Keep It Weird: A Strange & Unusual Podcast

Ho ho ho and a ha ha ha, Weirdos!  We hope you had a VERY Merry Christmas yesterday- but fear not!  The Yuletide season isn't over until you are visited by three ghosts! TW: foul language, death, aliens, wet bones etc Welcome to KEEP IT WEIRD, the podcast for all things strange and unusual, merry and bright, tender and mild and everything in between.  Everytime we get together we chat about something WEIRD and CHRISTMAS is no exception! This week the ghosts of Christmast past (Lauren Ogle) present (Laura Lareau) and future (Ashley Casseday) gather to tell each other spooky Christmas tales, try to solve some Christmas mysteries (aka Christ-eries) teach each other some crazy Christmas facts, prepare for the upcoming New Year, play yuletide games & teach billionaires some serious life lessons. Join us for our annual office Christmas party and bring that holly jolly with ya! We're going to learn about Lady Krampus, some YULE-F-Os, Santa's OG costume, the inspiration for his deer AND his wet, squishy bones and so much more. If you want some extra cheer this year JOIN OUR PATREON at www.patreon.com/keepitweirdpodcast  FOLLOW US @ keepitweirdcast FOLLOW LAURA @ leaves_and_lore SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL youtube.com/keepitweirdpodcast BUY OUR MERCH at www.keepitweirdpodcast.com/merch  

The Future is Female, Weirdos! And here we are, bringing you THE FUTURE!! Well, stories from the past to hopefully inspire your future. TW: foul language, hoarding, kidnapping, violence Welcome to another episode of KEEP IT WEIRD!  The podcast for all things strange and unusual, girly & ghoulish, frightningly feminist, Double X Chromosomed & everything in between! Everytime we get together we chat about something WEIRD and this week we get to do that with one of our all time favorite recurring guests.  Your Weird Report cohost AMY HANSELMANN is here to rage against the man-chine with us! Oh yes it's LADIES NIGHT here on the weird cast and we're looking at some historical women who SHOULD be mega famous but instead are lucky to even be footnotes in our history books.  Why?  BECAUSE THE PATRIARCHY. Lauren starts us off with ANNIE JUMP CANNON - an American astronomer who catalogued over 350,000 stars and whose work was instrumental in the development of the stellar classification system that we still use today!  A member of the Harvard Computers, a suffragette and a member of the National Women's Party-- Annie was a CHAMP Next up Amy guides us through the many lives of MARION STOKES- a television producer, businesswoman, MACINTOSH investor, civil rights activist, librarian and archivist who yeah, sure, may have had an obsession that got out of control when she started recording and archiving hundreds of THOUSANDS of hours of television news footage spanning over 35 years and taking up several apartments worth of space...... but we love her for it. And Ashley brings us home with the story of the FORTY ELEPHANTS - an all-female London crime syndicate who terrorized the UK for multiple centuries specializing in SHOPLIFTING.  They used the class and sex stereotypes of their day to their advantage, sewing secret compartments into their layers and layers of clothing, crossdressing, manipulating, blackmailing and even full on mugging to steal millions of dollars worth of goods from THE MAN. Join us in celebrating these incredible women from history's pass who all left their mark on our world, as faded as it may be.  We salute you, ladies! Check out some links below if you want to read more about today's topics! FOLLOW US @keepitweirdcast SUBSCRIBE to our YOUTUBE CHANNEL www.youtube.com/keepitweirdpodcast JOIN OUR PATREON at www.patreon.com/keepitweirdpodcast BUY OUR MERCH www.keepitweirdpodcast.com/merch   CANNON https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/annie-jump-cannon https://www.amphilsoc.org/blog/annie-jump-cannon STOKES https://recorderfilm.com/ https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/marion-stokes-television-news-archive ELEPHANTS https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/collections/london-stories/forty-elephants-south-londons-supreme-shoplifters/ https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20250219-a-thousand-blows-how-a-women-only-gang-menaced-victorian-london https://historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/the-forty-elephants/

BOO, Weirdos!!  Did we scare you?  Not yet?  Well buckle up because this week we have another episode of REAL SCARY STORIES!! We're talking ghosts, we're talking aliens, we're talking INTERDIMENSIONAL BEINGS, imaginary friends, ghost animals, premonitions, alien abductions and even a little bit of the SHINE and all of these stories happened to REAL PEOPLE!! Some were sent in by you, our faithful, loyal, funny, beautiful, interesting, intelligent weirdos.  And others were found online (reddit) where we have the privelage of constantly making new friends. This episode has MUSIC AND SOUND EFFECTS and is best enjoyed through a set of headphones but don't worry! If that's not your bag we have a Music & Sound FX FREE episode on our Patreon at www.patreon.com/keepitweirdpodcast-- it's public, you don't have to donate to our show to listen! TW: foul language, death, public shootings, sleep paralysis, death by hanging No links this week but a HUGE shoutout to Brewability in Engelwood Colorado (brew-ability.com) VIVEK ABISHEK who composes all the spooky music you hear in our ghost stories episodes, reddit users LeakyAssFire, just-another-gringo & r33dstellar as well as listeners Kelsie, "D" and our anonymous weirdos for letting us tell your scary stories. SUPPORT OUR SHOW: www.patreon.com/keepitweirdpodcast FOLLOW US: @keepitweirdcast BUY OUR MERCH: www.keepitweirdpodcast.com/merch  

