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Ripley’s Believe It or Not! — a journey through the weird, wacky, whimsical, wild, and totally unbelievable world of the odd, strange and unusual. Amazing and absolutely true tales happening right now and reported from around the world by a cast of thousands as well as stories ripped from the archives of the company that has been freaking out families for more than 90 years!
New Episodes of Ripley’s Oddcast are posted weekly

 

Biography

Ripley Radio: An On-Demand Oddcast

THE RIPLEY’S WEBTALKRADIO ENSEMBLE INCLUDES…

TIM O’BRIEN
VICE PRESIDENT, COMMUNICATIONS, RIPLEY ENTERTAINMENT INC.
As Ripley corporate spokesperson, Tim O’Brien appears on hundreds of TV and radio shows each year. In addition, his duties include editing the daily cartoon and maintaining the company’s online newsroom. During his journalism career prior to joining Ripley, Tim had more than 5,000 articles and 3,000 photos published. As an aside, he has ridden nearly 500 different roller coasters In 27 different countries. He has written 13 books including Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Amusement Park Oddities and Trivia, Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Baseball Oddities and Trivia, and Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Frog Oddities. Tim has a double Masters degree in Broadcast Journalism and Film Production from The Ohio State University.

“Ralf with an F”
DIRECTOR OF GHOST TOURS
RIPLEY’S BELIEVE IT OR NOT!, ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA.
“Ralf with an F” is Ralf Ingwersen. Although Ralf has been with Ripley’s since 2005, he spent nearly 20 years as a broadcaster prior to arriving in the Nation’s Oldest City. Using the air-name Atom Taler, he entertained listeners with irreverent humor for a decade as the morning show host on rock station 96 WAVE in Charleston SC, then switched mediums – but not attitudes – by jumping to the TV side and serving as the sports director of that city’s NBC affiliate for several years. Ralf is married with two children and is quite adept at balancing items on his nose (nothing larger than a vacuum cleaner please).

EDWARD MEYER
VICE PRESIDENT, EXHIBITS AND ARCHIVES, RIPLEY ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Edward Meyer has written, edited and published more than 50 books for Ripley Entertainment. He has made more than 40 television appearances on behalf of the company and directed and produced more than 100 Ripley museum films. He is credited with researching more than 160 “Ripley’s Believe It or Not!” television episodes during both of the show’s runs, in 1980–84 and 2000–04. In the past 30 years, Edward has acquired more than 20,000 exhibits for Ripley’s museums worldwide and has served as Ripley’s collection curator since 1984. Ironically, he has worked for Ripley Entertainment (31-plus years) longer than Robert Ripley himself did (31 years). Believe It or Not!

Archived Shows

• Ripley Radio – Fish Odor, Jersey Devil & Building Your Own Casket

  Does the famed New Jersey Devil really have a bathing pool deep inside the state’s Pine Barrens? Author Fran Capo’s new book, Myths and Mysteries of New Jersey, has a chapter on the Devil’s Bathtub and she drops by this week to tell us about her ...

• Ripley Radio – Mental Floss, Starbuck Surprises & a Dog Named Ripley

  Ethan Trex of the popular web site and magazine, Mental Floss, stops by Ripley Radio this week to discuss the weird topics his publication carries, how they research the bizarre, and how it compares with Ripley’s Believe It or Not! A pitiful little ...

• Ripley Radio – A Talking Dog and What’s Banned from Wal-Mart

  Was Don, a celebrated German pooch from the early 20th century, really able to talk as so many stories and legends proclaim? Huffington Post correspondent Marc Hartzman looked into the popular tale and talks with us this week on Ripley Radio – An On-...

• Ripley Radio – Bizarre Economic Indexes & Walking Over Niagara Falls

  Nik Wallenda, the 7th generation high-wire walker in the world-famous Wallenda Family, is attempting to get official permission from the Canadian Government to walk across Niagara Falls in June 2012. Meanwhile, the New York State government has already...

• Ripley Radio – Typhoid Mary & A Tree in Disneyland

  In the early 1900s, Typhoid Mary cooked for people and they soon became very ill or died. It was that simple, but was she a typhoid carrier? Fran Capo joins us this week to discuss Mary Malone, better known as Typhoid Mary, from the research she did fo...

