31: The Why Behind the Weird

Quinn Lovecraft
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Dive into strange but lesser-known true stories from our mysterious world with host Quinn Lovecraft.

  1. NOV 1 · BONUS

    Halloween Special 2025: The Man, The Woman, The House

    Happy Halloween! Enjoy this short, spooky tale by Quinn Lovecraft. Music used in this episode: "Abandoned Places" - Material Gurl "Doll's Eyes" - Wicked Cinema Text the show! Follow on Instagram: @31pod31

    5 min
  2. What Frightened the Frightening Man?

    12/13/2024

    What Frightened the Frightening Man?

    Werner Herzog claims to have shot a short film involving children and a rooster that was so disturbing he never released it. But with so little known about this film, some speculate that this never existed at all. In this episode, "31" follows the breadcrumbs left by Herzog throughout the years to try to piece together the truth. Sources Music (licensed via Soundstripe): Moments - Find it in Yourself Third Age - Mystery Lunareh - All Nighter Wild Wonder - Colors and Patterns Neon Beach - Dreamsicle Alice in Winter - Nuclear Conception CJ Oliver - The Only One in the Room Wicked Cinema - Disappearance Falls - Tempest Additional audio: "Signs of Life" Director's Commentary "Even Dwarfs Started Small" Director's Commentary Text the show! Follow on Instagram: @31pod31

    1h 1m

  3. 11/01/2024 · BONUS

    Halloween Special 2024: How to Cook a Soft-Boiled Egg

    This year, "31" is bringing you a fictional short story for our Halloween Special. Today's tale is "How to Cook a Soft-Boiled Egg," written and narrated by Quinn Lovecraft. Happy Halloween! Music (licensed via Soundstripe): Lunareh - Jack O Lantern Jive CJ-0 - Evidence Board Text the show! Follow on Instagram: @31pod31

    6 min
  4. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Body Count

    08/23/2024

    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Body Count

    In 1922, the famed creator of Sherlock Holmes came to America to lecture on Spiritualism. How much was he accountable for the tragedy that occurred in its name two days later? 31 dives into how the author's history intertwines with a movement founded by tragedy and fueled by outcasts. A complete list of sources can be found here. Music used in this episode (licensed from Soundstripe): Cody Martin - Tesseract Lost Ghosts - Submerged Metropolis Bunji - In This World Phillip Mount - Glide to Victoria Falls Cody Martin - London Port Moments - At the Stroke of Midnight Material Gurl - A Ghostly Haunt Lunareh - Ride or Die Cody Martin - Depth of Loss Salon Dijon - Good Grace Lost Ghosts - Murmur Dresden the Flamingo - An Old Fashioned Magic Show Cast of Characters - Locomotive Rag Dresden the Flamingo - The Evil Within Moments - Shadows in Silence Sam Barsh - Where the Money Comes From Text the show! Follow on Instagram: @31pod31

    54 min
  5. God Will Have to Kill Me Twice

    07/01/2024

    God Will Have to Kill Me Twice

    Many people have heard about the theory that Paul McCartney died midway through his Beatles run, and some have even heard the rumor that Avril Lavigne was replaced by a woman named Melissa. In this episode, 31 explores these conspiracy theories along with a lesser-known doppelgänger in music: the mysterious case of the two Nikki Sixxes. Music (licensed via Soundstripe): glasseyes - "Kaleidoscope" Neon Beach - "Never Heard of Me" The Revolution - "Take a Ride with Me" Cira Grandi - "Say It Ain't So" Ivy Bakes - "Billion Air" Wicked Cinema - "Leatherface" Jed Stark - "Cottonmouth" Lunareh - "Thunder City" "Young and Menace" cover by Quinn Lovecraft Complete list of sources can be found here. Text the show! Follow on Instagram: @31pod31

    26 min
  6. This is Not a Joke

    05/28/2024

    This is Not a Joke

    "31" investigates the mysterious disappearance of the "world's dirtiest joke" by diving into the history of obscenity and the state of comedy today. Featuring an interview with comic Martin M. Morrow. Find Martin Morrow on Instagram, YouTube, Threads, TikTok, and listen to his wrestling podcast B4 The Bell. Sources: "The Aristocrats" Directed by Paul Provenza, 2005. Legman, Gershon. Rationale of the Dirty Joke: An Analysis of Sexual Humor. 1968. Legman, Gershon. No Laughing Matter: Rationale of the Dirty Joke: An Analysis of Sexual Humor, 2nd Series. 1968. George Carlin on Being Arrested How George Carlin's'7 Words' Caused a Landmark Supreme Court Decision Martin Morrow Good Kid Mad America: Stand-Up Special from the Comedy Cube Anthony Comstock's Chastity Laws | PBS This is What Americans Used to Consider Obscene | TIME Mercer, William Davenport. "Inspired Filth: Working Blue in Vaudeville America" September 11 Attacks: What Happened on 9/11? How 9/11 Brought Broadway to a Standstill Until NYC's Mayor Revived It | NYT Seeing Barry Goldwater's 1964 Speech Helps To Understand Republican Conservatives Today What is a Missing Stair? — Kim Witten Coaching Fixing the Missing Stair with Cliff Jerrison Text the show! Follow on Instagram: @31pod31

    1h 12m
  7. Curse of the Crystal Palace

    03/26/2024

    Curse of the Crystal Palace

    The Crystal Palace debuted at the first World's Fair in London, and many imitators followed. This episode explores a strange architecture mystery: why did every Crystal Palace meet the same fate? You can find all sources on a document here. Music (licensed via Soundstripe) "Airport Lounges" - Nu Alkemi "Where the Money Comes From" - Sam Barsh "Mutual I'm Sure" - Fleece Mob "Going Shopping" - Dresden the Flamingo "Suite Du Matin" - Moments "Carnica" - Isaac Joel "The Night is Young" - Liberty "Burning" - Chelsea McGough "Stroll" - Fantoms "Lover's Glance" - Marie "Driven to the Edge" - Salon Dijon "Serenade for Sleepy Lovers" - Cast of  Characters "Hay Burner Stomp" - Dresden the Flamingo Also, big thanks to Na Style Jaa for giving me permission to use their song "Queen Victoria" in this episode! - Change log: 4/22/24 - Adjusted audio levels in intro, removed incorrect date reference near end Text the show! Follow on Instagram: @31pod31

    59 min
  8. Someone is in the Dutch Room

    01/23/2024

    Someone is in the Dutch Room

    The 1990 theft of 13 works of art from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is the largest unsolved art heist in history. Theories abound - but today we look at a fascinating one that's never talked about. Was this a rescue mission all along? ................................. Complete list of sources can be found here Music featured in this episode (licensed via Soundstripe): Rarefaction - Neon Beach Waltz of Friends - Solitude Ceridig's Heart - CJ-0 Stable Breath - Sam Barsh Into the Storm - Moments I'm Drowning - Dr. Delight Also featuring altered clip of Bob Dylan's "I Shall Be Released" Text the show! Follow on Instagram: @31pod31

    56 min
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Dive into strange but lesser-known true stories from our mysterious world with host Quinn Lovecraft.

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  • Creator
    Quinn Lovecraft
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    25
  • Rating
    Explicit
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