Things Are About To Get Weird

Chyaz Samuel

I’m Chyaz Samuel, and things are about to get weird. This podcast is dedicated to some of the strangest stories you’re ever likely to hear: from peculiar historical happenings, odd true crime cases and unsolved mysteries to unbelievable coincidences, paranormal incidents and tales full of bizarre twists.

Website: https://thingsgetweirdpodcast.com
Email: thingsgetweirdpodcast@gmail.com

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June 3 · 33 min
Episode 92: Strange Stories Behind Everyday Items
Did you know that some of the most seemingly boring, everyday things in our homes actually have stranger backstories than you could ever imagine? Join Chyaz as she explores a selection of the weirdest origin tales behind the items so ordinary, we wouldn’t usually give them a second thought. From bland breakfast foods and stationery supplies to medicine packaging, and much more in between. These are some of the most fascinating stories you never knew you needed to hear… Mental health resources UK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mind.org.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mental health resources Global: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://unitedgmh.org/support/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Where to find us! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.instagram.com/ThingsGetWeirdPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook (Main Page): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/thingsareabouttogetweird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook (Discussion Group): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/thingsareabouttogetweird/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tiktok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thingsareabouttogetweird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📧 Email: thingsgetweirdpodcast@gmail.com Source Shout Outs The Guardian Article: https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/dec/26/breakfast-cereal-history Metro Article: https://metro.co.uk/2019/08/17/kelloggs-corn-flakes-invented-stop-masturbation-10587364/ The Scroller Article: https://www.thescroller.net/74407/disturbing-origins-everyday-objects/ The Smithsonian Magazine Articles: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/surprising-origins-kotex-pads-180964466/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/accidental-invention-bubble-wrap-180971325/ BBC Piece: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/business-42546595 James Spring Website: https://www.jamesspring.com/news/the-history-of-the-slinky/ PBS Article: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/tylenol-murders-1982 Britannica Piece: https://www.britannica.com/topic/treadwheel New York Times Article: https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/history-of-the-treadmill/ HFE Article: https://www.hfe.co.uk/blog/history-of-the-treadmill/ Live Science Article: https://www.livescience.com/cpr-doll-resusci-annie-face.html
May 27 · 13 min
Weird Fix 21: World’s Oldest Tortoise Death Hoax, Ghostly Experiments & A Pope Fact
Weird Fix is back! In today’s mini episode, Chyaz discusses two of the strangest news stories of the year so far: one concerning Jonathan the Tortoise, the ‘World’s Oldest Land Animal’, who found himself caught up in a cryptocurrency death hoax…and the other relating to new research into the potential links between Infrasound and the paranormal. Plus, a fascinating piece of Pope-related trivia. There’s a weird little something for everyone in this bite-sized edition of Things Are About To Get Weird. Mental health resources UK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mind.org.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mental health resources Global: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://unitedgmh.org/support/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Where to find us! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.instagram.com/ThingsGetWeirdPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook (Main Page): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/thingsareabouttogetweird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook (Discussion Group): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/thingsareabouttogetweird/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tiktok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thingsareabouttogetweird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📧 Email: thingsgetweirdpodcast@gmail.com Source Shout Outs Jonathan The Tortoise Articles: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c393xmpzjwko https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/02/worlds-oldest-tortoise-crypto-death-scam https://news.sky.com/story/jonathan-the-giant-tortoise-the-worlds-oldest-living-land-animal-is-alive-after-getting-caught-up-in-alleged-crypto-scam-13527112 Infrasound Articles: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/infrasound-paranormal-9.7209127 https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/behavioral-neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2026.1729876/full?ref=404media.co https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/time-travelling-with-apollo/202605/is-it-a-ghost-youre-sensing-or-just-the-plumbing Pope Fact Articles: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/feb/04/pope-benedict-organ-donor-card-invalid https://www.yahoo.com/news/pope-cant-organ-donor-because-131351440.html?
