99 episodes

Prepare to plunge into the peculiar as Dan Schreiber, professional fact-hunter, uncovers the wild beliefs, ideas and theories of some of the most remarkable people on planet earth. 

As well as delving into the lives of truly fascinating people, Dan asks his guests a maverick tour of questions known as The Batshit Survey. Do they believe in Ghosts? Déjà vu? Telepathy? Premonitions? Déjà vu? 

Either way, everyone has theories they are transfixed by, or a mystery in their own life that they’re trying to solve. Dan leaves no rock unturned – and he’ll share plenty of his own mind-blowing facts and theories too.

Bonus episodes, ‘The Rough Corner’, hear from YOU – your wild ideas, odd theories and unexplainable experiences.

Let’s create a global community of likeminded weirdos!

Expect new episodes every Thursday. Bonus episodes land on Tuesday. 

We Can Be Weirdos Global Originals

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.9 • 492 Ratings

Prepare to plunge into the peculiar as Dan Schreiber, professional fact-hunter, uncovers the wild beliefs, ideas and theories of some of the most remarkable people on planet earth. 

As well as delving into the lives of truly fascinating people, Dan asks his guests a maverick tour of questions known as The Batshit Survey. Do they believe in Ghosts? Déjà vu? Telepathy? Premonitions? Déjà vu? 

Either way, everyone has theories they are transfixed by, or a mystery in their own life that they’re trying to solve. Dan leaves no rock unturned – and he’ll share plenty of his own mind-blowing facts and theories too.

Bonus episodes, ‘The Rough Corner’, hear from YOU – your wild ideas, odd theories and unexplainable experiences.

Let’s create a global community of likeminded weirdos!

Expect new episodes every Thursday. Bonus episodes land on Tuesday. 

    The Rough Corner: Into the Bowels of the National Poo Museum ft. Co-founder Daniel Roberts

    The Rough Corner: Into the Bowels of the National Poo Museum ft. Co-founder Daniel Roberts

    Inside the turdilly brilliant world of Daniel Roberts, co-founder and curator of the National Poo Museum, on the Isle of Wight. His aim is to change the way you think about such an amazing substance! Together we can break the poo taboo.
    Featuring sticky topics such as... how many celebrity poos fit inside a portable aquarium? How does our poo change our brain? And what's the most sought after poo in the world?
    Plan your visit to the National Poo Museum here: https://poomuseum.org/
    And if you missed it...NEW TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE!
    Big weird announcement! We Can Be Weirdos is taking to the stage, for a live show! Along with a panel of stand-up comedians and academics, We Can Be Weirdos Live will be a night that combines comedy, PowerPoint, and cursed objects with freewheeling chat. It promises to be a night to ignite the suppressed bit of batsh*t in you. Come join the club, and unleash your inner weirdo.
    ***13th May at the Underbelly Boulevard***
    Head here to grab a ticket: https://underbellyboulevard.com/tickets/we-can-be-weirdos-live/

    • 34 min
    #49 "Some Crystal Hating Slaphead": Marek Larwood and the Sandown Clown

    #49 "Some Crystal Hating Slaphead": Marek Larwood and the Sandown Clown

    I talk to comedian Marek Larwood, who explores the legend of the Sandown Clown—a seven-foot-tall robotic alien clown that has become part of the Isle of Wight's peculiar heritage.
    I find out that he has an uncomfortable relationship with some elements of the paranormal, in ways you simply cannot predict.
    Marek runs the Cool Dudes Walking Club as a way to mix his love of the extrodinary, walking and finding a way to reduce his tax bill.
    Our conversation turns introspective, pondering the transitions in life that lead us from the chaos of the city to the serenity of the boundless countryside. We touch on time, existence, and those mysterious glimmers of synchronicity that sometimes pierce our skepticism.

