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Our Weird World

John Hinson

Each week, host John Hinson takes a look at weird, crazy, and forgotten stories from the history of humankind. He covers true crime, paranormal, and other strange stories and tries to put some humor into it, or maybe he's just an apathetic dick - that's up to you to decide.

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Monday · 33 min
336 - Curses! Part 2!
Send us Fan Mail This week we're talking about some more curses from history and one that might actually be legit. Check out Part 1 on Episode 318. Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want more John? Everyone wants more John. Visit www.johnhinsonwrites.com for all the books, podcasts, waterfalls, and more!
August 17 · 30 min
335 - Kevin Curtis
Send us Fan Mail This week's story is fun. It's all about the story of Kevin Curtis and the underground world of Elvis impersonators, possible black market organ trading, and a ricin attack on President Obama. Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want more John? Everyone wants more John. Visit www.johnhinsonwrites.com for all the books, podcasts, waterfalls, and more!
August 10 · 38 min
334 - Peter Nygård
Send us Fan Mail If you thought Jeffrey Epstein was bad (and didn't kill himself), then you should learn about this week's subject whose trial also happened around the same time and was also equally as bad (and maybe worse). It's the story of Peter Nygård! Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want more John? Everyone wants more John. Visit www.johnhinsonwrites.com for all the books, podcasts, waterfalls, and more!
August 3 · 31 min
333 - Weird Fun Bag #29: Birdman, a Spaghetti Tree, and a Return to Hollow Earth
Send us Fan Mail New Month. New Fun Bag. The 29th edition covers the Spaghetti Tree and the lives of a couple of Dicks—Richard Speck and Richard Shaver. Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want more John? Everyone wants more John. Visit www.johnhinsonwrites.com for all the books, podcasts, waterfalls, and more!
July 27 · 25 min
332 - Con Artists, Part 2!
Send us Fan Mail This week we're looking at more con artists from history! Learn about the lives of Frederic Bourdin, Albert Johnson Walker, and John Darwin. Check out Part 1 on Episode #202 Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want more John? Everyone wants more John. Visit www.johnhinsonwrites.com for all the books, podcasts, waterfalls, and more!
July 20 · 23 min
331 - Random Paranormal Part 2: Poltergeists, Faces, and a Legally Binding Haunting
Send us Fan Mail We're wrapping up our mini series of some paranormal with the Belmez Faces, the Ackley House, and the Northfleet Horror. Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want more John? Everyone wants more John. Visit www.johnhinsonwrites.com for all the books, podcasts, waterfalls, and more!
July 13 · 26 min
330 - Random Paranormal Part 1: Time Travel, Alien Sex, and Haunted NBA Players
Send us Fan Mail We're looking at three different (allegedly true) paranormal stories this week. Learn about the Moberley-Jourdain Incident, the Skirvin Hotel, and the life of Antônio Vilas–Boas. Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want more John? Everyone wants more John. Visit www.johnhinsonwrites.com for all the books, podcasts, waterfalls, and more!
July 6 · 36 min
329 - Weird Fun Bag #28: The Phantom Barber, a Radioactive Man, and an Extremely Weird Dude
Send us Fan Mail It's the 28th Weird Fun Bag and we're looking at the Phantom Barber of Pascagoula, as well as the WEIRD lives of Albert Stevens and Ior Bock. Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want more John? Everyone wants more John. Visit www.johnhinsonwrites.com for all the books, podcasts, waterfalls, and more!
June 29 · 38 min
328 - Branch Vinedresser and the Dominion of Melchizedek
Send us Fan Mail Buckle up for this wild ride. We're looking at the cult/scam/fraud/sovereign nation of the Dominion of Melchizedek and it's leader, Branch Vinedresser. Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want more John? Everyone wants more John. Visit www.johnhinsonwrites.com for all the books, podcasts, waterfalls, and more!
June 22 · 34 min
327 - Cults! Part 2!
