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ORLANDO (May 6, 2013) – Believe It or Not, during the 20th century, frozen whale carcasses were big draws on the circus and carnival midways!  Historian James Taylor visits this week and talks about frozen whales, live whales and exploding whales.  Mike Oswald wraps up his series on natural oddities and unbelievable sights at US [...]

ORLANDO, (April 29, 2013) – Believe It or Not! there’s a perfume out there that makes you smell like a Zombie. What does a Zombie smell like?  While hard to describe, Mark Crames, president of the company that manufactures it, explains why he created it and compares its smell to something that will make most [...]

ORLANDO (April 22, 2013) – We begin a series of reports this week on the unbelievable, unusual and strange aspects of our US National Parks. Author Mike Oswald kicks the series off by revealing the one park that is many things – below sea level, the hottest, driest AND largest, and is the only place [...]

ORLANDO (April 15, 2013) – Artist Steve Casino has chosen an unusual medium for his art – peanut shells – on which he paints the famous and the infamous. He tells us how he does it and why he began this strange endeavor and what his friends really think of it (and him).  Sideshow historian [...]

ORLANDO (April 8, 2013) – Actor J Larose, star of several popular horror films, joins us this week to talk about the genre and why it is so appealing to the public and world-renown FX artist Barry Anderson describes his new adventure – Ghoul School where he teaches the precise and often macabre art of [...]

ORLANDO (Oct. 22, 2012) – We broadcast the first of two special Halloween shows this year live from the “Psychic Capital of the World,” Cassadaga, Fla.  From the historic Cassadaga Hotel, we learn of the history and the amazing draw that this small community has had since the late 19th century.
 

ORLANDO, Fla. (May 21, 2012) – Believe It or Not, the rock group Mini-Kiss, a group of small guys in full Kiss Rock and Roll makeup, really does exist as a touring band AND they are heading to Ripley’s Believe It or Not! St. Augustine for a Memorial Day Weekend show! 

ORLANDO, Fla. (Nov. 14, 2011) – Psychic Marie Gates, author of Are We Our Past Lives?, visits Ripley Radio this week and discusses her journey from being an atheist and not believing in re-incarnation to one who believes in both God and re-incarnation. She relates a compelling story that she feels proves that re-incarnation does [...]

(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 [...]

In This week’s episode: Mysteries and Conspiracies continue 52 years after pioneer rocker Buddy Holly died in a fiery plane crash. However, Buddy has not rested in peace as there are many theories surrounding that crash that are still being discussed and remain unsolved today.