Things Are About To Get Weird

Chyaz Samuel
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I’m Chyaz Samuel, and things are about to get weird. This podcast is dedicated to some of the strangest stories you’re ever likely to hear: from true crime and unsolved mysteries to unbelievable coincidences and tales full of bizarre twists. Website: https://thingsgetweirdpodcast.com Email: thingsgetweirdpodcast@gmail.com

  1. 4d ago

    Episode 103: The Last Witch Imprisoned in Britain

    Meet Helen Duncan, the Scottish psychic medium who became one of the most famous séance leaders in the nation…as well as the last person to be imprisoned in Britain under the Witchcraft Act of 1735. But if you thought this incident took place sometime in the 18th century, you’d be mistaken. Would you believe that Helen was actually locked up as recently as 1944? This is just one of the endless bizarre details in this incredibly strange tale, which spans two World Wars and countless scandals. Helen might be one of the most fascinating people covered on the podcast to date… Mental health resources UK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mind.org.uk/ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mental health resources Global:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://unitedgmh.org/support/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Where to find us! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.instagram.com/ThingsGetWeirdPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook (Main Page): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/thingsareabouttogetweird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook (Discussion Group): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/thingsareabouttogetweird/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tiktok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thingsareabouttogetweird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📧 Email: thingsgetweirdpodcast@gmail.com Source Shout Outs: BBC Article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/scottishhistory/modern/oddities_modern.shtml   Helen Duncan Website: https://helenduncan.org/about-helen/   Undiscovered Scotland Article: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/d/helenduncan.html   Historic UK Article: https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/Helen-Duncan-Scotlands-last-witch/   Scots Magazine Article: https://www.scotsmagazine.com/articles/series/a-z-of-great-scots-helen-duncan/   History Hit Article: https://www.historyhit.com/helen-duncan-britains-last-witch/   Psi-Encyclopedia Article: https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/helen-duncan/     Explore The Archive Article: https://explorethearchive.com/helen-duncan   History Net Article: https://historynet.com/hellish-nell-the-wwii-era-mystic-whose-predictions-alarmed-authorities/

  2. Sep 23

    Episode 102: The Haunted Stocksbridge Bypass

    Is this the most haunted road in Britain? The Stocksbridge Bypass, located to the north of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, is associated with a shocking number of the most fascinating kind of ghost stories of all: corroborated ones. Multiple people, both in pairs and individually, have reported experiencing eerily similar paranormal apparitions and other happenings on the road, starting before it was even fully built. Whether you’re a believer or a sceptic, it’s impossible to deny that the tales are captivating. In today’s episode, Chyaz explores the most compelling of these stories, and looks into the theories surrounding them too… My Paranormal Experiences episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6K36dkEyqyxznoBvdPCL8V?si=2463c793d8ec49a7 Mental health resources UK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mind.org.uk/ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mental health resources Global:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://unitedgmh.org/support/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Where to find us! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.instagram.com/ThingsGetWeirdPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook (Main Page): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/thingsareabouttogetweird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook (Discussion Group): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/thingsareabouttogetweird/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tiktok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thingsareabouttogetweird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📧 Email: thingsgetweirdpodcast@gmail.com Source Shout Outs: Strange But True Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz58LKMufic   The Star Articles: https://www.thestar.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/retro/why-a-sheffield-road-remains-one-of-the-uks-most-haunted-routes-3020290   Sheffield Tribune Article: https://www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/the-most-haunted-road-in-britain/   Dr David Clarke’s Website: https://drdavidclarke.co.uk/road-ghosts/   Spooky Isles Article: https://www.spookyisles.com/stocksbridge-bypass/   Yorkshire Live Article: https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-news/drove-down-most-haunted-road-32780102   MysteriousTimes Article: https://mysterioustimes.co.uk/2024/02/08/stocksbridge-bypass-a-critical-review/   GhostWalkBrighton Article: https://ghostwalkbrighton.co.uk/ghosts-of-the-highway/   BBC Articles:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2589489.stm   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/4443883.stm

