Our Weird World

Our Weird World

By John HinsonComedyTrue CrimeHistory
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Our Weird World episodes

  • 228 - An Assortment of American Killers, Part 2

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    This week we're wrapping up our series on American murderers with the stories of Dorothea Helen Gray, Ray Copeland, and Andre Thomas.

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    31 min
  • 227 - An Assortment of American Killers, Part 1

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    This week we're starting a two-part series on some wild murderers from the United States. Tune in to learn about the Harpe Brothers, Phillip Jablonski, and Juan Corona.

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    34 min
  • 226 - Insurance Fraud!

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    While we've talked about people (mostly women) killing their husbands to cash in on life insurance before, we've never had an episode dedicated to it! This week, we're looking at the stories of Audrey Marie Hilley, Jerry Michael Williams, and shenanigans in the town of Vernon, FL, to see the lengths people go to for money.

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    36 min
  • 225 - Totally Real Heroes

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    This week we're looking at 3 stories of guys who tried to be heroes...and actually convinced people of it because we're all pretty gullible. We're covering the stories of William James Clark, Bill Jakob, Wilhelm Voigt.

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    25 min
  • 224 - Weird Fun Bag #11: Lazy Hitmen, Creative Unaliving, and Relentless Terrorists

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    This week is the 11th edition of the Weird Fun Bag series where we cover the stories of Tan Youhui, William Kogut, Bashir Kouchacji. We also have new music beds for the show, so let us know what you think!

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    25 min
  • 223 - Strikes!

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    This week we're looking at strikes from history because every generation is lazy and don't want to work no more. Learn about the Haymarket Affair, the Ludlow Massacre, and the Battle of Blair Mountain.

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    35 min
  • 222 - Thug Life!

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    This week we're getting gangster with it as we explore the stories of John Birger, Giuseppe Greco, Ramadan Abel Rehim Mansour, and Murder Inc.

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    34 min
  • 221 - Bad Scientists

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    Science is hard, and these people were bad at it. We're looking at the stories of Times Beach, David Hahn, and Thomas Jagger.

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    30 min
  • 220 - Weird Fun Bag #10: The Miracle Child, the Best Prostitute, and a Big Treasure Hunt

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    The Weird Fun Bag returns! This week we're looking at the stories of Audrey Santos, Lou Wooster, and Forest Fenn's treasure.

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    32 min
  • 219 - School Shenanigans

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    This week, we're going back to school! (Which is weird since a lot of school years are starting to wind down...)

    We're covering 6 insane stories from schools around the world, so listen in and feel better about your own school experience.

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    37 min

About Our Weird World

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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…

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