Spark My Interest

Special guest Jessica Ryan from the Take Me To Coffee podcast joins Debra, Diana, and Jesi to talk about a dump on history, bath water for sale, the wrong kid, and a found mixtape. Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter, facebook, and instagram! Email a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com and we might just discuss it on the show! Links mentioned on the podcast: Broadway Unlocked The Giveback Concert Articles covered on the show: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/g5xqpw/tourists-got-arrested-for-allegedly-pooping-in-machu-picchu-sacred-temple https://www.thecut.com/2019/10/belle-delphine-bath-water.html https://www.insider.com/dc-elementary-school-gave-wrong-student-to-child-welfare-agency-2020-2 https://metro.co.uk/2020/02/14/woman-lost-mixtape-holiday-finds-26-years-later-art-exhibition-12240925/

Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about a shameful passenger, locusts in Kenya, and a simple Google Maps hack. Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter, facebook, and instagram! Email a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com and we might just discuss it on the show! Articles covered on the show: https://www.aol.com/article/news/2020/02/07/passengers-shameful-behavior-in-first-class-seat-divides-social-media-no-class-whatsoever/23921002/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532683-000-hundreds-of-millions-of-locusts-are-forming-swarms-bigger-than-cities/ https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/an-artist-wheeled-99-smartphones-around-in-a-wagon-to-create-fake-traffic-jams-on-google-maps/articleshow/73913493.cms

David, Jeff, and Nathan join their wives Debra, Diana, and Jesi to talk about a dumb rich guy in colonial days, rat drivers, a high superhero, and another animal that could "bearly" drive. Happy Valentines Day from Spark My Interest! Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter, facebook, and instagram! Email a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com and we might just discuss it on the show! Articles covered on the show: https://priceonomics.com/the-strange-life-of-lord-timothy-dexter/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/2220721-scientists-have-trained-rats-to-drive-tiny-cars-to-collect-food/ https://www.cracked.com/article_24468_7-unsung-heroes-who-had-dumbest-2016-ever.html

Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about why roads are called that, a porn star prom date, and a creepy texter. Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter, facebook, and instagram! Email a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com and we might just discuss it on the show! Articles covered on the show: https://www.vox.com/2016/11/14/13275486/streets-roads-avenues-names-reasons https://www.huffpost.com/entry/diamond-foxxx-west-point-crowdfunding_n_5e1f3c21c5b674e44b911c62 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/american-airlines-creepy-texts-lawsuit_n_5e1f971ec5b63211760d8c49

Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about a fox attack in Bath, lunar tardigrades, and a nightmare Elsa. Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter, facebook, and instagram! Email a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com and we might just discuss it on the show! Articles covered on the show: Sent by podcaster Dan of Assorted Goods: https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2020/01/07/rabid-fox-attacks-88-year-old-man/ https://college.unc.edu/2015/11/tardigrade-genome/#:~:text=Researchers%20from%20the%20University%20of,nearly%20one%2Dsixth%20or%2017.5 https://www.space.com/moon-tardigrades-future.html https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/mum-freaked-out-haunted-frozen-21291928 https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/haunted-elsa-doll-keeps-coming-back-after-being-thrown-away-family-claims

Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about a small but daring pasty bald man, a 102-year-old finally retiree, and a jet fuel shower. Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter, facebook, and instagram! Email a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com and we might just discuss it on the show! Articles covered on the show: https://www.foxnews.com/sports/7-bizarre-super-bowl-stories https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/29/102-year-old-bob-vollmer-says-secret-to-long-success-is-reading.html https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-14/plane-dumps-fuel-on-students-on-school-playground-en-route-to-lax-officials-say

Ashli and Kacie join Debra, Diana, and Jesi to talk about a donut entrepreneur, PB&J for credit, an amazing UNL student, and sorority sisters.  Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter, facebook, and instagram! Email a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com and we might just discuss it on the show! Links mentioned on the show:  Baby on the Brehm  Get Organized Omaha  Wear the Damn Swimsuit Articles covered on the show: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/krispy-kreme-tells-student-to-stop-donut-reselling-service-in-minnesota/ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/alaska-university-peanut-butter-jelly_n_5dc2f725e4b0f5dcf8fefa70 https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/inspired-by-her-sister-engineering-student-designs-a-better-wheelchair/ https://www.theodysseyonline.com/selfie-taking-sorority-girls-do-the-right-thing

