Our Weird World

By John HinsonComedy True Crime History

Our Weird World episodes

June 30, 2025 276 - Keith Raniere and NXIVM
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It's week 2 of the Summer of Cults and we're covering Keith Raniere and the NXIVM cult/pyramid scheme.
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29 min
June 23, 2025 275 - Rajneeshpuram
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It is the SUMMER OF CULTS! 10 weeks of nothing but crazy cults in history. Are you ready? Well TOUGH TITTIES because we're starting with Rajneeshpuram.
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36 min
June 16, 2025 274 - The Élan School
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This week we're talking about the Élan School, which will make you feel SOO much better about your own high school experience.
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31 min
June 09, 2025 273 - Pathetic Politics Part 2!
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This week we're covering more silly politicians with the stories of Eddie Haymour, John Wilson, Manual Herrick, William Langer, and the Congressional Brawl.
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34 min
June 02, 2025 272 - Weird Fun Bag #19: Piedmont Easter, the Female Stranger, and the Leatherman
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It's a new month so it's time for the next weird fun bag. This week we're looking at the stories of the Leatherman, the Female Stranger, and Piedmont Easter.
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26 min
May 26, 2025 271 - John R. Brinkley
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This week we're back to one story - the life of John Brinkley and his fascination with goat balls.
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35 min
May 19, 2025 270 - More Super Secret Spy Stuff!
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This week we're looking at 4 more spies from history! Learn about the lives of Christopher Boyce, John Walker, Aldrich Ames, and Shi Pei Pu.
For more spy stories, check out Episode #245.
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40 min
May 12, 2025 269 - Bad Couples
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This week is all about people who got their significant others to go along with their killing sprees! We're looking at the lives of Paul Bernardo, Doug Clark, Ian Brady, and Jose Ramos.
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45 min
May 05, 2025 268 - Weird Fun Bag #18: A Bad Circumcision, an Unaliving, and an Adorable Dummy
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It's the first week of May so it's time for another Weird Fun Bag. This week we're looking at the stories of Pearl Lusk, David Reimer, and Christine Chubbock.
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33 min
April 28, 2025 267 - Death by Internet
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This week we're looking at the internet and four dummies who used it to die. Learn about Armin Meiwes, Sharon Lopatka, Thomas Montgomery, and Sherry Shriner.
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32 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…