Odd Dad Out

After being challeneged by John from the Brand X Podcast, I'm going to try the #NaPodPoMo challenge to post a podcast every day for a month. I'll be doing little 4 minute segments about I don't know what yet. Day 1 I'm giving a peak at what I've got coming on this week's regular episode of the podcast. See you tomorrow! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this pilot episode, listen as Adam and Reanna share personal ghost stories and share stories submitted from others.Thanks to Paul from "the Countdown Movie and TV Review Podcast," and Cara Nichole from the "Podcasts We Listen To" Facebook Group for their storiesIf you like the show, let us know so that we can make more.@odddadout on twitter or odddadout@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What do I have in common with my dog? Both of us have had major weight shifts lately. On a similar note, almost all of this week's news is about breakfast food. I've got garlic coffee, cops confused by donuts, a shortcut to chicken and waffles, and a little "green" something to help your appetite. All that food left me with only one choice for this week's "Recommended Listening" feature: The RestauRant Podcast. Full show notes and news links at http://bit.ly/ODO79 -RECOMMENDED LISTENING- The RestauRant Podcasthttp://restaurantpod.podbean.com/"Rants and raves about restaurants, food, and a celebration of all things culinary." -Promos This Week-Gareth's Random RamblingsPrerecorded LiveThe BoondoggleEpic Film Guys Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I'm more than a little sleepy this week. On my 3 am drive home from work, my wife informed me that our 2 year old is sick. This meant I was up with him the whole rest of the night, clear up to recording time this morning. The news brings several women who seem to be "weird adjacent," including the return of the McDonald's Szechuan Sauce. The "Jackass Of The Week" left me with more questions than answers, and at long last This week's "Recommended Listening" feature goes to the Brand X Podcast.Full show notes at: https://odddadout.blogspot.com/2017/10/a-long-night-odo-78.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People make bad decisions all the time. The subjects of this week's esteemed news stories range from just being ignorant to getting literally blinded by poor decision making. On a completely unrelated note, it's pie time at home! Ok, it's because I decided to let my wife order 30 lbs of apples, so I guess it does relate to bad decision making. Going back to being blind, this week's "Recommended Listening" features at least one guy who is legally blind. It's Big D and Little R, from the Bro-Ron's Podcast. -WEIRD NEWS- -Five Taken To Hospital Over Hazmat Scare Caused By Pumpkin SpiceFive people were evacuated when a mysterious odor was found to be coming from a Baltimore High School locker. Hazmat crews found it to be a pumpkin spice air freshener.-Rick and Morty Fans Riot Over Szechuan SauceWhen McDonald's announced a super limited release of it's long gone szechuan dipping sauce, caused by fans of the cartoon show, "Rick and Morty," they didn't expect that thousands of fans would show up to get some of the sa

Since I didn't get to do a special episode for International Podcast Day on Sept 30th, I decided that I would spend this week just talking podcasting. In honor of his, long overdue, win in this year's Podcast Awards, this week's Recommended Listening feature goes to Dave Jackson and the School of Podcasting.Check out The School of Podcastinghttp://schoolofpodcasting.comOdd Dad Out Gearhttp://odddadout.threadless.comPromos:http://thestorybehindpodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

- In the wake of the Las Vegas shooting, I had to take some time and get some things off of my chest. Some people, likely many, may not like what I have to say at some points. That said, you may want to stick it out til the end for the lesson, or just read it below because, just like a pencil, the point is at the end. -This week we had the deadliest mass shooting in American history. At the time I’m writing this, 59 people are reported dead, and well over 500 are injured. I'm not gonna mention the scumbag murdering SOB by name because I strongly believe that we shouldn't make these people famous, and the news organizations have been plastering his name across every readable surface since they got it. This guy was a murderer. NO two ways about it.As the news came in today and I read more and more about what they know, and what they don't know, I started bouncing things around in my head. Never mind that the media always goes out there and shares the guy's name, job, girlfriend, former employers blah blah blah…