May 20 · 33 min
Episode 91: The Hammersmith Ghost Murder
As Victorian ghost stories go, few are as bizarre as the case of the Hammersmith Ghost. How did the search for an elusive ghoul, in what was then a rural-feeling village on the outskirts of London, end up in a murder trial which would haunt the British legal system for over 180 years? This tale is full of strange twists and unexpected turns, and whilst some aspects of the case are considered officially solved, there are still plenty of mysterious details that will stick with you for a long time after listening to this episode… Mental health resources UK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mind.org.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mental health resources Global: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://unitedgmh.org/support/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Where to find us! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.instagram.com/ThingsGetWeirdPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook (Main Page): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/thingsareabouttogetweird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook (Discussion Group): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/thingsareabouttogetweird/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tiktok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thingsareabouttogetweird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📧 Email: thingsgetweirdpodcast@gmail.com Source Shout Outs Old Bailey Trial Record: https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/record/t18040111-79 Discovery UK Article: https://www.discoveryuk.com/mysteries/the-hammersmith-ghost-londons-paranormal-murder/ BBC Article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3364467.stm Library of Congress Blog: https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2015/10/the-case-of-a-ghost-haunted-england-for-over-two-hundred-years/ The Newgate Calendar Book: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b3944560&view=1up&seq=270 Court of Appeal Document: https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Crim/1983/4.html Crime Magazine Article: http://crimemagazine.com/hammersmith-ghost-and-strange-death-thomas-millwood London Pubs Website: https://londonpubsgroup.camra.org.uk/black-lion-hammersmith
May 13 · 32 min
Episode 90: Who Was 'Mary Ellen'?
Just before Christmas in 1982, a grim discovery was made in the cellar of a house in the Greater Manchester town of Bolton. Human remains, belonging to a woman, were found in a partially-mummified state. But how long had she been there? And why could no one work out who she was? This is the story of ‘Mary Ellen’, which grows stranger and more complex with every new detail and connection that emerges… Mental health resources UK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mind.org.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mental health resources Global: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://unitedgmh.org/support/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Domestic Violence Help Info: https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/getting-help-for-domestic-violence/ Where to find us! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.instagram.com/ThingsGetWeirdPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook (Main Page): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/thingsareabouttogetweird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook (Discussion Group): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/thingsareabouttogetweird/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tiktok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thingsareabouttogetweird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📧 Email: thingsgetweirdpodcast@gmail.com Source Shout Outs BBC Articles:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-63726889 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy03z7lg75eo https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cl5k08nd2jjo Manchester Evening News Article: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/nostalgia/i-started-clearing-round-through-28512171 The Forgotten Dead Podcast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0dny6v9/episodes/guide Bolton News Article: https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/24320190.family-speak-mary-ellen-appear-bbc-podcast/ https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/24337891.bolton-family-owned-house-mary-ellen-found/ https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/10063568.mystery-woman-found-in-cellar-on-missing-persons-website/ https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/10152818.could-body-found-in-cellar-be-brenda/
May 7 · 31 min
Episode 89: The Green Children of Woolpit
For centuries, the Green Children of Woolpit story was seen as little more than a folktale that took place in a small Suffolk village during the 12th century. But what if there was more truth to it than many had previously imagined? Over 800 years on, the debate about this fascinating case rumbles on, with explanations for the sudden presence of these green-skinned children in the village of Woolpit ranging from the scientific to the supernatural. In this episode, Chyaz explores each angle of this incredibly compelling medieval mystery… Mental health resources UK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mind.org.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mental health resources Global: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://unitedgmh.org/support/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Where to find us! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.instagram.com/ThingsGetWeirdPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook (Main Page): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/thingsareabouttogetweird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook (Discussion Group): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/thingsareabouttogetweird/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tiktok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thingsareabouttogetweird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📧 Email: thingsgetweirdpodcast@gmail.com Source Shout Outs Historic UK Article: https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/The-Green-Children-of-Woolpit/ Medievalists Article: https://www.medievalists.net/2025/04/the-green-children-woolpit/ Snopes Article: https://www.snopes.com/articles/459775/green-children-of-woolpit/ Ancient Origins Article: https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-europe/green-children-of-woolpit-002347 All That’s Interesting Article: https://allthatsinteresting.com/green-children-of-woolpit Woolpit Parish Council Article: https://woolpitparishcouncil.gov.uk/information-2/a-short-history/ Time Magazine Article: https://time.com/archive/6892277/medicine-chlorosis/ Duncan Lunan’s Book: https://www.duncanlunan.com/childrenfromthesky.asp Jeffrey J Cohen’s Book: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/9780230614123_5 Smithsonian Magazine Article: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-medieval-power-struggle-that-inspired-hbos-house-of-the-dragon-180980967/ The Paris Review Article: https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/05/02/scheeles-green-the-color-of-fake-foliage-and-death/ NWO Article: https://www.nwo.nl/en/cases/multilingualism-was-creative-force-flemish-medieval-literature
