We’ve Always Been Weird

Hannah Haley

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  1. May 26

    The Backrooms

    today we discuss the topic of the backrooms, a classic piece of internet horror that's influenced ARGs, creepypastas, Youtube creations, and now a feature film. Based on the haunting nature of liminal spaces, these otherdimensional levels illuminate that odd, familiar uncanny valley sector of our brains where we just can't quite shake the buzz from our bones. theme song by Riley H. on Fiverr ! sources: https://backrooms.fandom.com/wiki/Backrooms_Wiki wikipedia https://backrooms-wiki.wikidot.com/ https://backrooms-wiki.wikidot.com/level-0 https://backrooms-wiki.wikidot.com/level-404 https://backrooms.fandom.com/wiki/Level_37 https://backrooms-wiki.wikidot.com/level-200 https://www.vice.com/en/article/is-the-backrooms-real/ https://backrooms.fandom.com/wiki/Entity_8 https://backrooms.fandom.com/wiki/Entity_3 charities to check out: The Loveland Foundation https://thelovelandfoundation.org/ For the Gworls https://www.forthegworls.com/home RAINN https://rainn.org/ Doctors Without Borders/MSF https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/ Save the Children https://www.savethechildren.org/ social media: instagram.com/wevealwaysbeenweird tiktok @wevealwaysbeenweird twitter x.com/wabwpod email us! wevealwaysbeenweird@gmail.com love you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    41 min

  2. May 19

    The Bloody Benders

    In the 1870s, one of America's first serial killer families took up residence on the plains of Kansas. Under the roof of their general store and inn, the Benders, also known as the bloody Benders in true crime circles, saw many travellers, some of which never made it off of the vast property alive. theme song by Riley H. on Fiverr ! sources: https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2024/10/bloody-benders/ wikipedia https://www.aetv.com/articles/bloody-benders https://www.historicalcrimedetective.com/what-happened-to-the-bloody-benders/ https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ks-benders/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/bloody-benders https://www.mentalfloss.com/crime/bloody-benders-americas-first-serial-killers https://www.historicmysteries.com/history/bloody-benders/25264/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/sale-kansas-land-where-bloody-benders-committed-their-crimes-180974121/ charities to check out: The Loveland Foundation https://thelovelandfoundation.org/ For the Gworls https://www.forthegworls.com/home RAINN https://rainn.org/ Doctors Without Borders/MSF https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/ Save the Children https://www.savethechildren.org/ social media: instagram.com/wevealwaysbeenweird tiktok @wevealwaysbeenweird twitter x.com/wabwpod email us! wevealwaysbeenweird@gmail.com love you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    57 min

  3. May 12

    The Bell Witch, Refurbished

    we redid our episode on the Bell Witch! Robertson County, Tennesee's very own poltergeist/witch/entity that affected even a president. theme song by Riley H. on Fiverr ! sources: http://www.bellwitch.org/story.htm wikipedia https://www.bellwitchcave.com/ https://tnmuseum.org/junior-curators/posts/tennessee-legends-the-bell-witch https://www.legendsofamerica.com/the-bell-witch-tennessee/ charities to check out: The Loveland Foundation https://thelovelandfoundation.org/ For the Gworls https://www.forthegworls.com/home RAINN https://rainn.org/ Doctors Without Borders/MSF https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/ Save the Children https://www.savethechildren.org/ social media: instagram.com/wevealwaysbeenweird tiktok @wevealwaysbeenweird twitter x.com/wabwpod email us! wevealwaysbeenweird@gmail.com love you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    39 min

  4. May 5

    The Curious Medical Case of Phineas Gage

    In 1848, 25 year old railroad worker Phineas Gage took a 3 foot metal rod through the skull and lived. This is amazing in general, but especially considering how far medicine has evolved since then. Join us today as we discuss his injury, his recovery, and the science surrounding it. sources: https://www.uakron.edu/gage/story.dot https://www.verywellmind.com/phineas-gage-2795244 wikipedia https://www.britannica.com/biography/Phineas-Gage theme song by Riley H. on Fiverr ! help honor Ms Shirley by supporting her organization Beauty 2 the Streetz: https://b2ts.org/get-involved/ gofundme to support Keith Porter's daughters: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-franceolas-granddaughters-future?attribution_id=sl:7ac675f7-6e79-4f21-b419-f0aee97ad4d7&lang=en_US&ts=1768018709&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_content=amp17_ta&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=native_options petition to end immigration raids by ICE: https://action.aclu.org/send-message/stop-ices-attack-our-communities charities to check out: The Loveland Foundation https://thelovelandfoundation.org/ For the Gworls https://www.forthegworls.com/home RAINN https://rainn.org/ Doctors Without Borders/MSF https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/ Save the Children https://www.savethechildren.org/ social media: instagram.com/wevealwaysbeenweird tiktok @wevealwaysbeenweird twitter x.com/wabwpod email us! wevealwaysbeenweird@gmail.com love you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    52 min