Send us Fan Mail The SUMMER OF CULTS returns! (just for this week though.) We're covering the stories of Michael Ryan, Sachiko Eto, and the Good News International Ministries. Check out Part 1 back on Episode #162 Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want more John? Everyone wants more John. Visit www.johnhinsonwrites.com for all the books, podcasts, waterfalls, and more!
June 15 · 30 min
326 - Morbid Massacres, Part 2
Send us Fan Mail This week we're looking at some more massacres from history. Learn about the Parsley Massacre, as well as the stories of Mustuo Toi, Bruce Pardo, and Woo Bum-Kon. Check out Part 1 back on Episode #108 Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want more John? Everyone wants more John. Visit www.johnhinsonwrites.com for all the books, podcasts, waterfalls, and more!
June 8 · 31 min
325 - Strikes! Part 2!
Send us Fan Mail This week it's more stories from a time when work actually sucked! Learn about the Banana Massacre, the Thibodaux Massacre, and the Harriet-Henderson strike. Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want more John? Everyone wants more John. Visit www.johnhinsonwrites.com for all the books, podcasts, waterfalls, and more!
June 1 · 33 min
324 - Weird Fun Bag #27: A Cult, A Kidnapping, and a Bonus Army
Send us Fan Mail Summer is here! This edition of the fun bag is covering the Blackburn cult, the kidnapping of George Weyerhaeuser, and the Bonus Army. Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want more John? Everyone wants more John. Visit www.johnhinsonwrites.com for all the books, podcasts, waterfalls, and more!
May 25 · 22 min
323 - Defying the Death Penalty
Send us Fan Mail This week we're looking at people who were supposed to die, but didn't! Learn about the lives of Anne Green, Joseph Samuel, and Ludger Sylbaris. Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want more John? Everyone wants more John. Visit www.johnhinsonwrites.com for all the books, podcasts, waterfalls, and more!
May 18 · 30 min
322 - Ghosts! Part 5!
Send us Fan Mail This week we have more ghost stories! Learn about the ghosts of Carl Pruitt, Virginia Campbell, and Resurrection Mary. Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want more John? Everyone wants more John. Visit www.johnhinsonwrites.com for all the books, podcasts, waterfalls, and more!
May 11 · 28 min
321 - Christian Gerhartsreiter
Send us Fan Mail This week we're looking at the crazy story of fake-Rockefeller con man Christian Gerhartsreiter. Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want more John? Everyone wants more John. Visit www.johnhinsonwrites.com for all the books, podcasts, waterfalls, and more!
May 4 · 33 min
320 - Weird Fun Bag #26: An Explorer, a Cult Leader, and a Model
Send us Fan Mail New month. New fun bag. The 26th edition is covering the lives of Robert Bartlett, Edmund Creffield, and Audrey Munson. Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want more John? Everyone wants more John. Visit www.johnhinsonwrites.com for all the books, podcasts, waterfalls, and more!
April 27 · 30 min
319 - The Fountain of the World
Send us Fan Mail This week we're looking at the story of early California cult The Fountain of the World! Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want more John? Everyone wants more John. Visit www.johnhinsonwrites.com for all the books, podcasts, waterfalls, and more!
April 20 · 26 min
318 - Curses!
Send us Fan Mail Blaze up and get weird with some forgotten curses from history! We're looking at the stories of Moll Dyer, the Hayden Family, Brunswick Springs in Vermont, and the Delhi Purple Sapphire. Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want more John? Everyone wants more John. Visit www.johnhinsonwrites.com for all the books, podcasts, waterfalls, and more!
April 13 · 29 min
317 - Serial killer Sampler #11: DeSalvo, Kohlhepp & Meraz
Send us Fan Mail This week it's the 11th edition of our Serial Killer Sampler. We're looking at the lives of Albert DeSalvo, Todd Kohlhepp, and Sylvia Meraz. Like the show on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OurWeirdWorldPod/ Follow John on Twitter and Instagram @TheJohnHinson Follow the show on Instagram @OurWeirdWorldPod Want more John? Everyone wants more John. Visit www.johnhinsonwrites.com for all the books, podcasts, waterfalls, and more!

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