Weird but Wonderful

Delving into the minds of strange people doing strange things is what this show is all about... but sometimes, no matter how many episodes you do, stories you tell, or odd people you uncover, you just can't be prepared for all of them. On this episode of Weird But Wonderful, it's hard to solidify your position on the people in the story. Are you with them? Or is the behaviour too out there for you...

What happens when someone eats more than their fair share of the party food? How do you handle that situation? Or what if someone hits the jackpot on the novelty slot machine in your living room? Do they get to keep the cash? On this advice episode of Weird But Wonderful, my friend David joins me in lending a helping hand to people whose parties have wound down after things got a little too real a...

This one is a little different, but I had to make an episode on it when I learned about it. This episode is a deep dive into a topic that has totally fascinated me called the Better-Than-Average Effect. Basically, we're all psychos who think we're better than the average person at pretty much anything and everything. People who have caused car accidents think they're not only better, but safer dri...

It's a weird time in Australia. The country's on fire, people are being openly discriminated against in job listings and our famous bookstores are being turned into pick-up artist hunting grounds. That being said, it's pretty weird in NZ too with teachers attacking students over moustaches.  Normally on this strange show about strange people, we'd have a Patron-exclusive question. This week I've d...

Special thank you to our Producer Patron Sam! Support the show on www.patreon.com/mypixelpersona Back with another red hot advice episode, joined as always by David from DCM Works - and this one is wild. Our first advice seeker wants to know the legalities around taking 20 friends onto a plane and bursting into dance mid-flight. He makes a good point... the flight attendants can't restrain all of...

A massive thank you to the supporters on Patreon and a very special shout out to our Producer Patron Sam! ----- First Story: A Kansas man has asked an Iowa judge to let him engage in a sword fight with his ex-wife and her attorney so he can "rend their souls" from their bodies.  David Ostrom, 40, of Paola, Kansas, said in a January 3rd court filing that his former wife, Bridgette Ostrom, 38, of Ha...

Hey hey hey! I just wanted to let you know that there is a video version of this episode available to Producer level patrons (that's the $4.99 tier) where you can see myself and David sitting around my dining table slangin' that good ol'fashioned digi-advice (and you really won't want to miss David finding his old Italian man voice... it's quite the sight). Special thank you to our Producer Sam! E...

2019. What a year it was. And really what better way is there to honor 2019 than to look back over the past year with a thorough and in-depth analysis of our ...secrets, our desires. Episode 47 of the podcast is a peek behind the curtain and into the secret lives and fantasies of all of us humans across the globe. And how could we possibly do that you ask? Why, with Porn Hub's 2019 Year In Review...

It's that special time of year again where every film and song rubs a winter wonderland in our faces while we all melt in 40+ degree heat. But Christmas can also be a time for learning, for teachable moments, for Christmas Carrol-like revelations.  This episode is all about how to handle some standard holiday fare while also keeping in mind what Christmas is really all about. --- The simple 6 step...

We're back with another advice episode! I had so much fun recording this episode, I miss the banter of 2 people pod, and I hope to put out more bonus content with David. We're planning to record a new show together, which I talked about in the December update video, which you can watch right now on our Patreon if you're a supporter!   Question 1: Vaping teens at the cinema My grandpa and I went to...

It's the end of the world as we know it. This is the point in time where we'll all look back and realize - oh yeah, obviously that was the beginning of the end. The Wachowskis tried to warn us - or perhaps, they orchestrated the whole thing.   Russian farmers trialing VR goggles on cows to produce more milk Special thank you to Adam for sending in this story. Turns out, we no longer need to addres...

Support the show by becoming a patron today: www.patreon.com/weirdbutwonderful Social media. Soash meeds. That magical place filled with art, creativity, friends, family and the many wonders of the Internet. Turns out it's "psychologically destructive". Well... Facebook is at least. According to new research in the journal of Frontiers in Psychology, Facebook is likely causing us more psychologica...

Support the show by becoming a patron today: www.patreon.com/weirdbutwonderful Producers: Sam Making friends was so easy as a kid. Do you like Power Rangers? Me too! Best. Buds. For. Life. But now, as an adult, everything's changed. We've got our guard up. We're afraid to approach strangers. It's considered "weird" if I blast a smile in your direction and yell HELLO from the other side of a coffee...

Become a patron today! www.patreon.com/weirdbutwonderful   In our latest journey into the minds of strange people doing strange things, a psychologist recommends watching Christmas films ALL YEAR ROUND as they claim it's "good for your health" and not at all something a psychopath would do.  We head over to Fort Madison, Iowa, where Benjamin Schreiber, who briefly died in hospital, claims he has n...

Why is true crime so popular? and why is the true-crime audience so heavily populated by women? This week's deep dive uncovers what it is about the true crime genre, and serial killers, that is so attractive to women. Are social media and reality TV the most modern cause of female fascination with killers? Or is it perhaps an evolutionary or Darwinian motive? Skip the intro: 2:13 Sign up to the ne...

Whether it's family issues, relationship drama or work challenges - we all run into problems in life from time to time. So in a very Dear Dolly / Advice column fashion, David and I attempt to tackle some advice seeker problems and help out where we can. Questions: My girlfriend and I have been dating for a little over 7 months and she did nothing for my birthday. Her birthday was this past Friday...

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A deep dive into the exploratory study of obsessive selfie-talking (selfitis) and the development of the selfitis behaviour scale. Perform your selfitis check now at  slopfestpod.com Links & Social : Slopfest Website Slopfest Email Slopfest Facebook Slopfest Twitter Slopfest Instagram    

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For detailed show notes, images and artwork for this and previous episodes, head over to  slopfestpod.com Links & Social : Slopfest Website Slopfest Facebook Slopfest Twitter Slopfest Instagram Advice Questions My dad made me buy a car I couldn't afford and he takes it whenever he wants. How I get my dad to stop taking my car? People keep getting my name wrong so I get theirs wrong on purpose. Is...