We’ve Always Been Weird

hello !! <3 on today's episode, we journey back into the sea to discuss the umibozu, a fascinating Japanese yokai that's also called the sea priest or the sea monk. this is a fun, chit chatty, bite sized epi but yokai are so so fascinating and we are definitely going to talk about them more together later. theme song by Riley H. on Fiverr ! charities to check out: The Loveland Foundation https:...

welcome back to we've always been weird! we have a quick update on health at the very beginning here, please keep haley in your thoughts and prayers as she receives treatment for her thyroid nodule caused by autoimmune disease so she can regain her voice and health and feel better and hang out with us !!! today we're beginning a mini series diving into stories related to one of hannah's biggest fe...

New episode will drop this evening! After that we'll be back to drops at 12AM central Tuesdays weekly. Please send well wishes to Haley during her break; for the description readers, she has an autoimmune disorder of the thyroid which has caused her to develop a growth in her throat that has given her an ongoing sore throat and loss of voice, so she's had to alter her duties at her day job and wit...

today we discuss the topic of the backrooms, a classic piece of internet horror that's influenced ARGs, creepypastas, Youtube creations, and now a feature film. Based on the haunting nature of liminal spaces, these otherdimensional levels illuminate that odd, familiar uncanny valley sector of our brains where we just can't quite shake the buzz from our bones. theme song by Riley H. on Fiverr ! sou...

In the 1870s, one of America's first serial killer families took up residence on the plains of Kansas. Under the roof of their general store and inn, the Benders, also known as the bloody Benders in true crime circles, saw many travellers, some of which never made it off of the vast property alive. theme song by Riley H. on Fiverr ! sources: https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2024/10/bloody-...

we redid our episode on the Bell Witch! Robertson County, Tennesee's very own poltergeist/witch/entity that affected even a president. theme song by Riley H. on Fiverr ! sources: http://www.bellwitch.org/story.htm wikipedia https://www.bellwitchcave.com/ https://tnmuseum.org/junior-curators/posts/tennessee-legends-the-bell-witch https://www.legendsofamerica.com/the-bell-witch-tennessee/ charities...

In 1848, 25 year old railroad worker Phineas Gage took a 3 foot metal rod through the skull and lived. This is amazing in general, but especially considering how far medicine has evolved since then. Join us today as we discuss his injury, his recovery, and the science surrounding it. sources: https://www.uakron.edu/gage/story.dot https://www.verywellmind.com/phineas-gage-2795244 wikipedia https://...

150 years ago, in 1876 Kentucky, a weather event occurred that would result in the New York TImes running a headline that read "Flesh Descends in a Shower". While we have not quite nailed down where (or what) the flesh came from, it is a weird and wonderful oddity that has fascinated people for over a century now. sources: https://vinepair.com/cocktail-chatter/kentucky-meat-shower-mystery/ https:/...

A fish that can supposedly predict natural disasters lives deep in the ocean, floating through the twilight zone where only 1% of light reaches. They're considered extremely rare and have origins in Japanese folklore where they serve as messengers for the god of the sea. They are also huge!!!! Measuring up to 36 feet, they're the longest living bony fish and are thought to have inspired sea crypti...

On this week's paranormal episode, we dive into a cryptid that haunts the backroads of rural Wisconsin. First sighted in 1936, the beast has appeared to townsfolk in the dim and dark, often seen lurking on the side of the road eating carrion. It's most often described as a huge creature that appears to be something of a cross between a man and a wolf. editor of our spotify ad: https://www.fiverr.c...

Inspired by the documentary The Alabama Solution, in this episode we take a look at the systemic abuse taking place within Alabama's state prisons. The violence and death rates within have led the Department of Justice to spotlight violations of the eighth amendment multiple times, and conditions rank the worst in the US in multiple sectors. From the events highlighted in The Alabama Solution to t...

In this week's episode, we discuss the Appalachian mystery of the Brown Mountain Lights which have sparkled through North Carolina for centuries. The origins are murky, with local legend ranging from spirits to will o' the wisps and beyond to aliens and scientific phenomena. Join us for eyewitness testimony, an exploration of the paranormal, and a fun look at weird science. <3 vote on the fando...

