The Weirding Hour

This week we get into weird medical practices and we make finger paintings! You know how much we love a topic-related craft… See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made! To suggest crafts or topics: email weirdinghour@gmail.com Spread the weird~ Sources: Bothwell: https://healthcareglobal.com/hospitals/6-medieval-medical-practices-you-wont-believe-doctors-are-still-using-today https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insects_in_medicine Rhea: https://tensunits.com/blogs/blog/a-brief-history-of-electrotherapy-its-uses-for-pain-relief https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/618642/strange-medical-treatments-from-history https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/services/physiotherapy/community/treatments-available/electrotherapy/ https://neuroscientificallychallenged.com/posts/first-use-electroconvulsive-therapy https://www.asa3.org/ASA/PSCF/1995/PSCF12-95Malony.html Nina: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Liston#Liston's_most_famous_cases https://www.travelerstoday.com/articles/4225/20130116/surgeon-left-16-items-in-body-german-man-with-prostate-cancer-medicine-wtf-medical-surgery-dirk-schroeder.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithopedion

This week we talk about the weirdest natural phenomena we can find: black holes, crazy lakes and (somehow?!) the Mary Celeste! We also craft digital stuff, digitally. See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made! To suggest crafts or topics: email weirdinghour@gmail.com Spread the weird~ Sources: Mimi: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.space.com/amp/black-holes-are-scariest-objects-in-universe.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghettification Bothwell: Naughty Bothwell hasn't finished her homework - sauces tbc... Rhea: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/this-alkaline-african-lake-turns-animals-into-stone-445359/ https://explorersweb.com/deadly-lake-natron/ https://www.smh.com.au/world/chopper-crew-survives-burning-lake-crash-20071211-gdrsi7.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Natron

We got planes and money! We got parachutes and wingsuits! We got balloons and briefcases! But best of all, we got SOCKPUPPETS. Listen in to find out what the hell we're talking about in this week's episode as we take to the skies... See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made! To suggest crafts or topics: email weirdinghour@gmail.com Spread the weird~ Sources: Mimi: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/why-are-so-many-base-jumpers-dying https://www.blincmagazine.com/forum/wiki_index.php?title=Fatality_Statistics https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/top-10-most-dangerous-sports-in-the-world.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Reichelt Rhea: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._B._Cooper https://www.britannica.com/biography/D-B-Cooper Nina: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR2vCHYHwt8&list=PLqHu1T-JTPFvKXXeitiIKZnNtUEuVB90e&index=5&t=311s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawnchair_Larry_flight

We're kicking off the New Year talking about things that used to be mysteries but are now solved! We also craft things out of tape. They're totally related. See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made! To suggest crafts or topics: email weirdinghour@gmail.com Spread the weird~ Sources: Mimi: http://weekinweird.com/2011/09/26/green-man-true-pennsylvania-legend/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/85nck7/serious_whats_the_creepiestmost_interesting/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Robinson_(Green_Man) https://web.archive.org/web/20170825060124/http://www.timesonline.com/charlie-no-face-the-life-and-the-legend/article_b87c3f73-9069-5d83-9a83-e8f7a02cc5db.html Rhea: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Dutchman https://www.boredpanda.com/famous-mysteries-scientifically-explained/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/151020-city-sky-china-mirage-fata-morgana-weather-atmosphere Nina: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI5chSkHjwg&list=PLgRgJrlop--NeVaChxUN-tQa6wspht4zC https://icantbelieveitsnonfiction.com/2020/10/20/greg-fleniken/ https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2013/05/true-crime-elegante-hotel-texas-murder

It's our 50th episode! And do we have a treat for you... listen to find out :) This week we talk about both the darker and the browner side of rock 'n' roll. Our craft is hella METAL!!! (...it's wire.) See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made! To suggest crafts or topics: email weirdinghour@gmail.com Spread the weird~ Sources: Bothwell: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Moon https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/keith-moons-10-wildest-pranks-13041/ https://www.musicradar.com/amp/news/the-who-keith-moon-5-crazy-moments Mimi: https://www.kexp.org/read/2020/10/30/dark-lords-rise-and-fall-1980s-heavy-metal/ https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-fight-to-save-america-from-satans-subliminal-rock-messages https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/mar/22/before-you-know-it-its-not-a-big-deal-to-kill-a-man-norwegian-black-metals-murderous-past https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayhem_(band) Nina: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Matthews_Band_Chicago_River_incident#Aftermath https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOEiCL-90Bw&list=PLqHu1T-JTPFvKXXeitiIKZnNtUEuVB90e&index=9&t=388s (no source for the material of the bridge, it was an educated guess)

