Bananas - Funny news from around the world with Scotty Landes and Kurt Braunohler

Exactly Right

Each week on Bananas, Kurt Braunohler and Scotty Landes discuss the strange, fascinating and just plain bananas news from around the world. The headlines and weird news are lighthearted, unexpected and always fun. Like the time the delivery robot ran through a crime scene or the lady who took in a stray cat only to find out it was a mountain lion. Or the time Kurt and Scotty drove a butt across the country. Check your local listings because this feel-good comedy podcast often goes on the road for live shows and may be in a city near you. Fun fact: We also hear the banana boys are a favorite amongst listeners while at the dentist, getting surgery and even giving birth! Bananas is part of the Exactly Right podcast network that provides a platform for bold, creative voices to bring to life provocative, entertaining and relatable stories for audiences everywhere. The Exactly Right roster of podcasts covers a variety of topics including true crime, comedic interviews and news, science, pop culture and more. Podcasts on the network include My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, That's Messed Up: An SVU Podcast, This Podcast Will Kill You, I Said No Gifts! and more.

Location:

United States

Genres:

Comedy

Networks:

Exactly Right

Stitcher Podcasts

Description:

Each week on Bananas, Kurt Braunohler and Scotty Landes discuss the strange, fascinating and just plain bananas news from around the world. The headlines and weird news are lighthearted, unexpected and always fun. Like the time the delivery robot ran through a crime scene or the lady who took in a stray cat only to find out it was a mountain lion. Or the time Kurt and Scotty drove a butt across the country. Check your local listings because this feel-good comedy podcast often goes on the road for live shows and may be in a city near you. Fun fact: We also hear the banana boys are a favorite amongst listeners while at the dentist, getting surgery and even giving birth! Bananas is part of the Exactly Right podcast network that provides a platform for bold, creative voices to bring to life provocative, entertaining and relatable stories for audiences everywhere. The Exactly Right roster of podcasts covers a variety of topics including true crime, comedic interviews and news, science, pop culture and more. Podcasts on the network include My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, That's Messed Up: An SVU Podcast, This Podcast Will Kill You, I Said No Gifts! and more.

Language:

English

Website:

https://www.exactlyrightmedia.com/

Episodes

If at First You Don't Succeed, Try 949 More Times

1/20/2026

Kurt and Scotty talk about a woman who passed her drivers test after 950 tries, a British endurance swimmer becomes the first to swim all the way around Iceland, Seattle health officials tell people to flush rats back down the toilet if one comes up and a grandfather accidentally takes home the wrong child from daycare! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:50:58

Butt Stuff and Other Things

1/13/2026

Kurt and Scotty talk about the top things pulled out of people’s butts in 2025, a radio station goes viral after playing looping harmonica for hours, Toronto sex shop asked to stop sending butt plugs to Bahrain and a random dog wins a downhill ski race! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:49:49

America’s Next Top Pet

1/6/2026

Kurt and Scotty talk about a mushroom that makes you see tiny cartoon people, a bear breaks into a nursing home and nurses fight it off with walkers and Rice Krispies, raccoons are on their way to becoming America's next pet and Kansas child says monster was hiding under their bed and babysitter found a man hiding there! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:44:38

Cat Causes Niagara Falls

12/30/2025

Kurt and Scotty talk about a man who survived Niagara Falls plunge but died slipping on an orange peel, cat cafe closed after cat turns on water and floods cafe and a Swedish musician teaches an octopus to play piano! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:45:03

Holiday Episode

12/23/2025

Kurt and Scotty talk about the influence of hallucinogenic mushrooms on Christmas, woman accuses man she’s dating of ruining Christmas because he won’t dress up as Santa, church accidentally prints Tupac’s lyrics of Hail Mary on pamphlets and a real life grinch broke in, unwrapped gifts and took a nap on the couch! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:47:44

