"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 a Porno 's Jamie Morton, Redhanded' s Hannah Maguire and 'The Ghostess with the Mostess' Leanne Burnham-Richards for a Ouija experience in the "haunted" studio! Don’t forget you can watch these interviews, fully extended, exclusively on Global Player. Download it from the App Store, or head to globalplayer.com. You can get in touch with Dan Schre...
Oct 31, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 26
Dan beams in from Australia with a couple of weird interviews up his sleeve. We're talking ghostly nuns, elephant-esque cryptids, mind-melting 'gravity hills' and one of the most chilling haunted house stories you'll hear. The Rough Corner needs YOU! Get in touch with your unexplainable experiences, odd theories, related research and your thoughts on the topics covered in the main episodes.
Oct 26, 2023•46 min
"A jar of sauce... it's taking the p*** out of everyone" Content creator, comedian, rock musician, isolation cooking champion and mental health advocate Nat has been making videos as Nat’s What I Reckon for almost a decade. His hilarious social commentary has collected a dedicated audience and his videos have clocked up over 100 million views. Oh, and he went to school with Dan Schreiber... and it was weird. Don’t forget you can watch these interviews, fully extended, exclusively on Global Playe...
Oct 23, 2023•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 25
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 totally brilliant, batsh*t chat with Edward Brooke-Hitching. Edward is a screenwriter and author of titles including The Madman's Library, Fox Tossing, Octopus Wrestling and Other Forgotten Sports and The Madman's Gallery: The Strangest Paintings, Sculptures and Other Curiosities From the History of Art . His latest book, Love - A Curious History in ...
Oct 17, 2023•1 hr 16 min
"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 regular reporter for The One Show and waking up the nation’s early risers on Capital’s Early Breakfast Show. But it was her presenting work for CBBC and the subsequent 'Innocent Men' meme, that cemented her in the hearts of internet users all over the globe. Lauren's debut teen novel ‘Indi Raye is Totally Faking It’, is available now! ...
Oct 12, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 24
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's also had 30+ year career spanning radio, film, and TV. Buttons shares his wild theories on life, the universe and everything else. The Rough Corner needs YOU! Get in touch with your unexplainable experiences, odd theories, related research and your thoughts on the topics covered in the main episodes.
Oct 10, 2023•1 hr 3 min
"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 collections of funny true stories called Vacationland and Medallion Status . He also wrote three books of fake facts and invented trivia, all of them New York Times Bestsellers, and his writing has also appeared in The Paris Review, This American Life, The New Yorker, and Mad Magazine. He is also the host of the popular Judge John Hodg...
Oct 04, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 23
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 busted wide open! The Rough Corner needs YOU! Get in touch with your unexplainable experiences, odd theories, related research and your thoughts on the topics covered in the main episodes.
Oct 03, 2023•28 min
"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 also the world's premier semi-professional self-playing snooker player, a spontaneous puppeteer, and a dedicated stone clearer. Don’t forget you can watch these interviews, fully extended, exclusively on Global Player. Download it from the App Store, or head to globalplayer.com. You can get in touch with Dan Schreiber on Twitter and Instagram (@Schre...
Sep 27, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 22
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 Stretching. Plus, your mystery box theories, impossible photos and Super Furry Animals. Don't forget you can see Kyle Gordon live in the UK this October! Or, watch him anytime @kylegordonisgreat on Instagram and TikTok. The Rough Corner needs YOU! Get in touch with your unexplainable experiences, odd theories, related research and your thoughts on the topi...
Sep 25, 2023•42 min
"We need to take our dreams more seriously" Richard Wiseman holds Britain’s only Professorship in the Public Understanding of Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, and has published over 100 academic papers examining the psychology of magic and illusion, deception, luck and self-development. He has written several psychology books, including The Luck Factor and 59 Seconds. His podcast, Richard Wiseman's On Your Mind , is available wherever you get your podcasts. D...
Sep 20, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 21
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 saga! The Rough Corner needs YOU! Get in touch with your unexplainable experiences, odd theories, related research and your thoughts on the topics covered in the main episodes.
Sep 19, 2023•34 min
"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-winning writer, broadcaster and journalist, he created The Battersea Poltergeist , a global phenomenon which became the #1 Drama Podcast across the whole world. Danny’s latest BBC podcast series Uncanny , tells stories of paranormal encounters, from ghosts to UFOs. Danny's play 2.22 – A Ghost Story , opened in the West End in August 2021, and is still g...
Sep 13, 2023•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 20
Astrophysicist Dr Phil Sutton from the University of Lincoln weighs in on Avi Loeb's mystifying metallic spheres - are they remnants of an alien beacon? Plus, a 200 year old box that must only be opened by 24 bishops, and a challenge set to all Rough Corner listeners. The Rough Corner needs YOU! Get in touch with your unexplainable experiences, odd theories, related research and your thoughts on the topics covered in the main episodes.
Sep 11, 2023•40 min
"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 comedians. You might know her as the host of The Great British Sewing Bee and Guessable, or from an appearance on countless comedy shows across TV and radio. Sara's debut novel, Weirdo , follows Sophie; feverishly anxious and working hard to be happy in her own skin – if only life wouldn’t make that so hard. Don’t forget you can watch these interviews, ful...
