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News You Do Not Need

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"News You Do Not Need is your go-to podcast for hilariously absurd and completely unnecessary headlines! Join us as we dive into the bizarre, quirky, and downright ridiculous stories that make you laugh, scratch your head, and wonder why you’re even listening. Perfect for anyone who enjoys humor, satire, and escaping the serious side of the news cycle, this show delivers pure entertainment. Subscribe now for weekly episodes filled with oddball trivia, strange facts, and news you never knew you

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2:58

Foxy Faux Pas: Julia's Gory Jackie O Halloween...

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2025/11/02

This is your News You do not Need podcast.Let me tell you a story about a news item that not a single soul requested—and after listening, you'll probably still ask yourself why you needed to know. It’s about glamour, guts, and the inexplicable urge of humans to turn history into performance art, with a dash of Halloween spirit gone terribly, terribly off-script.Last night, somewhere between Mar-a-Lago’s red velvet ropes and America’s collective groan, the actress Julia Fox strutted out in what can

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Vance's Viral Costume, Fox's Bloody Jackie O, & a...

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2025/11/01

This is your News You do not Need podcast.You know how sometimes you come across a news story so strange, so utterly unnecessary, you just have to share it with someone—like an unsolicited cat meme or a picture of a potato shaped like Elvis? Well, today is one of those days, and I get to be your unusual news whisperer.It’s the morning after Halloween 2025. The world’s still recovering from an onslaught of novelty costumes, bags of fun-size chocolate, and—if you’re Julia Fox—a bloody Jackie Kennedy

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Gurugram's Mobile Office Mayhem: Is Your Commute the...

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2025/10/31

This is your News You do not Need podcast.So here's what happened in the past 24 hours that absolutely no one needed to know: a man in Gurugram, one of India's fastest-growing cities, was found calmly working from inside a fully furnished, glass-walled truck as it rolled through rush hour traffic. Yes, while the rest of us mortals were pondering life's big questions—like "Should I have a third cup of coffee?" or "What really happens at the Bermuda Triangle?"—this guy had set up shop, literally, in a

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2:49

From Pee Walls to Plumbing Fame: The Unlikely Viral...

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2025/10/29

This is your News You do not Need podcast.Do yourself a favor and prepare your brain for the sort of information you didn’t know could exist outside of a pub trivia night or, perhaps, a bathroom wall. Let’s talk about the now-infamous viral sensation sweeping Delaware’s University of Delaware: their public urinal trough, also trending as “the pee wall.” Yes, the humble strip of stainless steel where generations of students have practiced the fine arts of aim and anonymity is suddenly flush with

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2:56

AI Goes Rogue: Teen's Chip Bag Mishap Sparks Lockdown...

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2025/10/27

This is your News You do not Need podcast.You ever have one of those days where you’re just going about your business, feeling like a pretty average person in a mostly average world—then suddenly, news breaks reminding you that reality is just one big surrealist painting, and we’re all living in the section Picasso never showed his mother? That’s pretty much how I felt this morning when I discovered today’s truly unnecessary, but undeniably strange, headline: A high school student in Baltimore found

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3:03

The Basil Refund Fiasco, AI Job Fail, and Napping...

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2025/10/26

This is your News You do not Need podcast.Let me introduce you to a story so essential to modern life, so groundbreaking in its absolute lack of utility, that I guarantee your day will be no better or worse for hearing it. Just yesterday, a woman, full of hope and courage – and, apparently, dead basil – attempted a most valiant act: she marched into a store, potted plant remains in tow, demanding a refund for her dearly departed leafy companion. The plant had, by her reckoning, stubbornly refused to

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3:41

Cow Conga Lines, UFO Dance-Offs, and the Great Witch...

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2025/10/25

This is your News You do not Need podcast.Let me paint you a picture of the kind of news story you absolutely do not need in your life, but once you’ve heard, you’ll never unhear. Forget politics, sports, or weather—today we venture deep into the realm of the whimsical and profoundly pointless, with a story so bizarre it’s made the coveted front page of “Why Is This News?”Recently, in Argentina, an entire village got together for what can only be described as the world’s weirdest farm rave. No,

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2:56

All Aboard the Loo-Suite Express: Man Turns Train...

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2025/10/24

This is your News You do not Need podcast.I woke up ready to digest the world’s most pressing headlines, but instead, I tripped over what may be the strangest story of the day—a tale that will do absolutely nothing to improve your quality of life, except maybe make you question humanity’s collective sanity. So buckle up, because you’re about to hear about a man who, just hours ago, made his private moment on the toilet into a viral sensation. And no, I’m not talking about an existential crisis

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Flamin' Hot Halloween: South Carolina's Spookiest...

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2025/10/22

This is your News You do not Need podcast.Let me tell you about a news item from the past day that you absolutely do not need lodged in your memory, but I guarantee you’ll laugh just trying to explain it at a dinner party. So, picture this: a suburban neighborhood in Fountain Inn, South Carolina, so tranquil and ordinary that if you were to drive through you’d expect to see a couple of friendly pumpkins on the porch, maybe some skeletons swinging on the swingset, and a sign begging kids not to

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3:07

From Baguettes to Buzzsaw Bandits: The Louvre's...