Snail Tales and Driveway Sales

12/16/2025

Kurt and Scotty talk about how a missing driveway mystery turns out to be a scam, thieves steal thousands of escargot snails and In-N-Out removes number 67 from ticket orders! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:43:16

Smokey Holds the Cheese with Chloe Radcliffe

12/9/2025

Chloe Radcliffe joins Kurt and Scotty to talk about a 75 year old man who got 2000 strangers to smoke a cigarette with him, a drug dealer jailed after sharing photo of him holding cheese, police use a capybara costume to arrest criminal and a man gets stuck in a vagina sculpture! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:49:52

Sassy Dolphin and the Popular Poopers

12/2/2025

Kurt and Scotty talk about a report on which cars are most likely to get pooped on by birds and Kelly the sassy dolphin! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:42:10

Money Makin' Bird Bus

11/25/2025

Kurt and Scotty talk about a NYC weed store that will deliver via carrier pigeon, a man stole a bus for a joyride and continued to stop at all stops and did a great job and an AI became crypto millionaire and is now fighting to become a person! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:43:51

Gnome For the Weekend

11/18/2025

Kurt and Scotty talk about a cyclist that fell down a 135 foot ravine and survived 3 days only drinking wine, the world's biggest spider web and a man’s garden gnomes were stolen and returned in better condition! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:42:07

Butt Breathing with Mr. Pusey

11/11/2025

Kurt and Scotty talk about why witches look the way they do, man convicted of posing as flight attendant to get free flights, clinicians test butt breathing, and an Australian darter barred from using nickname The Magnet! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:52:38

Snooter Shooter with Jenny Zigrino

11/4/2025

Jenny Zigrino joins the ladies to talk about Cormac McCarthy’s ex-wife pulled a gun out of her vagina during an argument about aliens, a pizza place accidentally serves pizza laced with THC and the secret Wikipedia prank on the Pringles man’s first name! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:53:39

Uh Oh, Waymo!

10/28/2025

Kurt and Scotty talk about a man who thrifts all year to make free halloween costumes for kids, 13 year old girl fights off attacker with jujitsu and a tech prankster sends 50 Waymos to dead end street! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:40:36

Ding Dong Ditchin' Slugs

10/21/2025

Kurt and Scotty talk about a ding dong ditcher that turned out to be a slug, Splash the rescue otter and scandal rocks the world of stone skimming championships! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:45:57

Water, Otters Everywhere

10/14/2025

Kurt and Scotty talk about a bride who confronts mystery wedding crasher after searching for years, Taco Bell rethinks AI drive thru after man orders 18k waters and Splash the first search and rescue otter! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:44:01

Bored Dogs and Bus Boobs

10/7/2025

Kurt and Scotty talk about a woman who can lift 10 pounds with her vagina, dog thought to be blind was just ignoring everyone, Wawa Superfan collects every receipt number and a couple fined after bus lane photographs the text on woman’s top! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:46:13

Dude Where's My Gator?

9/30/2025

Kurt and Scotty talk about an emotional support alligator that is no longer welcome at Walmart, a man loses his car after bachelor party and the viral Moroccan legend Emile Leray! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:49:15

Our Lady of The Tooth Eye

9/23/2025

Kurt and Scotty talk about a blind woman can see again through her tooth, a Pittsburgh nun chases down credit card thief, Ned the lefty snail needs a mate and a retired Ford worker’s wallet travels 150 miles in engine! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:50:09

Butts, Bats, and Boys

9/16/2025

Kurt and Scotty talk about the big butt starfish and other never before seen sea creatures recorded in Argentina, an American boy sent giftbox to girl in Philippines and 15 years later they are married and a man fights back at HOA over a bat house! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:45:39

Moon Doinking Cutie Pies

9/9/2025

Kurt and Scotty talk about a man who stole lunar rocks to use during sex after promising girlfriend the moon and the hidden power of sharing cute animal pics! Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4a61tMk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:52:17