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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Our Weird World episodes:

September 16, 2024 235 - Serial Killers from Around the World: Australia, Part 2
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This week we're finishing up our 2-part series on serial killers from Australia (without the accent this time) with the stories of David Birnie, Ivan Milat, and Paul Denyer.
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28min
September 09, 2024 234 - Serial Killers from Around the World: Australia, Part 1
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I'm so sorry for this episode...but here are the stories of Australian killers Eric Edgar Cooke, Edwin John Eastwood, Peter Dupas.
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31min
September 02, 2024 233 - Serial Killers from Around the World: Turkey
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It's Serial Killer September! This month, we're going all around the world and looking at killers from different countries and continents, starting with Turkey and the stories of Yavuz Yapicioglu, Ali Kaya, Ozgur Dengiz.
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27min
August 26, 2024 232 - Weird Weapons
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This week is all about weird weapons from history! Learn about the Peacemaker, the Hellburner, and the Dardanelles Gun.
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31min
August 19, 2024 231 - More Airplane Stories!
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This week we're covering more airplane stories, such as Alexander Kliuyev, Asiana Flight 214, National Airlines Flight 2511, and FedEx Flight 705.

Check out the first part of this series back in Episode #204.
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24min
August 12, 2024 230 - Odd Organizations
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This week we're doing something a little different and talking about some strange clubs and organizations from history! Learn about the Church of the Hammer, The International Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo, the Ripper Crew, and the Society for the Prevention of Calling Sleeping Car Porters "George."
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25min
August 05, 2024 229 - Weird Fun Bag #12: An Autistic Heist, A Weird Family, and Living the Dream
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It's a new month, which means a new Weird Fun Bag! We're looking at the stories of Edwin Rist, Dana Brown, and the Tromp Family.
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28min
July 29, 2024 228 - An Assortment of American Killers, Part 2
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This week we're wrapping up our series on American murderers with the stories of Dorothea Helen Gray, Ray Copeland, and Andre Thomas.
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31min
July 22, 2024 227 - An Assortment of American Killers, Part 1
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This week we're starting a two-part series on some wild murderers from the United States. Tune in to learn about the Harpe Brothers, Phillip Jablonski, and Juan Corona.
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34min
July 15, 2024 226 - Insurance Fraud!
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While we've talked about people (mostly women) killing their husbands to cash in on life insurance before, we've never had an episode dedicated to it! This week, we're looking at the stories of Audrey Marie Hilley, Jerry Michael Williams, and shenanigans in the town of Vernon, FL, to see the lengths people go to for money.
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