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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July 14, 2025 31 mins

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Summer of Cults continues with the story of Synanon!

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The Summer of Cults continues this week with The Order of the Solar Temple.

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June 30, 2025 28 mins

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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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June 23, 2025 35 mins

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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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June 16, 2025 30 mins

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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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June 9, 2025 33 mins

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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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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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May 26, 2025 34 mins

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This week we're back to one story - the life of John Brinkley and his fascination with goat balls.

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May 19, 2025 39 mins

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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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May 12, 2025 44 mins

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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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It's the first week of May so it's time for another Weird Fun Bag. This week we're looking at the stories of Pearl Lusk, David Reimer, and Christine Chubbock.

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April 28, 2025 31 mins

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This week we're looking at the internet and four dummies who used it to die. Learn about Armin Meiwes, Sharon Lopatka, Thomas Montgomery, and Sherry Shriner.

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April 21, 2025 24 mins

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This show talks about death a lot, but these people died in some of the strangest ways. Learn about the lives (but mostly deaths) of Gloria Ramirez, Egidius Schiffer, and Greg Fleniken.

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April 14, 2025 41 mins

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Easter is happening this week so what better time than to cover the (lesser known) life of Jesus Christ!

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We're already into April which means it's another fun bag! This week we're covering the lives of Poon Lim, Troy Leon Gregg, Khaled Mashal.

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March 31, 2025 44 mins

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This week we're going back to Texas for 5 more stories from the most prideful state in the country. We're covering the lives of Marshall Ratliff, Andrea Yates, George Pickering, Kenneth McDuff, and Steven Russell.

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This week it's the 8th edition of our Serial Killer Sampler series and it's a BIG episode! We're covering the lives of Robert Black, Larry Eyler, and David Mason.

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March 17, 2025 36 mins

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We're kicking off Season 6 with three CRAZY stories! Learn about the lives of Jacques Mesrine, Anatoly Slivko, and Benny Evangelista.

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March 10, 2025 38 mins

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We're ending Year 5 of the show with a great way to alienate most of the listening audience. We're looking at the stories of Claude Neal, Powell Green, Arthur Jordan, and the Walker Family—all of whom were black people that got murdered by racist white people.

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It's a new month, which means a new fun bag! We're covering the Tottenham Outrage, Crown Price Sado, and the Occupation of Alcatraz.

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