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Bananas - Funny news from around the world with Scotty Landes and Kurt Braunohler
Hosted by Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts
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.
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- Milkin' Off with the Banana BoysMay 5, 2026 · 54 minKurt and Scotty talk about the Bovine Baron’s Denver milk-off, half a million dollar corporate retreat goes horribly wrong, Gertie the world’s oldest chicken, and the world’s largest t-rex statue needs a new home Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Pasta ImposterApr 28, 2026 · 53 minKurt and Scotty talk about the true story behind Sky King, California man arrested for swapping pasta for Lego pieces and returning them and what are Scientology runs and why is Gen Z obsessed with them! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- A Bird Walks into A Submarine with a Butthole Fungus with Xyla FoxlinApr 21, 2026 · 53 minXyla Foxlin joins Kurt and Scotty to talk about a man who built a submarine for his parrot, cat lost during a hurricane is reunited with family 443 days later, the Chernobyl fungus seems to have evolved an incredible ability and afatberg weighing 100 tons found in London sewer! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Day of Good with Pooja MehtaApr 14, 2026 · 55 minPooja Mehta joins Kurt and Scotty to talk about how octopuses get extra cuddly on ecstasy, paragliders narrowly avoid landing in polar bear enclosure and people who can mentally time travel! Learn more about Raj Mehta Day of Good at www.rmdayofgood.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Detective Dog and the Two PlanetsApr 7, 2026 · 50 minKurt and Scotty talk about a dog that helped solve a murder, man wanted to eat his passport so plane had to make emergency landing and a student discovers second new planet in one year! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Give Me a Peak, Dyngus with Megan GaileyMar 31, 2026 · 55 minMegan Gailey joins Kurt and Scotty to talk about how an artist stole the top of a England’s highest peak, what is Dyngus Day and New York and the radium craze! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Sleepy Morrisey Strikes AgainMar 24, 2026 · 51 minKurt and Scotty talk about how Morrissey canceled a show because he was sleepy, a Texas cruise ship sets margarita world record, pioneering method uses plastic water bottles into a drug to treat Parkinson’s and runners discover they can churn butter while running! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Sorry, I Been DrunkMar 17, 2026 · 49 minKurt and Scotty talk about a man who was rescued by firefighters after getting stuck in phone booth trying to order a kabob, mayor urges public not to eat toilet seats, travelers trapped on runway for hours, drunk mandolin thief has second thoughts and returns mandolin and the wildest collab of the year includes bear poop! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Bob Dylan Pizza VacuumMar 10, 2026 · 48 minKurt and Scotty talk about a man who accidentally gained control of 7,000 robot vacuums, Little Caesar's ex-employee arrested after breaking into restaurant and selling pizzas, the time Bob Dylan was accidentally arrested in New Jersey, a man sets his house on fire while trying to kill spider and a dog that refuses to go near a 100 year old painting! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Lollipop Persons UniteMar 3, 2026 · 45 minKurt and Scotty talk about fully grown sea lions that won’t stop nursing, a Massachusetts man using blow torch on roof to melt ice burns house down, an LA man who gave alcohol to a hawk is charged and a lollipop man is told to stop giving kids high fives! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Live from Austin with Blair SocciFeb 24, 2026 · 1 hr 8 minIt’s Bananas live from Austin! Blair Socci joins Kurt and Scotty to talk about a dating website just for people who work with dead bodies, woman sentenced for accusing her ex of illegally accessing her bank accounts from outer space, restaurant promises to rescue female diners on bad dates and a person who swallowed a six inch spoon! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Breaking & Lamentering with Debra DiGiovanniFeb 17, 2026 · 52 minDebra DiGiovanni joins Kurt and Scotty to talk about a woman who breaks into a house, cleans it and leaves an invoice, cannibalistic jellyfish with vanishing anuses are invading Venice and the museum of personal failure! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Explosive Dinsosaur Feelings with Kenice MobleyFeb 10, 2026 · 56 minKenice Mobley joins Kurt and Scotty to talk about a man who went into a hospital with live a WWII bomb up his butt, an iconic Hells Kitchen watering hole re-opens, what did dinosaurs feel like and mormon women are going crazy over new sacred underwear! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Cat Moms and Crotch ScandalsFeb 3, 2026 · 51 minKurt and Scotty talk about how cats think you’re a big baby and they’re your mom, crotch enlarging scandal already hit winter Olympics and Ohio true crime restaurant serves criminals’ last meals! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- ¡La Cirugía con Albertina Rizzo!Jan 27, 2026 · 54 minAlbertina Rizzo joins Kurt and Scotty to talk about an American dad who wakes up speaking Spanish after every surgery, a man swam around Manhattan wearing handcuffs and the first Costco apartment complex is coming to Los Angeles! