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We Can Be Weirdos
We Can Be Weirdos
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Prepare to plunge into the peculiar as Dan Schreiber, professional fact-hunter, uncovers the wild beliefs, ideas and theories of some of the most remarkable people on planet... more

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The Rough Corner: Welcome to Cafe Del Weirdo!

Dan returns with an espionage update, a big announcement and a new club for you to join... introducing Cafe Del... more

08 May 2024 · 17 minutes
#51 Down the Rabbit Hole of Conspiracy: Danny Wallace and the Soup Spoon Spirit

"Make a 'fun investment'... do something pointless that tickles you in some way"Danny Wallace is a bestselling author, as well... more

03 May 2024 · 1 hour, 34 minutes
The Rough Corner: Disney's Darkest Secret, Crab Judges and The Hot Bath Balls Debacle

Dan and Spooky Al catch up on a weird few weeks. Dan's parents arrive with some game-changing footage from his... more

30 Apr 2024 · 38 minutes
#50 The Man, The Myth, The Werewolf: Josh Widdicombe and the Vanishing Twin

"The 90s was a great time to believe in aliens"Josh Widdicombe is an actor, comedian, writer and podcaster who is... more

26 Apr 2024 · 1 hour, 15 minutes
The Rough Corner: Into the Bowels of the National Poo Museum ft. Co-founder Daniel Roberts

Inside the turdilly brilliant world of Daniel Roberts, co-founder and curator of the National Poo Museum, on the Isle of... more

23 Apr 2024 · 34 minutes
#49 "Some Crystal Hating Slaphead": Marek Larwood and the Sandown Clown

I talk to comedian Marek Larwood, who explores the legend of the Sandown Clown—a seven-foot-tall robotic alien clown that has... more

18 Apr 2024 · 1 hour, 22 minutes
The Rough Corner: The Lazy Code Hunter ft. Leon "Buttons" Kirkbeck

Join me as I reunite with my Cryptid Factor co-host, the ever-fascinating Leon "Buttons" Kirkbeck, for a whirlwind tour through... more

17 Apr 2024 · 55 minutes
#48 The Goth From Grimsby: Dr Kate Cherrell and the Psychic Fingerprints

"I have friends who have refused to come into my house"Dr Kate Cherrell is a writer, researcher and public speaker... more

11 Apr 2024 · 1 hour, 27 minutes
The Rough Corner: The End of Days Eclipse ft. Dr Francis Young

Following the stunning eclipse over North America, should we be putting sun cream on our eyes? (No). Are astronomical phenomena... more

09 Apr 2024 · 29 minutes
#47 Map Man: Jay Foreman and the Ungoogleable Questions of the Universe

"Understanding the universe? It's like a pot plant trying to know its way around a garden centre"Jay Foreman is a... more

05 Apr 2024 · 1 hour, 21 minutes
The Rough Corner: A Haunted Sinking Ship and LA's Name Dropping Spirits ft. Lindsay Kaye of 'Lively Ghosts'

While Dan ponders a loop-the-loop mystery from his hotel in Turkey, Lindsay Kaye of fashion brand Lively Ghosts joins him... more

02 Apr 2024 · 32 minutes
#46 The Man Who Doesn't Know: Marcus Brigstocke and the 5-Star Ghost

"You have to believe there's a power greater than yourself"Marcus Brigstocke is a writer, actor, presenter and performer. A fixture... more

28 Mar 2024 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
The Rough Corner: WEIRDOS GOES LIVE!

Big weird announcement! We Can Be Weirdos is taking to the stage, for a live show! Along with a panel... more

27 Mar 2024 · 27 minutes
#45 Breaking Legs, Stealing Thunder: Omid Djalili and Eternity Attacks

"The clouds rolled away, and a voice came into my head..."Omid Djalili is an award-winning British-Iranian comedian and actor. Not only... more

21 Mar 2024 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
The Rough Corner: Havana Syndrome, Exclusive New Nessie Footage, and a Growling Eel

