Tea meets up with Jenny Sanchez, a travel writer who seeks out unique and unusual places to visit, which she documents on her site, Long Days Travel. Tea and Jenny talked about strange destinations, bucket list, and travel tips. 

In the news segment, Tea and Heidi talk about another appearance by the Moorish Sovereign Citizens, the 2014 Slenderman case, the three UFO capitals of Wisconsin, and more. Plus trivia with Miss Information and we bring it all back home by closing with a tribute to Milwaukee, "Good Land," by The MilBillies. Show Notes

Check out the Tea's Weird Week column, where Tea shares the 5 strangest places he's been: teakrulos.com/2021/07/09/teas-weird-week-my-top-5-strange-placesMoorish American Arms standoff, ABC News"Judge Orders release of Wisconsin woman in Slender Man case"Wisconsin UFO capitalsInvisible art dispute

Tea, Heidi, and sound engineer Android138 check out the Midwest Haunters Convention, an event geared towards "Haunters," or people who work in or are fans of the haunted attraction industry, or simply love decorating for Halloween or keeping it spooky year round. The TWW crew did some floor interviews with vendors and other event participants. 

In the news segment, Tea and Heidi talk about a "Redneck Rave" (what could go wrong?), Moorish Sovereign Citizens, Heidi has a new mission for the Satanic Temple (read: #FreeBritney), that new UFO report, and more. Plus an eerie trivia question from Miss Information and we close out with the perfect track for this episode, "Halloween 365" by Ratbatspider. Happy hauntings!Show Notes-You can check out a bunch of pictures Tea took at Midwest Haunters Convention in his column this week: https://teakrulos.com/2021/07/02/teas-weird-week-live-from-the-midwest-haunters-convention/-"Redneck Rave Descends Into Throat Slashing, Impalements, and Mass Arrests," Daily Beast

-Here's a link to the story on Moorish Sovereign Citizens we talked about, which includes the Tik Tok videos by the (actual) home owner: https://www.dailydot.com/debug/moorish-sovereign-citizens-allegedly-steal-womans-home-tiktok/

-This is the Buzzfeed photo essay that shows off Britney's tiny furniture. #FreeBritney! - You can read the recently released report on Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon on The Black Vault website: https://www.theblackvault.com/documentarchive/the-official-u-s-government-ufo-uap-report-has-been-released

A special post-Father's Day story about how Rex Jones, son of conspiracy peddler Alex Jones, is following in his father's footsteps as well as Gareth Icke (son of David Icke, creator of the "Reptilians" theory) and Donald Trump Jr.  Tea and Heidi talk about weird news, including how the cat has got Batman's tongue and what makes a real hero, the adventures of Spoonman (aka Uri Geller. who said he would help Scotland win a football match, but didn't), a UFO sighting, a couple handcuffed together for 3 months, and more.

Miss Information reveals trivia answers from the first 5 episodes this season, original music from Android138, and we close out with a track from Rum Revere's new album, "Get Up and Watch It." 

Show Notes

Tea's column, "Fathers of Conspiracy"Link to Tolkien Society seminar July 3-4"Batman Petition Demands DC 'Let the Bat Eat the Cat'" Video of UFO sighting in Montello, WI

Our friends at Sunspot wrote this fantastic new song, "Dear Diary," inspired by the "Marilyn Monroe and the UFOs" episode. Sunspot has a great catalog of paranormal themed songs, check them out at www.sunspotmusic.com 

And you can listen to the full episode, including an interview with Nick Redfern, author of Secret Diary: UFO Conspiracies and the Mysterious Death of Marilyn Monroe, right here: https://teasweirdweek.podbean.com/e/teas-weird-week-s2-ep05-marilyn-monroe-and-the-ufos/ 

 

Lyrics follow, so you can sing along!

 

"Dear Diary"Goodbye Norma Jean

you should've known to stay away

If you think that Hollywood is tough, you should meet the CIA.

