Make It Weird

Hey Weirdos! Thanks for keeping it weird with us these past 9 months. We're taking a short break, but we hope to see you again very soon! In the meantime, be sure to keep it EXTRA weird.

In this week’s mini episode, Haley and Harmony start off with the Mini-Weird episode exclusive Headline-A-Thon, with topics ranging from a highway mozzarella mishap to inflatable crocodiles protesting a wedding. Then, Haley shares the survivor story of a lifeguard who was impaled by a beach umbrella, and Harmony shares the eerie story of a hiker who watched his son fall from a 120-foot cliff. And Haley closes out the episode with a Cutie Pie Corner featuring some naughty bears!

Resources:

• https://onemileatatime.com/news/united-airlines-sued-kicking-wrong-asian-woman-off-flight/

• https://local12.com/news/nation-world/woman-distracted-by-taco-bell-rear-ends-patrol-cruiser-going-around-60-mph-rapid-approach-cincinnati-dangerous-driving-behavior-investigation-interstate-roadway-crashes-distracted-drive-no-signs-impairment?-fbpost&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwLPQW5jbGNrAs9BaWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEeorRRYl37pgZg88At7ZCflEQEjI5WORuHu2UuaX8ZpGdq4z40Ruthtr9nJmc_aem_o2KJR1KTyEdconsqjxKB7A

• https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/24/jeff-bezos-lauren-sanchez-change-wedding-reception-location-in-venice-after-threatened-protest

• https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/25/eating-insects-meat-planet

• https://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw-bay-city/2025/06/faygo-red-pop-used-as-lure-in-fatal-saginaw-township-bank-hostage-standoff.html?gift=3771258b-f308-4a4c-9064-227510b9178c

• https://abc7ny.com/post/woman-impaled-beach-umbrella-asbury-park-new-jersey/16845163/?link_source=ta_first_comment&taid=685c1d34ce849a0001e0cde1&fbclid=IwY2xjawLKM4BleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHrPERezWzSUVVvFtX7y7XY5qX-Bi8NSyq136pIkJuyvsZWTWWedH7Nei6rhS_aem_5bqYPgmXhMdlrmMYuFLcAg

• https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bears-escape-wildlife-park-enclosure-eat-honey-fall-asleep/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab6a&linkId=834257273&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwLI2itleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHpkLqNtGUQ0j38bJPQL2rrnl8b5wG1apfSRKG6f0fl72WlBAkod8cdJYoTbD_aem_fPK4fIT1YFBG8wzfguuF8Q

• https://www.fox5ny.com/news/oregon-man-driving-stolen-vehicle-crashes-into-woman-driving-stolen-car-police

• https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/01/health/microplastics-semen-follicular-fluid-wellness 

• https://www.wgal.com/article/pennsylvania-centre-county-i-80-tractor-trailer-crash-mozzarella-cheese/65277501 

• https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-18/man-hospitalised-inject-semen-into-arm-to-cure-back-pain/10727310 

• https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/arts/music/beyonce-concert-houston-car-malfunction.html 

• https://nypost.com/2025/06/27/us-news/califorina-teen-zane-wachs-haunting-words-before-hallucinating-walking-off-120-foot-cliff-revealed-by-father/ 

It’s time to read some very weird listener stories! A phantom horse haunts England’s cliffs. A dead grandma calls from her grave. A stained‑glass vase explodes with no warning. A house’s intercom squawks by itself. A DOT crew has a front row seat to a crime scene unfolding. And a silent, slate‑gray triangle UAP hovers over the Adirondacks. This episode of the podcast goes from goosebumps to jaw‑drops in minutes.

Thank you to all our wonderful listeners for writing in! <3

Weird News Mini-Episode: Urine-Wielding Criminals, Duck Attacks, and Bigfoot for Weed

This week on Make It Weird—everything from a SWAT standoff with a machete man on a gas station roof (complete with airborne piss) to a Muscovy duck biting a man into the hospital. Plus:

• Prince William's billionaire friend dies from swallowing a bee

• A Tesla fire disintegrates bone

• A man discovers he’s married... without knowing it

• Bigfoot sightings = weed discounts?