So-called 'Havana Syndrome' is mysterious illness reported by US officials in their Embassy in Cuba, and others around the world.... more

19 Mar 2024 · 40 minutes
#44 How To Cheat Britain's Got Talent: Daliso Chaponda and the Malawi Prayer Syndicate

"The afterlife is like an airport lounge"Once billed as Malawi's only comedian, Daliso Chaponda shot to fame on Britain's Got... more

14 Mar 2024 · 1 hour, 11 minutes
The Rough Corner: WORLD EXCLUSIVE: The Hunt for the World's Funniest Crab Joke ft. The Crab Museum

Do you think you have the funniest crab joke in the world? Do you dream of holding a trophy above... more

13 Mar 2024 · 54 minutes
The Glitch: The Weird and Wonderful Women of Tarot ft. Cat Willett

Happy International Women's Day! Discover the hidden stories of tarot and divination, traced through the lives and contributions of Lady... more

08 Mar 2024 · 25 minutes
#43 Be Funny or Die: Joel Morris and the Magic of Dopamine Dealers

"Laughter is the noise you make when you feel safe"Joel Morris is a British comedy writer and part of a... more

08 Mar 2024 · 1 hour, 37 minutes
The Rough Corner: Exploring Weird Ireland with 'Unofficial' Tour Guide Brinsley McNamara

Hoping for St Patrick to heal your aching back? Desperate for a roadside shrine that will rid you of warts?... more

06 Mar 2024 · 28 minutes
#42 Science and Fiction: Tom Shakespeare and the Curious Cases of 'Nobelitis'

"Once you believe... anything becomes possible"Tom Shakespeare is a social scientist and bioethicist, an academic who writes and talks and... more

01 Mar 2024 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
The Rough Corner: Weird Medieval Guys ft. Olivia Swarthout

Data scientist by day and queen of medieval memes by night, Olivia Swarthout is the brains behind internet sensation 'weird... more

27 Feb 2024 · 36 minutes
#41 Ancient Clickbait: Dr Campbell Price and the 'Spinning Mummy'

"People brought in lottery tickets... they thought the statue would enhance their chances of winning"Dr Campbell Price is Curator of... more

23 Feb 2024 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
The Rough Corner: Cleaning Lady who Foiled MI6 Plot to Snatch the Holy Grail

New research has revealed how British spies attempted to take the 'Holy Grail' in a plot that wouldn't look out... more

20 Feb 2024 · 34 minutes
#40 These Paranormal Lives: Kit & Rory and the Dublin Gorilla Man

"I would love to know what intergalactic child support looks like"Rory Powers and Kit Grier Mulvenna are the powerhouses behind... more

15 Feb 2024 · 1 hour, 11 minutes
The Rough Corner: Cursed Bears, Alien TV Takeover and Biblical Time Travel ft. Tommie Trelawny

Tommie Trelawny is creator of the YouTube channel Hochelaga and a biblical scholar. Don't forget to check out his investigative... more

14 Feb 2024 · 37 minutes
#39 Dreams of a Surrealist: Paul Foot and the Condemned Man's Bed

"I pray to Jesus that I won't have nightmares"Paul Foot is a comedian and writer, known for his unconventional comedic... more

09 Feb 2024 · 1 hour, 18 minutes
The Rough Corner: The Rorshank Redemption

Al and Dan join forces to get their head around some potential (/almost certain) poltergeist proof, eerily accurate astrology and... more

06 Feb 2024 · 36 minutes
#38 Australian Idol: John Robertson and the Anime Social Club

"I thought prayers worked better during a full moon"John Robertson is a comedian, streamer, author, improviser, actor, videogame writer, insult... more

01 Feb 2024 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
The Rough Corner: Medium Mums, West Mars Attacks and Baked Bean Secrets ft. Gregg Wallace

Gregg Wallace MBE is a writer, TV presenter, and weight loss coach. Best known for TV shows MasterChef, Celebrity MasterChef, MasterChef... more

