Ripley Radio – Episode 19: Amazingly Weird Collections

25. Jan, 2010 Comments Off

Here’s a preview of this week’s show: “Tracker Bob” Hiemenz tells us how he has collected more than 61,000 8-Track tapes and how he knows exactly where each one is; Juanita Rose Violini explains her new almanac of weird and bizarre tales and we find that frozen frogs is a recurring theme; Jeremiah Greer, our man on the street visits the Georgia Guide Stones; we learn why it didn’t pay to be a bad musician in the 15^th century; we go Inside the Vault with Edward Meyer and learn about Ripley’s bed pan, belly button and Olympic Torch collections; and Thom MacMillan of the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! in Prince Edward Island talks about his museum and promotes the Island province.

Ripley Radio – an On-Demand Oddcast

Ripley’s radio hour is a journey through the weird, wacky, whimsical, wild, and totally unbelievable world of the odd, strange and unusual. Each show provides listeners with amazing and absolutely true tales of today as well as unbelievable facts culled from the extensive archives of the company that has been freaking out families for more than 90 years!

The show is an unpredictable and fun-filled hour that will prove beyond all dimensions that Ripley’s is indeed, the global authority on the weird, strange and bizarre.

Ripley Radio – An On-Demand Oddcast is carried on Webtalkradio.net and new and archived shows can be streamed or downloaded at the dedicated Ripley Radio website. For further information on the show, email to radio@ripleys.com

About Ripley Radio

Ripley Radio is owned by Ripley Entertainment Inc., keepers of the venerable Ripley’s Believe It or Not! brand and is a global leader in location-based entertainment. More than 13 million guests visit its 70-plus world-wide attractions annually. The Orlando-based company also has divisions that oversee publishing, licensing and broadcast operations. Ripley Entertainment is a Jim Pattison Company, the third-largest privately held company in Canada.