Strange & Unusual

By Roya Dariani and Casey Shelton

Two lifelong friends who are fascinated by the darker things in the world. Join us as we virtually travel the world to learn more about the myths, folklore, monsters and murder of a different country ... more

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How many episodes does Strange & Unusual have?

The podcast currently has 250 episodes available.

Strange & Unusual episodes:

May 25, 2022 Ep 116: It Imbiggened the Situation - AAPI
Did you know that the usage of 'Leper' is kind of a slur? Well, listen to this episode to hear Casey talk about more insensitive actions of the US in the Hawaiian Islands and the mistreatment of individuals diagnosed with leoporasy. Roya talks about a Japanese-American icon as well as the terrible treatment of Japanese people in North and South America during World War II. Oh, myyyyyy.

Email us at: [email protected]
Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual
Follow the pod at: @strange_unusual_podcast
Follow Casey: @calamitycasey / Twitch.tv/calamitycasey
Follow Roya:@royarampage / Twitch.tv/royarampage
Twitter: @_strangeunsual
Facebook: The Strange and Unusual Podcast
'Elevator' music: Private Hell Productions
Theme song: rap2h
...more
1h 26min
May 18, 2022 Ep 116: #FakeMedicine - AAPI (sorry for the audio)
Did you know that the usage of 'Leper' is kind of a slur? Well, listen to this episode to hear Casey talk about more insensitive actions of the US in the Hawaiian Islands and the mistreatment of individuals diagnosed with leoporasy. Roya talks about a Japanese-American icon as well as the terrible treatment of Japanese people in North and South America during World War II. Oh, myyyyyy.

Email us at: [email protected]
Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual
Follow the pod at: @strange_unusual_podcast
Follow Casey: @calamitycasey / Twitch.tv/calamitycasey
Follow Roya:@royarampage / Twitch.tv/royarampage
Twitter: @_strangeunsual
Facebook: The Strange and Unusual Podcast
'Elevator' music: Private Hell Productions
Theme song: rap2h
...more
1h 12min
May 11, 2022 Ep 115: What's This Plan Made Out Of? Swiss Cheese? - H.H. Holmes Part 2
We're back with this Victorian asshole. H.H. Holmes, how he ran, how he was caught, how he was tried is all covered in this episode led episode finishing off the life and crimes of one H.H. Holmes who was born with the Devil in him. (Except he never said that... Just listen to the episode, trust me).

Email us at: [email protected]
Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual
Follow the pod at: @strange_unusual_podcast
Follow Casey: @calamitycasey / Twitch.tv/calamitycasey
Follow Roya:@royarampage / Twitch.tv/royarampage
Twitter: @_strangeunsual
Facebook: The Strange and Unusual Podcast
'Elevator' music: Private Hell Productions
Theme song: rap2h
...more
54min
May 04, 2022 Ep 114: Everyone Say Murder! - H.H. Holmes Part 1
In this episode, Roya covers the early life and known crimes of H.H. Holmes while he lived in Chicago. Did he have a murder castle? Did he have the devil in him? How many murders are attributed to him? Tune into this episode and the next to find out as we take a shallow dive into H.H. Holmes.

Email us at: [email protected]
Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual
Follow the pod at: @strange_unusual_podcast
Follow Casey: @calamitycasey / Twitch.tv/calamitycasey
Follow Roya:@royarampage / Twitch.tv/royarampage
Twitter: @_strangeunsual
Facebook: The Strange and Unusual Podcast
'Elevator' music: Private Hell Productions
Theme song: rap2h
...more
45min
April 27, 2022 Ep 113: I'm a Whore-shradish - Spies
In this episode we accidentally talk about two spies that influenced Bond, James Bond. Casey talks about Christine Granville, a brave woman who put her life and safety on the line for the lives and safety of many others. Roya's spy of choice is a bit of a surprise, but if you enjoy horror movies, you may be familiar with him already.

