We’ve Always Been Weird

do you remember the great clown invasion of 2016? when seemingly overnight, people began to see clowns lurking in forests near their houses and strolling through cityscapes at night? i do! strange times. if you're like me, you may mostly recall the surface level confusion of so many clowns, but the phenomenon goes deeper than that, to the point where actual arrests were made and genuine harm came to some people. in this episode, we delve into this piece of history, along with some of the science behind the fear of clowns, clowns' own code of ethics, and more.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_optionspetition to end immigration raids by ICE: https://action.aclu.org/send-message/stop-ices-attack-our-communitiescharities to check out:The Loveland Foundation https://thelovelandfoundation.org/For the Gworls https://www.forthegworls.com/homeRAINN https://rainn.org/Doctors Without Borders/MSF https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/Save the Children https://www.savethechildren.org/social media:instagram.com/wevealwaysbeenweirdtiktok @wevealwaysbeenweirdtwitter x.com/wabwpodemail us! wevealwaysbeenweird@gmail.comlove you!

hello hello! in this episode, paranormal podcast we've always been weird takes another look at the iconic goatman, a crytid or entity that carries its own ghost stories and folklore across multiple US locales and apparently now also Sweden! here's a small collection of firsthand spooky encounters and some light-hearted ones about somehow multiple dudes deciding that they absolutely must dress up as goats and live among the wild herds.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_optionspetition to end immigration raids by ICE: https://action.aclu.org/send-message/stop-ices-attack-our-communitiescharities to check out:The Loveland Foundation https://thelovelandfoundation.org/For the Gworls https://www.forthegworls.com/homeRAINN https://rainn.org/Doctors Without Borders/MSF https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/Save the Children https://www.savethechildren.org/social media:instagram.com/wevealwaysbeenweirdtiktok @wevealwaysbeenweirdtwitter x.com/wabwpodemail us! wevealwaysbeenweird@gmail.comlove you!

Happy Valentine's Day (episode)! For at least one of our February episodes, we like to touch upon the fascinating subject of love, but with a weird, macabre, or supernatural twist on it. Last year we talked about fae lovers and humans who went to trial for having them, and this year we discuss the iconic Dodleston Messages case. Most people interpret this as a story about time travel or perhaps dimension hopping, but we see to the emotional core, which is a paranormal love story of soulmates like no other. If you'd like to get into more of the science and intriguing idiosyncracies behind this story, you can read The Vertical Plane by Ken Webster OR listen to the incredible documentary-level multi-part series by Let's Get Haunted (highly recommend!!!).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_optionspetition to end immigration raids by ICE: https://action.aclu.org/send-message/stop-ices-attack-our-communitiescharities to check out:The Loveland Foundation https://thelovelandfoundation.org/For the Gworls https://www.forthegworls.com/homeRAINN https://rainn.org/Doctors Without Borders/MSF https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/Save the Children https://www.savethechildren.org/social media:instagram.com/wevealwaysbeenweirdtiktok @wevealwaysbeenweirdtwitter x.com/wabwpodemail us! wevealwaysbeenweird@gmail.comlove you!

this is our 50th episode and our one year anniversary episode (officially on Jan 31st)! thank u all so much for being here <3 today we discuss the layers around the Amityville horror case, from the tragic murder of the DeFeo family on the property to the haunting of the Lutz family to the following civil suit that briefly had the court putting a haunted house on trial. theme song by Riley H. on Fiverr !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_optionspetition to end immigration raids by ICE: https://action.aclu.org/send-message/stop-ices-attack-our-communitiescharities to check out:The Loveland Foundation https://thelovelandfoundation.org/For the Gworls https://www.forthegworls.com/homeRAINN https://rainn.org/Doctors Without Borders/MSF https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/Save the Children https://www.savethechildren.org/social media:instagram.com/wevealwaysbeenweirdtiktok @wevealwaysbeenweirdtwitter x.com/wabwpodemail us! wevealwaysbeenweird@gmail.comlove you!