Tonight we invite you to join our séance... kidding, just listen to us talk about some notable ones involving Harry Houdini, a bucket load of ectoplasm and everybody's favourite demon - Pazuzu! If you feel like crafting along this week we're using pen. See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made! To suggest crafts or topics: email weirdinghour@gmail.com Spread the weird~ Sources: Mimi: https://whisperingdark.wordpress.com/2017/10/11/zozo/ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ouija-board_b_1373589 http://zozotheouijaspirit.blogspot.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzv5h9QPNs8 https://allthatsinteresting.com/zozo-demon Rhea: https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/helen-duncan-scotland-witch-ectoplasm-spirits/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Duncan https://www.ashmolean.org/spellbound Nina: https://listverse.com/2013/09/14/10-famous-seances/ https://www.magictricks.com/houdini-seance.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mina_Crandon#Scientific_American

In this episode we talk about sleep talking, sleep paralysis and sleep... murder! Our craft is pen and, as always, we get a bit weird. See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made! To suggest crafts or topics: email weirdinghour@gmail.com Spread the weird~ Sources: Mimi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homicidal_sleepwalking https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-superhuman-mind/201212/sleep-driving-and-sleep-killing https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/907/index.do Rhea: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20160219-the-dark-tales-of-the-worlds-most-epic-sleep-talker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkHzdcejaac Nina: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis https://www.nosleeplessnights.com/sleep-paralysis-stories-intruder-demon-or-delusion/ https://www.buzzfeed.com/danieldalton/wake-up-wake-up-wake-up

Dive with us into this week's topic of maritime archaeology where we paint and somehow manage to chat about heart removal, death by lampreys and, most shocking of all, an actual shipwreck. (We apologise for the slightly wonky sound on this episode - we're working on it!) See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made! To suggest crafts or topics: email weirdinghour@gmail.com Spread the weird~ Sources: Mimi: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/140116-maya-mexico-yucatan-cenote-bones-haunted-taboo-archaeology-science?loggedin=true https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_civilization#Human_sacrifice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Cenote https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/15538/mayan-body-modifications https://cvltnation.com/blood-water-ancient-mayan-body-modification/ https://core.tdar.org/document/397774/of-cenotes-and-serpents-modern-and-ancient-cave-ritual-at-mayapan-yucatan-mexico https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/archaeologists-find-elongated-skulls-maya-underwater-cave-001228 Rhea: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9693019/Earl-Spencer-joins-expedition-divers-evidence-wreck-White-Ship.html The Ship that sank a royal dynasty - History Extra Podcast https://www.theoldie.co.uk/blog/the-900th-anniversary-of-the-worst-ever-royal-disaster Nina: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Andrea_Doria https://www.history.com/news/the-sinking-of-andrea-doria https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/05/19/the-mysterious-shipwreck-that-swallows-deep-sea-divers-who-try-to-find-it/ https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2017/08/02/the-lures-and-dangers-of-diving-to-the-andrea-doria/

This week we have another excellent listener-suggested topic; we're talking about getting away with murder! We are also collaging, because everyone knows those two go hand in hand. See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made! To suggest crafts or topics: email weirdinghour@gmail.com Spread the weird~ Sources: Mimi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinterkaifeck_murders https://filmdaily.co/obsessions/true-crime/hinterkaifeck-farm-murders/ https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/502044/chilling-story-hinterkaifeck-killings-germanys-most-famous-unsolved-crime https://www.ranker.com/list/hinterkaifeck-farm/cat-mcauliffe Rhea: https://www.biography.com/news/casey-anthony-muder-trial-timeline-facts Imperfect Justice - Jeff Ashton Nina: Murder Mile podcast: how to get away with murder series https://www.wise-geek.com/what-is-the-perfect-crime.htm https://www.ranker.com/list/perfect-crimes/mike-rothschild Much Wikipedia Much Murderpedia

We're back again and talking about animals with jobs while making some more origami, don't say we don't treat ya! This week is Mimi's debut episode so please get on social media and tell us all how much you miss Bothwell already... See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made! To suggest crafts or topics: email weirdinghour@gmail.com Spread the weird~ Sources: Mimi: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/559031/signalman-jack-baboon-worked-railroad-south-africa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_(baboon)#CITEREFConway_Morris2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20160125001616/http://www.earthfoot.org/lit_zone/signalmn.htm http://www.knoxvilledailysun.com/news/2012/august/jack-the-signalman.html https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/baboon-signalman-fact-or-fiction.193126/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chacma_baboon https://afrinik.com/james-wide-jack-but-what-did-jack-the-baboon-do-with-his-money/ Rhea: https://mensweardog.com/pages/about/ https://www.instagram.com/mensweardog/?hl=en https://twitter.com/mensweardog https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2800587/menswear-dog-gets-paid-shiba-inu-talent-modeling-designer-clothing-pulls-15-000-month.html Nina: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/animal-facts/10-animals-with-better-jobs.htm https://www.ranker.com/list/weird-animal-jobs/nathan-gibson https://www.cracked.com/article_19439_7-mind-blowing-ways-jobs-are-being-outsourced-to-animals.html https://www.britannica.com/list/working-like-a-dog-7-animals-with-jobs https://www.ferret-world.com/felicia-the-littlest-particle-physicist/

