Curios Cast

Did the Nazi's invent a time-travelling, radiation-emitting, super duper wonder weapon in the closing stages of the Second World War? What's the connection between Nazi Germany and a well-documented UFO sighting over the United States in 1965? Aliens, Nazis, UFO's, Conspiracies.. Bells. This episode has it all!  

In this weeks episode of Weird News, Tom starts off by telling us about a woman who stopped off at McDonalds drive-thru while being perused by the police following a hit and run. George gives us a long awaited update on Curios Cast classic story; the man who sued his parents after they threw his porn collection. 

You may have heard of Vantablack, well have you heard of Black 3.0? Rob tells all about the blackest of blacks and even demonstrates how black black can be.  Head over to the YouTube video to see just how black Black 3.0 is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGR6b0h4t0M  

Tom revisits an old topic; the man who counted every one of his sneezes, logging the time, location and strength of them all.  What other bodily functions are worth counting? For one reddit user it was every masturbation session. A bit more in line with the usual Curios Cast material.  Check out Peters blog: https://sneezecount.joyfeed.com/  

Who doesn't love a good mystery? This week it's time for a classic. When a group of Russian hikers ventured into the snow-swept mountains around 'dead mountain', they would never return. How they died, and what happened into the lead up to their deaths has remained a mystery ever since..

It's been a long and dreary 7 weeks but the boys have finally reunited! Rob, Tom and George bring you a Weird News episode with topics varying from rockets full of cum, huge fish and armpits leaking milk. 

Tom and Rob are joined by special guest and long time fan Luke East for a proper classic episode of Weird News. 

This week Tom and Rob recap some of the funniest and strangest moments from this years Olympic events in Tokyo as well as discuss some of the maddest news stories to come out of the Olympic Games in recent history. 

Another week another Weird News. Rob is still absent so another Tom & George spectacular! You're in store for some stories about extreme body-modification, un-extreme diets, airport smuggling, and disgusting houses on the market in the states. 

The Darwin Awards salute the improvement of the human genome by honouring those who accidentally remove themselves from it in a spectacular manner!  Rob is out of action this episode; Tom and George discuss the craziest and stupidest ways in which people have ended their own lives, it's grim, but as usual the boys bring some levity to a dark topic 

The Wizard of New Zealand.   Long time Curios Cast fans will remember The Wizard as one of Tom's first topics back during his early episodes as a host. This week, Tom revists the story of this eccentric Kiwi icon and delves into his past, future and present. Can he make it rain in command? Is he really paid to be a wizard by the New Zealand government? I don't know, but Tom does! Watch along on Yo...

Excited for the Euro 2020 final Rob and Tom get in the football spirit and find some crazy football based topics to discuss.    George had an emergency with his little fella so could not be there for todays episode. 

The mystery of the Westfield Watcher.  How would you react if you and your family began receiving unsettling and mysterious letters in the mail? It would be especially unnerving if the writer of those letters seemed to be watching your every move..   This week, George guides us through the mysterious events surrounding the Westfield Watcher and the Broaddus family. After purchasing a home in Westf...

Bitcoin, Drugs and the Silk Road. This week, Rob regales us with the one-time experiences of his friend as they purchased drugs via the infamous Silk Road. We dive into the depths of the dark web, discuss some background on the Silk Road and the rise of Bitcoin.  If only we knew then what we know now about Bitcoin. In perhaps the most soul destroying sequence yet featured on the Curios Cast, Rob c...

In 2012 Muhammad Shahid Nazir quickly rose to internet stardom after a recording of his 'One Pound Fish' song went viral across the nation. In this episode Tom sits down and chats with Shahid about his experience and what he's up to now. Shahid even debuts a new song right here on the Curios Cast so tune the flunk in!   Watch Shahid's interview here on YouTube Follow our Instagram for all of the b...

This week, Tom takes us on a stroll through the history of memes. Straight up just memeing, the boys explore how memes have changed over the years, discuss which memes are the best and take a guess at what is the worlds first meme.  Meme me up Scotty, I don’t want to get caught ROFLing when Pepe the Frog and Bad Luck Brian come storming in.  Watch along on YouTube   Click here for the best bits Al...

Largest poo, priest caught being unholy and robber goes on a quest for chicken nuggets. Another week, another round of weird news! This week the boys discuss an exceptionally large Viking poo, a naughty priest getting caught being very un priestly and a robber who risks it all for some nug nugs. I would do some terrible things for the promise of a nug or two. In Krakow I had chicken nugs with blue...

The mystery of Coral Castle. It's time for another mystery! Tom brings us the tale of Coral Castle, a strange and mysterious structure in Florida built over a period of 28 years by the reclusive Edward Leedskalnin.  Legends abound over how Leedskalnin carved and constructed the over 1,100 tonnes of limestone that make up the castle, was it reverse magnetism? Magic? Aliens? All we know for sure is...

Gnome & sex toy shortage, horny burglar caught red handed, man mails himself across the world. It's time for another weird news episode! This week, George and Tom are joined once again by Ziggy Rockett to discuss three more bizarre and rib-tickling tales from the internet.  Disaster strikes! The world has been hit by a disaster of monumental proportions. A gnome and sex toy shortage has left peopl...

The mysterious identity of one of the most iconic, polite and daring airline pirates in American history - 'DB Cooper'.  On November 24th, 1971, an unassuming man wearing a dark suit, sunglasses and with neat, cropped hair bought a ticket for Northwest Orient Airlines 305. Once airborne, he hijacked the plane using a bomb, was exceedingly polite to the passengers and crew, had a couple of drinks a...

Suspicious butt plug found in German forest prompts bomb scare, man caught with 35 girlfriends on the go and a bizarre taxidermist from the UK, and more!  We're back with another weird news episode! This week we discuss a sex toy that prompted a bomb scare, a Japanese man caught leading on 35 girlfriends, and a bizarre taxidermist from the UK who may or may not murder someone in the near future. ...

This week, Rob and the boys discuss the mysterious timeline of Cicada 3301, a secretive group behind a series of internet puzzles and complex ciphers which  bled into the real world.  Beginning with an anonymous post on 4chan, the Cicada 3301 organisation created a complicated series of internet puzzles with an unknown purpose between 2012 and 2014. Ordering participants not to share any details,...

Man caught smuggling meth inside breakfast burrito, squirrel papped with six pack and huge nut sack, gelato controversy in Italy and more!  We're back! Well, two of us are back. This week George and Tom are joined by an old friend and new guest on the Curios Cast, Ziggy Rockett! Beware, this episode does go off tangent, and includes a lot of naughty swear words, bodily fluids, ballbags and... Prin...

Kev Riley may otherwise have remained just your average guy from Burnley had he not taken the fateful decision to push a whisk deep into his mouth on national television... In this weeks episode, Tom discusses the what, why, where and how of whisk-gate with Kev, whilst the boys try to wrap their heads around what it must be like to become a living meme.  We also discuss Kai the hatchet wielding hi...

Man attempts to smuggle tortoise disguised as a KFC burger, French monastery appeals for buyers for literal tonnes of FROMAGE and the worlds greatest monster footprint hoax is exposed for all to see.  Alas, another week without a Bigfoot story. However, this is a good'un, if I do say so myself.. which I do.  Why are so many people attempting to smuggle things onto planes in China? We've had orange...