Audacy

Something Offbeat

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What’s the deeper story behind that weird headline you forwarded to your friends or shared at the watercooler? We ask questions to gain grounded insight into the stranger news of the week.

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Audacy

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News

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www.audacy.com

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

A kitten fed to a snake, a man pretends to be a high schooler and we've all got road rage 03.10.2025

On this "Something Offbeat" weird news roundup, you'll hear about cat fed to a snake from WWL’s Scoot, a man pretending to be a higher schooler from the Dana and Parks Show out of KMBZ and new road rage data from WCCO’s Adam and Jordana.

Other Side of the News: Texas chainsaw... orchestra? 01.10.2025

On this "Other Side of the News" report, Mike Rogers interviews an orchestra of chainsaws.

Poop spray mayhem, the rapture that never came and a history of failed predictions 26.09.2025

This week's "Something Offbeat" news roundup covers a teaching assistant arrested for fart spray from the Dana & Parks Show, The Dave Glover Show's take on this week's non-rapture, and a history of prediction failures from Scoot.

Other Side of the News: What it takes to be the ultimate Donkey Kong champ 24.09.2025

In this "Other Side of the News" dispatch, host Mike Rogers interviews a man who beat the top Donkey Kong score -- twice.

Deep sea aliens, babies switched at birth and a peek behind Alice Cooper's curtain 19.09.2025

Here's another "Something Offbeat" roundup of weird news. This week, we've got more alien headlines from The Dave Glover Show, a nurse who was fired for reporting babies switched at birth from the Dana & Parks Show and and the offbeat origins of shock rock with Alice Cooper and WWL's Scoot.

Other Side of the News: Bringing 'dead zones' to life with vintage pay phones 17.09.2025

Mike Rogers speaks to a man who is helping to connect telecommunication "dead zones" with pay phones on this "Other Side of the News" clip.

A mysterious comet in our solar system: Could a blind date with extraterrestrial life crash the stock market? 12.09.2025

What would really happen if we made contact with alien life? How would our lives change? Would we even still BE alive? And most importantly… what would happen to the stock market? Dr. Avi Loeb joined host Mike Rogers on "Something Offbeat" to discuss what's different about the 3I ATLAS comet currently making its way through our solar system, and the implications it could have for us here on Earth.

ALIEN WEEK DISPATCH: Ancient life on Mars? Here's what NASA says its rover uncovered 11.09.2025

In a potential landmark discovery, NASA says its Mars rover has found potential signs of ancient microscopic life on the Red Planet. For details, WWJ's Tracey McCaskill was joined live by Mike Narlock, Head of Astronomy at Cranbrook Institute of Science in Bloomfield Hills. (Photo: Getty Images)

Other Side of the News: Is it a comet or something more? 10.09.2025

Here's a preview of Mike Rogers' longer interview with Harvard Dr. Avi Loeb, out this Friday from the "Something Offbeat" podcast. Loeb thinks there are some things about a comet moving through our solar system that indicate it could be intelligently directed (an alien spacecraft?).

Naked volleyball, robotic lions and living funerals 05.09.2025

Catch up on weird news from this week with a roundup from the "Something Offbeat" podcast, featuring stories from KMOX's The Dave Glover Show, KMBZ's the Dana & Parks Show and KDKA's the Big K Morning Show.

Other Side of the News: Piano playing rhino 03.09.2025

Mike Rogers learns about a rhinoceros who learned how to play piano on this "Other Side of the News" segment.

A butt sniffer arrested, explosions and the cow of Stonehenge 29.08.2025

"Something Offbeat" is back with a roundup of weird news. This week, we've got stories from Los Angeles to Stonehenge from The Dave Glover show on KMOX, the Dana and Parks show on KMBZ and KNX News' LA Local.

Other Side of the News: Crash a wedding, for a fee 27.08.2025

Host Mike Rogers speaks with a woman about attending strangers' weddings for a fee.

Cracker Barrel, missing Texas woman joins African tribe in Scotland and radioactive shrimp 22.08.2025

This week, we go on another tour of weird news from Audacy stations across the country.

Other Side of the News: Can you delete yourself from the internet? 20.08.2025

"Something Offbeat" host Mike Rogers interviews a man working on deleting much of his digital footprint.

Back-to-school special: The Gen Z stare and beyond 15.08.2025

As back-to-school season gets into gear, "Something Offbeat" rounds up news about Gen Z from KMOX's The Dave Glover Show, WCCO's Adam & Jordana and KMBX's Dana & Parks.

Other Side of the News: Hopelessly devoted to Chick-fil-A 13.08.2025

"Something Offbeat" host Mike Rogers talks to a man who loves Chick-fil-A more than you do. Probably.

Zoo asks for pet donations to feed its animals, gambler wins 400 jackpots and weirdos throw adult toys at WNBA 08.08.2025

This week "Something Offbeat" checks out news from Audacy's WCCO, KMBZ and WWL.

Other Side of the News: A donkey sings the blues 06.08.2025

In this "Other Side of the News" dispatch, Mike Rogers learns about Monty, the blues-singing donkey.

Unpacking the Coldplay couple scandal 01.08.2025

"Something Offbeat" host Mike Rogers unpacks the Coldplay kiss cam scandal with Paul Keable, Chief Strategy Officer at Ashely Madison.

Other Side of the News: Taking on the UK in a teeny tiny car 30.07.2025

In this "Other Side of the News" dispatch, Mike Rogers talks to a man taking a tiny car across the U.K.

Remembering the Prince of Darkness, MRI horror and a firefly resurgence 25.07.2025

"Something Offbeat" goes on a tour of strange news out of Audacy stations in New Orleans, La., Kansas City, Mo., and Detroit, Mich.

Other Side of the News: Record-breaking bananas 23.07.2025

On this dispatch from Mike Rogers' "Other Side of the News", he covers Mt. Everest of bananas in Westmont, IL.

Unhealthiest fast food, dangerous e-scooters and drugs in space 18.07.2025

This week, "Something Offbeat" checked in on weird news from Audacy stations around the country.

Other Side of the News: A cheesesteak odyssey 16.07.2025

Mike Rogers speaks with Jim Pappas, a man who has been on a cheesesteak adventure.

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