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00:20:28

EP 993: Zimmer Frame Bandit Strikes Again! Airport...

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2025/09/09

The Zimmer Frame Bandit has been caught! This elderly airport thief used his walking frame to steal £1,700 from tourists at Mallorca airport before his crime spree came to an end. Plus, a couple's argument about getting off a plane takes a dangerous turn when the B-word gets mentioned, forcing an emergency landing in Jacksonville.Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes bring you the wildest true news stories, including a dog that came back from the dead (spoiler: he was just knocked out), incredible

00:24:08

Special Needs Date Night & John Lennon's WILD...

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2025/09/06

Heartwarming special needs couple on their first date, John Lennon's psychedelic Rolls-Royce that'll blow your mind, and Vancouver's bizarre swimming lesson ban for parents! Hosts Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes dive into listener mail with hockey fun facts, Gretzky trivia, and the weirdest medical story involving a tooth-in-eye surgery. Plus college pet policies, family updates, and political commentary that'll keep you thinking.Highlights:Sweet special needs couple's restaurant

00:15:11

Dog Slashes 600 Tires & Flight Canceled by Epic...

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2025/09/04

🎙️ This Is True Really News Episode 992 - The wildest true stories you won't believe actually happened!What's in this episode:Billy the Tire-Slashing Dog - How one Italian village's mystery vandal turned out to be a four-legged menace with gingivitisAustrian Army's Epic Fail - The 1788 friendly fire disaster where drunk soldiers fought themselves thinking they were TurksChipotle Food Fight Justice - Judge gives woman creative sentence: work fast food after throwing bowl at

00:33:34

Rolls-Royce in a Pool & 7 Lightning Strikes! - This...

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2025/09/02

Keith Moon's legendary Rolls-Royce pool story gets REAL as the company recreates the myth! Plus meet Roy Sullivan - the man struck by lightning 7 times and survived. Hosts Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes dive into bizarre competitions including wife carrying championships, chess boxing, worm charming contests, and Finland's obsession with weird sports like mobile phone throwing and hobby horse racing.From cherry pit spitting records to bog snorkeling in Wales, we explore the world's

00:21:36

Elk Riding School & PETA Drama: Vikings Talk Gets...

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2025/08/30

Buckle up for another wild ride! We dive into the most bizarre news story ever - ranchers launching an actual ELK RIDING SCHOOL in Yellowstone to teach tourists how to mount wild elk (yes, really). Plus, we break down the Minnesota Vikings' latest moves with Adam Thielen's return and whether they can actually compete this season.What's in this episode:Yellowstone's insane Elk Etiquette Academy - tourists paying to ride 600lb wild animalsVikings roster analysis - can they win with

00:19:44

AI Lawyer Chaos, Eye Worms & Teen Influencer Stuck in...

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2025/08/28

Welcome to another wild episode of This is True Really News with Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes! 🎙️In Episode 990, we dive into some absolutely bizarre but TRUE stories that'll make you question reality:🤖 AI Legal Disaster: A prestigious Australian lawyer accidentally submits fake AI-generated case citations and quotes in a MURDER case, causing chaos in the Supreme Court of Victoria🪱 Eye Worm Nightmare: An Indian man discovers the horrifying reason his eye was red and blurry for 8 months -

00:16:05

Woman Sees Partner's Face for First Time Using TOOTH...

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2025/08/26

🦷👁️ INCREDIBLE medical breakthrough! A 75-year-old Canadian woman sees her partner's face for the FIRST time after revolutionary "tooth in eye" surgery restored her sight after 10 years of blindness!In this episode of This Is True Really News:✅ AMAZING MEDICAL MIRACLE - Gayle Lane undergoes rare osteodontic keratoprosthesis surgery, having her own tooth implanted in her eye socket to restore vision✅ LIBRARY BOOK RETURNED 82 YEARS LATE - Family returns grandmother's book borrowed

00:22:42

Mailbag EP 194: Vikings vs Chiefs Drama, Youth Group...

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2025/08/23

Welcome back to another hilarious mailbag episode! Tony's feeling under the weather, but we're powering through with some absolutely wild stories that'll leave you speechless.🏈 NFL Nostalgia & Vikings PainWhy getting older than a million years old is NOT recommendedVikings championship memories and Super Bowl heartbreakThe eternal struggle of dual NFL loyaltiesClassic football stories from the Mankato training camp days⛪ Youth Group Horror StoriesThe Bible app "study"

00:16:37

French Farmers Fight Squatters with POO POWER! Woman...

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2025/08/21

Welcome back to This Is True Really News with Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes! In Episode 988, we're diving into the wildest news stories that prove reality is stranger than fiction.🚜💩 FRENCH FARMERS vs SQUATTERS: Discover how frustrated farmers in France's Haute-Vosges region unleashed the ultimate weapon against illegal campers - tractors full of manure slurry! When law enforcement won't help, sometimes you have to get creative (and smelly).🏠🔥 CHIMNEY RESCUE GONE VIRAL: A 31-year-old

00:18:58

EP 987: Florida Man Pool Drama, Baseball Pancakes &...

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2025/08/19

Welcome to another wild episode of This Is True Really News with Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes! 🎙️In this episode, we dive into some truly bizarre and romantic baseball stories that'll make you fall in love with America's pastime all over again. We cover:🏊‍♂️ Florida Pool Incident: A British lighting technician's family vacation at a Disney World resort takes a dark turn when an argument over a will leads to an attempted drowning. Spoiler alert: Florida strikes again!🥞 Baseball's

00:18:42

Mailbag Episode 193: Church Signs, $7K Labubu Doll...

