Best Metro Minutes Podcasts (2024)

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Odds and Ends: Metro Detroit alligator, escaped circus camel 4:50

14h ago4:50

4:50

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 an alligator found underneath a resident's car in a Detroit suburb, an escaped circus camel wandering a road in France, a narrowly-evaded $1,055.49 late fee at an …

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Escaped goat joins half-marathon, 'Doctor Who' collectors 3:11

3d ago3:11

3:11

An escaped goat joins a half-marathon race in Newfoundland and Labrador, a painting bought for $50 at a barn sale is expected to fetch up to $200,000 at auction and a Chicago-area father and son earn a Guinness World Record for their collection of "Doctor Who" memorabila. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.…

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Data Quality and Management with Aaron Wilkerson of Carhartt – IT in the D 495 32:43

2d ago32:43

32:43

Aaron Wilkerson, data and analytics leader at Carhartt, and organizer of the Detroit Low Key Data Meetup. They discuss the challenges of data quality and the importance of clean data for AI initiatives, the complexities of managing multiple data vendors, and how businesses are navigating cloud costs and modernization. They also touch on the integra…

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Fat Bear Week, dog hoisted from cave 3:20

3d ago3:20

3:20

Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska kicks off this year's Fat Bear Week, a dog is rescued from a 14-foot-deep cave in Florida and a Canadian man uses a paper straw to drink a Capri Sun pouch in record time on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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Sheep rams state trooper, Italian woman's big tongue 3:00

4d ago3:00

3:00

A loose sheep attempts to fight a Michigan State Police trooper, an Italian woman's tongue circumference breaks a Guinness World Record and a Washington driver's carpool lane passenger turns out to be an empty shirt on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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Sea lion on the highway, world's largest pupusa 3:07

5d ago3:07

3:07

A sea lion wanders onto a California highway, a team of D.C.-area chefs cook up the world's largest pupusa and a dog stuck inside a car's bumper is rescued in Florida on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com.

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9 30 2024 KC Multifamily Minute Alex Olson 1031 Exchange Broker Kansas City Investment Overview 12:24

5d ago12:24

12:24

September 30th 2024 - weekly Kansas City multifamily market analysis where Legendary Apartment Broker Alex Olson details each new multifamily opportunity listed on Zillow, Realtor.com, LoopNet and the MLS. Watch and listen as he evaluates each buildings class rating, class location rating, and where it may fit in for a 1031 exchange or active real …

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Take the train and TRANSform the climate 1:01

5d ago1:01

1:01

If you're looking for a more sustainable way to travel, Google has teamed up with Amtrak to show train routes for people booking travel on the search engine. Each time travelers choose Amtrak instead of flying, they can reduce their carbon footprint by up to 72%. Source: Amtrak This week, the American Public Transportation Association hosts its ann…

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Where in Arizona has the best Mexican food? 29:51

5d ago29:51

29:51

Many debates arise over the topic of Mexican Food. Tacos or Burritos? Corn or flour tortillas? and when it comes to authenticity which city reigns supreme, Phoenix or Tucson? But with Mexican cuisine representing a large portion of Arizona's food scene, which city takes first place? In this week's episode of Valley 101 a podcast by The Arizona Repu…

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Odds and Ends: Blue lobster, crawlspace bear 4:07

8d ago4:07

4:07

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 blue lobster, a bear living in a home's crawlspace, a deer saved from a tight spot and David Rush's latest record-breaking feat. For these stories and more, visi…

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Sydney Harbor turns green, world's tallest hat 3:09

9d ago3:09

3:09

Firefighters solve the mystery of why a portion of Australia's Sydney Harbor (Harbour, if you're fancy) turned green, a Pennsylvania man creates the world's tallest hat and five horses escape from a Missouri Renaissance Festival on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.…

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Catching Up with Entrepreneur Tom Nardone – IT in the D 494 42:44

9d ago42:44

42:44

Entrepreneur and product developer and repeat offender Tom Nardone is back chatting about what he’s done and what he’s doing. 36 Ideas and a System (TEDxDetroit) Detroit Mower Gang ShopInPrivate.com, Bachelorette.com, Vibrators.com Dignity LiftsBy Bob Waltenspiel & Randy Walker