April 29 · 33 min
Episode 88: The Amazing Survival Story of Harrison Okene
In 2013, a team of divers headed down to a boat that had capsized 20km off the coast of Nigeria. It had been almost three days since the Jascon-4 vessel had sunk, after being hit by a freak wave in the early hours of the morning. The divers were expecting it to be a recovery mission, bringing the bodies of the poor souls who had lost their lives in the disaster to the surface until a hand reached out to them in the darkness. This is the astonishing story of Harrison Okene, and how he survived for almost three days at the bottom of the ocean. Mental health resources UK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mind.org.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mental health resources Global: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://unitedgmh.org/support/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Where to find us! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.instagram.com/ThingsGetWeirdPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook (Main Page): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/thingsareabouttogetweird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook (Discussion Group): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/thingsareabouttogetweird/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tiktok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thingsareabouttogetweird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📧 Email: thingsgetweirdpodcast@gmail.com Source Shout Outs The Guardian Articles: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/sep/26/i-survived-three-days-in-a-capsized-boat-on-the-ocean-floor-praying-in-my-air-bubble https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/12/nigeria-sailor-survive-air-pocket BBC Article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22888828 National Geographic Article: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/131204-nigerian-air-bubble-survival-shipwreck-viral-video-science Associated Press Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrO2ENzr2cM Interview with Bukola Anney: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkPT4j4CuXA DCN Full Rescue Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FkbfMk0wCI Live Science Article: https://www.livescience.com/41688-how-to-survive-underwater-for-3-days.html All That’s Interesting Article: https://allthatsinteresting.com/harrison-okene Britannica Article: https://www.britannica.com/technology/tugboat
April 22 · 33 min
Episode 87: Silpho Moor UFO Incident
In 1957, three men spotted something very unusual in the sky close to the village of Silpho in North Yorkshire. A glowing object, which appeared to crash land on a nearby moor. The strange item, which resembled a small flying saucer, was quickly located, and naturally the discovery made headlines. But whilst many locals were excited by the prospect of the area having its very own UFO, news about the bizarre finding quickly dried up that was, until an exciting development came to light in 2018. In this episode, Chyaz dives into the story behind the Silpho Moor UFO Incident, a case which may just leave you with more questions than answers… Mental health resources UK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mind.org.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mental health resources Global: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://unitedgmh.org/support/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Where to find us! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.instagram.com/ThingsGetWeirdPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook (Main Page): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/thingsareabouttogetweird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook (Discussion Group): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/thingsareabouttogetweird/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tiktok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thingsareabouttogetweird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📧 Email: thingsgetweirdpodcast@gmail.com Source Shout Outs Yorkshire Post Article: https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/missing-wreckage-of-ufo-which-crash-landed-in-yorkshire-is-found-60-years-on-1763666 BBC Article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-43005961 Dr David Clarke’s Website: https://drdavidclarke.co.uk/2018/02/08/yorkshire-ufo-crash-mystery-solved-after-60-years/ Smithsonian Magazine Article: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/fragments-famed-ufo-discovered-archives-london-museum-180968198/ Live Science Article: https://www.livescience.com/61785-silpho-moor-ufo.html Metro Article: https://metro.co.uk/2018/02/12/wreckage-ufo-secret-message-aliens-found-hidden-box-60-years-7305492/ 9 News Article: https://www.9news.com.au/world/remains-of-british-ufo-found-after-sixty-year-mystery/bbaedb2e-0f24-49de-b235-fd8f5e360969 Sheffield Hallam Profile on Dr David Clarke: https://profiles.shu.ac.uk/4201-david-clarke Air Chief Marshall Lord Dowding Audio Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzc28PfeWMY IB Times Article: https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/british-roswell-ufo-rediscovered-science-museum-after-59-years-1660635 Herald Article: https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/11890892.semtex-find-near-tory-venue-thatcher-visit-to-go-ahead-despite-haul/
April 15 · 36 min
Episode 86: The Witch of Wall Street
