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The Weekly Strange

Hosted by Jon F Merz · fiction · EN

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Paranormal, The Unexplained, Weird News & More...Hosted by Jon F. Merz, Author - Actor - Adventurer. New episodes weekly. Be sure to subscribe! Email: theweeklystrange@gmail.com

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What is The Weekly Strange about?

Paranormal, The Unexplained, Weird News & More...Hosted by Jon F. Merz, Author - Actor - Adventurer. New episodes weekly. Be sure to subscribe!

Who hosts The Weekly Strange?

The Weekly Strange is hosted by Jon F Merz. The show has published 95 episodes to date.

What has The Weekly Strange covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Why 12,000-Year-Old T-Pillars Just Appeared in the Euphrates River THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 72" (7 April 2026, 20 minutes), "Sasquatch In My Back Yard? Jon's Possible May 2025 Bigfoot Incident THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 71" (7 April 2026, 26 minutes), and "The Mapinguari: Brazilian Bigfoot That Guards Amazon’s Lost Cities THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 70" (7 April 2026, 19 minutes).

How often does The Weekly Strange publish?

The Weekly Strange publishes roughly daily, with episodes averaging 19 minutes across 95 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on The Weekly Strange?

Booking probability for The Weekly Strange is 24%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Weekly Strange requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Weekly Strange's contact route on record: verified email.

About the host

Jon F Merz hosts The Weekly Strange, a fiction podcast with 95 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • The Weekly Strange

    Why 12,000-Year-Old T-Pillars Just Appeared in the Euphrates River THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 72

    Apr 7, 202620 min

    The map of the Neolithic revolution just changed forever. In January 2026, receding waters of the Atatürk Dam in the Adıyaman province of Turkey revealed something archaeologists thought was confined to a small cluster...

  • The Weekly Strange

    Sasquatch In My Back Yard? Jon's Possible May 2025 Bigfoot Incident THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 71

    Apr 7, 202626 min

    You don’t expect to find a legend just miles from a bustling city, but something changed in Jon's suburban Boston back yard last May. We often think of Sasquatch as a creature of the deep Pacific Northwest, but what Jon...

  • The Weekly Strange

    The Mapinguari: Brazilian Bigfoot That Guards Amazon’s Lost Cities THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 70

    Apr 7, 202619 min

    Deep within the "Terra Firme" of the Amazon Rainforest, where human footprints are rare and ancient ruins are swallowed by the canopy, lives a creature that shouldn't exist. It is known as the Mapinguari - the Brazilian...

  • The Weekly Strange

    Bigfoot in the Backyard: The Shocking Proximity of Sasquatch to Boston THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 69

    Apr 7, 202620 min

    We often think of Bigfoot as a creature of the deep, untouched wilderness of the Pacific Northwest or the vast North Woods of Maine. But what if the world's most elusive apex predator is living right on the edge of the...

  • The Weekly Strange

    The First Abduction? The Story of Betty & Barney Hill THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 68

    Apr 7, 202618 min

    September 19, 1961, changed the landscape of the paranormal forever. While driving through the dark mountain passes of Franconia Notch, New Hampshire, Betty and Barney Hill encountered a craft that would result in the...

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    New England Dogman: Terrifying 8-Foot Apex Predators in Every State? THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 67

    Apr 6, 202620 min

    Deep in the forests of the Northeast, something ancient and aggressive is being seen. It isn't a bear, and it definitely isn't a werewolf. In this video, Jon investigates the terrifying reality of the New England...

  • The Weekly Strange

    The Impossible Mystery of Bigfoot on Cape Cod THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 66

    Apr 5, 202625 min

    Is it possible for a 8-foot-tall apex predator to cross one of the most guarded waterways in America? Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is famous for its beaches, but for cryptid researchers, the real story lies in the dense...

  • The Weekly Strange

    Hidden Highways: Tracking Sasquatch Migration Routes in Massachusetts THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 65

    Apr 5, 202622 min

    Is Sasquatch hiding in the Bay State? While many associate Bigfoot with the Pacific Northwest, Massachusetts has a dense history of sightings that suggest a sophisticated, seasonal migration pattern. In this deep-dive...

