What a Weird Week
What a Weird Week is a show featuring the week's weird news stories. Every Friday we do a Weird-News-of-the-Week Top 10 audio podcast, a full shownotes blog, and a video episode. See https://www.shownotes.page or search "What a Weird Week". #Weird #News #Interesting #Stories #Entertainment #Popular #Culture #Fun #TenWeirdThings #weirdnews #weird #news #podcast #comedy #spotify #funny #weirdnewsoftheday #comedypodcast #weirdhistory #journalism #media #whoa #wow #what #saywhat #noway #ohmydays #areyouserious #wtf #weirdnewsstories #weirdnewsheadlines #weirdnewsoftheweek
Episodes
Hi friends, I'm Scott and here is your weird news update featuring some of the odd, and fun things from the news. This is What a Weird Week. Fri. Oct 2 2026.
Show notes page is shownotes.page. Stream and Subscribe HERE.
10 Seniors dominate old person contest.
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2026/10/worlds-oldest-men-send-birthday-wishes-to-each-other-as-they-turn-113-and-114
9 Couch dri...
It's Friday, October 2nd, 2026 and here is your weird news update featuring some of the odd, and fun things from the news. This is What a Weird Week.
Show notes page is shownotes.page. Stream and Subscribe HERE.
10 Low Speed Chase results in tortoise being apprehended. 'no sense of urgency'
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/09/28/tortoise-Jefferson-County-Colorado/9431790610409/ and video https://www.facebook.com/...
Hi friends, I'm Scott and here is your weird news update featuring some of the odd, and fun things from the news. This is What a Weird Week.
Show notes page is shownotes.page. Stream and Subscribe HERE.
10 a $30 painting is expected to get a quarter million at auction!! https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/09/18/painting-estate-sale-Gertrude-Abercrombie/3931789753677/ and video link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s...
It's Friday, Sept 18th, 2026 and here is your weird news update featuring some of the odd, and fun things from the news. This is What a Weird Week.
Show notes page is shownotes.page. Stream and Subscribe HERE.
10 Bouncing and Solving: it's a way of life. https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/09/11/canada-Guinness-World-Records-rubiks-cube-pogo-stick/5691789143596/ and the video link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po...
It's Friday, Sept 4th, 2026 and here is your weird news update featuring some of the weird, odd, and fun things from the news. This is What a Weird Week.
Show notes page is shownotes.page. Stream and Subscribe HERE.
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10 Which coffee is best on stress?? (Not so fast, DeCaf). https://www.psypost.org/regular-coffee-beats-decaf-in-protecting-the-brain-from-chronic-stress-mouse-...
It's Friday, Sept 4th, 2026 and here is your weird news update featuring weird, odd, and fun things from the news. This is What a Weird Week. Show notes page is shownotes.page. Stream and Subscribe HERE.
10 Uh Oh, your smartwatch might be terrible at keeping track of how many calories ya burned. https://www.popsci.com/health/smartwatch-calories-burned-overestimate/
9 #StuffYouMissedInHistoryClass Popular Science arti...
It's Friday, Aug 28, 2026 and here is your weird news update featuring some of the weird news, odd stories, and fun things from the news A YEAR AGO. This is What a Weird Week: a special rebroadcast because I am on assignment this week. Show notes page is shownotes.page. Stream and Subscribe HERE.
10 Wet-sponges-to-the-face World Domination.
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/08/28/Guinness-World-Records-David-Rush-wet-sponges/58...
It's Friday, Aug 21, 2026 and here is your weird news update featuring some of the weird news odd stories and fun things from the news. This is What a Weird Week.
Show notes page is shownotes.page. Stream and Subscribe HERE.
10 T-shirt world record involved a cool cast of characters. Link https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/08/17/Guinness-World-Records-David-Rush-T-shirt-folding-relay-team-12/2181786985115/ and vid...
It's Friday, Aug 14, 2026 and here is your weird news update featuring some of the odd and fun things from the news. This is What a Weird Week.
