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In the April 15 episode of Ripley Radio, we feature: An On-Demand Oddcast, we take a look at the weirdness and funkiness along I-95, the busiest interstate in the US as we talk with Stan and Sandra Posner, authors of the amazing guidebook, Drive I-95. They have chronicled every dive, diner, motel, and roadside attraction [...]

In the April 1 Episode of Ripley Radio – An On-Demand Oddcast, America’s favorite summer pastime is featured as we talk with baseball promotion guru Mike Veeck about some of his outrageous stunts – including the day he blew up the field at Chicago’s Comiskey Park as he destroyed disco records between a doubleheader;  Dan [...]

This week we acquire the inside news from The Carny Chroniclers – those who write about the unusual performers who frequent sideshows: James Taylor, publisher of the famed “Shocked and Amazed”  series and Tony Gangi, author of the new book, “Carny Sideshows” talk about their editorial exploits, the unusual people they have met, and their [...]

This week we take a seemingly unrelated look at the fact that Aliens do exist and we talk with the owner of an old roadside attraction: Jerry Chubbuck, owner of the funky roadside attraction, Wonder Tower, in Genoa, Colorado, takes us on a fun tour of this landmark; Jim Moroney tells us of the night [...]

In this week’s show: Gene Kent Nitz and Jeremiah Greer report on amazing findings from their years of researching off-beat historical events and political leaders; We join hundreds of brides in Filene’s basement in New York City as they fight for wedding gowns; Awesome facts are revealed about dreams, a dog who smiles only for [...]

Featured in the Feb. 8 episode: Tennesseans David & Lauren Blair are the world’s most “marryingest” couple – 98 times to each other; Father Mac, the Carny Priest has married more than 100 couples on the carnival

ORLANDO, Fla. (Sept. 16, 2009) – Ripley Entertainment’s latest entrees into its communication menu – Ripley Radio – An On-Demand Oddcast and Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Seeing is Believing – were featured on the front page of AOL.Com News.
Writer  Buck Wolf interviewed Tim O’Brien about travelling with genuine shrunken heads in his carry-on luggage and [...]