Podcasts by The Weird and the Weary

The Weird and the Weary Episode 73: The Tale of Two Bad*** Soldiers from 2020-03-03T14:00

Pedro Francisco of Portuguese and Jack Churchill (no relation) were two individuals who made Rambo and Dutch look like ballerinas as one was a 6'8" gigantic man named the Virginian Hercules (Ped...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 72: Death Ain't Funny (or at Least We Thought So) from 2020-02-25T14:00

Death is an inevitable part of life, a ride we can all enjoy but for so long with the departure always being a surprise or any day coming. But in some cases, such as Harry Houdini's death that w...

The Weirdand the Weary Episode 71: Lake Natron and The Darvaza Crater of Fire from 2020-02-18T14:00

Sounds like an action-packed film about adventurer, Lake Natron and his search for the mystery behind the fires of the Darvaza Crater while falling in love and saving denizens of poor slaves, bu...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 70: The Weird Tale of Joe Exotic from 2020-02-11T14:00

Animals. Some find solace in animals more than people. Sometimes those people wind up hiring hitmen to kill a rival wildlife sanctuary business owner because that's an everyday occurrence, you k...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 69: Vaseline and Corn Flakes, Oh My! from 2020-02-04T14:00

Corn flakes and Vaseline. Who would have thought that two of the most commonly used household items in the world would have such an interesting and strange history. Such as the story of John Kel...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 68: War Animals from 2020-01-28T14:00

Animals sometimes wind up being better companions than people and although sad to say sometimes animals show more humanity and courage than a handful of trash-talking beer wrestlers. Wojtek the ...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 67: Götz and the Origin of a Classic Term from 2020-01-21T14:00

Have you ever just wanted to tell someone to kiss you where the sun don't shine? Unless you're a nudist who frequents the beach but never you mind, because we have a treat for you! The term "kis...

The Weird and The Weary Episode 66: The K-Pop Scandals from 2020-01-14T14:00

Idols exist in all forms but one of the most prevalent in today's society is that of the music icon, the bright star that rises high and sometimes crashes hard for all the neck-craning, amateur ...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 65: A Year and Some Months in Review from 2020-01-07T14:00

Welcome fellow Weird and Weary, uh, -ers to our 65th episode, and we go over the five top stories that we decided were a mix of n00bness and learning, finding weird stories and trying to make se...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 64: Worldwide Celebrations from 2019-12-31T14:00

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year's Eve! Another year has come and gone and as we reflect on our numerous blessings and so forth, we wonder, how do some other countries do for celebration? Such ...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 63: The Max Headroom Incident and the Invasive Hack from 2019-12-24T14:00

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU AND YOURS!!!!

Imagine watching TV with your kids, some Christmas Special or something of the sort w...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 62: Rube Waddell from 2019-12-17T14:00

Rube Waddell was born on a Friday the 13th and died on April Fool's but this man was something else. Something of an eccentric, an athlete who defied as much as he defined the WTF nature of huma...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 61: The Crow Patrol and the Mysterious Bovine Occurrences of Oregon from 2019-12-10T14:00

In Rochester, Minnesota, during the winter months, murders of crows congregate in urban centers and cause the downtown and nearby Mayo Clinic to be inundated with crow feces. This is a problem f...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 60: The Abhorrent Acts of Ms. Kinne from 2019-12-03T14:00

Sharon Elizabeth Kinne aka La Pistolera is the longest standing fugitive in history who made a daring escape from a Mexican prison on murder charges after being acquitted for one of her boyfrien...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 59: The Unsolved Case of the Somerton Man from 2019-11-26T14:00

Imagine a nice beach on a sunny Australian day where you and your loved one are about to enjoy one of the best vacations ever in Somerton then onward to whatever other dangers the Bush has in st...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 58:Milwaukee 53206 and the Unfunny Buffoonery of Daryl Dixon from 2019-11-19T14:00

Life is a trip. Sometimes good, sometimes bad, but never dull. But some things just need to die. Such as the need to zero in on a particular area and designate it as worthless while leaving the ...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 57: The Cruel Ignorance of Franklin Delano Floyd from 2019-11-12T14:00

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The Weird and the Weary Episode 56: The Mysterious Disappearance of Cindy Song and The Case of the Deadly Pixy Stix from 2019-11-05T14:00

