The Weirding Hour

Can you be cancelled before you've even begun? Is this the episode that'll do it? One way to find out.

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Sources:

Bothwell:

https://dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories/kathy-fiscus-changes-broadcast-history/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Fiscus

https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/kathy-fiscus-tragedy/.

https://www.nytimes.com/1949/04/12/archives/death-in-well-laid-to-lack-of-oxygen-doctor-reports-kathy-quietly.html

Nina:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-the-kentucky-cave-wars-reshaped-the-states-tourism-industry-180982585/

https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/tragedy-at-sand-cave.htm

https://www.appalachianhistory.net/2017/04/kentucky-cave-wars.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammoth_Cave_National_Park

https://www.appalachianhistory.net/2017/01/trapped-in-cave-bizarre-floyd-collins.html

https://alanehunter.com/2019/09/06/floyd-collins-legendary-spelunker-part-iii/

We're talkin' poison and truth serums on this episode!

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Sources:

Mimi:

https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/drugs-history-you-asked/what-truth-serum

https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/law/truth-serum-interrogation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_serum

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5019889#:~:text=However%2C%20the%20first%20documented%20use,who%20had%20murdered%20his%20wife.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MKUltra

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/mar/12/judge-approves-truth-serum-james-holmes

Nina:

Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqua_Tofana & many related articles

https://allthatsinteresting.com/aqua-tofana

https://worldjournalnewspaper.com/drink-up-love/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marie-Madeleine-Marguerite-dAubray-marquise-de-Brinvilliers

https://www.simlaweb.it/mozart-cause-death/

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/your-body-our-choice-matga-movement-emerges-in-us-what-is-anti-trump-womens-deadly-new-trend-poison-men-giulia-tofana/articleshow/115248177.cms?from=mdr

Yes we're repeating another topic! Yes that's your sign to contact us with new ones! But for now, again we're talking about cults!

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Sources:

Bothwell:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palo_(religion)

https://pavementpieces.com/traditions-of-palo-mayombe/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0379073814005349

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Mark_Kilroy

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolfo_Constanzo

https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/weird/constanzo/2.html

https://www.wattpad.com/amp/1062642240

Mimi:

https://murderpedia.org/male.T/t/theriault-roch.htm

https://www.propensitypod.com/episodes/ant-hill-kids

We're baaaack! With a supermega fresh new topic we definitely haven't already done before...

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Spread the weird~

Sources:

Bothwell:

https://www.japanpowered.com/japanese-horror/japans-ghosts-the-yurei

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Complete_Manual_of_Suicide

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/article/aokigahara-jukai-suicide-forest

https://travelnoire.com/suicide-forest

https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/legend-behind-japans-suicide-forest/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_in_Japan#:~:text=In%20Japan%2C%20suicide%20(%E8%87%AA%E6%AE%BA%2C,unavailable%20due%20to%20technical%20issues.

Nina:

This week we're talking about food - how could food possibly be weird you say? Listen to find out! Craft of the week is collage. (PS. soz for the borking)

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Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made!

To suggest topics or crafts: email [email protected]

Spread the weird~

Sources:

Bothwell:

http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1967235_1967238_1967227,00.html

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hot-dogs-choking-hazard-kids_l_610874fbe4b0497e67026cd9/amp

Mimi:

https://www.cracked.com/article_25092_7-special-fx-that-were-made-out-food-and-super-gross.html

https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/cinema-sound-secrets-foley-artist/

Nina:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarrare

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYHDj2sB-rc&list=PLqHu1T-JTPFvKXXeitiIKZnNtUEuVB90e&index=11

Expect some dark stuff this week as we talk about people eatin' people while crafting out of wax.

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Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made!

