Keep It Weird: A Strange & Unusual Podcast

Hi Weirdos!  Welcome to part two of our Obsession Sessions!! Last week we talked about the precursor to serial killers: STALKING.  And the precursor to stalking? Obsession.  And the precursor to obsession?  I don't know, perfume?  We didn't go that far back. Join Ashley, Lauren, and Georges as we continue our discussion of obsessions while learning about the SCORECARD KILLER (he's the worst) and t...

Hi Weirdos!  Welcome to our FIFTIETH EPISODE!! Yeah, I know it says 45 but it's wrong OK!?  Joining us for this milestone is an old friend of the show GEORGES!! (Episode 8: Creature from the Georges Lagoon) Today is PART ONE of our Obsession Sessions "Urges & Artwork" and we are discussing Obsessive compulsions, stalkers, cults, and serial killers with a very specific fixation. We try to understan...

The ghouls are back in town, the ghouls are back in town! Welcome to another edition of LISTENER GHOST STORIES!  In Listener Ghost stories we take YOUR stories, our lovely weirdos, and we share them with the world! This week we are feeling the love-- many of the stories in this episode are sentimental and heartwarming-- but don't worry.  They're still creepy as hell. This week we encounter MORE BA...

Velcome Veirdos!   I vant to tell you about Vampires!  This week is PART TWO of our Vampires episode and Ashley, Lauren, and Billy are all back to chat about modern day vampires!! What do vampires do in the 21st century?  Where do they go?  What do they eat? Er... drink?   IRL vampies, roleplayers, vampire fanatics, bloodsucking pop culture, and we answer the extra tough questions like "If you cou...

Good Evening, Weirdos. I vant to suck your blood from my fingers and toes, for I am the dreaded Yara-ma-yha-who!  In this episode you'll learn all about VAMPIRES!  Ashley, Lauren, and artist/vampire enthusiast Billy chat about vampires throughout history, vampires from all over the world, and even vampires who still may be living among us today..... Learn a bout the origins of the vampire legend. ...

Yaaaaachts, weirdos!  We are back for PART TWO of our HOLLYWEIRD episode!  This week we are sharing some personal ghost stories from different experiences we've had in Hollywood-- some are even with FAMOUS ghosts! We explore some crazy poltergeist activity in Culver City, take a trip to the beautiful Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, we find out where Rasputin has been hiding, and even hear from Carr...

Meh, see?  Welcome to Tinseltown, see? This week Ashley, Lauren, and the hilarious & talented Blair Gorman (SuperMansion, Robot Chicken)are taking a trip to stalk the stars in HOLLYWOOD!   We're taking you to the notoriously haunted studios, solving some Hollywood murders, and even sharing some extra spooky celebrity AND personal stories!  Want to know what happens when everyone leaves Warner Brot...

 "How do you keep something secret-- you hide it in plain sight." -Dr. Steven M. Greer, Unacknowledged Hi Weirdos!  Are you alone?  Is anyone watching you?  Are you sure? Welcome to our CONSPIRACY THEORY episode.  This week we go off the deep end, and rightly so.  Ashley, Lauren, and handsome Joe chat about celebrity murders, secret government facilities, coverups, assassinations, kidnappings, CIA...

Happy 2018 Weirdos!!  It's time for the most requested episode yet-- WITCHCRAFT.  This week Lauren and Ashley sit down with Jennifer Maimone, owner and operator of the cutest eclectic store in South Pasadena, California "Dual Crossroads."  She is a Christo-Pagan, a business owner, a dog lover, and an expert in all things witchy. Ever wanted to know the science behind crystal healing or the meaning...

Hi Weirdos!  Welcome to our FINAL episode of the year!  The season one finale!  It's been a crazy year full of laughter and screams, friendship and drinks, learning crazy new things, and most importantly.. sharing scary stories. One story you've heard referenced multiple times is that of "Ben."  The ghost that followed Ashley from apartment to apartment when she first moved to LA.  Well this week,...

Hi Weirdos! This is a preview for our VERY SPECIAL TELEVISION episode where we sit down with the men of Best Men Media: Pete, Chris, Jose, and David and we chat about Season 8, Episode 7 of Family Matters: "Stevil." Take a listen as we review one of the most bonkers episodes of television to ever be aired and keep an eye out for the FULL episode next week on VERY SPECIAL TELEVISION's iTunes!  As a...

Buon Giorno, weirdos! This week Ashley & Lauren sit down with Melanie and discover their roots!  We chat about WEIRD Armenian, Irish, and Italian culture!  The paranormal, the monsters, the ghosts, and the just-plain-wacky tales from our homelands! Melanie shares some SUPER interesting stories about growing up Armenian, Ashley talks about all the delicious foods her Italian grandmother makes, and...

