Ripley Radio Explores the World of Lesser-Known Cryptids; the Coney Island Hot Dog Eating Contest; and Death by Toothache

15. May, 2010 Comments Off

In the May 15 Episode of Ripley Radio – An On-Demand Oddcast: While most of us are familiar with the more famous cryptids – the Abominable Snowman, the Loch Ness Monster and Big Foot, this show on Cryptozoology introduces us to a few of the lesser-known, but equally cool Cryptids that are thought to exist – such as skyfish, the Ohio Grassman and the New Jersey Devil. Deena Budd, author of the Weiser Field Guide to Cryptozoology, is our guest and our educator for this episode. Also, AOL’s Buck Wolf takes us to the Coney Island Hot Dog Eating Contest where he explains the art of competitive eating and a little about the history of this iconic event; Ripley archivist Edward Meyer tells us that within our archives, there are hairs from an unknown creature that could very well be from the infamous Abominable Snowman; from our “really gross” department we are provided a list of strange things that have been found growing in people’s bodies; and we learn that an early African ruler’s toothache cost 25,000 people in a neighboring province their lives.

Ripley Radio – an On-Demand Oddcast

Ripley Radio 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 show that proves beyond all dimensions that Ripley’s is indeed, the global authority on the weird, strange, bizarre and the UNBELIEVABLE!

You can enjoy Ripley Radio – An On-Demand Oddcast at the dedicated Ripley Radio website and in the Podcast section of iTunes.

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 80-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.