30 Jan 2024 · 32 minutes
#37 Horror Nerd: Elf Lyons and Our 11 Soul Mates

"In lockdown I went fairy hunting every day"Elf Lyons is an award-winning comedian, clown, theatre practitioner, teacher, writer and podcaster.... more

26 Jan 2024 · 1 hour, 13 minutes
The Rough Corner: Strange Maps, Mythical Continents and Apocalyptic Octopuses ft. Frank Jacobs

Map collector Frank Jacobs joins Dan to explore the lost (and, probably, very fictional) continent of 'Lemuria'. Plus, fake towns... more

23 Jan 2024 · 29 minutes
#36 Beyond the Meme: Kathleen Hale and the Slenderman Stabbing

"They came to believe Slenderman was sending his army after them"Kathleen Hale, originally from Wisconsin, writes about crime and social... more

18 Jan 2024 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
The Rough Corner: Sex Robots, Artificial Intelligence and Comedy From Beyond the Grave ft. Dr Kate Devlin

Dr Kate Devlin is a Reader in Artificial Intelligence & Society in the Department of Digital Humanities, King's College London.... more

16 Jan 2024 · 41 minutes
#35 Fly Girl: Dr Erica McAlister and the Crime-Busting Maggots

"There can't be zombies if flies exist"Dr Erica McAlister is the Natural History Museum's Senior Curator of Diptera and Siphonaptera (A.K.A... more

11 Jan 2024 · 1 hour, 34 minutes
The Rough Corner: The Chalk Giant Mystery… Solved!

A centuries-old mystery, shrouded in chalk, surrounding the origins of the Cerne Abbas Giant in Dorset has been unravelled by two... more

09 Jan 2024 · 29 minutes
#34 Into the Liminal: Shaun Keaveny and the Baths of Gong

"I do a lot of chat with the cosmos"Shaun Keaveny is one of Britain's best loved radio DJs. He is... more

03 Jan 2024 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
Best Of... The Strangest 'Soft Rocks'

To celebrate the birth of We Can Be Weirdos in 2023, Dan looks back at some of the strangest unexplainable... more

27 Dec 2023 · 42 minutes
#33 From Beyond the Engraving: Dr Maddy Pelling and the Diamond Poets

"Graffiti is all around us... it's addictive"Dr Madeleine (Maddy) Pelling is an historian, writer and broadcaster. Her first book, Writing on... more

21 Dec 2023 · 1 hour, 47 minutes
The Rough Corner: Moon Theory and the 12 Days of Christmas ft. Rebecca Boyle

The moon is amazing! And underrated. Many of us know that the Moon pulls on our oceans, driving the tides,... more

19 Dec 2023 · 49 minutes
#32 Druidry for Beginners: Dr David Bramwell and the Precognitive Cigarette (Part 1/1000)

"Consciousness is not confined within our skulls"Dr David Bramwell is a British writer, musician, performer and broadcaster. For BBC Radio... more

14 Dec 2023 · 1 hour, 20 minutes
The Rough Corner: Earthquake Pills, Ghostly Coughs, and the Batsh*t List of Daniel Schreiber

It's time. Time to finally hear the batsh*t list of renowned author Daniel Schreiber. Plus, how to vaccinate yourself against... more

12 Dec 2023 · 55 minutes
#31 Devil Vs Cave Man: Donny Dust and Post-Apocalypse Band Practice

"The New Jersey Devil was trying to hunt me down!"Donny Dust is a US Marine Corps Veteran who is considered... more

07 Dec 2023 · 1 hour, 14 minutes
The Rough Corner: Code of the Ancients ft. The Mayor of Easter Island (Rapa Nui)

Imagine you're living on an island over a thousand miles from your nearest inhabited neighbour, over two thousand miles from... more

05 Dec 2023 · 28 minutes
#30 The Curious Policeman: Stevyn Colgan and the Stone Tapes Mystery

"Why are there no ghost T-Rexs?"Stevyn Colgan has been a chef, a comics publisher, a monster maker and, for three... more

