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Killer Demon Core, Victorian Theater-Kid Ghosts, Louis Pasteur's Secrets
Mar 25, 2026Jess brings adef and jacksonparodi on the show this week to discuss how one sphere killed two men in a matter of days, why folks in Victorian Australia used glowing paint to transform into ghosts, and...
REVISITING Art Crime Doesn't Pay, Canines Cooking Meat, Eggs Gone Wrong
Mar 11, 2026While Rachel is on parental leave, here's a vintage episode from our vault! Rachel, Sara, and comedian Josh Gondelman discuss dogs cooking in kitchens, chickens laying eggs inside themselves, and on...
Atomic Priesthood, Space Smells Like Beef, the Power of Pee Fuel
Feb 25, 2026Jess brings on science-minded friends Lindsey and Misti to discuss why space smells like a freshly opened beef stew packet, how having to pee makes you better at video games like Elden Ring, and how r...
REVISITING Olympic Weirdness: Barefoot Marathons, Medals for Artwork, Pistol Dueling
Feb 11, 2026While Rachel is on parental leave, here's a vintage episode from our vault! Rachel, Claire, and Sara discuss all things weird related to the Olympics way back in 2021 (when the games were pushed back...
Beaver Skull Obsession, Aussie Widowmakers, Koalas Eating $#!%
Jan 28, 2026WELCOME TO SEASON 10! Jess hosts the show solo while Rachel is on maternity leave, but brings on a pair of her creator friends to chat about how beavers keep wildfires at bay, koalas eating their moms...
Bat-Devouring Rodents, Penguin Retirement Home, Chicago "Rat" Hole
Dec 17, 2025Kendra Pierre-Louis joins Weirdest Thing for the season 9 finale! She talks about the rats chowing down on bats, producer Jess Boddy explains the scientific study on Chicago's rat hole, and Rachel tal...
Vintage Antivaxxers, Horror Flick Psychology, Robin-Eating Bats
Dec 03, 2025Coltan Scrivner joins the show to talk about the strange empathy of horror movie enjoyers. Plus, Sara Kiley talks about bats dogfighting and devouring birds, and Rachel delves into the bizarre history...
Footless Goose Murder, Sex in Space, Viking Sicko Mode, Sports Bra Tech
Nov 19, 2025Behold: our LIVE show from earlier this year at Caveat in NYC! Rachel, Jess, Moiya McTier and Claire Maldarelli each bring a weird fact to the stage. Topics run the gamut this week. We've got an avian...
Check it out: 'Ask Us Anything' from Popular Science. On this episode, GOOSEBUMPS
Nov 12, 2025Popular Science answers your most outlandish, mind-burning questions—from the everyday things you’ve always wondered to the bizarre things you never thought to ask. On this episode: Goosebumps are a...
What Rats are REALLY Saying, Cosmic Caffeine, Lamarck was RIGHT?!
Nov 05, 2025Tom Lum joins the show to reveal what rats are ACTUALLY saying to each other. Plus, Rachel talks about the color of the Universe, and Lauren explains one evolutionary exception. The Weirdest Thing I ...