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Strange Stuff Podcast
Anything weird or wonderful, strange or supernatural. from murders, disappearances,abductions and hauntings, to natural phenomena, coincidences, out of this world visitors and downright unbelieveable nonsense.
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Episode 78 : Fairy Tales
You can text us here!Everybody loves a Disney Fairy Tale, the happy co-operation between our heroine and the animal kingdom, the happy ever after, and the…
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Episode 77 : Animals At War
You can text us here!People have trained animals to perform all sorts of tasks, form circus tricks to service dogs. But did you know they also try to use them…
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Episode 76 : My Pyramid Is Bigger Than Your Pyramid
You can text us here!The Pyramids of Egypt are the most famous, but there are also pyramids in China, Mexico and other countries around this flat earth of…
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Episode 75 : Jack The Stripper
You can text us here!No, not a Dreamboy, but a copycat killer (kind of), who terrorised London sex workers in the early 1960's. Hundreds of suspects, few…
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Episode 74 : Vampires
You can text us here!Since Bram Stoker wrote about Count Dracula in 18 70-something, vampires have fascinated and enthralled us on many levels, But they were…
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Episode 73 : Exorcism
You can text us here!For hundreds of years, many religions have practiced exorcism, or the casting out of evil spirits. This week we look at whether the ritual…
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Episode 72 : Curse of The Hope Diamond
You can text us here!Possibly the most famous diamond in the world, The Hope Diamond comes with an added extra... a curse that has allegedly taken the lives of…
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Episode 71 : Halloween Tales
You can text us here!Some Halloween flavoured stories to get the hairs on the back of your neck standing to attention. From the spooky forest in Japan, to the…
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Episode 70 : USS Nimitz
You can text us here!In 2004, the Nimitz was on a training exercise off the coast of California, when it had the most well documented and witnessed UFO…
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Episode 69 : The Chauvet Caves
You can text us here!Deep in the heart of prehistoric France, a cave was discovered that hadn't been entered by a human for over 10,000 years. Inside was a…
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Episode 68 : Operation Julie
You can text us here!The biggest undercover drugs bust in the world at the time, took place in Wales in the 70's, and involved 800 officers and support…
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Episode 67 : The False Dmitris
You can text us here!So, it's 15th century Russia, and you are out of a job, What to do, what to do. Here's an idea... impersonate the dead heir to the empire…
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Episode 66 : Kera UFO Incident
You can text us here!A group of teenage boys in Japan manage to capture a UFO (several times), and there followed a sequence of events that are worthy of a Mel…
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Episode 65 : Valley Of The Headless Men
You can text us here!Since 1906 mysterious disappearances and murders have plagued a remote valley in Canada, fuelling rumours of supernatural creatures and…
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Episode 64 : Love You To Death
You can text us here!When Sharon went looking for love on the internet, she had something very specific in mind. This episode deals with the first ever murder…
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Episode 63 : The Voynich Manuscript
You can text us here!An indecipherable book from the 15th Century that could contain the secret of eternal youth or how to turn lead into gold, or even how to…
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Episode 62 :Beast of Gevaudan
You can text us here!A true tale of a creature that terrorised France in the 18th Century, killing hundreds, and wounding many more. Was it a werewolf? A…
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Episode 61 : Soho Secrets Pt 3
You can text us here!The last part (for now) of our chat with Richard Thomas about the time we spent in Soho, the people and places we remember and some of the…
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Episode 60 : Emperor Norton I of the USA
You can text us here!In the middle of the last century, during the Californian gold rush, Joshua Norton declared himself Emperor of the USA and Protector of…
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Episode 59 : Soho Secrets Pt 2
You can text us here!Picking up where we left off last week, with Richard Thomas sharing his thoughts and memories of Soho life in the 90's. This week we talk…
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Episode 58 : The Watcher
You can text us here!When Derek and Maria bought a new house in New Jersey in 2014, they had no clue that an interested 3rd party was about to wreak havoc on…
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Episode 57 :Soho Secrets
You can text us here!Partying in Soho in the full flush of whatever passed for youth, was fun. Apparently. I personally forgot a lot of stuff that happened…
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Episode 56 : Zombies!