    • 1 hr 22 min
    The Rough Corner: The Lazy Code Hunter ft. Leon "Buttons" Kirkbeck

    The Rough Corner: The Lazy Code Hunter ft. Leon "Buttons" Kirkbeck

    Join me as I reunite with my Cryptid Factor co-host, the ever-fascinating Leon "Buttons" Kirkbeck, for a whirlwind tour through the bizarre and the unexplained.
    From the profound Hebrew concept (or not) of coincidence, we traverse a spectrum of topics that defy explanation, how to find a lost shoe with another, how buying a wart can be the catalyst for its removal from the body and whether the future is really in front of us - or does it blur lines with the past?
    And if you missed it...NEW TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE!
    Big weird announcement! We Can Be Weirdos is taking to the stage, for a live show! Along with a panel of stand-up comedians and academics, We Can Be Weirdos Live will be a night that combines comedy, PowerPoint, and cursed objects with freewheeling chat. It promises to be a night to ignite the suppressed bit of batsh*t in you. Come join the club, and unleash your inner weirdo.
    ***13th May at the Underbelly Boulevard***
    Head here to grab a ticket: https://underbellyboulevard.com/tickets/we-can-be-weirdos-live/

    • 55 min
    #48 The Goth From Grimsby: Dr Kate Cherrell and the Psychic Fingerprints

    #48 The Goth From Grimsby: Dr Kate Cherrell and the Psychic Fingerprints

    "I have friends who have refused to come into my house"
    Dr Kate Cherrell is a writer, researcher and public speaker specialising in paranormal history and popular séance. A former cemetery worker, she is the creator of BurialsAndBeyond.com, a blog exploring the stranger sides of life, death and what’s left behind. She has been internationally published, and her debut novel is due in late 2024. She co-hosts Loopholes, a weekly esoteric discussion podcast and can be seen co-hosting Discovery’s Jack Osbourne’s Haunted Homecoming and Unexplained: Caught on Camera.
    This episode also contains a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT regarding the line-up for the first We Can Be Weirdos live show. Come join the club, and unleash your inner weirdo.
    ***13th May at the Underbelly Boulevard***
    Head here to grab a ticket: https://underbellyboulevard.com/tickets/we-can-be-weirdos-live/

    • 1 hr 27 min
    The Rough Corner: The End of Days Eclipse ft. Dr Francis Young

    The Rough Corner: The End of Days Eclipse ft. Dr Francis Young

    Following the stunning eclipse over North America, should we be putting sun cream on our eyes? (No). Are astronomical phenomena a portent of terrible things to come? (probably not). But why are we still caught in a thrall by eclipses, comets and stars? Dr Francis Young, historian of religion and belief, has been collecting history's strangest theories about what happens way above our heads.
    And if you missed it...
    Big weird announcement! We Can Be Weirdos is taking to the stage, for a live show! Along with a panel of stand-up comedians and academics, We Can Be Weirdos Live will be a night that combines comedy, PowerPoint, and cursed objects with freewheeling chat. It promises to be a night to ignite the suppressed bit of batsh*t in you. Come join the club, and unleash your inner weirdo.
    ***13th May at the Underbelly Boulevard***
    Head here to grab a ticket: https://underbellyboulevard.com/tickets/we-can-be-weirdos-live/

    • 29 min
    #47 Map Man: Jay Foreman and the Ungoogleable Questions of the Universe

    #47 Map Man: Jay Foreman and the Ungoogleable Questions of the Universe

    "Understanding the universe? It's like a pot plant trying to know its way around a garden centre"
    Jay Foreman is a musical comedian and 'nerd royalty' who has won critical acclaim for solo shows like Pretend You're Happy and We're Living in The Future. He is also known for his wildly informative, funny and successful Youtube shows Map Men and Unfinished London.
    *WARNING FOR PARENTS OR GUARDIANS: This episode contains Christmas-related spoilers. Wink wink.*
    And if you missed it...
    Big weird announcement! We Can Be Weirdos is taking to the stage, for a live show! Along with a panel of stand-up comedians and academics, We Can Be Weirdos Live will be a night that combines comedy, PowerPoint, and cursed objects with freewheeling chat. It promises to be a night to ignite the suppressed bit of batsh*t in you. Come join the club, and unleash your inner weirdo.
    ***13th May at the Underbelly Boulevard***
    Head here to grab a ticket: https://underbellyboulevard.com/tickets/we-can-be-weirdos-live/

    • 1 hr 21 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
492 Ratings

492 Ratings

Keverama ,

Embrace your weird

It took me a while to really understand why I love this. As someone who lives in the business world, surrounded by ‘things ever high achiever does’ lists, it’s just so refreshing to listen to people embracing the differences in life and the roads it can take you down. Dans endless curiosity and enthusiasm is just a joy to listen to. Thank you

SMAC874 ,

Brilliant!

Love the energy and curiosity; a joy to listen to! Keep ‘em coming!

coooooooont ,

Newly found and I love it

But I have to know what the song at the beginning of each episode is please

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