Hello Spooks and Spectres!  Welcome to part two of our creep-tastic Halloween episode!  This week we're telling some SCARY Halloween stories!  Stories about real life murders, shape-shifters, old lady werewolves, and even some classic GHOST STORIES!! Some even sent in by YOU, our lovely, weird listeners! If you need a breather after this horror of terror-- revisit "Halloween Part One: Witch, Pleas...

Hello Boils and Ghouls! Welcome to Part One of our VERY SPECIAL HALLOWEEN SPECIAL!! We're starting off the season nice and easy with an episode about the origins of All Hallow's Eve and Día de los Muertos as well as chatting about our favorite Halloween memories, movies, songs and more! So grab your candy corn, sip your cider, hop on your broom and join us for an hour of reminiscing and celebratin...

It's a FAMILY AFFAIR!! Welcome to this week's KEEP IT WEIRD where Ashley and Lauren are joined by Ashley's sister Jamie and brother-in-law Corey as they are fresh off a plane from across the country bringing you the weirdest, grossest, scariest, craziest, most ridiculous FAMILIES in the world!  Families who kill, families who do real gross stuff, criminal families, family feuds, a BONUS "This Week...

Welcome Weirdos! This week on Keep It Weird we're diving into the mysteries of SECRET SOCIETIES!  Joined by actor and (probable) free mason Dakota Kennedy we discuss the Illuminati, Free Masons, and even the Skull and Bones!  The truth, the lies, and boy, oh boy... the conspiracies. Theres a strange clicking a few times in the episode.  It could be Ashley's bracelets OR... it could be a secret gov...

Welcome, Weirdos, to another edition of ASK A WEIRDO!! We take YOUR questions and answer them with our research, thoughts, and opinions.  We get questions sent in by listeners all the time and we LOVE giving you our expert* opinion on all things STRANGE AND UNUSUAL!  This week we talk about vanquishing demons, whether or not Jesus was an alien, and we actually get pretty personal and have a meanin...

Welcome back, ya psychos!  Last week got a bit dark, wouldn't ya say?  Sorry about it, we just couldn't help ourselves!  This week we are BACK with PART TWO of "OH, for Pete's Sake" as we take a look at MEDIA URBAN LEGENDS.  The internet has spawned some VERY creepy stories; but could real life actually be creepier? Joined again by PETER LOZANO host of the Very Special Television podcast and his h...

Hiya Weirdos, How are you?  Good?  That's great, can't wait to ruin that for you.  This week is PART ONE of our Media conspiracies and urban legends episode!  We are joined by a VERY SPECIAL guest, Peter Lozano-- host of the VERY SPECIAL TELEVISION podcast!! And return guest, Scott Youngbauer, who you last heard in our DOLLS episode! So many CAPS! Focusing on the "conspiracy" portion in this segme...

Strap in for another edition of LISTENER GHOST STORIES!! We get stories about ghosts, aliens, witches, monsters, serial killers, home intruders, and even demons emailed to us weekly and then we feature those stories in a FULL episode every other month! This week we cover it all: From crocodile close encounters to demon day care, prophetic dreams to bathroom ghouls, and high school exorcisms to.......

Welcome Weirdos!  This week we're chatting about TWINS with a TWIN!  Join Ashley, Lauren, and identical twin Logan and learn about a plethora of twin types, how twins happen, killer twins, "whisper twins," twin telepathy, and some absolutely insane, too crazy to be true twin stories. Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube page where you can now WATCH our news segment "This Week in Weird" every w...

It's a bird!  It's a plane!  It's Keep It Weird! This week we are talking about SUPER HUMAN POWERS!  Real life X-Men, Aquamen, and Daredevils!  Do humans have the abilities that we see throughout comic books?  Is it a mutation that they are born with or did they learn to be "freaks?"  What can they teach us about the human body?  And more importantly, what can they teach us about the human mind? T...

Welcome to another edition of HOMETOWN LORE!  This time we decided not to travel at all as we're joined by CALIFORNIA native Rachel Wilde!   This episode dives deep into the history of California's famous serial killers, murder mysteries, haunted locations, strange architecture, adorable monsters, and some reeeeaaaally chiiillll California ghosts. So slap on some sunscreen, open the sunroof, avoid...

Remember that crazy episode we did about how we could all be a part of a computer program called the Matrix where we talked about multiple dimensions, alternate timelines, and the Mandela effect and you listened and were like... whuuuut?   It's like that but longer/crazier/deeper.  This time around we look at the fabric of the universe through the lens of premonitions and precognition.  Do humans...

Hello Boils and Ghouls!! It's another edition of LISTENER GHOST STORIES!! We know, it's been too long! We travel all over the country from Pasadena, CA to Peoria, IL... we chat about everything from space pickles to haunted DVDs, from IRL indian burial grounds to possessed toilets.  And we try to find an answer to the age old question: Why is everybody being haunted by their uncle? You know the dr...