Believe It or Not!
Bizarre Economic Indexes & Walking Over Niagara Falls
Episode 86 Nik Wallenda, the 7th generation high-wire walker in the world-famous Wallenda Family, is attempting to get official permission from the Canadian Government to walk across Niagara Falls in June 2012. Meanwhile, the New York State government has already given him the go ahead for that side of the ...
Overnight America
Thursday, December 8, 2011 · 1 Comment
Jon Grayson, host of Overnight America (via CBS’s St. Louis affiliate) had a chat with Edward as well. One of the first subjects Jon brings up is shrunken heads, just like the one above, and mummies, which have a feature in Strikingly True. You can tell he was pretty excited ...
Radio Free Edward
Edward Meyer, our archivist and curator, had a chat with Dr. Alvin Jones, the host of The Business of Wisdom radio show on WHFS-AM, the CBS Radio affiliate in Washington D.C. He took the time to discuss our new book, as well as the general world of Ripley’s. Listen to ...
Edward Talks to a Guy About A Thing
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 · 1 Comment
Here’s another of Edward’s interviews. K94.5 in Moncton, Nebraska spoke with him a few weeks ago for the release of Strikingly True. Listen to the interview Strikingly True features incredible people such as Lucky Diamond Rich and his completely tattooed body, unusual animals like the giant deep-sea isopod, and ...
Edward Meyer on the Radio
Our Vice President of Archives, Edward Meyer, spoke with Jerry Puffer of KSEN Radio in Montana about our new book Strikingly True and about Ripley’s in general. You can hear the whole interview here. Listen to the interview Strikingly True features incredible people such as Lucky Diamond Rich and ...
Elvis, Buddy Holly & a Great Fish Story
Episode 49 There are still mysteries and controversy surrounding what many feel is the day the music died, Feb.3, 1959, when Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Richie Valens died in a plane crash. This week we talk with Gary Moore, author of the book “Hey Buddy” and he unveils ...
Why We Love Horror, Marilyn Monroe’s Vacant Neighbor & Fried Twinkies
Episode 32 Chris Alexander, Editor-in-Chief of Fangoria magazine explains why people love to be grossed out and scared by horror! Are these movie-goers some kind of sickos, are they curious about blood and guts, or do they just like getting grossed out and scared? Intern Eric tells us why the ...
A Fertility Statue Baby, a Solar Bikini, & Should Clowns Be Licensed
EPISODE 68 New Jersey’s Rachel Taylor flew to Wisconsin to the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium, touched Ripley’s world famous Fertility Statues and shortly thereafter became pregnant, after being told numerous times by her doctor that it was not possible. Little Maxwell Taylor celebrates his first birthday on July ...
The Cat From Hell, Improv in NYC, & How Hollywood Got its Name
EPISODE 67 The great-grandfather of Gaelyn Whitley Keith founded and named Hollywood, Calif., and was also instrumental in creating the first movie lot, approximately where the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium now sits at the corner of Hollywood Blvd. and Hyland Ave. She is with us this week and ...
Unique Amusement Parks, Scary Coasters & Live Mermaids
EPISODE 64 Former aerospace engineer Jim Seay explains why people of all ilk the world over love to be scared to death on roller coasters. He should know – he’s the creator of the world’s scariest coasters and he is our special guest this week. One of the oldest types ...
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