  5. Apr 21

    The Kentucky Meat Shower

    150 years ago, in 1876 Kentucky, a weather event occurred that would result in the New York TImes running a headline that read "Flesh Descends in a Shower". While we have not quite nailed down where (or what) the flesh came from, it is a weird and wonderful oddity that has fascinated people for over a century now. sources: https://vinepair.com/cocktail-chatter/kentucky-meat-shower-mystery/ https://www.iflscience.com/the-kentucky-meat-shower-of-1876-it-came-down-like-snowflakes-82561 https://www.npr.org/2026/03/15/nx-s1-5737457/cloudy-with-a-chance-of-meatballs-kentucky-marks-the-day-meat-fell-from-the-sky https://www.hollyhillandco.com/stories-recipes/meat-shower wikipedia https://davebarry.substack.com/p/the-kentucky-meat-shower https://antiqueslides.net/kentucky-meat-shower-newly-found-specimen-confirms-its-nature/ https://sepro.com/aquatics/algae-corner/algae-corner-what-is-it-witchs-jelly-nostoc theme song by Riley H. on Fiverr ! help honor Ms Shirley by supporting her organization Beauty 2 the Streetz: https://b2ts.org/get-involved/ gofundme to support Keith Porter's daughters: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-franceolas-granddaughters-future?attribution_id=sl:7ac675f7-6e79-4f21-b419-f0aee97ad4d7&lang=en_US&ts=1768018709&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_content=amp17_ta&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=native_options petition to end immigration raids by ICE: https://action.aclu.org/send-message/stop-ices-attack-our-communities charities to check out: The Loveland Foundation https://thelovelandfoundation.org/ For the Gworls https://www.forthegworls.com/home RAINN https://rainn.org/ Doctors Without Borders/MSF https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/ Save the Children https://www.savethechildren.org/ social media: instagram.com/wevealwaysbeenweird tiktok @wevealwaysbeenweird twitter x.com/wabwpod email us! wevealwaysbeenweird@gmail.com love you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    41 min

  6. Mar 31

    The Doomsday Fish

    A fish that can supposedly predict natural disasters lives deep in the ocean, floating through the twilight zone where only 1% of light reaches. They're considered extremely rare and have origins in Japanese folklore where they serve as messengers for the god of the sea. They are also huge!!!! Measuring up to 36 feet, they're the longest living bony fish and are thought to have inspired sea cryptid tales of yore 3 georgia aquarium livestream: https://www.georgiaaquarium.org/webcam/ocean-voyager/ oarfish video: https://youtu.be/2U2NNVX08EQ?si=_0ZeoKqXpIOBZhiS sources: yokai.com https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/species-profiles/oarfish/ https://oceanconservancy.org/blog/2023/11/08/oarfish-known-doomsday-fish/ https://aquarium.ucsd.edu/exhibits/oarfish https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/oarfish-regalecus-glesne/ wikipedia https://seahistory.org/sea-history-for-kids/oarfish-harmless-fish-or-deadly-sea-serpent/ https://www.surfer.com/news/30ft-doomsday-fish-cabo-oarfish-video https://www.marinebio.org/species/oarfishes/regalecus-glesne/ https://oceana.org/marine-life/oarfish/ https://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2025/07/01/oarfish-survival-guide-so-you-have-found-a-mythical-sea-serpent-how-to-prepare-for-your-impending-doom/ https://www.livescience.com/animals/fish/giant-oarfish-the-doomsday-fish-of-legend-that-supposedly-foreshadows-earthquakes theme song by Riley H. on Fiverr ! help honor Ms Shirley by supporting her organization Beauty 2 the Streetz: https://b2ts.org/get-involved/ gofundme to support Keith Porter's daughters: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-franceolas-granddaughters-future?attribution_id=sl:7ac675f7-6e79-4f21-b419-f0aee97ad4d7&lang=en_US&ts=1768018709&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_content=amp17_ta&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=native_options petition to end immigration raids by ICE: https://action.aclu.org/send-message/stop-ices-attack-our-communities charities to check out: The Loveland Foundation https://thelovelandfoundation.org/ For the Gworls https://www.forthegworls.com/home RAINN https://rainn.org/ Doctors Without Borders/MSF https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/ Save the Children https://www.savethechildren.org/ social media: instagram.com/wevealwaysbeenweird tiktok @wevealwaysbeenweird twitter x.com/wabwpod email us! wevealwaysbeenweird@gmail.com love you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 8m