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- If at First You Don't Succeed, Try 949 More TimesJan 20, 2026 · 50 minKurt and Scotty talk about a woman who passed her drivers test after 950 tries, a British endurance swimmer becomes the first to swim all the way around Iceland, Seattle health officials tell people to flush rats back down the toilet if one comes up and a grandfather accidentally takes home the wrong child from daycare! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Butt Stuff and Other ThingsJan 13, 2026 · 49 minKurt and Scotty talk about the top things pulled out of people’s butts in 2025, a radio station goes viral after playing looping harmonica for hours, Toronto sex shop asked to stop sending butt plugs to Bahrain and a random dog wins a downhill ski race! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- America’s Next Top PetJan 6, 2026 · 44 minKurt and Scotty talk about a mushroom that makes you see tiny cartoon people, a bear breaks into a nursing home and nurses fight it off with walkers and Rice Krispies, raccoons are on their way to becoming America's next pet and Kansas child says monster was hiding under their bed and babysitter found a man hiding there! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Cat Causes Niagara FallsDec 30, 2025 · 45 minKurt and Scotty talk about a man who survived Niagara Falls plunge but died slipping on an orange peel, cat cafe closed after cat turns on water and floods cafe and a Swedish musician teaches an octopus to play piano! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Holiday EpisodeDec 23, 2025 · 47 minKurt and Scotty talk about the influence of hallucinogenic mushrooms on Christmas, woman accuses man she’s dating of ruining Christmas because he won’t dress up as Santa, church accidentally prints Tupac’s lyrics of Hail Mary on pamphlets and a real life grinch broke in, unwrapped gifts and took a nap on the couch! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Snail Tales and Driveway SalesDec 16, 2025 · 43 minKurt and Scotty talk about how a missing driveway mystery turns out to be a scam, thieves steal thousands of escargot snails and In-N-Out removes number 67 from ticket orders! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Smokey Holds the Cheese with Chloe RadcliffeDec 9, 2025 · 49 minChloe Radcliffe joins Kurt and Scotty to talk about a 75 year old man who got 2000 strangers to smoke a cigarette with him, a drug dealer jailed after sharing photo of him holding cheese, police use a capybara costume to arrest criminal and a man gets stuck in a vagina sculpture! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Sassy Dolphin and the Popular PoopersDec 2, 2025 · 42 minKurt and Scotty talk about a report on which cars are most likely to get pooped on by birds and Kelly the sassy dolphin! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Money Makin' Bird BusNov 25, 2025 · 43 minKurt and Scotty talk about a NYC weed store that will deliver via carrier pigeon, a man stole a bus for a joyride and continued to stop at all stops and did a great job and an AI became crypto millionaire and is now fighting to become a person! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Gnome For the WeekendNov 18, 2025 · 42 minKurt and Scotty talk about a cyclist that fell down a 135 foot ravine and survived 3 days only drinking wine, the world's biggest spider web and a man’s garden gnomes were stolen and returned in better condition! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Butt Breathing with Mr. PuseyNov 11, 2025 · 52 minKurt and Scotty talk about why witches look the way they do, man convicted of posing as flight attendant to get free flights, clinicians test butt breathing, and an Australian darter barred from using nickname The Magnet! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Snooter Shooter with Jenny ZigrinoNov 4, 2025 · 53 minJenny Zigrino joins the ladies to talk about Cormac McCarthy’s ex-wife pulled a gun out of her vagina during an argument about aliens, a pizza place accidentally serves pizza laced with THC and the secret Wikipedia prank on the Pringles man’s first name! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Uh Oh, Waymo!Oct 28, 2025 · 40 minKurt and Scotty talk about a man who thrifts all year to make free halloween costumes for kids, 13 year old girl fights off attacker with jujitsu and a tech prankster sends 50 Waymos to dead end street! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Ding Dong Ditchin' SlugsOct 21, 2025 · 45 minKurt and Scotty talk about a ding dong ditcher that turned out to be a slug, Splash the rescue otter and scandal rocks the world of stone skimming championships! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Water, Otters EverywhereOct 14, 2025 · 44 minKurt and Scotty talk about a bride who confronts mystery wedding crasher after searching for years, Taco Bell rethinks AI drive thru after man orders 18k waters and Splash the first search and rescue otter! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Bored Dogs and Bus BoobsOct 7, 2025 · 46 minKurt and Scotty talk about a woman who can lift 10 pounds with her vagina, dog thought to be blind was just ignoring everyone, Wawa Superfan collects every receipt number and a couple fined after bus lane photographs the text on woman’s top! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Dude Where's My Gator?Sep 30, 2025 · 49 minKurt and Scotty talk about an emotional support alligator that is no longer welcome at Walmart, a man loses his car after bachelor party and the viral Moroccan legend Emile Leray! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Our Lady of The Tooth EyeSep 23, 2025 · 50 minKurt and Scotty talk about a blind woman can see again through her tooth, a Pittsburgh nun chases down credit card thief, Ned the lefty snail needs a mate and a retired Ford worker’s wallet travels 150 miles in engine! