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Bananas - Funny news from around the world with Scotty Landes and Kurt Braunohler

Bananas - Funny news from around the world with Scotty Landes and Kurt Braunohler

Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

Comedy

4.8 • 7.7K Ratings

Overview

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.

393 Episodes

Snail Tales and Driveway Sales

Kurt 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/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 16 December 2025

Smokey Holds the Cheese with Chloe Radcliffe

Chloe 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.

Transcribed - Published: 9 December 2025

Sassy Dolphin and the Popular Poopers

Kurt 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/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 2 December 2025

Money Makin' Bird Bus

Kurt 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/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 25 November 2025

Gnome For the Weekend

Kurt 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.

Transcribed - Published: 18 November 2025

Butt Breathing with Mr. Pusey

Kurt 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/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 11 November 2025

Snooter Shooter with Jenny Zigrino

Jenny 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/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 4 November 2025

Uh Oh, Waymo!

Kurt 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/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 28 October 2025

Ding Dong Ditchin' Slugs

Kurt 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/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 21 October 2025

Water, Otters Everywhere

Kurt 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/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 14 October 2025

Bored Dogs and Bus Boobs

Kurt 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/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 7 October 2025

Dude Where's My Gator?

Kurt 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/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 30 September 2025

Our Lady of The Tooth Eye

Kurt 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/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 23 September 2025

Butts, Bats, and Boys

Kurt 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/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 16 September 2025

Moon Doinking Cutie Pies

Kurt 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/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 9 September 2025

Flop Gun

Kurt 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/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 2 September 2025

The Anteater is the Honda Accord of the Natural World

Kurt 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/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 26 August 2025

Wolfing Down the Kia Kids

Kurt 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/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 19 August 2025

Parachuting Cats and Wedding Proposals

Kurt 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/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 12 August 2025

Dinghies Are For Waving

Kurt 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/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 5 August 2025

Undercroft Inspector

Kurt 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/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 29 July 2025

Raccoon Retaliation with Whitney Cummings

Whitney 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/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 22 July 2025

Kurt and Scotty’s Favorite Soups

Kurt 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/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 15 July 2025

World Wide Walk Wars

Kurt 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/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 8 July 2025

Stolen Sausage Submarine

Kurt 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/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 1 July 2025

Mummy Sniffin Monkey F*ckin Beats with Kristen Schaal

Kristen 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/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 24 June 2025

Gone in 16 Seconds with Lili Trifilio

Lili 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/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 17 June 2025

From Mouth to Butt in Japan

Kurt 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/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 10 June 2025

Blowing it Up and Blowing it Out with Charlotte Dobre

Charlotte 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/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 3 June 2025

Men are Psychopaths, Women Fall in Crevices

Kurt 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/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 27 May 2025

Oh God My Phone

Kurt and Scotty talk about how in Finland mobile phone throwing is a national sport, a new MMA Jesus movie and a naked race! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 20 May 2025

Kindly Style Sea Steak with Mary Holland

Mary Holland joins Kurt and Scotty to talk about a man with brain implant asks for beer as first words, using the dishwasher to make a steak and a sea serpent chases vessel in kindly style! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 13 May 2025

Big Gord and the Stranded Man

Kurt and Scotty talk about a stranded man lifted from Mt Fuji and then rescued again when he returned to get his phone, Gordon Ramsay’s restaurant has 500 cat figurines stolen, fart spray causes chaos at carnival and Japan invents chilled drinkable mayo! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 6 May 2025

Stuffed Cheese and Small Turds

Kurt and Scotty talk about did the government invent stuffed crust pizza, how a random text ended up in happily ever after, Burger King has the right to use it’s name except in one town in Illinois and Mark Wahlberg’s clothing store vandalized! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 29 April 2025

Purple is Faker than Jessica Simpson with Liza Treyger

Liza Treyger joins Kurt and Scotty to talk about how purple is a fake color, Jessica Simpson vows to keep drinking snake sperm, pub emus back after being banned and Danish couple flees eco retreat and leaves behind 150 barrels of human waste! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 22 April 2025

