The Some Weird Podcast

Finally! Our Season 7 Finale is here! In this episode we welcome back your best friend and mine Ted to talk about more weird stories from Newfoundland and Labrador.We’ll talk about the role two tiny French islands off the coast played during the prohibition era and take you on a journey down a haunted highway near Hell Hill. Throughout we have real articles about UFO sightings in the province from various Newfoundland and Labrador newspapers. Do we mention Greenland? Yes! Do we mention Back to the Future? Of course! Is there talk of wrestling? Extensively! We hope you enjoy this Season’s finale and that you stay subscribed as we work hard to get our Season 8 ready for release.  Warning: some language or themes may not be suitable for all ages. Check out our website: www.someweirdpodcast.com Have your own story or your own take on our stories? Email us at  SomeWeirdPodcast@gmail.com or reach out on the Instagram

In a time of posting, liking, and sharing just about anything it is inevitable that hoaxes are easily shared globally and some of these caused widespread panic. In this episode we discuss that time many people thought killer clowns were lurking around every corner and that other time when we were warned of a very strange bird-lady-creature called Momo that was causing kids to harm themselves over social media. Very weird indeed!Warning: some language or themes may not be suitable for all ages. Check out our website: www.someweirdpodcast.com Have your own story or your own take on our stories? Email us at  SomeWeirdPodcast@gmail.com or reach out on the Instagram

This is part 2 of our episode on Cults. In Cults Part 2: The 7M Tik Tok Cult we will talk about the current situation with 7M. Is it a church? A talent agency? A terrible place to work? We’re not sure but many are convinced this is one of the latest cults to spring up in the United States. Warning: some language or themes may not be suitable for all ages. Check out our website: www.someweirdpodcast.comHave your own story or your own take on our stories? Email us at  SomeWeirdPodcast@gmail.com or on reach out on the Instagram

This is a two-part episode because there was just so much weirdness! In Cults Part 1: Heaven’s Gate we will talk about how this UFO cult started and how it ended. Stay tuned for the end bloopers for our tangent discussion on the best Jokers.   Cults Part 2 will be out on the next scheduled time. Warning: some language or themes may not be suitable for all ages.   Check out our website: www.someweirdpodcast.com   Have your own story or your own take on our stories? Email us at  SomeWeirdPodcast@gmail.com or reach out on Instagram

Ever find something in an impossible place? Like your coat in the fridge or ice cream in your closet? How did you manage to get that stuff in such wrong places? What if you found a 1920s spark plug in a half-million-year-old geode or an aluminum wedge next to 10,000-year-old mastodon bones? These would be much more difficult to explain and yet these items have been found. In this episode we’re talking about out of place artifacts. It’s quite the puzzle and, so far, no one has been able to figure it out.   Warning: some language or themes may not be suitable for all ages. Check out our website: www.someweirdpodcast.com   Have your own story or your own take on our stories? Email us at  SomeWeirdPodcast@gmail.com or on Instagram @someweirdpod

Our planet is about 29% land and we’ve chopped that land up to create countries. Some of the borders we have created make sense and others…well not so much. In this episode, we tell you about Sealand, an independent principality off the English coast, and bizarre international borders between India and Bangladesh, Belgium and The Netherlands, and even Canada and the United States. Warning: some language or themes may not be suitable for all ages.   Check out our website: www.someweirdpodcast.com   Have your own story or your own take on our stories? Email us at  SomeWeirdPodcast@gmail.com or on Instagram or X @SomeWeirdPod

The tin-foil hat crowd believe that the whole moon landing was fake news. Why? We’ll report on their beliefs and present what they say is proof. Also, we’ll look at the super weird idea that Stanley Kubrick tattled on himself as the one who filmed the fake footage by putting Easter eggs in the 1980 movie ‘The Shining’. It’s a stretch and it’s some weird, b’y. Warning: some language or themes may not be suitable for all ages. Check out our website: www.someweirdpodcast.com Have your own story or your own take on our stories? Email us at SomeWeirdPodcast@gmail.com or on X @SomeWeirdPod

