The Weirding Hour

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Three friends with a penchant for horror come together to learn about the weird and the wonderful, and everything in between (sometimes even things far out beyond). Join our coven and hang out with us sharing tales of the strange and unusual! Get in touch: weirdinghour@gmail.com Stay in touch: Instagram & Youtube @weirdinghour #jointhecoven #spreadtheweird

  1. JAN 9

    60 - Claustrophobia

    Can you be cancelled before you've even begun? Is this the episode that'll do it? One way to find out. Follow us for updates wherever you’re listening or on Instagram @weirdinghour (f**k other social media we're leaning into our millennialality) To suggest topics or just get in touch: email weirdinghour@gmail.com (sometimes we even look at them) #JoinTheCoven #SpreadTheWeird   Sources: Bothwell: https://dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories/kathy-fiscus-changes-broadcast-history/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Fiscus https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/kathy-fiscus-tragedy/. https://www.nytimes.com/1949/04/12/archives/death-in-well-laid-to-lack-of-oxygen-doctor-reports-kathy-quietly.html Nina: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-the-kentucky-cave-wars-reshaped-the-states-tourism-industry-180982585/ https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/tragedy-at-sand-cave.htm https://www.appalachianhistory.net/2017/04/kentucky-cave-wars.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammoth_Cave_National_Park https://www.appalachianhistory.net/2017/01/trapped-in-cave-bizarre-floyd-collins.html https://alanehunter.com/2019/09/06/floyd-collins-legendary-spelunker-part-iii/

    1h 10m
  2. 59 - The Substance(s)

    08/21/2025

    59 - The Substance(s)

    We're talkin' poison and truth serums on this episode! Follow us for updates wherever you’re listening or on Instagram @weirdinghour To suggest topics or just get in touch: email weirdinghour@gmail.com #JoinTheCoven #SpreadTheWeird   Sources: Mimi: https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/drugs-history-you-asked/what-truth-serum https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/law/truth-serum-interrogation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_serum https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5019889#:~:text=However%2C%20the%20first%20documented%20use,who%20had%20murdered%20his%20wife. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MKUltra https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/mar/12/judge-approves-truth-serum-james-holmes Nina: Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqua_Tofana & many related articles https://allthatsinteresting.com/aqua-tofana https://worldjournalnewspaper.com/drink-up-love/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marie-Madeleine-Marguerite-dAubray-marquise-de-Brinvilliers https://www.simlaweb.it/mozart-cause-death/ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/your-body-our-choice-matga-movement-emerges-in-us-what-is-anti-trump-womens-deadly-new-trend-poison-men-giulia-tofana/articleshow/115248177.cms?from=mdr

    56 min

  3. 05/23/2025

    58 - Cults part 2: electric boogaloo

    Yes we're repeating another topic! Yes that's your sign to contact us with new ones! But for now, again we're talking about cults! Follow us for updates wherever you’re listening or on Instagram @weirdinghour To suggest topics or just get in touch: email weirdinghour@gmail.com #JoinTheCoven #SpreadTheWeird   Sources: Bothwell: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palo_(religion) https://pavementpieces.com/traditions-of-palo-mayombe/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0379073814005349 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Mark_Kilroy https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolfo_Constanzo https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/weird/constanzo/2.html https://www.wattpad.com/amp/1062642240 Mimi: https://murderpedia.org/male.T/t/theriault-roch.htm https://www.propensitypod.com/episodes/ant-hill-kids

    1h 20m

  4. 04/20/2025

    57 - Forests

    We're baaaack! With a supermega fresh new topic we definitely haven't already done before... Follow us for updates wherever you’re listening or on Instagram @weirdinghour To suggest topics or just get in touch: email weirdinghour@gmail.com Spread the weird~   Sources: Bothwell: https://www.japanpowered.com/japanese-horror/japans-ghosts-the-yurei https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Complete_Manual_of_Suicide https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/article/aokigahara-jukai-suicide-forest https://travelnoire.com/suicide-forest https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/legend-behind-japans-suicide-forest/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_in_Japan#:~:text=In%20Japan%2C%20suicide%20(%E8%87%AA%E6%AE%BA%2C,unavailable%20due%20to%20technical%20issues. Nina:

