Reel Pod News Cast® with Levon Putney

by Levon Putney | Radio News Anchor/Reporter | 25+ Years Journalism Experience

Season 2

"Disney's Mandalorian & Agents Of Shield"--Celebrity Bdays--Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney

Celebrity birthdays for Thursday April 2nd include: actor Jesse Plemons, singer Chris Janson, actor Michael Fassbender, actor Pedro Pascal, actor/model Roselyn Sanchez, actor Clark Gregg, Bananarama singer Keren Woodward, actor Christopher Meloni, singer Emmylou Harris, actor Sam Anderson and actor Linda Hunt.

Apr 2, 2026

1:45

"Thieves Stealing Beer Trucks, Planes & Kit Kat Deliveries"--Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney

Bonus

Accused dumb criminals in this cast all seemed to be drunk or high...starting with a man in Indiana who cops say stole a beer semi- truck and led cops on a high -speed chase in it, and police say he was drunk...as did sheriff's deputies in Florida, while describing the man who's accused driving his car through a security gate at Daytona Beach Intl Airport, where they say he tried in vain to steal an airplane... not to be outdone by the guy in Washington State on his 98th arrest, who cops say had a bong custom built into his truck's dashboard. Plus ...parody ads/songs and celebrity birthdays.

Apr 1, 2026

15:05

"More For Szohr & More Cowbells"--Celebrity Bdays--Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney

Bonus

Celebrity birthdays for Tue Mar 31st: actor/model Jessica Szohr, trumpeter/composer Christian Scott aka Chief Xian Atunde Adjuah, actor Brian Tyree Henry, rapper Tony Yayo, actor Ewen McGregor, actor Rhea Perlman, actor Gabe Kaplan, actor/dancer Christopher Walken, trumpeter/composer/ bandleader Herb Alpert, actor/singer Shirley Jones, actor William Daniels.

Mar 31, 2026

2:05

"From Baywatch Babes To Bulworth"--Celebrity Bdays--Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney

Bonus

Celebrity birthdays for Monday, Mar 30th: Singer Thomas Rhett, singer Norah Jones, actor and talk show c0-host Mark Consuelos, singer Celine Dion, actor Donna D'Errico, tv host Piers Morgan, singer/guitarist Tracy Chapman, actor Ian Ziering, rapper/dancer MC Hammer, actor Paul Reiser, guitarist/singer Eric Clapton, actor Warren Beatty (Bulworth lol) and actor John Astin.

Mar 30, 2026

2:20

Season 1

"Liar Liar Truck's On Fire, Teleportation & A Frozen Rubber"--Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney

Episode 100!! Also the final one of season one...& the bizarre news includes one out of Florida, where a man is accused of stealing a BMW that was left unlocked with the keys inside, but then crashing it minutes later and told cops he was teleported into the car when they asked how did he end up in the stolen ride...it also sounds like Australian kids are already outsmarting the country's first in the world social media ban on kids under 16...and a couple out on a date in a winter wonderland festival in the UK ended up spotting a used condom frozen in the ice rink's ice. Plus...parody ads/songs and celebrity birthdays.

S1 · E100

Dec 16, 2025

15:30

"Log Tossers, Dedicated Car Thieves & Snow Blower Assaults"--Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney

Weird stories in this next to the last episode of season one include...one on a Florida man who's accused of throwing a log at a woman in a car, because he didn't want one of them to leave... also one on a guy in Connecticut who's accused of carjacking a woman, and then stealing the Honda Civic a second time after police recovered it after the first theft... also one on a man in Ontario Canada who was charged with assault for using his snow blower to settle an argument by blowing snow on the other person...who actually called police...over getting pelted by a snow blower. Plus...parody ads/songs and celebrity birthdays.

S1 · E99

Dec 12, 2025

16:22

"Midday Parking Lot Threesome &...A Seal Walks Into A Bar..."--Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney

Funny news stories this time include how a guy took his teen daughter to a mice and rat- infested Cinemark movie theather in Waco TX, where he brought mouse traps to put around their seats and got a picture of one caught... also police in the Florida Keys say two middle aged men and a middle aged woman were caught having a drunken threesome inside a car parked in a grocery store lot around noon, so middle of the day... and then there is the New Zealand man who pooped out a $19,000 Faberge egg pendant cops say he swallowed to try and steal from a jewelry store...also in New Zealand...a little seal that waddled into a bar to everyone's delight. Plus...parody ads/songs and celebrity birthdays.

S1 · E98

Dec 9, 2025

15:24

"A Drunk Raccoon, A Hammered Cybertruck & Dua Lipa Tacos"--Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney

A 15 minute news podcast full of bizarre news...like the raccoon that got into a Virginia liquor store overnight, smashed up an aisles worth of bottles, got smashed off apparently drinking, and workers found it the next morning knocked out drunk next to a restroom toilet...there's also the guy in Florida who's accused of taking a Cybertruck on a test drive that turned into two days, and the dealer found it parked at the man's house after he was recorded on the truck's cameras destroying parts of the vehicle with a hammer...and cops in New Zealand have been waiting for a man to poop out a rare, expensive piece of jewelry they suspect he stole. Plus... parody ads/songs and celebrity birthdays.

S1 · E97

Dec 5, 2025

13:27

"Robbing & Stealing & Shooting Teddy Bears Into Space"--Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney

Weird stories this time around include one on a guy arrested in Fort Worth Texas for trying to rob the same bank he spent seven years in prison for robbing... also one on a man in Mississippi who's accused of stealing a wildlife watcher's camera set up on a trail, but left it on for two days while it recorded him and a couple others doing what cops referred to as illegal things... and then there is the group of seventh and eighth graders in England who attached a teddy bear to a weather balloon that went up into the stratosphere, and now asking folks to help them find where it fell to the ground. Also...parody ads/songs and celebrity birthdays.

S1 · E96

Dec 2, 2025

14:45

"Black Friday Madness e.g. A Gun Pulled On Carolers"--Reel Pod News Cast™ with Levon Putney

Happy Thanksgiving and welcome to holiday madness... like the first story featuring a Maryland man who pulled out a gun and showed it to shoo away three, 12-year old girls who were going door to door singing Christmas carols... and then there was the DoorDash delivery driver in Florida accused of being drunk, and falling asleep at a stop light while on a food run, so cops arrested him and finished the delivery for him. This holiday episode also includes about a minute of outtakes/screwing up celebrity birthday names, and that's in place of celeb bdays this time... but parody ads and a Slammy Sammy cut are all there...Plus...an edited out piece on the evolution of the term 'ding a ling.'

S1 · E95

Nov 28, 2025

13:33

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