What About Weird

This week we are joined by Hampton Smith to talk about some of the stranger sides of religion. We discuss growing up religious in the south and questioning it, eastern religion and creativity, and the many characters...

In our second episode of Specialist September we have a divine treat for you. Today, we are joined by the wonderful Brennan Storr and Paul Bestall of The Ghost Story Guys to delve into what makes a good ghost story...

Welcome to the first installment of our Specialist September series! This week we are thrilled to bring you all things Archaeology as good friend of the pod, Alex Haven, answers all of your Archaeology questions. We...

Why do people believe in conspiracies? In this episode, we get down to the root of this question through a social and psychological lens. We play a round of hoax or believe the folks with a few popular conspiracy...

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...

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...

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...

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...

(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...

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...

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...

<p>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...

<p>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...

<p>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...