We’ve Always Been Weird

welcome back to we've always been weird! we have a quick update on health at the very beginning here, please keep haley in your thoughts and prayers as she receives treatment for her thyroid nodule caused by autoimmune disease so she can regain her voice and health and feel better and hang out with us !!! today we're beginning a mini series diving into stories related to one of hannah's biggest fears: DEEP WATER. we begin with a discussion of the titan submersible, a craft designed and operated by the oceangate company that three years ago disappeared on a dive to the titanic and tragically met an implosion caused by mechanical failure and the pressure of the deep sea.theme song by Riley H. on Fiverr !charities 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 episode will drop this evening! After that we'll be back to drops at 12AM central Tuesdays weekly. Please send well wishes to Haley during her break; for the description readers, she has an autoimmune disorder of the thyroid which has caused her to develop a growth in her throat that has given her an ongoing sore throat and loss of voice, so she's had to alter her duties at her day job and with the podcast. She's currently just wrapped up testing and should be starting treatment this week after results are received; she'll be rejoining us after her treatment + recovery, but let's send her lots of love and good vibes and prayers for no pain and the return of her voice and health <3 I'll be hanging out with y'all until she's back, but we love more than anything being a sister hosted pod so I know we're super excited for that and extra super excited for her recovery in general.

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_Wikiwikipediahttps://backrooms-wiki.wikidot.com/https://backrooms-wiki.wikidot.com/level-0https://backrooms-wiki.wikidot.com/level-404https://backrooms.fandom.com/wiki/Level_37https://backrooms-wiki.wikidot.com/level-200https://www.vice.com/en/article/is-the-backrooms-real/https://backrooms.fandom.com/wiki/Entity_8https://backrooms.fandom.com/wiki/Entity_3charities 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!

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/wikipediahttps://www.aetv.com/articles/bloody-bendershttps://www.historicalcrimedetective.com/what-happened-to-the-bloody-benders/https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ks-benders/https://allthatsinteresting.com/bloody-bendershttps://www.mentalfloss.com/crime/bloody-benders-americas-first-serial-killershttps://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/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!

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.htmwikipediahttps://www.bellwitchcave.com/https://tnmuseum.org/junior-curators/posts/tennessee-legends-the-bell-witchhttps://www.legendsofamerica.com/the-bell-witch-tennessee/charities 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!

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.dothttps://www.verywellmind.com/phineas-gage-2795244wikipediahttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Phineas-Gagetheme 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!

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!