Keep It Weird: A Strange & Unusual Podcast

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WE GOT THE MEAT Aug 26, 2022

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Everybody get off your feet! Cause we got the Meat!

Anyway hey kids. We've got the meats. Welcome to part two of our EVOLUTION series!! There's less wackos, less drugs, and no Joe. But wait-- let me tell you why you SHOULD listen!

This week Ashley starts us off by telling us where white people came from. Ok... rough start... Lauren teaches us about a VERY plausible theory involving our evolving diets and what it may have done to our growing brains, we discuss the ways evolution can still be seen in the human body today, and we shed some light on what we may look like in the future.... See... I told you it was good.

Tune in to find out more about how we've changed in the last few MILLION years, why it's sillier to be racist than you initially thought, and why our grannies may have saved the human species.

DISCLAIMER: ARBYS DID NOT SPONSOR THIS EPISODE. NEITHER DID THE GOGOS. WE JUST ENJOY GOOD MUSIC AND ROAST BEEF.

The Proof is in the Pudding Bones Aug 19, 2022

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Mmmmm Pudding Bones...

It's time to EVOLVE, weirdos! This is part ONE of our series on evolution and naturally we had to invite Mr. Anthropology minor himself HANDSOME JOE on the show to come teach us about some of the things he learned when he was hard at work NOT earning a degree in anthropology.

This week Joe starts us off discussing a major SOCIAL evolution that made us the human beings we are today. The AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION! I know it sounds boring... and maybe it is... but not when Joe is teaching it. How did we go from primitive humans to the Tesla driving, avocado toast munching, kama sutra reading beings we are today?

Ashley takes over to tell us her absolute FAVORITE theory of evolution- the grooviest theory we've got-- known as the Stoned Ape theory. Scientists are still searching for the answers to what on Earth (or beyond) enabled our species to enhance our intelligence and consciousness further than any other species on the planet? Could it be... DRUGS?!

And Lauren finishes the episode by teaching us some other totally plausible and not at all baseless theories on evolution that unfortunately come from our religious friends known as creationists. Stay tuned for this section if you REALLY want to hear Joe lose his cool, just make sure you turn the volume down juuuuuuuust a skosh.

The Baa Baa Blacksheep Incident Aug 12, 2022

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Take me to your leader..

Oof, wrong time for that wouldn't you say? Mmmm our leaders are busy can we take you to our favorite musical artist instead? This week we are fired up for another EXTRATERRESTRIAL EXTRAVAGANZA as we continue our discussion on ALIEN INVASIONS!!

Only this time around we are posing the question-- what if they are already here? What if we're so busy looking for their ships in the sky that we don't even notice they've slipped in through the back door. Or maybe through the ocean?

Ashley kicks us off this week by teaching us about STARSEEDS! Extraterrestrial SOULS that have incarnated on earth to help with mankind's spiritual evolution. Lauren dives deep, DEEP into the depths of the ocean to look for secret alien bases. The girls discuss what an alien would actually LOOK like if they were already here with us. And we finish it off on a REAL BUMMER, as Lauren shares with us what some famous scientists, physicists, and of course- psychics- have to say about when and if the aliens are coming...

Invasion of the Baby Snatchers Aug 05, 2022

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We come in peace, weirdos.

We're revisiting one of our all time favorite topics this week. This is PART ONE of another two part EXTRATERRESTRIAL EXTRAVAGANZA.

This time we are focusing on the idea of INVASION. We've seen it in a hundred movies, presented in a hundred different ways-- are any of them accurate? Will they show up guns-a-blazin' turning us individually into ash? Will they sneak in in the middle of the night? Will they come with a message of peace and gifts of technology? Or will they slowly take over our bodies one by one and by the time any of us realize something is very wrong its far too late and everywhere we turn will be infiltrated to the point where we are completely alone and left with no friends, no options, no hope. Jeez, got a little dark there.

Lauren starts us off by touching on different sci-fi alien tropes as we discuss our opinions on their likelihood and Ashley takes the reigns to present a real life phenomenon that presents us with EVEN MORE QUESTIONS about their intentions. Women and men being abducted all over the world and claiming that aliens took their DNA for experiments. What are they doing with it? Are they creating alien-human hybrids? Why?

Join us this week AND next as we try and find out what ET had to say when he phoned home.

KWTV presents House Haunters! Jul 29, 2022

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This fall on House Haunters!

Ashley Casseday and Lauren Ogle are taking their talents to the HOME IMPROVEMENT realm and taking their SPIRITS with them!

Wouldnt that be a great show? Hey kids, welcome to one of your all time favorite episodes LISTENER GHOST STORIES!!

