We Can Be Weirdos

Café del Weirdo: Chasing The Dark with Ben Machell

Ben Machell is a journalist-turned-literary explorer of the uncanny. After writing 'The Unusual Suspect' a true-crime story about a modern Robin Hood-style bank robber, he’s returned with 'Chasing the Dark: Encounters With The Supernatural.' The new book is a complete history of psychic and paranormal phenomena. Through forgotten case files, firsthand accounts, and long-buried investigations, Ben explores ghostly encounters, psychic mysteries, and the people who devoted their entire lives to chasing proof of the impossible. Host: Dan Schreiber [https://www.instagram.com/schreiberland/?hl=en-gb] Guest: Ben Machell Producer: Cassie Merritt Senior Producer: Ben Tulloh Head of Podcasts: Al Riddel

Lazy Code: Too Many Faces, Not Enough Data

This month on Lazy Code, Dan teams up with Halina Brooke and Leon “Buttons” Kirkbeck to swap eerie doppelganger encounters, and wonder whether look-alike humans are just copy-pasted assets from a lazy cosmic developer. Leon does his best to keep the quantum-adjacent nonsense from imploding into metaphysical spaghetti, while Dan and Helena chase down the big question: are doppelgangers evidence of a glitch in the Matrix…or just proof that humans come in dangerously similar templates?

Hendrix Headband: Alex Lowe and the Psychic Sniff Test

Today we are joined by actor, comedian, and impressionist extraordinaire Alex Lowe. Alex is best known as the man who summoned Clinton Baptiste into existence on Phoenix Nights and unleashed Barry from Watford onto the airwaves. He’s written for some of the UK’s funniest humans, and built a cult following through characters that feel like they’ve stepped in from another dimension. Clinton Baptiste’s UK Tour 'Spectral Intercourse' will kick off next year on the 13th of February in Basingstoke and head all over the country through Summer 2026. Host: Dan Schreiber [https://www.instagram.com/schreiberland/?hl=en-gb] Guest: Alex Lowe [https://www.instagram.com/baptisteclinton/?hl=en] Producer: Cassie Merritt [https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassie-merritt-b08175171/] Senior Producer: Ben Tulloh Head of Podcasts: Al Riddel

Someone's Knocking At The Door: Edd Hedges and Satan's Airport Lizard Lounge

Edd Hedges is a British comedian and co-creator of Wisecrack - the viral horror-meets-comedy podcast that’s racked up millions of downloads just two months after launch. Blending true crime with stand-up, Wisecrack turns the most terrifying night of Edd's life into something darkly hilarious and utterly addictive. You can listen to Wisecrack [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/wisecrack/id1831347408] on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Host: Dan Schreiber [https://www.instagram.com/schreiberland/?hl=en-gb] Guest: Edd Hedges [https://www.instagram.com/eddhedges/] Producer: Cassie Merritt [https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassie-merritt-b08175171/] Senior Producer: Ben Tulloh Head of Podcasts: Al Riddel

Lentil Nightmare: Nigel Planer and the Man Who Was Young Once

Nigel Planer has been a towering figure in British comedy since the late 1970s. From his anarchic exploits with The Comic Strip to his portrayal of the hapless student Neil in The Young Ones. Today Nigel takes us on a journey through comedy, literature, and the wonderfully weird corners of his life. He reveals the surprising real-life inspirations behind his most iconic characters, shares tales from the golden age of music and comedy, and gives us an insider’s look at his new book, Young Once. Host: Dan Schreiber [https://www.instagram.com/schreiberland/?hl=en-gb] Guest: Nigel Planer [https://www.instagram.com/nigelplaner1/?hl=en] Producer: Cassie Merritt [https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassie-merritt-b08175171/] Senior Producer: Ben Tulloh Head of Factual Podcasts: Al Riddel