To suggest topics or crafts: email [email protected]

Spread the weird~

Sources:

Mimi:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/franklins-doomed-arctic-expedition-ended-gruesome-cannibalism-180956054/

https://www.livescience.com/51614-doomed-franklin-expedition-cannibalism.html

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/03/20/magazine/franklin-expedition.html

Rhea:

https://history.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/0233.pdf

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/utter-van-ornum-massacre-idaho/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utter_Party_Massacre

Nina:

https://www.celebheightwiki.com/big-lurch-height

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/asx0k6/the_cannibal_rapper_did_rapper_big_lurch_kill_his/

https://www.talktofrank.com/drug/pcp?a=PCP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMx8DONQ7Ac

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYV1glRiU5Q&t=36s

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Lurch

This week we get into weird medical practices and we make finger paintings! You know how much we love a topic-related craft…

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Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made!

To suggest crafts or topics: email [email protected]

Spread the weird~

Sources:

Bothwell:

https://healthcareglobal.com/hospitals/6-medieval-medical-practices-you-wont-believe-doctors-are-still-using-today

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insects_in_medicine

Rhea:

https://tensunits.com/blogs/blog/a-brief-history-of-electrotherapy-its-uses-for-pain-relief

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/618642/strange-medical-treatments-from-history

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/services/physiotherapy/community/treatments-available/electrotherapy/

https://neuroscientificallychallenged.com/posts/first-use-electroconvulsive-therapy

https://www.asa3.org/ASA/PSCF/1995/PSCF12-95Malony.html

Nina:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Liston#Liston's_most_famous_cases

https://www.travelerstoday.com/articles/4225/20130116/surgeon-left-16-items-in-body-german-man-with-prostate-cancer-medicine-wtf-medical-surgery-dirk-schroeder.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithopedion

This week we talk about the weirdest natural phenomena we can find: black holes, crazy lakes and (somehow?!) the Mary Celeste! We also craft digital stuff, digitally.

See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour

Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made!

To suggest crafts or topics: email [email protected]

Spread the weird~

Sources:

Mimi:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.space.com/amp/black-holes-are-scariest-objects-in-universe.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghettification

Bothwell:

Naughty Bothwell hasn't finished her homework - sauces tbc...

Rhea:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/this-alkaline-african-lake-turns-animals-into-stone-445359/

https://explorersweb.com/deadly-lake-natron/

https://www.smh.com.au/world/chopper-crew-survives-burning-lake-crash-20071211-gdrsi7.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Natron

We got planes and money! We got parachutes and wingsuits! We got balloons and briefcases! But best of all, we got SOCKPUPPETS. Listen in to find out what the hell we're talking about in this week's episode as we take to the skies...

See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour

Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made!

To suggest crafts or topics: email [email protected]

Spread the weird~

Sources:

Mimi:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/why-are-so-many-base-jumpers-dying

https://www.blincmagazine.com/forum/wiki_index.php?title=Fatality_Statistics

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/top-10-most-dangerous-sports-in-the-world.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Reichelt

Rhea:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._B._Cooper

https://www.britannica.com/biography/D-B-Cooper

Nina:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR2vCHYHwt8&list=PLqHu1T-JTPFvKXXeitiIKZnNtUEuVB90e&index=5&t=311s

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawnchair_Larry_flight

We're kicking off the New Year talking about things that used to be mysteries but are now solved! We also craft things out of tape. They're totally related.

See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour

Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made!

To suggest crafts or topics: email [email protected]

Spread the weird~

Sources:

Mimi:

http://weekinweird.com/2011/09/26/green-man-true-pennsylvania-legend/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/85nck7/serious_whats_the_creepiestmost_interesting/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Robinson_(Green_Man)

https://web.archive.org/web/20170825060124/http://www.timesonline.com/charlie-no-face-the-life-and-the-legend/article_b87c3f73-9069-5d83-9a83-e8f7a02cc5db.html

Rhea:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Dutchman

https://www.boredpanda.com/famous-mysteries-scientifically-explained/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/151020-city-sky-china-mirage-fata-morgana-weather-atmosphere

Nina:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI5chSkHjwg&list=PLgRgJrlop--NeVaChxUN-tQa6wspht4zC

https://icantbelieveitsnonfiction.com/2020/10/20/greg-fleniken/

https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2013/05/true-crime-elegante-hotel-texas-murder