New fans brought to US figure skating by the recent Olympics and performances by Alysa Liu, Amber Glenn, Ilia Malinin, and the rest of the American team may not be aware of a gigantic and impactful piece of US figure skating history. In 1961, on its way to the world championships being held in Prague, Sabena flight 548 crashed at its stop in Belgium with the entire competitive team on board. This...

do you remember the great clown invasion of 2016? when seemingly overnight, people began to see clowns lurking in forests near their houses and strolling through cityscapes at night? i do! strange times. if you're like me, you may mostly recall the surface level confusion of so many clowns, but the phenomenon goes deeper than that, to the point where actual arrests were made and genuine harm came...

hello hello! in this episode, paranormal podcast we've always been weird takes another look at the iconic goatman, a crytid or entity that carries its own ghost stories and folklore across multiple US locales and apparently now also Sweden! here's a small collection of firsthand spooky encounters and some light-hearted ones about somehow multiple dudes deciding that they absolutely must dress up a...

Happy Valentine's Day (episode)! For at least one of our February episodes, we like to touch upon the fascinating subject of love, but with a weird, macabre, or supernatural twist on it. Last year we talked about fae lovers and humans who went to trial for having them, and this year we discuss the iconic Dodleston Messages case. Most people interpret this as a story about time travel or perhaps di...

this is our 50th episode and our one year anniversary episode (officially on Jan 31st)! thank u all so much for being here <3 today we discuss the layers around the Amityville horror case, from the tragic murder of the DeFeo family on the property to the haunting of the Lutz family to the following civil suit that briefly had the court putting a haunted house on trial. theme song by Riley H. on...

This week we're joined by our dear friend best iconic queen SJ (aka sj.pokes on instagram) to discuss a terrifying and inspiring true crime story. In 2006, long time ER nurse Susan Kuhnhausen came home from a long shift to the unthinkable: a strange man in her house, wielding a hammer. Together we'll go over Susan's incredible resilience as well as the details of just why this attacker appeared in...

2026 is the year of the horse, so what better content for the year's first episode than mystical magical horses. From the extremely intelligent to the psychic, come with us as we peruse a few of history's most intriguing equines. theme song by Riley H. on Fiverr ! gofundme to support Keith Porter's daughters: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-franceolas-granddaughters-future?attribution_id=sl...

strap in y'all because today we have a wild one for you. if you're a fan of stranger things, you may know that the duffer brothers have cited "the montauk project" as inspiration a few times and that the original pilot title was even Montauk - but what is the montauk project?? join us for an exploration of a conspiracy theory embroiled with psychic phenomena, time travel, interdimensional portals,...

Merry Christmas! In this Christmas Eve episode, we discuss Krampus, a classic demonic Christmas-related figure, from his origins in German and Austrian folklore to how he's celebrated in modern day. theme song by Riley H. on Fiverr ! find your local food bank!! https://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbank bibliography: https://www.maloriesadventures.com/blog/holiday-mythology-spotlight-...

On Tuesday's episode of We've Always Been Weird, inspired by the Fallout series, we (I) discuss the Cold War phenomena of nuclear testing doom towns. The concept of doom towns, sometimes known as survival towns, is inherently spooky and uncanny valley, and the lore around them is complex. Tune in Wednesday for our second epi of the week! theme song by Riley H. on Fiverr ! find your local food bank...

In this episode, we continue our Christmas journey by delving into the wonderful world of Icelandic folklore. Some of the most well known local stories revolving around Christmas include the carnivorous giantess Gryla, her house-sized cat, and her 13 children, the Yule Lads, who bring either mischief or terror depending on the tale. theme song by Riley H. on Fiverr ! find your local food bank!! ht...

hello! christmas. ghost. scary. no caption right now because i had to record this twice and i am so tired. theme song by Riley H. on Fiverr ! find your local food bank!! https://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbank charities to check out: The Loveland Foundation https://thelovelandfoundation.org/ For the Gworls https://www.forthegworls.com/home RAINN https://rainn.org/ Doctors Without B...

hello!!!! for the holiday season, we decided to do something that felt vaguely topical and discuss one of America's most prevalent mysteries: sometime after 1587, the colony of Roanoke seemingly vanished without much of a trace, but where did the colony of Roanoke go? What happened to the people there? Did they really disappear, or is the answer pretty clear after all? theme song by Riley H. on Fi...