I'll admit it. I love cereal. I especially love those sugar cereals from my childhood. So when General Mills announced that they are going to give us back the original recipe Trix. I got really excited. How excited? Excited enough to devote an entire segment to breakfast cereal. This week's news brings a recall from Death Wish Coffee, a lawsuit from an armed robbery suspect, and a tie for J.A.W. with a couple a people too inebriated to function. As promised last week, this week's Recommended Listening feature goes to my fellow Surprise Mofo, Mike Jolitz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Doing a segment shuffle this week. I decide to lead with the news, including: a brave proctologist, an artist's prank that people are still falling for, and a guy who wants a Masters Degree without any of the work. Then I go on a bit of a rant about my taste in alcohol, or more accurately why is it that people give me crap over not really drinking and never doing drugs. Finally, I wrap things up with A-hole number 6 (or is it 7?) Chris the Mole Man from The Couch Potato Files. -WEIRD NEWS- -Two Florida Men Try To Steal A Power Pole After Hurricane IrmaTwo Florida men were arrested for "allegedly" trying to steal a power pole after Hurricane Irma. By "allegedly" I mean they were found with a pole strapped to their truck.-Doctor Gives Himself A Colonoscopy A proctologist gave himself a colonoscopy to understand the pain he was inflicting on his patients. I've never had one, but I've been told having a hose shoved up your backside with a camera on it, isn't the most pleasant thing in the world.-Piero Manzoni's "

Part of my job as the daytime parent at home is going to school functions. Most annoying of these is parent/teacher conferences. Maybe I'm a little harsh on them, but I'll leave that for you to decide. In the News: Hurricane Irma hitting Florida brought out all sorts of crazies #BecauseFlorida. Plus, a few really dumb thieves, a jackass who wants to marry his computer, and a pizza guy who may be my new spirit animal on "The Pizza Podcast." -WEIRD NEWS- -Florida Residents Fight Against Hurricane IrmaSome people tried to redirect the storm using fansOthers just wanted to let out their frustrations by shooting into it.-ASL Interpreter Translates Hurricane Emergency Press Conference Wrong-Australian Man Steals Paintings From Gallery, Then Tries To Sell Them To Their Owner-Two Men Try To Rob Bar Full of Cops -JACKASS OF THE WEEK- Man Sues Multiple States Over Gay Rights, So He Can Marry His Computer -RECOMMENDED LISTENING-Pizza Podcasthttp://pizzapodcast.libsyn.com/"This is a podcast based on all the crazy s**t th

Hope you had a happy Labor Day, or just a good weekend in general. Now that we have reached the pre-holiday season it's time to start thinking about holiday decorations, starting with Halloween. Somehow my wife managed to sneak her way into buying a bunch of new spooky things to decorate our house. The news brings a special screening of "IT" stupid eclipse news, and the worst PR response ever. Plus I get peer pressured into this week's featured podcast, "Gareth's Random Ramblings."-WEIRD NEWS- -Jack Daniel's Coffee Is RealYou can now buy coffee infused with the flavors of Jack Daniel's Whiskey. Of course it's non-alcoholic.-Alamo Draft House to Host Clowns-Only Screening of ITThe Austin, Texas Alamo Draft House Theater is know for having themed screenings of films, including the women only showings of Wonder Woman. Now they are holding a clowns only showing of the upcoming horror remake of IT, including face painting and photo booths.-Family Breaks 800 Year-Old Coffin By Putting Kid In ItAn Essex family mana

For those new to the show, Reanna was born and raised in South Texas, in the exact area recently ravaged by Hurricane Harvey. That being said, seeing the destruction in areas that used to be our home has been quite difficult. Obviously we still have family and friends that live in the area and have had to endure all the pain brought on by the storm. -Ways to Help Harvey Victims-Salvation Armyhttps://give.salvationarmyusa.org/site/Donation2?df_id=27651&mfc_pref=T&27651.donation=form1Go Fund Me Hurricane Reliefhttps://www.gofundme.com/hurricaneharveyRockport Fulton Chamber of Commerce Reliefhttps://www.gofundme.com/Hurricane-Harvey-Fund-for-Rockport-FultonGlobal Giving Harvey Relief Fundhttps://www.globalgiving.org/projects/hurricane-harvey-relief-fund/Texas Diaper Bankhttp://www.texasdiaperbank.org/Coastal Bend Disaster Recovery Grouphttp://www.coastalbendcan.org/CBDRGHouston Food Bankhttp://www.houstonfoodbank.org/Corpus Christi Food Bankhttp://www.foodbankcc.com/Galveston County Food Bankhttp://www.g

