EPISODE · Jan 26, 2026 · 29 MIN
The Criminal Who Smelled Too Much and the Birds Who Won Too Hard
from Strange Scapes · host Adam and Ronna
*DISCLAIMER* - Episode recorded with a broke-ass board. Listen at your own risk!Buckle up, because today we’re diving into the deep end of the weird history and bizarre true crime pool. First, we head to California to discuss the viral, skin-crawling case of the California Butt Sniffer—the prowler that left a neighborhood in shock and the internet in stitches.Then, we travel back to 1932 for the most embarrassing military defeat in human history: The Great Emu War. Discover how the Australian Army, armed with machine guns and thousands of rounds of ammo, somehow lost a war to a bunch of flightless birds. It’s a tale of guerrilla emu tactics, Lewis gun jams, and the absolute absurdity of nature.Warning: This episode contains high levels of confusion, bird-based military strategy, and questionable backyard behavior.
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*DISCLAIMER* - Episode recorded with a broke-ass board. Listen at your own risk!Buckle up, because today we’re diving into the deep end of the weird history and bizarre true crime pool. First, we head to California to discuss the viral, skin-crawling case of the California Butt Sniffer—the prowler that left a neighborhood in shock and the internet in stitches.Then, we travel back to 1932 for the most embarrassing military defeat in human history: The Great Emu War. Discover how the Australian Army, armed with machine guns and thousands of rounds of ammo, somehow lost a war to a bunch of flightless birds. It’s a tale of guerrilla emu tactics, Lewis gun jams, and the absolute absurdity of nature.Warning: This episode contains high levels of confusion, bird-based military strategy, and questionable backyard behavior.
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