstones of a Tragedy, Devices of Human Restraint, A Gentle Place, Entertaining With Escapes, The Graveyard Poet, The Catalog of Cruelty, Concealments: Hiding The Tools of the Escape Artist's Trade, Interchange: An Escape Artist Guide To Multiple Handcuff Releases) - Inventor: (Of several unique restraints and restraint security improvement devices used by law enforcement) One of which, the Hiatt Thompson "Blue Box 2" the first security cover for hinged handcuffs is in production and is currently sold internationally Everything: www.santinicentral.com

Ebola and Your Pet Dr. Debbie answers the hard questions you have about Ebola. Can your pets get it? Can your pet transmit it? It turns out that Ebola might be the least of your worries for your pet's health. Deaf Dogs Rock This week's Zeuterin Hero Person cares for dogs without hearing. Christina Lee and her hubby started a non-profit to help find homes for deaf dogs. Typically these dogs won't get adopted and will be put-down. Things are changing thanks to this couple. Top Halloween Pet Costumes Research shows more and more of us are dressing up our pets for Halloween. It's big business at BuyCostumes.com. They're into creating matching costumes for human and critter. Top Dog Holly Botsford is going to give away $50 in costumes to a lucky listener. Bats In The Belfry Amanda Lollar rescues the very misunderstood and maligned bat. She's out to prove Hollywood got it wrong and that these mammals are actually pretty useful and cute. And if you like Tequila, you'll want to support her efforts, because without bats, there would be no tequila. Not to mention a lot of bugs. Reality Shock Edward Meyer from Ripley's Believe It Or Not is back for his annual segment on animal oddities. You'll hear about cats with strange markings and dogs that can fly. Edward will have plenty of giveaways of this year's coffee-table book, Reality Shock. More this week

Enjoy some lovely hostful goodness! Chris and Matt had a fun trip to Home Depot together, the guys talk about furniture shopping more than they ever thought they would, Jonah was dressed in a Sasquatch prosthetic, Matt plays a clip from the show Ripley's Believe It Or Not? and Chris asks Matt what how he would react if Dave Matthews Band did a cover of the Frasier theme song!

Joining Jon Patch this week is Edward Meyer, the vice president of exhibits and archives for Ripley's Believe It Or Not. For over 30 years Edward Meyer has traveled around the world collecting unusual stories and unbelievable artifacts to fill Believe It Or Not books and museums. He is a walking encyclopedia of information, some strange, some gross, but all true. Tune in! Questions or Comments? Send them to: jon@petliferadio.com. More details on this episode MP3 Podcast - Believe It or Not with Jon Patch var ACE_AR = {Site: '845738', Size: '468060'};

Ken Atchity With more than forty years experience in the publishing world, and twenty years in entertainment, Dr. Ken Atchity is a self-defined "story merchant" - writer, producer, career coach, teacher, and literary manager, responsible for launching dozens of books and films. His life's passion is finding great storytellers and turning them into bestselling authors and screenwriters. Ken has produced 30 films, including "Joe Somebody" (Tim Allen; Fox), "Life or Something Like It" (Angelina Jolie; Fox), "The Amityville Horror" (NBC), "Shadow of Obsession" (NBC), "The Madam's Family" (CBS), "Gospel Hill" (Fox), and "The Kennedy Detail" (Discovery). Films in development include "Meg," "3 Men Seeking Monsters" (Informant Media), "Demonkeeper," "The Lost Valentine" (Hallmark Hall of Fame, starring Betty White and Jennifer Love Hewitt), "Hysteria" (Informant Media, starring Maggie Gylenhaal and Jonathan Price), "Boobytrap" (Informant Media), and Ripley's Believe-It-Or-Not (starring Jim Carrey; Paramount).

I'm often reminded of artist George Vlosich's work.You're not familiar with his work?He's one of the most written about artists of our generation.The You Tube video of him making his work has been viewed over 1,600,000 times.His art work has been featured in national press reports on CNN, World News Tonight, BBC, etc.He even got to meet President Clinton and VP Gore while they were in office.George was also featured on Ripley's Believe It Or Not.You see, George Vlosich makes celebrity and sports drawings with an Etch-A-Sketch. The first time I saw his work I was at a party held at a friend-of-a-friend's house when a report on his work came on. Everyone stopped in amazement to watch him make an Etch-A-Sketch drawing of a basketball player. When it was over, someone said, "Now that's real art. You know, something that takes skill and hours of labor. I know I couldn't do that because I don't have the patience."I think I evaluate George Vlosich's work as a balanced between the questions of "how hard was it to make" versus "how much of this is just media sensation"?Here are some other pieces for your judgment:1. Santiago Sierra's 21 huge blocks of human feces that were shown at Lisson Gallery in 2007.2. World's largest photo3. CNN report on a college student who used post-it notes to make a portrait of Ray Charles4. Micro-sculptor Willard Wigan who made sculpted the Lloyd's Building so it fits on top of a pin.5. Justin Gignac's New York City Garbage6. César Saez' Banana Over Texas work.7. Scott Wade's Dirty Car Art8.Tim Knowles tree drawings.9. Steven J. Backman's toothpick art.10. and finally, George Vlosich's work.Please feel free to post your opinion on any of these artist's works in the comment section: