The Loon Morning Show Rundown: Weirdest Stories of 2014 [AUDIO]

As heard on the December 17th show:

1. All Press Canceled for The Interview

From medical records to embarrassing email exchanges and movie leaks, the Sony hack continues to pull the curtain back on practices, paychecks and more.  This week, the hackers (or someone claiming to be them) threatened violence in theaters that show the movie The Interview.  As a result Rogen and Franco have cancelled all press appearances and the New York premiere.  Do you think these hackers have real ties to North Korea or is it just a clever group of techies blowing smoke?

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2. 2015 Is the Year of Anti-Tech

Experts are predicting that people will stop using gadgets and social media and begin embracing simple life again after looking at the drop in weekly web visitor numbers.  Can you let go of your technology?  Maybe you need a noPhone (the funniest invention ever).

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 3. Weirdest News Stories of 2014

Over the last year we've run across news stories on all kinds of bizarre things including poo powered transportation, three breasted women, bird butt checks, butt plug looking sculptures and more.  Here's some of the weirdest news stories 2014 had to offer.

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 4. Hottest Toys in All 50 States

eBay took a look at the hottest selling toys across the nation and even made a handy dandy map so you can see what's on the kid's lists for the big man in red.   Overall, it looks like Santa will be delivering a lot of video games and LEGOs as both seem to be pretty prominent on each state's top three list.  Play around with the full interactive map at the link below and happy holiday shopping to you!

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