Delightfully Different

The American Coaster Enthusiasts boasts over 7000 members and Greg is one of them. He's been on coasters all over the country. Maybe you have been on some of the same ones. https://www.aceonline.org https://www.facebook.com/AmericanCoasterEnthusiasts https://www.facebook.com/ACEEasternPA https://www.instagram.com/jacklove007/ https://www.instagram.com/ridewithace/ https://www.facebook.com/gregg.jackow

Caitlin and Showtime Taxidermy are part of the Oddities and Curiosities Expo traveling the country this summer. She taxidermies rats into sexy dancing ladies. She'll be in Richmond, VA, and Denver, CO with the Expo. I talk to her about her art and where the rats come from. https://www.etsy.com/shop/ShowtimeTaxidermy https://www.facebook.com/showtimetaxidermy https://www.showtimetaxidermy.com https://www.instagram.com/showtimetaxidermy/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ut6oAGjq3g https://www.tiktok.com/@showtimetaxidermy https://www.facebook.com/odditiesandcuriositiesexpo https://www.tiktok.com/@odditiescuriositiesexpo https://www.instagram.com/odditiesandcuriositiesexpo/ https://odditiesandcuriositiesexpo.com https://www.youtube.com/c/OdditiesCuriositiesExpo

The World Jump Rope Competition was recently held in Colorado Springs. I talk to Ella, who won a gold medal. She's a professional jump roper. That's a thing! https://www.instagram.com/jumpinella/ https://www.tiktok.com/@ella.budge https://www.youtube.com/@ellabudge6971 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13521616/ https://www.nbcnews.com/video/nightly-news-kids-edition-march-26-2022-136257093936 https://justjumpin.com https://www.instagram.com/p/CvKirxCLz0s/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sykoPdi4aFY

Professional Stunt Person. It’s a career! And that’s exactly what Jim York’s career is. Thinking up crazy stuff to do, figuring out how to do it, then doing it. https://www.youtube.com/@channel199official https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064929661093 https://www.instagram.com/jim_york/ https://www.tiktok.com/@jim_york?lang=en https://www.facebook.com/americanstuntsociety/ https://www.instagram.com/americanstuntsociety/ https://www.youtube.com/@Jim_york

Cat is a WBNA dancer for the Connecticut Sun. Find out how she got there and what it's like. She also tried out to be a Raiderette and a Patriot's cheerleader. Find out how they compare. https://www.wnba.com https://sun.wnba.com https://www.facebook.com/baystateballroom https://www.facebook.com/catumanodance https://www.baystateballroom.com/ https://www.instagram.com/catumanowhittaker/ https://www.instagram.com/baystateballroom/ https://www.instagram.com/connecticutsun/

My next guest was awarded the title of Miss Missouri in 1953 and went on to compete in the Miss America Pageant and it all happened by accident. She also happens to be my mother. We recently took a road trip together and she told the tale of winning the crown of Miss Missouri when she didn’t even know what she was signing up for.

Mermaiding. It’s a verb now. It’s the practice of wearing, and/or swimming in a mermaid tail. For fun or to make a living. I talk to Mermaid Cerra about her life working as a merperson https://www.facebook.com/MermaidCerra https://www.instagram.com/mermaid_cerra/ https://www.mermaidcerra.com https://www.netflix.com/title/81439780 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7hUc8HVSFk https://societyoffatmermaids.com https://www.themertailor.com http://www.themernation.com https://mermaidkatshop.com

Drag queens tend to get all the attention. But drag kings have been around for just as long and are finally starting to get more attention. I talk to a drag king from Dallas Texas to find out what it’s like to be a male impersonator. https://www.facebook.com/kingbuckwylde https://www.instagram.com/buckwylde_dragking/ https://www.tiktok.com/@kingbuckwylde https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAq1G2oPwn8 http://voyagedallas.com/interview/rising-stars-meet-buck-wylde-of-dallas https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts/a-pride-event-in-dallas-celebrates-drag-kings-16666027 https://www.vox.com/23190129/drag-kings-masculine-performance-gender

What kind of baseball team has a pitcher on stilts? A batter doing the splits? A kid umpire? An elderly cheer squad? Twerking? Breakdancing? The Can Can? Rock Paper Scissors? Flips? Acrobatics? Audience Participation? A baby? Fire? And only 10 rules? Bananaball! I talk to the Savannah Bananas announcer, The Young Professor, about the new sport that’s taking the country by storm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0edpqAltXxM https://www.theyoungprofessormg.com https://thesavannahbananas.com https://www.facebook.com/TheSavBananas https://www.facebook.com/YoungProfessorG https://www.instagram.com/youngprofessorg/ https://www.instagram.com/thesavbananas/ https://www.tiktok.com/@thesavbananas https://www.youtube.com/c/TheYoungProfessor/videos

