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ORLANDO, Fla. (Jan. 30, 2012) – Ethan Trex of the popular web site and magazine, Mental Floss, stops by Ripley Radio this week to discuss the weird topics his publication carries, how they research the bizarre, and how it compares with Ripley’s Believe It or Not!

ORLANDO, Fla. (Jan. 23, 2012) – Was Don, the celebrated German pooch from the early 20th century, really able to talk as so many stories and legends proclaim?  Huffington Post correspondent Marc Hartzman looked into the popular tale and talks with us this week on Ripley Radio – An On-Demand Oddcast.

ORLANDO, Fla. (Nov. 21, 2011) – Author and a doyenne of death, Gail Ruben visits Ripley Radio this week and tells us about her quest to crash 30 funerals of total strangers in 30 days. Then she blogs about the deceased and her experiences at the funeral. Taking a whimsical approach to death and funerals [...]

(Oct. 10, 2011) – Would you eat Schweddy Balls? Actor Alec Baldwin made his Schweddy Balls famous in a “Saturday Night Live” skit years ago. Now, the lovable folks at Ben & Jerry’s have named their newest flavor, Schweddy Balls Ice Cream. We talk about the strange addition to the Ben & Jerry line-up this [...]

There’s a great deal of offbeat diversity on the June 27 episode of Ripley Radio – An On-Demand Oddcast. Check this out – we are directing you to several very unique and totally unbelievable places to visit during your vacation this year!

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 [...]