  3. Sep 16

    Episode 101: Weird Origins of Everyday Phrases

    Did you know that many of the phrases we use on a daily basis have fascinatingly strange origins? In this episode, Chyaz explores the weird history behind the idioms and sayings that form part of our everyday conversations, and debunks some of the common explanations that aren’t quite as accurate as we might have thought. From the terrible practises that led some to appear ‘mad as a hatter’ to the nautical background behind feeling ‘under the weather’, you’ll never think of these phrases in the same way again… Mental health resources UK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mind.org.uk/ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mental health resources Global:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://unitedgmh.org/support/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Where to find us! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.instagram.com/ThingsGetWeirdPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook (Main Page): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/thingsareabouttogetweird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook (Discussion Group): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/thingsareabouttogetweird/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tiktok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thingsareabouttogetweird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📧 Email: thingsgetweirdpodcast@gmail.com Source Shout Outs: Reader’s Digest Articles: https://www.rd.com/list/everyday-phrases-with-surprisingly-dark-origins/   https://www.rd.com/article/spill-the-beans-meaning/   Britannica Article: https://www.britannica.com/list/7-everyday-english-idioms-and-where-they-come-from   BBC Article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/znftvj6   Snopes Articles: https://www.snopes.com/articles/380717/crocodile-tears-sadness-prey/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mad-as-a-hatter/⁠   History Extra Article: https://www.historyextra.com/period/ancient-egypt/why-do-we-say-crocodile-tears/ History.com Article: https://www.history.com/articles/where-did-the-phrase-mad-as-a-hatter-come-from   Grammarist Article: https://grammarist.com/idiom/tempest-in-a-teapot-and-storm-in-a-teacup/   Smithsonian Magazine Article: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/spilling-the-beans-on-the-origins-of-food-idioms-96515863/   Business Insider Article: https://www.businessinsider.com/phrase-origins-that-are-wrong-2015-1   Phrases.org Article: https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/tempest-in-a-teapot.html   Mental Floss Article: https://www.mentalfloss.com/language/under-the-weather-meaning   Australian Museum Article: https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/safety-coffins/   RTE Article: https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2023/0606/1387594-finding-samantha-con-artists-psychology-samantha-azzopardi-caraboo-hoax-elizabeth-holmes-anna-delvey-cassie-chadwick/

  4. Sep 9

    Episode 100: The Strange Death of Elisa Lam: Part 2

    The strange and mysterious death of Elisa Lam at the former Cecil Hotel in 2013 went from a local missing person case to a worldwide spectacle in a matter of days. When bizarre CCTV footage of some of Elisa’s movements in the hostel’s elevator went viral, internet sleuths quickly started forming increasingly outlandish theories as to what could have happened to her. But is the truth behind her tragic passing much easier to explain than the online posts would have you believe? In Part 2 of Episode 100, Chyaz explores the facts of this unusual case, addresses and debunks some of the most viral theories and highlights some of the exceptionally weird coincidences linked with the story. Mental health resources UK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mind.org.uk/ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mental health resources Global:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://unitedgmh.org/support/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Where to find us! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.instagram.com/ThingsGetWeirdPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook (Main Page): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/thingsareabouttogetweird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook (Discussion Group): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/thingsareabouttogetweird/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tiktok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thingsareabouttogetweird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📧 Email: thingsgetweirdpodcast@gmail.com Source Shout Outs: BBC Article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-55994935   Refinery29 Article: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2021/02/10293283/what-happened-to-elisa-lam-cecil-hotel-timeline   Elisa Lam CCTV Footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rfLSVIA0L0   Snopes Article: https://www.snopes.com/articles/346221/elisa-lam-mystery-that-wasnt/   People Article: https://people.com/elisa-lam-cecil-hotel-case-everything-to-know-11908647   CBC Article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-woman-missing-in-l-a-described-as-caring-kind-1.1384716   Elisa Lam’s Blog: https://etherfields.blogspot.com/   Bipolar UK Website: https://www.bipolaruk.org/about-bipolar/what-is-bipolar/   Burnaby Now Archive Article: https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/burnaby-now-archive/news/condolences-notes-left-for-family-at-burnaby-restaurant-2935849   CBS News Article: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elisa-lam-case-autopsy-fails-to-find-a-cause-of-death-for-woman-found-in-los-angeles-water-tank/   Cosmopolitan Article: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a35488625/elisa-lam-theories-cecil-hotel/   Men’s Health Article: https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a35492685/morbid-musician-cecil-hotel-elisa-lam/   LA Times Article: https://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-tb-outbreak-20130222-story.html   CNN Article: https://edition.cnn.com/2013/02/21/us/california-hotel-water-corpse   Marie Claire Article: https://www.marieclaire.com.au/latest-news/elisa-lam-dark-water/