Pareidolia is the phenomenon of seeing patterns in nonsense. We see clouds that look like all manner of things, everyday items that seem to have human expressions, and sometimes, Jesus shows up in toast! Other times, rando faces just appear on the kitchen floor. Why do we see them and why do they happen? Some weird, b’y!Warning: some language or themes may not be suitable for all ages.Check out our website: www.someweirdpodcast.comHave your own story or your own take on our stories? Email us at  SomeWeirdPodcast@gmail.com or on X @SomeWeirdPod

We’re back for a 7th season and we’re kicking it off with supernatural trials. There’s all kinds of defenses to use in a murder trial but have you ever heard of the ‘Bear Walker Defense’? It’s definitely a thing. Not into true crime? No problem! What do you think about real estate law? Did you ever buy a house only to find out later it was haunted? The case of Stambovsky v. Ackley resulted in America’s only known legally haunted house. Some weird, b’y!   Warning: some language or themes may not be suitable for all ages.   Check out our website: www.someweirdpodcast.com   Have your own story or your own take on our stories? Email us at  SomeWeirdPodcast@gmail.com or on X @SomeWeirdPod

From Batman to Spiderman to The Tick and everything in between, superheroes are engrained in our pop culture. Whether you are a fan or not, you know the usual story: a seemingly normal person has an extraordinary experience that grants them some superpower that they must determine whether to use for the power of good or evil. It’s great entertainment! But there are some real people who claim to possess actual superpowers. In this episode, we look are two such superpowers: human magnetism and infallible recall. Would you want one of these powers?    Warning: some language or themes may not be suitable for all ages. Check out our website: www.someweirdpodcast.com Have your own story or your own take on our stories? Email us at SomeWeirdPodcast@gmail.com or on X @SomeWeirdPod

At some point in our ancient history, we figured out we need to handle the mortal remains of our dearly departed. There have been three main methods: bury, cremate, mummify. But there have also been those on the fringe who figured they had a better idea. In this episode we are talking about a couple of these unique and questionable postmortem decisions. First, we look at magical necropants from Icelandic folklore and then the Hand of Glory aka the Ultimate Skeet Tool. Do we tie in a Newfoundland story? You bet your sweet cotton socks we do!    Warning: some language or themes may not be suitable for all ages. Check out our website: www.someweirdpodcast.com Have your own story or your own take on our stories? Email us at  SomeWeirdPodcast@gmail.com or on X @SomeWeirdPod

The Mandela Effect is a very weird phenomenon where a significant number of people remember an event or piece of pop culture clearly in one way while a different significant number of people remember the same thing in a very different way. The term was coined by a paranormal researcher named Fiona Broome who posted on the Internet that she clearly remembered South African civil right leader Nelson Mandela dying in prison in the 1980s. To her surprise, she learned she was not the only one who had this memory. In this episode, we discuss some examples of the Mandela Effect and explore both supernatural and scientific explanations.     Warning: some language or themes may not be suitable for all ages.   Check out our website: www.someweirdpodcast.com   Have your own story or your own take on our stories? Email us at  SomeWeirdPodcast@gmail.com or on X @SomeWeirdPod

Based on listeners votes we present Newfoundland-themed stories about statues, pirates and tables! Special guest Trivia Ted is all about statues great and small. Where did they come from and why do we have them? Barry gets into famed pirate Peter Easton and his possible buried treason which is allegedly protected by a ghost. Then Crissy tells table-centric urban legends from Memorial University of Newfoundland.   Warning: some language or themes may not be suitable for all ages. We are always looking for story ideas. You can submit your ideas or your personal stories or learn a little more about us and the podcast at our website: www.someweirdpodcast.com   Have your own story or your own take on our stories? Email us at  SomeWeirdPodcast@gmail.com or on twitter @SomeWeirdPod or Instagram SomeWeirdPod

Forget the Tinkerbell image of fairies and join Crissy and Barry as they expose the dark side of the Newfoundland Fairies. Be careful of fairy paths when you are out in the woods and, whatever you do, do not allow yourself to be found without a shovel! Also, what is the deal with bread? Find out in "The Fairies".   Warning: some language or themes may not be suitable for all ages.   We are always looking for story ideas. You can submit your ideas or your personal stories or learn a little more about us and the podcast at our website: www.someweirdpodcast.com   Have your own story or your own take on our stories? Email us at  SomeWeirdPodcast@gmail.com or on twitter @SomeWeirdPod or Instagram SomeWeirdPod

