It’s supposed to be all about the weird that is the tradition of New Year, celebrations, superstitions, and resolutions. It ended up being about Shaun’s naughty New Years at Benigans in Florida because what happens in Florida doesn’t stay in Florida! Happy New Year everyone!!! https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/parenting/g25360543/new-year-traditions/
From old settlements to hikers, conspiracy theories abound about the who/when/when/where and why of people going missing. We delved into this world a tiny bit in our LIVE podcast (every Friday at 7 p.m. EST). RESOURCES WE USED https://www.thetalko.com/15-chilling-missing-persons-stories-that-are-still-unsolved/ https://www.grunge.com/103829/unsolved-disappearances-will-haunt/ https://www.thefocus.news/travel/feral-people-national-parks/ https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/missing-pe...
This week it’s all about weird sleep habits, schedules and facts. https://www.liveabout.com/funny-pictures-of-people-sleeping-in-weird-places-4161032 https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/the-strange-sleeping-habits-of-homo-sapiens https://www.klova.com/blogs/the-daily-snooze/6-strange-sleep-habits-from-around-the-world https://bestlifeonline.com/weird-sleep-habits/ https://www.sleepfoundation.org/sleep-hygiene/sleeping-naked...
This week we talk about the horror aspects of Christmas. Werewolves. Cryptids. Santa’s elves kidnapping naughty kids? It’s all here. LINKS WE TALK ABOUT IN THE PODCAST: http://www.americas-most-haunted.com/2015/12/10/weird-christmas-the-yule-log/ http://www.americas-most-haunted.com/2015/12/17/weird-christmas-werewolves-of-yule/ https://www.thetravel.com/weird-christmas-traditions-around-the-world-done-in-america/ https://popculture.com/trending/news/dogman-cryptid-haunts-man-for-years-with-mult...
This week we’re checking out on strange wedding stories. There are so many, it’s a bit hard to choose, honestly. But check it out with us! And maybe be thankful that it’s not you. Wedding Themes can get weird. Weddings can go horribly wrong . The songs can be a little inapropro. OTHER LINKS WE MENTION https://www.huffpost.com/entry/funny-wedding-stories-from-planners_l_5d76bfe5e4b0645135731713 https://www.thetravel.com/30-weird-wedding-traditions-from-all-around-the-world/...
What’s the Strangest Thing You’ve Ever Seen? Yep. We’re going there on this podcast. Thanks for hanging out and check out our other podcast (not live, more helpful) Dogs are Smarter Than People for writing tips, life tips and random weirdness every Tuesday. Resources: https://www.thoughtco.com/weirdest-fish-4125495...
We all have a tiny bit of conspiracy theory in us? So what actually is a conspiracy theory? And what’s the one buzzing around in your head? It might be about Tupac’s fate or the Flathead Lake Monster?It might be about Bigfoot or Truman Capote and To Kill a Mockingbird or a flat Earth? It might be about the moon landing, Snapple, or Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex? Let’s talk about your favorite (and ours) and why. LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/12-of-the...
This week’s podcast we are all about the best and worst of Halloween with special guest star Dee Harris!! Best candy? Best song? Best costume? Best scary movie? Best drink? Best food? Best jokes? And the worst. It’s all about the worst, too.
Hey! It’s our third in our October podcasts of LIVE Loving the Strange where we talk about spooky weirdness. So thanks for hanging out as we talk about weird Halloween traditions and laws and food. https://www.thecoolist.com/strangest-halloween-traditions/ https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/photos/halloween-recipes https://www.wicca.com/pagan-holidays/samhain.html https://www.interproinc.com/blog/halloween-traditions-around-the-world https://www.buzzfeed.com/mikespohr/tweets-about-halloween-202...
So, last week, our listeners requested (nay, demanded) that we talk about ghost sex in honor of Halloween week. Shaun, of course, was all in. Carrie, of course, was like, “Are you all serious?” Yet, she’s conflict averse so here we go. The first step to having Shaun’s fantasy come true is apparently attracting the ghost to your house. WE DO NOT SUGGEST TRYING THIS! Over on SPEAKING OF THE DEAD (link in the podcast notes), there are a few ways/things that attract spooky spirits. 1. Psychic abilit...
On this week’s LOVING THE STRANGE, we’re talking about the spookiest objects to start of a month of spooky. Possessed bunkbeds? We’ve got them. Possessed dolls? Yawn. Obviously. Plantation mirrors. Check. RESOURCES https://the-line-up.com/haunted-objects https://www.ranker.com/list/tallman-house-haunting/erin-wisti https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/10/07/metro/maine-citys-series-strange-events-are-giving-off-some-serious-stephen-king-vibes/ And dummies.com , which refuses to connect....