• Ozzy Osbourne sells his DNA in Liquid Death cans

• Barcelona turns water guns into anti-tourist symbols

Resources:

• https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/crickets-released-protest-disrupt-mecklenburg-county-commission-meeting/4QGR67I6KVF67H7CECXEVDJ2HY/

• https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/prince-williams-billionaire-pal-dies-35386133

• https://local12.com/news/local/police-cicada-vehicle-car-leads-cincinnati-crash-suspect-fled-the-scene-blue-ash-cicadas?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwK5LMtjbGNrArksxmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEeOHQUII6-MkWaqn0VL6_tPm3bcahgBznE_PazGwbdeLN1Mhlg1DXXGIe5VXs_aem_uVllxAm3LP_lDu0l4YHoHA

• https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/candace-cameron-bure-calls-scary-movies-a-portal-to-demons/

• https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/06/11/south-korea-stops-blasting-k-pop-propaganda-north-jae-myung/

• https://floridadaily.com/florida-man-convicted-after-posing-as-flight-attendant-to-take-120-free-flights/

• https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/kroger-ordered-pay-75m-man-who-lost-part-hands-while-working-michigan-store?link_source=ta_first_comment&taid=6852e993ac12640001d1d00a&fbclid=IwY2xjawLABQZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHrMr4-bcvtz-6oCGQ7-7csJgSvr62bDn2xMiHy0oY5ov7Q0fwW4NSWY5IZ3d_aem_emKgjHPuxcM7PtyQD1YoLw

• https://apnews.com/article/water-guns-barcelona-spain-overtourism-protest-symbol-88abf226de8689159204057ad7fdfe14

• https://www.kxii.com/2025/06/06/reported-bigfoot-sighting-prompts-cannabis-dispensary-offer-discount-photographic-proof/

• https://www.klfy.com/national/texas-woman-arrested-wedding-scam/

• https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/didnt-even-wipe-man-defecates-camera-detroit-shoe-store#

• https://people.com/ozzy-osbourne-selling-dna-liquid-death-11757004#:~:text=The%20%22Crazy%20Train%22%20singer%20partnered,and%20has%20since%20sold%20out.

• https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2025/06/18/taylor-swift-human-remains-near-home/84261338007/#:~:text=Authorities%20have%20identified%20the%20human,old%20Eric%20Wein%20of%20Massachusetts.

• https://mynbc15.com/news/local/man-on-top-of-mobile-gas-station-with-machete-throws-urine-injures-officer  

• https://www.clickorlando.com/news/florida/2025/05/26/duck-terrorizes-florida-neighborhood-sending-1-to-hospital/

In this unapologetically queer and delightfully informative Pride special, Harmony and Haley dive headfirst into the weirdest (and gayest) rabbit holes imaginable. Discover the story of Dr. Evelyn Hooker, the badass psychologist who proved homosexuality wasn't a mental illness. Trace the wild, ancient, and surprisingly well-documented history of strap-ons, from carved rocks to 1960s puppeteers. And yes, we go there—Greek dildos, lesbian carabiners, and horny Neanderthals.

It’s unfiltered, it’s chaotic, it’s hilarious—and it’s a big gay celebration of queer history, weird facts, and sex-positive storytelling.

