Keep It Weird: A Strange & Unusual Podcast

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Maple Leaves & Soul Thieves Jul 30, 2021

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Eh, weirdos!!

Did I spell "thieves" right?! That's a tough word. This week are continuing our edition of Hometown Haunts CANADA! But it turns out not all Canadians are polite and it sure is a lot darker now that DJ is gone...

This time 'round we're covering Canadian true crime! This episode is full of disturbing topics and listener discretion is advised. Lauren is covering Canadian serial killer Wayne Clifford Boden whose fetish gave him the moniker "The Vampire Rapist."

Ashley is covering the Saskatoon freezing deaths which is a part of a bigger phenomenon in Canada known as "starlight tours" where police officers pick up indigenous people for minor crimes and drive them several miles out of town and leave them in the freezing cold temperatures, sometimes to die.

As I said before, this episode is particularly serious and we cover some pretty sensitive topics. Rape, murder, mutilation, the abuse of indigenous people and police brutality. It leads to a brief discussion about the meaning of ACAB and even the murder of George Floyd. If these are topics that upset you, or topics that you don't wish to hear about we suggest you skip this one!

Flaming Hosers Jul 23, 2021

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Bonjour, weirdos!

Welcome to another edition of HOMETOWN HAUNTS. This time we're heading North. WAY North. Ok, not THAT North. We're traveling to the land of Wayne Gretzky and poutine. America's Hat. Canuck central. That's right, we're headed to CANADA-eh!

Not only that, we also have a very special guest for today's episode. You may have seen him on America's Got Talent or maybe you caught one of his appearances on CONAN-- joining us to talk about his home country is stand up comedian DJ DEMERS!

DJ shares with us the things he had to change about himself when he moved from Canada to the US, some of the weirdest adjustments he had to make in regards to slang, and shares some very funny insights on how many ghosts he may have ignored while sleeping without his hearing aids.

Lauren teaches us about the most HAUNTED places in Canada including the Banff Springs Hotel, the Ottowa Jail Hostel and the Screaming Tunnel.

Ashley finishes us off by telling the story of one of the most substantiated close encounters in history-- known as the Falcon Lake Incident.

Make sure you check out DJ on instagram (@djdemers) and YouTube (www.youtube.com/djdemers) and listen to his podcasts Definitely DJ & DJ and Alex and DJ Watch a Doc on iTunes and Spotify!

Karma Storage & Stairs Jul 09, 2021

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Hi Weirdos!!

Welcome to Karma Storage & Stairs! The place to get all your karma, storage and stairs!! This is sort of a Helter Skelter episode- we are covering two separate topics and none of it is related at all.

This week Lauren is going to be teaching us about some of the most horrific, disgusting, strange and in one case- lucky- storage unit discoveries! And we also give tips on how to do better at crimes - so if you're a blossoming criminal make sure you tune in for that.

Ashley is going over some misconceptions she's been seeing a lot of in the paranormal/true crime/spirituality community as she teaches us the TRUE meaning of "karma" and debunks a very famous modern urban legend that's sure to leave a few listeners kicking rocks in disappointment on their way home.

The Men Who Weren't There Jul 02, 2021

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Have you seen these men, weirdos?

Welcome to PART TWO of our series on MISSING PEOPLE!! Last week we told you some stories that maybe made you give the local lake a side eye... This week we're keeping you out of the mountains!

Lauren is covering the story of a Chicago man who moved to Colorado during a mid-life crisis and opening an antique store whose previous owner went missing... just to go missing himself...

And Ashley is covering the tragic story of the Yuba County Five, a group of men with a range of developmental disabilities who seemingly took a wrong turn in 1978 that ended in their demise. Or did they?

Obviously this is one of our darker episodes so it needs to be said again-- WARNING: This episode contains foul language, and disturbing topics including murder, suicide, starvation, as well as mental disorders and developmental disabilities.

This episode features a PROMO for the podcast MOVIES THAT MADE US GAY-- one of our favorites of all time.

Don't Go Chasin' Water Forms Jun 25, 2021

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If you see something, say something, Weirdos!

This week we are talking about people that have disappeared without a trace. Each year hundreds of thousands of people go missing in the United States alone. Luckily a majority of those cases are solved. Unfortunately, the solving of a case doesn't automatically mean that there is a happy ending.

But what about the cases that aren't solved? Are they living their life somewhere with a different name? Are they being held captive? Are they in another dimension? Or should we be looking for remains?

This week Ashley is talking about a mass disappearance that took place in 2014. The day we lost an entire plane. Malaysia Flight 370 left us with way more questions than answers and we're going to be discussing what happened that day and what could have happened to those people.

Lauren is discussing a case that came out of Illinois in the 1960's where three young women never came home from a beach day. Last seen boarding a strange boat on Lake Michigan-- could these women have left everything behind and started a new life? Or are they still in the lake today? Will we ever know what happened to them?

