Weird With a Side of Bacon

A 91-year-old woman missed her daily welfare call because she was busy trying to beat her video-game record—and police found her just fine. That's one of the lighter surprises in Episode 40. The hosts also dig into the pre-anesthesia surgeon Robert Liston, whose frantic operation reportedly killed three people, and an 18th-century "rescue" technique that involved blowing tobacco smoke up drowning...

Two women tried to get a dead 91-year-old man onto an international flight in a wheelchair to avoid the cost of transporting his body. That's just one of the strange cases on Episode 39: Misty shares the story of a Miami woman who threw a bucket of her own feces at a neighbor after accusing her of sleeping with her husband, while Stephanie brings a wedding-party rule sheet demanding $5,000 from ea...

In Episode 38, Steve Glue's Pez empire brought in millions—until Pez started selling his "misfit" dispensers for a dollar each, leaving him buried in unsold stock and debt. In the final chapter of the Pez Outlaw story, hear how Steve's biggest gamble unraveled, what happened after he disappeared from the collector scene, and why fans later welcomed him back as a celebrity. The episode also wraps u...

In Episode 37 of Weird with a Side of Bacon, hosts Trevor, Misty, and Stephanie tackle two bizarre stories. First, they discuss a shocking Reddit confession about a man whose fiancée cheated on him with his own father, exploring the devastating family fallout that followed. Then, Trevor dives into the wild tale of Steve Glu, the "Pez Outlaw," who built a lucrative smuggling operation by importing...

In Episode 36 of "Weird with a Side of Bacon," hosts Trevor, Misty, and Stephanie tackle two multi-part stories. Stephanie shares a shocking Reddit tale of a man who discovers his fiancée cheating with his own father, leading to a dramatic confrontation. Trevor dives into the fascinating story of Steve Glew, a struggling Michigan machinist who stumbled into a lucrative gray market Pez dispenser op...

In Episode 35 of Weird with a Side of Bacon, hosts Trevor, Stephanie, and Misty dive into a mix of bizarre stories. Highlights include a retired gardener accidentally discovering a £1 million Roman coin hoard, a cringe-worthy Reddit dating story involving questionable hygiene, a theory that Edgar Allan Poe was a time traveler, a mother who grew a third breast after pregnancy, and a woman uninvited...

In Episode 34 of Weird with a Side of Bacon, hosts Trevor, Stephanie, and Misty share bizarre stories with their signature humor. They kick off with a personal tale about a humming Walmart shopper on a Bluetooth call, then dive into wild news: New Zealand teens accidentally donating weed and cash to charity, a remotely operated robot terrifying a Japanese grandmother, and a satisfying workplace lu...

In episode 33 of Weird with a Side of Bacon, hosts Trevor, Stephanie, and Misty dive into a collection of bizarre stories. Trevor tells the tale of the Red ghost; a true story from Arizona's history, and Misty covers coffin testing and a famous movie prop from the 1990s. All while Stephanie brings odd Amazon reviews and misconnections. The hosts rate each story using their bacon strip system while...

In Episode 32 of Weird with a Side of Bacon, hosts Trevor, Stephanie, and Misty dive into a collection of bizarre stories. Highlights include the mysterious kidnapping of a beloved painting from the Museum of Bad Art, the return of the Wienermobile race at Indianapolis, a wedding guest stealing the bride's outfit, a Dutch artist turning his taxidermied cat into a flying drone, a man suffering seve...

In Episode 31 of "Weird with a Side of Bacon," hosts Trevor, Stephanie, and Misty tell the crazy tails from around the world. Highlights include a man having sex with a deer carcass, tampons and boyfriends, Catherine the Great being over the top, and a state that is mad about Mr. Potato Head. All this and more rated by their signature bacon strip system.    Podcast Intro & Host Introductions (00:0...

In Episode 30 of "Weird with a Side of Bacon," hosts Trevor, Stephanie, and Misty serve up a wild mix of bizarre stories. Highlights include a selfish parrot that accidentally gassed its owner, an entitled woman at IKEA staff, 17 years of "alien" radio signals, and aggressive wild turkeys terrorizing a Wisconsin neighborhood. A Reddit story about a pain in the butt parolee rounds out the episode,...

In episode 29 of Weird with a Side of Bacon, hosts Trevor, Misty, and Stephanie serve up a wild mix of bizarre stories. Trevor explores the surprising anti-lust origins of graham crackers and Colonel Sanders' violent gas station rivalry. Misty covers a controversial raw chicken performance inside a German cathedral and a New Zealand cat's underwear-stealing spree. Stephanie shares a Reddit nightma...

