Reel Pod(News)Cast with Levon Putney

About Reel Pod(News)Cast with Levon Putney

Join veteran journalist Levon Putney-- iHeart New York news anchor/reporter, NJ 101.5 FM weekday afternoon anchor & former WCBS 880 anchor/reporter with 25+ years of storytelling experience-- for his Reel Pod News Cast® - a weekly dose of lighter, fun news stories written and told with the punchlines they deserve. Perfect for anyone wanting a break from all the serious and depressing headlines to get a quick shot of bizarre crimes, weird events and people doing silly things around the world, Every story is filled with details and explanations that Levon takes time to write and deliver in a way that connects with listeners like no other. Newscasts drop on Wednesdays, with a few minutes of daily celebrity birthdays during the week. Each cast also features parody ads during breaks, and clips of parody songs from Levon's late father, "Slammy Sammy" Sam Putney, which aired as part of Dallas/Fort W0rth's former top-rated morning show, Skip Murphy & Co. Real Pod News Cast® is quite simply meant to be a joy, because it is a joy for Levon. So enjoy. Follow and listen. Have a laugh.

Publisher

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

Category

music · news

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

3 Jan 2025

Latest episode

28 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

217 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Oct 2026

   "Cokehead Culture, Goldilocks 2026. Bad Math & Vegemite"--Reel Pod News Cast® with Levon Putney

   The weirdness continues in this 154th Reel Pod...with stories like the one out of Arizona where we learned even cokeheads apparently have unwritten rules and customs, at least according to one cokehead...then one guy was definitely not sleepless in Seattle when cops came knocking... and a drunk guy from Canada explained just how drunk he was when he and a buddy bird-napped an actual, living pink flamingo from an enclosure inside the one Vegas casino where one would expect to see a flamingo... also a car rental company proved just how corporate they could be while not bothering to do simple math to correct a mistake in Canada. There's also a pumpkin shortage in the UK. Plus...parody ads/songs and celebrity birthdays.

2. 

   21 Oct 2026

   "No Diddy, Just Pee, Fiery Spider Repellent & Bed Bugs"--Reel Pod News Cast® with Levon Putney

   Crazy stories in this episode include some guy for some reason deciding to skip his flight for a trespassing joyride before a joyless ride to jail... also a 25yr veteran college professor had to basically retire after developing a habit around campus of spilling and throwing away what looked to be a cup of apple juice,.. and there was the story out of Bali where a spider basically destroyed a man's vacation and everyone else's at that villa. Plus...parody ads/songs and celebrity birthdays.

3. 

   14 Oct 2026

   "Blind Justice, Couch Scooters & Splooting"--Reel Pod News Cast® with Levon Putney

   Weird, wild and silly stories in this 152nd cast include one on a 68 year old woman in Indiana who got arrested after having a great day 0f re-living her youth... also one on a blind man who's suing New York because he wanted to serve on a grand jury... then there's the one out of Charlotte where two guys put a couch on top of two electric scooters and rode down a busy avenue on the scooter couch...and some thieves in India did not think things through...while a teenage hiker in Canada got stuck up against a mountain after following Claude's advice. Plus... parody ads/songs and celebrity birthdays.

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

15 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 57 / 100

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Quality

94

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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