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2025/08/16

Welcome back to another wild Mailbag episode! This week we're diving into the most bizarre news stories and listener mail that'll leave you scratching your head.What we're covering:A church sign that says "No clothing this Wednesday" - did they know what they were doing?Masked villains steal $7,000 worth of Labubu dolls (the new Furbies apparently!)Hilarious street signs from Edinburgh, Scotland including kilt wind speed warningsGiant 22-inch rats invading UK towns (plus a

00:18:52

Chuck E. Cheese Crimes, Radioactive Wasps & Amazing...

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2025/08/14

Welcome to This Is True Really News with Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes! In this episode, we bring you the weird, wild, and amazing stories that make you question reality.🎭 FEATURED STORIES:Chuck E. Cheese Crime Spree - From credit card fraud in Tallahassee to massive brawls in Mobile, Alabama - why is Chuck E. Cheese becoming a hotbed of criminal activity?Radioactive Wasp Nest Discovery - Workers at a former nuclear bomb facility in South Carolina found a wasp nest with radiation levels 10x federal

00:26:01

Giant 22-Inch Rats Invade UK Town + Bizarre American...

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2025/08/12

Welcome back to This Is True Really News! Scot and Tony are back with another wild episode covering the strangest stories from around the world.In This Episode:🐀 MONSTER RATS TAKE OVER UK TOWN - A 22-inch supersized rat (the size of a desktop monitor!) discovered in Norman-by-Teaside has locals calling for help as these street-walking rodents get bigger and bolder🎪 AMERICA'S WEIRDEST FESTIVALS - From the Mothman Festival in Point Pleasant, WV to underwater musicians playing French horns for

00:16:25

Climbing Mountains, Highway Racing & More Insane...

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2025/08/09

Welcome back to another hilarious Mailbag episode! In this episode, we're diving into some of the absolutely WILDEST stories. From spontaneous mountain climbing adventures in Scotland to highway racing in dad's van, these tales will leave you questioning people's decision-making skills!What's covered in this episode:Crazy stories including impromptu mountain climbing with zero experienceHighway racing adventures that somehow didn't end in disasterSneaking into Kiss concerts and

00:14:32

Man Smuggles 14 Toucans in Car Dashboard + Tarantula...

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2025/08/07

Welcome back to This is True Really News with Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes! In this wild episode, we cover the strangest true stories making headlines:🦜 TOUCAN SMUGGLING GONE WRONG - A 35-year-old man from San Ysidro, California couldn't explain how 14 keel-billed toucans ended up sedated in his Volkswagen Passat dashboard. His excuse? He just went to get McDonald's! Border patrol dogs weren't buying it.🕷️ TARANTULA MATING SEASON ALERT - If you're camping in the Southwest this

00:18:02

EP 983: Pizza Shop Accidentally Gets 85 People High +...

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2025/08/05

Welcome to another episode of This is True, Really News with Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes! All the news you're about to hear is true... really! (As far as you know.)🍕 THIS WEEK'S WILD STORIES:Pizza Gone Wrong: A Wisconsin pizza restaurant accidentally got 85 customers high (ages 1-91!) after using THC-infused cooking oil by mistakeStubborn Moose: A 900-pound bull moose has shut down an entire hiking trail in New York's Adirondacks and refuses to leaveNature's Defense: How hawk

00:21:03

Little League Bat Flip Goes to COURT! | Mailbag EP...

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2025/08/02

🏀 What We Cover:Little League Drama: A 12-year-old gets EJECTED for a harmless bat flip and it goes all the way to COURT! Judge had to issue an emergency restraining order so the kid could play in the state championshipWNBA Enforcer Talk: Sophie Cunningham's hilarious fit walk moments and why she's the league's most entertaining "enforcer"UK Swearing Fines: England wants to fine people $134 for cursing in public - because nothing says "free speech" like government

00:28:00

Fake Cat Emergency Calls & Museum Finds Dinosaur in...

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2025/07/31

Welcome back to This Is True Really News with Scot and Tony! In this episode, we dive into some absolutely bizarre real news stories that sound too strange to be true... but they are!Story Highlights:🐱 The Great Cat Hoax Crisis - A Canadian couple gets bombarded with calls about their "missing" cat Torbo... except their cat isn't missing, isn't white, and isn't even named Torbo! Turns out their phone number ended up on a novelty t-shirt featuring a fake missing cat poster

00:23:15

The Great Moon Hoax of 1835 & Other Wild Stories -...

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2025/07/29

Join Scot and Tony for another wild ride through bizarre but true news stories! In this episode, we dive into:🌙 The Great Moon Hoax of 1835 - How the New York Sun convinced readers that life existed on the moon, complete with bat-winged humanoids and miniature zebras! This infamous six-part series fooled thousands and became one of journalism's most notorious fake news scandals.🪲 Ancient Books Under Attack - A thousand-year-old Hungarian monastery faces a crisis as drugstore beetles threaten

00:18:43

MAN vs MAGNET: 61-Year-Old's EPIC MRI Fail Goes...

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2025/07/26

🚨 EPIC FAIL ALERT! 🚨 You won't believe what happened when a 61-year-old man walked into an MRI room wearing a MASSIVE chain! Plus we dive into the bizarre world of tennis star food preferences, international strawberry diplomacy, and the ongoing chaos in Britain.🔥 HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS EPISODE:INSANE MRI accident involving a giant magnet and heavy chainTennis champion's controversial meal choice sparks international debatePolish vs English strawberries: The diplomatic incident nobody asked

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