S1E9 - "The Government Mafia..."
Episode Notes
Our fearless cohosts discuss the tragic saga of Frank Lloyd Wright and Mamah Borthwick Cheney, and the ghastly murders that gave birth to "The Amityville Horror."
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S1E8 - "Eat a d*** and churn some butter!"
Episode Notes
Welcome to the first ever "odds and ends" episode of The Weirdest Thing! Our cohosts tackle six short(?) stories in one sitting, including two unlikely cryptids and one of dumbest murder plots imaginable.
S1E7 - "Preemptively disappointed..."
Episode Notes
In this aviation-themed episode, our cohosts delve into the many conspiracy theories surrounding the Denver International Airport, and recount the harrowing tale of the Gimli Glider.
S1E6 - "Victorian pornography."
Episode Notes
Wherein our fearless cohosts discuss the controversy surrounding the 1932 film "Freaks," and the sad lives of Sara Baartman and Julia Pastrana. (CONTENT WARNING: Due to the subject matter of both stories, it was impossible to avoid some ableist language.)
S1E5 - "Oops... TRIGGER WARNING."
Halloween is never over at The Weirdest thing! This week our fearless cohosts delve into Washington Irving's fascinating life and his "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," as well as the grisly tale of the Sawney Bean clan of Scotland. (CONTENT WARNING: Scotty's story touches on issues of incest, cannibalism, and other grim subject matter.
S1E4 - "Engineering blah blah blah...
It's Infrastructure Week on The Weirdest Thing! Our fearless cohosts discuss two catastrophic and deadly engineering failures: the St. Francis Dam Disaster of 1928 and the Johnstown Flood of 1889.
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S1E3 - "Ditches are deadly."
Wherein our fearless cohosts bring you two regional paranormal legends: New Mexico's very own La Llorona, and the infamous Mothman of West Virginia.
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S1E2 - "Slutty for Satan..."
Wherein our fearless cohosts discuss the sad life of Empress Sisi of Austria and recount the alleged crimes of Countess Elizabeth Bathory of Hungary.
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S1E1 - "You bougie bastards!"
The Year Without a Summer/The Astor Place Riot
Wherein our fearless cohosts discuss how the Mount Tambora eruption gave birth to the two greatest literary monsters, and how the Curse of The Scottish Play lead to the Astor Place Riot.
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