The Some Weird Podcast

Forget the Tinkerbell image of fairies and join Crissy and Barry as they expose the dark side of the Newfoundland Fairies. Be careful of fairy paths when you are out in the woods and, whatever you do, do not allow yourself to be found without a shovel! Also, what  is  the deal with bread? Find out in "The Fairies".   Warning: some language or themes may not be suitable for all ages.   We...

There have been people in the world gifted with greater resilience that most. Call them survivors or just call them lucky. In this episode we tell the story of the multiple attempts to end the mad monk Ra-Ra-Ras-pu-tin lover of the … well, you know and of even more attempts to un-alive a poor, unfortunate man named Michael Malloy. One was targeted to end his growing power and influence over the ru...

Aviation Disappearances In this episode we dive in to the origin story of one of the world’s most mysterious places – The Bermuda Triangle with the tale of Flight 19. What could have happened to this seemingly normal military exercise at the dawn of The Cold War? Then, we tell you about the modern disappearance of Malaysia Flight 370 which seemed to have blipped out of existence in 2014. These avi...

Do you have a favorite sports team? Barry does. It’s the Cleveland Browns. He loves them. That’s weird enough but in this episode, Barry tells us the far weirder story of a war that broke out between El Salvador and Honduras in 1969 where the catalyst was a soccer game. Then, Crissy turns the clock way back to the1859 when there was almost a war between the United States and the future country of...

Season 5: Bonus: The Montreal Screwjob Here is a special bonus episode for you wrestling fans out there! This story was originally cut for time from our Weird World of Wrestling episode but we are glad that we can present it for you this week. The Montreal Screw Job is the story of how WWE owner Vince McMahon and his co-conspirators plotting to screw over Canadian professional wrestler Brett ‘The...

Get ready for a trip down the rabbit hole with stories about Conspiracy Theories that turned out to be true. First, it’s all about MKULTRA and the quest for mind control then we look at the lengths Big Tobacco went through to refute the scientific proof that cigarettes are hazardous to your health. Warning: some language or themes may not be suitable for all ages. We are always looking for story i...

Happy Holidays to all! In this **remastered** episode from Season 1 we talk about Christmas Mummering in Newfoundland, a truly unique tradition of dressing up in the craziest of homemade disguises and traveling house to house performing and dancing for payment of booze and Purity syrup. Sounds fun, right? But, as always, there is a darker side. What happened to make this Christmastime tradition il...

Here is North America, we have Christmas traditions like hanging stockings on the mantle, setting out milk and cookies for Santa, and putting a decorated tree in our homes. But Christmas traditions are as diverse as the people who celebrate them. In this episode, we look at some of the weirdest Christmas traditions from around the world. Warning: some language or themes may not be suitable for all...

Some hoaxes are meant to scam you out of money. Some are to prove a point with fake news. Some are just for fun. In the 1860s, a staunch atheist wanted to prove the bible story of giants roaming the Earth a fraud and came up with an expensive and elaborate hoax now known as The Cardiff Giant. You can still see it in Cooperstown, NY along with the baseball hall of fame! Over a hundred years later,...

Werewolves. Today we think of them as a classic Halloween costume or a recurring movie monster but stories of these beasts have been around for hundreds if not thousands of years. In this episode we will talk about the werewolf mythos including, but not limited to, the Michael J. Fox vessel Teen Wolf . We then take a turn to the possibly true story of The Southend Werewolf. Did some poor afflicted...

The Some Weird Podcast goes to Greenland! This gigantic icy island has been our semi-obsession ever since we told the story of a Greenland shark choking on a moose hide on one of Newfoundland’s majestic beaches. We will tell you all about an elite military group called the Sirius Dog Sled Team and one time when they had to fight the bad guys. We also have the story of Project Ice Worm. This Cold W...

In this inaugural episode of Season 5 we finally feature weird stories from one of Barry’s all time favorite sources of entertainment: professional wrestling. We talk about how a carnival side show attraction grew into the multi-million-dollar sports entertainment spectacle we know it as today. And since we specialize in bizarre stories, we tell about the strange tale of one professional wrestler...

