We Can Be Weirdos
Episodes
The Rough Corner: Disney's Darkest Secret, Crab Judges and The Hot Bath Balls Debacle
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Spooky Al catch up on a weird few weeks. Dan's parents arrive with some game-changing footage from his childhood, Al's been searching in vain ...
#50 The Man, The Myth, The Werewolf: Josh Widdicombe and the Vanishing Twin
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"The 90s was a great time to believe in aliens"Josh Widdicombe is an actor, comedian, writer and podcaster who is a regular on our TV screens. He's st...
The Rough Corner: Into the Bowels of the National Poo Museum ft. Co-founder Daniel Roberts
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Inside the turdilly brilliant world of Daniel Roberts, co-founder and curator of the National Poo Museum, on the Isle of Wight. His aim is to change t...
#49 "Some Crystal Hating Slaphead": Marek Larwood and the Sandown Clown
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I talk to comedian Marek Larwood, who explores the legend of the Sandown Clown—a seven-foot-tall robotic alien clown that has become part of the Isl...
The Rough Corner: The Lazy Code Hunter ft. Leon "Buttons" Kirkbeck
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join me as I reunite with my Cryptid Factor co-host, the ever-fascinating Leon "Buttons" Kirkbeck, for a whirlwind tour through the bizarre and the un...
#48 The Goth From Grimsby: Dr Kate Cherrell and the Psychic Fingerprints
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I have friends who have refused to come into my house"Dr Kate Cherrell is a writer, researcher and public speaker specialising in paranormal history ...
The Rough Corner: The End of Days Eclipse ft. Dr Francis Young
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Following the stunning eclipse over North America, should we be putting sun cream on our eyes? (No). Are astronomical phenomena a portent of terrible ...
#47 Map Man: Jay Foreman and the Ungoogleable Questions of the Universe
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Understanding the universe? It's like a pot plant trying to know its way around a garden centre"Jay Foreman is a musical comedian and 'nerd royalty' ...
The Rough Corner: A Haunted Sinking Ship and LA's Name Dropping Spirits ft. Lindsay Kaye of 'Lively Ghosts'
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
While Dan ponders a loop-the-loop mystery from his hotel in Turkey, Lindsay Kaye of fashion brand Lively Ghosts joins him to talk about haunted Los An...
#46 The Man Who Doesn't Know: Marcus Brigstocke and the 5-Star Ghost
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"You have to believe there's a power greater than yourself"Marcus Brigstocke is a writer, actor, presenter and performer. A fixture on TV, radio and t...
The Rough Corner: WEIRDOS GOES LIVE!
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Big weird announcement! We Can Be Weirdos is taking to the stage, for a live show! Along with a panel of stand-up comedians and academics, We Can Be W...
#45 Breaking Legs, Stealing Thunder: Omid Djalili and Eternity Attacks
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"The clouds rolled away, and a voice came into my head..."Omid Djalili is an award-winning British-Iranian comedian and actor. Not only acclaimed...
The Rough Corner: Havana Syndrome, Exclusive New Nessie Footage, and a Growling Eel
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
So-called 'Havana Syndrome' is mysterious illness reported by US officials in their Embassy in Cuba, and others around the world. Fresh developments h...
#44 How To Cheat Britain's Got Talent: Daliso Chaponda and the Malawi Prayer Syndicate
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"The afterlife is like an airport lounge"Once billed as Malawi's only comedian, Daliso Chaponda shot to fame on Britain's Got Talent and has since per...
The Rough Corner: WORLD EXCLUSIVE: The Hunt for the World's Funniest Crab Joke ft. The Crab Museum
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you think you have the funniest crab joke in the world? Do you dream of holding a trophy above your head to a round of rapturous a-claws? Then don'...
The Glitch: The Weird and Wonderful Women of Tarot ft. Cat Willett
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy International Women's Day! Discover the hidden stories of tarot and divination, traced through the lives and contributions of Lady Frieda Harris...
#43 Be Funny or Die: Joel Morris and the Magic of Dopamine Dealers
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Laughter is the noise you make when you feel safe"Joel Morris is a British comedy writer and part of a comedy writing duo with Jason Hazeley. He is b...