Halloween is the time for spooky yet innocent times however not everyone is on the same page when it comes to not doing harm. Such was the case with Cindy Song, a young, intelligent, hardworking...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 55: The Causeway Bay Books Disappearances from 2019-10-29T13:00

China is a hotbed of political activity from human rights violations to protests in Hong Kong against the Fugitive Offenders amendment bill which many fear would erode the foundation of justice ...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 54: Lake City Quiet Pills from 2019-10-22T13:00

Reddit is one of the most frequented websites on the Internet. There are categories for just about anything you could imagine and even things you'd never thought could exist but some redditor in...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 53: The Insatiable Appetite of Tarrare from 2019-10-15T13:00

Food. It is something we can't live without there is no arguing that. But sometimes regular food isn't enough for some people. Yes, we had an episode awhile back about strange foods that people ...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 52: Why Do We Fight? from 2019-10-08T13:00

Fighting is part of human nature regardless of venue; a street corner, a disco floor, a living room, or an auditorium during a debate. But some things are a little weird to be fighting over such...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 51: A Town Terrorized by A Terrible Troublemaker from 2019-10-01T13:00

Some people like routine. From the morning routine to the late night routine, humans are creatures of habit. Like a bully who never changes and becomes a menace to a town like in the case of Ken...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 50: Doc, Google is Not a Colleague from 2019-09-24T13:00

Crazy world we live in. I know what you're thinking, "It's always been crazy!" Well not so crazy that the world needs a 16 year old beautiful mind to tell the world leaders to shut up and stop d...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 49: Always Have A Backup Plan from 2019-09-17T13:00

A lot of people may dream about being a star hence why there are actors. And YouTube celebrities. Snapchat. IG. Twitch. OMG we get it! Everyone is a star! But sometimes that allure isn't all as ...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 48: SAMO Had Two Heads from 2019-09-10T13:00

Street art. The misunderstood artform that many consider destructive while others embrace it as another tool amongst the disciplines of art; an expression of who one is and what they are about, ...

The Weird and The Weary Episode 47: CorpLand from 2019-09-03T13:00

Everything is a brand whether it is a product or a lifestyle choice, everything and anything that can be described can be a brand. But some brands really seem to be more of a forced decision tha...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 46: Genitalia Graphica from 2019-08-27T13:00

There is nothing quite like the female form in nature other than nature itself; beautiful, varied, provider of life, and sometimes, defiled due to ignorance, hubris, or plain old masochistic mis...

The Weird and The Weary Episode 45: Why Do We Fight and Who are We Fighting For? from 2019-08-20T13:00

Humans and violence are akin to air and lungs; there seems to be no way to really be able to separate the two. Whether it is due to various jealousies or envies, it matters not. Violence seems t...

The Weird and Weary Episode 44: Who Speaks for the Trees? from 2019-08-13T13:00

Nature is an incredible gift that needs to be respected and paid attention to. It feeds us, provides us with light, gives us direction, yet also can kill us, freeze us, heat us up, and maybe one...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 43: Is This How The World Ends? from 2019-08-06T13:00

Doomsayers. Naysayers. Scientists. Deniers. These are contrasts in the types of people who believe that climate change is real and others who do not. We pump so many carbons and greenhouse gasse...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 42: The Oedipus Precipice from 2019-07-30T13:00

Evolution dictates that for life to progress, changes must be made. Whether they are small or large, it does not matter, what matters is that life is capable of growing, flourishing, and adaptin...

The Weird and The Weary Episode 41: It's Lean, It's Mean, It's Soylent Green! from 2019-07-23T13:00

Russia. May 1933. Thousands of Russians were arrested for being caught without their passports (some were just outside smoking) and sent to large transit camps that were becoming more and more c...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 40: I'll Buy that for a Dollar! from 2019-07-16T13:00

Art is timeless. Art is important. Art is fun. And at times, weird af. But today we are going to venture into something a little different......painting with the anus. Keith Boadwee is a bonafid...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 39: The Strange Traditions of Dating and the Sisters' Hidden Meal of Love from 2019-07-09T13:00

Dating is a stressful, scary, and unpredictable activity that can bring either a welcome, positive experience that leads to years or a lifetime of carefully balanced bliss or an experience that ...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 38: Bigfoot, Hunters, and Erotica, Oh My! from 2019-07-02T13:00

The history of the sasquatch or Bigfoot is mired in controversy both ludicrous and well, laughable, yet what about the tribes that recorded sightings of these elusive and supposedly tricky littl...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 37: So I Hired a Hitman from 2019-06-25T13:00

