John Hinson

Our Weird World

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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.

Be sure to visit the podcast's website and support the creator: www.johnhinsonwrites.com

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John Hinson

Episodes

343 - Monsters! Part 6! 12.10.2026 39:29

Send us Fan Mail So many monsters to cover this week! We're looking at Batsquatch, the Flathead Lake Monster, the Van Meter Visitor, the White River Monster, the Dover Demon, the Toronto Tunnel Monster, and the Crawfordsville Monster. Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeir...

342 - North Carolina Paranormal 05.10.2026 25:05

Send us Fan Mail We're into October, so we're spending the entire month celebrating Halloween and covering spooky-themed stories that I poke holes in. Sorry. This week we're covering some paranormal stories from my home state of North Carolina with the Bleeding Woman, the Maco Light, the Wampus Cat, and the Thirsty Skull. Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeird...

341 - Serial killer Sampler #15: Dominique, Marchwicki & Gallego 28.09.2026 37:18

Send us Fan Mail Serial Killer September wraps up with the best sampler yet, covering the lives of Ronald Dominique, Zdzisław Marchwicki, and Gerald Gallego. Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want more John? Everyone wants more John. Visit www.johnhinsonwrites.com...

340 - Serial Killer Sampler #14: Wilder, Glover & Wallace 21.09.2026 35:35

Send us Fan Mail Serial Killer September gets crazier with the 14th sampler covering the lives of Christopher Wilder, John Wayne Glover, Henry Louis Wallace. Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want more John? Everyone wants more John. Visit www.johnhinsonwrites.com...

339 - Serial Killer Sampler #13: Minghella, Christopher & Woodfield 14.09.2026 26:49

Send us Fan Mail Serial Killer September continue with the 13th sampler covering the lives of Maurizio Minghella, Joseph Christopher, and Randall Woodfield. Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want more John? Everyone wants more John. Visit www.johnhinsonwrites.com...

338 - Serial Killer Sampler #12: Brasil, Ogorzow & Edwards 07.09.2026 28:32

Send us Fan Mail It's Serial Killer September! All this month, we're doing some serial killer samplers with 3 stories from history. This week, we're covering Febronio Indio do Brasil, Paul Ogorzow, and Edward Edwards. Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldP...

337 - Weird Crimes 31.08.2026 26:06

Send us Fan Mail This week we're covering the strange criminal behavior of Kenneth Parks, Gags the Clown, and the Garanhuns Cannibals. Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want more John? Everyone wants more John. Visit www.johnhinsonwrites.com for all the books...

336 - Curses! Part 2! 24.08.2026 33:38

Send us Fan Mail This week we're talking about some more curses from history and one that might actually be legit. Check out Part 1 on Episode 318. Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want more John? Everyone wants more John. Visit www.johnhinsonwrites.com for...

335 - Kevin Curtis 17.08.2026 30:42

Send us Fan Mail This week's story is fun. It's all about the story of Kevin Curtis and the underground world of Elvis impersonators, possible black market organ trading, and a ricin attack on President Obama. Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want more...

334 - Peter Nygård 10.08.2026 38:20

Send us Fan Mail If you thought Jeffrey Epstein was bad (and didn't kill himself), then you should learn about this week's subject whose trial also happened around the same time and was also equally as bad (and maybe worse). It's the story of Peter Nygård! Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follo...

333 - Weird Fun Bag #29: Birdman, a Spaghetti Tree, and a Return to Hollow Earth 03.08.2026 31:22

Send us Fan Mail New Month. New Fun Bag. The 29th edition covers the Spaghetti Tree and the lives of a couple of Dicks—Richard Speck and Richard Shaver. Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want more John? Everyone wants more John. Visit www.johnhinsonwrites.com for...

332 - Con Artists, Part 2! 27.07.2026 25:14

Send us Fan Mail This week we're looking at more con artists from history! Learn about the lives of Frederic Bourdin, Albert Johnson Walker, and John Darwin. Check out Part 1 on Episode #202 Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want more John? Everyone wants mor...

