Florida Freakshow Podcast

31/12/2022

Surprise!
This wasn’t the week.
But soooooooon…..

Tune in to WGCU Public Media’s NPR station for our appearance on Three Song Stories!
(Bonus: you won’t have to look at that weird cowlick in Kirsten’s hair)

27/10/2022

Who’s got four thumbs and survived Hurricane Ian?
Your Florida Freakshow Podcast hosts!
Ian inspired us to get back on the virtual airwaves, and that means…
NEW EPISODE DROPS TONIGHT!!!

27/10/2022

We're Back!
The Freakshow survived Hurricane Ian - and have our own freaky stories to share (plus a few others)
So, sit back and join us in the Eye of Hurricane Ian (and lived to tell the tale) - Let's Get Freaky!

Did you think you got rid of us? All it took was a 500-year hurricane to bring back the Freakshow! And, when we come back -- it's for a SUPER-SIZED Episode (57 Minutes of Ian-Action!)Thanks to Hurricane Ian, the tenacity of Floridians--- and our ...

12/01/2022

We're slippin' mickeys into your earbuds -- with a brand new episode!

Join us for a Ho-Ho-humorous take on Florida news as we check in on oddball Christmas headlines from around the Sunshine State from the last year.Veteran journalists Cory and Kirsten O'Donnell may not be comedians, but they easily find the comedy ...

22/12/2021

Merry Christmas, Ya Filthy Freakshow Fanatics!
Enjoy our Christmas Special -- we promise to make it Ho-Ho-Horrific! 🌴

Join us for a Ho-Ho-humorous take on Florida news as we check in on oddball Christmas headlines from around the Sunshine State from the last year.Veteran journalists Cory and Kirsten O'Donnell may not be comedians, but they easily find the comedy ...

08/12/2021

Grab your Machete and Co***ne -- Florida Freakshow is on!

Join us for a humorous take on Florida news as we check in on oddball headlines from around the Sunshine State.Veteran journalists Cory and Kirsten O'Donnell may not be comedians, but they easily find the comedy behind Florida's headlines. See mo...

07/12/2021

Let's give it to TEGU --
Yeah, TEGU will eat ANYTHING. 🦎

The Argentine black and white tegu is multiplying and mobilizing in the backwoods and backyards of Florida — a creature more ominous than pythons because of its cold hardiness and indiscriminate palate.

06/12/2021

Is that a 5-foot python in your...
oh, shoot -- it's a 5-foot PYTHON!
https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2021/12/06/police-pull-5-foot-snake-from-couch-in-florida-condo/ #//

We know Florida is strange and so was this call to police for help.

24/11/2021

Anyone have to p*e before we road trip for Thanksgiving?
Hear how we reacted to the infamous incident at … we were there!

Join us for a humorous take on Florida news as we check in on oddball headlines from around the Sunshine State.Veteran journalists Cory and Kirsten O'Donnell may not be comedians, but they easily find the comedy behind Florida's headlines. See mo...

22/11/2021

Bah Humbug.

A Florida family is in trouble with their homeowners association for putting up their Christmas lights too early.

10/11/2021

Grab your Catfish - and start fishing for Guns -- it's the Florida Freakshow Podcast! 🐊🐟

Join us for a humorous take on Florida news as we check in on oddball headlines from around the Sunshine State.Veteran journalists Cory and Kirsten O'Donnell may not be comedians, but they easily find the comedy behind Florida's headlines. See mo...

27/10/2021

Grab your rum and Swords and light your podcasts on Fire -- it's time for a new episode!

Join us for a humorous take on Florida news as we check in on oddball headlines from around the Sunshine State.Veteran journalists Cory and Kirsten O'Donnell may not be comedians, but they easily find the comedy behind Florida's headlines. See mo...

13/10/2021

Carjack a Jeep and get your groove on, Lassie!
It's a new Freakshow episode!

Join us for a humorous take on Florida news as we check in on oddball headlines from around the Sunshine State.Veteran journalists Cory and Kirsten O'Donnell may not be comedians, but they easily find the comedy behind Florida's headlines. See mo...

