Levon Putney | Radio News Anchor/Reporter | 25+ Years Journalism Experience

Reel Pod News Cast® with Levon Putney

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Join veteran journalist Levon Putney-- iHeart New York news anchor/reporter, NJ 101.5 FM weekday afternoon anchor & former WCBS 880 anchor/reporter with 25+ years of storytelling experience-- for his Reel Pod News Cast® - a weekly dose of lighter, fun news stories written and told with the punchlines they deserve. Perfect for anyone wanting a break from all the serious and depressing headlines to get a quick shot of bizarre crimes, weird events and people doing silly things around the world, Every story is filled with details and explanations that Levon takes time to write and deliver in a way...

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Levon Putney | Radio News Anchor/Reporter | 25+ Years Journalism Experience

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News

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reelpodnewscast.com

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

"Giving Thanks For People Doing Dumb & Dumber Things"--Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney 25.11.2025

Happy Thanksgiving :) Weird news stories in this episode include one on a man accused of being the stranger seen sneaking in and out of a UC Berkeley sorority house one night, and watched at least one take a shower before running out... also one on a man hired to play Santa in a Tacoma Washington restaurant, until it came out that he had just gotten out of a mental hospital after serving time for...

"Stolen: A Parkway, Mom's Car, Cake & (more!) Monkeys"--Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney 21.11.2025

This may be the weirdest collection of weird stories in a weird podcast so far... including one that explains how a home's driveway could be stolen in Tennessee... also one on a Tennessee 10yr old who's accused of driving off from school in mom's car after they had an argument, only to drive home and get dad arrested later for outstanding warrants... and in the UK, a man was just sentenced to pris...

"Hitler's Teenie Weenie & Proof Men Hate Shopping w/Women"--Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney 18.11.2025

No lack of bizarre news in this cast...like in Florida's Lee County, where sheriff's deputies say they pulled up to stolen suv call at a construction site to find the suspecting bolting from a porta potty wearing no pants... also a follow up to researchers findings in a documentary showing Adolf Hitler likely had a micropenis... and one on the former Spanish soccer official whose own uncle threw e...

"Animals ft. Frankie &...How Many Eggs CAN A Chicken Lay?"--Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney 14.11.2025

This latest cast full of funny news stories includes one on a bear that broke into a Colorado home twice in one night... also one on a Florida farmer accused of shooting at (but missing) three fellow drunks outside a bar, because he was upset by their argument over how many eggs a chicken can lay...and another story on a Mississippi man accused of being the porch pirate caught on video stealing de...

"Pigs, Sheep, Toilet Humor & Autobahn Sex"--Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney 11.11.2025

No lack of dumb criminals in this stress relief podcast...like in Florida, where a man is accused of hitting a clerk in the face with a spit-filled wad of chewing tobacco, during an argument over a lack of bathroom toilet paper... also folks in a Minnesota town called the cops on their neighbor for cutting wood with a chainsaw while fully naked...and cops in Germany busted a couple for reckless dr...

"Crackheads, More Monkeys & A Porn Choking Ban."--Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney 07.11.2025

Bizarre news in this episode includes a story on a woman who cops say severely burned herself in a hospital bed by trying to smoke crack while on oxygen... also one on Mississippi's monkey business wrapping up with a final lab monkey being caught alive, after a transport truck flipped over and two people shot and killed two of the three monkeys that ran off... and the Louvre reportedly had a secur...

"Bob Ross, A Monkey & Whipped Cream"--Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney 04.11.2025

This 15 minute news podcast of dumb criminals and feel-good stories includes one on Seattle police's hunt for the guy who set fire to a family's front yard Halloween display, which neighbors helped put out and later replace...also a story on a pet monkey that got loose inside of a Spirit Halloween store north of Dallas...and on a Kentucky woman who was waiting for a box of meds but a box of body p...

"Booty Calls, Alien Baptisms & Flying Tortillas"--Reel Pod News Cast with Levon Putney 31.10.2025

This 15 minute newscast full of funny news stories includes (news lol) on Texas Tech's decision to stop their students' tortillas tossing tradition... also on some juveniles accused of doing a bad job at delinquency in South Jersey, where a woman is about to be sentenced for admitting to torching a man's home, because he fell asleep and didn't answer the door after a booty call. Plus...parody ads/...

"A Possible Bonfire Arson & Thai Pee Enlargements"--Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney 28.10.2025

No shortage of weird news in this 15 minute podcast. Stories this time include a man in New Hampshire who's accused of wearing only a Speedo, sneakers and a ball cap while trying to force his way inside a sheriff's 911 dispatch call center... also one on a Florida man in hot water for old pictures he's accused of taking of a toddler and an infant both posing with a bag of weed, a Glock semi automa...

"Toto Hated Kansas, A Dead Croc In The UK & Toad Lickers in Arizona"--Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney 24.10.2025

Funny news stories this time will NOT include a story I deleted from the top of the 2nd section (full disclosure lol), which explains the out of context way I started that section...however...WILL include one on a guy in Kansas arrested for rolling up to a stranger's home in a stolen pickup, asking for gas and for the homeowner to not call the cops, but the homeowner did... also on a Westchester C...

"Fake Plates, Naked Romps & A Seeing Blind Guy"--Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney 21.10.2025

Bizarre news stories this time around include one on a driver in California facing a $197 fine for a hand-drawn, fake license plate for a missing one that would've cost $27 to legally replace... also one on a Florida guy who went on a butt naked romp through several backyards, knocked on doors and damaged property... and a follow up on Sunday's heist at the Louvre...as well as one on an Italian ma...