01 Dec 2023 · 1 hour, 24 minutes
The Rough Corner: Burning Royals, Thwacking Twigs and Bun Ceremonies ft. Rob Curry

For over sixty years, Doc Rowe has been a dedicated archivist, folklorist, and cultural historian, tirelessly documenting the rich tapestry... more

28 Nov 2023 · 26 minutes
#29 Anti-Boner Magic: Dr Eleanor Janega and the Madness of the Medieval World

"I gossip about dead people... it's my job"Dr Eleanor Janega is a medieval historian specialising in social history, with an... more

23 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 22 minutes
The Rough Corner: The Forgotten Queen of Tarot ft. Cat Willett

The story of Pamela Colman Smith, the enigmatic artist behind the famous Raider-Waite tarot deck, whose legacy has remained in... more

21 Nov 2023 · 32 minutes
#28 The Adult Tooth Fairy: Bec Hill and the Mirror World

"We are just bits of data... everything can be predicted"Bec Hill is an award-winning comedian and television writer. She writes... more

17 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 36 minutes
The Rough Corner: Paranormal Adventures of the Phone-In King

Alan Robson MBE is a broadcasting legend and one of the most notable paranormal investigators in the UK. He tells... more

14 Nov 2023 · 46 minutes
#27 The Beast of Heaton Park: Ross Noble and the Making of a Monster

"I've revealed more on this podcast that I have to close friends"Ross Noble is a celebrated British stand-up comedian, writer,... more

09 Nov 2023 · 58 minutes
The Rough Corner: Horror Holes, Leg Lumps, and Why Doctors Should Prescribe Fear

Can fear be good for us? Scientists at the Recreational Fear Lab think so! Marc Malmdorf Andersen, co-director of the lab, joins... more

07 Nov 2023 · 41 minutes
The Rough Corner: Funeral Food, Meeting Madame Lash and the Pencil Case Reopens

Dan is back from Down Under! And Al has had a three course dinner in the Underworld. A quick debrief... more

02 Nov 2023 · 24 minutes
#26 The Halloween Special: Ouija Weirdness with Jamie Morton, Hannah Maguire and Leanne Burnam-Richards

"It's probably a ghost with a foot fetish"Happy Halloween! To celebrate, you're invited to the weirdest listening event of the... more

31 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 25 minutes
The Rough Corner: Hunting the Elephant Humanoid, Uncle Dean's Lego Ghost and Soft Rocks in Wiggle Town

Dan beams in from Australia with a couple of weird interviews up his sleeve. We're talking ghostly nuns, elephant-esque cryptids,... more

26 Oct 2023 · 46 minutes
#25 The Jar Sauce Destroyer: Nat’s What I Reckon and the Storming of Area 51

"A jar of sauce... it's taking the p*** out of everyone"Content creator, comedian, rock musician, isolation cooking champion and mental... more

23 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 36 minutes
The Rough Corner: Eternal Graffiti, Vomiting Royals and the World's Oldest Kiss ft. Edward Brooke-Hitching

Dan is in Australia without key recording equipment so here's a treat from the We Can Be Weirdos vault! It's... more

17 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 15 minutes
#24 The Normal, Innocent Woman: Lauren Layfield and the Quest to Avoid Alien Abduction

"I'm only five foot one, an alien could beam me up anytime"Lauren Layfield is a British Guyanese presenter, DJ &... more

12 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
The Rough Corner: The B*tshit Life of Leon “Buttons” Kirkbeck (Part One)

A talking rock, why scorpios suck, and conversations with horses. Leon Kirkbeck a.k.a. Buttons will be familiar to listeners of... more

10 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
#23 Inside a Secret Society: John Hodgman and the Curse of Heidi

"I walked up to the front door... and I woke up in the hospital"John Hodgman is a writer, comedian, and... more

04 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 23 minutes
The Rough Corner: Virgin Mary Visits, Europe's Oldest Sandal and the H-Bomb Hypothesis