This week’s podcast is all about the weird, wild drinking traditions in our world, plus some random facts, which led us down a wormhole (thanks, Dee!) to discover a woman who crushes things with her breasts. We hope she’s okay. Allegedly, she has a house on an island in Maine. Maybe we’re neighbors? RESOURCES https://www.thrillist.com/vice/17-weird-drinking-laws-from-around-the-world-crazy-liquor-laws https://www.huffpost.com/entry/worlds-strangest-drinking-customs_n_5758554 https://www.lastnigh...
This week on the podcast, we’re all about the creepy, disturbing, weird, strange things that have happened to you. Creepy stories are …. fun? Especially when they aren’t about you. So this podcast, we’ll be sharing some of our own creepy stories, some listeners’ creepy stories and some from that magical land called REDDIT. And we’ll be talking a tiny bit about the science which makes some people seem creepy. SOURCES https://ideas.ted.com/what-makes-a-person-creepy-and-what-purpose-do-our-creep-d...
Hey, Welcome to LOVING THE STRANGE, where we celebrate the weird and embrace the heck out of it. This week, in honor of Shaun Farrar, our own Florida man, we are talking about Florida men. In ancient times, so back in 2013, Florida man became a meme because there were just so many weird and bizarre news articles (mostly police beats) about Florida men doing weird and criminal and often dumb things. Both CNN and the Miami News Times claim that Florida men aren’t that naughty or bizarre compared t...
Strange Things People Do On Their Birthday and Weird Birthday Facts and Stories In honor of Shaun aka “The Talent” and his birthday, we’re talking about some weird/cool/strange/mind-blowing things people do to celebrate their birthday. We’re talking our birthdays, birthday traditions, birthday facts and mishaps. Check it out. RESOURCES https://www.weirdfacts.com/en/weird-fact/2850-weird-birthday-facts.html https://didyouknowfacts.com/24-people-share-awful-birthday-stories/ https://www.buzzfeed.c...
Today on Loving the Strange, Carrie is sick, so Emily is filling in with Shaun as they talk about people being lying sillies on social media. RESOURCES USED IN THIS PODCAST https://www.boredpanda.com/liars-caught-lying-exposed-social-media/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic https://brightside.me/wonder-curiosities/18-times-people-lied-on-social-media-so-hard-its-hilarious-425210/...
Tonight we’re talking about weird hobbies. And on the podcast itself we talk a lot more about this than we do in these notes. We even talk about WHY people have hobbies. What I like is when people who don’t even realize that their hobbies are weird or maybe just embarrassing. Coburg Banks has a list of weird hobbies people actually put on their resume, and while they aren’t weird? It is a bit strange to put them down for a potential employer. We’re talking about things like. “I like sex.” “Drink...
Shaun is one of those guys who likes learning about inventions and always dreams of making an idea into a reality. Carrie? Not so much. From mousetrap pistols to selfie toasters, we’ll be exploring LIVE, the weirdness of this world. Resources We Mention in the Podcast https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/642634/weirdest-inventions-2000s https://bigthink.com/paul-ratner/20-weirdest-inventions-ever https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2241075/Proof-old-fashioned-vibrating-belt-machines-actual...
On this week’s podcast it’s like we’re channeling our inner toker and talking about all the strange things to think about when you think about strange things. https://www.theodysseyonline.com/50-weird-thought https://bestlifeonline.com/weird-amazing-facts/ https://www.buzzfeed.com/shayli/33-profound-questions-for-stoners-2bgtz?bffbmain=&utm_term=4ldqpgp&epik=dj0yJnU9MjFXNkdZYXhUd2gybXlfbll6VC1mbWVVWUcxWG5JQjAmcD0wJm49QUV2UEtTM3dqQkt3SjFzQlpZRURlUSZ0PUFBQUFBR0VOa3dz#4ldqpgp...
This week on the podcast, we discuss the theories of Bigfoot Is Bigfoot real or not? That’s the first question. A Smithsonian Magazine article says, “1958 footprints transformed the myth into a media sensation. The tracks were planted near Bluff Creek in Northern California by a man named Ray Wallace—but his prank was not revealed until his death in 2002, when his children said it had all been “just a joke.”” “Giant footprints puzzle residents,” a headline in the Humboldt Times announced in 1958...
