Our Weird World
Each week, host John Hinson takes a look at weird, crazy, and forgotten stories from the history of humankind. He covers true crime, paranormal, and other strange stories and tries to put some humor into it, or maybe he's just an apathetic dick - that's up to you to decide.
Episodes
242 episodes
242 - Aliens! Part 7!
This week we're extending our run of paranormal themed episodes with more stories about aliens! We're looking at the the Washington Flap; the Shag Harbour incident; a sighting in Aztec New Mexico; and the stories of Frederick Valentich and Thom...
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241 - Aliens! Part 6!
It's time for more aliens! We're wrapping up our spooky-themed October with the stories of Lonnie Zamora, the Flying Men, the Ellsworth Sighting, the Kecksburg Incident, and the Exeter Incident.Like the show on Facebook -
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240 - Demons! Part 3!
Grab your crucifixes because it's time for more stories about demons! We're looking at the tales of George Lukins, Clara Germana Cele, the Enfield Poltergeist, the Demon House, and Emma Schmidt.Like the show on Facebook -
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239 - Monsters! Part 5!
It's the 5th edition of our series on monsters from around the world. This week we're looking at the stories of Am Fear Liath Mor, the Borrego Sandman, Mothman, Owlman, and the Michigan Dogman.Like the show on Facebook -
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238 - Ghosts! Part 3!
It's October, which means a month of episodes on spooky, paranormal topics! This week it's ghost stories with the tales of Queen Esther, Little Red Man, James Briton Bailey, and Frederick Federici.Check out the first two editions on epi...
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237 - Serial Killers from Around the World: Europe
This week we're wrapping up Serial Killer September with a big episode covering serial killers from Europe! We're looking at the stories of Donato Bilancia, Colin Ireland, Peter Tobin, Manuel Blanco Romasanta, and Ladislav Hojer.Like th...
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236 - Serial Killers from Around the World: Asia
This week we're looking at some Asian serial killers! Learn about Umesh Reddy, Hiroshi Maeue, Raman Raghav, and Miyuki Ishikawa.Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Ou...
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235 - Serial Killers from Around the World: Australia, Part 2
This week we're finishing up our 2-part series on serial killers from Australia (without the accent this time) with the stories of David Birnie, Ivan Milat, and Paul Denyer.Like the show on Facebook -
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234 - Serial Killers from Around the World: Australia, Part 1
I'm so sorry for this episode...but here are the stories of Australian killers Eric Edgar Cooke, Edwin John Eastwood, Peter Dupas. Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com...
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233 - Serial Killers from Around the World: Turkey
It's Serial Killer September! This month, we're going all around the world and looking at killers from different countries and continents, starting with Turkey and the stories of Yavuz Yapicioglu, Ali Kaya, Ozgur Dengiz.Like the show on...
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232 - Weird Weapons
This week is all about weird weapons from history! Learn about the Peacemaker, the Hellburner, and the Dardanelles Gun.Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWor...
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231 - More Airplane Stories!
This week we're covering more airplane stories, such as Alexander Kliuyev, Asiana Flight 214, National Airlines Flight 2511, and FedEx Flight 705.Check out the first part of this series back in Episode #204.Like the show on Face...
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230 - Odd Organizations
This week we're doing something a little different and talking about some strange clubs and organizations from history! Learn about the Church of the Hammer, The International Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo, the Ripper Crew, and the Society for ...
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229 - Weird Fun Bag #12: An Autistic Heist, A Weird Family, and Living the Dream
It's a new month, which means a new Weird Fun Bag! We're looking at the stories of Edwin Rist, Dana Brown, and the Tromp Family.Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Ou...
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228 - An Assortment of American Killers, Part 2
This week we're wrapping up our series on American murderers with the stories of Dorothea Helen Gray, Ray Copeland, and Andre Thomas.Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.c...
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227 - An Assortment of American Killers, Part 1
This week we're starting a two-part series on some wild murderers from the United States. Tune in to learn about the Harpe Brothers, Phillip Jablonski, and Juan Corona.Like the show on Facebook -
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226 - Insurance Fraud!
While we've talked about people (mostly women) killing their husbands to cash in on life insurance before, we've never had an episode dedicated to it! This week, we're looking at the stories of Audrey Marie Hilley, Jerry Michael Williams, and s...
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225 - Totally Real Heroes
This week we're looking at 3 stories of guys who tried to be heroes...and actually convinced people of it because we're all pretty gullible. We're covering the stories of William James Clark, Bill Jakob, Wilhelm Voigt.Like the show on F...
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224 - Weird Fun Bag #11: Lazy Hitmen, Creative Unaliving, and Relentless Terrorists
This week is the 11th edition of the Weird Fun Bag series where we cover the stories of Tan Youhui, William Kogut, Bashir Kouchacji. We also have new music beds for the show, so let us know what you think!Like the show on Facebook -
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223 - Strikes!
This week we're looking at strikes from history because every generation is lazy and don't want to work no more. Learn about the Haymarket Affair, the Ludlow Massacre, and the Battle of Blair Mountain.Like the show on Facebook -
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222 - Thug Life!
This week we're getting gangster with it as we explore the stories of John Birger, Giuseppe Greco, Ramadan Abel Rehim Mansour, and Murder Inc.Like the show on Facebook - https://www.f...
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221 - Bad Scientists
Science is hard, and these people were bad at it. We're looking at the stories of Times Beach, David Hahn, and Thomas Jagger.Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWe...
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220 - Weird Fun Bag #10: The Miracle Child, the Best Prostitute, and a Big Treasure Hunt
The Weird Fun Bag returns! This week we're looking at the stories of Audrey Santos, Lou Wooster, and Forest Fenn's treasure.Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWei...
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