Resources:

• https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-06-10-tm-539-story.html

• https://lgbpsychology.org/html/hooker2.html

• https://makinggayhistory.org/podcast/episode-1-4/

• https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/02/myth-buster

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyn_Hooker 

• https://ma-joie.com/blogs/news/origins-and-history-of-the-strapon?srsltid=AfmBOooKnI69-BTDcbYdDWZYBYr5HjO-h6_zIO-jqq9TvYtmQWThONUA

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sappho

• https://alpennia.com/blog/historic-sex-toys

• https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2762659/ancient-dildos-butt-plugs-discovered-china/

• https://georgianera.wordpress.com/tag/18th-century-dildo-and-condom/

• https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jan/16/archaeology-sexual-revolution-bones-sex-dna-birka-lovers

• https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/content/two-spirits_map-html/

• https://www.acluohio.org/news/transgender-people-have-always-existed/

• https://www.pulseandcocktails.co.uk/the-history-of-sex-toys-uncovered/

• https://www.ellaone.co.uk/magazine/features/the-history-of-sex-toys/

• https://www.funtasia.com.au/blogs/blog/a-schlong-time-ago-history-of-the-strap-on-and-pegging?srsltid=AfmBOoquz7OntppiYiN5KJu9Og_zpAjp3LbpWA58MS0ZIGvbG40PLE1t

• https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/earth-day-travel-tips-sustainable-travel

• https://www.them.us/story/1000-year-history-strap-on

Harmony and Haley bring you the only news that actually matters: meth-smoking raccoons, shrimp conspiracies, plane chaos, and a Coke tattoo that deserves public shame. This is your biweekly dive into the wonderfully weird world we live in.

Resources:

• https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/13/europe/carlo-acutis-canonization-date-announced-intl-scli?Date=20250613&Profile=CNN,CNN+International&utm_content=1749809470&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwK5LLtjbGNrArkstWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEej_jtmPmijMWI7qwog7e68P7XauGsZIiGxWHVVFaJ0wqj1TOevITW5JK9wJU_aem_Y_3MtKBvVppNE3JVh1hPRg

• https://medium.com/@hrnews1/blackrock-is-suing-unitedhealth-for-giving-too-much-care-to-patients-after-the-ceo-was-murdered-4af185038a62

• https://aviationa2z.com/index.php/2025/06/06/american-airlines-pilot-flies-wrong-787-to-italy/#google_vignette

• https://www.ladbible.com/news/animals/jonathan-marlowe-hammerhead-shark-disc-golf-340558-20250605

• https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/detroit-woman-booted-from-zoom-court-hearing-after-making-pbj-during-call

• https://en.hespress.com/113493-belgian-court-acquits-moroccan-man-of-rape-after-woman-files-complaint-over-tinder-deception-as-muscular-italian.html

• https://abcnews4.com/news/local/crustacean-controversy-shrimpers-sue-restaurants-allegedly-serving-fraudulent-shrimp-wciv-abc-news-4-local-catch-shrimping-business-mount-pleasant-charleston-south-carolina-fresh-seafood-lowcountry-boil

• https://www.kbtx.com/2025/06/10/doordash-driver-gets-lost-making-delivery-drives-onto-tarmac-chicago-ohare-international-airport/# 

• https://wchstv.com/news/local/kentucky-man-cowboy-cody-accused-unleashing-raccoon-in-bar-crime-criminal-activity-cincinnati-trespassing-resisting-arrest-failure-maintain-required-insurance-calloway-county-jail-animal-bites-dangerous-behavior-wow 

• https://people.com/plane-passengers-stuck-32-hour-flight-ended-back-where-it-started-11752330 

• https://www.ktvu.com/news/sfo-british-airways-flight-attendant-found-dancing-naked-bathroom# 

• https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/world/europe/tourists-damage-van-gogh-chair-italy-museum.html

• https://apnews.com/article/excavator-chase-police-south-carolina-3469bc3b2c51a551015e8730679c93bf# 

When Weird Meets Wiser: A Crossover with Midnight Facts for Insomniacs! From starting a show in a Prius to deep dives on cults, foreskins, and Rasputin’s (maybe) preserved parts... this episode is equal parts wild, weird, and wonderful. Featuring guests Shane Rogers & Duncan MacEwan, and talking all things Darwin Awards, dead kids (oops), ghosts, flat earth, and the world’s smallest violin.