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Toad found in bagged salad, aardvark born at San Diego Zoo 2:50

10d ago2:50

2:50

A toad is found in a bagged salad bought from a grocery store in England and the San Diego Zoo announces its first aardvark birth on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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200-year-old message in a bottle, world's largest cheesecake 3:00

11d ago3:00

3:00

An archaeology team in France finds a message in a bottle left by an archaeologist 200 years earlier, a Cream Cheese Festival in New York features the unveiling of the world's largest cheesecake and the last of eight escaped rodeo bulls in lassoed in Massachusetts on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.…

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9 23 2024 KC Multifamily Minute Alex Olson 1031 Exchange Legendary Apartment Brokers Kansas City 10:15

13d ago10:15

10:15

August 23rd, 2024 episode - weekly Kansas City multifamily market analysis where Legendary Apartment Broker Alex Olson details each new multifamily opportunity listed on Zillow, Realtor.com, LoopNet and the MLS. Watch and listen as he evaluates each buildings class rating, class location rating, and where it may fit in for a 1031 exchange or active…

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Bulls escape Mass. rodeo, bugs shut down Michigan library 2:45

12d ago2:45

2:45

Eight bulls escape from a rodeo event at a Massachusetts mall, a DVD case filled with bugs shuts down a suburban Detroit library and a British zoo's missing capybara is returned home safely on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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Get ready to party from LA to Vegas on Brightline West 0:59

12d ago0:59

0:59

Welcome to your Transit Unplugged News Minute, where we cover the biggest headlines in the transit industry. Ferry systems across the U.S. are about to get an upgrade. The Federal Transit Administration has awarded $300 million in grants to modernize ferry systems across 14 states. Source: FTA Vancouver's TransLink is one step closer to achieving i…

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What is Bethany Home Road named after? 16:56

13d ago16:56

16:56

Over 100 years ago, North Phoenix's main road, Bethany Home Road was just a small path that served a specific community. Bethany Home sanitarium was considered a safe haven helping those with tuberculosis. Although, the sanatarium did get renamed a few years later its legacy lives on today. In this week's episode of Valley 101, a podcast by The Ari…

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Odds and Ends: 121-hour softball game, squirrels on a train 3:47

15d ago3:47

3:47

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 an underway world record attempt for the world's longest softball game, the world's first porcupine C-section, a pair of train-invading squirrels and New Zealand's…

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Toy Hall of Fame finalists, capybara update 2:58

16d ago2:58

2:58

The National Toy Hall of Fame announces its finalists for 2024 induction, a cat who went missing in Yellowstone National Park turns up 800 miles away and a British zoo gives an update on its escaped capybara on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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Right to Repair with Jacki Lutz of Auto Care Association – IT in the D 493 33:10

16d ago33:10

33:10

We’re joined this week by Jacki Lutz, Director of Content for the communication team at Auto Care Association and host of ‘Carpool Confessions‘. In this episode, we discuss the right to repair movement crucial to automotive independence and consumer choice. The conversation dives into the challenges faced by independent auto repair shops due to new…

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Man pays wrong power bill for 18 years, stowaway marmot 2:49

17d ago2:49

2:49

A California man discovers he has been mistakenly paying his neighbor's power bill for 18 years, a woman finds a stowaway marmot under the hood of her car and a Connecticut man finds a bear lurking in a garage on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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Ohio alligator sighting, capybara on the loose 3:00

18d ago3:00

3:00

Officials in Beavercreek, Ohio, say they do not believe there is an alligator on the loose after a reported sighting, "Dora The Explorer" breaks a Guinness World Record at a Los Angeles parade and a capybara escapes from a Telford, England, zoo on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.…

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9 16 2024 KC Multifamily Minute Alex Olson 1031 Exchange Broker Kansas City Investment Overview 14:05

20d ago14:05

14:05

September 16th, 2024 - weekly Kansas City multifamily market analysis where Legendary Apartment Broker Alex Olson details each new multifamily opportunity listed on Zillow, Realtor.com, LoopNet and the MLS. Watch and listen as he evaluates each buildings class rating, class location rating, and where it may fit in for a 1031 exchange or active real…