Show notes page is shownotes.page. Stream and Subscribe HERE.
10 Bodybuilder who didn't exercise finishes last, world reacts. Link: https://generationiron.com/man-drank-took-steroids-bodybuilding/ and Video Link: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db04r4gSf2p/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link...
It's Friday, Aug 7, 2026 and here is an unexpected repeat from a year ago because of technical difficulties.
A weird news update from 2025 featuring some of the odd and fun things from the news. This is What a Weird Week (show notes: shownotes.page).
Potatoes are Tomatoes. It's Science.
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/evolution/tomatoes-randomly-mated-with-another-plant-9-million-years-ago-the-result-potatoes
New Addition to ...
It's Friday, July 31, 2026 and here is your weird news update featuring some of the odd and fun things from the news. This is What a Weird Week (show notes: shownotes.page).
10 How big is the largest jellyfish in the world? I mean, scary but not terrifying.
Link: https://www.popsci.com/environment/worlds-largest-jellyfish-cape-cod/
Video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da-4F7iO_Y5/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ=...
It's Friday, July 24th, 2026 and here are ten weird things from this week's news. Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a show about the weird news and interesting stuff that happened this week. See bottom of shownotes page for a transcript of the podcast episode. To Subscribe/ get in touch/ other/ see www.shownotes.page. Thanks for rating and reviewing along with subscribing! These are the shownotes for Season 7, Ep...
It's Friday, July 17th, 2026 and here are ten weird things from this week's news.
Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a show about the weird news and interesting stuff that happened this week.
See bottom of shownotes page for a transcript of the podcast episode.
To Subscribe/ get in touch/ other/ see www.shownotes.page.
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These are the shownotes for Season...
It's Friday, July 10th, 2026 and here are ten weird things from this week's news. Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a show about the weird news and interesting stuff that happened this week. See bottom of shownotes page for a transcript of the podcast episode. To Subscribe/ get in touch/ other/ see www.shownotes.page. Thanks for rating and reviewing along with subscribing! These are the shownotes for Season 7, Ep...
It's Friday, July 3rd, 2026 and here are ten weird things from this week's news. Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a show about the weird news and interesting stuff that happened this week. See bottom of shownotes page for a transcript of the podcast episode. To Subscribe/ get in touch/ other/ see www.shownotes.page.
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These are the shownotes for ...
it's fri jun 26 2026 and this is a special repeat episode featuring content from a year ago, along with some new content inspired by my vacation.
if you're new here, usually we do a weekly catch up on weird news and interesting things that happened this week from around the globe. sometimes we do a special rebroadcast episode. how many of these stories do you remember from last summer?
it's Friday, June 19th, 2026 and weird news happened again this week. Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a show about the weird news and interesting stuff that happened this week. See bottom of shownotes page for a transcript of the podcast episode. To Subscribe/ get in touch/ other/ see www.shownotes.page.
Thanks for rating and reviewing along with subscribing!
These are the shownotes for Season 7, E...
Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a show about the weird news and interesting stuff that happened this week. See bottom of shownotes page for a transcript of the podcast episode. To Subscribe/ get in touch/ other/ see www.shownotes.page.
Thanks for rating and reviewing along with subscribing!
These are the shownotes for Season 7, Ep 24 first published June 12, 2026.
10 Athlete fast-walks on hands, world rea...
Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a show about the weird news and interesting stuff that happened this week. See bottom of shownotes page for a transcript of the podcast episode. To Subscribe/ get in touch/ other/ see www.shownotes.page.
Thanks for rating and reviewing along with subscribing!
These are the shownotes for Season 7, Ep 23 first published June 6, 2025. This is a rebroadcast from one year ago. ...
Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a show about the weird news and interesting stuff that happened this week. See bottom of shownotes page for a transcript of the podcast episode. To Subscribe/ get in touch/ other/ see www.shownotes.page. Thanks for rating and reviewing along with subscribing! These are the shownotes for Season 7, Ep 22 first published May 29, 2026.
10 Saved By the Bell Cereal
https://peop...
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