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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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17:59

"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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17:15

"A Thieving Fortune Teller, A Mad Dad & Pink UK...

Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney ·

2026/01/16

Another cast full of weird stories includes one on two Only Fans models arrested on a plane that landed in Miami for refusing to get out of first class seats they didn't pay for...also one on a 44-year old Michigan man accused of firing gunshots outside his son's middle school, then cursing out the judge during his arraignment... and a story on a Thai fortune teller accused of trying to make a fortune he told come true... and a look into the pink skies over parts of England. Plus...parody ads/songs

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15:42

"A Lowlife, A Mermaid & A Walrus Penis Bone" --Reel...

Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney ·

2026/01/13

Weird stories this time include one on the fully naked woman swimming in her neighbor's pond in Louisiana, and cops say she told them she was trying to be a mermaid...and in Kentucky...cops say a man left a hospital and stole his ex-girlfriend's car, while she was inside giving birth to their child...and then there was the expired beef jerky found in a safe that was found off Australia's western shoreline..along with the 50 or sheep that all decided to go into a grocery store for 20mins in a German

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17:07

"Weed Pen Probs, A Kick In The Balls & Hacking Single...

Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney ·

2026/01/09

Funny news stories this time include the mailman in Florida who's accused of using the postal truck to try and run over a ten year old boy on a scooter...also a Canadian woman got denied entry at the U.S. border, dropped after being carried by border agents, peed and pooped in her pants and is now facing federal charges, all because she had a weed pen on her... and over 100-people in Glasgow Scotland showed up to a park to cheer on a transgender person getting kicked in the balls. Plus...parody

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16:52

"Wallabies, Weed, Falling Raccoons & Thieving Elves"...

Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney ·

2026/01/06

The first episode of season two kicks off with a wallaby hopping around a New Jersey town's Walmart... while other weird news includes a cannabis philanthropist who gave away 29 bottles of marijuana by leaving it next to a high school's sign for a Christmas tree selling fundraiser... also a raccoon fell through the ceiling of a high-end restaurant, biting one customer... and a 38-year old man in a southern Italy town ran from police and hid in plain sight inside a Christmas nativity scene by posing

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15:30

"Liar Liar Truck's On Fire, Teleportation & A Frozen...

Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney ·

2025/12/16

Episode 100!! Also the final one of season one...& the bizarre news includes one out of Florida, where a man is accused of stealing a BMW that was left unlocked with the keys inside, but then crashing it minutes later and told cops he was teleported into the car when they asked how did he end up in the stolen ride...it also sounds like Australian kids are already outsmarting the country's first in the world social media ban on kids under 16...and a couple out on a date in a winter wonderland

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16:22

"Log Tossers, Dedicated Car Thieves & Snow Blower...

Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney ·

2025/12/12

Weird stories in this next to the last episode of season one include...one on a Florida man who's accused of throwing a log at a woman in a car, because he didn't want one of them to leave... also one on a guy in Connecticut who's accused of carjacking a woman, and then stealing the Honda Civic a second time after police recovered it after the first theft... also one on a man in Ontario Canada who was charged with assault for using his snow blower to settle an argument by blowing snow on the other

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15:24

"Midday Parking Lot Threesome &...A Seal Walks Into A...

Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney ·

2025/12/09

Funny news stories this time include how a guy took his teen daughter to a mice and rat- infested Cinemark movie theather in Waco TX, where he brought mouse traps to put around their seats and got a picture of one caught... also police in the Florida Keys say two middle aged men and a middle aged woman were caught having a drunken threesome inside a car parked in a grocery store lot around noon, so middle of the day... and then there is the New Zealand man who pooped out a $19,000 Faberge egg

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13:27

"A Drunk Raccoon, A Hammered Cybertruck & Dua Lipa...

Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney ·

2025/12/05

A 15 minute news podcast full of bizarre news...like the raccoon that got into a Virginia liquor store overnight, smashed up an aisles worth of bottles, got smashed off apparently drinking, and workers found it the next morning knocked out drunk next to a restroom toilet...there's also the guy in Florida who's accused of taking a Cybertruck on a test drive that turned into two days, and the dealer found it parked at the man's house after he was recorded on the truck's cameras destroying parts of the

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14:45

"Robbing & Stealing & Shooting Teddy Bears Into...

Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney ·

2025/12/02

Weird stories this time around include one on a guy arrested in Fort Worth Texas for trying to rob the same bank he spent seven years in prison for robbing... also one on a man in Mississippi who's accused of stealing a wildlife watcher's camera set up on a trail, but left it on for two days while it recorded him and a couple others doing what cops referred to as illegal things... and then there is the group of seventh and eighth graders in England who attached a teddy bear to a weather balloon that

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13:33

"Black Friday Madness e.g. A Gun Pulled On...

Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney ·

2025/11/28

Happy Thanksgiving and welcome to holiday madness... like the first story featuring a Maryland man who pulled out a gun and showed it to shoo away three, 12-year old girls who were going door to door singing Christmas carols... and then there was the DoorDash delivery driver in Florida accused of being drunk, and falling asleep at a stop light while on a food run, so cops arrested him and finished the delivery for him. This holiday episode also includes about a minute of outtakes/screwing up

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15:28

"Giving Thanks For People Doing Dumb & Dumber...

Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney ·

2025/11/25

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 killing his wife... also... a prisoner in Australia is suing the state of Victoria over its banning of

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16:18

"Stolen: A Parkway, Mom's Car, Cake & (more!)...

Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney ·

2025/11/21

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 prison time for three burglaries, including one where he sliced somebody's birthday cake and ate a piece.

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17:23

"Hitler's Teenie Weenie & Proof Men Hate Shopping...

Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney ·

2025/11/18

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 eggs at him at a book signing... not to mention the guy in Russia facing prison time for staging a

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15:58

"Animals ft. Frankie &...How Many Eggs CAN A Chicken...

Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney ·

2025/11/14

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 delivered packages around Mobile Alabama while dressed in drag. Plus...parody ads/songs and celebrity

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17:04

"Pigs, Sheep, Toilet Humor & Autobahn Sex"--Reel Pod...

Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney ·

2025/11/11

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 driving after witinesses told police they were having sex while doing 90mph on the Autobahn highway.

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15:14

"Crackheads, More Monkeys & A Porn Choking...

Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney ·

2025/11/07

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 security camera password that was as basic as its name...also the UK's Parliament is moving to ban videos of

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16:14

"Bob Ross, A Monkey & Whipped Cream"--Reel Pod News...

Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney ·

2025/11/04

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 parts came instead... and then there's stolen trailer near Toronto filled with $80,000 worth of whipped

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16:26

"Booty Calls, Alien Baptisms & Flying...

Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney ·

2025/10/31

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/songs and celebrity birthdays.

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