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Arrr. Be this the bus that goes to ther docks? 0:58

20d ago0:58

0:58

Welcome to your Transit Unplugged News Minute, where we cover the biggest headlines in the transit industry. Last week, the American Public Transportation Association held a fly-in in Washington D.C. where transit agency leaders and advocates met with over 75 members of Congress and staff, urging them to not cut the funding levels to public transit…

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What happened to Phoenix's Trotting Park? 20:54

20d ago20:54

20:54

Before it was left empty, this state-of-the-art building was home for two seasons of horse racing. The Phoenix Trotting Park was expertly designed and opened in 1965. Attendees filled the beautiful grandstand to watch trotting style racing, but not for very long. Today, we bring you the history of Goodyear, Arizona's Trotting Horse Park. This vibra…

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Dayton Home Stats in 2 Minutes! [September 2024] 2:01

19d ago2:01

2:01

Get the most up to date and quickest Dayton, Beavercreek, Oakwood, Kettering and Dayton Metro Home Stats in 2 minutes! However if you want to actually understand what these numbers mean for you... If you want to know how these numbers impact you as a buyer or seller... Maybe you're thinking about selling or buying and wondering if now is the right …

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Tampa Home Stats in 2 Minutes! [September 2024] 2:18

19d ago2:18

2:18

Get the most up to date and quickest Tampa and Hillsborough County Home Stats in 2 minutes! However if you want to actually understand what these numbers mean for you... If you want to know how these numbers impact you as a buyer or seller... Maybe you're thinking about selling or buying and wondering if now is the right time? If you want to know w…

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St Pete Home Stats in 2 Minutes! [September 2024] 2:17

20d ago2:17

2:17

Get the most up to date and quickest St Petersburg, Clearwater, Safety Harbor, Pinellas Beaches and Pinellas County Home Stats in 2 minutes! However if you want to actually understand what these numbers mean for you... If you want to know how these numbers impact you as a buyer or seller... Maybe you're thinking about selling or buying and wonderin…

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Hillsborough County Real Estate Statistics and Market Trends - Tampa Florida [September 2024] 18:26

19d ago18:26

18:26

Hillsborough County Real Estate Statistics and Market Trends for September 2024. Want to know what the Tampa, Temple Terrace, and Brandon real estate market is doing? If you're thinking about buying or selling a home in Tampa, Temple Terrace, Brandon, Westchase, Apollo Beach, Ruskin, Bloomingdale, South Tampa, or Seminole Heights you will want to k…

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Dayton Real Estate Statistics and Market Trends - Ohio [September 2024] 20:00

19d ago20:00

20:00

Dayton, Ohio Real Estate Statistics and Market Trends for September 2024. Want to know what the real estate market is doing in the Dayton Metro area? If you're thinking about buying or selling a home in Dayton, Oakwood, Kettering, Beavercreek, Centerville, Springboro, Fairborn, Xenia, Huber Heights, Trotwood, Miamisburg, Franklin, Germantown, Vanda…

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Pinellas County Real Estate Statistics and Market Trends - St Petersburg Florida [September 2024] 20:18

19d ago20:18

20:18

Pinellas County Real Estate Statistics and Market Trends for September 2024. Want to know what St. Pete and Clearwater real estate market is doing? If you're thinking about buying or selling a home in Saint Petersburg, Clearwater, Gulfport, Pass-A-Grill, Safety Harbor, or Dunedin, or on maybe one of our beautiful beach communities such as Pass-A-Gr…

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Odds and Ends: Ig Nobel Prizes, fridge-raiding bear 5:43

22d ago5:43

5:43

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 winners of this year's Ig Nobel Prizes, a bear that broke into a California cabin to raid the fridge, the world's largest plum and a literal traffic jam.…

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Kansas City mystery goats, Guinness World Records 2025 3:12

23d ago3:12

3:12

A herd of mystery goats are wrangled after more than a month on the loose in Kansas City, Mo., and Guinness World Records announces multiple new titles for the release of its "Guinness World Records 2025" book on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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Idle Banter with Mike Zapcic – IT in the D 492 54:57