Hetty Green, better known as the ‘Witch of Wall Street’, may just be one of the most unique and eccentric women you’ve never heard of. After growing her fortune through clever investments during the 1800s in New York City, she became a peer of the likes of Andrew Carnegie and J.P. Morgan…despite the fact she wasn’t even allowed to vote. But rather than celebrating her achievements, the press became fixated on her unusual personality and peculiar lifestyle. So, who was the real person behind the ‘Witch of Wall Street’ moniker? Chyaz explores this fascinating tale... Mental health resources UK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mind.org.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mental health resources Global: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://unitedgmh.org/support/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Where to find us! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.instagram.com/ThingsGetWeirdPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook (Main Page): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/thingsareabouttogetweird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook (Discussion Group): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/thingsareabouttogetweird/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tiktok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thingsareabouttogetweird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📧 Email: thingsgetweirdpodcast@gmail.com Source Shout Outs New York Times Article: https://www.nytimes.com/1916/07/09/archives/hetty-greens-son-and-heir-trained-by-her-ehr-green-was-trusted-by.html Financial History Article: https://fhmagazine.org/mag/0907949001668081456/p17 VT Digger Article: https://vtdigger.org/2017/04/30/hetty-green-money-werent-parted/ AllThatsInteresting Article: https://allthatsinteresting.com/hetty-green Federal Judicial Article: https://www.fjc.gov/history/exhibits/circuit-court-opinions/Robinson-v-Mandell Smithsonian Magazine Article: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/peculiar-story-hetty-green-aka-witch-wall-street-180967258/ Britannica Pieces: https://www.britannica.com/money/Hetty-Green https://www.britannica.com/topic/coverture English Heritage Article: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/eight-witchcraft-myths/ History Collection Article: https://historycollection.com/18-reasons-one-is-executed-for-witchcraft-during-the-burning-times/ Hetty Book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/454798.Hetty
April 8 · 32 min
Episode 85: How A 'Bog Body' Solved A Murder
How did a 1,600 year old ‘bog body’ help to solve a murder? In the early 1980s, near the affluent town of Wilmslow in Cheshire, several discoveries were made in a local peat bog which caught the attention of archaeologists from around the world. Incredibly well-preserved human remains were found within the peat, with one particular finding setting off a chain of events that led to answers in a 20+ year old cold case. Join Chyaz as she explores the tales of the Lindow Man, the Lindow Woman and the murder of Malika Maria de Ferdandez… Mental health resources UK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mind.org.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mental health resources Global: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://unitedgmh.org/support/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Where to find us! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.instagram.com/ThingsGetWeirdPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook (Main Page): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/thingsareabouttogetweird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook (Discussion Group): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/thingsareabouttogetweird/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tiktok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thingsareabouttogetweird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📧 Email: thingsgetweirdpodcast@gmail.com Source Shout Outs BBC Articles: https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20220907-the-mystery-of-the-human-sacrifices-buried-in-europes-bogs https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjw3z48v8e5o https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly24k4jkl6o Newspaper Archive: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=892&dat=19831214&id=maRaAAAAIBAJ&pg=4415,2987263&hl=en Science History Institute Article: https://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/bodies-in-the-bog-the-lindow-mysteries/ Exploring GB Article: https://www.exploringgb.co.uk/blog/lindow-man-best-preserved-bog-body-in-britain Britannica Article: https://www.britannica.com/technology/peat Knutsford Guardian Article: https://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/news/24683236.remembering-discovery-lindow-man-cheshire/ British Museum Page: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_1984-1002-1 Discover Lindow Site: https://www.discoverlindow.org/visit UPI Article: https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/12/14/A-man-who-was-frightened-into-confessing-to-the/4563440226000/ Mail & Guardian Article: https://mg.co.za/article/1998-04-09-unearthing-the-living-dead/
March 25 · 33 min
Episode 84: The Dancing Plague of 1518
In the sweltering heat of summer, during July of 1518, the city of Strasbourg was consumed by a plague…just not necessarily the kind you may be thinking of. After a lady named Frau Troffea began to spontaneously dance in the streets, this compulsion to move soon spread throughout the city, and before long hundreds of residents had been swept up by this ‘dancing mania’. Though it sounds idyllic in theory, the reality was very different, and the Strasbourg ‘dancing plague’ soon turned deadly. But what caused this mass display to take hold in the first place? In today’s episode, Chyaz explores the theories that have been presented over the centuries, and offers up a perspective of her own too… Mental health resources UK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mind.org.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mental health resources Global: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://unitedgmh.org/support/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Where to find us! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.instagram.com/ThingsGetWeirdPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook (Main Page): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/thingsareabouttogetweird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook (Discussion Group): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/thingsareabouttogetweird/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tiktok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thingsareabouttogetweird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📧 Email: thingsgetweirdpodcast@gmail.com Source Shout Outs BBC Article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/culture/article/20220512-the-people-who-danced-themselves-to-death Smithsonian Magazine Article: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/strange-case-dancing-mania-struck-germany-six-centuries-ago-today-180959549/ Academic Paper on The Dancing Plague: https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/full/10.3366/drs.2017.0199#fn2 Public Domain Review Essay: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-dancing-plague-of-1518/ The Guardian Article: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/jul/05/bizarre-dance-epidemic-of-summer-1518-strasbourg Brittanica Article: https://www.britannica.com/event/dancing-plague-of-1518 British Psychological Society Article: https://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/dancing-plagues-and-mass-hysteria Nottingham University Article: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/manuscriptsandspecialcollections/documents/exhibitions/plantsandprayers/5.-humoral-theory-the-basis-of-medical-thought-for-millenia.pdf Healthline Website: https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/mass-hysteria#definition History Extra Article: https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/the-medieval-dance-of-death/ NLS Article: https://www.nls.uk/collections/stories/scottish-history/how-martin-luther-sparked-the-reformation/
