This Strange World

On July 20, 1969, the United States landed on the moon…or did they? In our season premiere, Chris walks us through some Moon Landing Hoax Conspiracy Theories, while Gavin and Leah debate if you can recreate the moon landing in a movie studio. (Hint: You would need a really good movie studio by ‘60s standards.)

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https://earthsky.org/space/apollo-and-the-moon-landing-hoax

In this second bonus episode, Gavin, Leah, and Chris talk about some of their favorite episodes from season 1 and about how TSW came to be! Stick around until the end to hear the original episode that inspired it all. (Hint: It’s pretty wacky!)

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In this special bonus episode, Gavin, Leah, and Chris talk about some of their favorite moments from Season 1! From quips at Chris, to quips at Chris, to quips at Chris, it really has been a wild season.

Thank you so much for listening to and downloading our episodes. We’ve loved making them and are super excited to begin season 2 with all new topics! Be sure to follow us wherever you get your podcasts to see when we release new episodes. (Hint: You won’t want to miss them!)

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For our final episode of the year and the season, we decided to do a 2020 Year in Review! We start by looking back on some of the most popular trends and topics from this past year, and then we delve into some of the biggest topics in Music, Sports, Movies, and TV. (Hint: 2020 was quite the year.)

https://trends.google.com/trends/yis/2020/US/

For this holiday episode, Leah takes us through some unique holiday traditions, talking about food, festivities, and decorations from around the globe. Meanwhile, Gavin and Chris try to figure out which Asian country eats KFC on Christmas, which country carols with a dead horse skull, where The Elf on the Shelf originated, and more! (Hint: Regardless of your unique traditions, we wish you a very Happy Holidays!)

https://www.heifer.org/blog/weird-and-wonderful-christmas-traditions-around-the-world.html

This week, Gavin gives us a deep dive into one of music’s most notorious conspiracy theories, Paul is Dead. We discuss how this theory managed to blow up and decide for ourselves if this holds any legitimacy. (Hint: Listen to decide for yourself!)

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/paul-mccartney-is-dead-conspiracy-897189/

Cryptids are animals (such as Sasquatch or the Loch Ness Monster) that have been claimed to exist but never proven to exist. In our first episode about Cryptids, Chris explains the legends behind Bigfoot, The Jersey Devil, and The Dover Demon, leaving Gavin and Leah to wonder if there is some truth to these mysteries. (Hint: Listen to find out for yourself!)

https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Dover_Demon

This episode contains strong themes and may not be suitable for younger listeners.

For our second Overhyped episode, we talk about a more debatable overhyped video game, The Last of Us Part II. Leah brings us all the details as Chris follows along pretty well and Gavin asks a lot of clarifying questions. Plus, our friend Jeremy joins us to give us his views on the game. Also SPOILER WARNING for The Last of Us Part II. (Hint: The Last of Us Part II? More like…2 Last 2 Us.)

https://www.essentiallysports.com/the-last-of-us-part-2-breaking-down-what-players-hate-in-the-game-esports-naughty-dog-news/

Have you ever had a misunderstood idea? Well a lot of people have, and they’ve gotten a shocking amount of money on crowdfunding sites. This week Gavin brings some of the most bizarre crowdfunding projects while Chris and Leah debate the needs for edible cups, meat soap, and a giant inflatable sculpture of Lionel Richie’s head. (Hint: Get in on wacky crowdfunding ideas before they go viral.)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanrobinson/2017/09/18/crowdfunded-side-projects-that-became-million-dollar-companies/

Leah brings us one of her favorite topics to talk about… dogs! More specifically, this week we talk about the famous dogs of the U.S. Presidents, as well as a few other animals that have had the chance to live in the White House. (Hint: Red, White and…Bark? I’m sorry.)

https://www.spcai.org/

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/18/world/europe/corgi-dogs-queen-elizabeth.html