We’ve Always Been Weird

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 <3georgia aquarium livestream: https://www.georgiaaquarium.org/webcam/ocean-voyager/oarfish video: https://youtu.be/2U2NNVX08EQ?si=_0ZeoKqXpIOBZhiSsources:yokai.comhttps://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/oarfishhttps://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/oarfish-regalecus-glesne/wikipediahttps://seahistory.org/sea-history-for-kids/oarfish-harmless-fish-or-deadly-sea-serpent/https://www.surfer.com/news/30ft-doomsday-fish-cabo-oarfish-videohttps://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-earthquakestheme 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!

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_Roadhttps://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/paranormal/creatures-and-monsters/the-beast-of-bray-road.htmlhttps://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-roadhttps://www.sixt.com/magazine/tips/beast-of-bray-road-wisconsin-legend/https://hangar1publishing.com/blogs/cryptids/the-beast-of-bray-road?srsltid=AfmBOopA3PphUKdnIwur-P8SvgnN2bl7QC2Xb-Fw1KbaeaV6zbLiYK5Nhttps://www.americanghostwalks.com/blog/2021/12/25/296-the-beast-of-bray-road-returns-the-30th-anniversary-with-linda-godfreytheme 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!

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 Maxhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/30/alabama-solution-activist-solitary-confinementwikipediahttps://freealabamamovement.wordpress.com/https://www.justicecatalyst.org/law/alabama-solution-modern-american-slaveryhttps://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_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!

New fans brought to US figure skating by the recent Olympics and performances by Alysa Liu, Amber Glenn, Ilia Malinin, and the rest of the American team may not be aware of a gigantic and impactful piece of US figure skating history. In 1961, on its way to the world championships being held in Prague, Sabena flight 548 crashed at its stop in Belgium with the entire competitive team on board. This devastating tragedy sent ripples decades into the future of American figure skating, but we also wanted to highlight the enduring spirits of the athletes and families left behind and the beautiful lives of the skaters lost in this week's episode.sources:wikipediaFrozen in Time by Nikki Nicholshttps://www.britannica.com/event/Sabena-flight-548https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/sabena-flight-sn548/https://time.com/archive/6624937/disasters-family-affair/https://www.history.com/articles/1961-plane-crash-us-figure-skatinghangarflying.eutheme 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!

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!