What About Weird

Superstitions with Greg and Dan

You better go knock on wood and hope we don't jinx you because this week we are talking about superstitions. Our lovely friends of the podcast Greg's Cryptid Corner join us for a fascinating discussion about the deeper meaning behind superstitions. We play a round of hoax or believe the folks, discuss some personal superstitions, and talk a fair amount about mental health and how it relates to superstition. We learn about the etymology of the word superstition, living with OCD and how it may relate, and how to help your favorite sports team win.WARNING do not test stepping on a crack to break your mother's back, she won't be very happy if it works Go show some love to Greg's Cryptid Corner wherever you listen to podcasts! (If you don't, it may be seven years of bad luck) If you have a personal weird story or topic suggestion, please DM us on Instagram or BlueSky or send us an email at whataboutweirdpod@gmail.com Don't forget to follow us on social media and on the podcasting platform of your choice. Thank you for listening!

The Green Children of Woolpit

This week we go back in time to discuss the case of the green children of Woolpit. We learn about the town, wolf pits, medical history, and two kids who really love beans. Was it just a folk story? Or is it a historic event explained by medical science? Could they have been fae? Or maybe they were beings from a Christian town in Hollow Earth... Take a shot every time we say crotch goblin in the first 10 minutes (warning: you may get alcohol poisoning). If you have a personal weird story or topic suggestion please DM us on Instagram or BlueSky or send us an email at whataboutweirdpod@gmail.com Don't forget to follow us wherever you listen to podcasts. Thank you for listening!

Psychoactive Animals

This week is the (sort of) part 2 to last weeks episode. This episode is for scientific curiosity. This time we talk all about animals with poison and venom that affect the brain in weird and wacky ways. We learn the difference between poison and venom. We talk about the effects of them on humans and learn about one of the worst dads in science.If you have a topic suggestion or a personal weird story, please DM us on Instagram or BlueSky or email us at whataboutweirdpod@gmail.com. We love hearing from our listeners. Don't forget to follow the podcast wherever you listen and check out our Instagram where we share pictures related to the episodes. Thank you for listening!

Psychoactive Plants

An episode for the scientifically curious (or maybe the slightly devious). Today we dive into psychoactive plants! We discover many of the compounds that make these plants psychoactive and how they function in the body. Then we dive into two specific psychoactive plants and get a little goofy as we read a "bad trip" story from a an unfortunate person who decided to eat the wrong kind of greens... If you have a personal weird story or topic suggestion please DM us on Instagram or BlueSky or send us an email at whataboutweirdpod@gmail.com Thank you for listening!

The Warrens with Cryptid Cocktail Party

Buckle up, this weeks episode is a doozie! We are joined by Dave and Sarge from Cryptid Cocktail Party to discuss Ed and Lorraine Warren, possibly the two most known paranormal investigators. We learn who they were, how they got their start, what they believed in and how they conducted their investigations. We discuss their controversies, get mad and share our thoughts on their work and denial of people's mental health issues. If you stick around, you too, can find out how demonically afflicted you are!  May is mental health awareness month and I know for a lot of us, we need the help more than ever. In this episode there are discussions of suicide, physical, mental and sexual abuse of both adults and minors. We make a few of jokes in the episode about mental heath, but we are not taking this lightly and understand what it is like to battle with mental health. If you are having any suicidal thoughts please call one of the numbers below before you make any decisions that may be permanent. We understand it may not feel like it, but there is always hope and thing do get better.  If you are in the US call 988, if you are in the UK call 116123, if you are in Canada call 1334564566, if you are in Australia call 131114, and if you are in Mexico you can call 800 822 3737 If you have a personal weird story or a topic suggestion please DM us on Instagram or Bluesky or send us an email at whataboutweirdpod@gmail.com Thank you for listening!