Night time visits from Madonna (not that one), Mike Tyson's favourite cartoon and £3-a-pop Yeti pubic hair. Plus, the Big... more

03 Oct 2023 · 27 minutes
#22 The Podfather: Richard Herring and the Journey to the Edge of Sanity

"Stone clearing? I have to stop. Because I get too into it"Richard Herring is a comedian, writer, blogger and one... more

27 Sep 2023 · 1 hour, 25 minutes
The Rough Corner: Shabbat Cheat Codes, Massaging the Truth and the Big Stretching Conspiracy ft. Kyle Gordon

Comedian, actor and pop sensation Kyle Gordon talks for the first time on record about one of the most sinister... more

25 Sep 2023 · 42 minutes
#21 Think Yourself Lucky: Richard Wiseman and the Number Plate of Limited Cosmic Significance

"We need to take our dreams more seriously"Richard Wiseman holds Britain’s only Professorship in the Public Understanding of Psychology at... more

20 Sep 2023 · 1 hour, 17 minutes
The Rough Corner: How to Run a Paranormal Society with 'The Ghostess with the Mostess'

Leanne Burnam-Richards a.k.a. 'the ghostess with the mostess' joins Dan to talk about running the UK Paranormal Society. Plus, Dan's... more

19 Sep 2023 · 33 minutes
#20 The Ghostwriter: Into the Uncanny with Danny Robins

"The closest I've got to believing in ghosts is meeting people and feeding off their certainty"Danny Robins is the go-to... more

13 Sep 2023 · 1 hour, 40 minutes
The Rough Corner: Interstellar Balls, Joanna Southcott’s Mystery Box, and Albert Camus’s Stranger Thing

Astrophysicist Dr Phil Sutton from the University of Lincoln weighs in on Avi Loeb's mystifying metallic spheres - are they... more

11 Sep 2023 · 39 minutes
#19 Dream Comedian: Sara Pascoe and the Paddington Bear Manifestation Challenge

"I'm a vegetarian, but not a great vegetarian. I sometimes eat pirates"Sara Pascoe is an actress, writer and one of the... more

06 Sep 2023 · 1 hour, 22 minutes
The Rough Corner: A Worldwide Nessie Exclusive, Doppel-Dän-er, and a Haunted Buffet

Lifelong Loch Ness Monster hunter Steve Feltham beams in from the banks, with some mystifying new potential evidence! Plus, Dan's... more

04 Sep 2023 · 35 minutes
#18 Never Fact Check an Orgasm: Kate Lister and Sex Lessons from History

"I fact check my own sexual fantasies!"Kate Lister is a lecturer at Leeds Trinity University, author of A Curious History... more

30 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 37 minutes
The Rough Corner: Angry Doppelgängers, Lighthouse Mysteries, and an Impossible Dinner with Orson Welles

Wanted: three lighthouse keepers and a rude look-alike. Plus, Dan's hoarding reaches new heights with a special delivery from the... more

29 Aug 2023 · 45 minutes
#17 The Man Who Became Peter Cook: Shaun Micallef and the Combs of Comedy

"It was a moment of madness... I became him"Shaun Micallef is an Australian comedy legend. He's an award winning writer,... more

23 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 11 minutes
The Rough Corner: Green Children, Interstellar Ley Lines and Betty's Vanishing Visitor

Ley Lines from space finally explain why Liverpool is such a hub of word class music, the enduring mystery of... more

21 Aug 2023 · 49 minutes
#16 Diary of an Editor-in-Chief: Craig Glenday and the World of Guinness World Records

"We had to say no... a 15 year old boy was given a cesarean to do as his birthday present"Craig... more

16 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 53 minutes
The Rough Corner: Camping Calamity, Afterlife Orbs and The Impossible Pendant Returns!