There have been people in the world gifted with greater resilience that most. Call them survivors or just call them lucky. In this episode we tell the story of the multiple attempts to end the mad monk Ra-Ra-Ras-pu-tin lover of the … well, you know and of even more attempts to un-alive a poor, unfortunate man named Michael Malloy. One was targeted to end his growing power and influence over the rulers of pre-revolution Russia and the other was targeted for life insurance. Both were as tough as a carpenter … the bug not the builder. This will all make sense after you listen to this wild episode of The Some Weird Podcast. Warning: some language or themes may not be suitable for all ages. We are always looking for story ideas. You can submit your ideas or your personal stories or learn a little more about us and the podcast at our website: www.someweirdpodcast.com Have your own story or your own take on our stories? Email us at SomeWeirdPodcast@gmail.com or on twitter @SomeWeirdPod or Instagram SomeWeirdPod

Aviation Disappearances In this episode we dive in to the origin story of one of the world’s most mysterious places – The Bermuda Triangle with the tale of Flight 19. What could have happened to this seemingly normal military exercise at the dawn of The Cold War? Then, we tell you about the modern disappearance of Malaysia Flight 370 which seemed to have blipped out of existence in 2014. These aviation disappearances are definitely some weird! Warning: some language or themes may not be suitable for all ages. We are always looking for story ideas. You can submit your ideas or your personal stories or learn a little more about us and the podcast at our website: www.someweirdpodcast.com Have your own story or your own take on our stories? Email us at SomeWeirdPodcast@gmail.com or on twitter @SomeWeirdPod or Instagram SomeWeirdPod

Season 5: Bonus: The Montreal Screwjob Here is a special bonus episode for you wrestling fans out there! This story was originally cut for time from our Weird World of Wrestling episode but we are glad that we can present it for you this week. The Montreal Screw Job is the story of how WWE owner Vince McMahon and his co-conspirators plotting to screw over Canadian professional wrestler Brett ‘The Hitman’ Hart in 1997… or is the story of one of the greatest ‘works’ of al time? Warning: some language or themes may not be suitable for all ages. We are always looking for story ideas. You can submit your ideas or your personal stories or learn a little more about us and the podcast at our website: www.someweirdpodcast.com Have your own story or your own take on our stories? Email us at SomeWeirdPodcast@gmail.com or on twitter @SomeWeirdPod or Instagram SomeWeirdPod

Get ready for a trip down the rabbit hole with stories about Conspiracy Theories that turned out to be true. First, it’s all about MKULTRA and the quest for mind control then we look at the lengths Big Tobacco went through to refute the scientific proof that cigarettes are hazardous to your health. Warning: some language or themes may not be suitable for all ages. We are always looking for story ideas. You can submit your ideas or your personal stories or learn a little more about us and the podcast at our website: www.someweirdpodcast.com Have your own story or your own take on our stories? Email us at SomeWeirdPodcast@gmail.com or on twitter @SomeWeirdPod or Instagram SomeWeirdPod

Here is North America, we have Christmas traditions like hanging stockings on the mantle, setting out milk and cookies for Santa, and putting a decorated tree in our homes. But Christmas traditions are as diverse as the people who celebrate them. In this episode, we look at some of the weirdest Christmas traditions from around the world. Warning: some language or themes may not be suitable for all ages. We are always looking for story ideas. You can submit your ideas or your personal stories or learn a little more about us and the podcast at our website: www.someweirdpodcast.com Have your own story or your own take on our stories? Email us at SomeWeirdPodcast@gmail.com or on twitter @SomeWeirdPod

Some hoaxes are meant to scam you out of money. Some are to prove a point with fake news. Some are just for fun. In the 1860s, a staunch atheist wanted to prove the bible story of giants roaming the Earth a fraud and came up with an expensive and elaborate hoax now known as The Cardiff Giant. You can still see it in Cooperstown, NY along with the baseball hall of fame! Over a hundred years later, a mystery person launched and internet campaign to save the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus. This was purely for fun but it ended up being used as a tool to teach kids about internet safety. Want to check it out? The site is still up: https://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/ Warning: some language or themes may not be suitable for all ages. Check out our website: www.someweirdpodcast.com Have your own story or your own take on our stories? Email us at SomeWeirdPodcast@gmail.com or on twitter @SomeWeirdPod