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.

Episodes

June 5, 2023 28 mins

It's the 7th edition of our Weird Fun Bag! This week we're looking at the Atomic Wedgie, Hollow Earth theory, and Verry Idham Henyansyah.

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It used to be preposterously easy to take over airplanes. This week we're looking at the stories of Raffaele Minichiello, the Oufkir Coup, and Garrett Brock Trapnell.

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May 22, 2023 29 mins

Dying sucks, but it really sucked for these people. This week we're going way back in the history books and looking at the stories of Arius, György Dózsa, and Marco Antonio Bragadin.

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May 15, 2023 31 mins

This week we're...inspirational? Kinda! We're looking at three stories of some actual heroes! Learn about Clifford Johnson and the Cocoanut Grove Nightclub fire, Wag Dodge, and Ed Ray and the Chowchilla incident.

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May 8, 2023 26 mins

We're going in a different direction this week. Instead of weird, awful, or horrifying people, we're looking at four strange events that took place in the sky! We're traveling to Nuremberg, Germany, and Basel, Switzerland; and we're talking about the Chimney Rock Apparitions in North Carolina and the Miracle in the Sky in Portugal.

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It's the sixth edition of our weird fun bag series. This week, we're looking at the stories of Thomas Day, the French Horse Butt Sniper, and Theodore Coneys.

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April 24, 2023 53 mins

While we've done episodes dedicated to one cult in the past, this week we're looking at five different cults from history—the Wakemanites, Magdalena Solis, the Narcosatanists, The Movement of the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God, and Chen Tao—all of which have their own insane tales. We also look to see if you or someone you know is part of a cult. 

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This week, we're looking at a story that, at the time, made national headlines but has since faded from history. It's the story of Phillip Garrido and the 18-year captivity of Jaycee Dugard.

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April 10, 2023 20 mins

Most people dream of winning the Powerball and kissing all their problems goodbye. This week, we look at three lucky lottery winners and see how unlucky they actually were! It's the stories of Bud Post, Jack Whittaker, and Anthony Amato.

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It's the 5th edition of the Weird Fun Bag! This week we're talking about the Tree of Ténéré, Roofman, and the Cocaine Bear.

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March 27, 2023 41 mins

This week, we're looking at four teenagers who caused a lot of problems—Charlie Brandt, Brenda Spencer, Daniel LaPlante, and Josh Phillips. 

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This week it's the 5th edition of our Serial Killer Sampler series. This time we're looking at a collection of killers who all had bad mothers. It's the stories of Gary Ridgway, Donald Henry Gaskins, and Jerry Brudos.

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March 13, 2023 27 mins

This week is all about historical events involving liquids! We're looking at the Portland Rum Riot, the Liberties Whiskey Fire, and the Boston Molasses Incident.

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It's the 4th edition of our Weird Fun Bag series, and this week we're talking about the McMartin Preschool trial, a meth guerilla, and Nederland, Colorado's fascination with Bredo Morstøl's frozen body.

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It's the 4th edition of our Serial Killer Sampler. This week we're covering the stories of John Haigh, Dennis Nilsen, and Charles Albright.

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February 20, 2023 41 mins

This week we're headed back to the Wild West for the first time since episode #7 with the stories of John "Liver Eating" Johnston, Boone Helm, the Bloody Benders, and the Red Ghost.

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February 13, 2023 43 mins

Happy Valentines Day! This week we're celebrating with one of the most famous cult stories of all time. You know how the story of the Peoples Temple ends, but everything before it is even crazier.

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This week it's another weird fun bag as we look at the stories of Lobster Boy, Rollen Stewart (The Rainbow Man) and the indestructible Michael Malloy.

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This week we're looking at a couple of serial killers from history: Carl Panzram, Tommy Lynn Sells, and Keith Hunter Jesperson. These stories are wild, so strap in!

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This week, we're going back to the paranormal world to discuss some more alien encounters. We're looking at the stories of George Adamski, Gordon Cooper, and Robert Taylor. Did they really encounter aliens? Or is a more logical explanation out there?

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