This Strange World

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

Gavin discusses his research on The 27 Club, a conspiracy theory that connects the deaths of dozens of young popular musicians, artists, actors, and athletes who have died at age 27, often as a result of drug and alcohol abuse or violent means such as homicide, suicide, or transportation-related accidents. Definitely our darkest episode yet. (Hint: You should probably listen to this episode during the daytime.)

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National Institute of Mental Health - https://www.nimh.nih.gov/

Mental Health Resources - http://www.mhresources.org/

National Alliance on Mental Illness - https://www.nami.org/

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-lists/the-27-club-a-brief-history-17853/robert-johnson-26971/

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

For our second cult episode, Chris shares his research on the American UFO religious cult, Heaven’s Gate, while Gavin and Leah are baffled by the cult’s ‘90s website. (Hint: Don’t eat the applesauce.)

http://www.heavensgate.com/

Leah discusses some of the most bizarre phone apps while Gavin and Chris try to rationalize the need for them. Plus, our friend Reilly joins us to give his take on these wacky apps. A lot of laughs are shared, so don’t miss out, because this is definitely our funniest episode yet! (Hint: Apparently, novelty doesn’t mean useless when referring to apps.)

https://www.shortlist.com/news/iphones-worst-apps-apple-birthday

Gavin brings in some of the worst Shark Tank pitches to discuss as Chris and Leah need to decide whether they’re in or out. Plus, our friend Tony stops by to discuss his experience buying an invention from Shark Tank. We also throw in a few of the best Shark Tank pitches at the end to prove it’s not all bad. (Hint: As Mark Cuban says, “Follow the green, not the dream”.)

https://www.businessinsider.com/worst-shark-tank-pitches-2015-9

For our first Overhyped episode, we talk about the famous video game flop, Fallout 76. Chris brings all the details as Gavin and Leah are left in disbelief at each embarrassing mistake the game developers make. (Hint: There’s a lot.)

https://youtu.be/kjyeCdd-dl8

Leah discusses some of her favorite spooky SCPs while Gavin and Chris accept that they will never fall asleep peacefully again. (Hint: Don’t listen to this late at night.)

http://www.scp-wiki.net/

Gavin talks about some of the most bizarre tourist attractions in the world while Chris and Leah guess where they are. Play along at home! (Hint: None of them are in South America, but that doesn’t stop Leah from always guessing there.)

http://tripstodiscover.com/22-of-the-worlds-most-bizarre-tourist-attractions/

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

Chris shares his research on the Jonestown cult with Gavin and Leah for our first episode about cults. (Hint: Don’t drink the Kool-Aid.)

https://youtu.be/xNY2yGA1fNQ

For our first conspiracy theory episode, Leah talks about some Titanic conspiracy theories, while Chris and Gavin provide some pretty solid banter and ask clarifying questions.

https://www.history.com/news/titanic-sinking-conspiracy-myths-jp-morgan-olympic

For our first episode, Gavin brings some weird animal laws from around the world to discuss with Leah and Chris. (No animals were harmed in the making of this episode, although some may be insulted.)

https://www.pawculture.com/for-fun/weird-pet-news/the-weirdest-animal-laws-in-america/