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So one of the reasons we love coasters is the thrill of fear.

But what exactly is behind the thrill of fear? Here's WWJ in Detroit.

These days, you can get an answer from the internet, an influencer, or AI in seconds.

But with legal stuff, a quick answer is not the same as the right answer.

Because it's October, we'd be remiss if we didn't tell you a ghost story.

Here's one from WWJ in Detroit.

Why don't we talk about the resident ghost at the Howell Opera House?

Well, I would love to talk about Meredith.

If you're wondering right now whether I've lost my marbles, just hold tight.

Evelyn Eberlein, whose family bought the town and popular tourist attraction, joined Amanda Forrester of Odyssey Station WWJ News Radio in Detroit to explain

Hell, Michigan, is well-known.

The community has a unique way of having a, uh, a mayor.

Thank you so much for listening to this Weird News Roundup, presented by Audacy's Something Offbeat podcast.

This episode was written and produced by me, Lauren Berry.

Special thanks to The Other Side of the News from Mike Rogers at KRLD 1080 in Dallas, WWJ Newsradio in Detroit, and The Dana & Parks Show out of KMBZ in Kansas City.

You can find all of these programs, including the Something Offbeat podcast, on the Audacy app or wherever you get your podcasts.

These are creepy little critters called jumping worms for, yeah, you guessed it, their habit of jumping and thrashing around.

Oakland University Department of Biological Sciences Professor Scott Tiggs joined Amanda Forrester out of Odyssey Station WWJ News Radio in Detroit to spill the tea on what's been going on with these weird worms.

Uh, why don't we start with what a, a jumping worm is?

Well, jumping worms, it's a family of earthworms, uh, and they're from Asia in origin.

Thank you so much for listening to this weird news roundup presented by Audacy's Something Offbeat podcast.

This episode was written and produced by me, Lauren Berry.

Special thanks to The Other Side of the News from Mike Rogers at KRLD 1080 in Dallas, WWJ News Radio in Detroit, and The Dana & Parks Show out of KMBZ in Kansas City.

You can find all of these programs, including the Something Offbeat podcast, on the Audacy app or wherever you get your podcasts.

Say what you will, at least Disney is an in-person, real-life experience shared with other people.

How concerned should we be about people who choose to rely on their AI chatbot? Here's Dan Jenkins on WWJ in Detroit.

And I've seen so many stories recently about how people are replacing relationships with chatbots and relying more on artificial intelligence for things that we would normally do with other people.

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