• Ripley Radio – Hard Core Jousting, Sunken Ships & The Doors

  Formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, Jim Morrison & The Doors created their own recording studio in a worn-down area of Santa Monica Boulevard. Today, that location is a Mexican Restaurant and the sound booth in which Morrison recorded is the men’s bat...

• Ripley Radio – Aliens, Dwarf Basketball & a Funky Tower

  This week on the Dec. 26 episode of Ripley Radio, we learn that Aliens do exist. Jim Moroney tells us of the night he was abducted by Aliens and how it changed his life. Jerry Chubbuck, owner of the funky roadside attraction, Wonder Tower, in Genoa,...

• Ripley Radio – Christmas Weirdness and Couch Surfing

  Christmas expert Robin Mains tells Ripley Radio that although she is a Christian, she and her family stopped celebrating the holiday a decade ago and speaks of the deviant and strange side of the holiday. The world’s top couch surfer, Ori Bengal exp...

• Ripley Radio – Witch Doctors, Alien Hands & 7 Billion People

  TV adventurer, author, actor and world traveler Piers Gibbon stops by Ripley Radio this week and tells us about his latest National Geographic Channel show, The Witch Doctor Will See You Now! He shares the various “cures” he was shown by the Witch ...

• Ripley Radio – Roadkill Nourishment & Money-Eating Mongrel

  This week on Ripley Radio we talk with a Florida woman who left $1,000 in cash on the kitchen counter only to be eaten by her dog! How she got it back may surprise you! Nation-wide, Ripley attractions are celebrating the holidays. We talk with Micha...

• Ripley Radio – Side Show Money, Weird Winter Sports & Messages in a Bottle

  Inside money is an important part of any carnival or circus sideshow, we hear from sideshow historian James Taylor. “You pay a buck to get in and $50 to get out,” he jokes. He explains the “inside money” concept this week on Ripley Radio and te...

• Ripley Radio – Funerals, Sea Turtles & Priscilla the Monkey Girl

  Author and a doyenne of death, Gail Ruben visits Ripley Radio this week and tells us about her quest to crash 30 funerals of total strangers in 30 days. Then she blogs about the deceased and her experiences at the funeral. Taking a whimsical approach t...

• Ripley Radio – Weird Medical Maladies, Proof of Reincarnation & Miss Artichoke

  Psychic Marie Gates, author of Are We Our Past Lives?, visits Ripley Radio this week and discusses her journey from being an atheist and not believing in re-incarnation to one who believes in both God and re-incarnation. She relates a compelling story ...

• Ripley Radio – All About Saints, Friendly Aliens & Odd Thanksgiving Traditions

  Kooky UFO Phil visits Ripley Radio again and outlines his plans to build a pyramid on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay that will serve both as a hydrogen power plant and a landing site for alien space craft. We also feature UFO Phil’s latest song...

• Ripley Radio – Halloween Stories and Witches: When to Love Them; When to Fear Them

  Ripley Radio celebrates Halloween by reaching out to three different witches and warlocks and asking them to explain what this witch thing is all about. What we got in return is an entertaining and enlightening program dedicated to the unbelievable wor...

• Ripley Radio – The Door to Nowhere, Missile Mail & Ripley’s Food Drive

  Birdsville Australia is so far from anything and everything it is lovingly referred to as the Front Door to Nowhere! Travel writer Cynthia Clampitt joins us this week and tells us all about her experiences in this unbelievable part of Down Under. Ca...

• Ripley Radio – Vampire Tours, Hulk Hogan & The World’s Largest Plow

  Stephenie Meyer chose Forks, Washington as the setting for her Twilight series for a reason. It’s rainy, cloudy and rather sun-less for much of the year. The perfect environment for a vampire! Debbie Bennett, a resident of Forks runs Twilight Tours i...