This week I got both a good laugh and a painful lesson from listening to She Podcasts. Warning, don't teach your Mexican co-worker what  "See You Next Tuesday" means. Spoilers: it doesn't end well. I've also got eclipse news, dead bodies in strange places, a workplace affair gone horribly wrong, and by far the worst way to find out your spouse is cheating. All that, and I revisit a previous feature for it's spinoff podcast, Movie Maintenance Presents. -WEIRD NEWS- -Christian Radio Host Says Eclipse Is A Sign Of The Work Of SatanBecause the Bible describes the Sun and Moon as "Signs" this guy thinks that the Moon covering up the Sun is a sign that God is being covered up by the works of Satan, or something like that. -Idiot Scientist Tries to Destroy ‘Finding Nemo’ by Applying Science to a CartoonFrench scientists released research showing how male clown-fish, like Marlin in "Finding Nemo," will change from male to female if their mate dies. Also clown-fish apparently never leave their homes.-Artist Plays Dead

This week I've had some great interactions with other podcasters, surprisingly in my area. One little twitter follow from a podcaster in my town lead to a rabbit hole of podcast discovery from surprisingly big names in my area. The news this week is coming from all around the world, from Australia to Shanghai. The featured podcast this week is a little self serving since it's my other show, "Mom and Dad Cuss." Why recommend my own show? Because it's funny and my wife is on it too.  -WEIRD NEWS- Shanghai Man Uses Ambulance As Ride Share VehicleA logistics driver decided that he would use the ambulance he was delivering to make some extra cash as a ride-share vehicle along the way. Does this classify as an upgraded vehicle option?Amsterdam Apartment Features Private Kitchen, But No Cooking AllowedAn ad for a 2 room apartment in Amsterdam says the unit features a fully equipped private kitchen except for a cooktop, because cooking is banned "by regulations" in the unit. On the plus side, not being able to cook m

After a month long break caused by our family vacation, a dead computer, and a newly mobile toddler beating down the studio door, I'm back, and my wife, ReAnna, decided to join me and talk about some of the stuff that we dealt with at the beginning of the summer. We also shared some crazy Texas news stories from our vacation, a very devoted doctor, and a whole mess of people doing stupid stuff. In "Recommended Listening" I've got the slightly deceptively named "Nerds With Words." -WEIRD NEWS- -Technician Gets Trapped Inside ATM While Repairing LockCorpus Christi police said a contractor, got stuck in an ATM room at a local Bank of America while attempting to change the lock on the machine.-Texas Man Shoots Armadillo, Bullet Hits His FaceA Texas man was wounded after he fired a gun at an armadillo and the bullet ricocheted back to hit him in his face.-Coffee Recalled For Containing Ingredient In ViagraBestherbs Coffee LLC is voluntarily recalling a number of its coffee after it was discovered one of its ingred