In episode 28 of Weird with a Side of Bacon , hosts Trevor, Stephanie, and Misty dive into a collection of bizarre stories. Trevor shares a surprising history lesson linking a serial killer's hockey stick attack to the invention of flight. Misty covers 15,000 escaped crabs in Ireland and a library book returned 46 years late. Stephanie brings Reddit drama, including a widowed mom confronting a dis...

In their one-year anniversary episode, the hosts of Weird with a Side of Bacon celebrate with a lineup of bizarre stories. Trevor explores Godfrey's Cordial, a Victorian-era baby medicine laced with opium and alcohol, and reveals how a scientist's secret bathroom break introduced a tomato plant to a protected volcanic island. Misty shares news of a baby seal crashing a New Zealand bar and nuns dis...

       In episode 25 of "Weird with a Side of Bacon," hosts Trevor, Stephanie, and Misty serve up bizarre news and offbeat stories with their trademark humor and adult banter. Misty explores the surprising link between nose picking and Alzheimer's, while Stephanie shares a tale of car wash entitlement. The group also dives into odd Amazon product descriptions and a true crime case involving myster...

        In episode 24 of "Weird with a Side of Bacon," hosts Trevor, Misty, and Stephanie serve up a mix of bizarre news, odd history, and quirky social media stories. Highlights include a wallet lost in a Ford factory and found 10 years later, hilarious and misguided online reviews, an extreme Russian protest involving self-harm, and the mysterious case of a woman who vanished for 60 years. With...

In episode 23 of "Weird with a Side of Bacon," the hosts share bizarre news and personal stories, including Seattle's hidden underground city, a Harvard morgue manager selling body parts, and a woman's awkward dilemma about cleaning her mom's "sex sheets." With plenty of adult humor and playful banter, the hosts rate each story on their signature "bacon scale" and discuss boundaries, weird history...

In episode 22 of "Weird with a Side of Bacon," hosts Stephanie, Trevor, and Misty dive into bizarre stories and odd news with their signature irreverent humor. Highlights include a sex toy order mishap, a wild true crime tale about a woman hiding her lover in the attic, a Thai woman found alive in a coffin, and a neighbor feud over falling leaves. The episode blends personal anecdotes, viral news,...

In episode 21 of "Weird with a Side of Bacon," hosts Trevor, Misty, and Stephanie share bizarre stories with their signature humor. Highlights include a man mapping an abandoned Japanese island for Google, a hospital staff accidentally dosed with cannabis cake, a wedding canceled after a drunken mishap, the legendary "Mole Man of Hackney" who dug tunnels under his home, and Kim Kardashian's strugg...

In this episode of "Weird with a Side of Bacon," hosts Trevor, Misty, and Stephanie share bizarre personal stories and discuss odd news and social media posts. Highlights include a woman stopping her mother's verbal abuse with unexpected nudity, a man erecting a giant middle finger statue, a cat dropped onto a car by a bald eagle, and the historical "Dancing Plague" of 1518. The hosts rate each st...

In episode 19 of "Weird with a Side of Bacon," the hosts dive into bizarre and hilarious stories. Stephanie recounts a small bush fire near their office that prompted an over-the-top emergency response, sparking laughter and speculation. Misty shares a tale of an Ohio woman who won nearly $60,000 after pressing the wrong button on a lottery machine. The team also reviews odd social media posts, in...

In episode 18 of "Weird with a Side of Bacon," hosts Trevor, Misty, and Stephanie dive into bizarre news and personal stories with their signature humor. Trevor shares the struggle of buying a used car, while Stephanie recounts a hilarious Reddit tale of a boyfriend's awkward "first time." The group discusses a failed, sexist Volvo concept car, a "lion" in Ireland that was actually a dog, creative...

In episode 17, the Christmas special of "Weird with a Side of Bacon," the hosts share bizarre holiday stories with their trademark adult humor. Highlights include Japan's KFC Christmas tradition, a domestic dispute over a Nintendo Wii, a Secret Santa pregnancy reveal, Spain's "poop log" custom, a ceramic squirrel stabbing, and a first date gone wrong in the snow. The team rates each story's weirdn...

In episode 16 of "Weird with a Side of Bacon," the hosts dive into bizarre news and personal stories with their signature irreverent humor. Highlights include a guy pulling a car while on fire, a German tax agency demanding payment from a long-dead poet, a spooky 7-Eleven cardboard cutout mystery, a raccoon porch pirate, and the world's first sperm racing event—complete with slime, costumes, and a...

      In episode 15 of "Weird with a Side of Bacon," hosts Trevor, Misty, and Stephanie share a hilarious mix of bizarre stories, from a mysterious closet of human brains at the University of Texas to odd wedding gifts like engraved spoons and empty cooler bags. They discuss creepy encounters, wild news (like a record-breaking pizza party and an M&M spill), and strange historical finds, such as a...