• Ripley Radio – Bernard Hopkins, Schweddy Balls & Christopher Elliott’s Book of Scams

  Would you eat Schweddy Balls? Actor Alec Baldwin made his Schweddy Balls famous in a “Saturday Night Live” skit years ago. Now, the lovable folks at Ben & Jerry’s have named their newest flavor, Schweddy Balls Ice Cream. We talk about the str...

• Ripley Radio – Buddy Holly, Laurel & Hardy, and Feel-Good Dog Stories

  Mysteries and Conspiracies continue 52 years after pioneer rocker Buddy Holly died in a fiery plane crash. However, Buddy has not rested in peace as there are many theories surrounding that crash that are still being discussed and remain unsolved today...

• Ripley Radio – Burlesque Queens, The Mob, & Stupid Things Drunks Do

  The re-emergence of Burlesque as a credible dance form and entertainment choice in today’s variety show presentations has a historical significance. Burlesque was a very important part of early circus sideshows and Vaudeville theaters before falling ...

• Ripley Radio – Lassie, a Boy Named Timmy & a Lifeguard Wearing Speedos

  Jon Provost, who portrayed Timmy in the Lassie TV series for 260 episodes in the 1950s is our guest this week and he openly talks about how being a child star then, differs greatly from being one now. We discuss his new autobiography, “Timmy’s in t...

• Ripley Radio – The Bearded Lady Finds Her Son and WE Find the Center of the Universe

  Vivian Wheeler was starring on the midway as the Bearded Lady when her husband stole Richard, their 3-year old son. She never heard from either for more than 40 years. Last year, Wheeler and Richard were happily reunited on national television. Whee...

• Ripley Radio – Bobo the Clown’s Daughter & The World’s Largest Family

  Imagine this. You are a 4 year old girl and have never met your father, never seen a clown, and never been to a circus. Then, one day your mother takes you to the circus, you walk back stage and you see this strange, tall man who your mom introduces as...

• Ripley Radio – Conversations with 21st Century Tattooed Ladies

  They are definitely a colorful lot! While they don’t stand out as being so different in today’s society, tattooed ladies of the past were a unique bunch. Today, tattooed ladies of the 21st Century are still amongst us – in larger numbers than eve...

• Ripley Radio – Getting ready to die on Dec. 21, 2012 & Driving a short street in Ohio

  Our two guests this week, Bob Thiel and Jayson Rand, are both authors and experts on the 2012 phenomenon. They have written very long-titled tomes that can serve as guides to get us through this potentially rough period in our lives. They’ll tell us ...

• Ripley Radio – Exploring Roadside America, Weeki Wachee Springs & Lady Gaga

  Doug Kirby and Ken Smith, founders of the popular http://www.roadsideamerica.com site details the latest on roadside attractions. They explain how all of those “Blue Line Highways” lure the nostalgic traveler of today; Intern Eric tells us the sad ...

• Ripley Radio – High Wire Walking Wallenda and Rocket Sword Swallowing Murrugun

  We explore the amazing world of Daredevils in this week's daring episode. Nik Wallenda, 7th generation of the famous Wallenda family tells of his life and upcoming history-making daredevil events. The “King of the High Wire” explains why he risks h...

• Ripley Radio – Elvis, Buddy Holly & a Great Fish Story

  There are still mysteries and controversy surrounding what many feel is the day the music died, Feb.3, 1959, when Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Richie Valens died in a plane crash. This week we talk with Gary Moore, author of the book “Hey Buddy”...

• Ripley Radio – Why We Love Horror, Marilyn Monroe’s Vacant Neighbor & Fried Twinkies

  Chris Alexander, Editor-in-Chief of Fangoria magazine explains why people love to be grossed out and scared by horror! Are these movie-goers some kind of sickos, are they curious about blood and guts, or do they just like getting grossed out and scared...

• Ripley Radio – A Fertility Statue Baby, a Solar Bikini, & Should Clowns Be Licensed

  New Jersey’s Rachel Taylor flew to Wisconsin to the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium, touched Ripley’s world famous Fertility Statues and shortly thereafter became pregnant, after being told numerous times by her doctor that it was not poss...

