The Some Weird Podcast is back with Season 3! We've explored Newfoundland and Labrador and the rest of Canada in seasons 1 and 2 and now we are venturing out with 10 all new episodes featuring some of the weirdest stories without borders all presented with our Newfoundland flair. We've got UFOs, time slips, and the real life stories behind some of our favorite horror movies just to name a few. These stories are guaranteed to be some weird, b'y!
Season 2: The Great Weird North Episode 13: Nunavut We have finally made it to the last territory to join the country of Canada. Created in 1999, Nunavut is the largest territory but has the smallest population and is full of wonderful stories. We’ll get philosophical with the meaning of dreams and the concept of the soul(s). We’ll get the nearest to heaven (or at least to Mars) on Devon Island. And we’ll theorize what might have caused an unusual ping in the Fury and Hecla Straight. We hope you...
Season 2: The Great Weird North Episode 12b: Newfoundland and Labrador The stories from Newfoundland and Labrador continue with Part 2 of our home province. Here, we’ll share stories of heroes and legends from the Newfoundland Rangers to the rescue of almost 200 Americans from their shipwrecked Truxtun and Pollux by civilians in a small outport community to the possibly supernatural origins of Father Duffy’s Well. Then, we are so proud to bring you folklore and tradition specifically from Labrad...
Season 2: The Great Weird North. Episode 12a: Newfoundland and Labrador. We have finally made it home. Our province, Newfoundland and Labrador, joined Canada in 1949 with its own fully formed society. Many aspects of our cultural heritage persist today including our language and folklore. In this episode we share listener stories including death tokens, a ghostly chicken, the Old Hag and more. Since we have so much material, this is part 1 of 2. Part 2 will be available in 2 weeks. Warning: some...
Season 2: The Great Weird North Episode 11: Saskatchewan On September 1, 1905, Saskatchewan became Canada’s 9th province. Here, in the land of the Wheat Kings, a lot of weird things have happened and in this episode we’ll share a couple of our favourites. First, there is the incredible story of the madman/genius/prophetic letter writer Tom Sukanen who dedicated his life to building a boat with his own two hands to sail from landlocked Saskatchewan to Finland. Then, we take a dark turn into a sto...
Season 2: The Great Weird North Episode 10: Alberta Alberta is a province with oil, cowboys, Rocky Mountains, North America’s largest shopping mall and tons of wrestlers. It also has its fair share of weird stories from a man who dreamt of his brother’s murder to a ghost town that is completely underwater. Even though it is landlocked, it has its very own mermaid (merman?) and, of course, a wild man that roams the forested areas. Warning: some language or themes may not be suitable for all ages....
Season 2: The Great Weird North Episode 9: Yukon Territory You know about the Klondike Gold Rush … or do you? The true story of the weirdest gold rush and the colourful characters that were attracted to (or products of) this definitive part of Yukon history are explored in this episode. The seemingly magical draw of all that fortune persists well over 100 years later and that idea led a marketing executive in the 1950s to dream up one of the most successful advertising campaigns ever to sell bre...
Season 2: The Great Weird North Episode 8: Prince Edward Island We’re back on the East Coast this week with Canada’s 7th province Prince Edward Island. We explain just who Prince Edward was as we reminisce about driving to the smallest province in a Chevette and about the deliciousness that is Cow’s Ice Cream! Good Times! Do you like stories about ghosts haunting the places of their Earthly demise? We got ‘em! Did you know that fairy lore is as strong on the small island as it is on the big isla...
Season 2: The Great Weird North Episode 7: British Columbia In this episode we are in the most westerly province in Canada. The stories from our Pacific Northwest are some weird. If you’ve ever wanted to know the full story of train robber Bill Miner made famous by one of the National Film Board of Canada’s Vignettes from back in the day you have come to the right place. Ever hear about loose feet washing up on the shores? You will here! How about Mandy the haunted doll? We’ll just be chilling o...
