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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April 07, 2025 264 - Weird Fun Bag #17: Poon, Gregg, and a Bad Terrorist
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We're already into April which means it's another fun bag! This week we're covering the lives of Poon Lim, Troy Leon Gregg, Khaled Mashal.
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26min
March 31, 2025 263 - Tales from Texas, Part 2
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This week we're going back to Texas for 5 more stories from the most prideful state in the country. We're covering the lives of Marshall Ratliff, Andrea Yates, George Pickering, Kenneth McDuff, and Steven Russell.
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45min
March 24, 2025 262 - Serial Killer Sampler #8: Black, Eyler, and Mason
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This week it's the 8th edition of our Serial Killer Sampler series and it's a BIG episode! We're covering the lives of Robert Black, Larry Eyler, and David Mason.
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48min
March 17, 2025 261 - A Trio of Insane Stories
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We're kicking off Season 6 with three CRAZY stories! Learn about the lives of Jacques Mesrine, Anatoly Slivko, and Benny Evangelista.
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37min
March 10, 2025 260 - The Great White Guilt Episode
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We're ending Year 5 of the show with a great way to alienate most of the listening audience. We're looking at the stories of Claude Neal, Powell Green, Arthur Jordan, and the Walker Family—all of whom were black people that got murdered by racist white people.
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39min
March 03, 2025 259 - Weird Fun Bag #16: An Outrage, an Occupation, and a Crazy Prince
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It's a new month, which means a new fun bag! We're covering the Tottenham Outrage, Crown Price Sado, and the Occupation of Alcatraz.
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32min
February 24, 2025 258 - Demented Doctors Part 3
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This week we're making you anxious about seeing your friendly family doctor! We're covering the stories of Harold Shipman, Michael Swango, and Oliver Haugh.
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43min
February 21, 2025 BONUS - The Securitas Depot Robbery with History Daily
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SURPRISE! A bonus episode for you all this week courtesy of our friends over at History Daily. This is a great podcast that covers something that happened "this day in history" every weekday.

Today, they're sharing the story of the Securitas Depot Robbery, which took place on this day in 2006. Enjoy!

On History Daily, we do history, daily. Every weekday, host Lindsay Graham (American Scandal, American History Tellers) takes you back in time to explore a momentous event that happened ‘on this day’ in history.
Whether it’s to remember the tragedy of December 7th, 1941, the day “that will live in infamy,” or to celebrate that 20th day in July, 1969, when mankind reached the moon, History Daily is there to tell you the true stories of the people and events that shaped our world—one day at a time.
So if you’re stuck in traffic, bored at work—wherever you are, listen to History Daily to remind yourself that something incredible happened to make that day historic.
A co-production from award-winning podcasters Airship and Noiser.
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17min
February 17, 2025 257 - Awful Women in History, Part 3
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This week, we're giving the awful men a break and looking at awful women from history! Learn about Marie Besnard, Clementine Barnabet, and Olga Hepranova.
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29min
February 10, 2025 256 - Odd Natural Disasters
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This week we're looking at times the Earth revolted against us with some strange natural disasters. Learn about Galeras, Lake Nyos, Lake Peigneur, and the Carrington Event.
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