"Assault By Cheeseburger...Assault Rifle Packing Pastor & A Statue's Boob Job"--Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney 17.10.2025

Funny news stories in this episode includes a former strip club worker in Florida who's facing a battery charge, because cops say he caused bodily harm to his former boss by hitting him with a cheeseburger... also a central Pennsylvania pastor's sermon that featured an assault rifle the reverend used as a prop...and the restoration of breasts on an Irish statue...along with two new Guinness World...

"Robtober at The Blue Note...Dogfishing in LA...& a Thermos up the..."--Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney 14.10.2025

This 82nd episode of weird news stories includes the LAPD's search for a woman going by Adva Lavie, who's accused of robbing the homes of guys she met on a dating app...also on a Florida man who was arrested, only for a body scanner x-ray at the jail to find he somehow shoved a thermos up his rectum and needed a hospital specialist to remove it...and how an 82 year old woman in Eastern China neede...

"Monkeys, Tampons & Salsa"--Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney 10.10.2025

Including weird stories like the monkey caught running around a South Carolina town...and one on a Florida firefighter suspending after being accused of throwing about 100 red-painted tampons on her ex-boyfriend's front yard...also one on a guy in Ontario Canada accused of being so high he basically called police on his self. Plus...parody ads/songs and celebrity birthdays.

"All Florida, All The Time...& Crypto Bro Stunts"--Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney 07.10.2025

Includes stories on the Florida man who learned the hard way what can happen to a face after breaking into a mixed martial artist's home... and on the Florida woman accused of stealing a grocery store's motorized cart to drive to her doctor's appt...also on two Florida men on both sides of the state accused of flying past cops while one claimed he was late for a haircut, while the other said he ha...

"Almost A Literal Shotgun Wedding & Some Not So Smooth Criminals"-- Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney 03.10.2025

Includes stories on how cops in Minnesota are looking for a man only said to be 'involved in a wedding,' when he shot another man once in each leg at the ceremony...also on how a Colorado TV crew helped cops catch a suspected armed robber, because the photog spotted the man walking behind their live shot...and on the 26 year old man in England who got nine years in prison after stabbing a bouncer,...

Reel Pod News Cast™ Tue Sept 30th 2025 30.09.2025

Includes stories on the young man in Dekalb County Georgia who's accused of stealing at least 91 manhole covers since September 2nd....and on a woman who started a billboard campaign to advertise her search for a hubbie...also on a man in South Korea who's accused of calling police 58,307 times within two years. Plus...parody ads/songs and celebrity birthdays.

Reel Pod News Cast,™ ep.77 Fri Sept 26th 2025 26.09.2025

Includes stories on how Connecticut is banning first cousins from getting married as of Oct 1st... and on the African tribe in Scotland...also on how a crab caught a train ride in England on a first class seat. Plus...parody ads/songs and celebrity birthdays.

Reel Pod News Cast,™ ep.76 Tue Sept 23rd 2025 23.09.2025

Including stories on a woman arrested in a Dayton OH suburb for going into an Arby's and hitting a worker upside the head with a rock, because cops say the woman accused the Arby's worker of stealing her half smoked joint the night before... also on a cheating scandal at this year's World Stone Skimming Championships in Scotland...and on a married couple also in Scotland who solved the four year o...

Reel Pod News Cast,™ ep.75 Fri Sept 19th 2025 19.09.2025

Includes stories on police in Florida looking for a Disney area restaurant robber, who swam up to the eatery's dock in scuba gear, got out and took off the gear, then used no weapon to rob two workers in the manager's office before putting the wet suit and scuba gear back on and swimming off. Also on how FBI agents borrowed Billings Montana's city incinerator to burn confiscated meth, and ended up...

Reel Pod News Cast,™ ep.74 Tue Sept 16th 2025 16.09.2025

Includes stories on a man in New York's Hudson Valley who's accused of getting upset over something about pulling over for an ambulance passing by with sirens and lights, that cops say he chased down the ambulance and swerved in front to try and pull it over...also on a guy in Calgary who's accused of making a tunnel up into to his neighbor's apartment while she was out of town... and on an anesth...

Reel Pod News Cast,™ ep.73 Fri Sept 12th 2025 12.09.2025

Includes stories on two women in Massachusetts who are accused of stealing $2,000 worth of clothes from a T.J. Maxx store, but caught across the street in a Wendy's drive thru line... and on a nurse in Kentucky who performed CPR on a baby squirrel pulled from a garbage dumpster, only to later find it was drunk...also on the grown man in Prince George B.C. Canada who was also accused of being drunk...

Reel Pod News Cast,™ Tue Sept 9th 2025 09.09.2025

Includes stories on the Cranford New Jersey council candidate who's been break dancng during his public speaking time at the podium during recent committee meetings... also on the Florida woman convicted of battery for choking her mom and squeezing her brother's testicles between punches over losing a playstation 4 game...and on the Australian grandfather who brought home the wrong kid from a Sydn...

Reel Pod News Cast™, Fri Sept 5th 2025 05.09.2025

Includes stories on the 23 year old Univ of Central Florida student accused of using his cellphone to record video under a female student's skirt in the library, and then telling cops it was his job, since he sold the videos online...also on the man in a Miami suburb who's accused of running over a woman with his suv (not seriously hurt), because she said no to his request to smell her feet...and...

Reel Pod News Cast™, Tue Sept 2nd 2025 02.09.2025

Includes stories on a North Carolina granddad who cops say was caught on surveillance cameras putting party drug pills of cocaine and mdma in his grandkids' blizzards, while flagging down cops to claim they found them in the frosty dessert... also on how a married man wearing Batman pajamas woke up next to his wife in Batman pjs, then went outside and caught a suspected thief in his neighbor's gar...

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