Our Weird World

By John Hinson

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 humo

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Our Weird World episodes:

July 14, 2025 278 - Synanon
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Summer of Cults continues with the story of Synanon!
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32min
July 07, 2025 277 - Order of the Solar Temple
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The Summer of Cults continues this week with The Order of the Solar Temple.
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26min
June 30, 2025 276 - Keith Raniere and NXIVM
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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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29min
June 23, 2025 275 - Rajneeshpuram
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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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36min
June 16, 2025 274 - The Élan School
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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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31min
June 09, 2025 273 - Pathetic Politics Part 2!
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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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34min
June 02, 2025 272 - Weird Fun Bag #19: Piedmont Easter, the Female Stranger, and the Leatherman
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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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26min
May 26, 2025 271 - John R. Brinkley
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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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35min
May 19, 2025 270 - More Super Secret Spy Stuff!
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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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40min
May 12, 2025 269 - Bad Couples
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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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45min

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