Local-radio extras with range and bite.
880 Extras is a wide-ranging feed of short-form news interviews, reports, and roundups. Its episodes move from great white shark sightings and rat tours to Medicare fraud warnings, court statements, vaccines, war memories, and unresolved crimes.
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880 Extras is a broad collection of news extras with the pace and texture of local radio. It is not confined to one beat. The feed moves from strange dispatches to public-service explainers, then into true crime, politics, health, history, and neighborhood reporting. Its best moments often begin with a concrete scene. A great white shark appears near Louisiana barrier islands. A rat-tour guide turns sanitation complaints into nighttime documentation. A Bronx homeowner describes years of unpaid rent and a long housing-court timeline. The show also makes room for voices that carry institutional memory, including Richard C. Hottelet remembering the uneasy hours before D-Day and the strange comfort of luck returning to normal after a dice game. Some episodes are briskly practical. Medicare fraud coverage explains how callers use fake card updates, medical supplies, and genetic testing pitches to get beneficiary information. RSV coverage translates a seasonal health threat into plain language, with attention to older adults, young children, vaccines, and new preventive tools. Other installments are stark. The true-crime roundup on the Oakland Child Killer case centers victims, family memory, DNA questions, and the unresolved weight of a decades-old investigation. Legal and political episodes can run close to the news wire, carrying statements such as Letitia James discussing the Donald Trump civil fraud ruling. The tone changes with the material. Odd stories get curiosity and momentum. Consumer-protection segments get clarity. Crime stories get gravity. The connective tissue is reported audio: named interviews, clips from station conversations, and direct accounts from people close to the story. 880 Extras suits listeners who like their news varied, compact, and occasionally strange, with enough seriousness to handle hard subjects when the story calls for it.
Made for: This feed is for news listeners who like short, reported segments with variety: civic problems, public health, odd local scenes, court developments, history, and true crime. It especially suits people who want useful context without committing to a single-topic show.
What sets it apart: 880 Extras stands apart by treating the newsroom overflow as the point: shark sightings, scam warnings, housing disputes, legal statements, and archival war memories all sit in the same feed. The mix gives it a channel-surfing energy while staying grounded in reported audio and named sources.
Podcasts and Digital Exclusives from WCBS 880
Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A brisk Weird News Roundup linking a shark sighting, hesitation, the Fire Horse year, and an Almanac courtroom story.
This Weird News Roundup starts with a great white shark sighting, as Sean Powers of the Stokes School of Marine and Environmental Sciences at the University of South Alabama joins Tommy Tucker to put the moment in context.
Fast chat, odd headlines, sharp banter.
Radio chaos with a sharp grin.
Sam Harris interviews scientists and journalists on AI risk, religion, and US politics.
WSJ reporters unpack the Epstein files, surrogacy industry abuses, and true-crime court battles.
Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway argue through tech, media, and Trump-era politics twice weekly.
Dan Carlin's solo essays connecting executive power, historical collapse, and American democracy.
This episode presents a roundup of strange news stories from various Odyssey network shows.
James Tosone, a Bergen County man, is suing New Jersey Secretary of State Tahitia Way over a requirement for political candidates to swear 'so help me God' on ballot affidavits.
This episode discusses how the arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in Russia resonates with the family of Paul Whelan, another American imprisoned there since 2018 on espionage charges, featuring an interview with Paul's brother David about Paul's condition and the impact of recent events.
This episode examines the 50-year-old Oakland Child Killer cold case, featuring an interview with victim Timothy King's sister and discussing recent crimes involving children and young adults.
This episode presents a weird news roundup covering great white shark sightings in Louisiana, brain hesitation research, the Fire Horse Year in Lunar New Year traditions, and a visit to the Old Farmer's Almanac headquarters.
Richard C.
Charles Clarkson explains the Senior Medicare Patrol's mission to educate people about preventing Medicare fraud, highlighting common scams like fake card calls and unnecessary medical supplies.
New York Attorney General Letitia James announces a court ruling ordering Donald Trump and other defendants to pay $463.9 million in penalties for intentional financial fraud.
This episode features an interview with Kenny Bulwark, known as Rat Daddy, who discusses his unique rat tours in New York City, his TikTok series Rat Talk, and how he helps address rat problems by documenting sightings and connecting with city agencies.
This episode reports on small homeowners in the Bronx, like Yolanda Silvera, who haven't received rent payments for over two years due to tenant issues and lengthy eviction processes in housing court.
This episode discusses the RSV vaccine with Yale Medicine infectious diseases specialist Dr.
A reporter recounts his firsthand experience witnessing the 9/11 attacks from a helicopter, describing the initial confusion and his immediate live reporting from the scene.