The Delightfully Different Podcast, Lexi talks to Ratrod RicK from Michigan and Miss Kay Kay Therkelsen from Salt City Muscle about rat rod culture. Rick is one of the Godfathers of rat rod culture. We find out what that means, how he is in charge of a Dale Earnhardt car, and how rat rods are super personal to their creator. His car, Lady Hilda, is a site to behold.

This week on Delightfully Different I talk to Carly, a furry from Erie Pennsylvania who also runs Bayfront Furs, a furry group. She tells us what furries are really about. It's not just dressing up in fur suits. https://linktr.ee/garbage_fur_sure Other links: https://www.deviantart.com https://www.furaffinity.net https://furscience.com

He’s in the Hall of Fame. He’s won tons of awards. He jumped through fire, rode motorcycles, rode a bull, skied down arena stairs, can slam dunk, and is beloved by the community. His identity was a secret for 25 years. He’s Jon Absey and he was an NBA mascot; the original Utah Jazz Bear. We find out how Jon got his start, how it came to an end, how his family and friends kept his secret, and what it’s like to be an NBA mascot for most of his adult life. Plus he’s got lots of stories.

She's technically not a teenager anymore at 19, but she's still awesome! Natalie Waters started driving when she was 6. Now she's NatAttack and I got to talk to her about being a race car driver. Her Grandpa and Uncle taught her everything she knows. https://www.facebook.com/grandaughtracing https://www.facebook.com/NatalieWatersGKRacing https://www.instagram.com/natattack_racing_1/

This week on The Delightfully Different Podcast, Lexi talks to Psychic Medium & Reiki Practitioner Stephanie Cowan. Stephanie is a Practicing Psychic Medium of 25+ years. Whose purpose is to give some Hope, Help & Healing with her gift. Lexi learns all about what it's like to be a psychic and medium., and gets to sit in on a tarot card reading. Did you know these types of abilities run in families? Find out on this episode of Delightfully Different.

For the very first episode of Delightfully Different I stopped by wrestling training at the Al Snow Academy in Salt Lake City which is owned by Manny Lemons. Manny made wrestling headlines earlier this year for appearing on WWE and AEW on the same night. I got to talk to Manny about appearing on both shows, wrestling in general, training other wrestlers, putting on events with Devotion Championship Wrestling, and what his mom thinks. I also got to chat with some of the other wrestlers and watch some of the training. Whether you’re a wrestling fan or you want to be a professional wrestler, you’ll learn something new and fun on this episode of Delightfully Different. https://www.facebook.com/mannylemons https://www.facebook.com/BrettBuffShay https://www.facebook.com/liquidjoes https://www.facebook.com/Devotionchampionshipwrestling https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100069967368699 https://www.facebook.com/aswautah https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086597089376 https://www.facebook.com/thebonesawwilliamcutting/ https://www.facebook.com/Fit4BudBurtch https://www.instagram.com/gutzrules/ https://www.instagram.com/mannylemons/ https://www.instagram.com/devotionchampionshipwrestling/ https://www.instagram.com/aswautah/ https://www.instagram.com/dunn_so_well/ https://www.instagram.com/fit4budburtch/ https://twitter.com/mannylemons https://twitter.com/impactwrestling https://twitter.com/DCWSaltLakeCity https://twitter.com/TheAlSnowWrest1 https://twitter.com/fit4BudBurtch https://twitter.com/BrettBuffShay https://www.youtube.com/c/DevotionWrestling https://www.tiktok.com/@mannylemons delightfullydifferentpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/delightfullydifferentpodcast/ https://www.instagram.com/delightfullydifferentpodcast/ https://twitter.com/DelightfulDiff

Welcome to Delightfully Different with Lexi. Lexi Papadopoulos is an award-winning radio professional. She is taking her interviewing skills to podcasting and interviewing people who live life in an unorthodox manner. She will explore unconventional hobbies, careers, and lifestyles. Every week she will talk with someone who lives life differently. Find out how they got started, what their family and friends think, and why they do what they do. Learn about communities you never knew existed. Get freaked out. Get inspired. Get offended. Delightfully Different.