Our Weird World

Send us Fan Mail This week we're recognizing Black History Month the only way we know how—by highlighting race riots from history. We're covering the Wilmington Insurrection, the Perry Race Riot, and the murder of Arthur McDuffie. Listen on Podurama! Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show...

Send us Fan Mail Got flight anxiety? Then maybe skip this episode! We've got the stories of Albert Guay, Jack Gilbert Graham, British Airways Flight 5390, and the Miracle of the Andes to give you all kinds of nightmares! Listen on Podurama! Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @O...

Send us Fan Mail We're back with another edition of some lesser known stories from World War II. This week, we're looking at the lives of Alistair Urquhart, Saburo Sakai, Calvin Graham, Franz von Werra, and Lyudmila Pavlichenko. Check out Part 1 in episode #38 and Part 2 in episode #138. Listen on Podurama! Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow Joh...

Send us Fan Mail This week we're looking at a few con artists from history who put way too much work into getting away with their crimes. We're covering the lives of Lord Gordon-Gordon, John Schmidt, and Juan Carlos Guzman-Betancourt. Listen on Podurama! Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the s...

Send us Fan Mail Why are you here after last week's disaster of an episode? Well, either way, thanks for coming back! This week, we're covering some tales from the Native American people. Learn all about the Unnamed Catawba Warrior, Swift Runner, Jack Fiddler, and Joe Medicine Crow. Listen on Podurama! Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on...

Send us Fan Mail It's here! 200 episodes of this dumb show. Like we did for 100 episodes, we get destroyed and try to record something that resembles a podcast. For legal reasons, we were definitely totally sober during this recording and it was all an act. This week, it's all about stories from the dumpster fire that is Florida! In the second version of this show (check out episode #66...

Send us Fan Mail Can you actually get hit on your noggin so hard that you completely forget everything about your life? Well, it happened to the people on today's episode! We're covering the stories of Benjaman Kyle and Lawrence Joseph Bader. Listen on Podurama! Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Foll...

Send us Fan Mail Happy New Year! It's 2024 and what better way to celebrate than to fake your own death and disappear from the hellish life you've created for yourself! Learn from some notable people from history who tried it for themselves (and kinda succeeded). This week, we're covering the stories of James Washington, David Friedland, and Raymond Stansel. Listen on Podurama! Like...

Send us Fan Mail Merry Christmas! There's an old Christmas tradition to tell scary stories and urban legends rather than stuff about Santa Claus and reindeer and whatever. So this week, we'll keep the tradition alive with some urban legends from around the United States. We're covering the stories of the Melonheads, the Bunny Man, and Charlie No Face. Listen on Podurama! Like the sh...

Send us Fan Mail This week we're looking at weird crimes from history! Check out this episode where we cover the stories of the Mad Gasser of Mattoon, The Brassiere Brigade, the Kissing Case, Dwarf Tossing, and the Hatton Garden Heist. Listen on Podurama! Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show...

Send us Fan Mail There's been an awful lot of talk about terrible dudes on the show lately, so I didn't want you ladies to feel left out! This week we're following up on Episode #106 with the stories of Christine Falling, Juana Baraza, Catherine Monvoisin, and Lavinia Fisher. Listen on Podurama! Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Tw...

Send us Fan Mail Every week seems to be full of crazy stories here on the pod, but this week is actually dedicated to legitimately crazy people. We're covering Richard Chase, Herbert Mullin, and Charles Ray Hatcher—three men who did a lot of REALLY terrible things because the voices in their head told them to. *This is an explicit episode warning...if you care about that sort of thing.* Liste...

Send us Fan Mail This week we're following up on Episode #123 with four more stories of cannibals from history. Listen in to learn about Leonarda Cianciulli, Zhang Yongming, Stephen Griffiths, and, Issei Sagawa. Listen on Podurama! Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWo...

Send us Fan Mail This week it's the 7th edition of our Serial Killer Sampler series. We're looking at the lives and crimes of John Edward Robinson, Charles Sobhraj, and Peter Sutcliffe. Listen on Podurama! 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...

Send us Fan Mail This week, we're looking at some funny fails in history. Whether it's a hoax, a plot to overthrow a government, or to exact revenge, our subjects this week did not succeed. We're looking at the story of Operation Red Dog, as well as the lives of Louis Dethy and Billy Meier. Listen on Podurama! Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Fo...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode, we're traveling through several years of history to look at a handful of lesser known stories from various wars. We're covering the Battle of Karansebes, St. Clair's Defeat, the Sandbar Fight, and the story of David Fagen. Listen on Podurama! Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter an...

Send us Fan Mail We're wrapping up our spooky Halloween themed month with more stories about something that legitimately scares a lot of people -- Demons! This week, we're looking at the stories of Arne Cheyenne Johnson, Michael Taylor, and Elizabeth Knapp. Also, check out Part 1 of this series back in episode #84. Listen on Podurama! Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/...

Send us Fan Mail We're continuing our spooky month with another set of stories about aliens, this time with people who claimed to have been contacted by them. We're covering the stories of Elizabeth Klarer, George van Tassel, and Gloria Lee. Listen on Podurama! Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follo...

Send us Fan Mail Who's ready for more stories about cryptids that probably aren't actually real? Then this week's episode is for you. We're looking at the Bear Lake Monster, the Loveland Frog, the Mogollon Monster, the Enfield Monster, and the Fouke Monster. Listen on Podurama! Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Ins...

Send us Fan Mail Spooky month continues with a follow up to episode 83 with three more stories about ghosts! We're looking at the stories of Bill Sketoe, Alexander Campbell, and Desmond Arthur. Listen on Podurama! 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...

Send us Fan Mail We're on to October, which means a month full of spooky and paranormal topics! This week, we're back with our 4th installment of alien topics. (Apologies beforehand because I don't take these people seriously at all.) Listen on Podurama! Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow...

Send us Fan Mail Does Jacksonville, Florida, produce more serial killers per capita than anywhere else in the country? I have no idea, but to wrap up Serial Killer September, we're looking at four serial killers who spent time in the city at some point. Learn about Paul John Knowles, Gary Ray Bowles, Paul Durousseau, and James Latham today. Listen on Podurama! Like the show on Facebook - http...

Send us Fan Mail Week 3 of Serial Killer September continues with the story of Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris, AKA the Tool Box Killers. Listen on Podurama! 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.co...

Send us Fan Mail Serial Killer September continues with NYC's most famous serial killer, Son of Sam. Also this was totally on accident and definitely not purposely chosen because today is 9/11. Listen on Podurama! 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...

Send us Fan Mail Serial Killer September is back (and with a BIG update on the BABY)! This week it's the 6th edition of our serial killer sampler as we look at the lives and crimes of Earle Nelson, Joseph Vacher, and Jeanne Weber. Listen on Podurama! Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on In...