  7. Mar 24

    The Beast of Bray Road

    On this week's paranormal episode, we dive into a cryptid that haunts the backroads of rural Wisconsin. First sighted in 1936, the beast has appeared to townsfolk in the dim and dark, often seen lurking on the side of the road eating carrion. It's most often described as a huge creature that appears to be something of a cross between a man and a wolf. editor of our spotify ad: https://www.fiverr.com/johrie sources: https://www.milwaukeemag.com/the-legend-of-the-beast-of-bray-road/ https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Beast_of_Bray_Road https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/paranormal/creatures-and-monsters/the-beast-of-bray-road.html https://nicolewolverton.com/2023/10/monster-of-the-month-the-beast-of-bray-road/ https://www.legendsofamerica.com/beast-of-bray-road/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/beast-of-bray-road https://www.sixt.com/magazine/tips/beast-of-bray-road-wisconsin-legend/ https://hangar1publishing.com/blogs/cryptids/the-beast-of-bray-road?srsltid=AfmBOopA3PphUKdnIwur-P8SvgnN2bl7QC2Xb-Fw1KbaeaV6zbLiYK5N https://www.americanghostwalks.com/blog/2021/12/25/296-the-beast-of-bray-road-returns-the-30th-anniversary-with-linda-godfrey theme song by Riley H. on Fiverr ! help honor Ms Shirley by supporting her organization Beauty 2 the Streetz: https://b2ts.org/get-involved/ gofundme to support Keith Porter's daughters: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-franceolas-granddaughters-future?attribution_id=sl:7ac675f7-6e79-4f21-b419-f0aee97ad4d7&lang=en_US&ts=1768018709&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_content=amp17_ta&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=native_options petition to end immigration raids by ICE: https://action.aclu.org/send-message/stop-ices-attack-our-communities charities to check out: The Loveland Foundation https://thelovelandfoundation.org/ For the Gworls https://www.forthegworls.com/home RAINN https://rainn.org/ Doctors Without Borders/MSF https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/ Save the Children https://www.savethechildren.org/ social media: instagram.com/wevealwaysbeenweird tiktok @wevealwaysbeenweird twitter x.com/wabwpod email us! wevealwaysbeenweird@gmail.com love you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 22m

  8. Mar 19

    The Alabama Solution, a Look at Alabama's Corrupt Prison System

    Inspired by the documentary The Alabama Solution, in this episode we take a look at the systemic abuse taking place within Alabama's state prisons. The violence and death rates within have led the Department of Justice to spotlight violations of the eighth amendment multiple times, and conditions rank the worst in the US in multiple sectors. From the events highlighted in The Alabama Solution to the new use of controversial execution method nitrogen hypoxia, the issues are nuanced and complex. sources: The Alabama Solution, available to stream on HBO Max https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/30/alabama-solution-activist-solitary-confinement wikipedia https://freealabamamovement.wordpress.com/ https://www.justicecatalyst.org/law/alabama-solution-modern-american-slavery https://www.melvinray-bhrs.com/ https://www.galaxygives.com/ https://www.thekinetikjusticeproject.com/ https://moviedelic.com/raoul-poole/ https://eji.org/ theme song by Riley H. on Fiverr ! help honor Ms Shirley by supporting her organization Beauty 2 the Streetz: https://b2ts.org/get-involved/ gofundme to support Keith Porter's daughters: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-franceolas-granddaughters-future?attribution_id=sl:7ac675f7-6e79-4f21-b419-f0aee97ad4d7&lang=en_US&ts=1768018709&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_content=amp17_ta&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=native_options petition to end immigration raids by ICE: https://action.aclu.org/send-message/stop-ices-attack-our-communities charities to check out: The Loveland Foundation https://thelovelandfoundation.org/ For the Gworls https://www.forthegworls.com/home RAINN https://rainn.org/ Doctors Without Borders/MSF https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/ Save the Children https://www.savethechildren.org/ social media: instagram.com/wevealwaysbeenweird tiktok @wevealwaysbeenweird twitter x.com/wabwpod email us! wevealwaysbeenweird@gmail.com love you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    53 min
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  • Creator
    Hannah Haley
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    63
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Hannah Haley
  • Show Website
    We’ve Always Been Weird