• Ripley Radio – The Cat From Hell, Improv in NYC, & How Hollywood Got its Name

  The great-grandfather of Gaelyn Whitley Keith founded and named Hollywood, Calif., and was also instrumental in creating the first movie lot, approximately where the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium now sits at the corner of Hollywood Blvd. and...

• Ripley Radio – Seeing Ghosts, Finding a Job with Feng Shui, & Attending Sideshow School

  Tim O’Brien, the producer and co-host of Ripley Radio – An On-Demand Oddcast, let his freak flag fly during June and attended Harley Newman’s Oddity University where he was taught the art of sword swallowing, fire eating, walking on glass and sti...

• Ripley Radio – A Visit to a Voodoo Museum & Other Offbeat Locales

  A Voodoo Priest explains what one will find inside the New Orleans Voodoo Museum including the ghost of his good friend, Intern Abby reports on a full-size Noah’s Ark being built in London in time for the 2012 Olympics, and Edward unveils his newest ...

• Ripley Radio – Unique Amusement Parks, Scary Coasters & Live Mermaids

  Former aerospace engineer Jim Seay explains why people of all ilk the world over love to be scared to death on roller coasters. He should know – he’s the creator of the world’s scariest coasters and he is our special guest this week. One of th...

• Ripley Radio – Demolition Derbies, Marilyn Monroe & Pygmy Cannibals

  George Washington was the not the first U.S. President and our nation’s birthday is not July 4, 1776! Those facts and other historical mysteries are uncovered as we talk with historian Stanley Klos who notes that the foundation on which this country ...

• Ripley Radio – Eating Bugs, Fried Butter, & McBurgers

  Daniella Martin, host of the Girl Meets Bugs cooking web site visits and explains how eating worms and scorpions is not only an efficient food source that is good for the environment, but also provides exceptional protein! Deep fried beer, deep frie...

• Ripley Radio – A Mermaid Parade, The Penguin Boy & New Ears

  The Coney Island Mermaid Parade, as decadent, naked, colorful and fun as it is, marks the official opening of the Atlantic Ocean for New York Beach goers each June. Dick Zigun, founder and top executive of Coney Island USA and the creator of the par...

• Ripley Radio – Totally Weird and Unbelievable Family Vacation Spots

  Off-beat and unbelievable vacation spots is the theme this week on Ripley Radio. We explore the new Vampire Room in the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! in the Wisconsin Dells and Kevin Ricks tells us the new attraction contains the head of a real human v...

• Ripley Radio – He-Brew, Doomsday Wishes & a Front Yard Toilet Planter

  Kosher Jewish Beers and Whimsical Coney Island brews! Jeremy Cowen, founder and CEO of Shmaltz Brewing has a great deal of fun brewing, naming, and promoting his line of beers. The Jewish beer for the chosen few, He-Brew, started it all 13 years ago a...

• Ripley Radio – An Elephant Movie Star & Richard Simmons’ New Gig

  Tai the 42 year old Asian elephant is the star of this summer’s gangbuster movie, Water for Elephants. Kari Johnson, who with her husband Gary – owners of Have Trunk Will travel - are the trainers behind this great and talented beast and Kari joins...

• Ripley Radio – An A-Bomb Falls on New Mexico & a Dog Rescued at Sea

  In May 1957, airmen from Texas dropped an A-Bomb on our own US soil! It hit near Albuquerque, New Mexico leaving a huge crater and killing only a luckless grazing cow. John Hafnor, author of “Strange But True America” joins us this week to share th...

• Ripley Radio – A Naked Bookseller, and a Retired Dwarf Named Poobah

  Pete Terhune, an 81-year old sideshow performer, also known as Poobah the dwarf, is now retired, and his former boss of more than 50 years, sideshow impresario Ward Hall tells us what a great friend Pete has been to him through the years and what a gre...

• Ripley Radio – A Minister who Went to Hell, Clairvoyance & Occult Powers

  A century-old book that has been the basis for many modern self-help volumes contains some amazing, unusual and unbelievable claims. Clint Marsh has dusted off the old book, written a new introduction to it and explains what “Swami Panchadasi’s Cla...