  5. Sep 2

    Episode 100: The Dark History of The Cecil Hotel: Part 1

    The Cecil Hotel in downtown Los Angeles has one of the darkest histories ever discussed on the podcast. As a one-time home to serial killers including Richard Ramirez and the site of countless strange and terrible deaths, is it any wonder many guests have described the Cecil as feeling incredible haunted? Today, in Part 1 of this landmark 100th episode, Chyaz explores some of the most bizarre stories to emerge from the Hotel Cecil over the past century. When you think the reputation of this Skid Row establishment can’t get any more bizarre, it somehow manages to get one step stranger… Mental health resources UK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mind.org.uk/ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mental health resources Global:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://unitedgmh.org/support/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Where to find us! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.instagram.com/ThingsGetWeirdPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook (Main Page): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/thingsareabouttogetweird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook (Discussion Group): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/thingsareabouttogetweird/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tiktok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thingsareabouttogetweird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📧 Email: thingsgetweirdpodcast@gmail.com Source Shout Outs: Vanity Fair Article: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/cecil-hotel-los-angeles-for-sale?srsltid=AfmBOorqtj3XyhvvqPPnja5EjAvKGb0q3Lm7-eTREbUxqyiWrmRYM9h-   Business Insider Article: https://www.businessinsider.com/cecil-hotel-history-what-its-like-today-photos-2022-3#percy-ormond-cook-was-the-first-known-guest-to-take-his-life-at-the-cecil-in-1927-3   HowStuffWorks Article: https://history.howstuffworks.com/american-history/cecil-hotel.htm   Los Angeles Times Newspaper Clippings: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-cecil-suicide-att/20113056/?locale=en-US   https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-cecil-hotel/29333897/   Progress Bulletin Newspaper Clipping: https://www.newspapers.com/article/progress-bulletin-dorothy-jean-purcell-b/142627154/   Los Angeles Times Article: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-06-30-me-10223-story.html   Memories Project Post: https://memoriesproject.com/2021/02/10/my-fathers-cecil-hotel-experience-haunted-him-for-life/  Biography.com Article: https://www.biography.com/crime/jack-unterweger   Britannica Article: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Ramirez   ScreenRant Article: https://screenrant.com/vanishing-cecil-hotel-black-dahlia-connection-murder-explained/   Mental Floss Article: https://www.mentalfloss.com/crime/the-black-dahlia-murder-facts   DenofGeek Article: https://www.denofgeek.com/culture/ghost-adventures-cecil-house-zak-bagans-interview/ Country Living Article: https://www.countryliving.com/life/travel/a45235/creepy-history-cecil-hotel-los-angeles/   The LAist Article: https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/cecil-hotel-downtown-los-angeles-skid-row-homeless-housing-problems-tenants   Peet Montzingo Cecil Hotel Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhcK4KMRKMgomxSq7zv6WUft8DawIksJz

  6. Aug 26

    Episode 99: The Solway Firth Spaceman

    Was a supernatural being, resembling a spaceman, really caught on camera in the Solway Firth area of Cumbria in the 1960s? When firefighter Jim Templeton snapped a photo of his young daughter Elizabeth, he was shocked to spot a mysterious figure in the background of one of the pictures after they were developed. The story quickly caught the attention of paranormal enthusiasts from around the world, but the photo itself is only one part of this incredibly strange story. As it turns out, what happened AFTER the shutter closed only makes this story stranger and more intriguing. Join Chyaz Samuel as she explores every angle of this baffling tale… Mental health resources UK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mind.org.uk/ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mental health resources Global:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://unitedgmh.org/support/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Where to find us! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.instagram.com/ThingsGetWeirdPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook (Main Page): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/thingsareabouttogetweird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook (Discussion Group): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/thingsareabouttogetweird/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tiktok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thingsareabouttogetweird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📧 Email: thingsgetweirdpodcast@gmail.com Source Shout Outs: BBC Article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-27391210   Space Centre Article: https://www.spacecentre.co.uk/news/space-now-blog/blue-streak-success-failure-and-extraterrestrials/   Unsealed Alien Files Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-joOmXHeBZc   National Archives of Australia: Woomera UFO Declassified Document: https://www.naa.gov.au/students-and-teachers/student-research-portal/learning-resource-themes/war/defence-equipment-and-weapons/ufo-sightings-weapons-testing-site-woomera   The Mirror Archived Article: https://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+Men+in+Black+are+real.-a061067536   News & Star Articles : https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/25845899.story-behind-unsolved-solway-spaceman-mystery/   https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/24319047.solway-spaceman-mystery-remains-unsolved-ahead-60th-anniversary/   Cryptid Wiki:https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Cumberland_Spaceman_(Solway_Firth_Spaceman)   University of Huddersfield Article: https://www.hud.ac.uk/news/2023/september/cottingley-fairies-hoax-endues-global-interest/