Sep 06, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 19
Lifelong Loch Ness Monster hunter Steve Feltham beams in from the banks, with some mystifying new potential evidence! Plus, Dan's doppelgänger, unexplained names in the membrane, and a miracle at Yeovil's haunted buffet. The Rough Corner needs YOU! Get in touch with your unexplainable experiences, odd theories, related research and your thoughts on the topics covered in the main episodes.
Sep 04, 2023•36 min
"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 "intellectually slutty" podcast Betwixt the Sheets . Kate primarily researches the literary history of sex work and curates the online research project, Whores of Yore , an interdisciplinary digital archive for the study of historical sexuality. Don’t forget you can watch these interviews, fully extended, exclusively on Global Player. Download it from ...
Aug 30, 2023•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 18
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 the Guinness Book of World Records, and an eerie story of nocturnal ESP. The Rough Corner needs YOU! Get in touch with your unexplainable experiences, odd theories, related research and your thoughts on the topics covered in the main episodes.
Aug 29, 2023•45 min
"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 starred in and written for television, film, radio and books. Shaun’s style of humour is satirical, surrealist, and a blend of his comedic heroes: Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Peter Sellers, Monty Python, The Marx Brothers, and Morecambe and Wise. His new book, Tripping Over Myself: A Memoir of a Life in Comedy , is available now. You can get in t...
Aug 23, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 17
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 jaw-dropping story of a death bed visitor who was never seen again. Many thanks to Emily for sharing her story. And to Dr Francis Young, historian and folklorist specialising in the history of religion and belief, whose book Twilight of the Godlings is out now. The Rough Corner needs YOU! Get in touch with your unexplainable experiences, odd theorie...
Aug 21, 2023•49 min
"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 at Napier in Edinburgh and spent the first half of his career developing magazine titles, covering topics as diverse as cookery, gambling and the paranormal. He's been Editor-in-Chief of Guinness World Records since 2005. Craig has travelled all over the world, adjudicating some of the most iconic records, including the tallest man, shortest woman...
Aug 16, 2023•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 16
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 the strangest places. The Rough Corner needs YOU! Get in touch with your unexplainable experiences, odd theories, related research and your thoughts on the topics covered in the main episodes.
Aug 14, 2023•22 min
"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, Empire, VICE, FIGHTLAND, New Statesman, McSweeney’s, The Comics Journal, hosts the Unpopped podcast for the BBC and Must Watch on BBC Radio 5 Live. She wrote a book about Neil Gaiman and her latest book, All the Living and the Dead: A Personal Investigation into the Death Trade, was published in 2022. Don’t forget you can watch these interviews, ful...
Aug 09, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 15
Are you a goat or a sheep? Dr Neil Dagnall, cognitive and parapsychological researcher at Manchester Metropolitan University, gives us the benefit of decades researching the cognitive processes behind paranormal experiences. Also, two grovelling apologies, Dan gets stuck in a highchair and the mystery of John Lennon's acorns. The Rough Corner needs YOU! Get in touch with your unexplainable experiences, odd theories, related research and your thoughts on the topics covered in the main episodes....
Aug 07, 2023•48 min
"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 Pudcast . He's the star of countless TV shows including Taskmaster, Stand Up for the Week, Live at the Apollo, Roast Battle and Stand Up Central . His record-breaking live stand-up tour, Live Innit , was released in 200 countries worldwide on Amazon Prime. As an actor, he is known for Devils (2019), Swinging with the Finkels (2011), The Blue Tower (...
Aug 02, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 14
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 AGAIN, and prepare to meet Roberto Vargas: Meteorite Hunter. The Rough Corner needs YOU! Get in touch with your unexplainable experiences, odd theories, related research and your thoughts on the topics covered in the main episodes.
Jul 31, 2023•39 min
"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 Uppsala University in Sweden. Melanie has a BS in Earth Sciences from the University of Amsterdam and a MS in palaeoclimatology from the VU (Vrije Universiteit) Amsterdam. A life-long fascination with extinct fauna and evolution drove her to discover something, literally, earth-shattering: she's pinpointed, to the exact season, when the dinosaurs ...
Jul 26, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 13
Two fisherman accidentally cross between two worlds, a fire blazes but no damage is done, and Siân Welby joins Dan to provide more evidence concerning Global's most haunted studio. The Rough Corner needs YOU! Get in touch with your unexplainable experiences, odd theories, related research and your thoughts on the topics covered in the main episodes.
Jul 24, 2023•41 min
"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 finding previously unsuspected narratives, hidden in obscure corners of our history and culture, which can change the way we see the world. In the words of MOJO magazine, “Reading John Higgs is like being shot with a diamond. Suddenly everything becomes terrifyingly clear”. Don’t forget you can watch these interviews, fully exten...
Jul 18, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 12
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 of balls? The Rough Corner needs YOU! Get in touch with your unexplainable experiences, odd theories, related research and your thoughts on the topics covered in the main episodes.
Jul 17, 2023•33 min