• Ripley Radio – Bad Girls, Steampunk & Broken Wings

  Believe It or Not! the American West had its share of outlaw women, many of whom were killers and rustlers - and some actually ended up on the short end of a long rope as a result. Author Michael Rutter has documented these bad girls in his “Bedsid...

• Ripley Radio – The Mouse House, Cremains & a Knife Throwing Breast Surgeon

  Forty years ago this fall, Walt Disney World opened near Orlando, Florida and the state, city and the world has not been the same since. Disneyphile Chad Emerson has compiled a book of essays from Disney aficionados around the world to celebrate the fo...

• Ripley Radio – Year of the Rabbit, a Carny Priest, and a Bunch of Creeps

  Jody Pliszka explains what the Chinese Year of the Rabbit means to all of us and what we should expect if we were born under one of the five signs of the rabbit. Well-known TV writer and author David Bickell has an unusual and somewhat kooky book and w...

• Ripley Radio – Talking Animals & a Pyramid on Pike’s Peak

  “Bats Sing, Mice Giggle” is the name of the new book by Dr. Karen Shanor, a researcher who reveals some amazing and surprising facts about the way animals communicate. UFO Phil, perhaps one of the most unusual and fun guests ever on Ripley Radio un...

• Ripley Radio – Frozen Dead Guys & a Sideshow Talker

  Author Gail Rubin’s slightly irreverent but quite practical look at death and funerals led her to be a part of this year’s Frozen Dead Guy Festival where she unveiled her new game, the Newly Dead Game. She talks with us about how to plan for your o...

• Ripley Radio – Elvis, Buddy Holly & a Great Fish Story

  There are still mysteries and controversy surrounding what many feel is the day the music died, Feb.3, 1959, when Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Richie Valens died in a plane crash. This week we talk with Gary Moore, author of the book “Hey Buddy�...

• Ripley Radio – Faces in the Clouds & Weird Baseball Injuries

  Tom Lumbrazo claims that angels and other spirits create cloud formations as a way to communicate with earthlings. He has been studying this concept for years, written two books about it, and says it has changed his life! Ralf finishes off his countdow...

• Ripley Radio – Collecting Coffee Cups & Meteorites

  We travel to the extremes of collecting this week as we talk with Charles Hubbell about his collection of 16,000-plus ceramic coffee cups - all gathered in less than five years! Then we go north to Michigan to talk with John Morris, who has more than 1...

• Ripley Radio – The Florida Monster & New Jersey Oddities

  World renown cryptozoologist Loren Coleman talks with Ripley Radio as he sets off on a research mission for information on the Florida Monster for an upcoming book; AOL’s Lee Speigel reports that the effort to clone a Wooly Mammoth may be only a few ...

• Ripley Radio – Celebrating World Sword Swallowers Day

  The world’s pre-eminent sword swallower, Dan Meyer, is the guest this week as he speaks of the upcoming, 4th Annual World Sword Swallowers Day, set for Feb. 26, 2011. He’ll be talking about which Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditoriums will be ho...

• Ripley Radio – Witches, Spooks & The Bearded Lady

  Witches are bigger than ever in 2011, and Judika Illes explains why and discusses the most popular witches of all times; sideshow veteran Todd Robbins discusses his new Off-Broadway show based on old time Spook shows, Play Dead; we get an update on th...

• Ripley Radio – Weird & Strange Lists of 2010

  The year’s weirdest and strangest events are unveiled. Tim presents Ripley’s Top 10 Year-End list; Buck Wolf reveals the Top AOL Weird News list; and Lee Speigel presents the top UFO and paranormal happenings of the year. We learn about the man who...

• Ripley Radio – Sideshows: Live!

  Three of the top sideshow acts working in the business today talk with Ripley Radio from backstage at recent gigs. Tyler Fyre and Thrillkill Jill share some happy news fans and The Lizardman talks about how thrilled he was to uncover a wax figure of hi...

• Ripley Radio – Feng Shui Ghostbusting & Mysteries

  Anna Marie Prezio explains how to decorate our homes to keep ghosts away; UK author Lionel Fanthorpe recalls the most significant mysteries he has researched; and Robert Damon Schneck reports how aliens are using Bigfoot creatures on earth to mine for...

