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Episode 64: The Ghostwatch Halloween Hoax

2024-10-3128:41

On Halloween night of 1992, millions of people across the UK gathered around their TV sets to watch a one-off, highly anticipated television special. ‘Ghostwatch’ looked like the perfect viewing choice for the spookiest evening of the year, but it soon became clear that all was not quite as it seemed. This is the fascinating – and truly tragic – story of the ‘spoof that duped a nation’. Mental health resources UK: https://www.mind.org.uk/ Mental health resources Global: https://checkpointorg.com/global/ Become a Patreon subscriber! http://www.patreon.com/ThingsAreAboutToGetWeird Our Merch Store! https://thingsareabouttogetweird.teemill.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Weird Fix 20: Ouija Board Warning, A Lost Ghost Story & Halloween Postcards

2024-10-2315:15

In the last Weird Fix before Halloween, Chyaz shares a listener email that will chill you to your core and explores a lost ghost story recently discovered in Staffordshire – plus, find out which cute Halloween tradition she thinks we should bring back this year… Become a Patreon subscriber! http://www.patreon.com/ThingsAreAboutToGetWeird Our Merch Store! https://thingsareabouttogetweird.teemill.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 63: The MacKenzie Poltergeist

2024-10-1634:10

In today’s extra spooky episode, Chyaz explores the dark history one of Scotland’s most infamous ghosts: the MacKenzie Poltergeist. Did an unfortunate incident at Greyfriars Kirkyard in the late 90s prompt a slew of haunted happenings in and around the cemetery? And is the restless spirit of ‘Bloody MacKenzie’ really to blame? Become a Patreon subscriber! http://www.patreon.com/ThingsAreAboutToGetWeird Our Merch Store! https://thingsareabouttogetweird.teemill.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Weird Fix 19: Scottish Witch Trials Museum, A Comic Coincidence & Fake Pandas

2024-09-2513:05

It’s Weird Fix time! In today’s mini episode, Chyaz discusses the new Witch Trials Museum that’s opened up in Scotland, looks into a fascinating comic strip coincidence from the 1950s and explains why the new pandas at a zoo in China aren’t quite what they seem… Become a Patreon subscriber! http://www.patreon.com/ThingsAreAboutToGetWeird Our Merch Store! https://thingsareabouttogetweird.teemill.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 62: Christene & Nick Skubish

2024-09-2030:09

In one of the most compelling paranormal tales featured on the podcast to date, Chyaz explores the story of Christene and Nick Skubish. After the young mother and her three year old son set out on a road trip, they mysteriously vanished. When their car was found days later after an unusual 911 call, what police discovered was both terribly tragic and truly miraculous, not to mention incredibly strange… Mental health resources UK: https://www.mind.org.uk/ Mental health resources Global: https://checkpointorg.com/global/ Become a Patreon subscriber! http://www.patreon.com/ThingsAreAboutToGetWeird Our Merch Store! https://thingsareabouttogetweird.teemill.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Weird Fix 18: Pinnacle Man Identified, Ghostly Coincidence & “Say Prunes!”

2024-09-1112:20

In today’s mini episode, Chyaz covers a breaking news story relating to the previously unsolved mystery of the ‘Pinnacle Man’, shares one of the most fascinating listener ghost stories to date and explores an old-school photography fact involving prunes…welcome to Weird Fix! Mental health & addiction help resources UK: https://www.mind.org.uk/ Mental health & addiction help resources Global: https://checkpointorg.com/global/ Become a Patreon subscriber! http://www.patreon.com/ThingsAreAboutToGetWeird Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 61: The Mothman

2024-09-0432:58

In 1966, newspapers in West Virginia began reporting a series of disturbing sightings. A huge, man-like figure with large wings and glowing red eyes had been spotted by residents of several communities, including the city of Point Pleasant. It would soon gain an official title, and the legend of the state’s very own cryptid was born. Several dark twists and turns followed into the next year, and to this day the question remains: what is the truth about The Mothman? Become a Patreon subscriber! http://www.patreon.com/ThingsAreAboutToGetWeird Our Merch Store! https://thingsareabouttogetweird.teemill.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Weird Fix 17: Tarot Reading Scam, 100 Year Old Postcard & A Coin Fact