This week Ashley and Lauren are sharing EIGHT creepy tales sent in by YOU; we've got ghosts, bogeymen, alien abductions, strange creatures and SO many haunted houses. Where are y'all FINDING these haunted homes?!

As usual with LGS episodes, they are best enjoyed with a set of headphones so you can hear ALL the creepy little details in the sound effects and scores. The first four stories are scored by our usual composer Vivek Abishek. Others include Fesliyan Studios and Megan McDuffee.

Alright, lock your doors, turn out your lights and make sure your feet are tucked in to your covers... it's time to get scared.

Glamp Squatching Jul 22, 2022

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Hey Weirdos!

Welcome to our first full YouTube episode! (Only this is the audio version. Hit up our YouTube channel if you'd rather WATCH this episode-- it's full of photos, clips, and most importantly- our faces!) And just as a treat for those of you who DID already watch the YouTube version-- this one includes ALL the clips that got cut.

This week we are answering YOUR questions for another edition of ASK A WEIRDO!! We're sharing our favorite Halloween memories, discussing what kind of ghost we would be, decide which millionaire we would eat, share what books we are reading and we even SWITCH BODIES. We don't switch bodies but we definitely talk about what we would do if we did.

Thank you all SO MUCH for the questions you sent in. Now be prepared to get scared; next week we have LISTENER GHOST STORIES!!

A Real Dexter Sitch Jul 08, 2022

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Hello, Dark Passengers,

Welcome to PART TWO of our defendable criminals series! We've been taking a look at people who have committed crimes that are... totally understandable??

We are joined once again by the amazin TREVIN from SERIOUSLY SINISTER as we go a *tad* darker this week with Lauren at the helm. Lauren tells us the tale of the Alaskan Avenger! Jason Vulkovich was a very angry man and had every right to be but was he justified in multiple assaults? Do we think he's served enough time? Does his case set a dangerous precedent for future men and women hellbent on revenge?

Dont worry, we lighten it up a bit after that as Trevin SLIDES into our DMs and Ashley sends a selfie to the police.

Tell us what you think about our six evil-doers. Are they justified? Do you understand them? Or do you disagree with us completely?

Sometimes right and wrong isn't so cut and dry...

A Sparkle for Crime Jul 01, 2022

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Hey kids,

welcome to a different kind of true crime episode! Usually when we discuss true crime we think "HOW?! HOW could someone do this?" "WHY? WHY would someone do this?!!" This week we think... "I mean... I kind of get it"

Join Ashley, Lauren and special guest TREVIN from Seriously Sinister: A True PETTY Crime Podcast" as they look into crimes with likable criminals and totally understandable actions.

Ashley starts this two part series off with the story of Clark Olofsson, Sweden's most successful bank robber and celebrity criminal??? This hottie was sentenced and escaped jail so many times we lost count and it leaves us questioning whether someone can be SO GOOD at crime we should just let them do it.

And Trevin is bringing us our only LADY of the series-- an Australian woman named Esra Ogru- a fantastic saleswoman, accomplished scientist, and MAJOR LEAGUE Scammer! Does she deserve to work in biotech again? Are the lives she saved more important than the money she stole?

Find out our thoughts and much more and stay tuned for part two next week where Lauren takes us down a much darker path....

Dead Lights & Dirty Pillows Jun 24, 2022

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M-O-O-N, that spells WEIRDO!

Beep Beep, Weirdos, it's finally time to head into the Dead Zone and talk about Stephen King!

This week Ashley & Lauren are joined by one of the hosts of "The Losers Club: A Stephen King Podcast" - RANDALL COLBURN!

In what is essentially a love letter from us to Stephen; this week we are discussing our favorite characters, stories and movies and trying to get to the bottom of why we love him so much, what makes him such a special writer and how the hell he's got so many different stories up in that brain of his.

From The Shining to Dreamcatcher & Derry to Castle Rock we're diving into the darkness and the creativity of the "shine"iest author of all time.

The Secret Life of a Lazy Witch Jun 17, 2022

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Blessed be, witches!

Welcome to our first official witchcraft AMA with our resident green witch Laura Lareau!

This week we are answering a ton of questions sent in by YOU the listener on how to be a better witch. Ashley, Lauren and Laura cover several aspects of their craft, we find out how they became witches, how they feel about calling themselves witches, and even how to hide... or flaunt... your inner witch bitch.

If you want to know how to cook a witchy meal, how to cleanse or charge your crystals, how to set up a space for magic, or one ingredient you should NEVER.. EVER... use in a spell-- this episode has an answer for you!

If you have a question about the craft, what it means to be a witch or how you can make YOURSELF a force to be reckoned with - email keepitweirdpodcast @ gmail.com with the subject line WITCHCRAFT so we can save it for our next AMA