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
247 - North Carolina, Part 2!
This week we're going back to North Carolina with the stories of John Hall, Robert Harrill, Blanche Taylor Moore, and Peter Stuart Ney.
Check out Part 1 on Episode 206.
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246 - Weird Fun Bag #13: A Crazy Coincidence, a Canadian Police Chase, and a Brazen Bull
It's a new month, which means the return of the Weird Fun Bag series. In the 13th edition, we look at the stories of Richard Parker, Albert Johnson, and Phalaris.
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245 - Super Secret Spy Stuff!
This week we're looking at a couple of real spies from history! Learn about the lives of Robert Hanssen and Edwin Wilson.
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244 - Weird Warriors
This week we're going WAAAYYYY back in history with the stories of weird warriors Mithradates, Hastein, and Marcus Sergius.
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243 - Aliens! Part 8!
It's the last episode on aliens for a while, I promise. This week we're looking at the Manises Incident, the Rendlesham Forest Incident, the Trans-en-Provence Case, the Phoenix Lights, …
242 - Aliens! Part 7!
This week we're extending our run of paranormal themed episodes with more stories about aliens! We're looking at the the Washington Flap; the Shag Harbour incident; a sighting in Aztec …
241 - Aliens! Part 6!
It's time for more aliens! We're wrapping up our spooky-themed October with the stories of Lonnie Zamora, the Flying Men, the Ellsworth Sighting, the Kecksburg Incident, and the Exeter …
240 - Demons! Part 3!
Grab your crucifixes because it's time for more stories about demons! We're looking at the tales of George Lukins, Clara Germana Cele, the Enfield Poltergeist, the Demon House, and Emma…
239 - Monsters! Part 5!
It's the 5th edition of our series on monsters from around the world. This week we're looking at the stories of Am Fear Liath Mor, the Borrego Sandman, Mothman, Owlman, and the Michigan…
238 - Ghosts! Part 3!
It's October, which means a month of episodes on spooky, paranormal topics! This week it's ghost stories with the tales of Queen Esther, Little Red Man, James Briton Bailey, and Frederi…
237 - Serial Killers from Around the World: Europe
This week we're wrapping up Serial Killer September with a big episode covering serial killers from Europe! We're looking at the stories of Donato Bilancia, Colin Ireland, Peter Tobin, …
236 - Serial Killers from Around the World: Asia
This week we're looking at some Asian serial killers! Learn about Umesh Reddy, Hiroshi Maeue, Raman Raghav, and Miyuki Ishikawa.
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235 - Serial Killers from Around the World: Australia, Part 2
This week we're finishing up our 2-part series on serial killers from Australia (without the accent this time) with the stories of David Birnie, Ivan Milat, and Paul Denyer.
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234 - Serial Killers from Around the World: Australia, Part 1
I'm so sorry for this episode...but here are the stories of Australian killers Eric Edgar Cooke, Edwin John Eastwood, Peter Dupas.
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233 - Serial Killers from Around the World: Turkey
It's Serial Killer September! This month, we're going all around the world and looking at killers from different countries and continents, starting with Turkey and the stories of Yavuz …
232 - Weird Weapons
This week is all about weird weapons from history! Learn about the Peacemaker, the Hellburner, and the Dardanelles Gun.
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231 - More Airplane Stories!
This week we're covering more airplane stories, such as Alexander Kliuyev, Asiana Flight 214, National Airlines Flight 2511, and FedEx Flight 705.
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230 - Odd Organizations
This week we're doing something a little different and talking about some strange clubs and organizations from history! Learn about the Church of the Hammer, The International Concatena…
229 - Weird Fun Bag #12: An Autistic Heist, A Weird Family, and Living the Dream
It's a new month, which means a new Weird Fun Bag! We're looking at the stories of Edwin Rist, Dana Brown, and the Tromp Family.
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228 - An Assortment of American Killers, Part 2
This week we're wrapping up our series on American murderers with the stories of Dorothea Helen Gray, Ray Copeland, and Andre Thomas.
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