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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May 15, 2023 165 - True Heroes
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This week we're...inspirational? Kinda! We're looking at three stories of some actual heroes! Learn about Clifford Johnson and the Cocoanut Grove Nightclub fire, Wag Dodge, and Ed Ray and the Chowchilla incident.

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32min
May 08, 2023 164 - Strange Things in the Sky
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We're going in a different direction this week. Instead of weird, awful, or horrifying people, we're looking at four strange events that took place in the sky! We're traveling to Nuremberg, Germany, and Basel, Switzerland; and we're talking about the Chimney Rock Apparitions in North Carolina and the Miracle in the Sky in Portugal.

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27min
May 01, 2023 163 - Weird Fun Bag #6: Forced Love, Horse Butts, and a Bad Spiderman
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It's the sixth edition of our weird fun bag series. This week, we're looking at the stories of Thomas Day, the French Horse Butt Sniper, and Theodore Coneys.

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31min
April 24, 2023 162 - Cults!
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While we've done episodes dedicated to one cult in the past, this week we're looking at five different cults from history—the Wakemanites, Magdalena Solis, the Narcosatanists, The Movement of the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God, and Chen Tao—all of which have their own insane tales. We also look to see if you or someone you know is part of a cult.

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54min
April 17, 2023 161 - Phillip Garrido & the Abduction of Jaycee Dugard
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This week, we're looking at a story that, at the time, made national headlines but has since faded from history. It's the story of Phillip Garrido and the 18-year captivity of Jaycee Dugard.

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38min
April 10, 2023 160 - (Un)Lucky Lottery Winners
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Most people dream of winning the Powerball and kissing all their problems goodbye. This week, we look at three lucky lottery winners and see how unlucky they actually were! It's the stories of Bud Post, Jack Whittaker, and Anthony Amato.

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21min
April 03, 2023 159 - Weird Fun Bag #5: A Tree, a Coked Out Bear, and a Bad Superhero
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It's the 5th edition of the Weird Fun Bag! This week we're talking about the Tree of Ténéré, Roofman, and the Cocaine Bear.

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25min
March 27, 2023 158 - Terrible Teenagers
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This week, we're looking at four teenagers who caused a lot of problems—Charlie Brandt, Brenda Spencer, Daniel LaPlante, and Josh Phillips.

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42min
March 20, 2023 157 - Serial Killer Sampler #5: Ridgway, Gaskins & Brudos
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This week it's the 5th edition of our Serial Killer Sampler series. This time we're looking at a collection of killers who all had bad mothers. It's the stories of Gary Ridgway, Donald Henry Gaskins, and Jerry Brudos.

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43min
March 13, 2023 156 - Liquid Lunacy
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This week is all about historical events involving liquids! We're looking at the Portland Rum Riot, the Liberties Whiskey Fire, and the Boston Molasses Incident.

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28min

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