The Rough Corner: Exploring Weird Ireland with 'Unofficial' Tour Guide Brinsley McNamara
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hoping for St Patrick to heal your aching back? Desperate for a roadside shrine that will rid you of warts? Sounds like you need Brinsley McNamara and...
#42 Science and Fiction: Tom Shakespeare and the Curious Cases of 'Nobelitis'
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Once you believe... anything becomes possible"Tom Shakespeare is a social scientist and bioethicist, an academic who writes and talks and researches ...
The Rough Corner: Weird Medieval Guys ft. Olivia Swarthout
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Data scientist by day and queen of medieval memes by night, Olivia Swarthout is the brains behind internet sensation 'weird medieval guys' on Twitter ...
#41 Ancient Clickbait: Dr Campbell Price and the 'Spinning Mummy'
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"People brought in lottery tickets... they thought the statue would enhance their chances of winning"Dr Campbell Price is Curator of Egypt and Sudan a...
The Rough Corner: Cleaning Lady who Foiled MI6 Plot to Snatch the Holy Grail
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
New research has revealed how British spies attempted to take the 'Holy Grail' in a plot that wouldn't look out of place in an Indiana Jones movie. In...
#40 These Paranormal Lives: Kit & Rory and the Dublin Gorilla Man
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I would love to know what intergalactic child support looks like"Rory Powers and Kit Grier Mulvenna are the powerhouses behind This Paranormal Life, ...
The Rough Corner: Cursed Bears, Alien TV Takeover and Biblical Time Travel ft. Tommie Trelawny
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tommie Trelawny is creator of the YouTube channel Hochelaga and a biblical scholar. Don't forget to check out his investigative podcast, The Interrupt...
#39 Dreams of a Surrealist: Paul Foot and the Condemned Man's Bed
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I pray to Jesus that I won't have nightmares"Paul Foot is a comedian and writer, known for his unconventional comedic style, which has earned him a d...
The Rough Corner: The Rorshank Redemption
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Al and Dan join forces to get their head around some potential (/almost certain) poltergeist proof, eerily accurate astrology and The Adventures of Bu...
#38 Australian Idol: John Robertson and the Anime Social Club
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I thought prayers worked better during a full moon"John Robertson is a comedian, streamer, author, improviser, actor, videogame writer, insult comic ...
The Rough Corner: Medium Mums, West Mars Attacks and Baked Bean Secrets ft. Gregg Wallace
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gregg Wallace MBE is a writer, TV presenter, and weight loss coach. Best known for TV shows MasterChef, Celebrity MasterChef, MasterChef the Prof...
#37 Horror Nerd: Elf Lyons and Our 11 Soul Mates
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"In lockdown I went fairy hunting every day"Elf Lyons is an award-winning comedian, clown, theatre practitioner, teacher, writer and podcaster. Elf Ly...
The Rough Corner: Strange Maps, Mythical Continents and Apocalyptic Octopuses ft. Frank Jacobs
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Map collector Frank Jacobs joins Dan to explore the lost (and, probably, very fictional) continent of 'Lemuria'. Plus, fake towns that become real, mi...
#36 Beyond the Meme: Kathleen Hale and the Slenderman Stabbing
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"They came to believe Slenderman was sending his army after them"Kathleen Hale, originally from Wisconsin, writes about crime and social media. Her fo...
The Rough Corner: Sex Robots, Artificial Intelligence and Comedy From Beyond the Grave ft. Dr Kate Devlin
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Kate Devlin is a Reader in Artificial Intelligence & Society in the Department of Digital Humanities, King's College London. Will Artificial In...
#35 Fly Girl: Dr Erica McAlister and the Crime-Busting Maggots
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"There can't be zombies if flies exist"Dr Erica McAlister is the Natural History Museum's Senior Curator of Diptera and Siphonaptera (A.K.A Flys ...
The Rough Corner: The Chalk Giant Mystery… Solved!
