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From a dog bed for humans to a ladle shaped like the Loch Ness Monster, there's no shortage of quirky gifts on the market this holiday season. This week, smart shopping expert Trae Bodge joins Mike Rogers to discuss the offbeat gifts of the year, how to protect yourself from scams, and what she expects Americans to spend on presents between now and the new year.

From a dog bed for humans to a ladle shaped like the Loch Ness Monster, there's no shortage of quirky gifts on the market this holiday season. This week, <a href="https://truetrae.com/">smart shopping expert Trae Bodge</a> joins Mike Rogers to discuss the offbeat gifts of the year, how to protect yourself from scams, and what she expects Americans to spend on presents between now and the new year.

What’s the deeper story behind that weird headline you forwarded to your friends or shared at the watercooler? We ask questions to gain grounded insight into the stranger news of the week.

What&rsquo;s the deeper story behind that weird headline you forwarded to your friends or shared at the watercooler? We ask questions to gain grounded insight into the stranger news of the week.

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Human dog beds, monster spoons and other unusual 2023 holiday gifts

It’s cicada-mania! For the first time in more than two centuries, two broods of North American cicadas will emerge from the Earth at the same time. One hasn’t been up in 13 years and the other has been underground for 17 years, and they are both different from the typical cicadas we hear every summer. “Something Offbeat” host Mike Rogers caught up with Tom Tiddens of the Chicago Botanic Garden to learn more about the broods and explore some of the mystery around cicadas. Mysteries like what they are doing for all those years underground.

It’s cicada-mania! For the first time in more than two centuries, two broods of North American cicadas <a href="https://www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio/news/national/cicada-geddon-is-upon-us-what-to-expect">will emerge from the Earth at the same time</a>. One hasn’t been up in 13 years and the other has been underground for 17 years, and they are both different from the typical cicadas we hear every summer. “Something Offbeat” host Mike Rogers caught up with Tom Tiddens of the <a href="https://www.chicagobotanic.org/">Chicago Botanic Garden</a> to learn more about the broods and explore some of the mystery around cicadas. Mysteries like what they are doing for all those years underground.

Cicada-mania: Why we're excited about weird bugs crawling out of the ground

Two weeks ago, much of the country stopped for a few minutes in the middle of the day to watch at least a partial solar eclipse. And in the path of totality, researchers were keeping an eye on animals to see how four minutes of darkness changed their behaviors.

This week on Something Offbeat, Dr. Adam Hartstone-Rose, a professor of biological science at North Carolina State University, joined Mike Rogers, to discuss his findings from April 8.

Two weeks ago, much of the country stopped for a few minutes in the middle of the day to watch at least a partial solar eclipse. And in the path of totality, researchers were keeping an eye on animals to see how four minutes of darkness changed their behaviors.
This week on Something Offbeat, <a href="https://bio.sciences.ncsu.edu/people/ahartst/">Dr. Adam Hartstone-Rose</a>, a professor of biological science at <a href="https://www.ncsu.edu/">North Carolina State University</a>, joined Mike Rogers, to discuss his findings from April 8.

Why didn't animals need eclipse glasses?

Lexington, Ky., recently started something it calls “the world’s first interstellar tourism campaign,” trying to attract extraterrestrials to the city, and the Associated Press wrote about it. Roswell, N.M., has long been a destination for UFO tourism, and “Something Offbeat” talked with Dennis Balthasar of the International UFO Museum and Research Center there about why people love aliens. 

Lexington, Ky., recently started something it calls “the world’s first interstellar tourism campaign,” trying to attract extraterrestrials to the city, and the Associated Press wrote about it. Roswell, N.M., has long been a destination for UFO tourism, and “Something Offbeat” talked with Dennis Balthasar of the International UFO Museum and Research Center there about why people love aliens.

Human dog beds, monster spoons and other unusual 2023 holiday gifts

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