This week on The Weirdest Thing Amelia explains how concerns about female "hysteria" lead to one of the greatest inventions in human history, and Scotty talks about the bizarre life and even more bizarre death of "the Mad Monk" Grigori Rasputin.
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Ahoy, mateys! Welcome to The Weirdest Thing's maritime episode. Scotty talks about the Bermuda Triangle and the mysterious case of the Carroll A. Deering, and Amelia introduces us to badass lady pirate Anne Bonny!
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Welcome back! This week Amelia takes us deep into the history of lowrider culture, and Scotty tells the story of the infamous -- and deadly -- "demon core."
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Welcome to our second "odds and ends" episode of The Weirdest Thing! We've got six more stories for you this week, including a badass movie executive, one of the most dubious "paranormal" tales you could imagine, some freaky little kids, and a longish discussion of criticism and art.
Quick show note: We'll be taking a short hiatus for the next few weeks, but we will be back around the first of April!
Max Headroom New Coke ad: https://youtu.be/tpqgNhF8ApE Max Headroom "signal intrusion" incident: https://youtu.be/tWdgAMYjYSs Trailer for the series "Reframed: Classic Films In the Rearview Mirror": https://youtu.be/c24D8qRqZlw Trailer for the documentary "Disclosure": https://youtu.be/ysbX6JUlaEc Trailer for the documentary "Horror Noire" (featuring Tananarive Due from episode S2E6!!): https://youtu.be/BmyueIwsMlo Trailer for the documentary "The Celluloid Closet": https://youtu.be/JL_vrb4-6_0
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This week we have our very first special guest on The Weirdest Thing! In a followup to our "Brains!!" episode, Weirdest Thing theme song composer/performer Kane Distler joins us to talk about the nuances of trans identity, TERFs, "transmedicalism," online bullying, and the concept of "gender euphoria."
CONTENT WARNING: In this episode we discuss transphobia, sexual abuse, mental health, and suicidal ideation.
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Welcome to our NON-Murdery Musical Extravaganza! Scotty gets all choked up about Carl Sagan and the Voyager Golden Record, and Amelia introduces you to the Most Mysterious Song on the Internet.
To learn more about the Golden Record and its contents, go to https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/golden-record/
To hear the Golden Record Playlist on Spotify, go to https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6pcuzwZSIw7OgL149bgJmZ?si=CvHovS5UQ0WDdLmVgttsuA
To hear the Most Mysterious Song on the Internet in full, go to https://youtu.be/zPGf4liO-KQ
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It's another aviation-themed episode of The Weirdest Thing. Amelia tells the harrowing but also inspiring story of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571... known to the world as the Miracle in the Andes. Scotty relates the absolutely bonkers tale of what happened to the crew of Federal Express Flight 705. These are stories about people doing WHATEVER it takes to survive!
CONTENT WARNING: This episode involves air disasters, cannibalism, and violence.
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Sorry for the delay! Scotty got knocked on his butt for a couple days by his COVID booster, but he's back in fighting shape now. We have couple creepy Los Angeles stories this week: Scotty talks about the infamous "Los Feliz Murder Mansion," and Amelia relates the odd and possibly supernatural history of the Knickerbocker Hotel. Plus a slightly spoilery discussion of the new Netflix documentary series "Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel" (don't worry, there's a timecode warning if you want to skip that part).
CONTENT WARNING: Both of these stories touch on issues of suicide, and Scotty's story describes an incident of family violence.
To see some amazing photos from inside the Murder Manson, check out Alexis Vaughn's amazing photo blog at http://www.lifeinmylens-photo.com/blog/2016/3/31/los-feliz-murder-mansion-january-2016
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It's celebration time! February is both Black History Month and Women in Horror Month. Amelia tells the incredible story of Paul R. Williams, architect to the stars and the first black architect west of the Mississippi. Scotty takes you through some of his favorite women who write horror fiction, from the early Gothic era up to now.
Scotty would also like you to know that when he referred to "Robert W. Campbell's 'The King in Yellow,'" he meant "Robert W. Chambers." You don't need to email him. He's not stupid.
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This was supposed to be a food-themed episode, but Scotty didn't read the rules. Instead, he tells us all about the Voynich Manuscript, possibly the most mysterious book in existence. Amelia (who did read the rules) takes us through some of our favorite foods' bizarre origin stories.
CW: We also have a discussion at the top of the show about the multiple abuse allegations regarding two celebrities.
Anyone interested in actually seeing the Voynich Manuscript for themselves should go to https://beinecke.library.yale.edu/collections/highlights/voynich-manuscript
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