Season 2: The Great Weird North Episode 6: The Northwest Territories North of 60 is a unique land of magic and mystery. In this episode, we tell you the story of the Dene folk hero Yamǫ́rıa who rid the north of scary giant beavers. Evidence of his adventures still dot the land of the Northwest Territories. Then, we take a morbid turn into greed and mystery with stories of the Headless Valley. Were these decapitated people victims of an evil spirit? A serial killer? Did they cross paths with the...
S02E05: Manitoba Season 2: The Great Weird North Episode 5: Manitoba Are badgers capable of empathy? What would they feed a human child if the need should ever arise? In this episode, we discuss these questions and we explore one of the most well-documented cases of a UFO sightings in history: The Falcon Lake Incident. Plus, we check out a haunted theater and get to some deep soul-searching with questions like where we’d like to haunt if we become ghosts. Grab a slurpee and throw a Burton Cummin...
S02E04: Quebec Season 2: The Great Weird North Episode 4: Quebec It is time to visit Quebec. While it’s known as the French province there is so much more that makes this slice of Canada unique. We talk about a decapitated sex worker who is seen every seven years in Montreal and how the demand for fancy hats helped shape a brand new version of the werewolf. Of course, what would this episode be without terrible French pronunciations and an exploration of that liquid gold: maple syrup. Warning: s...
Season 2: The Great Weird North Episode 3: Ontario In this episode we travel to the most populous province in Canada. You’ll learn important life lessons like why you should not play with dynamite and how to prevent the undead from rising from their graves to suck your blood. Crissy exposes her dark fascination with Sesame Street and Barry lays out all the practical and inexpensive ways to deal with vampires. We also have a listener story about the ghost light of Port Perry! Warning: some langua...
Season 2: The Great Weird North Episode 2: Nova Scotia Donairs, explosions, poltergeists and the hairy man! In this episode, we get into the weird side of the second of the four original provinces. Is there a benevolent Sasquatch-esque being roaming the wilds of Cape Breton? Did a pyromaniacal ghost haunt a young woman in Amherst? Probably. Whether you are Come From Away or a Come From Here there is a story for you in the Nova Scotia episode. Warning: some language or themes may not be suitable ...
Season 2: The Great Weird North Episode 1: New Brunswick New Brunswick is one of the four OG provinces that formed Canada on July 1, 1867. In this episode, we tell you all about the legend of the Dungarvan Whooper. This is just one of the many tales from the lumber camps that dotted the forests of NB in the 1800s but is this one true? Some folks are certainly convinced it is … or they choose to err cautiously so they do not accidentally taunt the Whooper. We then tell a very real story of sabota...
In this, the first of (hopefully) many wee weird episodes, we introduce you to Season 2: The Great Weird North. Canada is known worldwide as a beacon for people across the world but did a small town in rural Alberta take this a step too far into the friendly zone? Warning: some language or themes may not be suitable for all ages. Have your own story or your own take on our stories? Email us at SomeWeirdPodcast@gmail.com or on twitter @SomeWeirdPod...
The final episode of Season 1 is all about the sea. No force has shaped the history and culture of Newfoundland and Labrador more than the sea. From the bounty it provides to the disasters that humble us and make us resilient. Join us as we share tales of ghost ships, daring rescues and a shipwreck that became a landmark for those of us with directional dyslexia. Interested in learning more? Check out this interactive ghost ship map created by Memorial University’s Folklore Graduate Student Kari...
Happy Holidays to all! As we all gear up to wind down this dumpster fire of a year Crissy and Barry talk about Christmas Mummering in Newfoundland, a truly unique tradition of dressing up in the craziest of homemade disguises and traveling house to house performing and dancing for payment of booze and Purity syrup. Sounds fun, right? But, as always, there is a darker side. What happened to make this Christmastime tradition illegal for 100 years and how do horse skulls fit in? Warning: some langu...
