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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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Episodes

Cursed Monkey Business: Ventriloquist Nina Conti and the Puppet Funeral Home

"What's the criteria for being 'real'?"Nina Conti is an internationally acclaimed ventriloquist, comedian and actress. Among many credits, she starred... more

28 Mar 2025 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
Apocalypse How: Tom Phillips and the Impending Doom of the 112th Pope

Tom Phillips is a British author, journalist, and humorist known for his witty and insightful takes on history and human... more

21 Mar 2025 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
The Bolan Glitch: Marc Burrows and the Shuffling Cemetery

Marc Burrows is a British writer, musician, and comedian. He is best known for his work as a journalist and... more

14 Mar 2025 · 58 minutes
The Secret Painter: Joe Tucker and the Nature of Intangible Heritage

" But I kind of loved the power of that, the power of weirdness""The Secret Painter" is a memoir by Joe... more

07 Mar 2025 · 58 minutes
#86: The Surfing Philosopher: Peter Singer and the Mercy Release Fallacy

Peter Singer, born on July 6, 1946, in Melbourne, Australia, is a prominent moral philosopher renowned for his work in... more

27 Feb 2025 · 42 minutes
The Glitch: Is it Rude to Gift Someone a Cursed Item?

As its half term we wanted to provide some SFC (safe for car) content to all the families driving back... more

21 Feb 2025 · 25 minutes
Gold Star Mormon: Leah Renee and the Magic Underwear

Leah Renee is a stand-up comedian based in Philadelphia and New York City. A mother of three, she describes her... more

14 Feb 2025 · 1 hour, 24 minutes
UK Tree Hugging Champion: Hannah Willows and the Magic of Buffet Spiritualism

Hannah Willow, a 36-year-old early years teacher and children's author from Glasgow, was crowned the city's first tree-hugging champion in... more

06 Feb 2025 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
Maximising your Swamp Thing: Robin Ince and the Ghosts of the Mind

Robin Ince is an English comedian, actor and writer. He is known for presenting the BBC radio show The Infinite... more

31 Jan 2025 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
Elastic Band Space Warfare: Zoe Lyons and the Botanical Afterlife

" I experienced something once in an undertaker's that I've never fully, managed to work out"Zoe Lyons is a British comedian... more

23 Jan 2025 · 53 minutes
Be Here Now: Susan Blackmore and the Possibility of Intergelactic Memes

Susan Blackmore is a renowned British psychologist, writer, and visiting professor at the University of Plymouth, specialising in the study... more

17 Jan 2025 · 48 minutes
The Twin Peaks of Twin Peaks: Dan Smith from Bastille and the Song of Spiderman

Dan Smith is the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the British band Bastille, known for their anthemic, cinematic pop-rock... more

09 Jan 2025 · 53 minutes
Clowns without Borders: Samantha Holdsworth, Ping Pong, and the Mystery of the Mundane Psychic

" I didn't believe in ghosts up until about three weeks ago and I saw a cat walk down our steps."Clowns... more

26 Dec 2024 · 1 hour, 25 minutes
#77 The Child of Weird: Cariad Lloyd and the 50 hour Improv-Induced Reality Warp

" And I went to the kitchen, I said out loud, If you're there, I don't want a message, I don't... more

20 Dec 2024 · 1 hour, 21 minutes
#76 LIVE IN SOHO: Brian Blessed breaks the Batshit List

"This show was basically invented so it could lead to this moment"Brian Blessed is a larger-than-life British actor, adventurer, and... more

12 Dec 2024 · 1 hour, 35 minutes
Category 3 Druid: Philip Carr-Gomm and the Reversed Occam’s Razor

"When I was five, I saw a ghost of a woman clothed in blue walking across the room"Philip Carr-Gomm is... more

06 Dec 2024 · 57 minutes
An Alien with Exceptional Talent: Oliver Jeffers and the Dry Weetabix

"We’re all energy in some ways, so what happens to that after we die"Oliver Jeffers makes art... more

28 Nov 2024 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
#73 Reginald D Hunter's Theory of the Wandering Bigfoot-Dino-Bear

TW: This conversation contains reference to suicide."It's just never seemed like a good idea to spend a lot of time... more

21 Nov 2024 · 50 minutes
#72 Too Many Evil Priests: Kate Mosse and the Hedge of Destiny

"I felt my dad's presence a lot after he had died. When my mother died, he went"Kate Mosse is the... more

14 Nov 2024 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
#71 Mainly Mortal Engines: Phillip Reeve and the Darkness of Dartmoor

Welcome to the first NON-explicit episode of We Can Be Weirdos featuring the Bananas list and a chat with author... more

07 Nov 2024 · 58 minutes
#70 Quite Inexplicable: Sandi Toksvig and the Durham Apparition

"I've been in the presence of ghosts on several occasions"Sandi Toksvig is an internationally renowned and much-loved comedian, broadcaster, writer... more

31 Oct 2024 · 54 minutes
Halloween Special Live Show: Guest Announcement!

Just dropping by to say We Can Be Weirdos will be recorded LIVE on Monday 21st October 2024, at the... more

15 Oct 2024 · 11 minutes
#69: This Episode Belongs to Lionel Ritchie: Barry Ferns and the Age of Transrationalism

"It made me laugh. So I did it."Stand up comedian, writer, director, and trained physiotherapist, Barry Ferns has written for... more

04 Oct 2024 · 54 minutes
#68 Defender of Earth: Dr Robin George Andrews and the Space Farts Mystery

"Lava is almost sentient"Dr Robin George Andrews is an award-winning science journalist, who regularly writes about space and geosciences, and... more

27 Sep 2024 · 1 hour, 14 minutes
#67 LIVE IN SOHO: Rupert Sheldrake and the Sense of Being Stared At

"I'm a dangerous person to know..."Rupert Sheldrake, PhD, is one of the godfathers of the world of weird. He's the... more

20 Sep 2024 · 1 hour, 37 minutes
#66 Quantum Woo: Tom Scott and the Psychic Shock Clock

"There is no one in the world who can build a computer anymore"Tom Scott is a legendary Youtuber, who has... more

13 Sep 2024 · 1 hour, 27 minutes
#65 The Mythical Mirror: Historian Kate Williams on the kookiness of the British royal family

The rituals of the royals are quite magical, but how eccentric are our royals, past and present?Royal historian, author and... more

05 Sep 2024 · 59 minutes
Best Of... The Strangest 'Soft Rocks' #2!

"Now that's what I call a soft rock: 2!"Dan looks back at some of the strangest and silliest unexplainable experiences... more

29 Aug 2024 · 47 minutes
#64 Hidden Histories: Anthony Delaney and the 10 Ghost Sightings of an Unbeliever

"I must have seen ten ghosts... but I don't think they're ghosts'Anthony Delaney is an actor, writer, historian, and podcaster... more

22 Aug 2024 · 1 hour, 19 minutes
#63 LIVE IN SOHO: Philippa Perry Psychoanalyses the Batsh*t List!

"Psychotherapists have experiences that we keep quiet about... because we sound bloody mad!"Live from the Underbelly Theatre, London! Psychotherapist and... more

16 Aug 2024 · 1 hour, 15 minutes
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"There is no one in the world who can build a computer anymore"Tom Scott is a legendary Youtuber, who has over 6... more