It Gets Weird

Hello there friends and weirdos! In this episode, friend of the show Jules returns to discuss one of her favorite topics with the Weird Boys: the Beatles! Kyle cracks open his sixth grade project on the Brit teenyboppers to assist with the story and explain...did Paul McCartney die and get secretly replaced by a doppelganger? We search for the truth in what may be the first conspiracy Kyle took in...

Hey there friends and weirdos! In this one, Nile talks about our first Indigo Child story - Boriska Kipriyanovich. We've mentioned Indigo Children in past episodes, but this is our first profile of a person who claims to be one. Does Boriska radiate an aura of indigo that has ascended him to a higher consciousness? What abilities do Indigo Children possess that us normies don't? Why does Kyle insi...

Hey there friends and weirdos! In this new episode, Garrett's back to talk about a hot n' fresh assortment of cryptids! We have three different cryptid stories, all revolving around a certain theme...can you guess the theme before one of the Weird Boys does? We nibble on these bite-size cryptid stories and much more! Also, please check out and, if you can, offer your support for Black and Pink, an...

Hey there friends and weirdos! In this one, Nile drives with Kyle down the highway to hell - we're talkin' Route 666, baby! Is this stretch of highway cursed with horrible, lethally bad luck? Or is it just a case of stupid superstition and poor highway maintenance? Also, It Gets Weird demands justice for Elijah McClain. We will be donating and recommend others donate as well, if possible: https://...

Hey there friends and weirdos! This week Kyle talked to Nile about the FBI's secret program to crush dissent, COINTELPRO.  In lieu of a lengthy description, here are some links to helpful resources to support the George Floyd protests and the Black Lives Matter movement: justiceforbreonna.org blacklivesmatters.carrd.co criticalresistance.org/abolish-policing

Hello friends and weirdos! In this new one we watch Above Majestic for our FYD series. In lieu of a lengthy description, here are some links to helpful resources to support the George Floyd protests and the Black Lives Matter movement: blacklivesmatters.carrd.co secure.actblue.com/donate/ab_mn secure.actblue.com/donate/freeblackmamas2020 itch.io/b/520/bundle-for-racial-justice-and-equality

It Gets Weird wants to express support for the Black Lives Matter movement. We will not be releasing an episode this week. We absolutely will be back, but right now we're putting a pause on the show. Here are some resources on how to help: bailfunds.github.io blacklivesmatters.carrd.co https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CjZMORRVuv-I-qo4B0YfmOTqIOa3GUS207t5iuLZmyA/mobilebasic

Hey there friends and weirdos! In this one, Nile and Kyle are discussing a topic a bit more grounded in science than usual: the Dyson Sphere! We talk about Freeman Dyson, the big thinker behind this idea, as well as how science actually addresses the question of alien life in our universe. Could an immortal group of aliens survive through the heat death of the universe? Could we harness the energy...

Hey there friends and weirdos! Welcome back. In this one we wrap up the Rendlesham Incident story with a messy little bow. What secrets lurk inside the journal of Jim Penniston? What is the truth behind Hy-Brasil? Was it aliens who visited Rendlesham Forest that fateful Christmas, or was it something else entirely? When will the boys stop jumping down multi-part rabbit holes? Listen for the answer...

Hey there friends and weirdos! It's here! It's really here! 200 episodes of It Gets Weird! Nearly four years of It Gets Weird! How do we celebrate? Well, we decided to dig up some of our most popular episodes and topics and try and fill in some gaps we may have missed, as well as answer questions we posed in these episodes! We also get Garrett back on for our celebration to hit us with some conspi...

Hey there friends and weirdos! In our ramp up to episode 200, we begin a dive into a famous British UFO story known as the Rendlesham Forest Incident! Known as the "British Roswell," the Rendlesham Incident is famous for the sheer amount of (supposedly) credible witnesses there are, as well as official government investigations. Did Jim Penniston receive a psychic message from the future? Did Colo...

Hey there friends and weirdos! It's here...the finale of the Andy Pero story. Where do we even begin to summarize this one? Andy is a former supersoldier whose tale spans a vast number of other conspiracies, from gangstalking to government UFO coverups. Did Andy really escape the clutches of an insidious clandestine operation to craft indestructible soldiers for the Illuminati reptilian overlords?...

Hello friends and weirdos! Part two of Nile's coverage of secret supersoldier Andy Pero kicks off with a gunshot. Kyle could not be more excited for the continuing saga of the Project Superman darling. Andy begins training with guns now, and he's basically a video game character. We talk about the bizarre "plot holes" in supersoldier conspiracies, Nile's incredibly deep well of Chuck knowledge, an...