  7. Aug 19

    Episode 98: The Children Who Remember Their Past Lives

    The idea of a young child having vivid memories of a past life they claim to have led sounds like the premise of a supernatural movie. But did you know that a team at the University of Virginia have actually spent decades studying this very phenomenon? In this episode, Chyaz explores some of the most fascinating documented cases of children who say they have been on this earth before, as well as taking a look at the incredible work the university have undertaken. Could reincarnation really be at play here, or does the true explanation lie more in the ‘normal’ than the paranormal? Mental health resources UK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mind.org.uk/ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mental health resources Global:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://unitedgmh.org/support/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Where to find us! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.instagram.com/ThingsGetWeirdPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook (Main Page): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/thingsareabouttogetweird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook (Discussion Group): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/thingsareabouttogetweird/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tiktok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thingsareabouttogetweird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📧 Email: thingsgetweirdpodcast@gmail.com Source Shout Outs: Academic Papers/Articles: https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-studies/wp-content/uploads/sites/360/2015/11/REI35.pdf   https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1550830724001708  Division of Perceptual Studies Website: https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-studies/   Psychology Today Article: https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-seekers-forum/202207/when-children-remember-past-lives   Readers Digest Article: https://www.rd.com/article/chilling-reincarnation-stories/ WHRO Article:https://www.whro.org/education-news/2024-12-30/since-1967-this-small-division-at-the-university-of-virginia-has-investigated-the-possibility-of-reincarnation   PSI-Encyclopedia Articles: https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/ryan-hammons-reincarnation-case/ https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/kumkum-verma-reincarnation-case/   Richmond Magazine Article: https://richmondmagazine.com/news/features/paranormal-studies/   Extraordinary People Documentary Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Wh0OsVtdeE   The Mirror Article: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/toddler-could-perfectly-describe-past-28725131   BBC Article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20190326-what-is-epigenetics

  8. Aug 12

    Episode 97: Who Killed Lottery Winner Urooj Khan?

    When 46 year old Urooj Khan, a dry cleaning shop owner based in the US city of Chicago, won $1,000,000 on a lottery scratchcard, he immediately began asking himself the question many of us will only ever daydream about: how should I spend my lottery winnings? But just the day after his winning cheque was posted to him, Urooj tragically passed away after collapsing at home. Was his death as suspicious as his post-mortem testing indicated? Or are there even more mysterious details lurking beneath this unsolved case than we even realise? Join Chyaz as she explores this strange story… Mental health resources UK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mind.org.uk/ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mental health resources Global:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://unitedgmh.org/support/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Where to find us! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.instagram.com/ThingsGetWeirdPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook (Main Page): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/thingsareabouttogetweird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook (Discussion Group): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/thingsareabouttogetweird/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tiktok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thingsareabouttogetweird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📧 Email: thingsgetweirdpodcast@gmail.com Source Shout Outs: BBC News Article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20941355   The Guardian Article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jan/08/illinois-lottery-winner-poisoned-chicago   ABC News Articles: https://abcnews.com/Business/wife-poisoned-chicago-lottery-winner-urooj-khan-truth/story?id=18167117   https://abcnews.com/Business/poisoned-lottery-winner-urooj-khans-family-knew-nephew/story?id=18196028   https://abcnews.com/Business/poisoned-lotto-winners-widow-proof-stake-estate/story?id=18441474   Sky News Article: https://news.sky.com/story/poisoned-lottery-winner-autopsy-inconclusive-10453044   NBC News Articles: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/lottery-winner-killed-cyanide-was-immigrant-family-man-flna1b7888713   https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/widow-daughter-will-split-estate-poisoned-1-million-lotto-winner-flna2d11734829   Illinois Lottery Winners’ Handbook: https://www.illinoislottery.com/content/dam/il/pdfs/winning/Winners_Handbook_August_2018.pdf   Global News Article: https://globalnews.ca/news/2755975/sister-of-lottery-winner-poisoned-with-cyanide-says-police-have-done-nothing/   CNN Article: https://edition.cnn.com/2013/03/01/us/illinois   Scientific Papers: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00389621   https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11591714/

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I’m Chyaz Samuel, and things are about to get weird. This podcast is dedicated to some of the strangest stories you’re ever likely to hear: from true crime and unsolved mysteries to unbelievable coincidences and tales full of bizarre twists. Website: https://thingsgetweirdpodcast.com Email: thingsgetweirdpodcast@gmail.com

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