Once again the lesson we want you to walk away with... just stay away from the dang water.

The Greatest Discothéque in the Universe Jun 18, 2021

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It's party time, weirdos.

This week we're attending an intergalactic rave! A trans-dimensional Burning Man! An otherworldly Studio 54! And you don't even have to leave your home planet.

This week Ashley and Lauren are joined once again by the beautiful, hilarious and STRANGE Caitlin Dee from Goth Yearbook After Hours as we continue our chat on close encounters of the fifth kind (intentional contact.)

The girls ask the question why would they be coming HERE? Of all places? What do they want with us? Do they even care about us? If they WERE to communicate with us, what would they have to say? What the heck are extraterrestrials anyway?

Tune in a some mind-bending chat about our purpose here on Earth, no matter what your beliefs, and how there may just be the greatest discothéque the universe has ever known right under our feet.

We Are All Cleopatra Jun 11, 2021

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We come in peace, weirdos!

Welcome to a brand new episode about a tried and true topic! We are discussing ALIENS once again! But this time we're not looking in space, we're not looking under the sea, we're not even looking at Area 51 or on Mars. This time we're looking inside OURSELVES.

This week we are joined by musician and host of the podcast Goth Yearbook Afterhours - CAITLIN DEE!!

Caitlin starts us off by telling us about a close encounter she had when she was a child and an experience she had as an adult that revamped her interests in ET.

Ashley teaches us the Close Encounter classifications and where they came from and how they are used!

And Lauren teaches us about the different species of extraterrestrial that supposedly exist in our universe- The Greys, the Nordics, reptilians and more!

Stay tuned for the very end of the episode to catch a preview of Catilin's song "Trouble" and listen to her albums on Spotify! You can follow her on instagram @caitlindeeeee and @gothyearbook

Phat Beats & Science Treats Jun 03, 2021

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Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-Check it Out Weirdos!

Welcome to the hottest show in town - it's another episode of DJ JAZZY JOE THE SCIENCE BRO!! We get to sit down with the sickest Science DJ the world has ever seen and tell you all the most fascinating news coming out of the scientific world.

This episode has biology, sociology, ecology, yes even PSYCHE-ology - all of the dopest ologies with no apologies.

Handsome Joe is teaching us about some crazy predator/prey reversals happening in the deep blue sea, some very cool new studies on how LSD effects the brain and can help with anxiety disorders and depression, and OF COURSE he has a LOT to say about the recent UFO disclosures.

Your producer and host Ashley aka Mix Master Cass is coming at you with some real dicey information coming out of the infamous radiation hot spot of the world- Chernobyl, as well as some fascinating new dream studies and some concerns she has about what NASA just launched into space like it was no big whoop.

The promo featured in this episode is the insanely talented POLTERGEIST OD so don't be wiggidy-wiggidy-whack and check out his work!

2 Girls 1 Cop May 21, 2021

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Whats your deepest, darkest desire?

This week Ashley and Lauren are finishing out the SEX SERIES with an episode on FETISHES & KINKS!! Fetishes and kinks are totally natural and normal and actually can lead to extremely healthy sexual relationships. Yes, even the STRANGEST ones.

Lauren is going to be teaching us about some of the lesser known fetishes we've never heard of and the girls try and guess where a fetish like it could have originated in a person's development before she takes us down a darker path and talks about some dangerous and even deadly fetishes.

Ashley dives into the psychology of fetishes and discusses why so many people equate deviant behavior with having less-than-vanilla sexual fantasies even though that's statistically and pathologically NOT accurate before she discusses when a fetish crosses a line and becomes a precursor to vicious behavior. We finish up with the case of Gilberto Valle (AKA the CANNIBAL COP) and our thoughts on Armie Hammer's secret sex life.

WARNING: This episode is NSFW. It contains foul language, discussions of a sexual nature, and mention of bondage, rape, torture, accidental death, murder and cannibalism.

The Hole Story May 14, 2021

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Strap in, Weirdos!

Or should I say Strap-on? Welcome to the dirtiest episode so far! This week is the introduction to our SEX SERIES!!

We had the honor of sitting down with the host of the podcast Stripper Stories. She's also a professional stripper, dominatrix, and cam girl: lets hear it for CHLOE!!

We obviously wanted to pick her brain about the sex industry so this week we talk about sex, people's aversion to sex work, changes that can be made to make the lives of sex workers safer, how to get in touch with yourself sexually, what makes her feel empowered, the things she will do, the things that she won't do, and the wildest things she's ever been asked to do. We feel very grateful for the opportunity to become Chloe's friend, and we know you'll feel the same!

This episode is obviously NSFW!! It contains foul language, references to sexual acts, and references to sexual assault and fetishes that may be disturbing to some listeners.

But get your dollar bills ready and put on your latex, lets head to the club!!

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