Well Hello, Weirdos!  Long time, no SEE!! Welcome to Keep It Weird, the podcast for all thing strange and unusual, stalker-ish and sleepy, spooky, scary and everything in between. We wanted to keep things EXTRA SCARY for another month because October was so crazy busy so welcome to SECOND OCTOBER!! October Part Two!  This week Lauren starts us off with a rare TRUE CRIME TIME and the story of the Kuykendall Family Phone Stalker! In 2007 someone was able to not only clone the phones of the Kuykendall family but also somehow WATCH THEM INSIDE THEIR HOUSE.  It's a case that remains unsolved to this day and boy oh boy do we hate that. Then Ashley takes us to a PARANORMAL PARADISE as we explore some real life haunts out of the legendary village of SLEEPY HOLLOW!!  It may not be haunted by a headless hessian soldier, but that doesn't mean the place isn't crawling with old 16th century ghouls!  Classic wailing women, the ghost of an American traitor, a witch of the wood and possibly even some new world FAE!  Check out the links below if you want to do some more reading on this week's episode. FOLLOW US on social media @keepitweirdcast SUBSCRIBE to our YOUTUBE channel www.youtube.com/keepitweirdpodcast JOIN OUR PATREON at www.patreon.com/keepitweirdpodcast BUY SOME MERCH at www.keepitweirdpodcast.com/merch   KUYKENDALL STALKER https://medium.com/tftunderworld/restricted-caller-from-death-threats-to-constant-spying-the-chilling-case-of-the-washington-state-8f2c7bc03297 https://abcnews.go.com/amp/TheLaw/story?id=3312813&page=1   SLEEPY HOLLOW https://sleepyhollowcountry.com/category/ghosts-spooks/ https://visitsleepyhollow.com/the-other-ghosts-of-sleepy-hollow/  

Hail to the Cardinal, Hail to the White, Weirdos!!  Welcome to a very special Halloween episode-- It's our WEIRD CENTRALIA LIVE SHOW!! This month Lauren and Ashley had the pleasure of traveling to Centralia, IL to perform to a sold out audience at the Centralia Area Historical Society Museum!  We got to chat about ALL THINGS C-TOWN including, but not limited to: The Orphans, May Fete, the Thunderbird, Violin Anne, the 1947 Mine Disaster, Copple's Mansion, the Perrine House & Perrine's Orchard! We laugh, we cry, we SCREAM - this episode is a lot of things.  I HIGHLY recommend watching this ep on YOUTUBE (www.youtube.com/keepitweirdpodcast) as we also did have a slideshow presentation and you'll be able to see all the things the audience is reacting to: Old photos, newspaper clippings, even a couple videos! This was one of the most special weekends of our lives and that's all because of the people of Centralia.  Everyone who shared their stories with us, taught us about the town's history, invited us to the town museum (Thank you Rick Dodson, Mike Middleton and Jessycka Nix Coleman!) FED us (thank you Simply Soul LLC!) rented us a place to stay (thank you Mallory Fisk!) lent us some audio visual equipment and bought tickets and came out to see our show.  We were floored! This show was meant to be a CELEBRATION of Centralia and I do believe we accomplished our goal.  I feel closer to my hometown than ever before... and maybe a little more creeped out by it. GO ORPHANS!!!! TRIGGER WARNING: Actually NO cursing-- unless you count "heck" so good for us!  But we do talk about death, murder, suicide, slavery AND man-eating birds; so be aware. Get yourself a WEIRD CENTRALIA SHIRT by going to our merch store www.keepitweirdpodcast.com/merch - click on the button that says "Click here for Store" and go nuts!  If you want the design on a tote bag, button, hoodie or iphone case just click on the shirt and scroll down and you'll find all the items that you can get the design printed on :) FOLLOW US on social media @keepitweirdcast   SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel JOIN OUR PATREON www.patreon.com/keepitweirdpodcast - this is how we make money doing our show and how we are able to KEEP doing our show - you can donate as little as $1 an as high as $50 for one month or set it up to donate monthly and in return you'll get BONUS EPISODES every singe month and FREE tarot card readings!

Yaaaassss, Weirdos! Welcome to SPOOKY SEASON!!! You know what that means.  Pumpkins.  Horror movies. Ghouls.  Girls, gays & theys! This week is a very special episode where we are celebrating QUEER HORROR!!  Our special guest this week is an American author, playwright and theater director of (get this) HELLGATE HIGH Mr. Laramie Dean!!  We are exploring the horror genre all the way back to the gothic novels of the 1800's to the campy gore of the 80s and to our explicitly queer films today.  The LGBTQA+ community has always found representation in the horror genre - sometimes they had to hide their queerness, sometimes they got it WAY wrong but nevertheless their stories and films have inspired generations of us throughout the last century and a half and for that we are eternally grateful! So join us as we chat Mary Shelley, James Whale, John Waters, Interview with the Vampire, Chucky, and so much more. Follow us @keepitweirdcast Follow Laramie Dean @bylaramiedean and buy his books here: www.bylaramiedean.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/keepitweirdpodcast Join our Patreon for Bonus Episodes and free tarot card readings at www.patreon.com/keepitweirdpodcast  