Hey there friends and weirdos, welcome back! This week Nile begins our journey into a deep dive on the story of a man named Andy Pero. If you believe his story, Pero is a former covert government supersoldier from a clandestine operation known as Project Superman. Was Pero capable of scaling tall buildings in a single leap? How does one Bane themselves in their mind palace? What is the secret of D...

Hey there friends and weirdos! In this episode, Kyle puts Nile through a rollercoaster of emotions about the funny pages of old. Our topic this week is Scott Adams, Dilbert creator and, uh, burgeoning conspiracy theorist. What does Mr. Adams think of evolution, climate change, and hypnotism? Hint: it's kinda weird. We also talk our favorite newspaper comic strips, what the hell is going on with Di...

Hey there friends and weirdos! In this one, Nile begins our coverage of the various Ancient Aliens conspiracies with a broad perspective. We talk about a number of supporters of the theory, such as Giorgio Tsoukalos, Erich von Däniken, and even Carl Sagan! We look at the possible roots of Ancient Aliens conspiracy, ancient cuneiform tablets to Egyptian hieroglyphics! We also learn about the best t...

Welcome back friends! A quick note: Kyle's end of the audio got kinda messed up in this recording, so he may sound kinda tinny. Nile salvaged what he could. Sorry about that! That being said, we're diving back into the history of Electronic Voice Phenomena and Instrumental Transcommunication! Who is Sarah Estep and what is her relationship with Beethoven? Who is the 'Frank' behind the famous Frank...

Hello friends and weirdos, welcome back! This week Nile brings us the story of an ex-Marine who is disclosing his personal story about his 17-year stint as a Martian supersoldier for the Mars Defense Force! That's right: our supersoldiers aren't just stationed on planet Earth. We've got the moon, Mars, and many other dope planets. Is Captain Kaye working in an official capacity to disclose our gov...

Hey there friends and weirdos! In this episode, Kyle gets excited about the history of Electronic Voice Phenomenon, aka EVPs. We also get into a topic Nile knows intimately - the history of recorded sound. Our inspection of the history of EVPs starts with two icons of science: Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla. Did Edison and Tesla make the first attempts to contact the dead with electronics? How did...

Welcome friends and weirdos! After a brief hiatus, Nile has returned to us healthier than ever. This week he also returns with tales of a new cryptid, the Man Bat! Does a terrifying bat humanoid stalk the woods of Wisconsin? Should you watch X-Files or Californication to get your David Duchovny fix? Who is Swift Peter and how do we protect our dogs from his fast-action attacks?! We answer all thes...

Welcome back friends and weirdos! Guess who else is back? Jules has returned to take the place of our sickly co-host Nile. Jules and Kyle get together to watch a bigfoot documentary called Minerva Monster: Ohio's Bigfoot for a new installment of F*** Your Documentary! Does the story of the Minerva Monster pass the FYD test? Does a faceless, sexy bigfoot haunt the woods of rural Ohio? What's scarie...

Hey there friends and weirdos! In this episode, Kyle gives Nile the lo-down on some wild UFO cases from Denmark in a continuation of our stories of UFOs from around the world. We also answer the burning questions on everyone's mind, such as how Mr. Nielsen does the math for his rating system, who's behind the Fast Car Tokyo Movie song, and if three separate UFO cases in Denmark are secretly connec...

Welcome back friends and weirdos! In this one, Nile introduces Kyle to a man named John C. Lilly! Lilly is a  physician, neuroscientist, psychoanalyst, psychonaut, among other things. However, he's most famous for his research (and LSD benders) with dolphins! To what end, you ask? We discuss this question, as well as how he used ketamine to cure migraines, contacted an intergalactic organization w...

Welcome friends and weirdos! In this episode, Kyle helps Nile uncover the truth about who actually murdered John Lennon. Steve Lightfoot is the man on the mission to spread these hidden truths and reveal to the world that Lennon's killer was not, in fact, Mark David Chapman. So who killed Lennon, for realsies? We reveal the shocking truth in this episode, as well as the evil bastards who took part...

Welcome back friends and weirdos! In this episode, Nile teaches Kyle about a New Age concept known as "Ascension Theory." Specifically, we're discussing the Planetary Activation Organization, aka PAO. We also talk about its leader, Sheldan Nidle. How do you awaken to fifth-dimensional awareness? Have you ever wanted to ascend your consciousness to a higher plane of existence? Rewrite your DNA? We...