• Ripley Radio – Reincarnation of Historical Figures

  Reincarnation authority Richard Salva proves that Abraham Lincoln came back as Charles Lindbergh; Judika Illes reports on her visit to Witch Country – Salem, Massachusetts; Edward explores the Lincoln artifacts in Ripley’s collection and talks abo...

• Ripley Radio – Clowns: Are they Really Scary?

  The world’s funniest daredevil clown, Bello Nock, explains why some clowns scare while some make you laugh; Judika Illes describes a spell that you put on your Mother-in-Law to make her love you; Buck Wolf recalls how he got Bozo the Clown kicked out...

• Ripley Radio – Pirate Myths & Reality

  Renown pirate expert Pat Croce dispels long held myths about the pirates of yore; Marc Hartzman tells of the reunion between the Bearded Lady and her long lost son; Buck Wolf reports on how Ripley’s helped little Eddie Munster find a new girlfriend; ...

• Ripley Radio – Real Life Superheroes

  Tea Krulos, an expert on Real Life Superheroes, provides us with a view of those who dress up and protect their neighborhood as costumed enforcers; Chris Epting reports on the author of the third most popular song of all time; Buck Wolf unveils the fav...

• Ripley Radio – The Wonderful Wacky World

  Brooke Ferencsik of www.tripadvisor.com provides an insight into some of America’s wackiest events; Intern Eric tells us where we can go hunting for Big Foot with a Redneck; AOL’s Joe Peacock explains a doggie cash deposit of $58; Marci reports on ...

• Ripley Radio – Roadside Marvels

  Doug Kirby and Ken Smith of the popular www.roadsideamerica.com site details the latest on roadside attractions; Intern Eric tells us the sad tale of the lightning strike of the Touchdown Jesus statue; Tim talks with the Weeki Wachee mermaids; Marci re...

• Ripley Radio – UFO’s: The Great Cover-Up

  Lee Speigel, one the world’s pre-eminent researchers in the realm of UFO’s provides proof that the government is hiding the truth about alien adventures on earth; AOL’s Buck Wolf tells us about Julia Gnuse, the world’s most tattooed lady; Inte...

• Ripley Radio – Unbelievable World of Rock & Roll

  Carl Wiser of www.songfacts.com shares a few weird and bizarre facts behind the lyrics of several rock songs; Intern Clara tells us about artwork made from human feces; AOL’s Buck Wolf explains what he did when he discovered Adolf Hitler’s toilet i...

• Ripley Radio – Why We Love Horror

  Chris Alexander, Editor-in-Chief of Fangoria magazine explains why people love to be grossed out and scared by horror! Intern Eric tells us why the burial crypt above Marilyn Monroe remains empty; we learn from AOL’s David Moye how Chicken Charlie ...

• Ripley Radio – Everyday Magic Spells

  Spell collector and author Judika Illes discloses a few everyday spells that are both simple to cast AND have been proven to work! Intern Eric tells of a Cardboard Boat Museum and Regatta in Ohio; Ripley archivist Edward Meyer explains how he acquired...

• Ripley Radio – Glorious Cryptids

  We are introduced to a few of the lesser-known Cryptids – such as skyrods, the Ohio Grassman and the New Jersey Devil, by author Deena Budd. AOL’s Buck Wolf takes us to the Coney Island Hot Dog Eating Contest; Edward Meyer tells us that within the...

• Ripley Radio – God Made Me Do It!

  Marc Hartzman details a few hilarious stories of the worst advice the Lord has ever given his followers; AOL’s Buck Wolf tells us of Al Tomaini, the 8 foot 4 inch giant of Gibsonton, Fla.; we find out from Edward Meyer that Robert Ripley wasn’t a c...

• Ripley Radio – Weirdness on I-95

  Stan and Sandra Posner tell of the Weirdness that awaits at exits along Interstate 95; AOL’s Buck Wolf talks about bathroom stage fright; Edward Meyer tells of Ripley’s newest acquisition – a car that can fly; Travis Fessler talks with Tim immedi...

