'Ridiculous News' podcast covers unique news stories with a healthy dose of humor

The "Ridiculous News" podcast hosts Mark Kendall and Bill Worley. (CoolCoolCoolProductions/iHeartRadio)

Ridiculous has become a positive description — think “ridiculously cool,” or “ridiculously gorgeous.” Now, “ridiculous” is a positive take on the news. Earlier this year, comedians, writers and co-founders of Cool Cool Cool Productions, Mark Kendall and Bill Worley, joined iHeartRadio to create the podcast “Ridiculous News.” They cover everything from Ms. Pacman being inducted into the Video Game Hall of Fame all the way to creating more inclusive spaces. The podcasters joined “City Lights” host Lois Reitzes via Zoom to share some tidbits from their podcast series.

Interview highlights:

On the fun and fascination of picking out oddball news items: