Best Hoopers Escape Podcasts (2024)

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Odds and Ends: Indiana monkey trouble, 'Star Trek' props 4:11

3h ago4:11

4:11

The UPI Odd News Minute presents Weekend Odds and Ends, our weekly round-up of the missed odd-portunities that didn't quite make it into this week's podcasts. This week's stories include a monkey rescued from a tree at an Indiana campground, a pair of long-lost "Star Trek" props being found after more than 50 years, a mannequin head being used as a…

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Literally Anybody Else running for president, orange lobster 3:00

3h ago3:00

3:00

A Texas man legally changes his name to Literally Anybody Else to run for president, a rare orange lobster turns up at a Red Lobster restaurant in Colorado and a Nigerian man's 75-hour video game marathon breaks a Guinness World Record on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.…

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Goats trample SUV, airport's unusual lost and found 2:52

2h ago2:52

2:52

A pair of goats trample a parked SUV on a Colorado mountain, an overturned truck spills steak sauce onto a North Carolina highway ramp and Denver International Airport reveals some of its must unusual lost and found items on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.…

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Mystery plane found on Florida road, alligator tries to cross highway 2:45

2h ago2:45

2:45

A mystery plane is found abandoned on the side of a Florida road, an alligator tries to cross a Georgia highway and a wedding ring lost in a South Carolina river is found a year later by a 9-year-old hunting for shark teeth on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.…

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Kestrel invades City Hall, world's largest pizza party 2:55

3h ago2:55

2:55

An American Kestrel invades Winnipeg City Hall, a cruise line's pizza party breaks a Guinness World Record and police "tackle" a loose wallaby in Washington on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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Odds and Ends: Llama dodges dentist, kangaroo's German tour 5:17

20h ago5:17

5:17

The UPI Odd News Minute presents Weekend Odds and Ends, our weekly round-up of the missed odd-portunities that didn't quite make it into this week's podcasts. This week's stories include a llama escape in Maine, a kangaroo turning up 50 miles from his owner's home in Germany after six months, a rabbit river rescue in Rhode Island, a water balloon w…

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Longhorn steer escapes trailer, 205-foot bonfire 3:00

2d ago3:00

3:00

A longhorn steer uses its horns to open the latch at the back of its trailer on a Pennsylvania highway, a large monitor lizard is rescued on an Arizona freeway and a Northern Ireland town builds what might be the world's tallest bonfire pyre on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.…

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Marinara mishap, 108-year-old's longevity secrets 2:48

3d ago2:48

2:48

An overturned truck spills tomatoes onto a California highway, a Burmese python is found slithering outside an Indiana home and a 108-year-old Alabama woman shares her unusual secrets for staying young on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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Yosemite has a TP problem, puppy pyro 3:01

4d ago3:01

3:01

Yosemite National Park asks visitors to stop leaving their used toilet paper behind, a Colorado dog starts a kitchen fire in its owner's home and a New Jersey man collects a full set of order slips from convenience store chain Wawa on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.…

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Crooked fish, 'The London Tube Challenge' 3:00

5d ago3:00

3:00

Florida Fish and Wildlife researchers find an unusually crooked longnose gar during a survey and a team of British teens ride the entire London Underground in record time on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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Odds and Ends: Patagonian mara on the loose, aggressive anti-littering 4:19

8d ago4:19

4:19

The UPI Odd News Minute presents Weekend Odds and Ends, our weekly round-up of the missed odd-portunities that didn't quite make it into this week's podcasts. This week's stories include a Patagonian mara on the loose in Colorado, a New York town's aggressive anti-littering campaign, a sheep named Waldo that escaped slaughter and the identity of a …

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Unidentified Driving Object, 11 little piggies 2:55

12d ago2:55

2:55

An unusual UFO-shaped vehicle is pulled over twice, 11 pigs run loose in a California neighborhood and a gathering of centenarians breaks a world record in Italy on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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Coin flip resolves 7-7 primary vote, 'Tenty McTentface' 3:00