Hi Weirdos!   Welcome to another episode of KEEP IT WEIRD, the podcast for all things strange and unusual, creepy, kooky & all together spooky!  Everytime we get together we chat about something WEIRD and this week is no exception   It's been a LONG TIME, friends, but today we revisit an old classic: ASK A WEIRDO!  We take the time to answer all of YOUR questions submitted via our patreon and social media pages (this seems like a good time to tell you to join our patreon :))    We chat about religion & spirituality, cryptids, horror movies, snacks, psychics, tattoos, tarot, curses, unsolved murders and so much more.    Check out the list of questions below if you want a reference guide   FOLLOW US on social media @keepitweirdcast   JOIN OUR PATREON at www.patreon.com/keepitweirdpodcast where you will receive BONUS EPISODES every month, discounts on merch and FREE TAROT CARD READINGS!    SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/keepitweirdpodcast    Emily asks: (6:44) What is your favorite and least favorite sub-genre of horror? Heidi asks: (12:50) Where do we go when we die? Greg asks: (18:20) I know you are both ex-Christians… but If someone were to ask you what your spiritual beliefs are/what religion you are - how would you answer them? Wolfman Mac asks:(26:42)  If you were both Cryptids what would you be?  Mel asks: (31:00)  Do you believe the unity theory of the paranormal? Brendan asks: (38:53) What is an element of the paranormal you previously thought was total bunk, but now 100% buy into and what made you switch sides? Lilo asks: (50:30) What tattoo should I get next?  Something witchy. Jenny asks: (53:11) What is the wildest rumor you've ever heard about yourself? Joann asks: (01:02:10) What do you think about animal psychics? JG Asks:(01:05:59) Have you ever cast a curse on someone who pissed you tf off? Emily Asks: (01:10:12) Two unsolved cases: JonBenet and Madeline McCann— what happened? Jo Asks: (01:15:42) What is the weirdest snack/snack combo that you love?

Welcome to Doveland, weirdos!   TW: foul language, psychic phenomenon, government conspiracy, natural disasters, poltergeist violence   It's time for another episode of KEEP IT WEIRD!  The podcast for all things strange and unusual, suspicious and soulful, unsolved and unbelievable and everything in between!  Everytime we get together we chat about something WEIRD and this week we've got two very echoey segments for you.   Lauren starts us off with an UNSOLVED MYSTERY that we realized after we cut should probably have been a REAL OR HOAX but hey... the summer is hectic ok?  Lauren is teaching us about DOVELAND, WISCONSIN.  A town that... disappeared?  Never existed at all?  Was swallowed by the earth?  Was actually a secret government experiment that they're desperately trying to cover all trace of?  You tell us.   Then Ashley introduces the story of Canada's most famous poltergeist- a case known as THE GREAT AMHERST MYSTERY!  This story takes place between the years 1878 and 1880 where an 18 year old girl named Esther Cox and her family were tormented by an invisible force in their small cabin relentlessly for over a year.  Objects moving on their own, loud booming knocks that shook the walls, objects going missing and then falling from the center of the ceiling, mysterious fires, a pesky corporeal trumpet, and even a few stabbings?!  This case has HUNDREDS of witnesses and even converted a hardcore skeptic who lived with the family with the sole objective of proving them to be hoaxsters.   Check out some LINKS BELOW if you're interested in reading up on the topics we discussed in this week's episode.   FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA @keepitweirdcast   JOIN OUR PATREON at www.patreon.com/keepitweirdpodcast where you can donate $1, $5, $10 or even $50 to our show ONCE, or set up to donate monthly, and in return you'll receive BONUS EPISODES, discounts on merchandise, free tarot card and divination readings and opportunities to sponsor segments of our show!   SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL www.youtube.com/keepitweirdpodcast so you can be the first to know when a new video is released.   BUY OUR MERCH www.keepitweirdpodcast.com/merch   THE PLACE THAT NEVER WAS https://usghostadventures.com/uncategorized/the-legend-of-doveland-wisconsin-the-vanishing-town/   https://www.historicmysteries.com/unexplained-mysteries/doveland/36068/   https://obscurban-legend.fandom.com/wiki/Doveland,_Wisconsin   MS. ESTHER'S WILD RIDE https://www.ranker.com/list/mysterious-amherst-poltergeist/jodi-smith   https://astonishinglegends.com/astonishing-legends/2022/10/9/the-great-amherst-mystery   https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2021/10/28/the-great-amherst-mystery-1888/

Hey Sports Fans! Welcome to KEEP IT WEIRD, the podcast for all things strange & unusual, ancient & archival, regal & rickety and everything in between!   TW: big bugs, mental illness, euthanasia, cancer, curses   Every week we get together to chat about something WEIRD and this week is very special because we're celebrating the birthday of one of the world's finest weirdos - - your host LAUREN!    We had a wild start to the episode where we were both ATTACKED by bugs (the bugs were in our room) but once we recovered from the drama we were able to dive into this week's topics.   Ashley starts us off with an ANCIENT ARTIFACTS (with Addie Rife!) where she teaches us all about the Iron Pillar of Dehli-- an ancient monument that is somewhere between 1600 and 2300 years old, made of solid iron, that still has not rusted TO THIS DAY!  And speaking of ancient artifacts and metal!  Last month, scientists at CERN accidentally discovered the secret to the Philosopher's Stone.  YOU HEARD ME!     Lauren takes over for a JEEPERS CREEPERS where we dive into a very rare (and very scary) mental health disorder known as CLINICAL LYCANTHROPY aka real life werewolves.  And were...frogs???     To wrap the show the girls pass some MIND BLOWING FACTS back and forth like the time that Mark Ruffalo had a psychic vision, how monkey's find medicinal marvels, the true inspiration for Bluey and more.   Check the links below if you want to do some more in depth reading on today's topics.   FOLLOW US on socials @keepitweirdcast   JOIN OUR PATREON at www.patreon.com/keepitweirdpodcast - You'll get two extra episodes every month, discounts on merch, opportunities to sponsor an episode AND free tarot card readings!    SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL at www.youtube.com/keepitweirdpodcast   BUY OUR MERCH www.keepitweirdpodcast.com/merch   UNRUSTABLE IRON https://www.britannica.com/topic/Iron-Pillar-of-Delhi https://www.good.is/mysterious-iron-pillar-hasnt-rusted-despite-being-out-in-the-open-for-over-1-600-years https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/things-to-do/udayagiri-caves-the-hidden-architectural-wonders-of-madhya-pradesh/articleshow/104626429.cms   I LOVE GOOOOOOLD https://www.the-independent.com/news/science/large-hadron-collider-lead-gold-b2749928.html   HOWLING AT THE MOON https://ijip.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/18.01.190.20241201.pdf https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/29073/8-historic-accounts-werewolves https://www.britannica.com/science/lycanthropy                 ReplyForward   Add reaction