A holiday with Neuroscientist Harith Akram ends in disaster, a pendent reappears after 15 years of mystery, and why Eric... more

14 Aug 2023 · 22 minutes
#15 Cemetery School Dropout: Hayley Campbell and the Lives of the Dead

"I was really frightened of being near a dead body... until I held his hands"Hayley Campbell writes for WIRED, BuzzFeed,... more

09 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 30 minutes
The Rough Corner: The Universal Chord, Merciless Magpies and the Psychology of Superstition

Are you a goat or a sheep? Dr Neil Dagnall, cognitive and parapsychological researcher at Manchester Metropolitan University, gives us... more

07 Aug 2023 · 47 minutes
#14 The VHS Pirate: Paul Chowdhry and the Queue for Reincarnation

"There's a backlog! Admin in the afterlife to get into a new life"Paul Chowdhry is an award-winning stand-up comedian and... more

02 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 14 minutes
The Rough Corner: Cursed Auctions, New KLF Synchronicities & Meet a Meteorite Hunter

How much would you pay for a haunted rocking horse? When is a meteorite a meteor-wrong? Dan's spooky auction luck... more

31 Jul 2023 · 38 minutes
#13 The Dinosaur Detective: Melanie During and the Prehistoric Springtime Extinction

"Smash a pudding... that's the type of violence you can see in the rocks!"Melanie During is a vertebrate palaeontologist, currently... more

26 Jul 2023 · 1 hour, 15 minutes
The Rough Corner: Neolithic Time Portals, Phantom Fires and the Haunted Capital Studios ft. Siân Welby

Two fisherman accidentally cross between two worlds, a fire blazes but no damage is done, and Siân Welby joins Dan... more

24 Jul 2023 · 41 minutes
#12 Adventures in Counterculture: John Higgs and The Band Who Burned a Million Pounds

"Things that you understand, you can move on from quite easily. Things that you can't... stick in your craw"John Higgs... more

18 Jul 2023 · 1 hour, 30 minutes
The Rough Corner: Shiny Space Balls, a Medieval Mystery & the Batsh*t Life of Baywatch Nights

The dark side of Baywatch, an 800 year old phenomena still baffling scientists and perhaps the first evidence of extraterrestrial... more

17 Jul 2023 · 33 minutes
#11 The History Mystery Guy: Dan Snow and the World’s Weirdest Coincidences

"If you love great stories, the greatest ones always involve strange synchronicities"Dan Snow MBE is a BAFTA award winning historian,... more

11 Jul 2023 · 1 hour, 24 minutes
The Rough Corner: Mysterious Barges, Bouncy Shakespeare and the King of the Cats

Dan is joined by comedian, storyteller and future explorer Will Seaward to discuss haunted hotels, witch defence systems, and other... more

10 Jul 2023 · 38 minutes
#10 The Evolution of a Creationist: Ella Al-Shamahi and the Ball of Lightning

"I didn't believe it... I was going to evolution class to destroy it from the inside"Ella Al-Shamahi is a National... more

04 Jul 2023 · 1 hour, 20 minutes
The Rough Corner: Baffled Doctors, Inconvenient Ley Lines, and the Ghost’s Chauffeur

Dan is joined once again by Bexy Cameron to discuss (more) bedroom portals, tales of terrifying sleep paralysis, and the... more

03 Jul 2023 · 41 minutes
#9 Luck, Levitation and Lasso: Nick Mohammed and the Great Richmond Coincidence

"If I'm driving and I see a magpie... I have to cross my eyes and touch my forehead"Nick Mohammed is... more

28 Jun 2023 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
The Rough Corner: Film Guy Ali Plumb and the Wonderful Weirdos of Hollywood

Film critic Ali Plumb swings by to talk Danny DeVito's feet, Nicholas Cage's pyramid tomb and how to make Indiana... more

26 Jun 2023 · 53 minutes
#8 Turning Heads on the 176 Bus: Irving Finkel & the World’s Oldest Ghost

"The belief that ghosts exist is a default position for humanity"Dr Irving Finkel is Assistant Keeper of the Ancient Mesopotamian... more

21 Jun 2023 · 1 hour, 14 minutes
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"Things that you understand, you can move on from quite easily. Things that you can't... stick in your craw"John Higgs is a... more