Our Weird World

Our Weird World

By John HinsonComedyTrue CrimeHistory
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  • 178 - Showbiz!

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    This week, we're taking a look at some (sad) lesser known stories from the entertainment industry. We're covering the lives of Dominick Elwes, Gram Parsons, and Jozsef Barsi.

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    31 min
  • 177 - Weird Fun Bag #9: Gold Scams, Drunk Pilots, and a Freemason

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    The 9th edition of our Weird Fun Bag series is here with the stories of Colin Howell, Thomas Fitzpatrick, and William Morgan.

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    26 min
  • 176 - Fun with Food

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    This week is all about food! We're looking at the stories of Tarrare, the Great Tomato Trial, the Great Peanut Butter Panic, and the Swiss Cheese Pervert.

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    34 min
  • 175 - Definitely Not Jack the Ripper

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    Jack the Ripper is one of the most famous serial killers in history because...reasons. These three stories we're looking at today—Whipping Tom, the London Monster, and Thomas Neill Cream—were definitely not Jack the Ripper, but resembled him in some way.

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    28 min
  • 174 - Amazing Adventurers

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    This week is definitely more uplifting. We're looking at some incredible people from history who went on amazing (albeit somewhat poorly thought out) adventures and lived to tell about them. We're looking at the stories of Alexander Selkirk, Douglas Mawson, Ernest Shackleton, and the Robertson Family.

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    36 min
  • 173 - Candace Newmaker & Joseph Hall

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    Buckle up, weirdos. This week is a little depressing. We're looking at the stories of two kids who had pretty awful childhoods—Candace Newmaker and Joseph Hall.

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    26 min
  • 172 - Weird Fun Bag #8: A Big Boom, the Citizens Commission, and Hoarders

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    New month, new fun bag of assorted weird tales. This week we're looking at the stories of the Sultana, the Citizens' Commission to Investigate the FBI, and the Collyer Brothers.

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    31 min
  • 171 - California Killers

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    Does California produce more serial killers, or were their serial killers just more memorable? This week we're look at three of California's most famous murderers: Joseph James Deangelo, Leonard Lake, and William Bonin.

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    53 min
  • 170 - An Assortment of Awful People

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    This show has been full of awful people already—serial killers, corrupt politicians, ruthless dictators. Here are some more people who were awful in their own special way. We're looking at the lives of Alexander Keith, James Jameson, and Marie-Élisabeth Cons-Boutboul.

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    28 min
  • 169 - Rasputin

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    This week we're covering one of Russia's most famous historical characters: Grigori Rasputin! Why is he so infamous? How did he die? We take a deep dive into his life this week!

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    28 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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