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
292 episodes
291 - Ghosts! Part 4!
Our Halloween-themed stories continue with ghosts! Specifically, British ghosts! Learn about the Cock Lane Ghost, as well as the lives of Katie King and Thomas Millwood.
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290 - Witches Part 2!
We're into October, which means it's nothing but spooky, Halloween-themed stories this month! This week, we're looking at stories of witches from history with the stories of Matthew Hopkins, Martha Carrier, and Rebecca Nurse, as well as witch t...
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289 - Robert Ben Rhoades
We're wrapping up Serial Killer September with the absolutely diabolical story of Robert Ben Rhoades. Maybe don't let your kids be around while you listen to this one.
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288 - Israel Keyes
This week, we're looking at the life of Israel Keyes, who could have been the world's greatest serial killer...but wasn't.
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287 - Serial Killer Sampler #10: Little, Lundin & Christie
We're back with the 10th Serial Killer Sampler and the stories of Samuel Little, Peter Lundin, and John Christie.
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286 - Serial Killer Sampler #9: Smith, Biegenwald & Mikhasevich
Serial Killer September continues with the 9th edition of the Sampler where we cover the lives of Lemuel Smith, Richard Biegenwald, and Gennady Mikhasevich.
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285 - South African Killers
It's the start of Serial Killer September! We're starting by covering 4 serial killers from South Africa: Elifasi Msomi, Moses Sithole, Cecilia Steyn, and Richard Nyauza.
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284 - Shoko Asahara and Aum Shinrikyo
The Summer of Cults series finally comes to an end with the story of Shoko Asahara and the Aum Shinrikyo cult.Did you enjoy this series? Let us know what you thought!
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283 - Ruth Norman and Unarius
The Summer of Cults continues with the telepathic alien SPACE BROTHER story of Ruth Norman and her Unarius cult.
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282 - John Humphrey Noyes and the Oneida Cult (and Charles Guiteau)
The Summer of Cults continues with some SPIRITUAL EDGING thanks to John Humphrey Noyes and his Oneida cult (plus the story of Charles Guiteau).
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281 - Aggressive Christianity Mission Training Corps
The summer of cults rolls on with a more recent cult, the Aggressive Christianity Mission Training Corps.
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280 - The Source Family
The summer of cults continues with The Source Family and their band Ya Ho Wa 13!
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279 - Dwight York and the Nuwaubian Nation
Egyptians! Alien comet mothership thingy! WHITE PEOPLE CREATING PEDOPHILIA TO DESTROY BLACK CHILDREN! The Summer of Cults continues with Dwight York and the Nuwaubian Nation.
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277 - Order of the Solar Temple
The Summer of Cults continues this week with The Order of the Solar Temple.
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276 - Keith Raniere and NXIVM
It's week 2 of the Summer of Cults and we're covering Keith Raniere and the NXIVM cult/pyramid scheme.
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275 - Rajneeshpuram
It is the SUMMER OF CULTS! 10 weeks of nothing but crazy cults in history. Are you ready? Well TOUGH TITTIES because we're starting with Rajneeshpuram.
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274 - The Élan School
This week we're talking about the Élan School, which will make you feel SOO much better about your own high school experience.
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273 - Pathetic Politics Part 2!
This week we're covering more silly politicians with the stories of Eddie Haymour, John Wilson, Manual Herrick, William Langer, and the Congressional Brawl.
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272 - Weird Fun Bag #19: Piedmont Easter, the Female Stranger, and the Leatherman
It's a new month so it's time for the next weird fun bag. This week we're looking at the stories of the Leatherman, the Female Stranger, and Piedmont Easter.
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271 - John R. Brinkley
This week we're back to one story - the life of John Brinkley and his fascination with goat balls.
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270 - More Super Secret Spy Stuff!
This week we're looking at 4 more spies from history! Learn about the lives of Christopher Boyce, John Walker, Aldrich Ames, and Shi Pei Pu.For more spy stories, check out Episode #245.
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269 - Bad Couples
This week is all about people who got their significant others to go along with their killing sprees! We're looking at the lives of Paul Bernardo, Doug Clark, Ian Brady, and Jose Ramos.
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