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
207 - Joseph Duncan and Westley Allan Dodd
This week we're looking at two gigantic piles of human dumpster juice with the stories of Joseph Duncan and Westley Allan Dodd. If you have kids, this might be a tough episode to listen…
206 - North Carolina!
This week is all about my home state of North Carolina! We're looking at four obscure stories from the state's history: Alma Petty Gatlin, Tom Dula, Archie Kinsauls, and Leon Hollomon, …
205 - Race Riots, Part 2
This week we're recognizing Black History Month the only way we know how—by highlighting race riots from history. We're covering the Wilmington Insurrection, the Perry Race Riot, and th…
204 - An Assortment of Airplane Stories
Got flight anxiety? Then maybe skip this episode! We've got the stories of Albert Guay, Jack Gilbert Graham, British Airways Flight 5390, and the Miracle of the Andes to give you all ki…
203 - Lesser Known Stories from World War II, Part 3
We're back with another edition of some lesser known stories from World War II. This week, we're looking at the lives of Alistair Urquhart, Saburo Sakai, Calvin Graham, Franz von Werra,…
202 - Con Artists
This week we're looking at a few con artists from history who put way too much work into getting away with their crimes. We're covering the lives of Lord Gordon-Gordon, John Schmidt, an…
201 - Native American Stories
Why are you here after last week's disaster of an episode?
Well, either way, thanks for coming back! This week, we're covering some tales from the Native American people. Learn all about…
200 - Florida, the Sequel! (And the BIG 200th Episode Celebration!)
It's here! 200 episodes of this dumb show.
Like we did for 100 episodes, we get destroyed and try to record something that resembles a podcast. For legal reasons, we were definitely tota…
199 - Amnesia!
Can you actually get hit on your noggin so hard that you completely forget everything about your life? Well, it happened to the people on today's episode! We're covering the stories of …
198 - Faking Your Own Death
Happy New Year! It's 2024 and what better way to celebrate than to fake your own death and disappear from the hellish life you've created for yourself! Learn from some notable people fr…
197 - Urban Legends
Merry Christmas! There's an old Christmas tradition to tell scary stories and urban legends rather than stuff about Santa Claus and reindeer and whatever. So this week, we'll keep the t…
196 - Weird Crimes
This week we're looking at weird crimes from history! Check out this episode where we cover the stories of the Mad Gasser of Mattoon, The Brassiere Brigade, the Kissing Case, Dwarf Toss…
195 - Awful Women in History, Part 2
There's been an awful lot of talk about terrible dudes on the show lately, so I didn't want you ladies to feel left out! This week we're following up on Episode #106 with the stories of…
194 - The Voices in My Head!
Every week seems to be full of crazy stories here on the pod, but this week is actually dedicated to legitimately crazy people. We're covering Richard Chase, Herbert Mullin, and Charles…
193 - More Cannibals!
This week we're following up on Episode #123 with four more stories of cannibals from history. Listen in to learn about Leonarda Cianciulli, Zhang Yongming, Stephen Griffiths, and, Isse…
192 - Serial Killer Sampler #7: Robinson, Sobhraj & Sutcliffe
This week it's the 7th edition of our Serial Killer Sampler series. We're looking at the lives and crimes of John Edward Robinson, Charles Sobhraj, and Peter Sutcliffe.
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191 - Funny Fails
This week, we're looking at some funny fails in history. Whether it's a hoax, a plot to overthrow a government, or to exact revenge, our subjects this week did not succeed. We're lookin…
190 - Lesser Known War Stories
On this week's episode, we're traveling through several years of history to look at a handful of lesser known stories from various wars. We're covering the Battle of Karansebes, St. Cla…
189 - Demons! Part 2!
We're wrapping up our spooky Halloween themed month with more stories about something that legitimately scares a lot of people -- Demons! This week, we're looking at the stories of Arne…
188 - Aliens! Part 5! (Contactees!)
We're continuing our spooky month with another set of stories about aliens, this time with people who claimed to have been contacted by them. We're covering the stories of Elizabeth Kla…