• Ripley Radio – Baseball Oddities

  America’s favorite summer pastime is featured as we talk with baseball promotion guru Mike Veeck about his outrageous stunts; author Dan Schlossberg reveals his Top 5 weird baseball moments of all time; former big leaguer Terry Pendleton plays Spot t...

• Ripley Radio – The Carny Chroniclers

  Those who write about sideshows: James Taylor, publisher of the famed “Shocked and Amazed” and Tony Gangi, author of “Carny Sideshows” talk about their editorial exploits; OUT THERE’s Buck Wolf tells us of Doggie Chastity Belts; and hear of e...

• Ripley Radio – Aliens & A Funky Tower

  Jerry Chubbuck, owner of the funky roadside attraction, Wonder Tower, in Colorado, takes us on a fun tour of this landmark; Jim Moroney tells us of the night he was abducted by Aliens and how it changed his life; we hear of the New York Towers, a dwarf...

• Ripley Radio – Historical Oddities

  Gene Kent Nitz and Jeremiah Greer report on amazing findings from their years of researching off-beat historical events and political leaders; We join hundreds of brides in Filene’s basement as they fight for wedding gowns; we learn awesome facts abo...

• Ripley Radio – Vampires – How to Love them, How to Kill them.

  Ripley’s investigates why Vampires are viewed as romantic and popular creatures today: J.M. Dixon talks of the trials and tribulations of his life as a modern-day Vampire; author Meredith Woerner warns that both good and bad vampires exist and walk a...

• Ripley Radio – Strange & Wonderful Love

  David & Lauren Blair are the world’s most “marriest” couple - 98 times to each other!; Father Mac, the Carny Priest has married more than 100 couples on the carnival midway; Buck Wolf and his wife renewed their vows in front of Ripley’s Fer...

• Ripley Radio – The Colorful World of Tattooed Ladies

  Amelia Klem Osterud explains how she came to write the first-ever definitive history of the tattooed woman and two of the modern day ladies featured in the book, Charon Henning and Thrill Kill Jill elucidate about their sideshow acts as tattooed ladies...

• Ripley Radio - Amazingly Weird Collections

  “Tracker Bob” Hiemenz tells us how he has collected more than 61,000 8-Track tapes; Juanita Rose Violini explains her new almanac of weird and bizarre tales; Jeremiah Greer visits the Georgia Guide Stones; we learn why it didn’t pay to be a bad m...

• Ripley Radio - Daredevils

  We explore the amazing world of Daredevils. Nik Wallenda, 7th generation of the famous Wallenda family tells of his life and upcoming history-making events; Murrugun the Mystic explains how he swallowed a rocket-powered sword; we go hunting for the Yet...

• Ripley Radio – Helpful Fears & Strange Phobias

  Dr. Craig April shares some of the strangest phobias he has treated as a psychologist and we play a phobia quiz; Margie Warrell tells us why fear and the resulting adrenalin is good for you; we hear a disturbing fact about the world’s most expensive ...

• Ripley Radio - Will We All Die in 2012?

  Two guests, Bob Thiel and Jayson Rand, both authors, researchers and experts on the 2012 phenomenon talk about the anticipated events leading up to and following Dec. 21, 2012 and inform us if we should expect to live through the event; we take a...

• Ripley Radio - Why Do They Do What they Do?

  Joel Waul, creator of the world’s largest rubber band ball talks about why and how he created the five-ton orb; we asked five sideshow performers how they do what they do and what their mothers think about their choice of professions; and the G...

• Ripley Radio - Mysteries & Conspiracies

  World famous author, lecturer and mystery investigator Lionel Fanthorpe speaks of his favorite all-time mysteries; Jeremiah Greer, host of the Shadows in the Dark radio show and co-editor of Mysteries magazine talks of his passion for the mysteri...

• Ripley Radio - Women of Strength and Speed

  The world’s fastest female talker, Fran Capo, entertains us with her high speed humor; The Great Cindini talks about her life as a strongwoman and stuntwoman; we learn of one lady’s amazing dedication to her bedtime ritual; we’re introduced to th...