We come in peace, weirdos!! But do THEY?!?!!   TW: aliens, psychosis & delusions, death by statue   Welcome to Keep It Weird, the podcast for all things strange and unusual, extra & extraterrestrial, wiry & wooley and everything in between.  Everytime we get together we chat about something WEIRD!!    This week is a wild one so hold onto your butts (cheeks and cigs)    Ashley starts us off with BREAKING NEWS out of Buga Colombia where a strange metallic orb was not only filmed zipping through the sky but also crash landed and was collected by witnesses in the area and turned into our buddy JAIME MAUSSAN and if this is not a hoax it's a BFDY (Big Freaking Deal, Yo)  According to the scientists studying the sphere- it is cold to the touch, it's WEIGHT FLUCTUATES & it's covered in inscriptions and you won't believe what AI has to say about the meaning behind them.   And speaking of AI we have a quick TERRIFYING TECHNOLOGY to counteract how pumped we were to be friends with ChatGPT last time around.  Ashley tells us about a new phenomenon people are calling "ChatGPT Induced Psychosis" wherein users of AI Chat Bots are losing their grip on reality, falling into spiritual rabbit holes, and destroying all the human relationships they have left.   Lauren takes us into a segment we call WHERE IN THE WORLD where we travel to just outside of Hong Kong to a city that used to exist called KOWLOON where over 33,000 residents lived in only 350 buildings covering only .01 miles of space........... HOW?!   Then we finish off with a very special DECLASSIFIED where Ashley takes us through the CIA  DOC_0005517761 - Declassified back in 2000, this report describes a 250 page KGB file that contains photos, drawings and witness testimonies about a run in that soviet soldiers had with a UFO back in 1990 wherein 23 men were TURNED TO STONE.   You heard me.  I told you to hold on to your butts.     Check out some LINKS below if you want to read up about any of today's topics.   FOLLOW US on social media @keepitweirdcast SUBSCRIBE to our channel youtube.com/keepitweirdpodcast JOIN OUR PATREON www.patreon.com/keepitweirdpodcast BUY OUR MERCH www.keepitweirdpodcast.com/merch BUGA BUGA (SPHERE) https://www.reddit.com/r/aliens/comments/1klukvi/material_science_engineer_alejandro_fonseca_mar%C3%ADn/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14687737/spherical-UFO-discovered-alien-technology-colombia.html   AI DESTRUCTION BEGINS AT HOME https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/ai-spiritual-delusions-destroying-human-relationships-1235330175/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1kalae8/chatgpt_induced_psychosis/   STRAY CITY https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/kowloon-walled-city https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/kowloon-walled-city-history   STONE SOLDIERS https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/DOC_0005517761.pdf https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/declassified-cia-file-claims-aliens-attacked-soviet-soldiers-sparks-buzz-8175002        

H-h-h-hi W-w-w-weirdos.  Is it cold in here?  Or am I just CRYOGENICALLY FROZEN?!   TW: death, desecration of a corpse, near death experiences, suicidal ideation & mental health struggles, mention of Hitler, murder trial chat, real gross body stuff   Welcome to another episode of KEEP IT WEIRD, the podcast for all things strange and unusual, frigid and freaky, pleasant and possessed and everything in between!   Everytime we get together we talk about something WEIRD and this week is bursting at the seams with strangeness.   First we tackle some "old business" and check in with each other on the KAREN READ RETRIAL-- boy is that getting juicier and juicer by the day-- and Lauren shares a recent strange experience she had with a stick of eyeliner.   Lauren kicks off the main event with A THOUGHT she had about time.  Are there different times of the year, months-weeks-days, that harbor darkness? Why does it pour when it rains?  Why is April the most cursed month in recent human history?  Why do wars begin in August? Our ancestors had rituals to get us through these tougher months-- are we self perpetuating the fear and therefore the trauma?  Could we benefit from ancient rituals to aid us in living through the tougher times?    Then Ashley bursts through the door along with MISS FRIZZLE for some human body mysteries!  Starting off with a phenomenon known as the "Returning Soldier Effect" and we question why more male children are born directly after war.  Several theories have been presented, but it's still quite the mystery.    Then we move on to FROZEN PEOPLE starting with the story of Jean Hillard who spent 6 hours freezing in the snow back in 1980 and SURVIVED!! Then we wrap up the episode discussing CRYONICS and the dangers of cryogenically freezing your body in the hopes of being reanimated when the technology catches up to the theoretical science in the future.   Don't miss out on the end of episode TAROT CARD reading for more insights in today's show. Check out some LINKS below if you want to do further reading on any of the topics we discussed today.   FOLLOW US on social media @keepitweirdcast   JOIN OUR PATREON at www.patreon.com/keepitweird podcast - you get discounts on merch, two bonus episodes every month and free tarot card readings!   SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel www.youtube.com/keepitweirdpodcast   Check out our WEBSITE www.keepitweirdpodcast.com for extra goodies, links to merch & book recommendations!    Dark Time Clusters https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/k8cwrw/why_do_so_many_tragedies_happen_in_the_middle_of/?rdt=50108   https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/2025/04/18/cruelest-week-14-historical-tragedies-that-happened-april-15-21-columbine-titanic-lincoln-shot/83158072007/   https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/does-april-usher-in-the-start-of-the-killing-season   Baby Boy Boom! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Returning_soldier_effect   https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-scientific-fundamentalist/200802/the-returning-soldier-effect-i-why-are-more-boys-born   https://www.news-medical.net/news/20200611/The-egg-decides-which-sperm-fertilizes-it.aspx   F-f-f-freezing! https://vocal.media/families/frozen-in-time-the-miraculous-survival-of-jean-hilliard   https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-12/cryopreservation-dilemmas-social-financial-legal-concerns/104061896   https://cryonics.miraheze.org/wiki/Bredo_Morst%C3%B8l   https://spectrum.ieee.org/bionic-eye-obsolete

