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Retrocast #43 – Podcast #260

Published on July 9, 2026

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Al Capone’s son tries to avoid his notorious father’s past, a boy survives a 2-1/2 mile-long plunge in a tunnel, nudists fail to pay their laundry bill, and much more!

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Retrocast #42 – Podcast #258

Published on June 4, 2026

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A house is cut in half after two sisters argue over its repair, two babies are switched at birth, an airplane lands at the wrong airport, and much more!

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Retrocast #41 – Podcast #256

Published on April 20, 2026

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Who or what is ETAOIN SHRDLU, Nat King Cole is attacked, a boy gets the day off from school for a good deed, a man breaks into ȧ home to change a baby’s diaper, and much more!

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Retrocast #40 – Podcast #254

Published on February 26, 2026

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A couple marries and divorces over and over again, a fugitive appears on The Dating Game tv show, a man is fined for failing to give his wife a goodbye kiss, & more!

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Retrocast #39 – Podcast #252

Published on January 14, 2026

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A woman has 1,446 metal objects in her stomach, a teenager will die unless a nail is removed from her lung, a bullfrog living in a woman's stomach, & more!

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Retrocast #38 – Podcast #250

Published on December 3, 2025

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Can a wife legally swipe cash from her husband’s wallet? One Chicago man puts a bizarre social experiment in motion—mailing $1 to 500 people and asking them to mail it back… and much more!

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Retrocast #37 – Podcast #248

Published on October 21, 2025

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A fire department watches a man's home burn to the ground, a pig flies for the first time ever, fleas are transported on a dog, and a gorilla destroys an American Tourister suitcase.

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Retrocast #36 – Podcast #245

Published on August 19, 2025

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Abbott & Costello agree to perform in a boy’s backyard for 70 cents, parents sue a milk dairy because their son grew too tall, a man sleeps only 2 hours per day for 33 years, and much more!

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Retrocast #35 – Podcast #243

Published on July 9, 2025

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Eight different stories in which someone or something got the last laugh. Includes: rattlesnakes that outsmarted a snake trap, jokes aimed at women are funnier, a friendly feud with the cable company, and much more!

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Retrocast #34 – Podcast #240

Published on May 21, 2025

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A warning to stay away from people with blue eyes, Stanford students use ice nickels to pay for phone calls, the speed limit for automobiles is set at 2 mph, and much more!

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Retrocast #32 – Podcast #236

Published on March 12, 2025

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A man discovers the Roman Ruins of his youth have been torn down, a violin made from a lobster claw, an electric chair that electrocuted itself, and much more!

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Retrocast #31 – Podcast #233

Published on January 23, 2025

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A man recovers his lost diamond ring through a chance encounter, manhole covers fly in Chicago, how to divide a Cadillac 57 ways, a man is fined for barking like a dog, and much more!

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Christmas Retrocast – Podcast #231

Published on December 15, 2024

Posted in: Holidays & Celebrations, Podcast, Retrocasts

Christmas Retrocast! Includes: Tumbleweed replaces the standard Christmas tree for one family, a Santa who practically gave away the store, a policeman has a live turkey thrown at him for Christmas, and much more!

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Retrocast #29 – Podcast #229

Published on November 12, 2024

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Podcast, Retrocasts, Tidbits

Is it best to marry a homely girl, a drum majorette who knocked herself out with her baton, the debate over female judges, and much more! Jill ChaCha of the podcast Well... That's Interesting! cohosts.

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Retrocast #28 – Podcast #226

Published on October 2, 2024

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A man is forced to pay for the burial of a porcupine, a stowaway who hid inside of someone’s coffin, a cactus buried under concrete for 45 years, and much more!

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