We'll be back with all new full-length episodes on Halloween 2022. Check out the trailer to see what is in store this season of the Some Weird Podcast! There's one thing about it: stories out there are Some Weird! Warning: some language or themes may not be suitable for all ages. Check out our website: www.someweirdpodcast.com Have your own story or your own take on our stories? Email us at SomeWe...

This is the really real final episode of Season 4. In this second part of a two-parter Barry tells us about some of the strange holidays and observances we celebrate in Newfoundland and Labrador. Warning: some language or themes may not be suitable for all ages. We are always looking for story ideas. You can submit your ideas or your personal stories or learn a little more about us and the podcast...

We have so much material for our final episode of Season 4 that we turned it into a 2-parter! In this episode we are joined by our returning guest Trivia Ted to talk about the a surprising reaction to Canadian confederation from a group of Newfoundland scallywags, a Newfoundland dog who rescued young defenseless children from the Seine and quiz ourselves on weird Newfoundland sayings and culture....

Our brains are probably the most complex things in the known universe. These mega organic computers control our bodily functions and also our minds. If we are lucky, our minds remain clear and all is good but sometimes something can go so wrong that we experience terrifying delusions. Both Capgras Syndrome and Cotard’s Syndrome are incredibly rare mental conditions. Sufferers of Capgras think some...

EXTRA WARNING: NOT SUITABLE FOR ANYONE UNDER 18 We at The Some Weird Podcast are animal lovers so it was inevitable that we would do an episode dedicated to weird animal stories. We start with a good old conspiracy theory and a couple of stories of parrots who helped solve murders. Then things get real weird when we delve into the world of a secret dolphin experiment where one researcher took her...

Do you ever wish you could change the weather? Why does it rain on the weekend when you want to go to the beach or for a hike but then the sun shines bright on Monday morning just in time to go back to school or work? Unfortunately, Mother Nature cares very little for your weekend plans. But did you know that there is a conspiracy theory that says HAARP can manipulate weather? That one is dubious...

The Some Weird Podcast does not have a new episode this week because we were affected by COVID. Fortunately, we are able to present a remastered version of our very first episode: The Bell Island Boom. We have been able to polish the audio and edit the story to be more aligned with our current episode style. We will be back in 2 weeks with a brand new episode. In this episode we ponder what could...

Do you think psychic powers are real? Or are they just fun parlor tricks meant for entertainment? In this episode, we tell the story about a man named Peter Hurkos who claimed to have psychic abilities and who consulted on various criminal cases including that of the Boston Strangler. Then we flip it 180 degrees to talk about the Amazing Randi ; a man who claimed to be a charlatan and a liar and w...

Not everyone lives within the confines of socially agreed upon limits whether by choice or by happenstance. In this episode we present the stories of The Green Children of Woolpit and The Bush Boys of British Columbia and how the people of the communities they wandered into reacted to these strange and seemingly feral people. Warning: some language or themes may not be suitable for all ages. We ar...

Talk about pop music? Don’t mind if we do! Did you know that perennial party song ‘Louie Louie’ was investigated by the FBI for possible obscene lyrics? Or that the 80s power ballad ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ was originally meant to be a vampire love song? The stories behind these two mega hits are some weird. We also welcome Alan from the Super Hits podcast to lend his expertise concerning all...

The Jersey Devil and Murder at the Devil's Teeth We are finally bringing you weird stories from New Jersey. Do you know why the NHL team is called the Devils? The people of the Garden State voted on this name as homage to their very own Pine Barrens dwelling chimera: the Jersey Devil. What are its origins and is it still roaming around to this day? It’s really weird! Then, we travel back in time t...

Ever hold a deep, dark secret? Do you think you will have something to confess on your deathbed? In this episode we tell the story of a Cleveland bank robber who kept his secret for over 40 years only to confess to his astonished wife and daughter just before dying and the story from the Wild West of a man who confessed to murdering an acquaintance for mispronouncing “Newfoundland”. We also have a...

One of the horrible truths of our world is that every day, people go missing. It’s heart-wrenching to the loved ones and many times, the missing are never found. But in some miraculous cases the missing are returned. In most of these scenarios, this is the best thing that could possibly happen. But in some cases, there are often more questions than answers. Sometimes when we look deeper, the cases...