Parents want the best for their kids; a good education, a bright future, a way for their cheerleader daughter to outshine everyone even if it means murder. Well, that last part isn't really some...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 36: It Takes Two to Make Things Go Oooooooohh from 2019-06-18T13:00

Love is a powerful emotion that will find its way no matter the odds. And nothing is more odd than having extra appendages or, ahem, genitalia. This week we explore the stories of Juan Baptista ...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 35: Burial, Kode9, the Spaceape and the Drill Response from 2019-06-11T13:00

Music. It is a universal language that has been a mainstay in human history since someone realized how different sounds came from different kinetic hits across various surfaces. How the sounds c...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 34: VR Not Kidding from 2019-06-04T13:00

Virtual Reality, or VR, is a growing realm within gaming that has swept the PC and console world (PS4 is the current console leader in VR with X-Box not really showing any signs of joining the V...

The Weird and The Weary Episode33 : 3.6 Roentgens to Death from 2019-05-28T13:00

Today's episode is about the harmful effects of nuclear applications gone wrong starting with Chernobyl and Louis Slotin's painful and deadly mistake while testing a nuclear core. We cover this ...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 32: What's Bugging Ya? from 2019-05-21T13:00

Bugs. People tend to not like bugs very much with arachnophobia being one of the top fears concerning bugs while some don't have that much of an aversion and would go so far as to even being a g...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 31: Developments from Past Episodes from 2019-05-14T13:00

Welcome to the Weird and the Weary! We are Jason, Kevin, and Lee and we would like to say thank you for listening to us babble on about various topics from Ghost Weddings to Tickling and incredi...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 30: S.C.A.M. - Stevens County Assembly Militia from 2019-05-07T13:00

How fluent are you in the Long Game? Do you have the confidence to usurp another's possessions or trust? Washington man James "Russell" Bolton seems to have what it takes. Tired of his liberties...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 29: Chang and Eng Bunker the Conjoined Twins from Siam from 2019-04-30T13:00

Where do certain terms come from like the term "rule of thumb" (a sexist, misogynistic origin), "mulatto" (a racist term describing a person with European and African blood, Brazilian and South ...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 28: Weird yet Interesting Sports from 2019-04-23T13:00

As Spring begins to show its beautiful weather, lots of people will be taking advantage of the warmer months to get rid of the Winter blues and get moving. Walking, bik...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 27: Killer Fungi and the Twin Spacemen from 2019-04-16T13:00

Wash your hands! Germs exist everywhere to help build our immune systems and allow us to face different exposures to said germs but some, like Candida Auris a yeast-like, drug-resistant fungus, ...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 26: Mark's Road to Recovering Lost Memories from 2019-04-09T13:00

Life is full of ugly truths and even uglier situations yet some are able to traverse the less desirable and find a healing beauty that only they can find, with some help of course. Mark Hogancam...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 25: Carlos Kaiser and the NK Situation from 2019-04-02T13:00

Futbol. The World Sport that causes more injuries in the stands than the pitch in some countries is a sport that one simply does not fake. Either you got it or you don't. Well apparently, Carlos...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 24: Tantric Barney from 2019-03-26T13:00

What does Barney, Tantra, and Tinder have in common? David Joyner. Or at least two thirds of it is about right. Or not, it seems to be confusing. Tantra is a Sanskrit word which refers to a Budd...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 23: Transracialism from 2019-03-19T13:00

Someone wrote that a leopard can't change its spots yet some people want to challenge that notion at least at the human species level. Transracialism came to light when a woman named Rachel was ...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 22: Social Credit Blues from 2019-03-12T13:00

We use way more credit than cash in a virtually cashless society and what happens when you can't keep up? You lose things like credit score points, possibly your car, your interest rates go up a...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 21: Dr. Ch@os and the Tunnels of Vegas from 2019-03-05T14:00

Imagine this: A man works for a tech company and helps to create another yet deep down, he is a dastardly villain to the core who cares for nothing but disrupting people's power, sending out DDo...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 20: The Lady, the Ghost, and the Dreamer from 2019-02-26T14:00

No, it isn't some rom-com but a mixture of two subjects that share some similarity to the weirdness and weariness in the world. Being single sucks and being ghosted is always a risk at times but...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 19: Doctor of BS and the Fake Blood Incident from 2019-02-19T14:00

