The Ugly Quacking Duck
Welcome to the worst podcast in the unknown universe! Conspiracies, what is that? We will try to cover a little out of the way news, earthquakes, and have some fun. All while convincing you we are the worst podcast. We hope you will join us often. Check us out at -- https://theuglyquackingduck.com
Episodes
151 episodes
Merlin The Duck
We bounce from everyday check-ins to big headlines, mixing weather, internet oddities, and practical safety stories with our usual skeptical curiosity. We track earthquakes and solar activity, question how news gets framed, and end on the surpr...
We Are Going To The Store
We lose a full recording, hit record again, and turn the do-over into a reminder to step away from the daily noise and look for something good. We share a strange floating store art piece in Toronto, track World Cup news and streaming crackdown...
Done Hot Over There In Europe!
Two massive earthquakes, less than a minute apart, force a question most of us would rather avoid: how do you even describe disaster at that scale without turning it into background noise? We talk through the Venezuela double quake, what 7.0+ r...
Hey Ho Off To The Studio We Go
The weather outside feels like a warning sign, and we start right there: heat in the studio, storms pushing across the Midwest, and a quick check on tornado alerts before we zoom out to a whirlwind world weather roundup. We call out conditions ...
Somebody Left The Heat On
Somebody left the heat on in the Midwest, and we’re feeling every degree of it. We start with the kind of summer heat wave that messes with your sleep, forces the air conditioner decision, and makes you stare at the electric bill like it’s a pe...
Around The Bend We Go!
A robot gets sworn in as a monk, NASA supposedly drops 12,000 Artemis II photos that are strangely hard to track down, and scientists argue over how fast the universe is expanding. That’s the kind of headline mix we can’t ignore, so we talk it ...
Did You Know We Have an Itch
We bounce from podcasting wins to weird headlines, trying to keep things funny while still taking real disasters seriously. We talk through what made us laugh this week, what made us worry, and why we keep choosing positive words anyway. <...
Are We In For A Wild Ride, Or Not?
Are we headed for a “wild ride” this year, or just the usual chaos with a new label? We kick things off from our hidden studio in Southern Illinois with the kind of talk everyone can relate to: spring weather that can’t make up its mind. Then w...
They Got It Off The Ground!
We trade heavy headlines for curiosity, jokes, and a live countdown vibe as we track Artemis II’s return and ask why space footage still feels oddly limited. We also share a new way to contact us, then wrap with weather, and earthquakes.• E...
Who Pays When AI Eats The Grid
We start with laughs and a quick mic experiment, then get serious with storm warnings and a weather check from Illinois to Australia to Phoenix. From robot tennis to rising power bills, we connect everyday life to the fast-growing demands of AI...
Are Days Longer?
A flooded Hawaii, a string of 6.0+ earthquakes, and a headline claiming Earth’s days are getting longer might sound like three unrelated stories, but to us they all point to the same question: how do you stay grounded when the world feels noisy...
Moon Rocks Taste Better When Sunny Runs The Board
We jump from a NASA Artemis moon-launch update to Friday the 13th history, then flip the superstition into a reminder to be grateful you made it through. Along the way we share weather snapshots, storm and war concerns we’re praying over, a chi...
Did Illinois Really Make It To Number One
Sunshine in Southern Illinois sparks a tour through weather, taxes, jargon, quakes, space delays, and a curious alien wager, anchored by a value-for-value spirit and real-world honesty. We balance humor with care, naming what matters and prayin...
The Fire Horse
Start with a smile and stay for the substance—we pair the spark of the Fire Horse year with a hands-on guide to listening smarter, supporting freely, and joining a community that talks back. We kick off with the Chinese zodiac, comparing traits...
Look Blue Skies and Banned Coffee
What if an armadillo called your winter, coffee once got you killed, and the sun decided to take a rare, welcome nap? We thread those stories into a lively tour of weather risk, history’s stranger turns, and the science of a sky so blue it feel...
Rockets, Sunspots, And Radios
We chase a week of strange headlines and real-world signals: a refined profile of Jupiter, an xAI–SpaceX shuffle, a calm stretch in quakes, and a noisy sun that toys with radios and GPS. We end with a clear correction on HF time-signal frequenc...
You Can't Just Put Peanut Butter On It
We jump from Muhammad Ali’s new Forever stamp to a sprawling, grounded look at sleep and heart health, flattening “peanut butter” pay raises, quake counts, solar noise, and a deep dive into decades of deportation policy and its street‑level imp...
I Came Up
What starts as a light check-in—cats underfoot and a brief tease of winter sun—quickly widens into a tour of stories that feel equal parts surreal and sobering. We talk Greenland’s odd brush with U.S. history, revisit a polarizing moment from l...
A New Year, Really!
A wobbly start turns into a grounded reset as we talk gear that finally fits, habits that hold past week one, and why spring might be the better time to declare a new year. We add a curious wellness gadget, fresh nutrition rules, earthquakes, a...
Last Penny Sale & Earthquake Summary
We track seven‑day earthquake patterns through late fall, compare them with past years, and pause on Japan and Alaska’s big shocks. Then we unpack the “last penny” story, store rounding, and how value‑for‑value keeps this show free.• va...
Please Verify You’re 18, And Also Your Soul
Two hosts weigh the trade-offs between safety, free speech, and privacy as governments and platforms push age verification and broader controls. We trace the ripple effects into podcasting, immigration enforcement, and streaming power plays, th...
Two DAWs Walk Into A Studio And A Cat Interrupts
This Episode recorded and rendered on Reaper DAW.Hit play on a cozy, candid ride through creative tinkering, 80s nostalgia, and the kind of gratitude that only grows after a hard season. We start in the studio where we st...
Thanksgiving, Giving Thanks And Singing AI
A simple question sets the tone: what are you thankful for? We lean into the heart of Thanksgiving with real talk about gratitude, grief, and the quiet kind of joy that shows up even when life feels thin. From travel prayers to table rituals, w...
Who Decides What You’re Allowed To Hear
Sunshine after a brush with snow set the tone for a free-ranging ride that starts local and climbs straight into orbit. We celebrate 25 years of continuous life aboard the International Space Station, tip our caps to Mir’s overlooked legacy, an...