331 - Random Paranormal Part 2: Poltergeists, Faces, and a Legally Binding Haunting 20.07.2026 23:17

Send us Fan Mail We're wrapping up our mini series of some paranormal with the Belmez Faces, the Ackley House, and the Northfleet Horror. Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want more John? Everyone wants more John. Visit www.johnhinsonwrites.com for all the bo...

330 - Random Paranormal Part 1: Time Travel, Alien Sex, and Haunted NBA Players 13.07.2026 26:16

Send us Fan Mail We're looking at three different (allegedly true) paranormal stories this week. Learn about the Moberley-Jourdain Incident, the Skirvin Hotel, and the life of Antônio Vilas–Boas. Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want more John? Everyone want...

329 - Weird Fun Bag #28: The Phantom Barber, a Radioactive Man, and an Extremely Weird Dude 06.07.2026 36:23

Send us Fan Mail It's the 28th Weird Fun Bag and we're looking at the Phantom Barber of Pascagoula, as well as the WEIRD lives of Albert Stevens and Ior Bock. Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want more John? Everyone wants more John. Visit www.johnhinso...

328 - Branch Vinedresser and the Dominion of Melchizedek 29.06.2026 38:45

Send us Fan Mail Buckle up for this wild ride. We're looking at the cult/scam/fraud/sovereign nation of the Dominion of Melchizedek and it's leader, Branch Vinedresser. Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want more John? Everyone wants more John. Visit www...

327 - Cults! Part 2! 22.06.2026 34:49

Send us Fan Mail The SUMMER OF CULTS returns! (just for this week though.) We're covering the stories of Michael Ryan, Sachiko Eto, and the Good News International Ministries. Check out Part 1 back on Episode #162 Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want more J...

326 - Morbid Massacres, Part 2 15.06.2026 30:50

Send us Fan Mail This week we're looking at some more massacres from history. Learn about the Parsley Massacre, as well as the stories of Mustuo Toi, Bruce Pardo, and Woo Bum-Kon. Check out Part 1 back on Episode #108 Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want mo...

325 - Strikes! Part 2! 08.06.2026 31:17

Send us Fan Mail This week it's more stories from a time when work actually sucked! Learn about the Banana Massacre, the Thibodaux Massacre, and the Harriet-Henderson strike. Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want more John? Everyone wants more John. Visit ww...

324 - Weird Fun Bag #27: A Cult, A Kidnapping, and a Bonus Army 01.06.2026 33:42

Send us Fan Mail Summer is here! This edition of the fun bag is covering the Blackburn cult, the kidnapping of George Weyerhaeuser, and the Bonus Army. Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want more John? Everyone wants more John. Visit www.johnhinsonwrites.com for a...

323 - Defying the Death Penalty 25.05.2026 22:04

Send us Fan Mail This week we're looking at people who were supposed to die, but didn't! Learn about the lives of Anne Green, Joseph Samuel, and Ludger Sylbaris. Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want more John? Everyone wants more John. Visit www.johnhi...

322 - Ghosts! Part 5! 18.05.2026 30:04

Send us Fan Mail This week we have more ghost stories! Learn about the ghosts of Carl Pruitt, Virginia Campbell, and Resurrection Mary. Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want more John? Everyone wants more John. Visit www.johnhinsonwrites.com for all the books, po...

321 - Christian Gerhartsreiter 11.05.2026 28:30

Send us Fan Mail This week we're looking at the crazy story of fake-Rockefeller con man Christian Gerhartsreiter. Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want more John? Everyone wants more John. Visit www.johnhinsonwrites.com for all the books, podcasts, waterfall...

320 - Weird Fun Bag #26: An Explorer, a Cult Leader, and a Model 04.05.2026 33:57

Send us Fan Mail New month. New fun bag. The 26th edition is covering the lives of Robert Bartlett, Edmund Creffield, and Audrey Munson. Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want more John? Everyone wants more John. Visit www.johnhinsonwrites.com for all the books, p...

319 - The Fountain of the World 27.04.2026 30:01

Send us Fan Mail This week we're looking at the story of early California cult The Fountain of the World! Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want more John? Everyone wants more John. Visit www.johnhinsonwrites.com for all the books, podcasts, waterfalls, and m...