Imagine you're just walking down the street minding you own business when suddenly you begin to not feel like yourself and get nad headaches and aches. And then you aren't yourself but a German ...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 18: More Human than Superhuman from 2019-02-12T14:00

Some people aspire to be bigger than life whether it's through art, politics, or just through good ole community involvement like Phoenix Jones, a self-proclaimed superhero who actually has help...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 17: Dr Rapp's Journey and the Ambien Mystery from 2019-02-05T14:00

Imagine driving somewhere like any other day. Be it from or to work, day in day out. But this one time, you're a little unsure as to how you went from point a to point holy crap what the heck ju...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 16: Twice as Vile as One Could Be from 2019-01-29T14:00

Twins are a miracle of life. Either identical or paternal, they can be their own person separate from the other or they can hardly be distinguishable from the other. But what if they decided to ...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 15: Taylor and Octavia -Two Women Who Defined and Defied from 2019-01-22T14:00

This week we chat about two distinctly original and contrasting women who created incredible worlds through their fantastical wordsmithing while navigating the very realistic times they both str...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 14: Food that Makes You Go EWWWWWWW from 2019-01-15T14:00

Food. Everyone needs it in one form or another, to fuel us, to sate us, to help us grow. But eating songbirds drowned in armagnac definitely doesn't sound like an ethical or tasty meal to us. Or...

The Weird and The Weary Episode 13: Holiday Traditions Around the World from 2019-01-08T14:00

Everyone has a tradition that coincides with many events; births, marriages, even deaths yet many cultures exist and some traditions don't necessarily fall under the realm of normal to some outs...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 12: I Wanna Live in Comics from 2019-01-01T14:20:55

The Bronze and Modern Age of Comics ushered in a new wave of writers and artists that were comprised of geniuses like Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Jim Steranko, Alan Moore, Garth Ennis, and more but...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 11: Dee Dee and the Antifreeze Mystery from 2018-12-25T14:24:57

Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Holidays, and Happy Winter Solstice!

This week's present from us to you is our 11th Episode, Dee Dee and the Antifreeze Mystery where...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 10: Assorted Burning Holes from 2018-12-18T14:00

Grandmothers worldwide tell their grandchildren to work hard, save, and slow down when they you eat. Some heed that age old wisdom while others, like ourselves included, sometimes falter when it...

The Weird and The Weary Episode 9: Where the Damn Heck Hell is my Airplane? from 2018-12-11T14:00

Imagine sleeping soundly in your bed, late at night, dreaming about far-off lands, and mysterious adventures when suddenly out of nowhere, a Cessna comes roaring down the avenues, soaring and bu...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 8: I Hope the Kids are Alright from 2018-12-04T14:00

This week on The Weird and the Weary, we look at Phillipa Schuyler and her bittersweet, short life as a prodigious young pianist, composer, activist, journalist, and feminist. Then unto Dr. Muzi...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 7 : Kung-Fu Fighting from 2018-11-27T14:00

Remember the kung-fu theater days on television when you were a kid? When there was one Bruce Lee but also a Bruce Le, Bruce Li, and even Bruce Leroy? Jason leads this weeks episode with a journ...

The Weird and The Weary Episode 6 : The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins from 2018-11-20T14:00

This week, we are wrapping up our discussion concerning Margaret Howe Lovatt's attempts at teaching English to dolphins amongst John Lilly's LSD experimentation and Peter the dolphin's growing a...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 5 : The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins from 2018-11-13T14:00

Dolphins, acid, young college dropouts, and Carl Sagan. Who ever would have thought that any of these would have anything in common with the other. Well, life surely is...

The Weird and the Weary Episode 4: The Strange Cases of Mr. Mortimer and Dr. Cline from 2018-11-06T14:00

Men and women around the world make babies while some struggle to conceive. Some of these people seek fertility doctors to try and increase their chances of pregnancy. And some get more than the...

The Weird and The Weary Episode 3: TeamViewer FinDom from 2018-10-30T13:00

How many of you have relatives or friends who don't know how to use their computers beyond email and web surfing and ask you for IT help 24-7? You may have used remote access software so you wou...

The Weird and the Weary - Episode 2 Jerry Stahl from 2018-10-23T18:00

Remember ALF, Twin Peaks, Moonlighting, and Fatty Arbuckle? Join us as Lee takes a loose and quick look at writer/recovered addict Jerry Stahl, his memoir 'Permanent Midnight', and delve into th...