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
147 - Lesser Known School Disasters
Fun fact: School shootings aren't a new thing! This week, we're looking at the stories of the Bath School Disaster, Walter Seifert, Cokeville Elementary School, and the Beslan School Si…
146 - Weird Fun Bag #2- A Circus Act, A Meat Shower, and a Pair of Exploding Pants
The weird fun bag returns this week with 3 really silly stories. We're looking at Oofty Goofty, the Kentucky Meat Shower, and New Zealand's exploding trousers. Are they all Urban Dictio…
145 - Ted Bundy
This week we're covering arguably America's most famous serial killer, Ted Bundy. I also go off on his deliriously obliviously stupid girlfriends. It's a fun way to end 2022.
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144 - Race Riots
Who's ready to feel bad about being white? This week we're looking at the Colfax Massacre, the Elaine Massacre, the Omaha Riot, and the Tulsa Riot...all of which involve black people ne…
143 - The Donner Party
One of the more famous stories from American history during the time of the Oregon Trail. Most people know how it ended but many don't know all of the colossally dumb mistakes that were…
142 - Weird Fun Bag #1: The LP, a Mystery Man, and a Long Fight
This week, we're starting a new series where we cover three random stories from history. We're looking at the stories of Jeffrey Hudson, Jerome of Sandy Cove, and the 19-year duel...and…
141 - Unusual Uprisings
This week, we're talking about three insane events from history you almost certainly have never heard of before. We're looking at the stories of Murder Island, the Jayuya Uprising, and …
140 - Whacky Wars Part 3! (More Dumb Wars)
In a follow up to an episode we did a LONG time ago, we're covering some more silly wars from history. Learn about the Watermelon War, the Brooks-Baxter War, the Oyster War, and the Red…
139 - More German Killers
This week, we're going back to Germany to tell the stories of three more infamous serial killers from that country's history. We're looking at Fritz Haarmann, Adolf Seefeldt, and Rudolf…
138 - Lesser Known Stories from World War II Part 2
Everyone loves World War II right? Here are 3 stories from the biggest event in world history. We're covering the stories of Ken Gatward, Joe Duckworth, Marcel Petiot, and the Demon Cor…
137 - Haunted Houses
Happy Halloween! This week, we're wrapping up our spooky-themed month with some stories about well-known haunted houses. We're covering the Octagon House, Raynham Hall, the Whaley House…
136 - Aliens! Part 2 - Alien Abductions
This week we're wrapping up our alien topics with a few stories about famous alien abductions. We're covering the stories of Samuel Thompson, Buck Nelson, Reinhold Schmidt, Travis Walto…
135 - Aliens! Part 1 - Famous UFO Sightings
Sick of talking about monsters? Good, because now we're talking about famous UFO sightings! We're covering Kenneth Arnold, the Maury Island Incident, the Chiles-Whitted Encounter, the G…
134 - Even More Monsters!
This week, we're covering even more monsters, because it's Halloween. We're talking about the Honey Island Swamp Monster, the Grafton Monster, the Minerva Monster, and the Pope Lick Mon…
133 - More Monsters!
It's October, which means it's time to get spooky! All this month we're covering Halloween-themed characters and topics. This week, we cover some more monsters after covering a handful …
132 - Robert Berdella
Serial Killer September ends with the story of Robert Berdella! WARNING: This one is pretty graphic.
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131 - Randy Kraft
Warning - this week's episode isn't great. Both because of the graphic nature of the story and also because my brain was fried. Proceed at caution.
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130 - Robert Hansen
Serial Killer September continues with the story of Alaskan killer Robert Hansen. Plus - we've added a new bit to the end of every show!
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129 - Serial Killer Sampler #2 - Dyer, Lucas, and Shawcross
Serial Killer September has returned! This week, we're kicking things off with 3 stories of serial killers Amelia Dyer, Henry Lee Lucas, and Arthur Shawcross.
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128 - Peculiar Pranks
Practical jokes and pranks are hardly newsworthy, but the best survive history. This week, we're looking at three of the most epic pranks in the history of humanity.
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