Ghosts are . . . well, they seem to be everywhere and nowhere all at once, and that’s a little strange, right? Come hang out with us as we talk about ghosties! https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/504950/spookiest-ghost-stories-all-50-states https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/a29055997/scary-ghost-stories/ https://www.southernliving.com/home-garden/holidays-occasions/scary-ghost-stories?slide=f7f75ff3-3024-46a9-b7ad-bbfa3989db6f#f7f75ff3-3024-46a9-b7ad-bbfa3989db6f https://www.outsideonline.com/cult...
Parents. We all have some. Some of us are actual parents Sometimes parents are amazing. Sometimes? Not so much. But a lot of parents (amazing or not) do a lot of weird things. So, that’s what we’re looking at the strange things parents do. Ready? Calling your baby partner Mommy or Daddy or Mom or Pops or whatever. Talking about poop and asking if they have to go to the bathroom. Early bedtimes . In Spain they get to stay up til 10 because families want to interact. Spelling out words Driving the...
Welcome to Loving The Strange. Psychic dreams. Dreams that foretell the future. Sleep disorder or something more? Some people think of it as a glitch in the matrix. As Dr. David Ryback wrote in 1986, “Future Memory as Holographic Process: A Scientific Model For Psychic Dreams,” “Psychic phenomena are only byproducts of the simultaneous-everywhere matrix. Individual brains are bits of the greater hologram. They have access under certain circumstances to all the information in the total cybernetic...
This week’s episode is called THE BEAUTY OF NOT FITTING IN. And one of the big aspects of understanding that is understand what it is to feel belonging. According to harleytherapy.com , a counseling site from the UK. “Belonging is defined as feeling part of a group, whether that is a family , a set of friends , or a workplace .” They quote psychologist Abraham Maslow, who worked on human motivation and created a ‘ the Hierarchy of Needs ’ models, saying that he “saw ‘ love and belonging’ as so i...
This week’s episode of LOVING THE STRANGE is all about the things we do for beauty. These are things in history and now, right? Because this world is weirdly obsessed with looking hawt and has been for a long time. From CITI/IO it says, “In Hollywood films, it is practically a given that female spies will look stunning, and female nuclear scientists will be attractive blondes. In this world, beauty is considered to be a peoples’ defining feature. “People love to worship celebrities and buy magaz...
This week’s episode is all about the things we do for luck and why. Carrie has all these rituals on New Year’s Eve: Eat Hopping John Eat 12 grapes at midnight in a minute or less. Kiss someone you love or can tolerate. Smashing the peppermint pig. Wear yellow underwear for good fortune. Burn our wishes the night before. No cleaning on New Year’s Day. Carrie : My Portuguese grandmother would throw water out the window and sprinkle sugar outside. I don’t really do that anymore. I probably should. ...
Hey! Welcome to episode 18 of LOVING THE STRANGE where we talk about the strange, adorable things people do on dates! Dates. What are those long lost things? Thank you all so much for listening! This wouldn’t be fun if you weren’t here. So here are a few stories. I was set up by a coworker with his wife’s cousin. I worked in a deli at a grocery store. So our first meeting I was in a hair net and apron and no make up. I barely remembered what he looked like but we must have hit it off because the...
Hey! Welcome to episode 17 of LOVING THE STRANGE where we talk about the strange, adorable things people say. Thank you all so much for listening! This wouldn’t be fun if you weren’t here. Hey, did you know that families create their own familect? It’s a dialect that’s just for them, sort of a bunch of inside jokes and words that co-opt new meanings and it’s meant to show connectedness. There’s a whole big article by Kathryn Harris in the Atlantic on it. In it she quotes linguist and Georgetown ...
Hey! Welcome to episode 16 of LOVING THE STRANGE where we talk about the strange, adorable things people do. Thank you all so much for listening! This wouldn’t be fun if you weren’t here. Let me have a moment of bravery and tell you something I (Carrie) do. I hold my breath. I hold my breath when I put pants on. I hold my breath when I put my bra on. I hold my breath when I walk up stairs. I speed up my pace when I’m running if other people are around. I also used to Eat burgers by layer. Other ...
Hey! Welcome to episode 15 of LOVING THE STRANGE where we talk about the strange, weird things people love and why. And this week’s episode is all about the north versus the south where Shaun basically wins. It was supposed to be about which is stranger? It devolved into who is better. Oops. We talk about food, alcohol, manners, and so much more. I hope you’ll check it out! And like and subscribe or sign up for the blog posts so you never miss our weirdness. Thank you all so much for listening! ...