    1h 4m

  5. 02/10/2022

    56 - Food

    This week we're talking about food - how could food possibly be weird you say? Listen to find out! Craft of the week is collage. (PS. soz for the borking) See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made! To suggest topics or crafts: email weirdinghour@gmail.com Spread the weird~ Sources: Bothwell: http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1967235_1967238_1967227,00.html https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hot-dogs-choking-hazard-kids_l_610874fbe4b0497e67026cd9/amp Mimi: https://www.cracked.com/article_25092_7-special-fx-that-were-made-out-food-and-super-gross.html https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/cinema-sound-secrets-foley-artist/ Nina: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarrare https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYHDj2sB-rc&list=PLqHu1T-JTPFvKXXeitiIKZnNtUEuVB90e&index=11

    1h 18m

  6. 02/03/2022

    55 - Cannibalism

    Expect some dark stuff this week as we talk about people eatin' people while crafting out of wax. See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made! To suggest topics or crafts: email weirdinghour@gmail.com Spread the weird~ Sources: Mimi: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/franklins-doomed-arctic-expedition-ended-gruesome-cannibalism-180956054/ https://www.livescience.com/51614-doomed-franklin-expedition-cannibalism.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/03/20/magazine/franklin-expedition.html Rhea: https://history.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/0233.pdf https://www.legendsofamerica.com/utter-van-ornum-massacre-idaho/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utter_Party_Massacre Nina: https://www.celebheightwiki.com/big-lurch-height https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/asx0k6/the_cannibal_rapper_did_rapper_big_lurch_kill_his/ https://www.talktofrank.com/drug/pcp?a=PCP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMx8DONQ7Ac https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYV1glRiU5Q&t=36s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Lurch

    59 min

  7. 01/27/2022

    54 - Medical Practices

    This week we get into weird medical practices and we make finger paintings! You know how much we love a topic-related craft… See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made! To suggest crafts or topics: email weirdinghour@gmail.com Spread the weird~ Sources: Bothwell: https://healthcareglobal.com/hospitals/6-medieval-medical-practices-you-wont-believe-doctors-are-still-using-today https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insects_in_medicine Rhea: https://tensunits.com/blogs/blog/a-brief-history-of-electrotherapy-its-uses-for-pain-relief https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/618642/strange-medical-treatments-from-history https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/services/physiotherapy/community/treatments-available/electrotherapy/ https://neuroscientificallychallenged.com/posts/first-use-electroconvulsive-therapy https://www.asa3.org/ASA/PSCF/1995/PSCF12-95Malony.html Nina: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Liston#Liston's_most_famous_cases https://www.travelerstoday.com/articles/4225/20130116/surgeon-left-16-items-in-body-german-man-with-prostate-cancer-medicine-wtf-medical-surgery-dirk-schroeder.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithopedion

    1h 12m

  8. 01/20/2022

    53 - Natural Phenomena

    This week we talk about the weirdest natural phenomena we can find: black holes, crazy lakes and (somehow?!) the Mary Celeste! We also craft digital stuff, digitally. See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made! To suggest crafts or topics: email weirdinghour@gmail.com Spread the weird~ Sources: Mimi: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.space.com/amp/black-holes-are-scariest-objects-in-universe.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghettification Bothwell: Naughty Bothwell hasn't finished her homework - sauces tbc... Rhea: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/this-alkaline-african-lake-turns-animals-into-stone-445359/ https://explorersweb.com/deadly-lake-natron/ https://www.smh.com.au/world/chopper-crew-survives-burning-lake-crash-20071211-gdrsi7.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Natron

    57 min
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Three friends with a penchant for horror come together to learn about the weird and the wonderful, and everything in between (sometimes even things far out beyond). Join our coven and hang out with us sharing tales of the strange and unusual! Get in touch: weirdinghour@gmail.com Stay in touch: Instagram & Youtube @weirdinghour #jointhecoven #spreadtheweird

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  • Creator
    The Coven Media
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    62
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    Explicit
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