March 18 · 34 min
Episode 83: The Strange Twists & Turns of the Gullspång Miracle Case
When Norwegian sisters Kari and May begin searching for an apartment in the Swedish locality of Gullspång, they end up opening a door that leads to more than they could have ever bargained for. After meeting the property’s seller, Olaug, the sisters accidentally make a discovery that changes the lives all involved forever. But is all quite what it seems? Thanks to documentary filmmaker Maria Fredriksson, this entire fascinating saga was caught on camera, but even years of footage couldn’t provide the answers to every question in this strange tale. Could the Gullspång Miracle case feature the most twists and turns ever covered on Things Are About To Get Weird? Mental health resources UK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mind.org.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mental health resources Global: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://unitedgmh.org/support/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Where to find us! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.instagram.com/ThingsGetWeirdPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook (Main Page): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/thingsareabouttogetweird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook (Discussion Group): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/thingsareabouttogetweird/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tiktok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thingsareabouttogetweird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📧 Email: thingsgetweirdpodcast@gmail.com Source Shout Outs The Gullspång Miracle documentary: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001zhyk/storyville-the-gullspang-miracle-a-nordic-mystery The Guardian Article: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/may/21/the-gullspang-miracle-review-a-staggering-film-about-love-faith-and-secret-sisters Maria Fredriksson Interview: https://moveablefest.com/maria-fredriksson-on-the-surprising-sister-act-of-the-gullspang-miracle/ Slant Magazine Article: https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/the-gullspang-miracle-review/ Tyle Article: https://www.tyla.com/entertainment/tv-and-film/the-gullspang-miracle-documentary-bbc-reviews-150689-20240521 Hollywood Reporter Article: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-gullspang-miracle-review-1235506797/
March 11 · 33 min
Episode 82: The Mysterious Disappearance of Richey Edwards
What happened to Richey Edwards? When the Manic Street Preachers guitarist and co-lyricist disappeared without a trace in 1995, under incredibly mysterious circumstances, speculation about his whereabouts was rife. Over 30 years on, despite endless theories emerging as to what happened to him, this case remains unsolved. Did Richey’s story end in tragedy? Or did he disappear voluntarily, determined to start a new life on his own terms? This tale remains one of the most intriguing stories in British music history, even three decades later new information continues to emerge in the case. Join Chyaz as she dives in to each angle of this truly baffling story… If you have any information regarding Richey Edwards' whereabouts, phone the Metropolitan Police on 101 or use their online reporting service, quoting CONNECT REF 01/764429/24. Alternatively, contact Kensington Police Station, Public Protection MPU on 07827986349. Mental health resources UK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mind.org.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mental health resources Global: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://unitedgmh.org/support/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Where to find us! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.instagram.com/ThingsGetWeirdPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook (Main Page): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/thingsareabouttogetweird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook (Discussion Group): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/thingsareabouttogetweird/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tiktok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thingsareabouttogetweird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📧 Email: thingsgetweirdpodcast@gmail.com Source Shout Outs GQ Magazine Article: https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/richey-edwards-disappearance NME Article: https://www.foreverdelayed.org.uk/msppedia/index.php?title=The_Lost_Godlike_Genius_-_NME,_9th_February_2008 Withdrawn Traces Book: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/433744/withdrawn-traces-by-sara-hawys-roberts/9780753545348 Wales Online Article: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/new-clues-suggest-missing-manic-15731157 BBC Articles: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c80er6r0pz3o https://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/manic-street-preachers/pages/richey.shtml Herald Wales Article: https://herald.wales/national-news/entertainment/new-appeal-in-search-for-missing-manic-street-preachers-musician/ Missing Persons Facebook Post: https://www.facebook.com/groups/missingpersonssupport/posts/3388398691311813/ The Guardian Articles: https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2008/nov/27/manic-street-preachers https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/nov/26/richey-edwards-manic-street-preachers The Independent Articles: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/richey-edwards-manic-street-preachers-disappearance-missing-b2690286.html https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/missing-street-preacher-1270691.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/it-s-easy-to-disappear-in-goa-s-hippy-haunts-1271892.html

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