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2025/10/20

This is your News You do not Need podcast.Did you hear about the Louvre’s latest addition to the world’s great heist stories? For years, the famous Paris museum has been regarded as a fortress of culture, a place where the closest thing to a crime would be someone pretending they actually understand abstract art. But just yesterday, in a display of criminal creativity that would make even the Pink Panther blush, a gang of four disguised as construction workers pulled off a heist so audacious, you

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3:34

Invisible Tuition, Diwali Selfies, and Undead HR:...

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2025/10/19

This is your News You do not Need podcast.Today, I bring you the kind of story that makes you say, “Who thought of this, and why?” But then, a little part of your brain goes, “Well, I’m kinda glad I know.” Let’s take a journey to Taiwan, where a woman just lost about 420,000 US dollars—oh yes, that number is correct—after enrolling in what was basically the Harvard of invisible nonsense, a "spiritual course" so exclusive, you literally can’t see what you bought. Not only did she hand over her life

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Tarot Cat Steals the Show, Clown Panic Grips Town,...

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2025/10/18

This is your News You do not Need podcast.There’s news you need to know, and then there’s news you really, really don’t—and today, I’m taking you on a quick trip to the intersection of the bizarre, the delightful, and the unequivocally unnecessary. Today’s headline: a tarot-reading cat has become an internet sensation, and somewhere, your high school guidance counselor just got goosebumps and isn’t sure why.Meet Cole, a rescue feline who, perhaps dissatisfied by the lack of career opportunities in

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Teens Prank Parents with AI-Generated Homeless...

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2025/10/17

This is your News You do not Need podcast.Let me tell you about a news item from the last 24 hours that falls squarely in the category of “Why do humans keep inventing bizarre ways to torment each other—and why am I telling you about it?” Picture this: modern teens, equipped not with whoopee cushions or the classic fake spider, but armed with advanced AI tools, have cooked up a new viral prank known as the “Homeless Person Prank.” And yes, it’s precisely as weird and unnecessary as it sounds.The

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From Free Meals to Fast Food Fights: The Wild Side of...

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2025/10/15

This is your News You do not Need podcast.So, you know how sometimes you stumble upon news that just makes you go, "What?!"? Well, here's one from the past day that fits the bill. It seems a Japanese man managed to exploit a loophole in a food delivery app, and he ended up eating over 1,000 free meals. Yes, you heard that right. This guy essentially got a free pass to enjoy a wide variety of dishes without paying a single yen. It's like he won some bizarre culinary lottery, and we're all just left

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Alaskan Homes Set Sail: Typhoon Turns Towns into...

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2025/10/13

This is your News You do not Need podcast.Did you know that while the rest of the world was catching up on apocalyptic weather reports, political chaos, and a cruise ship replica with a penchant for sinking, the tiny, remote Alaskan town of Kwigillingok became an accidental aquatic theme park? Yes, it’s true—in the last 24 hours, the remnants of Typhoon Halong decided to play real-life Jumanji with the villages of western Alaska, and there went the neighborhood. No kidding: homes didn’t just flood,

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Bumper Car Bedlam: Portland Woman's 3 AM...

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2025/10/12

This is your News You do not Need podcast.So get this – while most of us were just trying to enjoy our weekend, a woman in Portland decided to turn a casual Saturday morning drive into the vehicular equivalent of playing bumper cars at the county fair. At three in the morning, twenty-three-year-old Aaliya Del Torre managed to plow into not one, not two, but three parked cars near Northeast Gleeson and 146th Avenue. Now, you might be thinking, okay, accidents happen, right? But here's where it gets

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2:17

Wife Shapeshifts into Snake, Attempts Murder-by-Bite...

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2025/10/11

This is your News You do not Need podcast.So there I was, just scrolling through the news like any normal person would on a Friday afternoon, when I came across this absolute gem from India that made me question everything I thought I knew about marital disputes.Picture this scene: You're at a municipal meeting in India, right? Usually these things are about potholes or streetlights or maybe someone complaining about their neighbor's dog. Pretty standard stuff. But then this guy named Meraj stands

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1:19

From Whiskey Heists to Squirrel Attacks: The Wildest...

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2025/10/10

This is your News You do not Need podcast.You know those news stories that make you go, "Wait, what?" Like the time thieves in Washington stole $1 million worth of craft whiskey from Westland Distillery. It's a conundrum – who knew whiskey could be so valuable? This heist is part of a long line of bizarre recent events. In a lighter vein, a 'very mean squirrel' in California has been sending people to the ER because it's extra peckish. Maybe it's just prepping for the apocalypse with all that

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Ribbit Remedy: Woman Swallows 8 Live Frogs to Cure...

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2025/10/08

This is your News You do not Need podcast.So there I was, scrolling through the news yesterday when I stumbled upon something that made me question humanity's collective decision-making skills. Apparently, a Chinese woman in her quest to cure lower back pain decided that swallowing eight live frogs was the logical medical solution. Yes, you heard that right - eight live frogs, down the hatch, like some sort of amphibian smoothie gone horribly wrong.Now, I've heard of unconventional treatments

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3:34

Skydiver Stuck in Tree, Everest Snowpocalypse, and...

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2025/10/06

This is your News You do not Need podcast.So, here’s something that absolutely nobody needs to know—but since you’re here, let’s jump right in.Imagine waking up and thinking, “Today’s the day I’ll be stuck in a tree for hours after falling out of the sky.” That’s exactly what happened to one unfortunate soul in Tennessee, who signed up for a tandem skydive, probably imagining stunning views and an epic selfie. Instead, the adventure turned into the real-life version of “Extreme Hide-and-Seek:

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