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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October 05, 2020 029 - Witches!
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It's October, which means it's time for Halloween! Every episode this month has a scary/Halloweeny/monstery theme that all leads up to the scariest episode we've ever done. This week, we have stories about witches! Were they real? Probably not, but people sure thought they were.

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41min
September 28, 2020 028 - BTK (Dennis Rader)
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Serial Killer September wraps up with the story of BTK, whose real name was Dennis Rader, a security system technician who terrorized Wichita, Kansas, for several decades.

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22min
September 21, 2020 027- Andrei Chikatilo
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Based on confirmed kills, Andrei Chikatilo is one of the deadliest serial killers of all time. Find out what made him so demented on this week's episode! (Warning: This one is intense).

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34min
September 14, 2020 026 - John Wayne Gacy
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Serial Killer September continues with the story of one of America's more well-known killers. John Wayne Gacy was known as The Killer Clown, but there's so much more to this story. This one gets pretty weird.

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27min
September 07, 2020 025 - Dean Corll
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It's Serial Killer September! Known as The Candyman (and probably not the one Sammy Davis, Jr. sang about), Dean Corll terrorized Houston children in the 1970s. This story is not for the light hearted, so buckle up!

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16min
August 31, 2020 024 - The Dyatlov Pass Incident
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In 1959, a group of hikers set off on a trip into the Ural Mountains of Russia. They never made it back. What made this story strange was how they died - and no one can really agree on a legitimate cause. WAS IT ALIENS?!? Find out for yourself on this week's episode.

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16min
August 24, 2020 023 - Ed Gein
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Got mommy issues? Probably not as bad as this guy. Learn the true inspiration for Hannibal Lecter and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre on this week's episode!

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18min
August 17, 2020 022 - Huey Long
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One of the most interesting politicians you've never heard of, Huey Long could have radically changed America had he not kept letting his ego get in the way. Learn this wild story this week!

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20min
August 10, 2020 021 - Henry Berry Lowrie
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Henry Berry Lowrie, a member of the Lumbee tribe in Eastern North Carolina, quickly made a reputation for himself as a thorn in the Confederates' side during the Civil War. What did he do? Find out this week!

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11min
August 03, 2020 020 - Martin Guerre
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Let's change things up and cover a topic that's much less dark, shall we? It's a classic mystery story from France - the story of Martin Guerre!

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