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Butts, Bats, and BoysSep 16, 2025 · 45 minKurt and Scotty talk about the big butt starfish and other never before seen sea creatures recorded in Argentina, an American boy sent giftbox to girl in Philippines and 15 years later they are married and a man fights back at HOA over a bat house! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Moon Doinking Cutie PiesSep 9, 2025 · 52 minKurt and Scotty talk about a man who stole lunar rocks to use during sex after promising girlfriend the moon and the hidden power of sharing cute animal pics! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Flop GunSep 2, 2025 · 41 minKurt and Scotty talk about an F15 ridealong passenger accidentally ejects himself on the ground, San Antonio’s new milkman Dick Tips and how you can fund your wedding by selling seats to strangers! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- The Anteater is the Honda Accord of the Natural WorldAug 26, 2025 · 51 minKurt and Scotty talk about a man who discovered he bought his own stolen car, why things keep evolving into anteaters and scientists finally know where potatoes come from! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Wolfing Down the Kia KidsAug 19, 2025 · 45 minKurt and Scotty talk about an Ohio woman who had car repossessed takes legal ownership of dealership name, rowdy kids causes brewery to put down new rules and Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson fighting in Marriage Story is used to scare off wolves! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Parachuting Cats and Wedding ProposalsAug 12, 2025 · 52 minKurt and Scotty talk about everything you need to know about operation cat drop, a woman says yes to boyfriend who proposed 43 times and tributes paid to the world's longest KFC employee! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Dinghies Are For WavingAug 5, 2025 · 47 minKurt and Scotty talk about Chuck E. Cheese being handcuffed and arrested, NYC nut job busted for naked boat joyride, a man who posed as an ambassador and ran fake embassy and balls out bowling! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Undercroft InspectorJul 29, 2025 · 51 minKurt and Scotty talk about a Florida man who celebrated his birthday by doing meth, stealing a tour train and picking up riders, a minor league baseball team becomes the Humpback Chubs, bear sized giant beavers used to roam North America and a Melbourne man has unbelievable find after buying house! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Raccoon Retaliation with Whitney CummingsJul 22, 2025 · 50 minWhitney Cummings join Kurt and Scotty to talk about a mule riding Kentucky man accused of unleashing a raccoon in bar after being turned away, robot babies at school increased teenage pregnancies and a photographer found toad with eyes inside it’s mouth! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Kurt and Scotty’s Favorite SoupsJul 15, 2025 · 53 minKurt and Scotty talk about how scientists genetically altered fruit flies to make them crave cocaine, a mother wins 100k ultramarathon while stopping to breastfeed and a NJ man wins $315m jackpot because wife made him go to the store to return orange juice! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- World Wide Walk WarsJul 8, 2025 · 53 minKurt and Scotty talk about how the CIA secretly ran a Star Wars fan site and a man walked 15,504 miles to find out if world is terrible place! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Stolen Sausage SubmarineJul 1, 2025 · 52 minKurt and Scotty talk about how the Chinese police corgi stole sausage from a child, a man flees police using submarine and noisy hungry frogs ruin farmer's life! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Mummy Sniffin Monkey F*ckin Beats with Kristen SchaalJun 24, 2025 · 1 hr 7 minKristen Schaal joins Kurt and Scotty talk about how scientists taught monkeys to use money and first they stole and then sold sex, why mummies still smell nice and Steve Harvey gifted TV every year to teacher who said he would never get on TV! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Gone in 16 Seconds with Lili TrifilioJun 17, 2025 · 53 minLili Trifilio is back on Bananas! She talks to Kurt and Scotty about the time Andre the Giant let out a 16 second fart on The Princess Bride set, a toddler thinks John Wilkes Booth is hiding under her bed, China hosts first race of humans vs robots and a man steals 8 dump trucks! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- From Mouth to Butt in JapanJun 10, 2025 · 53 minKurt and Scotty talk about a museum in Japan where you can sniff animals butts, a Boston homeowner discovers his house is cut in half, food delivery driver tricks people into thinking he delivered a pizza to Mt. Fuji and snake falls in woman’s margarita! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Blowing it Up and Blowing it Out with Charlotte DobreJun 3, 2025 · 48 minCharlotte Dobre joins Kurt and Scotty to talk about a school forced to evacuate after kid brings grenade for show and tell, a TV anchor goes into labor on air and finishes entire morning broadcast, a postal carrier refuses to deliver mail to nudist colony and a postal worker arrested for DUI while on route! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Men are Psychopaths, Women Fall in CrevicesMay 27, 2025 · 53 minKurt and Scotty talk about how psychopaths are more attractive, a woman falls into crevice trying to retrieve her cell phone, and a woman files for divorce after Chat GPT reads husbands affair in coffee grounds! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.