Do the Dew, weirdos!   Welcome to another episode of KEEP IT WEIRD, the podcast for all things strange and unusual, mysterious and maddening, freaky and "freakay" and everything in between.     Everytime we get together we chat about something WEIRD and this week is DOLPHIN FREE!!    The gals start off with some current events as they discuss HBO's "Hollywood Demons" series and share their opinions on the Blue Origin all female space flight that took place earlier this month.  Spoiler: We're not impressed.   Then Ashley takes us into some CONSPIRACY THEORIES involving our favorite alphabet overlords-- the NSA and the CIA.  First on the chopping block is the NSA and their involvement with 33 Thomas St NYC New York-- supposedly just a simple AT&T building until Edward Snowden leaked highly classified information back in 2014.  After some pretty simple math it was discovered that that enormous spooky building was actually the largest NSA surveillance building on United States soil.  Codename: TITANPOINTE.    If you think AT&T being in cahoots with the NSA is bad... wait until you hear about Pepsi's connection to the CIA.  Because next we discuss the conspiracy theory that MOUNTAIN DEW releases its new wacky flavors right before major disasters.  Why, you ask? Well... that's... not an easy question to answer.  But we sure try.   Finally Lauren takes us into a REALITY TV CORNER and teaches us about an epic fail of a reality tv show called "Eden."  It's also called "Eden: Paradise Lost" for a very dumb reason.  Actually almost everything about this show was dumb, especially the part where they took it off the air and FORGOT TO TELL THE CAST AND CREW.   Check out some LINKS below if you want to do some extra reading on today's topics.   JOIN OUR PATREON at www.patreon.com/keepitweirdpodcast for TWO BONUS EPISODES every month, discounts on merch, a chance to sponsor a segment and free TAROT CARD readings!   FOLLOW US on social media @keepitweirdcast   SUBSCRIBE to our channel www.youtube.com/keepitweirdpodcast   SPY HUB NYC https://theintercept.com/2016/11/16/the-nsas-spy-hub-in-new-york-hidden-in-plain-sight/ https://www.atomic-ranch.com/retro-road-trip/33-thomas-street/ https://nypost.com/2023/10/05/what-its-inside-at-33-thomas-street-nycs-mystery-spy-hub/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/33_Thomas_Street   DO THE DEW IF YOU DARE https://ksisradio.com/ixp/341/p/new-mountain-dew-flavor-conspiracy-theory/ https://www.theguardian.com/Columnists/Column/0,,305870,00.html https://www.theguardian.com/business/1998/nov/08/observerbusiness.theobserver https://www.npr.org/2023/09/10/1193755188/chile-coup-50-years-pinochet-kissinger-human-rights-allende   NOT QUITE PARADISE https://collider.com/eden-reality-tv-show/ https://lethbridgenewsnow.com/2021/07/12/eden-the-survival-show-that-didnt-tell-contestants-it-was-canceled/    

TW: foul language and real tears   Are you eating a well balanced regular human diet, weirdos?   Welcome to KEEP IT WEIRD, the podcast for all things strange and unusual, hair-raising and blood-curdling, riveting and READY To RUMMBLEEE and everything in between.    Each episode we get together to chat about something WEIRD and this episode is no exception.    Today Lauren is asking is it REAL OR HOAX as we look into the medieval legend of the Green Children of Woolpit.  Legend has it that two strangely dressed children speaking an unknown language wandered into the village of Woolpit wayyyy back in the 12th century and not only were they out of place but they were also GREEN!  That's right.  Green.  WTF?   Then Ashley takes us into a new segment called SUPER SYNCHRONICITIES where we will be chronicling the strange entanglements and meaningful coincidences in our lives and surrounding our show.  This first foray is all about THE TELEPATHY TAPES - a podcast produced and hosted by Ky Dickens exploring the idea of consciousness, the possibility of psi-powers and the unbelievable experiences of non-verbal autistic children and their families and teachers.   Check out some links below if you want to do more reading (or listening!  Looking at you, Ky!) on the topics we discussed in today's episode.   FOLLOW US @keepitweirdcast   SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE www.youtube.com/keepitweirdpodcast   JOIN OUR PATREON www.patreon.com/keepitweirdpodcast   LEAVE US A REVIEW wherever you listen to your favorite pods Raw Bean Freaks https://talesoftimesforgotten.com/2019/09/28/who-were-the-green-children-of-woolpit/   Telepathy Tapes https://thetelepathytapes.com/ https://douglasdolphinus.blogspot.com/2012/08/kates-dolphins.html   https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/archive/2025/03/telepathy-tapes-facilitated-communication-autism/681930/   https://drdianehennacy.com/  

