Happy Pride, everybody! In honor of this month's celebration, Scotty talks about heavy metal god/gay icon Rob Halford of Judas Priest, while Amelia takes us through the fraught but inspiring history of ball culture.
(CONTENT WARNING: This week's episode touches briefly on issues of sexual abuse.)
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This week Amelia tells the haunting and heartbreaking story of Japan's "tsunami ghosts," and Scotty introduces us to "the first artist to walk on the moon," Alan Bean.
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This week Scotty explains how author/artist/filmmaker Clive Barker completely redefined the horror genre at the end of the 20th century, and Amelia talks about the shameful legacy of "yellowface" in both American film and theatre. Also, be sure to listen all the way to the end to hear Scotty get fact-checked in real time!
(CONTENT WARNING: This episode deals with themes of racism, as well as some sexually explicit content)
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Another biographical episode! This week Amelia takes you through the incredible life and even more incredible deeds of the unstoppable Dr. Margaret "Mom" Chung, and Scotty wrestles with the troubled life and complicated legacy of one of his literary heroes, horror author H.P. Lovecraft.
(CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussions of racism and suicide.)
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We've got another musical episode for you! Scotty talks about blues legend Robert Johnson and whether or not he sold his soul to the Devil, and Amelia discusses Ludwig van Beethoven and the mystery woman behind his legendary "Immortal Beloved" letter.
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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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