2024-08-2113:27

In today’s Weird Fix, Chyaz explores the new tarot reading scam happening on social media, and how the mystics suffering because of it have responded – plus a heartwarming tale about a 100 year old postcard that turned up at its intended destination. To finish off, there’s a fascinating fact about the design of our British coins… Become a Patreon subscriber! http://www.patreon.com/ThingsAreAboutToGetWeird Our Merch Store! https://thingsareabouttogetweird.teemill.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 60: The Disappearance of Agatha Christie

2024-08-1635:17

Agatha Christie, the most famous female detective novelist of all time, is beloved by millions of crime fiction enthusiasts to this day. But for 11 days in 1926, her real life would end up mirroring her art – when Agatha mysteriously vanished, one of the biggest search efforts in UK history was organised to try and find her. What happened next was as strange as the plots she dedicated her life to writing… Mental health resources UK: https://www.mind.org.uk/ Mental health resources Global: https://checkpointorg.com/global/ Become a Patreon subscriber! http://www.patreon.com/ThingsAreAboutToGetWeird Our Merch Store! https://thingsareabouttogetweird.teemill.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Weird Fix 16: Fake Church Scam, Spooky Island For Sale & An Olympic Fact

2024-07-3113:10

Welcome to Weird Fix 16! In this mini episode, Chyaz discusses everything from the bizarre Ponzi scheme ‘The Church For The Healthy Self’, takes a closer look at the haunted island that’s just gone up for sale off the coast of Plymouth, and treats everyone to a fascinating fact about the 1992 Barcelona Olympics! Become a Patreon subscriber! http://www.patreon.com/ThingsAreAboutToGetWeird Our Merch Store! https://thingsareabouttogetweird.teemill.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 59: Déjà Vu

2024-07-2432:51

The mysterious phenomenon of déjà vu is something that has baffled experts for decades. That strange sensation that you’ve lived through the present moment before is something many will be familiar with, but it’s still unclear as to why it happens. Does the answer lie in as-yet unexplored areas of psychology, or could there be a more ‘otherworldly’ explanation? Some of the research papers I noted: https://jmedicalcasereports.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1752-1947-8-414 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1467-8721.2008.00605.x https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12695735/ Mental health resources UK: https://www.mind.org.uk/ Mental health resources Global: https://checkpointorg.com/global/ Become a Patreon subscriber! http://www.patreon.com/ThingsAreAboutToGetWeird Our Merch Store! https://thingsareabouttogetweird.teemill.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Weird Fix 15: Fisher’s Ghost, A Royal Coincidence & The Class Of Twins

2024-07-1713:14

A ghost story that’s inspired an annual festival in Australia…a bizarre coincidence involving the late Queen’s choice of royal wedding guest attire…and a strange news story involving twins. Welcome to this brand new edition of Weird Fix! Become a Patreon subscriber! http://www.patreon.com/ThingsAreAboutToGetWeird Our Merch Store! https://thingsareabouttogetweird.teemill.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 58: The Stanley Hotel

2024-07-1134:28

It’s the hotel that inspired Stephen King to write ‘The Shining’ – The Stanley Hotel, located in Colorado’s Estes Park, has a truly fascinating history. It’s also…incredibly haunted. Depending on what you believe, of course. Join Chyaz as she explores the tales of the rooms, corridors and ghosts that make the Stanley just as eerie as the fictional Overlook Hotel. Mental health resources UK: https://www.mind.org.uk/ Mental health resources Global: https://checkpointorg.com/global/ Become a Patreon subscriber! http://www.patreon.com/ThingsAreAboutToGetWeird Our Merch Store! https://thingsareabouttogetweird.teemill.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Weird Fix 14: Strange Monolith in Vegas, Haunted Pub in Manchester & A Literary Fact

