Weird World Podcast

Weird World Podcast
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A podcast that explores the unknown, the unexplained, the mysterious, the unsolved and the just plain strange. Bizarre crimes, disappearing people, odd creatures, creepy phenomena, it's all here. We won't solve every mystery, but we'll try to separate truth from fiction and let you decide.

  1. MAR 5

    Episode 396 - EBay's Revenge

    In 2019, a niche website focused on e-commerce made a passing reference to some minor legal trouble the head of eBay was in. Months of surveillance, harrassment, and death threats later, and the world knew not to mess with eBay. This is not so much of David vs. Goliath story. This is more the story of Goliath jumping David in a dark alley and David left wondering what the hell he did to piss off Goliath.

    56 min

  2. MAR 3

    Episode 395 - Oak Island Treasure - Part 3

    The money pit seems a perfectly devised trap - dig tantalizingly close to the treasure and the sea fills it yet again, wrecking your  dreams. We end the Oak Island story with a deep dive into its history and if the money pit was devised by man or God.

    1h 2m

  3. FEB 23

    Episode 394 - Chalino's Last Note

    Chalino Sanchez had left behind a dangerous life in Sinaloa and by the early 1990s had become a narcocorrido singing star in the U.S. He had killed, had been shot, and sang of the exploits of the cartels. In May 1992 he returned to Sinaloa for a tour. Halfway thru his performance at a sold out club in the state capital he received a note from a fan. Chalino's face went white...

    26 min

  4. FEB 12

    Episode 393 - Oak Island Treasure - Part 2

    What is at the bottom of the Oak Island Money Pit? We have theories. So many theories. Buried priate treasure. Loot from a French pay ship (which is a thing). Marie Antoinette's smuggled jewels. Knights Templar treasure, also smuggled. Rosicrucian stuff, something to do with Shakespeare. Or something more mundane?

    59 min

  5. JAN 22

    Episode 392 - Oak Island Treasure - Part 1

    Among get rich fantasies, finding buried treasure is harder than inheriting from a forgotten uncle, but way more fun. Oak Island has been enticing and frustrating treasure hunters for over 200 years with its impossibly well-protected money pit. In the first of a three-parter, we start with Oak Island's fascinating origin story.

    1h 28m

  6. JAN 8

    Episode 391 - Terror in Idaho

    40 miles outside of Idaho Falls, a skeleton crew run a micro nuclear power plant. They are poorly trained with little experience. One mundane task is to handle fuel rods that could explode if moved a few inches too far. And one of those workers has been drinking too much...

    1h 4m

  7. JAN 2

    Episode 390 - Weird News - AI Armageddon Edition!!!

    From AI Jesus to AI fakery to insanely irresponsible AI-fueled kid's toys to an AI end of the world, we explore some recent AI headlines that point the way to a scarier future.

    1h 25m

  8. 12/26/2025

    Episode 389 - Amelia Earhart (Almost) Flies Around The World - Part 2

    The U.S. Navy went all out looking for Amelia Earhart or her plane but never found a shred. Since then, many have searched and some have claimed to have spotted the remains of the lost aircraft if not even of Amelia herself. What happened? Did they find temporary solace on a tiny isle? Were they captured by the Japanese? Was it a planned disappearance? Or did they simply run out of fuel and ditch the little Lockheed Electra into one fo the loneliest places on the planet?

    1h 9m
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A podcast that explores the unknown, the unexplained, the mysterious, the unsolved and the just plain strange. Bizarre crimes, disappearing people, odd creatures, creepy phenomena, it's all here. We won't solve every mystery, but we'll try to separate truth from fiction and let you decide.

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  • Creator
    Weird World Podcast
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    300
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Weird World Podcast
  • Show Website
    Weird World Podcast

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