Email us at: [email protected]
Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual
Follow the pod at: @strange_unusual_podcast
Follow Casey: @calamitycasey / Twitch.tv/calamitycasey
Follow Roya:@royarampage / Twitch.tv/royarampage
Twitter: @_strangeunsual
Facebook: The Strange and Unusual Podcast
'Elevator' music: Private Hell Productions
Theme song: rap2h
...more
59min
April 20, 2022 Ep 112: Menteur Menteur Pantalon en Feu - Cheaters
Join us as we take a couple of very different stories of cheaters. Roya talks about Clara and David Harris and how a successful woman turned into a murderer over the loss of her trust in her husband. Casey talks about Rudy Kurniawan, the orchestrator of one of the greatest wine frauds of all time and how he's... kind of awesome.

Email us at: [email protected]
Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual
Follow the pod at: @strange_unusual_podcast
Follow Casey: @calamitycasey / Twitch.tv/calamitycasey
Follow Roya:@royarampage / Twitch.tv/royarampage
Twitter: @_strangeunsual
Facebook: The Strange and Unusual Podcast
'Elevator' music: Private Hell Productions
Theme song: rap2h
...more
1h 1min
April 13, 2022 Ep 111: Spoiler Alert, the Boat Sinks - The RMS Titanic and Violet Jessop
What a bummer of an episode this is, but our fart will go on. In this episode, Casey talks about the tragedy of the RMS Titanic and her sister ships and the graveyard she became. Afterwards, Roya covers the incredible story of survival from childhood to death of Violet Jessop.

Email us at: [email protected]
Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual
Follow the pod at: @strange_unusual_podcast
Follow Casey: @calamitycasey / Twitch.tv/calamitycasey
Follow Roya:@royarampage / Twitch.tv/royarampage
Twitter: @_strangeunsual
Facebook: The Strange and Unusual Podcast
'Elevator' music: Private Hell Productions
Theme song: rap2h
...more
1h 11min
April 06, 2022 Ep 110: Bam, Dead Body - Hotel (adjacent) Crimes
In this episode Casey dives into the unsolved mystery of Artemus Ogletree and what could have possibly happened in room 1046. Roya talks about the LA Bra Murders, and their globtrotting killer, Jack Unterwegger.

Email us at: [email protected]
Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual
Follow the pod at: @strange_unusual_podcast
Follow Casey: @calamitycasey / Twitch.tv/calamitycasey
Follow Roya:@royarampage / Twitch.tv/royarampage
Twitter: @_strangeunsual
Facebook: The Strange and Unusual Podcast
'Elevator' music: Private Hell Productions
Theme song: rap2h
...more
58min
March 30, 2022 Episode 109: Super Biased - Lizzie Borden
Lizzie Borden took an axe, gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done, she gave her father forty one, while this is catchy, boy howdy is it inaccurate. Not her mom, her step mom, no where near that many strikes, maybe not even an axe! In this episode we dive into the woman, the myth, the legend, Lizzie Borden. The deaths in her family, her possible connections to it and the hauntings of the home she lived in.

Email us at: [email protected]
Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual
Follow the pod at: @strange_unusual_podcast
Follow Casey: @calamitycasey / Twitch.tv/calamitycasey
Follow Roya:@royarampage / Twitch.tv/royarampage
Twitter: @_strangeunsual
Facebook: The Strange and Unusual Podcast
'Elevator' music: Private Hell Productions
Theme song: rap2h
...more
1h 6min
March 23, 2022 Ep 108: Welcome to the Thunderwomb - Urban Legends
In this episode, we explore a couple of urban legends. One from the oddities obsessed culture of the Victorian era, Edward Mordake which Casey covers and one from an arcade obsessed culture, Polybius which Roya covers.

Email us at: [email protected]
Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual
Follow the pod at: @strange_unusual_podcast
Follow Casey: @calamitycasey / Twitch.tv/calamitycasey
Follow Roya:@royarampage / Twitch.tv/royarampage
Twitter: @_strangeunsual
Facebook: The Strange and Unusual Podcast
'Elevator' music: Private Hell Productions
Theme song: rap2h
...more
39min

FAQs about Strange & Unusual:

How many episodes does Strange & Unusual have?

The podcast currently has 250 episodes available.