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A centuries-old mystery, shrouded in chalk, surrounding the origins of the Cerne Abbas Giant in Dorset has been unravelled by two intrepid academ...
#34 Into the Liminal: Shaun Keaveny and the Baths of Gong
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I do a lot of chat with the cosmos"Shaun Keaveny is one of Britain's best loved radio DJs. He is formerly of BBC Radio 6 Music and is now t...
Best Of... The Strangest 'Soft Rocks'
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate the birth of We Can Be Weirdos in 2023, Dan looks back at some of the strangest unexplainable experiences a.k.a. 'Soft Rocks' from guests...
#33 From Beyond the Engraving: Dr Maddy Pelling and the Diamond Poets
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Graffiti is all around us... it's addictive"Dr Madeleine (Maddy) Pelling is an historian, writer and broadcaster. Her first book, Writing on the...
The Rough Corner: Moon Theory and the 12 Days of Christmas ft. Rebecca Boyle
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The moon is amazing! And underrated. Many of us know that the Moon pulls on our oceans, driving the tides, but did you know that it is the very reason...
#32 Druidry for Beginners: Dr David Bramwell and the Precognitive Cigarette (Part 1/1000)
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Consciousness is not confined within our skulls"Dr David Bramwell is a British writer, musician, performer and broadcaster. For BBC Radio 3 and Radio...
The Rough Corner: Earthquake Pills, Ghostly Coughs, and the Batsh*t List of Daniel Schreiber
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's time. Time to finally hear the batsh*t list of renowned author Daniel Schreiber. Plus, how to vaccinate yourself against cosmic dust, the mystery...
#31 Devil Vs Cave Man: Donny Dust and Post-Apocalypse Band Practice
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"The New Jersey Devil was trying to hunt me down!"Donny Dust is a US Marine Corps Veteran who is considered a worldwide expert in remote primitive sur...
The Rough Corner: Code of the Ancients ft. The Mayor of Easter Island (Rapa Nui)
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine you're living on an island over a thousand miles from your nearest inhabited neighbour, over two thousand miles from essential supplies. Then,...
#30 The Curious Policeman: Stevyn Colgan and the Stone Tapes Mystery
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Why are there no ghost T-Rexs?"Stevyn Colgan has been a chef, a comics publisher, a monster maker and, for three decades, a police officer in London,...
The Rough Corner: Burning Royals, Thwacking Twigs and Bun Ceremonies ft. Rob Curry
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For over sixty years, Doc Rowe has been a dedicated archivist, folklorist, and cultural historian, tirelessly documenting the rich tapestry of rather ...
#29 Anti-Boner Magic: Dr Eleanor Janega and the Madness of the Medieval World
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"I gossip about dead people... it's my job"Dr Eleanor Janega is a medieval historian specialising in social history, with an emphasis on sexuality, pr...
The Rough Corner: The Forgotten Queen of Tarot ft. Cat Willett
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The story of Pamela Colman Smith, the enigmatic artist behind the famous Raider-Waite tarot deck, whose legacy has remained in the shadows. Cat Willet...
#28 The Adult Tooth Fairy: Bec Hill and the Mirror World
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"We are just bits of data... everything can be predicted"Bec Hill is an award-winning comedian and television writer. She writes and hosts her own fam...
The Rough Corner: Paranormal Adventures of the Phone-In King
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Robson MBE is a broadcasting legend and one of the most notable paranormal investigators in the UK. He tells Dan about time he was used as bait f...
#27 The Beast of Heaton Park: Ross Noble and the Making of a Monster
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"I've revealed more on this podcast that I have to close friends"Ross Noble is a celebrated British stand-up comedian, writer, and actor who has made ...
The Rough Corner: Horror Holes, Leg Lumps, and Why Doctors Should Prescribe Fear
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Can fear be good for us? Scientists at the Recreational Fear Lab think so! Marc Malmdorf Andersen, co-director of the lab, joins Dan on the ...
The Rough Corner: Funeral Food, Meeting Madame Lash and the Pencil Case Reopens
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dan is back from Down Under! And Al has had a three course dinner in the Underworld. A quick debrief after the last episode's Ouija strangeness sees a...