TW: drug use (the fun kind) murder (the not fun kind) self castration (yikes spikes) sexual assault (theres a happy ending) mention of suicide (sorry) and laughter at really inappropriate times (not sorry)   Happy Birthday, Weirdos!!    Technically it's only Ashley's birthday and TECHNICALLY technically her birthday was a week ago but her birthday is your birthday is OUR birthday so lets P A R T Y!   Once a year we record an episode after imbibing in THC gummies and share mind blowing stories and facts with each other.  Are these episodes fun?  Yes.  Are they chaotic?  YesX2.   This special brownie, er, episode is full of strangeness including but not limited to - The latest Ghost Adventures drama, what the International Space Station smells like, the DNA we share with Bananas, the brain that exists in our guts, Carrie Fisher standing up for women everywhere, a Peanut Butter Jelly Bad Time, aliens in our oceans (yes, again) and an American hero that cut off his own testicles.   ALSO, this episode contains the PREMIERE of our new monthly segment MIND BODY SPIRIT(S) with our very favorite psychic medium AMY GOLDENBERG!! Just a snippet of the episode will be included here, but check out our YouTube Channel for the full 37 minute chat about ANXIETY.   Check out some links below if you want to learn more about the topics we talk about in today's episode.   FOLLOW US on social media @keepitweirdcast   SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel youtube.com/keepitweirdpodcast   JOIN OUR PATREON www.patreon.com/keepitweirdpodcast for HUNDREDS of hours of bonus episodes, behind the scenes videos, discounts on merchandise, FREE TAROT READINGS and a chance to sponsor a segment of our show. Ghost Adventure from Hell https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/wife-ghost-adventures-star-aaron-goodwin-allegedly-hired-hitman-kill-rcna195784   Stank Station https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/nov/03/smelly-noisy-and-awash-with-dead-skin-cells-life-on-board-the-international-space-station   Banana Cousins https://knowyourdna.com/humans-same-dna-as-bananas/   Tummy Brainn https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/gut-brain-connection https://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/the-gut-brain-connection   Chicken Soup for the Celebrity's Soul https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-aug-14-na-snoop14-story.html   https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-aug-14-na-snoop14-story.html   https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-eunuch-who-killed-john-wilkes-booth_b_10164890#:~:text=Corbett%20dutifully%20took%20a%20pair,study%20groups%20and%20prayer%20meetings.   https://www.cracked.com/article_26512_the-insane-life-man-who-killed-john-wilkes-booth.html    

Don't Panic, Weirdos!   TW: photos of mummified remains, death, possible murder & torture, stillbirth, depression, animal abuse   Welcome to another episode of KEEP IT WEIRD the podcast for all things strange & unusual, beautiful & batty, creepy & cringe and everything in between!   Everytime we get together we chat about something WEIRD and this week we've got quite the adventure for you.     Lauren is going to start us off with an UNSOLVED MYSTERY straight out of the BOG.  From as far back as the 17th century we have been discovering strangely preserved BODIES in the bogs of Europe, some of which date all the way back to 8000 BC, and no one knows why they are there.  The unique physical and biochemical composition of the peat bogs have kept some of these bodies preserved to the point that they still have hair, internal organs and even FOOD (and drugs) in their stomachs.   Was this a popular dumping ground for murderers?  Was it a holy place used for ritual sacrifice?  Did these folks just wander into the bog?  We may never know...   Then Ashley is taking us DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE for a quest that takes us from Marine Mammal Law all the way to NHI (Non-Human Intelligence) theories as we read some stories about cetaceans, specifically DOLPHINS, and their potential to have special abilities far beyond our understanding.  Can they communicate telepathically?  Help heal the sick?  Act as your doula? Control UFOs?  It may sound crazy, but that's because we live in a crazy world. ALSO this episode features our very first WITCHY WEATHER FORECAST hosted by Laura Lareau!! Laura will pop in to every other episode to give us a look at that month's celestial energies, moon phases, and all around witchy festivities to teach us how to celebrate our woo-woo side and get in touch with our inner witch.  The FULL forecast will be posted on our YouTube Channel as a separate video if you want to hear the whole thing.   Check out some LINKS below if you want to do some more reading on the subjects we discussed today.   SUBSCRIBE to our channel  - youtube.com/keepitweirdpodcast   FOLLOW our socials - @keepitweirdcast   JOIN OUR PATREON -- patreon.com/keepitweirdpodcast - this is how we continue to produce the show, pay our small business taxes and make our merch.  You can donate as little as $1 and as much as $50 to get some really cool perks like TWO BONUS EPISODES every month, DISCOUNTS ON MERCH & even SPONSORING A SEGMENT!   BOGGY BODIES https://scienceworld.scholastic.com/issues/2017-18/103017/mystery-of-the-bog-bodies.html?language=english#1120L   https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/europe-bog-bodies-reveal-secrets-180962770/   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bog_body   DOLPHINS ARE ALIENS  https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/just-how-intelligent-are-dolphins   https://discover.hubpages.com/education/Communication-With-Dolphins-Telempathy   https://www.vice.com/en/article/i-went-on-a-spirit-quest-with-a-guru-who-believes-dolphins-are-telepathic-aliens/   https://dolphins.org/marine_mammal_law?aid=2#:~:text=Many%20people%20seek%20the%20opportunity,wild%20can%20be%20particularly%20harmful.   https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/gbmfoo/cmv_mushrooms_are_our_alien_ancestors/   https://douglasdolphinus.blogspot.com/2012/08/kates-dolphins.html   https://www.gentlebirthmethod.com/press/press-cuttings-dolphins/i-gave-birth-with-dolphins?srsltid=AfmBOoqen8ibrl3GpsOO3hlg2k6XE3e7p6kQVD6wGcIxsa3P6IHEieqc   https://dolphinmatrix.com/Endolphin.html   https://www.bashar.org/