This week we're joined by our dear friend best iconic queen SJ (aka sj.pokes on instagram) to discuss a terrifying and inspiring true crime story. In 2006, long time ER nurse Susan Kuhnhausen came home from a long shift to the unthinkable: a strange man in her house, wielding a hammer. Together we'll go over Susan's incredible resilience as well as the details of just why this attacker appeared in her home. national domestic violence hotline: call 800-799-7233 or text BEGIN to 88788donate to the hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/donate/give-now/?sourceid=1041384theme song by Riley H. on Fiverr !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_optionspetition to end immigration raids by ICE: https://action.aclu.org/send-message/stop-ices-attack-our-communitiescharities to check out:The Loveland Foundation https://thelovelandfoundation.org/For the Gworls https://www.forthegworls.com/homeRAINN https://rainn.org/Doctors Without Borders/MSF https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/Save the Children https://www.savethechildren.org/social media:instagram.com/wevealwaysbeenweirdtiktok @wevealwaysbeenweirdtwitter x.com/wabwpodemail us! wevealwaysbeenweird@gmail.comlove you!

2026 is the year of the horse, so what better content for the year's first episode than mystical magical horses. From the extremely intelligent to the psychic, come with us as we peruse a few of history's most intriguing equines.theme song by Riley H. on Fiverr !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_optionspetition to end immigration raids by ICE: https://action.aclu.org/send-message/stop-ices-attack-our-communitiesbibliography:https://www.maloriesadventures.com/blog/holiday-mythology-spotlight-the-legend-of-grylahttps://guidetoiceland.is/history-culture/the-icelandic-yule-lads-and-grylahttps://www.exploringiceland.is/blog/gryla-and-her-13-yule-ladshttps://guidetoiceland.is/connect-with-locals/regina/gryla-and-leppaludi-the-parents-of-the-icelandic-yule-ladshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/why-icelands-christmas-witch-much-cooler-and-scarier-krampus-180967605/https://education.turpentinecreek.org/2023/12/09/the-spooky-legend-of-the-yule-cat/https://www.npr.org/2023/12/23/1221454825/youve-heard-of-santa-maybe-even-krampus-but-what-about-the-child-eating-yule-cathttps://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/yule-cat-jolakotturinn-icelandhttps://www.historyextra.com/period/general-history/yule-cat-iceland-christmas-jolakotturinn/https://www.fabledcollective.com/gryla-husband/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/before-the-yule-lads-evolved-into-icelandic-versions-santa-claus-they-terrorized-children-into-following-rules-180948162/https://fairytales.wordpress.com/2022/12/21/christmas-fairy-tale-of-iceland-the-yule-lads/wikipediacharities to check out:The Loveland Foundation https://thelovelandfoundation.org/For the Gworls https://www.forthegworls.com/homeRAINN https://rainn.org/Doctors Without Borders/MSF https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/Save the Children https://www.savethechildren.org/social media:instagram.com/wevealwaysbeenweirdtiktok @wevealwaysbeenweirdtwitter x.com/wabwpodemail us! wevealwaysbeenweird@gmail.comlove you!

strap in y'all because today we have a wild one for you. if you're a fan of stranger things, you may know that the duffer brothers have cited "the montauk project" as inspiration a few times and that the original pilot title was even Montauk - but what is the montauk project?? join us for an exploration of a conspiracy theory embroiled with psychic phenomena, time travel, interdimensional portals, and more that allegedly took place irl in our very own new york.theme song by Riley H. on Fiverr !find your local food bank!! https://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbankbibliography:https://www.maloriesadventures.com/blog/holiday-mythology-spotlight-the-legend-of-grylahttps://guidetoiceland.is/history-culture/the-icelandic-yule-lads-and-grylahttps://www.exploringiceland.is/blog/gryla-and-her-13-yule-ladshttps://guidetoiceland.is/connect-with-locals/regina/gryla-and-leppaludi-the-parents-of-the-icelandic-yule-ladshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/why-icelands-christmas-witch-much-cooler-and-scarier-krampus-180967605/https://education.turpentinecreek.org/2023/12/09/the-spooky-legend-of-the-yule-cat/https://www.npr.org/2023/12/23/1221454825/youve-heard-of-santa-maybe-even-krampus-but-what-about-the-child-eating-yule-cathttps://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/yule-cat-jolakotturinn-icelandhttps://www.historyextra.com/period/general-history/yule-cat-iceland-christmas-jolakotturinn/https://www.fabledcollective.com/gryla-husband/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/before-the-yule-lads-evolved-into-icelandic-versions-santa-claus-they-terrorized-children-into-following-rules-180948162/https://fairytales.wordpress.com/2022/12/21/christmas-fairy-tale-of-iceland-the-yule-lads/wikipediacharities to check out:The Loveland Foundation https://thelovelandfoundation.org/For the Gworls https://www.forthegworls.com/homeRAINN https://rainn.org/Doctors Without Borders/MSF https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/Save the Children https://www.savethechildren.org/social media:instagram.com/wevealwaysbeenweirdtiktok @wevealwaysbeenweirdtwitter x.com/wabwpodemail us! wevealwaysbeenweird@gmail.comlove you!