22/09/2021

This week's podcast takes us to Key Largo, St. Pete, Dunedin, and Fort Myers. Join us on a tour of freakery.
(Freakitude? Freakiness? Whatever. It's Florida. They're freaks. You get the picture)

Join us for a humorous take on Florida news as we check in on oddball headlines from around the Sunshine State.Veteran journalists Cory and Kirsten O'Donnell may not be comedians, but they easily find the comedy behind Florida's headlines. See mo...

08/09/2021

New podcast is 'exposed' to the masses!
Please don't listen and fall asleep in the Wendy's drive-thru...

Join us for a humorous take on Florida news as we check in on oddball headlines from around the Sunshine State.Veteran journalists Cory and Kirsten O'Donnell may not be comedians, but they easily find the comedy behind Florida's headlines. See mo...

03/09/2021

Why did the manatee cross the pond?
Wait --- there's a manatee in a pond?! 😬

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) marine mammal rescue team rescued an 8-foot manatee from a residential pond in August.

02/09/2021

He death rolls, he scores! 🐊

A large alligator, possibly trying to eat a snake, gets caught in a sports net in a Seminole County yard.

02/09/2021

Well, I guess that's one way to make sure you don't get a send-off party. 🥳

A Florida woman deleted thousands of company records and wrote profanities in her employer's computer system after she was fired from her position as head of human resources.

25/08/2021

Grab your kids and their fake vax cards -- we're stealing candy bars and giving away millions of $$ to the we**am girls!
But first, check the mail for some blow -- it's Florida Freakshow time!

Join us for a humorous take on Florida news as we check in on oddball headlines from around the Sunshine State.Veteran journalists Cory and Kirsten O'Donnell may not be comedians, but they easily find the comedy behind Florida's headlines. See mo...

24/08/2021

Seen a great or story in the news? Share your favorites in our new group, the Florida Freakshow Forum.
We'll select our favorites each week for the podcast!

22/08/2021

Here in , anything worth doing is worth overdoing....

At least four vehicle thefts and property damage are credited to one 24-year-old man, according to deputies.

22/08/2021

You've heard of the co***ne cowboys?
Like that, only much less cool...

A package containing co***ne was intercepted by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.

21/08/2021

ProTip: Fake vaccination cards are much more effective when you use them for people who are actually eligible for vaccination.
https://www.wfla.com/community/health/coronavirus/florida-couple-arrested-in-hawaii-for-using-fake-vaccination-cards

The couple was arrested on the north shore of Honolulu after attempting to use the cards for their kids who were born in 2016 and 2017. The kids are too young to be vaccinated and gave the couple a…

21/08/2021

Wait... I thought it was "What would you do for a Klondike Bar?"
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/florida/snickers-armed-robbery-275901

AUGUST 19--You’re not you when you’re hungry. A Florida Man is jailed on an armed robbery charge after allegedly trying to steal a Snickers candy bar at knifepoint in a Wawa convenience store. A cler

18/08/2021

Please put away your crazy and enjoy the flight! ✈️

Join us for a humorous take on Florida news as we check in on oddball headlines from around the Sunshine State.Veteran journalists Cory and Kirsten O'Donnell may not be comedians, but they easily find the comedy behind Florida's headlines. See m...

17/08/2021

If you're gonna embezzle $13 million dollars, you should have a plan for how you'll spend it.

A former accounts manager for a nonprofit affiliated with the University of South Florida’s medical school has pleaded guilty to embezzling almost $13 million, spending most of it at an adult…

14/08/2021

Call 9-1-1.if it's an emergency.....and you can't get to the hospital.....but only if it's serious...you know what? Don't call -- we'll call you.

Brevard County’s fire rescue chief has begged residents to only use the emergency line if they require urgent assistance, as hospitals and crews are overrun.

14/08/2021

Who needs a two-car garage when you can keep your car safe and sound in your very own sinkhole?

A hole opened up in a driveway in Palm Harbor and swallowed a car.

13/08/2021

Is this the Amazon equivalent of ordering a ton of pizzas for delivery? 📦

What’s in the boxes?