14d ago3:00

3:00

A 7-7 tie in an Oregon primary race is resolved with an ultimately meaningless coin flip and the famous Broad Street Market in Pennsylvania announces the finalists in a vote to name its new tent on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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Military horse escape, world's smartest chicken 3:01

15d ago3:01

3:01

Military horses escape in London for the second time in three months, Guinness World Records creates a new category for a brainy British Columbia chicken and our recurring David Rush segment finally gets a name on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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Odds and Ends: Candidate makes history by getting zero votes 5:47

16d ago5:47

5:47

The UPI Odd News Minute presents Weekend Odds and Ends, our weekly round-up of the missed odd-portunities that didn't quite make it into this week's podcasts. This week's stories include a Canadian man who became the first candidate in the nation's history to get zero votes in a contested federal election, a mysterious monolith discovery in Colorad…

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Manure truck crash creates 'waterfall of brown,' kinkajou found at Washington rest stop 3:09

16d ago3:09

3:09

A truck carrying liquid manure rolls over and sprays its load of poop in a Connecticut neighborhood, a giant sinkhole opens up in an Illinois park's soccer complex and a kinkajou is found far from home at a Washington rest stop on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.…

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Missouri gator, 180-foot bicycle 3:00

17d ago3:00

3:00

An alligator is spotted lurking in a Missouri lake, a Netherlands team builds the world's longest bicycle and the Boston cow is actually a Boston bull on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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Misspelled highway sign, Mr. Potato Head world record 2:56

18d ago2:56

2:56

An embarrassing typo is corrected on a Philadelphia highway sign, a Northern Ireland man assembles Mr. Potato Head in record time and a pair of donkeys go out for an adventure in Virginia on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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Cheese-choking raccoon, mourning the Las Vegas monolith 3:01

22d ago3:01

3:01

A raccoon choking on a piece of cheese is rescued by a Michigan man, the monolith north of las Vegas is removed byt authorities and a cow evades capture in Boston on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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Interview: David Rush's five oddest records 9:24

22d ago9:24

9:24

Serial Guinness World Record-breaker David Rush joins the UPI Odd News Minute to run down some of the unique challenges and surprising moments behind five of his most unusual Guinness World Records. For more of David Rush's record-breaking antics, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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Goodwill snake, 63-leaf clover 3:03

26d ago3:03

3:03

A snake turns up in a box of donated books at a Virginia Goodwill store, a Japanese man grows a 63-leaf clover and an emu gets loose on an Alberta highway on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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The thick blue line, twin baby boom 2:48

27d ago2:48

2:48

A mysterious line of blue paint is spilled on a half mile of Delaware road, an Ohio hospital cares for seven sets of newborn twins at the same time and a 105-year-old women finally gets her master's degree on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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Las Vegas monolith mystery, Mayan artifact found at thrift store 3:01

28d ago3:01

3:01

A mysterious monolith evoking memories of 2020 appears north of Las Vegas, a vase bought for $3.99 at a Maryland thrift store turns out to be a nearly 2,000-year-old Mayan artifact and a herd of goats escape from the petting zoo at Cedar Point on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.…

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Slithering straphanger, 'strong' piglet chase 3:05

29d ago3:05

3:05

A Hong Kong commuter train is evacuated when a snake is spotted on board, a "very fast and strong" piglet leads California police on a chase and Delaware firefighters rescue a kitten from under the hood of a car on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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Odds and Ends: Cedar Point camel escape, world's tallest bike 5:08

1M ago5:08

5:08

The UPI Odd News Minute presents Weekend Odds and Ends, our weekly round-up of the missed odd-portunities that didn't quite make it into this week's podcasts. This week's stories include monkey madness in North Carolina and Illinois, two camels escaping at Ohio's Cedar Point, the world's tallest rideable bicycle, a "leopard" that visited the sweari…