Take Us To Your Leader, Weirdos! Actually... on second thought... pass lol. TW: missing people, suicide, government conspiracies, anti-vax propaganda Welcome to episode 2 of Season 9 and this week we have a VERY special guest! Her name is Justine Binx, she's been a listener of our show for YEARS, she quickly became a friend of the pod AND she's so dang good at Halloween she won a guest spot on our show! And what an amazing guest she was as she joined us to have a long chat about ALIENS!! At least once a year we try to dedicate an episode to our little grey friends in the sky and try to answer some of our most burning questions:  What are they?  Extraterrestrials? Interdimensional beings? Ultra-terrestrials? Our own government? Why are they here? Are they harvesting our organs? Studying us like an endangered species? Hoping to bring us into a higher consciousness? Do they want to save us or enslave us? And where do they come from? Most people assume its outer space, but maybe it's inner space? Another dimension? The ocean? A cave? Our own minds? Today we're going to try and find answers to these questions by examining UAP disclosure files, reading a sci fi novel from 1953, pondering the missing persons case of GRANGER TAYLOR from 1980 and even checking in with a former intelligence officer who goes by AÑJALI has seen a secret alien base with her own eyes.... allegedly. Check out some links below if you want to do some further reading on today's topics! Follow us on social media @keepitweirdcast Join our PATREON for a monthly WEIRD REPORT + a spooky bonus episode + discounts on merch + free tarot card readings at www.patreon.com/keepitweirdpodcast SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel so you can be the first to know when a new episode is uploaded! www.youtube.com/keepitweirdpodcast  UAP DISCLOSURE  https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2024/09/02/timeline-of-major-ufo-uap-events/ https://avi-loeb.medium.com/schumers-uap-disclosure-request-to-trump-9d6476aa8e94  https://deadline.com/2025/01/the-age-of-disclosure-trailer-1236263551/ GRANGER TAYLOR - STAR MAN  https://www.cbc.ca/cbcdocspov/features/bcs-granger-taylor-left-a-note-saying-he-was-boarding-an-alien-spaceship https://www.unilad.com/news/granger-taylor-note-alien-abduction-spaceship-013648-20230427  AÑJALI & THE SECRET ALIEN BASE https://www.reddit.com/r/aliens/comments/muvn85/anjali_a_message_from_higher_beings/?rdt=53185 https://dakotawarcollege.com/remember-angelia-schultz-a-k-a-anjali-and-her-ufo-presser-apparently-it-has-gotten-a-bit-of-attention/  https://www.unknowncountry.com/dreamland/what-in-the-world-happened-to-anjali-schultz/  

TW: Faith, references to hell, references to murder, sexism Welcome to HELL weirdos! And welcome back to KEEP IT WEIRD-- the podcast about all things strange and unusual, haunted and hellbound, paranormal and posiTIVELY creepy, and everything in between.   And this is SEASON NINE of our show!! Wow. Another year of weird and the best part is we get to spend it with you!   This episode starts with Lauren sharing some interesting facts about VALENTINE'S DAY- easily the worst of our holidays.   Then Ashley takes us into WHAT IF GOD WAS ONE OF US where we research the origins of H E Double Hockeysticks and find out, whoopsie daisy, it's not even IN THE BIBLE. So where did the idea of eternal suffering in a realm of flames even come from?   And Lauren finishes us off with a BIT O' BIOLOGY as we look at the incredible biological discoveries that 2024 brought us. From fingerprint technology (thanks jellyfish!) to natural fiberoptics (thanks heart cockles!) and even to new potential new plant medicine (thanks monkeys!) Check out the links below if you want to do some further reading on today's topics!   SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE  www.youtube.com/keepitweirdpodcast   JOIN OUR PATREON for bonus episodes and free tarot readings  www.patreon.com/keepitweirdpodcast   FOLOW US ON SOCIALS @keepitweirdcast    WHAT THE HELL? https://medium.com/christianish/what-the-hell-finding-out-hell-isnt-in-the-bible-7028acb3ecee   https://ehrmanblog.org/heaven-and-hell-in-a-nutshell/   BIT O' BIO https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/seven-scientific-discoveries-from-2024-that-could-lead-to-new-inventionsfrom-indestructible-tardigrades-to-body-merging-comb-jellies-animals-can-teach-humans-so-much-about-medicine-robotics-aging-and-survival-180985741/   https://www.rockefeller.edu/news/36948-intriguing-science-discoveries-of-2024/      

Yuletide Greeting's Weirdos! Welcome to our season 8 FINALE episode featuring special guest medium & healer AMY GOLDENBERG!! Join us as we discuss life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness (and aliens, of course) as we move into a new year full of new fears & more beers.  We'll see you in 2025! Twas the week before Yule and all through the pod Not a creature was stirring, except maybe the gods The Yule log was burning up the chimney with care In hopes that Mabon soon would be there The girls were all nestled with headphones on their heads While visions of Gaia danced in their… heads oh boy I'm losing it And Ashley in her elf hat and Lauren with her night cap Had just settled in for a long winters chat When out on the lawn arose such a clatter We ran out into the snow to see what was the matter Blah blah blah When what do our wondering eyes should appear The epitome of yuletide gay had entered our sphere With rosy red cheeks and a dash of magnesium We knew right away it was our favorite medium She spoke not a word but went straight to her work She was speaking with the dead as she turned with a jerk She sprang to our side to discuss life on the planet And of course we had issues with technology, damnit But in the end, your girls had a great time, So join us won't you?  I'm running out of rhymes Let us ring in the new year with a new set of dreams Happy Yule to all, and to all a good scream…s.     TW: Death, Politics, Aliens, Suicide, Depression, Child Abuse, Trauma FOLLOW US @keepitweirdcast JOIN OUR PATREON www.patreon.com/keepitweirdcast BUY OUR MERCH www.keepitweirdpodcast.com/merch SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE www.youtube.com/keepitweirdpodcast

