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  • Offbites: Pythons on yogis, volcanoes on the moon, and podcasters on Google

    Offbites: Pythons on yogis, volcanoes on the moon, and podcasters on Google
    2024/11/22
    In this episode of Offbites, Chris and Lauren offer some side dishes of weird news before Thanksgiving, including snake yoga, a bad development for wired headphones, cruel AI and volcanoes on the moon,
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    21 分
  • A star tries to take his dog to the grave: What you don't know about pet cemeteries

    A star tries to take his dog to the grave: What you don't know about pet cemeteries
    2024/11/15
    Paul Koudinaris, author of Faithful Unto Death: Pet cemeteries, animal graves, and eternal devotion, and other books on both animals and death, joins the show to discuss French actor Alain Delon’s strange posthumous request and more.
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    20 分
  • Pizza party dread: Why you deserve more than two slices at work

    Pizza party dread: Why you deserve more than two slices at work
    2024/11/08
    We all like pizza, right? In most settings, that's the case, but pizza in the workplace has gotten a bad rap. Workplace culture expert Dr. Jessica Kriegel joined Mike Rogers to explain what other, better options managers have to say thank you to their employees.
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    14 分
  • Something Offbeat’s Spooky Tales: Ghosts, vampires and zombies

    Something Offbeat’s Spooky Tales: Ghosts, vampires and zombies
    2024/11/01
    Here’s a collection of our spookiest tales for Halloween! Full episodes available here: Ghosted: Man says ancient corpse is his 'spiritual girlfriend' https://www.audacy.com/podcast/something-offbeat-456dc/episodes/ghosted-man-says-ancient-corpse-is-his-spiritual-girlfriend-1a28c A vampire unearthed: Our interview with an heir to 'Dracula' https://www.audacy.com/krld/news/national/something-offbeat-a-vampire-unearthed Could 'The Last of Us' really happen?: Beyond the zombie https://www.audacy.com/podcast/something-offbeat-456dc/episodes/could-the-last-of-us-really-happen-beyond-the-zombie-fungus-232bd Here are the best and worst US cities to be in when the https://www.audacy.com/podcast/something-offbeat-456dc/episodes/here-are-the-best-and-worst-us-cities-to-be-in-when-the-zombie-apocalypse-happens-9a0b6
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    16 分
  • Offbites: Baseball snakes and pyramid dogs

    Offbites: Baseball snakes and pyramid dogs
    2024/10/25
    Chris and Lauren discuss Spooky season, coffee, animals where they shouldn't be and more.
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    19 分
  • Pumpkin spice everything: Is it too much?

    Pumpkin spice everything: Is it too much?
    2024/10/16
    Starbucks started Pumpkin Spice season in August this year, and some people thought it was a little too early. The “Something Offbeat” team reached out to an expert who could tell us all about people’s reactions to pumpkin spice. Dr. Jin-A Choi is part of a team from Montclair State University that have been releasing the annual Pumpkin Spice Report. The latest just came out this month.
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    14 分
  • Vintage Offbeat: An expensive office party

    Vintage Offbeat: An expensive office party
    2024/10/11
    "Vintage Offbeat" continues with our very first episode, from June 13, 2022. ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: We all know office parties can be a drag, but for some, they can be more than uncomfortable. Recently, a court awarded a man who suffers from an anxiety disorder $450,000 for being subjected to an unwanted office party. Why do some people dismiss mental health issues such as anxiety, and why are some boundaries not respected? To find out, host Mike Rogers spoke with Dr. Kevin Chapman, founder and director of the Kentucky Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders.
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    14 分
  • Dangerous selfies: When the quest for social media clout goes too far

    Dangerous selfies: When the quest for social media clout goes too far
    2024/10/04
    The search for the perfect selfie consumes many social media users. But when does it go too far? Content creators have been seriously injured, or even killed, while trying to get that once-in-a-lifetime photo. Sam Cornell a PhD candidate at the University of New South Wales and a co-author of the study titled: “Dangerous Selfies Aren't Just Foolish. We Need To Treat Them Like The Public Health Hazard They Really Are," joined Mike Rogers to explain the risks and why we do it.
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    13 分