In this week’s mini episode, Haley and Harmony start off with the Mini-Weird episode exclusive Headline-A-Thon, with topics ranging from Diddy diddling another famous rapper’s Christmas, to a surprise 4D Final Destination screening. Then, Harmony informs us of a 200 year old condom on display at a museum in the Netherlands, and Haley shares the unbelievable story of a dead woman’s missing heart. And Harmony closes out the episode with a Cutie Pie Corner featuring an elephant with the munchies!

Resources:

• https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/man-attacked-after-walking-into-mississippi-bar-and-using-racial-slur-police-say/article_33d95bce-f26a-4284-85d4-161c04c692a8.html?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&fbclid=IwY2xjawKbzQtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHvZDhMKZjBMcUdIzDoKKIclyx7RUgukMSyomx_2paZi3IdLCJ9fOQZoFhPYd_aem_Ftnn7PYHVPKasVie-X8-Yg

• https://www.joe.ie/news/kid-cudi-says-diddy-broke-into-his-home-and-unwrapped-his-familys-christmas-presents-844625

• https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-50915895

• https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/ai-company-files-for-bankruptcy-after-being-exposed-as-700-human-engineers-3208136/

• https://www.vice.com/en/article/cat-poop-parasite-might-be-decaptitating-sperm/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwKtWcpjbGNrAq1Zw2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEeLGp3aO81URmHoiq89NqA75PSWCSdZN9VqmKFU8NftnqRQzoMsg0f942e0DU_aem_W60Rq316d_fwoC_gMeFEcQ

• https://www.boredpanda.com/mom-mysteriously-passes-away-turkey-autopsy-reveals-heart-missing/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=bored-panda&utm_term=ThatsInsane

• https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/delta-flight-erupts-chaos-pigeons-fly-main-cabin-rcna209400 

• https://people.com/movie-theater-ceiling-collapses-during-final-destination-bloodlines-screening-11741590 

• https://nypost.com/2025/05/22/us-news/reading-list-featured-in-chicago-sun-times-philadelphia-inquirer-created-by-ai-and-filled-with-nonexistent-books/ 

• https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/maryland-woman-charged-after-police-say-she-hit-child-on-plane-who-called-her-miss-piggy/ 

• https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lion-kills-man-luxury-lodge-left-tent-use-toilet-namibia/ 

• https://www.cleveland.com/community/2025/05/man-accidently-shoots-himself-while-selling-a-handgun-independence-police-blotter.html 

• https://apnews.com/article/amsterdam-condom-rijksmuseum-sex-work-76352b1551ac968bbf6c182db07d3e88 

• https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/hungry-wild-elephant-raids-grocery-store-thailand-snacks-122479917 

This week, in the first half of the episode Haley shares the insane history and lore behind the term “Going Postal”, and in the second half Harmony discusses the feminist folklore known as the Vagina Dentata or toothed vagina!

Resources:

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  https://www.12news.com/article/entertainment/movies/going-postal-documentary-video-game-running-with-scissors-tucson/75-32785d99-b59f-4c87-a3e8-d072c19f6b69

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  https://www.horrorgeeklife.com/2023/07/11/postal-1997-game-franchise/

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  https://workplacebullying.org/multi/pdf/uspsarb.pdf

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  https://news.usps.com/2025/03/24/usps-is-committed-to-being-a-safe-workplace/

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  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Oak_post_office_shootings

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  https://www.nalc.org/news/the-postal-record/2017/february-2017/document/02-2017_jsvw-eap.pdf

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  https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/law/post-office-shootings

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  https://www.nytimes.com/1986/08/21/us/mail-carrier-kills-14-in-post-office-then-himself.html

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  https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?entry=ED003

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  https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/law/post-office-shootings

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  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_postal_killings

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  https://allthatsinteresting.com/going-postal

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  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmond_post_office_shooting

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  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Going_postal

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  https://teara.govt.nz/en/tangihanga-death-customs/page-2 

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  https://thepolynesiansociety.org/jps/index.php/JPS/article/download/380/305/1313 

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  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%81ui 

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  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hine-nui-te-p%C5%8D 

