Our Weird World

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.

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November 24, 2025 25 mins

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This week we're coming with a lesser-known character from history, a real life villain/cult hero named Arno Funke!

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This week it's the third time we've talked about how INSANE the US government has been. We're covering the Bath Riots, Project Orion, Ruhina the Cow, and the Gateway Process.

Check out Part 1 back on Episode #73 and Part 2 on Episode #249

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November 10, 2025 23 mins

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This week we're talking about a string of unexplained, scary letters that targeted people in Circleville, Ohio. Who did it? We have guesses!

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The Weird Fun Bag returns with the stories of Terri Hoffman, Roy Gardner, and George Bosque.

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October 27, 2025 36 mins

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We're wrapping up our Halloween-themed month with the story of The Watcher! My version is better than the crappy Netflix version. 

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We're continuing our spooky themed stories with Ernie Rivers. Did a poltergeist really haunt the projects or was a kid just causing trouble?

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October 13, 2025 28 mins

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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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October 6, 2025 38 mins

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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 trials in Vardo, Norway, and Bamberg, Germany.

Go check out Part 1 all the way back in Episode #29

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September 29, 2025 29 mins

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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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September 22, 2025 35 mins

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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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We're back with the 10th Serial Killer Sampler and the stories of Samuel Little, Peter Lundin, and John Christie.

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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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September 1, 2025 39 mins

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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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August 25, 2025 39 mins

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The Summer of Cults series finally comes to an end with the story of Shoko Asahara and the Aum Shinrikyo cult.

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August 18, 2025 35 mins

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The Summer of Cults continues with the telepathic alien SPACE BROTHER story of Ruth Norman and her Unarius cult.

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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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The summer of cults rolls on with a more recent cult, the Aggressive Christianity Mission Training Corps.

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July 28, 2025 32 mins

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The summer of cults continues with The Source Family and their band Ya Ho Wa 13!

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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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July 14, 2025 31 mins

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Summer of Cults continues with the story of Synanon!

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