23d ago54:57

54:57

Our friend Mike Zapcic is back to just shoot the breeze. We chat about movies, books, pop culture, and more. This was a casual chat with no agenda–just some friends catching up and geeking out.By Bob Waltenspiel & Randy Walker

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Indiana monkey rescue, escaped penguin's great adventure 2:59

24d ago2:59

2:59

Firefighters rescue a pet monkey from the top of an Indiana building, an escaped penguin in Japan is found two weeks later after a journey of more than 18 miles and a lifeboat crew in England responds to a report of a person in the water and finds another crew's lost training dummy on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit U…

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Escaped tiger captured, unusual lost and found 3:06

25d ago3:06

3:06

A tiger that escaped from a Mexican zoo near the Texas border is captured after nearly a week on the loose, Hotels.com reveals some of the most unusual lost and found items at its parner hotels and an Arizona man sinks a record-breaking basketball trick shot on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.…

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9 9 2024 KC Multifamily Minute Alex Olson Legendary Apartment Brokers in Kansas City 1031 Exchange 11:38

27d ago11:38

11:38

September 9th, 2024 - weekly Kansas City multifamily market analysis where Legendary Apartment Broker Alex Olson details each new multifamily opportunity listed on Zillow, Realtor.com, LoopNet and the MLS. Watch and listen as he evaluates each buildings class rating, class location rating, and where it may fit in for a 1031 exchange or active real …

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Message in a bottle birthday wish, firefighters swarmed by bees 3:00

26d ago3:00

3:00

A Georgia visitor's birthday wish comes true when she finds a message in a bottle, California firefighters battling a vegetation fire get swarmed by bees and a Nisaan is dropped from a crane to set a world record for the highest car bungee jump on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.…

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New buses, new trains, and new service! 1:00

27d ago1:00

1:00

Welcome to your Transit Unplugged News Minute, where we cover the biggest headlines in the transit industry. As we kick off the new school year, we are seeing a lot of transit agencies launching. Launching new vehicles, new services, and new programs. In Houston, Texas, they rolled out their first electric buses. The Metropolitan Transit Authority …

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How hard is it for Arizonans to survive the heat? 31:48

27d ago31:48

31:48

It's a record year in Phoenix when it comes to the heat. But it's always been hot here: Phoenix is considered to be the nation's hottest city — but even now the early mornings and late nights cannot always guarantee a break from high temperatures. Yet despite it all, Arizonans live their lives here. They go to work, they walk their dog, they see th…

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Odds and Ends: Impromptu rodeo, string cheese ball 3:41

29d ago3:41

3:41

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 loose bull wrangled by a team of Illinois ranchers, the world's largest ball of string cheese, a pair of Wisconsin mystery chickens and a kitten that took a 15-m…

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Lost cat's 2,000-mile journey, ping-pong spitting world record 2:55

30d ago2:55

2:55

A Texas woman's missing cat turns up in Massachsuetts after nearly 3 years, David Rush spits a ping pong ball at a wall to break his own world record and a cow leads police on a 2-1/2-hour hoof chase on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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Rattlesnake in the house, world's smallest vacuum cleaner 2:57

1M ago2:57

2:57

A rattlesnake is captured after wandering into a California family's house, a dog named Buckethead is rescued after wandering for more than a week with a plastic container stuck over his head and a college student in India builds the world's smallest vacuum cleaner on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.…

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9 3 2024 KC Multifamily Minute Alex Olson Legendary Apartment Brokers in Kansas City 7:47

1M ago7:47

7:47

September 3rd, 2024 KC Multifamily Minute - weekly Kansas City multifamily market analysis where Legendary Apartment Broker Alex Olson details each new multifamily opportunity listed on Zillow, Realtor.com, LoopNet and the MLS. Watch and listen as he evaluates each buildings class rating, class location rating, and where it may fit in for a 1031 ex…

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Pig in the city, bowlers strike a new world record 3:10

1M ago3:10

3:10

A pig on the loose in a Texas city is captured after two days, a quartet of Kentucky bowlers set the Guinness World Record for the most strikes in 24 hours and a bear sneaks up behind a Colorado boy eating popcorn on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News.

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