Kiss Your Irish Snake Good Bye

Kurt and Scotty talk about a snake found in Ireland for first time ever, a 58 hour kiss, the CIA found the arch of the covenant using psychics and scientists invent a sensor that can mend bones in weeks! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 15 April 2025

Baby You Can Drive My Boat with Abby Govindan

Abby Govindan (How to Embarrass Your Immigrant Parents) joins Kurt and Scotty to talk about a reckless driver who was fined for failing to stop at crosswalk for his own children, a fake captain steals fishing vessel and Walgreens says that locking everything up is actually bad for business! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 8 April 2025

Spread Your Wings and Flood

Kurt and Scotty talk about how big our wings would be if humans could fly, TSA found a surprising amount of prohibited items in a woman’s bag, Florida man dressed in Dalmatian onesie outruns the police, power outage caused by mayor because he crashed into pole while reaching for a sausage biscuit, a golden toilet is stolen again, a flood museum closed because of flooding and a Chinese influencer gets surgery to look like an android! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 1 April 2025

Doomsday Wallabies and Other Cults with Jane Borden

Kurt and Scotty talk to Jane Borden (author, new book Cults Like Us: Why Doomsday Thinking Drives America) about wallabies being blamed for crop circles in opium fields, missing Oklahoma teen slept in toilet paper fort inside Walmart for days and a 13 year old boy arrested after impersonating a doctor! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 25 March 2025

Bonusode: More Would You Rathers and Advice #24

Kurt and Scotty answer listener advice and play some Would You Rathers! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 20 March 2025

Beaver and the Goodie Bags with Rebecca Delgado Smith

Rebecca Delgado Smith joins Kurt and Scotty to talk about how Mozzarella the cat becomes obsessed with roast chicken after brain surgery, a woman is given a goodie bag after one night stand, the secret of blue zones is fake data and a plump beaver is Chicago’s newest sensation! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 18 March 2025

Rockin’ Butt Jumping with Lisa Magid

Part time Bananas employee/full time human Lisa Magid joins Kurt and Scotty to talk about the Japanese astronaut who hated space, jump rope pro saves neighbor and dog from drowning with jump rope and scientists are trying to figure out why all hockey players sound Canadian! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 11 March 2025

PorkBizness.com

Kurt and Scotty talk about the crazy life of the man who invented the saxophone, Wisconsin kayaker charged for faking his own death and fleeing to eastern Europe, a child tired of waiting for mom crashes into daycare and an Iowa man eats pork tenderloin in all 99 Iowa counties! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 4 March 2025

The Cattiest Scan with Karen Kilgariff

Karen Kilgariff is back on Bananas! She talks to Kurt and Scotty about a doctor who faces inquiry after giving his cat a cat scan at the hospital, a mom gives birth in a Krispy Kreme parking lot and names kid Glaze, what happened to Elvis’ teddy bear and cars that keep hitting the same house! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 25 February 2025

Bonusode: More Would You Rathers and Advice #23

Kurt and Scotty answer listener advice and play some Would You Rathers!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 20 February 2025

Fifty Shades of Cray with Sasheer Zamata

Sasheer Zamata is back on Bananas! She joins Kurt and Scotty to talk about whether Dakota Johnson locked people in a Blue Bottle coffee shop, a man who is allergic to his own orgasms and a passenger clings to outside of train while going 175mph!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 18 February 2025

The Ladies Lounge with Kelsey Cook

Kelsey Cook joins Kurt and Scotty to talk about crocodiles that impersonate drowning humans to lure people into water, a woman’s fake social media wedding turned out to be real and the viral women only artwork returns to view after supreme court win!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 11 February 2025

It's a Welsh Thing

Kurt and Scotty talk about how China’s first corgi police dog loses bonus over misconduct, a woman taken to court for aggressively farting at boyfriend’s ex, and a man in Ohio accidentally buys an entire street! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 4 February 2025

Rats on Cocaine with Scarlet Estelle

Scarlet Estelle joins Kurt and Scotty to talk about how sober rats like silence but rats on cocaine prefer jazz, two inmates conceive baby despite never having met and an extinct bird re-evolved itself back into existence! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 28 January 2025

Bonusode: More Would You Rathers and Advice #22

Kurt and Scotty answer listener advice and play some Would You Rathers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 23 January 2025

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