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
227 - An Assortment of American Killers, Part 1
This week we're starting a two-part series on some wild murderers from the United States. Tune in to learn about the Harpe Brothers, Phillip Jablonski, and Juan Corona.
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226 - Insurance Fraud!
While we've talked about people (mostly women) killing their husbands to cash in on life insurance before, we've never had an episode dedicated to it! This week, we're looking at the st…
225 - Totally Real Heroes
This week we're looking at 3 stories of guys who tried to be heroes...and actually convinced people of it because we're all pretty gullible. We're covering the stories of William James …
224 - Weird Fun Bag #11: Lazy Hitmen, Creative Unaliving, and Relentless Terrorists
This week is the 11th edition of the Weird Fun Bag series where we cover the stories of Tan Youhui, William Kogut, Bashir Kouchacji. We also have new music beds for the show, so let us …
223 - Strikes!
This week we're looking at strikes from history because every generation is lazy and don't want to work no more. Learn about the Haymarket Affair, the Ludlow Massacre, and the Battle of…
222 - Thug Life!
This week we're getting gangster with it as we explore the stories of John Birger, Giuseppe Greco, Ramadan Abel Rehim Mansour, and Murder Inc.
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221 - Bad Scientists
Science is hard, and these people were bad at it. We're looking at the stories of Times Beach, David Hahn, and Thomas Jagger.
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220 - Weird Fun Bag #10: The Miracle Child, the Best Prostitute, and a Big Treasure Hunt
The Weird Fun Bag returns! This week we're looking at the stories of Audrey Santos, Lou Wooster, and Forest Fenn's treasure.
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219 - School Shenanigans
This week, we're going back to school! (Which is weird since a lot of school years are starting to wind down...)
We're covering 6 insane stories from schools around the world, so listen …
218 - Florida, the Trilogy
We're back with our 3rd installment of silly stories from Florida! We're covering the Wakulla Volcano and the lives of John Knight, Bennie Wint, Byrd Billings, and Bob Allen.
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217 - The Abductions of Patty Hearst and Brian Wells
This week we're covering two famous (and wild) abduction stories from history: Patty Hearst and Brian Wells.
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216 - Demented Doctors Part 2
This week, we're making you anxious about seeing your doctor (again!). We're covering the stories of Donald Harvey, Charles Cullen and John Bodkin Adams.
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215 - Amazing Tales of Survival Part 3
It's another edition of inspirational stories from people who didn't die when they probably should have! This week, we're covering the lives of Charles Lightoller, Truman Duncan, Channi…
214 - Prison Escapes!
This week is all about people who made crazy escapes from prison (or tried to)! We're covering the lives of Radovan Krejcir, the Briley Brothers, and Pascal Payet.
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213 - Mysterious Deaths
If you hate unresolved stories, this episode isn't for you! We're looking at the mysterious and mostly unsolved deaths of Roland T. Owen, Elisa Lam, LeRoy Carter, and Alfred Loewenstein…
212 - Tamara Samsanova and Marcus Wesson
This week, we're covering two giant piles of human trash who killed a lot of people. Tune in and learn about the lives of Tamara Samsanova and Marcus Wesson!
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211 - Terry Rasmussen
This week, we're looking at the incredibly strange story of Terry Rasmussen, AKA Bob Evans. What does this serial killer have in connection to a massive restaurant chain? Tune in to fin…
210 - Karma!
This week is all about people who got what was coming to them! We're covering the stories of Ken McIlroy, Grace Olive Wiley, Kay Grayson, Peter Reyn-Bardt, and William Burke.
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209 - An Assortment of Weirdos
It's the start of year 5 of this dumb little show! Today, we're looking at the stories of three weirdos from history with the lives of John Birges, Richard Snell, and Terry Thompson.
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208 - Pathetic Politics!
This week is all about politics...as if you weren't going to get enough of it this year. We're looking at the stories of the Battle of Athens, the Congressional Brawl, Kisimba Ngoy, and…