You can text us here!The zombie apocalypse may not be on the horizon, but don't be fooled... zombies are a very real phenomenon, and if you upset the wrong…
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Episode 55 : Strange News Today
You can text us here!Noah's Ark, alien love and bottled farts. This must be episode 55! For the final episode before our little break, we look at the real…
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Episode 54 : Mothman
You can text us here!Mothman started life as a nemesis of Batman, but in the swinging sixties, he came to life for the residents of Pleasant Point, West…
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Episode 53 : Time Slips
You can text us here!The fabric between realities can be stretched thin sometimes, causing rifts or slips, whereby ordinary folks, such as your good selves…
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Episode 52 : The Devil's Flock
You can text us here!What do you do when the Devil comes calling in medieval Wales? Go ballistic of course! Episode 52 follows the fortunes of a small…
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Episode 51 : Men In Black
You can text us here!Finally we get to answer all of Mark's questions about the MIB. Hopefully without Will Smith bitch-slapping him. What does it mean when…
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Episode 50 : The Sandown Clown
You can text us here!The 1970's were a better time. Kids would play outside all day, and you rarely heard of alien ghost clowns on the beach. Faye and George…
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Episode 49 : Who Put Bella In The Wych Elm
You can text us here!Episode 49 looks at the murder of a woman in 1941, whose body was found in a hollow tree, by 4 young lads who were out poaching. Was she a…
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Episode 48 : Ultra Relaxation (The Barkley Marathons)
You can text us here!Some of us like a nice glass of wine and a good gangster film to unwind with at the weekend, while others like to throw themselves out of…
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Episode 47 : Liz and Vlad (Vampire Diaries)
You can text us here!Bram Stoker's inspiration for Dracula is often a subject of discussion amongst... well, not us, but in the interests of having something…
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Episode 46 : The Curse of Tutenkhamun
You can text us here!When Howard Carter broke the seal to Tutenkhamun's tomb, did he release an ancient curse, or did people just start dropping dead of…
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Episode 45 : Dancing Plague
You can text us here!In 16th century Strasbourg , a woman suddenly started dancing for no apparent reason, setting off a chain of events that resulted in…
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Episode 44 :Gef The Talking Mongoose
You can text us here!The title says it all really. Along with a little local history of the Isle of Man, we get to meet Gef, a mischievous mongoose with a lot…
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Episode 43 : The Montauk Project
You can text us here!Whether you like it or not, your government is always trying to find new and fabulous ways to kill you, financed off the books, by your…
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Episode 42 : MK Ultra
You can text us here!Wanna get high? The CIA did, and they were a bit embarrassed when they got caught out. Still, murdering the chap you got to design your…
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Episode 41 :ET Phone Home Eh?
You can text us here!In the wide open spaces of Canada, there is plenty of room for aliens to play. Episode 41 covers an abduction and an attack, two cases…
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Episode40 :Reincarnation
You can text us here!Cats have nine of them, and they seem to do ok. But many people believe that we also have many lives, in the form of reincarnation…
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Episode39 :The Bermuda Triangle
You can text us here!Planes, Trains and Automobiles... good film, but nothing on the mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle, where ships and aircraft have vanished…
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Episode38 :East India Trading Company
You can text us here!Clive of India, Pirates, the birth of the British Empire, Billionaires and hookahs. It's all there in this week's episode. Join us as we…
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Episode37 :The Mary Celeste
You can text us here!The mystery of the Mary Celeste, found adrift with no crew, the table set for dinner, and everything untouched in perfect condition, is a…
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Episode36 :Urban Myths
You can text us here!Thanks to Henrik and Emanuel for their suggestions for this weeks topic! We explore a few Urban Myths, even solving one of them! Probably…
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Episode35 :Heroes To Zeros
You can text us here!Never meet your heroes, is what they say, and for the most part it's true. What we imagine and what we are confronted with are usually two…
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Episode34 :The Abominable Snowman
You can text us here!For thousands of years the stories of the Yeti have been spoken in whispers around campfires all over this flat earth of ours. Hunters of…
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Episode33 :Hollow Earth Theory
You can text us here!What's that sound under your feet? Rats in the basement? Or an advanced civilisation flushing the loo? Could ET be coming from within…
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Episode32 :Travis Walton - Part 2
You can text us here!The conclusion of the improbable story of Travis Wilson, plus various other world events discussed, solved and dismissed. For 40 years…
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Episode31 :Travis Walton - Alien Abduction
You can text us here!Travis Walton and his crew were logging in the wilds of Arizona in November 1975, when they encountered a UFO. Episode 31 looks at what is…
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Episode30 :Criminal 'Masterminds' (who should have stayed in bed that day)
You can text us here!When you're having a bad day, you always get a secret buzz from hearing about someone whose plain stupidity puts them in a much worse…
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Episode 29 :Roswell
You can text us here!In 1947, a spaceship crash landed on a Ranch in New Mexico. At least that's what the US Army said. What really happened? Well, we don't…
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Episode 28 :Bonus Rant
You can text us here!We decided to do an extra episode this week, just to vent about the news in the world of politics, royalty and sport. As you can imagine…
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Episode 27 :Hoaxes, Cons, and other Skulduggery
You can text us here!You can fool most of the people, most of the time. All of us have fallen victim to a con or a hoax at some time, even if we are too proud…
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Episode 26 :The Winchester House
You can text us here!Sarah Winchester began construction on her house, after the death of her husband and daughter. Building lasted 38 years and sucked up a…
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Episode 25 :New Year Quiz 2021
You can text us here!I used to think I knew everything. Now I know I do. Join us as I test the limits of Mark's dementia, with a quiz about global events of…
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Episode 24 :Xmas Special 2021
You can text us here!A few short tales around Xmas to keep the shivers in your spine on point. Not everything has to be merry! Due to family commitments…
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Episode 23 :Strange Xmas Traditions Around The World
You can text us here!From kissing under a hanging plant, to hiding away your brooms or dressing up as a dead singing horse, every country/culture has it's own…
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Episode 22 :Rasputin The Final Chapter
You can text us here!Rasputin's enemies are closing in, and he can barely see them coming, 'cos vodka. The final thrilling episode of Rasputin's strange and…
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Episode 21 : Rasputin's Further Adventures (Part 3)
You can text us here!All of Rasputin's work is paying off, he got game. His enemies are plotting, world war 1 is closing in and the past is coming back to…
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Episode 20 : Rasputin - The Sequel
You can text us here!Part 2 of the tale of the mad monk, as he drinks and screws his way to power, using magic and his schlong to get him into high places…
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Episode 19 : Rasputin - The Mad Monk
You can text us here!A peasant farmer from Siberia rises to become the most powerful person in the Russian Empire, leaving a trail of vodka, sex, magic and…