A couple pills and a couple drinks, we know just what they'll do

5:25 August 5th 1962.

 

Lancer wants to know the truth

pillow talk is treachery,

Beaten at the Bay of Pigs,

an embarrassing defeat

And he's shooting for the moon,

but it's all just a smokescreen.

 

Dear Diary,

what's wrong with me

slept with another Kennedy

Dear Diary,

So why tell me?

there's some kind of conspiracy

a marital transgression

a UFO confession

Dear Diary

can you save me

I'm just a liability

 

A crash in the desert,

Some creatures from long ways,

little people from beyond

gentlemen prefer the greys.

 

Flying saucer tech, well  I guess there's a cover up

You know these Massachussetts boys can't keep their rich mouths shut

 

Lancer wants to know the truth

pillow talk is treachery,

Beaten at the Bay of Pigs,

an embarrassing defeat

And he's shooting for the moon,

but it's all just a smokescreen.

 

Dear Diary,

what's wrong with me

slept with another Kennedy

Dear Diary,

So why tell me?

there's some kind of conspiracy

a marital transgression

a UFO confession

Dear Diary

can you save me

I'm just a liability

 

 

Dear Diary

I don't wanna lie

Dear Diary

I know I'm gonna die

Dear Diary

I don't wanna lie

Dear Diary

I know I'm gonna die

Tea talks to author and researcher Nick Redfern about his new book Secret Diary: UFO Conspiracies and the Mysterious Death of Marilyn Monroe, which follows Nick's investigation into a document that surfaced in the 1990s that suggested Monroe didn't kill herself but was murdered because she knew too much about government secrets, including UFOs. 

Tea and Heidi discuss weird news about a plague of Garfield phones, atomic honey, the magnetic claims of Dr. Tenpenny, and talk about the antics of Ed and Lorraine Warren, inspiration for The Conjuring movies. Plus trivia and the premiere of a special track by Sunspot inspired by the topic of Nick's book, "Dear Diary." Show notes

Solved: The 35-Year-Old Mystery of the Garfield Phones on a French BeachSee also Tea's column "The Conjuring: 1992 Sally Jessy Rafael Edition"Tea's Weird Week/ Milwaukee Paranormal Conference/ American Ghost Walks are tabling next week at Midwest Haunters Convention! Awesome "Marilyn and the Aliens" art for this episode by Margot Lange!

Heidi does the "Spill the Tea" segment with Kelly Teague, who works as a death professional and talks about green funerals, thanatochemistry, the Death Cafe (and Heidi and Kelly encounter a magical deer). Tea and Heidi get pumped about the upcoming Midwest Haunters Convention and discuss squids in space, mathematical bees, a watermelon crushin' record, an uh...unusual drone attack and the classic 2004 case of Marvin Heemeyer and his Killdozer rampage. Plus new trivia, original music by Android138, and we close out with a fiery track, "Matador," by Queen Tut.Show NotesMidwest Haunters Convention websiteSee the watermelon record crushed here!News report on dildo droneHere's a link to the imdb page for the Tread documentary Tea mentionedQueen Tut's Soundcloud

Schroeder Used Books and Music was an overwhelming cluttered and strange used bookstore run by an eccentric woman named Alma. It was shuttered in 2015 for fire code violations. Recently a new owner opened the store for a sale to try the overwhelming task of clearing the store out so he can rent to new tenants. Tea and Miss Information read some Yelp reviews of the store to give context, then Tea reports from the scene of the sale and books he found, plus our friend Alex C-Hayes reveals the ultimate rare item found in the store. Hint: it's one of the horcruxes of weird Milwaukee. In the news segment, Tea and Heidi talk about upcoming events they'll be at, the Rod of Iron Ministries, a sovereign citizen on a Dukes of Hazzard-style police chase, Pokémon (Got to shoot your ass), Unusual Mortality Events of whales, the acoustic sounds of John Hinckley Jr. and more. 

