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
339 episodes
338 - Serial Killer Sampler #12: Brasil, Ogorzow & Edwards
It's Serial Killer September! All this month, we're doing some serial killer samplers with 3 stories from history. This week, we're covering Febronio Indio do Brasil, Paul Ogorzow, and Edward Edwards.
337 - Weird Crimes
This week we're covering the strange criminal behavior of Kenneth Parks, Gags the Clown, and the Garanhuns Cannibals.
336 - Curses! Part 2!
This week we're talking about some more curses from history and one that might actually be legit.Check out Part 1 on Episode 318.
335 - Kevin Curtis
This week's story is fun. It's all about the story of Kevin Curtis and the underground world of Elvis impersonators, possible black market organ trading, and a ricin attack on President Obama.
334 - Peter Nygård
If you thought Jeffrey Epstein was bad (and didn't kill himself), then you should learn about this week's subject whose trial also happened around the same time and was also equally as bad (and maybe worse). It's the story of Peter Nygård!
333 - Weird Fun Bag #29: Birdman, a Spaghetti Tree, and a Return to Hollow Earth
New Month. New Fun Bag. The 29th edition covers the Spaghetti Tree and the lives of a couple of Dicks—Richard Speck and Richard Shaver.
332 - Con Artists, Part 2!
This week we're looking at more con artists from history! Learn about the lives of Frederic Bourdin, Albert Johnson Walker, and John Darwin.Check out Part 1 on Episode #202
331 - Random Paranormal Part 2: Poltergeists, Faces, and a Legally Binding Haunting
We're wrapping up our mini series of some paranormal with the Belmez Faces, the Ackley House, and the Northfleet Horror.
330 - Random Paranormal Part 1: Time Travel, Alien Sex, and Haunted NBA Players
We're looking at three different (allegedly true) paranormal stories this week. Learn about the Moberley-Jourdain Incident, the Skirvin Hotel, and the life of Antônio Vilas–Boas.
329 - Weird Fun Bag #28: The Phantom Barber, a Radioactive Man, and an Extremely Weird Dude
It's the 28th Weird Fun Bag and we're looking at the Phantom Barber of Pascagoula, as well as the WEIRD lives of Albert Stevens and Ior Bock.
328 - Branch Vinedresser and the Dominion of Melchizedek
Buckle up for this wild ride. We're looking at the cult/scam/fraud/sovereign nation of the Dominion of Melchizedek and it's leader, Branch Vinedresser.
327 - Cults! Part 2!
The SUMMER OF CULTS returns! (just for this week though.) We're covering the stories of Michael Ryan, Sachiko Eto, and the Good News International Ministries.Check out Part 1 back on Episode #162
326 - Morbid Massacres, Part 2
This week we're looking at some more massacres from history. Learn about the Parsley Massacre, as well as the stories of Mustuo Toi, Bruce Pardo, and Woo Bum-Kon.Check out Part 1 back on Episode #108
325 - Strikes! Part 2!
This week it's more stories from a time when work actually sucked! Learn about the Banana Massacre, the Thibodaux Massacre, and the Harriet-Henderson strike.
324 - Weird Fun Bag #27: A Cult, A Kidnapping, and a Bonus Army
Summer is here! This edition of the fun bag is covering the Blackburn cult, the kidnapping of George Weyerhaeuser, and the Bonus Army.
323 - Defying the Death Penalty
This week we're looking at people who were supposed to die, but didn't! Learn about the lives of Anne Green, Joseph Samuel, and Ludger Sylbaris.
322 - Ghosts! Part 5!
This week we have more ghost stories! Learn about the ghosts of Carl Pruitt, Virginia Campbell, and Resurrection Mary.
321 - Christian Gerhartsreiter
This week we're looking at the crazy story of fake-Rockefeller con man Christian Gerhartsreiter.
320 - Weird Fun Bag #26: An Explorer, a Cult Leader, and a Model
New month. New fun bag. The 26th edition is covering the lives of Robert Bartlett, Edmund Creffield, and Audrey Munson.
319 - The Fountain of the World
This week we're looking at the story of early California cult The Fountain of the World!
318 - Curses!
Blaze up and get weird with some forgotten curses from history! We're looking at the stories of Moll Dyer, the Hayden Family, Brunswick Springs in Vermont, and the Delhi Purple Sapphire.
317 - Serial killer Sampler #11: DeSalvo, Kohlhepp & Meraz
This week it's the 11th edition of our Serial Killer Sampler. We're looking at the lives of Albert DeSalvo, Todd Kohlhepp, and Sylvia Meraz.
316 - Weird Fun Bag #25: A Giant, a Pass, and a Coffin
This week it's the 25th fun bag! We're looking at the stories of Fredonyer Pass, the Cardiff Giant, and Emma Crawford.