Bananas - Funny news from around the world with Scotty Landes and Kurt Braunohler
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Each week on Bananas, Kurt Braunohler and Scotty Landes discuss the strange, fascinating and just plain bananas news from around the world. The headlines and weird news are lighthearted, unexpected and always fun. Like the time the delivery robot ran through a crime scene or the lady who took in a stray cat only to find out it was a mountain lion. Or the time Kurt and Scotty drove a butt across the country.
Check your local listings because this feel-good comedy podcast often goes on the road for live shows and may be in a city near you. Fun fact: We also hear the banana boys are a favorite amongst listeners while at the dentist, getting surgery and even giving birth!
Bananas is part of the Exactly Right podcast network that provides a platform for bold, creative voices to bring to life provocative, entertaining and relatable stories for audiences everywhere. The Exactly Right roster of podcasts covers a variety of topics including true crime, comedic interviews and news, science, pop culture and more. Podcasts on the network include My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, That's Messed Up: An SVU Podcast, This Podcast Will Kill You, I Said No Gifts! and more.
Check your local listings because this feel-good comedy podcast often goes on the road for live shows and may be in a city near you. Fun fact: We also hear the banana boys are a favorite amongst listeners while at the dentist, getting surgery and even giving birth!
Bananas is part of the Exactly Right podcast network that provides a platform for bold, creative voices to bring to life provocative, entertaining and relatable stories for audiences everywhere. The Exactly Right roster of podcasts covers a variety of topics including true crime, comedic interviews and news, science, pop culture and more. Podcasts on the network include My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, That's Messed Up: An SVU Podcast, This Podcast Will Kill You, I Said No Gifts! and more.
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Aug 29, 2023 • 56min
Wounds Over My Hammy with Maria Bamford
Maria Bamford joins Kurt and Scotty to talk about a man who learned to live with the fact that a pigeon is living on his head, why more people call in sick on August 24 than any other day, midwesterners learning that butter cows aren’t made from all butter and a couple suing Eataly after slipping on ham ruined their relationship! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 22, 2023 • 54min
Birds, Bathtubs, and Burgers
Kurt and Scotty talk about a woman who was outside when a snake fell on her and then both were attacked by hawk, a man on an inflatable swan rescued three times in one week, the story of a Michigan man accepting a $5 bet to cross Lake Michigan in a bathtub and a couple who got married at White Castle to thank the chain for feeding the bride when she was an unhoused teen! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 17, 2023 • 50min
Bonusode: What's In a Name?
In this podcast, Kurt and Scotty answer listener advice on various topics including dealing with a mean teenage daughter, surviving a long car ride, and planning a visit to America from Australia. They also discuss how to handle a co-worker who asks too many questions and share ideas for a last name reveal party.
Aug 15, 2023 • 59min
Hamburger in Paradise
Kurt and Scotty talk about how cocaine dumped off coast could have crazy consequences if sharks eat it, firefighter rescue worker swept away in storm drain, a family’s Great Wolf Lodge trip soiled after finding dirty diaper in game night box, the Times Square Margaritaville already at risk of closing and scientists calling for further research into sex in space! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 8, 2023 • 1h 19min
Splitty in the City #2 with Lauren Cook
It's Bananas live at the Elysian Theater for the second annual Splitty in the City! Kurt and Scotty are joined by Lauren Cook to talk about an embarrassing list of goals found on lost phone in an Australian ski resort, a couple on a hunger strike over pickleball noise, an Oregon mom who broke the record for largest breast milk donation and the story of Preserved Fish! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 3, 2023 • 43min
Bonusode: Bananas Advice #2
Kurt and Scotty give advice about two f*ckboys being friends with each other, what to do in New Orleans, being too horny while getting hormone therapy, how to claim weights at the gym, not wanting to go to brother’s wedding, and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 1, 2023 • 55min
Bee the Eyeball with Julie Baker
Julie Baker (@andjuliebaker) joins Kurt and Scotty to talk about the abandoned theme park where employees still show up for work everyday, the most painful spot to get stung by a bee, Taco Tuesday being given back to the people and an airline passenger who has flown 23 million miles! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 25, 2023 • 56min
Labradoodoo
Kurt and Scotty talk about the man who invented the labradoodle and says it’s his life regret, a Florida Japanese restaurant closing after meth was found in soy sauce, Ikea wants pregnant women to pee on an advertisement for a discount, the volleyball Wilson from Castaway sold for $308k, the curious case of mirken, a man that stole a backhoe to make his flight and grandparents racing for glory at a horse track! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 20, 2023 • 47min
Bonusode: Bananas Advice
Kurt and Scotty talk about scooters in DC, microdosing mushrooms and then answer questions about anal play, changing last name, being silly in front of others, going to trade school, and what to do with a second grade class! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 18, 2023 • 54min
The Florida Flat Walker with Lily Sullivan
Lily Sullivan joins Kurt and Scotty to talk about how Eastern philosophy says there is no self, a man who confronted a bride and groom at their wedding about why there was no alcohol, the police being called for a fight over duck, woman found alive in her car after getting stuck in the mud, and a Florida man who climbs to the highest points in America’s flattest state!This episode was recorded before the SAG-AFTRA strike. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
