Fake Headlines Podcast 97 : Differently Dark
This week, a 90s pop star gets grungy, Designer hand sanitizer, bomb sniffing rats, Halloween, secret gardens and more!
Fake Headlines Podcast is a weekly comedy news podcast featuring a husband & wife riffing on absurd news with some made up headlines thrown into the mix! We don't know what headlines ahead of time that the other person has prepared, and we see where the conversation takes us.
THIS WEEK’S HEADLINES:
This $250 Bottle of Hand Sanitizer Contains Real Gold Flakes
2020s Hottest Halloween Costumes Revealed
Mariah Carey Reveals She Once Recorded an Alternative Album
Hero Rat Wins A Top Animal Award For Sniffing Out Land Mines
New Homeowners Discover Secret Garden in Underground Tunnel
Aqua Boots Challenge You to Feel Like You’re Strutting Around in the Ocean
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