Plus Miss Information has new trivia, original music from Dan Hintz and Android138, and we close out with a brand new conspiracy-themed track from Xposed 4heads, "Kink in the System."See some pictures and find a list of Milwaukee used bookstores still open in this week's column: Tea’s Weird Week: Lost in the Schroeder Books Vortex | (teakrulos.com) Show notes-We referenced "Quirky Schroeder Books Stacks Up," Molly Snyder, OnMilwaukee.com-"Gun Church That Worships With AR-15s Bought a 40-acre Compound in Texas for Its 'Patriots,'" Tess Owen, Vice.com-"Campground owner in trouble with law again after police chase," FOX 11 News-Tea was trying to think of this article on Moorish sovereign citizens: "The Extremists Knocking on Doors and Claiming People's Homes," Kelly Weill, Daily Beast-Here's a recent article on a whale Unusual Mortality Event: "A dozen dead whales have washed ashore in the San Francisco Bay Area," Susanne Rust, phys.org-John Hinckley Jr.'s YouTube page

Tea talks to Real-Life Superhero Denise Masino aka Miss Fit, star of documentary movie/webshow The Adventures of Miss Fit. Miss Fit has also rallied an annual charity fundraiser that benefits Saint Jude Children's Hospital for the last ten years. We talked about her life as a bodybuilder, entertainer, and all-around-person-who-kicks-ass. Then Heidi and Tea discuss Tea's award-winning article on citizen journalists, we revisit the topic of UFO disclosure, and talk about Real-life Superhero ShadowVision, who supposedly is Scottish and also alleges he is "hunting" a serial killer in Little Rock.

And then (Z-Z-ZAP!) new trivia from Miss Information and (POW!) we end by a song written and performed by one of Miss Fit's friends, Rock N' Roll (of the California Initiative) titled, appropriately enough, "Hero." Plus additional original music by Android138. See this week's column for more about Miss Fit: Tea’s Weird Week: The Marvelous Miss Fit | (teakrulos.com)Show notes Miss Fit's YouTube pageTea's book Heroes in the NightMore about Tea's citizen journalists article (and links)Tea's Weird Week episode S1E3 ("Countdown to UFO Disclosure")Arkansas Times article on ShadowVisionTea's Weird Week Facebook group

Tea's Weird Week host Tea Krulos won a gold Excellence in Journalism Award from the Milwaukee Press Club for an article he wrote on "citizen journalists" capturing the Kyle Rittenhouse shootings in Kenosha on video. This file is an audio recording of Tea reading the article. 

You can read more about the article here: https://teakrulos.com/2021/05/22/i-won-a-gold-milwaukee-press-club-excellence-in-journalism-award/

That Tea's Weird Week podcast you like is back in style! We kick off season two with an epic monster battle. Lots of small towns have a local monster legend-- sometimes based on actual sightings, others based on folklore, urban legends, or hoaxes. Tea talks to Ben Brunell, proprietor of the Hodag Store, about Rhinelander, Wisconsin's monster mascot and Sarah Cooper about her American Snallygaster Museum, which spotlights the hideous and wonderful creature that is lore of Frederick County, Maryland. 

Then Tea and Heidi discuss weird news including how Anti-maskers merry-go-rounded to being...pro-mask? Plus gas hoarders, flesh phone covers, ventriloquist dummy mystery, the Love Has Won cult, and more. Plus Miss Information is back with a trivia question and we close with a beautiful track from Mere of Light titled "Moon from a Well." Show notes:

-Monster Fight segment music was titled "Mecha vs Titan" by Kaijusonic/T.Reed/Tao X Productions.-"Demon Business" by Android138.-Read more about the Hodag and see some photos in my column this week, "Hodag vs Snallygaster."-I also mentioned my column on Love Has Won, "Mother God on Mountain Standard Time."