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Meats and cheeses abandoned on a greased pole, $100k reeled in from Queens pond 2:52

1M ago2:52

2:52

Meats and cheeses remain suspended from the top of a greased pole nearly a month after Philadelphia's Italian Market Festival and a New York couple magnet fishing in a New York pond reel in a safe containing $100,000 cash on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.…

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Denmark recalls 'too spicy' noodles, skateboarding cat 3:11

1M ago3:11

3:11

A line of Korean noodles are recalled in Denmark for being too spicy and a skateboarding cat breaks a Guinness World Record on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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Possum on a plane, 'melon-choly' highway incident 3:01

1M ago3:01

3:01

A sugar glider escapes aboard a plane in China, a truck spills its load of watermelons onto a Utah road and a mandrill at the Phoenix Zoo is certified as the oldest in the world on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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Bear attempts zoo escape, dino discovery 3:11

1M ago3:11

3:11

A bear attempts to tunnel out of her enclosure at a Kansas zoo, a 97-year-old woman receives her high school diploma and a trio of young hikers find a T. rex fossil in North Dakota on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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Odds and Ends: Drag story time, bear in the kitchen 4:15

1M ago4:15

4:15

The UPI Odd News Minute presents Weekend Odds and Ends, our weekly round-up of the missed odd-portunities that didn't quite make it into this week's podcasts. This week's stories include Philadelphia setting a world record for the largest drag queen story time, a bear interrupting a California man washing his dishes, a British "Ghostbusters" fan am…

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World's fastest wheelbarrow, behemoth bunny 3:07

1M ago3:07

3:07

A British mechanic builds the world's fastest motorized wheelbarrow, a 5-foot boa constrictor is found at a New York apartment building and a massive rabbit is rescued from a California highway on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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Boba Fett's record bounty, congressman's funny son 3:02

1M ago3:02

3:02

A Boba Fett action figure becomes the world's most expensive vintage toy, a congressman's 6-year-old son upstages him on the House floor and an alligator is found after 10 days on the loose in Missouri on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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Cincinnati tiger sighting, fossilized 'Poozeum' 3:14

1M ago3:14

3:14

A loose tiger is reported but not found in Cincinnati, a museum opens in Arizona dedicated to fossilized poop and a "hole punch cloud" draws attention over Vermont on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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Odds and Ends: Penis costume ban, Oreo thief 4:42

2M ago4:42

4:42

The UPI Odd News Minute presents Weekend Odds and Ends, our weekly round-up of the missed odd-portunities that didn't quite make it into this week's podcasts. This week's stories include a Spanish resort town banning public displays of penis costumes and blow up dolls, a bear that stole a package of Oreos from a California home, an Indian man who t…

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Strawberries cause traffic 'jam,' bobcat escapes Indiana zoo 3:00

2M ago3:00

3:00

A strawberry truck overturns on a California highway connection ramp, a bobcat escapes an Indiana zoo and a book is returned to a Finnish library 84 years overdue on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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Teacup snake, long-lost charm found on eBay 2:55

2M ago2:55

2:55

A pet snake is rescued from a teacup handle, a long-lost family charm turns up on eBay and a kangaroo escapes from a zoo in Thailand on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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Monkey trouble, world's oldest truck driver 3:00

2M ago3:00

3:00

A monkey is captured after spending the weekend on the loose in South Carolina, residents of an English village complain about a flock of about 100 noisy feral chickens and a Kansas man is certified as the world's oldest truck driver on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.…

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Movie Review # 43 - The Feminist and the Fuzz - Elvis On Tour - Snoopy Come Home - Charlie Varrick - 3 days of the Condor - The Hindenburg - Across the Great Divide 1:23:32

2M ago1:23:32

1:23:32

Seven more movie reviews, let’s go! Gee this is simply not the best batch. I said it.Today we start with (The Feminist and the Fuzz 1971) Barbara Eden stars with the good Morning America guy in this wacky film with some serious ideas that they bring into America’s living room, giving us the representation, and radical crumb many were literally dyin…

