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Deep in the depths of the original Pokémon video game is a spooky little town. In this town you will be haunted by ghosts... but what if those ghosts could come to life in a song and cause harm in real life? Learn with u

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Unknown Host hosts What About Weird, a society show with 66 episodes published.

Deep in the depths of the original Pokémon video game is a spooky little town. In this town you will be haunted by ghosts... but what if those ghosts could come to life in a song and cause harm in real life? Learn with u

Thank goodness for modern medicine because in this episode we investigate what it was like to live in the times before vaccinations. Spoiler alert: It was really bad! August is national immunization awareness month and w

This week we're serving up a re-release of three extinct creatures: a massive ancient shark, a sloth as big as an elephant, and an eagle that could (and likely used to) hunt humans. If you have a topic suggestion or pers

This week we talk about one our our favorite creatures from southern folklore, the Boohag. But the twist is, we have no notes! We talk about the Gullah people, cultural exchange and southern food. We once again bring up

You asked and we delivered! Welcome to real weird government projects Pt 2 where we stress over the wacky and problematic past of the US government. Does the US government have the power to change your sexuality? Have th

(Re-Release!) Your two favorite hosts take turns laughing hysterically at some weird laws in their home states, as well exploring a few strange laws in other US states. Update on the dog catcher law in CO, they don't act

Happy Pride month to all of our favorite weirdos! Today we are discussing the influential and inspiring life of Dr. Alan Hart, an inspiring American physician and radiologist who shaped the medical community forever. Dr.

You better go knock on wood and hope we don't jinx you because this week we are talking about superstitions. Our lovely friends of the podcast Greg's Cryptid Corner join us for a fascinating discussion about the deeper m

This week is the (sort of) part 2 to last weeks episode. This episode is for scientific curiosity. This time we talk all about animals with poison and venom that affect the brain in weird and wacky ways. We learn the dif

An episode for the scientifically curious (or maybe the slightly devious). Today we dive into psychoactive plants! We discover many of the compounds that make these plants psychoactive and how they function in the body.

Buckle up, this weeks episode is a doozie! We are joined by Dave and Sarge from Cryptid Cocktail Party to discuss Ed and Lorraine Warren, possibly the two most known paranormal investigators. We learn who they were, how

This week we talk sports! Kind of... We learn how the Notre Dame football team got its name. We discuss a brief history of Notre Dame University, the Klan presence in Indiana in the early 1900s, local politics at the tim

This week we have a drink or two and read 1 star reviews of paranormal/occult related tools, supplies and services. We learn about why you shouldn't drink holy water, that healing crystals don't work on men and Jesus hat

Today we shoot for the stars, or rather, we talk about all the people who have and the after effects of launching satellites, rockets, and other manmade objects into space. What happens when lower Earth orbit fills up wi

What's this? Another weird talk? We haven't had one of those in while! This week we discuss the concept of thresholds; door related spiritual experiences, mirrors, historic houses and we once again bring up haint blue. W

This week we dig into the science behind some of things your granny used to say. How can bad joints predict the weather? Are red skies at night really a sailors delight? Should you paint your whole house haint blue? We a

Welcome to part two of the Bridget Cleary series where we descend into dark to find out what happened to Bridget Cleary after she fell ill and was accused of being fairy by her own family. In this episode, many people sh

Welcome to part one of a two part series on the life and death of Bridget Cleary. This week we explore the early life of a strong, accomplished Irish woman named Bridget Cleary and how a simple illness changed her life f

This week we dive into the truth behind the ghost story of a headless women in Kentucky. We discuss who Pearl Bryan was, her murder, how the some of the mystery was solved and what remains unsolved. We also get mad at 19

This week we head north to Canada to find out if the township of Wilno, Canada's oldest polish settlement, has vampires like the stories say. We learn about how this story got started, the people that live in Wilno, what
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