Our Weird World
Each week, host John Hinson takes a look at weird, crazy, and forgotten stories from the history of humankind. He covers true crime, paranormal, and other strange stories and tries to put some humor into it, or maybe he's just an apathetic dick - that's up to you to decide.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 287
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
067 - Radovan Karadzic
This week is not for the faint of heart. This week we're talking about Radovan Karadzic, one of the key figured in the Bosnian conflicts of the 1990s. You may not have heard of this guy…
066 - Florida!
We've had stories take place in Florida before, but we've never had a full episode dedicated to America's weirdest place! You most likely will not be surprised by anything in this episo…
065 - Budd Dwyer and Danny Casolaro (and More Conspiracies)
Two more completely unrelated stories this week. First, the story of the politician who killed himself on live TV, then the story of a journalist who may have gotten in way too deep. We…
064 - Floyd Collins and Peter Woodcock (and Conspiracies)
We're doing something different this week. Rather than one short story or a series of stories that share a theme, we're covering two completely unrelated tales. First, there's the story…
063 - The Lesser Known Side of the Revolutionary War
Happy Memorial Day! This week we're looking at some lesser known stories from the Revolutionary War. It's all about people who were better than Paul Revere, a woman soldier, and an old …
062 - Dave Sanders
Here's a story you almost certainly have never heard. Dave Sanders wanted to be a hero, and he kind of was for a little bit, if only because no one knew he was a hero.
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061 - Josef Fritzl
Worst story ever? Perhaps! If you thought David Parker Ray was rough, maybe skip this week and come back to see what silly shenanigans we have for you next week.
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060 - Joe Exotic
This week, we're looking at the story that brought us all together during the pandemic lockdown last year. This story has some extra details that the documentary left out, so you should…
059 - Horrible Moms
In honor of Mother's Day, we're looking at some horrible mothers from history. What else did you expect?
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058 - Back from the Dead
What happens when we die? This week we look at three people who died and came back to life to share what they experienced in the afterlife. Don't worry, this episode isn't as deep as it…
057 - For Science!
This week we're looking at the scientific achievements (or lack thereof) of some lesser known pioneers of the science world.
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056 - The Ant Hill Kids & Heaven's Gate
This is one of the most fun episodes we've ever had on this show. This week we're looking at two different cults - The Ant Hill Kids and Heaven's Gate - and things get pretty weird.
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055 - Demented Doctors
Doctors are great people who save lives. But there are some that don't. And these are their stories.
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054 - Early Christian Martyrs, Part 2
We're wrapping up our 2-part series on totally 100% true stories about early Christian martyrs because, seriously, there's no way the church would lie about these stories.
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053 - Early Christian Martyrs, Part 1
We're kicking off Year 2 with a 2-part series on some of the more interesting stories of early Christian martyrs. Did they really happen? Why wouldn't they? There's no reason for the ch…
052 - Animal Heroes
Wow - we made it a full year doing this silly show. Thank you so much for listening! We're wrapping up Year 1 with a few stories about animals that did some really cool things!
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051 - Whacky Wars, Part 2 - International Wars
Having a dumb reason to fight isn't just for the United States. There have been conflicts all over the world that have been incredibly stupid, and we'll talk about this on this week's e…
050 - Whacky Wars, Part 1 - American Wars
War can be pretty stupid sometimes, but humans will come up with any reason to start fighting each other. In the first of this two-part series, we'll talk about some of the dumbest conf…
049 - Nathaniel Bar-Jonah
You know those people who just want to be ridiculously evil just for the sake of being ridiculously evil? Nathaniel Bar-Jonah was exactly that kind of person. Get a full dose of his sto…
048 - Fred West
This episode is not for the faint of heart. Fred West was a terrible father and all around awful human being. His wife wasn't great either, and you'll find out why on this week's episod…