Literary burglars and psychic cats

Literary burglars and psychic cats

Once again, Chief Curator Phil Woodford delves into some of the quirkier stories making the news and this episode from late summer 2024 doesn't disappoint. Learn about the eight-year-old girl who attacked a robber with a baseball bat, the burglar who was caught because of his interest in literature and the cat who helps his clairvoyant owner with tarot readings.

Meat avatars and sharks on cocaine

In this second episode of the podcast, Chief Curator Phil Woodford delves into some of the stranger news of Summer 2024. The politician who says he'll be a 'meat avatar' for an AI that will make all his decisions. Sharks in Brazil high on coke. Plus the 2,000-year old wine that will help you wash down some human bones. It's all there in Woodford's World of Weird News.

Diamonds from cow farts and the disappearing internet

In Episode 1 of Woodford's World of Weird News, Phil Woodford brings us up to date with some of the stranger stories that have recently made the news in the UK, US and around the globe. Diamonds crystallized from flatulence. Mariachi bands fighting fire-breathers in the street. Identical twins swapping places at work. And the disappearance of nearly half the internet.