  • The Weekly Strange

    The Vanishing Passenger: The Mystery of Phantom Hitchhikers THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 64

    Apr 4, 202618 min

    It is perhaps the most persistent urban legend in history. You’re driving down a lonely highway at night, you pick up a quiet passenger in distress, and minutes later, they simply vanish from your moving vehicle. From...

  • The Weekly Strange

    The Jellyfish UAP: Sightings on The Rise & 2018 Iraq Base Footage THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 63

    Apr 4, 202618 min

    Is it a machine, a biological entity, or a glitch in our sensors? The Jellyfish UAP has become one of the most baffling categories of unidentified phenomena ever recorded by the US military. From the leaked 2018 footage...

  • The Weekly Strange

    7-Foot Texas Sasquatch Spotted in BROAD DAYLIGHT by Trucker THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 62

    Apr 4, 202622 min

    On a clear, sunny day in November 2025, seasoned semi-truck driver Wayne Yarian saw a 7-foot, dark brown, muscular bipedal creature walking across a field near Garden Valley, Texas. This was not a fleeting glimpse—the...

  • The Weekly Strange

    The Dybbuk Box: The Truth About the World's Most Haunted Object THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 61

    Apr 3, 202618 min

    The Dybbuk Box is famous as the source of strokes, nightmares, and financial ruin—a small, antique wine cabinet containing a malevolent Jewish possessing spirit. Its story has inspired a major horror film and now...

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    The Mysterious Sea People Who Destroyed the Bronze Age THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 60

    Apr 3, 202619 min

    Around 1200 BCE, an unprecedented catastrophe struck the ancient world, bringing down nearly every major civilization from Greece to Mesopotamia. This event, known as the Bronze Age Collapse, was fueled by an enigmatic...

  • The Weekly Strange

    The Barmanou: Pakistan's Elusive Bigfoot-like Cryptid THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 59

    Apr 3, 202619 min

    The Barmanou is perhaps the most compelling and terrifying human-like cryptid you’ve never heard of. Forget the giant Yeti; meet the Wild Man of the Hindu Kush—a stocky, muscular creature that some researchers believe...

  • The Weekly Strange

    The Iran Incident Where F-4 Fighter Jets Were Crippled by a UAP THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 58

    Apr 3, 202616 min

    Dive into the details of the highly corroborated Tehran UFO Incident of September 19, 1976, one of the most compelling military-UAP confrontations in history, verified by a declassified U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency...

  • The Weekly Strange

    Göbekli Tepe: The 12,000-Year-Old Temple That Rewrote History THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 57

    Apr 3, 202618 min

    Journey to southeastern Turkey and explore Göbekli Tepe, the world’s oldest known temple, a monumental site dating back to 9600 BCE—predating Stonehenge by six millennia and the Egyptian pyramids by seven. Built by...

  • The Weekly Strange

    USAF Vet Witnesses Sasquatch "Gliding" Across I-80 in 3 Seconds THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 56

    Apr 2, 202616 min

    Dive into the details of one of the most compelling and high-credibility Bigfoot reports of this season: the daylight sighting on I-80 in Centre County, Pennsylvania, in early October 2025. Jon breaks down the testimony...

  • The Weekly Strange

    Brazil's Roswell: the 1996 Varginha Incident & Alien Recovery THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 55

    Apr 2, 202615 min

    Step back to January 1996, when the quiet city of Varginha, Brazil, became the site of one of the most explosive and chilling UAP incidents in modern history. Often called the "Brazilian Roswell," this case involves...

  • The Weekly Strange

    Dark Secrets of the Bridgewater Triangle (Bigfoot, UFOs, & More) THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 54

    Apr 1, 202616 min

    Dive into the terrifying truth of the Bridgewater Triangle, a 200 square-mile vortex of paranormal activity in southeastern Massachusetts that has baffled researchers for centuries. This episode covers the geographic...

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    Peñico: 3,800-Year-Old 'Peace City' Shatters Civilizations Myth THE WEEKLY STRANGE Episode 53

    Apr 1, 202614 min

    After its discovery in 2017, the long lost city of Peñico, a 3,800-year-old city belonging to the ancient Caral civilization—the oldest urban society in the Americas, is finally unveiled This major archaeological...

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