Are we alone in the universe? At least one RCMP officer and one media mogul from Newfoundland think not. In this episode, Crissy and Barry discuss UFO sightings in Newfoundland and Labrador including the famous 1978 Clarenville sighting by a respected policeman. Are all of those strange things in the sky weather balloons, meteors, airplanes or visitors from another planet? Warning: some language or themes may not be suitable for all ages. Have your own story or your own take on our stories? Emai...
This is their weirdest episode to date! Join Crissy and Barry for the spoooooookiest ghosts and haunted places of Newfoundland. They go back to Bell Island to see how WWII era Germans and the fairies worked to create the legend of the Ghost of Dobbin’s Garden. Then, back to St. John’s to visit The Duke of Duckworth and The Four Sisters which are considered to be a couple of the most haunted locations in North America’s oldest city. Throw in a ghost from one of Newfoundland’s many resettled commu...
The world is full of mysteries. Who knows what undiscovered beasts are wandering in the nooks and crannies of Earth? In this episode, Crissy and Barry look at the cryptids of the land and sea of Newfoundland and Labrador. They also reminisce about safety videos from the 1980s – who was the honker? And give a terrible book review of “The Lord of the Rings”. Why? It all ties in somehow. Warning: some language or themes may not be suitable for all ages. Have your own story or your own take on our s...
A designated demon retreat and an ancient settlement hidden in plain site for centuries are two of the places the Crissy and Barry explore in this episode. Why is the poor maid dragged into this hellscape and can legends sometimes be true? Find out in “Hidden Places”. Warning: some language or themes may not be suitable for all ages. Have your own story or your own take on our stories? Email us at SomeWeirdPodcast@gmail.com or on twitter @SomeWeirdPod...
…And we’re continuing with our final 5 of 10 top picks for the weirdest Newfoundland stories. Crissy and Barry ask themselves what went on in that cabin in the woods? We have a science-y story about long lost DNA and another about the Newfoundland accent. We give our love to the Merb’ys and, of course, get a wrestling story in there. Warning: some language or themes may not be suitable for all ages. Have your own story or your own take on our stories? Email us at SomeWeirdPodcast@gmail.com or re...
In Part 1 of Strange But True, Crissy and Barry cover 5 of their top 10 picks for weirdest stories from ‘The Rock’. We’ve got moose, mysterious coffins, unsettling happenings in old graveyards, possibly evolved morally conscious rats, and some very strange weather. Warning: some language or themes may not be suitable for all ages. Have your own story or your own take on our stories? Email us at SomeWeirdPodcast@gmail.com or reach out on twitter @SomeWeirdPod or Facebook @SomeWeirdPodcast...
Get ready for the creeps as Crissy and Barry get personal with their experiences with sleep paralysis or, as it is called in Newfoundland, The Old Hag. In this nightmare fuel episode, they look at its origins across multiple cultures, what the heck is going on when we sleep and dream, and how can we prevent this terrifying encounter from happening. Oh! And they have a special mystery guest! Warning: some language or themes may not be suitable for all ages. Have your own story or your own take on...
Forget the Tinkerbell image of fairies and join Crissy and Barry as they expose the dark side of the Newfoundland Fairies. Be careful of fairy paths when you are out in the woods and, whatever you do, do not allow yourself to be found without a shovel! Also, what is the deal with bread? Find out in "The Fairies". Warning: some language or themes may not be suitable for all ages. Have your own story or your own take on our stories? Email us at SomeWeirdPodcast@gmail.com or on twitter @SomeWeirdPo...
Crissy and Barry ponder what could have caused a mysterious BOOM over Bell Island in April of 1978. Was it natural? Was man-made? Was it a heavenly bowling tournament? Who tried to figure it out and what do the experts think? How can Barry weave wrestling into the conversation? All these questions and more are explored in “The Bell Island Boom”. Warning: some language or themes may not be suitable for all ages. Have your own story or your own take on our stories? Email us at SomeWeirdPodcast@gma...