TW: Murder, racism, war, mention of rape   Welcome back, Weirdos and WATCH OUT FOR VOORHEES!! it's another Friday the 13th episode!   Every time we get together we chat about something WEIRD and this week is chock-full of crazy.   Lauren starts us off by reminding us the reason for the season-- the season of course being Friday the 13th and the reason being FEAR.  Lauren breaks down some of the WORST most horrible horrific things to have ever occurred on Friday the 13th - just to get our blood flowing.   Then Ashley comes in with a WHOPPER of a CONSPIRACY THEORY!!  Did you know that some people believe that the reason the United States invaded Iraq in 2003 was because they were attempting to reverse engineer alien technology and they knew that there was information hidden in ancient sumerian texts & artifacts that held the secrets they were missing?  SOUNDS NUTS but hear us out-- there might be something to this one.   Then Lauren finishes off strong with a WHERE IN THE WORLD IS KEEP IT WEIRD and a trip to the Wisconsin Dells.  What is a dell you ask?  Nobody knows.  We talk about water parks, haunted saloons, creepy TCBYs, clown museums, strange archeological finds and more.  Long live the dells!   Check out some LINKS below if you want to do some reading on today's strange topics!    Thank you SO MUCH for tuning in to another episode of our show.  Prepare yourself for our SEASON 8 FINALE next week with an amazing guest and all the yule tide cheer you can handle.   Follow us on social media @keepitweirdcast   Join our Patreon for BONUS EPISODES every month, discounts on merch and FREE TAROT CARD READINGS! www.patreon.com/keepitweirdcast   SUBSCRIBE to our YOUTUBE at youtube.com/keepitweirdpodcast   RATE OUR SHOW 5 stars if you please but 4 works too :)   Gilgamesh MESH https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilgamesh#:~:text=The%20Epic%20of%20Gilgamesh%20was,it%20and%20the%20Hebrew%20Bible.   https://yalebooks.yale.edu/2020/04/30/the-epic-of-gilgamesh/   https://vocal.media/fiction/us-iraq-war-and-the-epic-of-gilgamesh   https://www.newsweek.com/us-invade-iraq-ancient-stargate-1766705   https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/ancient-gilgamesh-tablet-returns-to-iraq-30-years-after-being-looted   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Bogdanos   https://www.law.columbia.edu/news/archive/matthew-bogdanos-83-righting-ancient-wrongs   What the DELL??   https://www.dells.com/info/history/#:~:text=When%20the%20great%20glacial%20lake,rock%20formations%20we%20see%20today.   https://www.cultofweird.com/blog/dark-weird-dead-wisconsin-dells/   https://www.wanderingeducators.com/wisconsin-dells-history-told-sandstone.html  

TW: Mental Health Disorders (schizophrenia, depression, Cotard's syndrome) Drug Use, Death It's a nice day for a... Black Friday!  It's a nice day to... START AGAIIIIIN!   Hi Weirdos!! Happy BLACK Friday we hope you're ready to do the Brain Worm Squirm as we dive into this week's WEIRD topics and celebrate all things DARK!   Lauren starts us off with a banger as she launches into JEEPERS CREEPERS (I hate it so much) and teaches us about Cotard's Syndrome.  It's nickname however is maybe more appropriate: "Walking Corpse Syndrome."  Cotard's is a very rare mental disorder wherein the patient believes either they ARE dead (or dying,) they no longer exist, or sometimes simply that they are losing blood, internal organs or body parts.  Its... rough.   But no worries, Ashley is here to lighten the mood with an ANCIENT ARTIFACTS (sponsored by Addie Rife) that is all about AYAHUASCA! How the drug is made, what it is doing to your brain when ingested and even how use of the drug could solve some of mankind's OLDEST mysteries.  From deep in the Amazon to the furthest reaches of space and time-- this is one TRIP you don't want to miss.  Get it?   Check out some LINKS below if you want to read up on any of the topics we discussed in today's episode   JOIN OUR PATREON at www.patreon.com/keepitweirdpodcast to get a FULL SEGMENT that was cut for time this week plus BONUS EPISODES every month, discounts on merch and FREE TAROT READINGS!!    LIKE our videos and SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel (www.youtube.com/keepitweirdpodcast) to a) help us look cool and b) be the first to know when a new video is uploaded   FOLLOW US on social media @keepitweirdcast   SEND IN YOUR QUESTIONS for our FINALE (recording on 12/11) with AMY GOLDENBERG!!    LIVING DEAD GIRL (& BOY & NON-BINARY) https://www.healthline.com/health/cotard-delusion https://npistanbul.com/en/what-is-walking-corpse-syndrome   SAY MAYBE TO DRUGS https://www.centreofexcellence.com/sacred-geometry-symbols-meanings/#:~:text=The%20ancient%20Greek%20philosopher%20Plato,the%20foundation%20of%20nature's%20elements. https://www.incentrelondon.com/blog/the-flower-of-life-and-the-secrets-it-holds-to-life-on-earth https://spiritvineretreats.com/ayahuasca-blog/what-is-sacred-geometry/ https://www.drjamescooke.com/read/aya-visions https://neip.info/novo/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/highpine_origin-of-ayahuasca_neip_2012.pdf https://unlimitedsciences.org/exploring-the-history-and-therapeutic-potential-of-ayahuasca/