Debra, Diana, and Jesi kick off Season 2 with a listeners special! They talk about hand dryers, a quintessential "Florida Man", and the living dead in Romania. Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter, facebook, and instagram! Email a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com and we might just discuss it on the show! Articles covered on the show: Mick in Denver - https://www.tissuestory.com/2019/08/20/usa-today-hand-dryers-suck-in-fecal-bacteria-and-blow-it-all-over-your-hands-study-finds/ Carol in Florida - https://allthatsinteresting.com/christopher-norman-pensacola-florida Jeeves in Chicago - https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/16/594431754/man-claims-hes-not-dead-court-doesn-t-buy-it

Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about time balls, a robbery lesson gone wrong, and hipsters to ring in the New Year! Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter, facebook, and instagram! Email a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com and we might just discuss it on the show! Articles covered on the show: https://www.history.com/news/how-times-square-became-the-home-of-new-years-eve https://www.huffpost.com/entry/subway-employee-robs-las-cruces_n_5df136fde4b0b75fb536aaf2 https://www.thethings.com/hipster-photo-proves-all-hipsters-look-alike/

Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about holiday calendars, holiday party mishaps, and holiday horrors. Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter, facebook, and instagram! Email a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com and we might just discuss it on the show! Articles covered on the show: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_calendars https://www.businessinsider.com/your-funniest-office-holiday-party-stories-2015-12 http://www.the13thfloor.tv/2016/12/13/8-terrifying-but-true-christmas-murders/

Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about a crappy patron, banana art, and the 64 degree woman - and meeting members of NSYNC. Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter, facebook, and instagram! Email a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com and we might just discuss it on the show! Articles covered on the show: http://www.weirldnews.com/article/814/Irate-woman-flings-poop-at-Tim-Hortons-worker/ https://news.sky.com/story/banana-duct-taped-to-wall-art-installation-sells-for-120k-in-miami-11879272 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/06/world/europe/woman-survives-cardiac-arrest.html

Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about a twin with amnesia, street brawling judges, and pot in the sweat tea. Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter, facebook, and instagram! Email a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com and we might just discuss it on the show! Articles covered on the show: https://people.com/human-interest/lewis-twins-tell-me-who-i-am-netflix-documentary/ https://www.npr.org/2019/11/14/779339897/3-indiana-judges-suspended-after-white-castle-brawl-that-left-2-of-them-wounded https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mcdonalds-sweet-tea-marijuana_n_5dc4a0f7e4b0fcfb7f6381da

Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about tidbits of Thanksgiving history, stories of Thanksgiving mayhem, turkeys saved from slaughter, and what we're thankful for this year. Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook (@sparkmyinterestpodcast), and instagram (@sparkmyinterestpodcast)! Email a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com and we might just discuss it on the show! Articles and other sources: https://www.history.com/news/thanksgiving-timeline https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/no-thanks-5-notorious-crimes-committed-on-thanksgiving-day https://www.independent.co.uk/news/thanksgiving-turkeys-animal-rights-activists-rescue-slaughterhouse-utah-a8645776.html

Debra, Diana and Jesi talk about a funeral for the living, people cruising for loud sex, and a wandering getaway horse. Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter, facebook, and instagram! Email a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com and we might just discuss it on the show! Articles covered on the show: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-livingfunerals/dying-for-a-better-life-south-koreans-fake-their-funerals-for-life-lessons-idUSKBN1XG038 https://news.yahoo.com/couple-furious-after-being-booted-from-cruise-for-loud-love-making-045635669.html https://www.newsweek.com/florida-man-horseback-arrested-after-burglarizing-home-who-takes-getaway-horse-robbery-1451498#:~:text=A%20Florida%20man%20was%20arrested,the%20Pasco%20County%20Sheriff's%20Office.

Pin Young joins Debra, Diana, and Jesi as they talk about a sword in a stone, mysteriously bloodless cows, destructive blue ice, and a funny funeral.  Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter, facebook, and instagram! Email a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com and we might just discuss it on the show! Find Pin Young on twitter, facebook, and instagram! Learn about her awesome nonprofit CYMG at cymg.org Articles and other sources: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7605165/Archaeologists-discover-medieval-weapon-dubbed-Excalibur.html https://www.npr.org/2019/10/08/767283820/not-one-drop-of-blood-cattle-mysteriously-mutilated-in-oregon https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/frozen-excrement-dropped-plane-crashes-through-house-roof-a6952366.html https://news.sky.com/story/man-speaks-from-beyond-the-grave-at-his-own-funeral-in-ireland-11835791