Between packing up for our regular family trek back to Texas and the 4th of July holiday, I'm a little behind this week. Somehow I managed to put an American spin on all the news stories. And boy did it take a spin to get some of them to fit that description. Using sausages to find dogs, PETA hating on bacon, fad diets, and dads playing baseball: that all sounds American, right? -WEIRD NEWS- Couple Cook Sausages To Lure Lost Dogs HomePETA Asks Twitter Why People Eat Bacon"Sleeping Beauty Diet" Shows New Way For Dumb People To Lose Weight -JACKASS OF THE WEEK- Dad Beats Up "Good Samaritan" For Finding His Daughter-Become a sponsor http://Patreon.com/odddadout -Promos This Week-Ice and the FaceMore Gooder ThanPreRecorded Live Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Summer 2017 has started with a BANG! There's been record heat waves across the US and Europe. The heat in Phoenix actually left planes grounded at the airport. It looks like the heat may be frying some people's brain cells a bit as dumb crime seems to be ticking up. From shoplifters at Wal-Mart to hackers at the CIA, nobody is using their brains much right now. This week's feature goes to a another weird news show I've been turned on to, "The Crazy Town Podcast." -B.S. FROM THE NEWS- Record Heat Wave For PhoenixThis passed week has had at least 4 straight days with temperatures between 115 and 120 degrees. The weather maps actually nearly ran out of colors due to the high temperatures. Several dozen flights had to be cancelled out of Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport because the daily highs were too hot for many planes to fly.Heat Wave In Europe Has Men In SkirtsEnglish Boys Wear Skirts To School To Protest Shorts Ban In Dress CodeNearly 50 boys chose to wear skirts to school because the school dress code does not a

Hope you had a good Father's Day. This week's news brings on a few past stories including an ironic twist for a bank robber. I've also got some good news for gamers, a tattoo artist you definitely don't want to cross and a sad sweet story about a couple from India. The "Jackass of The Week" comes courtesy of a seriously depressing study about chocolate milk. And finally, this week's "Recommended Listening" features the dark and twisted world from "Welcome to Night Vale." -WEIRD NEWS- -Germany Planning To Crush 35 Tons of Fidget SpinnersGerman customs seized 35 tons of dangerous defective spinners in May and plan to crush them. -Woman Sues Casino After $43 million Over Jackpot ErrorA New York woman is suing a Queens casino, it's parent company, and the manufacturer of it's slot machines after she was denied a $43 million jackpot from a penny slot machine. The New York State Gaming Commission ruled the jackpot to be an error.-Man Who Robbed Bank To Escape Wife, Sentenced To House ArrestA 71 year old man who rob

This week I have another confession to make. I have purchased fidget spinners for the whole family, and don't totally hate them. The news brings a few people you may not want to upset and a whiny college student (with a twist.) This week's featured podcast stars a spunky redhead who is all the right kinds of crazy on "The Unwritable Rant." -WEIRD NEWS- Rhode Island Man Paves Driveway Using Unwashed Clam ShellsClam shells are an inexpensive alternative to gravel for paving a driveway. Unfortunately one Rhode Island man used unwashed clam shells that still had rotting meat attatched. Naturally his neighbors aren't happy about the stench.Angry Man Sets 100 Bedbugs Loose On City HallAfter getting rejected for municipal assistance with his apartment's bedbug problem, a man dumped a cup of nearly 100 bedbugs on the floors of city hall in frustration.Man Supposedly Threatened To Shoot Restaurant Manager Over Onions In FoodA Pittsburgh area man was arrested after allegedly returning to a restaurant and threatening th

This week's stories come magically in pairs. I've got a couple of people with, let's just say, "questionable" beliefs. I've got a pair of stories about paying WAY too much for something all because of perceived value. A pair of cocaine dealers tied for the "Jackass Of The Week." This week's featured podcast even stars a pair of crazy ladies, it's She Podcasts. -WEIRD NEWS- Arizona Man Wears Colander On Head In Driver's License Photo For Religious FreedomSan Diego Woman Claims She Has Married The Sante Fe Train Station You Can Now Get Plastic Rain Covers For Your Designer SneakersSomebody Paid $160,000 For A San Francisco Storage Locker -JACKASS OF THE WEEK- Accused Drug Dealer Gets Home Raided On Facebook Live"Operation Extra Olives" Catches Papa John's Workers Selling Drugs In Pizza Boxes -RECOMMENDED LISTENING- SHE PODCASTShttps://shepodcasts.com/"She Podcasts began in 2014 as a small Facebook group, built so that our women podcaster friends could have a place online to get quick podcasting answers, tips an