This week we talk about anal guardians, snails on your face and corpses in your eyes! It’s ancient self-care! We can also absolutely 100% guarantee that Bothwell makes the most mind-blowing quilled snail you will ever see and that we are definitely not even a bit exaggerating in the slightest... See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made! To suggest crafts or topics: email weirdinghour@gmail.com Spread the weird~ Sources: Bothwell: https://capitalcounselor.com/beauty-industry-statistics/ https://uk.fashionnetwork.com/news/Global-k-beauty-market-to-be-worth-21-8-billion-by-2026,1155548.html https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmetics_in_Korea Rhea: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/corpse-medicine Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires by Richard Sugg Nina: https://www.ancient-egypt-online.com/ancient-egyptian-medicine.html https://christineshahin.com/2017/06/27/ancient-egyptian-beauty-practices/  https://www.historyextra.com/period/prehistoric/7-facts-about-the-history-of-medicine/ https://www.marieclaire.com/beauty/news/a14366/beauty-makeup-secrets-ancient-egypt/ https://afrolegends.com/2018/07/09/african-ancient-medicine-the-kahun-gynecological-papyrus/ https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1061/cosmetics-perfume--hygiene-in-ancient-egypt/ https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-static/digitalegypt/med/birthpapyrus.html

This week we go a bit off-topic and a lot off-the-rails while chatting about the weird origins of turns of phrase and making stuff with charcoal. See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made! To suggest crafts or topics: email weirdinghour@gmail.com Spread the weird~ Sources: Bothwell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mythical_origins_of_language Rhea: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/06/magazine/how-to-skin-a-cat.html https://wordhistories.net/2017/05/09/no-room-to-swing-a-cat/ Nina: https://www.grammarly.com/blog/14-expressions-with-crazy-origins-that-you-would-never-have-guessed/ https://www.stylist.co.uk/books/everyday-sayings-explained/124076 https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/bury-the-hatchet.html https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/10-expressions-from-ancient-world.htm

Someone’s getting angry again this week as we talk (debate) over mysterious disappearances while making miscellaneous crafts! Can you guess who it’ll be? See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made! To suggest crafts or topics: email weirdinghour@gmail.com Spread the weird~ Sources: Bothwell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidnapping_of_Jayme_Closs https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jayme-closs-wisconsin-teen-who-escaped-captor-2019-doing-good-n1253938 https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10603086/jayme-closs-kidnapper-too-guilty-rape/ Rhea: https://allthatsinteresting.com/bennington-triangle https://listverse.com/2019/03/12/10-creepy-mysteries-of-the-bennington-triangle/ Nina: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Bates_(physician) https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/516460/mysterious-disappearance-and-strange-reappearance-dr-william-horatio-bates https://perfectsightwithoutglasses.com/

Today we're talking about three amazing heists and (mostly) making stuff out of wire! See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made! To suggest crafts or topics: email weirdinghour@gmail.com Spread the weird~ Sources: Bothwell: https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/the-old-style-kent-crooks-who-tried-to-raid-the-dome-236957/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Dome_raid Heist Podcast Episode 69 Rhea: https://www.amusingplanet.com/2018/04/the-theater-that-shakespeare-stole.html Nina: https://www.latimes.com/la-tm-moonrocks23jun06-story.html?barc=0 https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/02/moon-rock-thief-thad-roberts/582757/ http://einsteinsintuition.com/who-is-thad-roberts/about-thad/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/confessions-of-a-moon-rock-thief/

This episode promises a rollercoaster of emotions as we talk about people who are trapped! And we carve soap. Get listenin'! See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made! To suggest crafts or topics: email weirdinghour@gmail.com Spread the weird~ Sources: Bothwell: https://medium.com/chameleon/the-accidental-aquanaut-who-was-trapped-for-3-days-underwater-fcf03bbbaf53 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquanaut https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/12/nigeria-sailor-survive-air-pocket https://explorersweb.com/2021/03/05/great-survival-stories-harrison-okene-the-accidental-aquanaut/ Rhea: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/trapped-elevator.html https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/04/21/up-and-then-down Nina: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/502829/8-bizarre-places-people-have-gotten-stuck https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-37196629 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/23/us-student-rescued-giant-vagina-sculpture-germany https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25618683 https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/10/california-man-gets-stuck-in-baby-swing-for-nine-hours.html https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-41167296 https://edition.cnn.com/2016/06/22/us/girl-stuck-in-barney-head/index.html https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40589631