Episodes
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This week on Broken News... we discuss the monoliths popping up across the world (complete with a breaking news update), Edinburgh is hit by Thundersnow, a man strikes gold after having a 50 year old coin removed from his nose, a pair of dogs strangle their owner to death, MAN wakes from the dead, a town called F**king is forced to change its name after tourists take “When in Rome” extremely literally, and two children are emotionally scarred after being fed chicken nuggets by a babysitter. Plus, Adolf Hitler takes office in Namibia, our feathered friends in the UK experience their own lockdown in yet more great 2020 news, a man becomes an instant millionaire after an asteroid lands in his garden, we discuss evolution and virtual reality, and a deer turns the tables on an incredibly surprised hunter.
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In this episode we hear about yet another Canadian lottery winner, a parrot develops a penchant for travel, a man has an incredibly large penis, a teenager makes a miraculous recovery from a coma after hearing someone talking about his favourite food, and we learn about the world’s worst parents. Also, there is an update on our cleaning product criminal from episode 6, Robbie Williams is abducted by aliens, we discuss Johnny Depp’s libel case against The Sun, Donald Trump is still a dictator, Rob hates Scotland, we discuss the best smelling celebrities and compare our favourite couches. Yes. Really.
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In this episode we learn about the sad demise of the sausage king, hear about a woman who liked her engagement ring so much she ate it in her sleep, a man gets more than he bargained for during a full contact experience with a leopard, we recap the highlights of Donald Trump vs Joe Biden, a new sighting of the Loch Ness Monster is revealed, and a man is incredulous when he finds out the magic lamp he bought does not in fact contain a genie.
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This week’s episode is all about Halloween! We learn about some interesting stories from behind the scenes of some of the world’s most popular horror movies, discuss our favourite Halloween movies (and somehow pick the same favourite), find out about some haunted roads, tell our own ghost stories (complete with lighting effects for YouTube), and round off the show by discussing two real life horror stories - firstly the race for the American presidency, and on a more serious note, Rob speaks about a house fire which affected his family last weekend.
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Season 2 begins with probably the most disgusting Weird & Wonderful Top 5 yet, featuring an unexpected lottery win, a Poundland ouija board, an Uber ride takes an unexpected turn, an Italian man scoops a world record, and a man faces jail for unspeakable acts against farmyard animals. Plus we hear about some celebrity Covid cases, discuss free school meals for kids (and actually agree with Nigel Farage), learn about the world’s dumbest criminal, destroy some Karen’s on Facebook, and discover some cursed paintings. Plus an appeal to support local businesses who are struggling in these unprecedented times.
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In this episode Rob presents his latest top five weird and wonderful, we discuss the latest round of Covid restrictions in Scotland, a man blows up his garden in pursuit of a band of cockroaches, we learn about an extremely unaffordable solution to protect yourself from Coronavirus, we hear an incredible story combining Spanish Flu, UFO’s and the Virgin Mary, debate Rishi Sunak’s declaration that people working in the arts should retrain and find new jobs, mourn the loss of guitar icon Eddie Van Halen, and discuss the latest Netflix sensation “American Murder: The Family Next Door”.
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In this episode we discuss the latest Covid updates including the leader of the free world contracting the virus, yet another politician fails to practice what she preaches, a Frenchman blows up his home attempting to swat a fly, Carole Baskin is back in the news after cadaver dogs smell human remains near her former husband’s home, Rob runs through Fife’s latest attempted murders, the luckiest man in the world wins the lottery twice, we discuss time travel and the possibility of life on Mars, and hear about five parrots who swear more than we do.
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This week Rob kicks us off with five strange stories from world news, and Dan discusses the latest Covid-19 regulations to hit Scotland (including the subsequent hit to his Tinder subscription) before we bite into Pizzagate, learn about the PlayStation 5 pre-order fiasco, disagree on how tall Tom Hardy actually is, and discover how much 345,000 condoms weigh. Plus, Rob gives us an update on the Edinburgh dog snatching investigation!
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In the pilot episode we discuss the origins of the podcast, Rob tells us about a spate of dog snatching in Edinburgh, we find out just how much Tom Delonge knows about UFO’s (and Rob tells us his own UFO story), we learn about self driving cars and why you should never fall asleep in one, Dan gives his thoughts on Donald Trump’s latest attempt to save the world, and we chat about the reaction to Diversity’s Black Lives Matter performance on Britain’s Got Talent.
