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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Finally, a crow special! Dan chats with Dr Sarah Jelbert, a comparative psychologist at the University of Bristol, who is... more

"The Now: More of it is coming!"What is consciousness? Are you the same you as 5 seconds ago? Can an... more

"The Stephen Fry of Belgium", Lieven Scheire, joins Dan to talk about the weirdness of the insect world, why chickens... more

Dan and Al catch up on a shedload of mind-boggling correspondence. Plus, Dan explores some wild family history and Dan... more

"Always err on the side of neutralising the curse in a body of water"Stevie Martin is an actor, writer, comedian... more

What's it like to grow up with Uri Geller? For Jonathan Margolis, and his children David, Ruth and Ellie, they... more

Dan's new book, Impossible Things, is available now! It's the perfect book for young curious minds who love to ask... more

"It was the size of a shopping centre... it was hovering..."Australian singer-songwriter Peter Andre captured the hearts of millions when... more

Meet the future Prime Minister of the UK. Phin 'Barmy Brunch' Adams of the Monster Raving Loony Party became an... more

"A common symptom is related to aliens..."Warning: This episode contains discussions on the topic of suicide and mental health conditions.DR... more

Science writer Sadie Dingfelder has always known that she's a little quirky. But while she's made some strange mistakes over... more

"Bring me someone from the stars, I'm done with men on earth!"Warning: This episode contains discussions on the topic of... more

This episode will have a Deep Impact! How the heck do we defend ourselves from a killer chunk of space... more

"My whole life has been governed by fateful meetings"Emma-Lee Moss, formerly known as Emmy The Great, is a musician, composer... more

What on earth is Psychogeography? How can locations influence our emotions and behaviour? Sonia Overall is here to provide the... more

"I've always managed to stare at things for long periods"Tony Hawks is a TV and radio comedian and bestselling author.... more

***LIVE SHOW JUNE 17TH! TICKETS AVAILABLE: GET IN THERE QUICK!***We Can Be Weirdos will be recorded LIVE on Monday 17th... more

"Auras are like the Northern Lights of a person"Spencer Jones is a comedian, actor, and writer, who has been nominated... more

Can ghosts interact with each other? Why do some objects seem to carry 'energy'? Where's the best place to keep... more

"The tooth fairy took my cock ring"In his words, "Rob Auton started saying things aloud to groups of people without... more

Dan and Al chat the OG vampire, a diminishing supply of ghosts in the UK and universe lasagne. It's also... more

The Theory of Everything Else: A Voyage into the World of the Weird. Have you read this book yet?! It's... more

The world of magazines for weirdos is booming! Maria J Pérez Cuervo, founder and editor of Hellebore magazine, provides a... more

"She said... should I tell him I can see into the future?"Sofie Hagen is a multi-award-winning London-based Danish comedian, author,... more

Astrophysicist Dr Alfredo Carpineti is an expert in seeing the unseeable. He's writing a book called ‘Invisible Rainbows’ - a... more

"As a pagan I trust that there are universal laws I am not privy to"Evelyn Hollow is a Scottish writer... more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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