Episodes

  • Stepping into the halls of psychedelic academia

    Stepping into the halls of psychedelic academia
    Jun 27 2025
    Earlier this year, Audacy reported on the California Institute of Integral Studies’ new accredited bachelor's degree in psychedelic research, the first of its kind in the United States. For this episode, host Mike Rogers spoke to Jim Grigsby executive director of the CU Denver Center for Psychedelic Research about the growing field of psychedelic research.
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    13 mins
  • Pro-doping sports, a rejection disorder and water-gunning tourists

    Pro-doping sports, a rejection disorder and water-gunning tourists
    Jun 25 2025
    This week on "Something Offbeat", we round up weird news covered by KMOX's The Dave Glover Show, KMBZ's Dana and Parks Show and WCCO's Adam and Jordana.
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    18 mins
  • Hiking with burgers n' beers, surprise danger linked to golf and keeping up with robots

    Hiking with burgers n' beers, surprise danger linked to golf and keeping up with robots
    Jun 13 2025
    Today, we’re starting off with a story our host Mike Rogers covered this week on his daily “Other Side of the News” feature. Then, we’ll get some dispatches from Detroit and Chicago.
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    16 mins
  • Orphaned time, the selfie museum and psychedelic college degrees

    Orphaned time, the selfie museum and psychedelic college degrees
    Jun 10 2025
    On this episode, we check in with "Something Offbeat" host Mike Rogers' "Other Side of the News" reports and get a preview of our next Something Offbeat on degrees in psychedelics.
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    10 mins
  • Other Side of the News: Tasting the Six Flags diet, digging Dig World and finding the darkest night sky

    Other Side of the News: Tasting the Six Flags diet, digging Dig World and finding the darkest night sky
    May 30 2025
    "Something Offbeat" host Mike Rogers has been bringing the "Other Side of the News" to listeners for decades. Now, you can catch up on his dispatches here! This week, we check out a man who is on a Six Flags diet, a new construction-themed theme park and the darkest night sky we could find.
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    9 mins
  • Other Side of the News: Extreme dogs, a daylong pub crawl and magic asparagus

    Other Side of the News: Extreme dogs, a daylong pub crawl and magic asparagus
    May 23 2025
    "Something Offbeat" host Mike Rogers has been bringing the "Other Side of the News" to listeners for decades. Now, you can catch up on his dispatches here! First up, we check out a U.S. playdate between the largest and smallest dogs and then head to the U.K. for tips on how to handle a 24-hour pub crawl and and to learn about using asparagus to peek into the future.
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    7 mins
  • She's giving mother: How 97-year-old tortoise Mommy finally became a mom

    She's giving mother: How 97-year-old tortoise Mommy finally became a mom
    May 20 2025
    One new mom in Philadelphia took her trip to first time motherhood slow and steady. She – a Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise – waited until she was 97 years old. Host Mike Rogers talked with Lauren Augustine, curator of reptiles and amphibians at the Philadelphia Zoo, all about Mommy and her new tortoise babies, named after the “Golden Girls”.
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    14 mins
  • Why do GenZers spend so freaking much on breakups?

    Why do GenZers spend so freaking much on breakups?
    May 13 2025
    In this episode, we dive into research into how the costs add up to $4,000 for Gen Z. We talked to Aleksandra Medina - one of the founders of Frich, a financial app for Gen Z - about break ups and other spending trends they’ve noticed.
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    13 mins