Merry Christmas! In this Christmas Eve episode, we discuss Krampus, a classic demonic Christmas-related figure, from his origins in German and Austrian folklore to how he's celebrated in modern day. theme song by Riley H. on Fiverr !find your local food bank!! https://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbankbibliography:https://www.maloriesadventures.com/blog/holiday-mythology-spotlight-the-legend-of-grylahttps://guidetoiceland.is/history-culture/the-icelandic-yule-lads-and-grylahttps://www.exploringiceland.is/blog/gryla-and-her-13-yule-ladshttps://guidetoiceland.is/connect-with-locals/regina/gryla-and-leppaludi-the-parents-of-the-icelandic-yule-ladshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/why-icelands-christmas-witch-much-cooler-and-scarier-krampus-180967605/https://education.turpentinecreek.org/2023/12/09/the-spooky-legend-of-the-yule-cat/https://www.npr.org/2023/12/23/1221454825/youve-heard-of-santa-maybe-even-krampus-but-what-about-the-child-eating-yule-cathttps://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/yule-cat-jolakotturinn-icelandhttps://www.historyextra.com/period/general-history/yule-cat-iceland-christmas-jolakotturinn/https://www.fabledcollective.com/gryla-husband/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/before-the-yule-lads-evolved-into-icelandic-versions-santa-claus-they-terrorized-children-into-following-rules-180948162/https://fairytales.wordpress.com/2022/12/21/christmas-fairy-tale-of-iceland-the-yule-lads/wikipediacharities to check out:The Loveland Foundation https://thelovelandfoundation.org/For the Gworls https://www.forthegworls.com/homeRAINN https://rainn.org/Doctors Without Borders/MSF https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/Save the Children https://www.savethechildren.org/social media:instagram.com/wevealwaysbeenweirdtiktok @wevealwaysbeenweirdtwitter x.com/wabwpodemail us! wevealwaysbeenweird@gmail.comlove you!

On Tuesday's episode of We've Always Been Weird, inspired by the Fallout series, we (I) discuss the Cold War phenomena of nuclear testing doom towns. The concept of doom towns, sometimes known as survival towns, is inherently spooky and uncanny valley, and the lore around them is complex. Tune in Wednesday for our second epi of the week!theme song by Riley H. on Fiverr !find your local food bank!! https://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbankbibliography:https://www.maloriesadventures.com/blog/holiday-mythology-spotlight-the-legend-of-grylahttps://guidetoiceland.is/history-culture/the-icelandic-yule-lads-and-grylahttps://www.exploringiceland.is/blog/gryla-and-her-13-yule-ladshttps://guidetoiceland.is/connect-with-locals/regina/gryla-and-leppaludi-the-parents-of-the-icelandic-yule-ladshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/why-icelands-christmas-witch-much-cooler-and-scarier-krampus-180967605/https://education.turpentinecreek.org/2023/12/09/the-spooky-legend-of-the-yule-cat/https://www.npr.org/2023/12/23/1221454825/youve-heard-of-santa-maybe-even-krampus-but-what-about-the-child-eating-yule-cathttps://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/yule-cat-jolakotturinn-icelandhttps://www.historyextra.com/period/general-history/yule-cat-iceland-christmas-jolakotturinn/https://www.fabledcollective.com/gryla-husband/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/before-the-yule-lads-evolved-into-icelandic-versions-santa-claus-they-terrorized-children-into-following-rules-180948162/https://fairytales.wordpress.com/2022/12/21/christmas-fairy-tale-of-iceland-the-yule-lads/wikipediacharities to check out:The Loveland Foundation https://thelovelandfoundation.org/For the Gworls https://www.forthegworls.com/homeRAINN https://rainn.org/Doctors Without Borders/MSF https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/Save the Children https://www.savethechildren.org/social media:instagram.com/wevealwaysbeenweirdtiktok @wevealwaysbeenweirdtwitter x.com/wabwpodemail us! wevealwaysbeenweird@gmail.comlove you!