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Useless Information Podcast

Airwave Media Podcast Network

Podcasting since 2008! - It really is all true! Quirky, bizarre, and unusual stories from the Flip Side of History.

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  • S19 · E262
    September 1 · 34 min

    Retrocast #44 – UI Podcast #262

    Kids suck subway tokens from turnstiles, two men claim to save a girl’s life, a woman marries a pet rock, a meatloaf made from dog food, & more!

  • S19 · E260
    July 9 · 30 min

    Retrocast #43 - UI Podcast #260

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

  • S19 · E258
    June 25 · 36 min

    The Battle of the Bangs - UI Podcast #259

    A 14-year-old boy was suspended from school for refusing to cut his hair, resulting in a judge sending him to a juvenile detention home for psychiatric evaluation.

  • S19 · E258
    June 4 · 30 min

    Retrocast #42 - UI Podcast #258

    A house is cut in half, two babies are switched at birth, an airplane lands at the wrong airport, and much more!

  • S19 · E257
    May 13 · 30 min

    Leaping Leopards - UI Podcast #257

    A wild leopard fresh from the jungles of India escaped the Oklahoma City Zoo in 1950, unleashing a frantic manhunt.

  • S19 · E256
    April 20 · 31 min

    Retrocast 41 - Podcast #256

    Who or what is ETAOIN SHRDLU, Nat King Cole is attacked, a man breaks into ȧ home to change a baby’s diaper, & more!

  • S19 · E252
    March 18 · 33 min

    Aren't We Devils? - UI Podcast #255

    A running gag on the 1944 Truth or Consequences radio show was for host Ralph Edwards to ask, “Is there a Mr. Wickel in the house?”

  • S19 · E254
    February 26 · 41 min

    Retrocast #40 - UI Podcast #254

    In this episode: 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, and much more! Images, links, and transcripts for this podcast can be found at https://uselessinformation.org/retrocast-40-podcast-254/ You can follow the Useless Information Podcast on these platforms: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uselessinformationpodcast X (Twitter): https://t.co/7pV2H8iXJV Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/FlipSideofHistory/ The Useless Information Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media podcast network. Visit https://www.airwavemedia.com/ to listen to more great podcasts just like this one. Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • S19 · E248
    January 14 · 44 min

    Retrocast #39 - Podcast #252

    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!

  • S18 · E251
    Dec 17, 2025 · 26 min

    The Hot Dog Santa Claus - UI Podcast #251

    The true story of Axel Bjorklund, Boston's Hot Dog Santa, who gave thousands of hot dogs away to hungry children throughout the 1920s.

  • S18 · E248
    Dec 3, 2025 · 35 min

    Retrocast #38 - UI Podcast #250

    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… & more!

  • S18 · E249
    Nov 11, 2025 · 23 min

    A Forbidden Love - Podcast #249

    A small Indiana town was rocked by a scandal that made national headlines: a 12-year-old girl and her 13-year-old classmate became parents.

  • S18 · E245
    Oct 21, 2025 · 27 min

    Retrocast #37 - UI Podcast #248

    A fire department watches a man's home burn, a pig flies for the first time ever, & a gorilla destroys an American Tourister suitcase.

  • S18 · E246
    Sep 17, 2025 · 33 min

    A White Lie - UI Podcast #246

    A New Hampshire doctor and his wife kept a secret from family & friends for nearly two decades.

  • S18 · E245
    Aug 19, 2025 · 36 min

    Retrocast #36 - UI Podcast #245

    Abbott & Costello agree to perform in a boy’s backyard for 70 cents, parents sue a milk dairy because their son grew too tall, & much more!

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