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Odds and Ends: Texas kangaroo, helpful chimpanzee 3:44

2M ago3:44

3:44

The UPI Odd News Minute presents Weekend Odds and Ends, our weekly round-up of the missed odd-portunities that didn't quite make it into this week's podcasts. This week's stories include an escaped kangaroo in Texas, a chimpanzee returning a zoo visitor's lost shoe, the world's tallest steer and a happy ending to the story of an escaped tayra wease…

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Pet Gala highlights canine couture, lost wallet found after 33 years 3:01

2M ago3:01

3:01

Fashionable Fidos sport recreated Met Gala looks on the red carpet at the AKC Museum of the Dog's second annual Pet Gala and a British Columbia teenager finds a wallet lost during a fishing trip 33 years earlier on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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Beer made from killer bees, world's most expensive feather 2:57

2M ago2:57

2:57

A Cardiff University team brews beer using extracts from killer bees and a feather from an extinct bird is auctioned for a record-breaking sum on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com.

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Exotic animal escapes British zoo, world's widest wig 3:08

2M ago3:08

3:08

A Central American weasel known as a Tayra escapes from a zoo in England, a Nigerian woman makes a wig measuring nearly 12 feet wide and Colorado State University prepares for the pungent blooming of its corpse flower on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.…

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Cat earns his doctorate, gathering fails to attract Kyles 2:53

2M ago2:53

2:53

A cat earns an honorary doctorate from Vermont State University, a dog is rescued from the Hudson River in New York and the Gathering of Kyles in Texas falls short of a world record on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com.

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Odds and Ends: Howard's oldest graduate, snake on a train 5:08

2M ago5:08

5:08

The UPI Odd News Minute presents Weekend Odds and Ends, our weekly round-up of the missed odd-portunities that didn't quite make it into this week's podcasts. This week's stories include an 83-year-old woman who became Howard University's oldest graduate, a cockateil that became stranded on a hospital window ledge, a snake that caused delays for 2,…

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Raccoon interrupts soccer game, world's oldest sloth 3:01

2M ago3:01

3:01

A raccoon interrupts a Major League Soccer game in Pennsylvania, the world's oldest sloth turns 54 and a group of goats and sheep wander onto a Virginia highway on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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Judge rules tacos are sandwiches, dinosaur world record attempt disqualified 3:06

2M ago3:06

3:06

An Indiana judge rules that tacos and burritos are "Mexican-style sandwiches" and an Alberta city's dinosaur world record attempt is sabotaged by its own massive turn-out on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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'Portal' between New York and Dublin shut down, long-lost heirloom returned to family 3:16

2M ago3:16

3:16

The video "Portal" connecting New York and Dublin is shut down due to "instances of inappropriate behavior" and a family's long-lost wood carving heirloom is returned thanks to a social media post on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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Boat concealed by photo-realistic mural, man rescued after rescuing dog 2:54

2M ago2:54

2:54

A California man ordered by his local government to conceal the boat in his driveway has a photo-realistic mural of the vessel painted on his fence and a New York man who jumped into the water to rescue his dog gets fished out by firefighters on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.…

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Odds and Ends: 106-year-old skydiver, Starbucks alligator 3:50

2M ago3:50

3:50

The UPI Odd News Minute presents Weekend Odds and Ends, our weekly round-up of the missed odd-portunities that didn't quite make it into this week's podcasts. This week's stories include the world's oldest skydiver, an SUV-sized Radio Flyer wagon up for auction, an alligator's visit to Starbucks and David Rush's latest Guinness World Records title.…

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Chinese zoo's panda impersonators, 'Portal' connects New York and Dublin 3:10

2M ago3:10

3:10

A Chinese zoo is criticized for disguising a pair of dogs as giant pandas, a video screen dubbed "The Portal" connects New York and Dublin and animal control officers in North Carolina wrangle a 5-foot lizard on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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