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Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney

Levon Putney | Former WCBS 880 News Reporter | 25+ Years Journalism Experience

Join veteran journalist Levon Putney, former WCBS 880 reporter with 25+ years experience, for the Reel Pod News Cast™ - your bi-weekly dose of funny news stories that won"t ruin your day. Every Tuesday and Friday, discover bizarre crime stories, weird news from around the world, and hilarious mishaps that will make you smile. Perfect for anyone seeking light entertainment news, comedy podcasts, or a palate cleanser from heavy headlines. Features parody commercials, celebrity birthdays, and music

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17:54

"A Limbless Mystery, Party Sharks & A German...

Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney ·

2026/03/27

In this final Friday episode before Reel Pod switches next week to one cast per week on Wednesdays... questions hover over how a quadruple amputee with no hands or feet could shoot a man to death while driving this past Sunday in Maryland... also how some sharks off the coast of the Bahamas have tested positive for being coked up, caffeinated and hopped up on painkillers... there's also the 11,500 year old stone statue of a man holding his penis found in southern Turkey...and a German loverboy went

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18:07

"A Naked Beer Thief, Woolly Mammoth, Possum &...

Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney ·

2026/03/24

Weird and not so bright criminal stories this episode include a 69 year old accused of a naked romp into a liquor store to steal a single beer which he drank outside while waiting for cops to come... two California guys accused of destroying a woolly mammoth museum exhibit... and both a possum and capybara got a taste of freedom, and their experiences made for two fun stories...also...some dude ran from cops and jumped into a river...cops had paddleboards... he didn't. Plus...parody ads/songs and

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15:53

"Yogi's Live Shot Cameo, Poor Parakeet & A Lotta...

Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney ·

2026/03/20

Bizarre stories this episode include a big bear that snuck into the live shot of a tv reporter in LA talking about bear sightings...also a train heist of hundreds of male sex toys, so these items may be on sale somewhere between Dallas and LA...and a man arrested after telling the bartender and others in a bar that the parakeet he had in his pocket had a strict diet of beer and marijuana... also a Nigerian woman sets a new Guinness World Record by counting numbers way longer than anyone else has.

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15:40

"Bad Ending For Happy Endings, A Naked Burglar & The...

Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney ·

2026/03/17

Bizarre stories this episode include one on the two women arrested for prostitution at a New Jersey massage parlor, after the online advertising explicitly said they gave 'happy endings'... also one on the Episcopal priest in Pittsburgh accused of sinning via stealing over $1,000 worth of baseball cards from a Walmart... and one on a naked burglar in Virginia...along with Osaka's proof in Japan that Mother Earth is sick of humans. Plus...parody ads/songs and celebrity birthdays.

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17:10

"Fruity Pebbles, Pink Flamingos & A Coat Of...

Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney ·

2026/03/13

Bizarre news stories keep on coming, so we keep on telling em. Ones this episode include a guy in Washington state who ran from cops but left a trail of clothes he was shedding that led right to him... also police in Las Vegas say two drunk guys from Canada stole a pink flamingo from the Flamingo Hotel/Casino's bird enclosure and took it to their room, of course all caught on surveillance inside a casino... and a politician failed in an attempt to change how a bear is shown in the coat of arms of

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15:42

"How To Lose Money While Robbing & A Burp Hating...

Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney ·

2026/03/10

Wild, weird stories this episode include one on a guy who used the Google Translate app to announce he was robbing a restaurant in New Jersey, but left with nothing...also one on a man in Michigan busted for busting up several license plate reading cameras, and the camera footage of him breaking the cams helped cops catch him... also one on how badly a driver's test went for a man in northwest England, who got stopped by cops during the test...and it got worse lol. Plus...parody ads/songs and

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16:40

"An Alleged Crackhead Spider Hating Arsonist & A...

Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney ·

2026/03/06

The weird stories continue here with probably the weirdest, randomest story ever that started in the Pennsylvania Poconos and ended in the New Jersey Meadowlands and across the Hudson River in Manhattan, and it all had to do with laughing gas, crack, spiders, fires and a UHaul truck...also the messed up way the top three runners in the women's national half marathon championships last Sunday ended up finishing 9th, 12th and 13th... and how some teens in Buenos Aires are meeting up in parks while

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14:04

"Oh Deer He Did & A Canadian Strip Club's Bad...

Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney ·

2026/03/03

Weird stories in this episode include an update on the walrus penis bone stolen from a bar in Camden NJ... also on a woman in western Kentucky who's accused of committing a dumb crime while dealing with law enforcement...while a guy in western Kentucky is accused of committing a dumb crime while dealing with a dead deer...and a new strip club is opening on British Columbia's Vancouver island right next door to where future dancers are being taught... and a British police sergeant was fired for not

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16:00

Robot Vacuum Hacks & Underwear So Smart They Count...

Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney ·

2026/02/27

Weird and funny stories in this episode 116 include a medic in Pittsburgh being investigated for allegedly trading boxes of gloves in their paramedic supplies for boxes of pizza from a local shop... and how a Pittsburgh area couple has been married so long they forgot how long it's been...also how an engineer managed to hack his way into thousands of robot vacuums in two dozen countries...and how somebody thought there should be a new study to count exactly how many times a day people pass gas.

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15:22

"A Lotta Drugs & Alcohol And A Lotta Cursing"-- Reel...

Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney ·

2026/02/24

We all do dumb things sometimes, and ep115 gives a few great examples of the bizarre stories from dumb criminals...allegedly...like the naked man outside on a Wisconsin winter day, doing push ups until stealing an ambulance and taking it on an 18 mile police chase, until it ends in a field...then there's the guy in Montana who's accused of driving to the courthouse with an open container inside, to pay his fine for an open container, and allegedly told cops also smoked two bowls of weed before

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17:12

"Olympic Madness & Assaults With A Deadly Cupcake And...

Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney ·

2026/02/20

Weird stories this episode do include alleged dumb criminals... like the Florida guy spotted on a home doorbell camera hopping out of his car and jumping into a landscaper's van to presumably steal stuff, but got locked in the van by landscapers who called police to come get him...also a man was arrested for throwing a cupcake at a city worker after a political argument...and a Slovakian guy got arrested and taken straight to prison while in Milan to cheer on his country's men's hockey team, because

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15:32

"A Love Stung Combat Vet & A Jackass Getaway...

Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney ·

2026/02/17

Bizarre stories in this 15 minute news podcast includes one on the recall of a type of honey that contained the active ingredient of erectile dysfunction drug, Cialis... also one on a 62-year old retired combat vet who is headed to prison, because he fessed up to telling classified secrets to his girlfriend to impress her, only for her to report him to police after they broke up... and there's the story out of Turkey, where cops got a lot of surveillance video footage of a man breaking into a

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17:00

"A Friday The 13th Valentine's Kinda Weekend"--Reel...

Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney ·

2026/02/13

A little weird for Valentine's Day to be preceded by Friday the 13th, but weird is where this show lives. As proof...this episode includes stories like the North Carolina guy who broke into the pizza shop where he used to work, and started making and selling pizzas, but got caught trying to do it again... there's also the story on a Canadian AirBnb nicknamed The Jailhouse because it used to be... and there is this story of a guy in Japan who birdnapped a young lady's four parakeets, and demanded

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16:52

"Preschool Juror #4, Sticky Bun Bros & A Drunk...

Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney ·

2026/02/10

Wild and bizarre stories in this cast include a Connecticut preschooler who was sent an official jury summons... another on a Florida guy who's accused of not paying a bar tab one night, then going back to the bar the next night asking around for his phone charger, until cops came and arrested him for stiffing bar tab...also one on a couple German tourists who accidentally crashed a funeral dinner in Thailand...and another on who passengers say was a drunk Russian guy who took off his clothes on a

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16:13

"Stealing Sex Toys, Torching Gas Lines & A Bomb Up...

Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney ·

2026/02/06

People just keep doing the same kinda crazy and I am so very thankful for their stories to tell. Bizarre stories this episode include one on a man in Indianapolis who set a house on fire by using a blow torch to defrost a frozen gas line... another was on a crappy flight from LA to Manila that took flight attendants through the sulfuric smelling depths of hell over the Pacific... and the latest case of a human trying to test the pegging limits of the anus. Plus...parody ads/songs and celebrity

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15:49

"A Dumpster Crush, A Vacuum Crush & A Soldier's...

Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney ·

2026/02/03

Weird, funny stories this episode include a homeless guy not hurt after being crushed twice inside a garbage truck's compactor, after the truck picked up the dumpster he was sleeping in... also a Florida man accused of getting it on with a vacumm outside, after several doorbell cams caught him walking around naked several times in a gated, vacation rental neighborhood... and an American soldier who got so drunk off base in Germany that he somehow ended up inside a retirement home where he slept it

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17:19

"American Pervs, Chinese Robocops & Canadian...

Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney ·

2026/01/30

Funny and weird stories in this episode include the Oklahoma meteorologist who made the mistake of asking viewers to send her their measurements, but she was referring to snow, and not the measurements of what some men sent her...also one on a Kansas City guy accused of selling eight cars on Facebook Marketplace, only to steal all eight from the buyers... and China has robocops directing traffic and handling other limited duties in several cities...while we also look into Ye's apology. Ye=the

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16:26

"Kosher Thieves, Holy Pervs & Still Learning To...

Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney ·

2026/01/27

Weird stories this time include one on a guy around Albany NY who had cops chasing a dog by putting his ankle monitor on the pooch, while he skipped a pre-sentencing hearing...also one on a Florida guy who was wearing jeans that were so big, he was able to stuff a brisket, a cowboy steak and a bottle of wine down his legs...and one on how police in Kazakhstan apparently dislike the movie Borat's portrayal of their country so much, they arrested three Belgian guys dressed like Borat at a Champions

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17:59

"Meth Head Video Calls, Crackheads Driving & Lemon...

Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney ·

2026/01/23

Funny news stories this episode include one on an East Texas woman accused of being caught smoking meth while on a video call with a jail inmate... also one on a man in British Columbia accused of driving by highway patrol mounties with a crack pipe in his mouth, but allegedly told them he was only smoking weed... and a brief rant on trying to avoid wanting to know about this apparent Don Lemon/Nicki Minaj beef. Plus...parody ads/songs and celebrity birthdays.

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14:24

"A Lucky Nap, A Poop Shooter & A Ball Juggler"--Reel...

Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney ·

2026/01/20

Bizarre news in this episode include an upstate New York man who woke up on his couch to find a car resting on his head, after a guy crashed a car through his house... and a Florida woman has been accused of fighting cops inside a massage parlor, where she's also accused of dropping pants and pooping in officers' direction while they tried to arrest her... and a 72 year old Ontario fisherman is accused of fighting another fisherman on a frozen over lake, because cops say he was upset the other guy

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