201: Karaoke Night → Gunfire (Because Florida)

The Shallow End

John Elliott and Lindsay Schnebly

Society & Culture, Comedy, History

4.9 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2026

⏱️ 36 minutes

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What starts as a routine flight out of Mogadishu turns into one of the strangest “instant karma” stories you’ll ever hear… when a man in a wheelchair boards a plane with a deadly secret—and what happens next defies every expectation. This is a true story of chaos, survival, and a twist so unbelievable it sounds fictional… but isn’t. Then, we head to Clearwater, Florida—because of course we do—where a karaoke night goes completely off the rails. One man waits patiently for his moment in the spotlight… until a broken karaoke machine pushes him into a decision that lands him in handcuffs instead of the chorus. Plus: a listener story featuring a literal “Rick Roll” (gravity-assisted), and a reminder that sometimes the most dangerous place on Earth… is an open mic night. In this episode: A real-life airplane bombing attempt with a bizarre outcome A Florida karaoke meltdown involving a gun (yes, really) Listener humiliation at a Rick Astley concert The fine line between performance art and public disaster If you love true dumb criminal stories, unbelievable real-life events, and dark humor with a twist of “what did I just hear?”—welcome back to The Shallow End. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Mike Troy, host of the American Revolution podcast on the Airwave Media Network.
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1:02.5	It began long ago.
1:04.8	Two young boys in an American town riding their bikes to school and Little League practice.
1:10.7	Over the years, the boys became fast friends, united in their love for stories where things would go horribly wrong.
1:19.6	Pour yourself a strong beverage and buckle up. You're in the shallow end with Schnebly and Toff.
1:25.6	It's too bad, Jeffsrow, that we weren't rolling a little early a few minutes ago
1:30.8	because listeners could have heard us waxing poetic about obscure neighborhoods in Tucson, Arizona.
1:38.0	Yeah, when we both lived in Tucson.
1:40.7	Yeah, you would have been fascinated, listener, with the story about how the lot on East
1:47.6	Broadway and Craycroft was just empty at one point. Yeah, can you believe it? I can't believe
1:53.6	I think everybody can picture that, right? Listeners. We try to be as universal. Inclusive? Yeah,
2:00.0	as we can. Fun facts to know and tell. Inclusive? Yeah, as we can.
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