#26 The Halloween Special: Ouija Weirdness with Jamie Morton, Hannah Maguire and Leanne Burnam-Richards
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"It's probably a ghost with a foot fetish"Happy Halloween! To celebrate, you're invited to the weirdest listening event of the year. Join My Dad Wrote...
The Rough Corner: Hunting the Elephant Humanoid, Uncle Dean's Lego Ghost and Soft Rocks in Wiggle Town
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dan beams in from Australia with a couple of weird interviews up his sleeve. We're talking ghostly nuns, elephant-esque cryptids, mind-melting 'gravit...
#25 The Jar Sauce Destroyer: Nat’s What I Reckon and the Storming of Area 51
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"A jar of sauce... it's taking the p*** out of everyone"Content creator, comedian, rock musician, isolation cooking champion and mental health advocat...
The Rough Corner: Eternal Graffiti, Vomiting Royals and the World's Oldest Kiss ft. Edward Brooke-Hitching
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dan is in Australia without key recording equipment so here's a treat from the We Can Be Weirdos vault! It's the original pilot for the show, and a to...
#24 The Normal, Innocent Woman: Lauren Layfield and the Quest to Avoid Alien Abduction
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"I'm only five foot one, an alien could beam me up anytime"Lauren Layfield is a British Guyanese presenter, DJ & journalist. Lauren has been a reg...
The Rough Corner: The B*tshit Life of Leon “Buttons” Kirkbeck (Part One)
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A talking rock, why scorpios suck, and conversations with horses. Leon Kirkbeck a.k.a. Buttons will be familiar to listeners of The Cryptid Factor, he...
#23 Inside a Secret Society: John Hodgman and the Curse of Heidi
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"I walked up to the front door... and I woke up in the hospital"John Hodgman is a writer, comedian, and actor. He is the author of the acclaimed colle...
The Rough Corner: Virgin Mary Visits, Europe's Oldest Sandal and the H-Bomb Hypothesis
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Night time visits from Madonna (not that one), Mike Tyson's favourite cartoon and £3-a-pop Yeti pubic hair. Plus, the Big Stretch conspiracy is buste...
#22 The Podfather: Richard Herring and the Journey to the Edge of Sanity
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Stone clearing? I have to stop. Because I get too into it"Richard Herring is a comedian, writer, blogger and one of the OG podcasting GOATs. He's als...
The Rough Corner: Shabbat Cheat Codes, Massaging the Truth and the Big Stretching Conspiracy ft. Kyle Gordon
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian, actor and pop sensation Kyle Gordon talks for the first time on record about one of the most sinister conspiracies of our time: Big Stretchi...
#21 Think Yourself Lucky: Richard Wiseman and the Number Plate of Limited Cosmic Significance
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"We need to take our dreams more seriously"Richard Wiseman holds Britain’s only Professorship in the Public Understanding of Psychology at the Unive...
The Rough Corner: How to Run a Paranormal Society with 'The Ghostess with the Mostess'
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Leanne Burnam-Richards a.k.a. 'the ghostess with the mostess' joins Dan to talk about running the UK Paranormal Society. Plus, Dan's magic manhole sag...
#20 The Ghostwriter: Into the Uncanny with Danny Robins
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"The closest I've got to believing in ghosts is meeting people and feeding off their certainty"Danny Robins is the go-to ghost hunter. An award-winnin...
The Rough Corner: Interstellar Balls, Joanna Southcott’s Mystery Box, and Albert Camus’s Stranger Thing
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Astrophysicist Dr Phil Sutton from the University of Lincoln weighs in on Avi Loeb's mystifying metallic spheres - are they remnants of an alien beaco...
#19 Dream Comedian: Sara Pascoe and the Paddington Bear Manifestation Challenge
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"I'm a vegetarian, but not a great vegetarian. I sometimes eat pirates"Sara Pascoe is an actress, writer and one of the UK’s most-loved comedia...
The Rough Corner: A Worldwide Nessie Exclusive, Doppel-Dän-er, and a Haunted Buffet
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lifelong Loch Ness Monster hunter Steve Feltham beams in from the banks, with some mystifying new potential evidence! Plus, Dan's doppelgänger, unexp...