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  https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/researchers-in-museums/2013/03/04/pulling-teeth-ovarian-teratomas-vagina-dentata/ 

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  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teeth_(2007_film) 

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  https://monstrousdesirestudy.com/the-monstrous-feminine-the-devourer/ 

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  https://thethreepennyguignol.com/2023/07/17/this-pussy-bites-back-the-history-theory-and-reality-of-vagina-dentata/ 

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  https://medium.com/outtake/beyond-teeth-the-cultural-history-of-vagina-dentata-60e9f020d557

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  https://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.2044-8341.1943.tb00338.x 

• https://www.vice.com/en/article/vagina-dentata-myths-from-around-the-world/ 

In this week’s mini episode, Haley and Harmony start off with the Mini-Weird episode exclusive Headline-A-Thon, with topics ranging from human remains being found near a popstar’s home and a child with a fear of a well known villain from American history. Then, Haley teaches us how glitter is saving the vole population in Wales, and Harmony gives details on the New Orleans prisoner escape. And Haley closes out the episode with a Cutie Pie Corner featuring a feline criminal!

Resources:

• https://www.wfsb.com/2025/05/15/human-remains-found-near-taylor-swifts-rhode-island-mansion-police-say/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKUBltleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHjl6xbSV7fRUptjdYWcPrFgMz1bOURj5G-JcxfGocNIHufpY-rbZjOcrYAjm_aem_StcjpFElCEB0ZRK4wni5jA

• https://www.kswo.com/2025/05/09/igloo-rolling-cooler-recall-expanded-12m-after-more-reports-amputations-injuries/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKNeNxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHo5Vj7A8oze_oDxUFZoixg5MUv8rxUP5LiA0b8_Apy9NU-F8NiPIDmke0gxd_aem_0q-KnUs5gIeBXyiUeCu8Xg

• https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/16/mexico-demands-compensation-from-youtube-star-mrbeast-after-pyramid-chocolate-video#:~:text=Mexico%20demands%20compensation%20from%20YouTube%20star%20MrBeast%20after%20pyramid%20chocolate%20video,-Celebrity%20used%20trips&text=Mexico%20is%20seeking%20compensation%20from,to%20advertise%20a%20chocolate%20brand.

• https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/19/science/monkey-kidnappings-jicaron-island-panama?utm_medium=social&utm_source=reddit

• https://local12.com/news/nation-world/ems-called-to-school-after-student-hands-out-jello-shots-to-classmates-alcohol-content-danger-cincinnati-adult-beverages-education-system-alcoholic-abundance-caution-top-priority-counselors-assistance-processing-administrators-privacy-laws-safety?-fbpost&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR7ncj7RiM_pe3P4kcrb3rzdmerOAPxRFLSjgEEXWuddDy7HG1gk2FxGnsFifA_aem_5rbhRcIoDD9JsQBHHpLP3Q

• https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czx08exwp97o

• https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14727667/Cat-crack-cocaine-marijuana-caught-smuggling-drugs-prison.html

• https://www.fox8live.com/2025/05/13/police-find-naked-man-lowes-display-shed-with-vaseline-phone/ 

• https://secretnyc.co/pigeon-fest-high-line-nyc/ 

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/woman-tries-to-scream-at-chick-fil-a-drive-thru-workers-car-rolls-down-hill/ar-AA1EuAzS 

• https://www.sciencealert.com/cephalopods-have-passed-a-cognitive-test-designed-for-human-children 

• https://people.com/toddler-afraid-of-john-wilkes-booth-after-visiting-ford-theatre-exclusive-11723716?utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&utm_content=photo&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=68214a4579c59000017286cc&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR5V3HaNAfZbVpx7Xs9wdDRZIQctlCdjQSSZQbXKH8QAtJ2bBL_EzD9TbItALA_aem_WNOF1nHaU3qGmfzf6KhRig https://www.techspot.com/news/107925-woman-divorces-husband-after-chatgpt-reads-coffee-grounds.html 

• https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/us/new-orleans-jail-escape.html