2024-07-0313:23

A mysterious, reflective monolith that’s popped up in the Las Vegas desert…a haunted pub in Manchester that’s potentially home to one of the UK’s most helpful ghosts…plus the strange tale of the books written entirely without the most-used letter in the English language. Our new instalment of Weird Fix is as varied as ever! Become a Patreon subscriber! http://www.patreon.com/ThingsAreAboutToGetWeird Our Merch Store! https://thingsareabouttogetweird.teemill.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 57: The Isdal Woman: Part 2

2024-06-2633:00

Part 2. Today, Chyaz explores the more recent updates that have emerged in the mysterious tale of the Isdal Woman – the bizarre 1970s incident that remains one of Norway’s most infamous unsolved cases. What prompted the case to be formally re-opened in 2016? What led to tens of thousands of citizen sleuths exploring the story once more? And which new theories have come to light as a result? The rabbit hole deepens… Mental health resources UK: https://www.mind.org.uk/ Mental health resources Global: https://checkpointorg.com/global/ Become a Patreon subscriber! http://www.patreon.com/ThingsAreAboutToGetWeird Our Merch Store! https://thingsareabouttogetweird.teemill.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Weird Fix 13: Alcatraz Visit Q&A

2024-06-1915:38

In this special edition of Weird Fix, Chyaz reflects on her recent visit to Alcatraz and answers some of YOUR questions about the experience! Did she have any ghostly experiences? Have her views on the 1962 escape changed? What was the weirdest thing she saw there? Find out now… Become a Patreon subscriber! http://www.patreon.com/ThingsAreAboutToGetWeird Our Merch Store! https://thingsareabouttogetweird.teemill.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 57: The Isdal Woman: Part 1

2024-05-2931:111

Part 1. The mysterious tale of the Isdal Woman remains one of Norway’s most bizarre unsolved cases. When a woman’s body is discovered on in a remote valley under strange circumstances, police set about trying to work out who she was, and what on earth happened to her. They would soon discover that each new quest for answers only led them deeper down the rabbit hole… Mental health resources UK: https://www.mind.org.uk/ Mental health resources Global: https://checkpointorg.com/global/ Become a Patreon subscriber! http://www.patreon.com/ThingsAreAboutToGetWeird Our Merch Store! https://thingsareabouttogetweird.teemill.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Weird Fix 12: The Real Conjuring House, Missing Museum Items & A Vocal Fact

2024-05-1513:13

The fascinating fate of the house that inspired The Conjuring movie to the strange-but-true reality of the UK’s missing museum objects – and an interesting little fact about why so many of us can’t stand the sound of our own voices – Weird Fix 12 has as eclectic a mix of topics as ever… Become a Patreon subscriber! http://www.patreon.com/ThingsAreAboutToGetWeird Our Merch Store! https://thingsareabouttogetweird.teemill.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 56: Sherri Papini

2024-05-0835:50

When Sherri Papini went missing whilst out for her usual run back in 2016, a frantic search was started for the beloved wife and mother-of-two. The story gripped the United States, and beyond – but what no one could have predicted were the strange twists and turns this case would end up taking… Mental health resources UK: https://www.mind.org.uk/ Mental health resources Global: https://checkpointorg.com/global/ Become a Patreon subscriber! http://www.patreon.com/ThingsAreAboutToGetWeird Our Merch Store! https://thingsareabouttogetweird.teemill.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Weird Fix 11: Exam Hall Curse, Cornish Pub Ghost & An Unlikely Date

2024-04-2413:14

From a cursed painting in a University exam hall to some bizarre happenings caught on camera in a Cornish pub, to a sweet little strange-but-true story involving an Antarctic Tinder match, today’s instalment of Weird Fix has a little bit of everything thrown into the mix! Mental health resources UK: https://www.mind.org.uk/ Mental health resources Global: https://checkpointorg.com/global/ Become a Patreon subscriber! http://www.patreon.com/ThingsAreAboutToGetWeird Our Merch Store! https://thingsareabouttogetweird.teemill.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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