#18 Never Fact Check an Orgasm: Kate Lister and Sex Lessons from History
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"I fact check my own sexual fantasies!"Kate Lister is a lecturer at Leeds Trinity University, author of A Curious History of Sex and host of the "inte...
The Rough Corner: Angry Doppelgängers, Lighthouse Mysteries, and an Impossible Dinner with Orson Welles
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wanted: three lighthouse keepers and a rude look-alike. Plus, Dan's hoarding reaches new heights with a special delivery from the Editor-in-Chief of t...
#17 The Man Who Became Peter Cook: Shaun Micallef and the Combs of Comedy
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"It was a moment of madness... I became him"Shaun Micallef is an Australian comedy legend. He's an award winning writer, comedian and actor, having st...
The Rough Corner: Green Children, Interstellar Ley Lines and Betty's Vanishing Visitor
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ley Lines from space finally explain why Liverpool is such a hub of word class music, the enduring mystery of the Green Children of Woolpit, and the j...
#16 Diary of an Editor-in-Chief: Craig Glenday and the World of Guinness World Records
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"We had to say no... a 15 year old boy was given a cesarean to do as his birthday present"Craig Glenday is a writer and editor, he studied Publishing ...
The Rough Corner: Camping Calamity, Afterlife Orbs and The Impossible Pendant Returns!
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A holiday with Neuroscientist Harith Akram ends in disaster, a pendent reappears after 15 years of mystery, and why Eric Lampaert's face ends up in th...
#15 Cemetery School Dropout: Hayley Campbell and the Lives of the Dead
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"I was really frightened of being near a dead body... until I held his hands"Hayley Campbell writes for WIRED, BuzzFeed, The Guardian, GQ, Esquire, Em...
The Rough Corner: The Universal Chord, Merciless Magpies and the Psychology of Superstition
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you a goat or a sheep? Dr Neil Dagnall, cognitive and parapsychological researcher at Manchester Metropolitan University, gives us the benefit of ...
#14 The VHS Pirate: Paul Chowdhry and the Queue for Reincarnation
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"There's a backlog! Admin in the afterlife to get into a new life"Paul Chowdhry is an award-winning stand-up comedian and host of The Paul Chowdhry Pu...
The Rough Corner: Cursed Auctions, New KLF Synchronicities & Meet a Meteorite Hunter
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How much would you pay for a haunted rocking horse? When is a meteorite a meteor-wrong? Dan's spooky auction luck is out, the number 23 rears its head...
#13 The Dinosaur Detective: Melanie During and the Prehistoric Springtime Extinction
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Smash a pudding... that's the type of violence you can see in the rocks!"Melanie During is a vertebrate palaeontologist, currently pursuing a PHD at ...
The Rough Corner: Neolithic Time Portals, Phantom Fires and the Haunted Capital Studios ft. Siân Welby
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Two fisherman accidentally cross between two worlds, a fire blazes but no damage is done, and Siân Welby joins Dan to provide more evidence concernin...
#12 Adventures in Counterculture: John Higgs and The Band Who Burned a Million Pounds
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Things that you understand, you can move on from quite easily. Things that you can't... stick in your craw"John Higgs is a writer who specialises in ...
The Rough Corner: Shiny Space Balls, a Medieval Mystery & the Batsh*t Life of Baywatch Nights
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The dark side of Baywatch, an 800 year old phenomena still baffling scientists and perhaps the first evidence of extraterrestrial life is just a load ...
#11 The History Mystery Guy: Dan Snow and the World’s Weirdest Coincidences
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"If you love great stories, the greatest ones always involve strange synchronicities"Dan Snow MBE is a BAFTA award winning historian, podcaster and te...
The Rough Corner: Mysterious Barges, Bouncy Shakespeare and the King of the Cats
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dan is joined by comedian, storyteller and future explorer Will Seaward to discuss haunted hotels, witch defence systems, and other spooky bits of cor...
