A stuffed sloth looming over I‑5, five yaks crashing a middle school lunch, and a python weaving through a drive‑thru might sound like pure chaos—but this hour uses the absurd to reset our senses before we face something heavier...

A ballet clip sent us spiraling back to Kate Bush, and that simple scroll unlocked a bigger conversation: how we hear things differently with time, and why owning your work can change the arc of your career. We start with Wuthering Heights—divi...

The boundaries between human connection and artificial intelligence are blurring in ways we never imagined. Today we dive into the fascinating world of human-AI relationships and the profound emotional attachments people form with thei...

What if everything they taught you in school (in America) was wrong? This question forms the heart of a wide-ranging, thought-provoking conversation that challenges our accepted narratives about American history, cultural terminology, and the m...

Ever wondered what happens when you accept a ride on a rock legend's private jet? For British boy band McFly, it meant having their passports defaced with explicit Sharpie drawings courtesy of Rod Stewart himself. We di...

The cosmos keeps offering us fascinating phenomena to contemplate, from Black Moons to Saturn's temporarily vanishing rings. Unlike Blue Moons (two full moons in one month), Black Moons occur when we experience an extra new moon – completely da...

Ever had a car salesman call you by your deceased sister's name? Welcome to Anne Levine's world of absurd encounters and anniversary reflections. In this hilarious and sometimes heartbreaking episode, Anne and co-host Michael Over There™ dive d...

We're bringing you a "Best of" episode from 2020, we're both a bit under the weather. Thanks for tuning in!Summer fades into autumn as we dive into the controversy rocking the tennis world at this year's unique US Open. Despite the tourn...

The digital era has birthed a new class of con artists, fraudsters who construct elaborate facades online and infiltrate our most trusted institutions. From LinkedIn phantoms to fraudulent medical professionals, the audacity of these d...

Summer is waning on Cape Cod, and Anne Levine and Michael are feeling it. As the days grow shorter and the distinctly un-summery weather continues, they reflect on how climate patterns have shifted over the years, creating what feels l...

Here's what happens when someone fakes their own death to avoid wedding costs, and will a librarian leaving $2 million to her cat change your perspective on loyalty? These stories and more await in our latest adventure through t...

Buckle up as we explore the unexpected science of happiness through a surprisingly relatable scenario – the blissful relief of removing an uncomfortably tight bra at day's end. This accidental experiment reveals a universal truth: sometimes hap...

Welcome to a summer episode of unexpected delights, bizarre trends, and head-scratching stories from around the world. We dive straight into the latest viral beauty craze that has dermatologists everywhere sounding alarms – a young influencer c...

Have we got some stuff for you.Canada Day arrives with stories both heartwarming and bizarre from our neighbors in the Great White North. From Stompin' Tom Connors' nationalistic folk music to wil...

Welcome to the wonderfully weird world of The Anne Levine Show, where we dive headfirst into the absurdity of 2025's most baffling trends. This episode takes you on a whirlwind tour of luxury fashion fails, celebrity fragrance disasters, and...

A towel with TWO buttons (and any "adjustable" belt) for $925? Welcome to the strange world of Balenciaga and high fashion absurdity. The passing of retail legend Monroe Milstein at 98 reminds us of a more grounded appr...

Coming to you from the heart of Cape Cod, this episode of the Anne Levine Show dives headfirst into what hosts Anne and Michael have accurately dubbed "autumn in June" – the peculiar weather pattern where New England seemingly offers just two s...

There's something delightfully absurd about today's beauty and fashion landscape, and we're here to unpack it all. While the rest of the world might be discussing severe weather events or international conflicts, we're diving headfirst into the...

We've got a papal election, celebrity soup moments, and dogs celebrating birthdays! Welcome to the delightfully unpredictable world of The Anne Levine Show, where host Anne and co-host Michael Over There™ masterfully weave through cultural touc...

How many languages exist in the world? The answer might shock you—7,000 distinct tongues, with one disappearing every 40 days. This linguistic extinction crisis represents one of humanity's greatest cultural tragedies, as each language contains...

A phone call from a relative can be many things – informative, exhausting, hilarious, or touchingly poignant. When Anne receives a call from her cousin Jan (of Jan and Jan™), it becomes all these things and more, unfolding into a masterclass on...

Pope Francis has passed, Sterling K. Brown's "Paradise" is mesmerizing television, and Michael has discovered the joy of creating music with AI. Welcome to another episode of The Anne Levine Show, where our conversations meander through culture...

The boundary between originality and inspiration blurs as Anne and Michael take us through their recent expedition to the Cape Symphony Orchestra, where Beethoven's revolutionary compositions stirred more than just musical appre...

Join us as we meander through this expansive journey through the curious ways humans connect—and sometimes miss each other entirely—in our attempts to show appreciation.We kick things off with tennis talk, breaking down newcomer ...

Hobbit holes present unique engineering challenges; Germans have a word for people who can only use the bathroom in their own homes; Bilabial fricatives: These are just a few of the delightfully random topics that make up this week's episode of...