#10 The Evolution of a Creationist: Ella Al-Shamahi and the Ball of Lightning
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"I didn't believe it... I was going to evolution class to destroy it from the inside"Ella Al-Shamahi is a National Geographic Explorer, palaeoanthropo...
The Rough Corner: Baffled Doctors, Inconvenient Ley Lines, and the Ghost’s Chauffeur
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dan is joined once again by Bexy Cameron to discuss (more) bedroom portals, tales of terrifying sleep paralysis, and the synchronicities that listener...
#9 Luck, Levitation and Lasso: Nick Mohammed and the Great Richmond Coincidence
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"If I'm driving and I see a magpie... I have to cross my eyes and touch my forehead"Nick Mohammed is a double Emmy-nominated actor, perhaps best known...
The Rough Corner: Film Guy Ali Plumb and the Wonderful Weirdos of Hollywood
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Film critic Ali Plumb swings by to talk Danny DeVito's feet, Nicholas Cage's pyramid tomb and how to make Indiana Jones cry. Plus, how experiencing Dé...
#8 Turning Heads on the 176 Bus: Irving Finkel & the World’s Oldest Ghost
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"The belief that ghosts exist is a default position for humanity"Dr Irving Finkel is Assistant Keeper of the Ancient Mesopotamian script, languages an...
The Rough Corner: Dog Telepathy, Wormholes & Bigfoot's Nest
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dan catches up with actor & comedian Eric Lampaert who is biking across all 50 US states, why the South Coast of England has a serious vortex issu...
#7 The Animal Detective: Lucy Cooke & the Case of the Missing Vaginas
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"I thought science was built on rational thinking... if science isn't, what the f*** is?!" Lucy Cooke is a best-selling author, award-winning doc...
The Rough Corner: A Million Billion Rockets, St Elmo's Fire & Frank Skinner's Mystery Mug
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A mysterious purple plasma gives Dan a flight fright, how quiche could help you in a combat situation and the silliest way to avoid a nuclear missile....
#6 The Ghostbuster: Dan Aykroyd and His Close Encounters
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Aykroyd is a legendary actor, comedian, screenwriter and musician. He is known for Saturday Night Live, as Elwood Blues of The Blues Brothers (wit...
The Rough Corner: Midnight Ghost Slap, Emergency Exorcist and Sauna Conversations ft. Ash Gardner
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dan explores his induction into the world of the weird with Ash Gardner: a friend since childhood and the lead singer of Emperor Yes. The Rough Corner...
#5 Magick, Murder & Metal: Andrew O'Neill and Occult Comedy
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"I use magickal ritual to tell me what my show is going to be about". Andrew O'Neill is an award-winning comedian, musician and best-selling writer. A...
The Rough Corner: Conning Mastermind, Collective Crossword Consciousness & Deflecting Tornados
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The podcast expands its reach to the rings of Jupiter, why a suspiciously tidy room may mean you’ve had an alien visitor and how to get rid of heada...
#4 How to Escape a Cult: Bexy Cameron and The Children of God
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“We were told we were going to get superpowers”. Bexy Cameron was born into the strict ‘Children of God’ sect, notorious for sexual exploitati...
The Rough Corner: Meet Al and the Fake Séance Gone Wrong!
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A phantom fan heater, a fake Séance gets weird and a bad vibes babushka doll. Meet producer Al as these weekly bonus episodes get underway.The Rough ...
#3 True Crime Soulmates: Redhanded and the Purple Folder of Residual Energy
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Premonitions? "Like, I know when I’m about to get dumped”. Suruthi Bala and Hannah Maguire are the soulmates behind hit true-crime podcasts Redhan...
#2 Live, Laugh, Loch: Steve Feltham and the Lifelong Hunt for Nessie
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“People try to portray me as a wifeless freak”. Steve Feltham is the Guinness World Record Holder for the longest continuous vigil for the Loch Ne...
#1 The Neuro-Pioneer: Harith Akram and a Pain Free Planet
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brain surgery? “It’s not rocket science”. Harith Akram is a world renowned consultant neurosurgeon at the National Hospital for Neurology and Ne...