Keep It Weird: A Strange & Unusual Podcast

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The Land of the Free and the Home of the Cruel Oct 05, 2018

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Hi Weirdos!

This week we're taking a break away from the zany, funny episodes you're used to and allowing our recurring guest Joe Ochs to give an exclusive report on the relationship between Iran Contra, Ronald Reagan, the crack epidemic, and modern day systematic racism and the oppression of black Americans all across the country.

This episode is very short on jokes, because frankly, theres just not very much to laugh about. This is absolutely one of our darkest episodes yet and we want to give a very serious trigger warning to anyone who may feel emotional while hearing about the many ways our country has set up people of color to not only fail-- but to suffer.

You may have been confused recently while hearing Kanye West reference "abolishing the 13th Amendment." Take a listen to this piece to understand a little more about what he was talking about.

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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Conspiracy Oct 05, 2018

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Come together, weirdos!

Welcome to our BEATLES conspiracy episode!! This week Lauren is telling Ashley and Joe all about the ENDLESS conspiracies surrounding one of the most prolific bands in human history.

Did they write any of their own songs? Were they clones? Are they ALL DEAD? Did they ever even exist at all? We take a *very serious* (sarcasm) look into these possibilities and Joe just about loses his Beatle-loving mind.

Some conspiracies are blatant truths expertly covered up, some are sprinkled with truths here and there, and some are completely wack-a-doo... or maybe that's just what they want you to think...

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Saturday Night Xenu Fever Sep 28, 2018

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It's that time weirdos. The episode you've all been asking for. Welcome to CONSPIRACY THEORIES PART TWO!! Ashley and Lauren are once again joined by Handsome Joe and this time around we all took it to the next level. We did so much research on our given topics that we have our very first THREE PART episode!

Part one features Ashley's in depth examination of the inner workings of the largest infiltration in the history of the United States government. It was called Operation Snow White and it was carried out by your favorite alien worshipping maniacs-- the church of Scientology.

We dive into how it all went down and the thetans involved, we discuss the ways that the "church" is still getting away with crazy-town shenanigans, and we might actually respect the shit out of Scientologists now??

Join us next week when Lauren takes us on a trip through a field of strawberries. All Hail Xenu.

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Your Own Personal Cool J Sep 21, 2018

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Hi Weirdos!

It's not all fun and games when it comes to past lives. This is Part Two of our Reincarnation episode! This week Lauren and Ashley are joined again by the hilarious Laura Lareau and we're talking about the darker side of life after death.

Lauren starts by teaching us ways that past lives has been adapted into therapy and some of the revelations that therapy has provided us. We discuss ways that our different reincarnations can have negative effects on our current day to day lives. And Laura and Ashley share some of the CRAZIEST transmigration of memory and consciousness that we've ever heard.

What does LL Cool J have to do with it? You'll have to listen to find out.

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Got A Little Buddha In Ya Sep 14, 2018

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Oh, hello there! Don't I know you? Have we met?

Welcome to part one of our REINCARNATION episode! This week Ashley and Lauren are joined by the fabulous Laura Lareau! And we are discussing the religious implications, the scientific studies and findings, and sharing some absolutely jaw-dropping stories of possible past lives!

Ashley teaches us about Buddhism and Hinduism and also what Christians, Catholics, and even the church of Islam believe about reincarnation and Laura brings in the science! How are cases of suggestive reincarnation studied? Can it be proved? And what does it all mean about life on earth? Ready to hear some crazy-town stories?

Tune in next week for part two where we chat about past life therapy and transmigration of consciousness!

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Thanks for the Ride, Lady! Sep 07, 2018

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This episode is basically Creepshow II...

Welcome to the second half of our Urban Legends episode!! Joining Ashley again this week is Peter Lozano and Scott Youngbauer!!

In Part One, Pete told us all about the urban legends of sunny yet spooky Los Angeles! This week Scott takes us through the haunted tales of his home state of Montana! He tells the tale of the Crazy Mountains, the Flathead Lake Monster, and even some hitchhiking ghosts.

Ashley teaches us the origins of the Dog Man of Arkansas and the sad story of a famous violin playing ghost in her hometown of Centralia, Illinois.

We discuss what Urban Legends have evolved into in our high-tech society and DON'T WORRY OF COURSE WE TALK ABOUT THE MOVIE URBAN LEGEND WITH JARED LETO.

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We've Got Spirits, How 'Bout You? Aug 31, 2018

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Rah Rah, Sis Boom Bah Weirdos!

Are you ready for some Urban Legends? This week Ashley is joined by Scott Youngbauer and Pete Lozano (from Very Special Television) to talk about some crazy, lesser known Urban Legends from right here in Los Angeles!!

We chat about a spooky high school built on top of an ACTUAL graveyard, a bridge that's popular for an extremely macabre reason, a furnished house left empty for over 50 years, a hill that defies gravity, and a rumored village full of tiny homes.

We explore where urban legends come from and OF COURSE we talk about Jared Leto. I mean, did you even have to ask?

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Cowboy Boots & Dead Body Water Aug 24, 2018

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Hi Weirdos! You are now entering PART TWO of our Unsolved Mysteries episode!! (You do not have to have listened to part one necessarily but we do have some recurring themes so it might be wise to do so)

This week Lauren and Ashley are joined once again by Amy Hanselmann all the way from Denver, Colorado and she is bringing an extraordinary story of conspiracy, mayhem, and ethical dilemmas! Her story is about KEN MCELROY of Skidmore Missouri and a murder that took place over 40 years ago with DOZENS of witnesses that remains unsolved.. to.. this.. day. How?

Ashley brings a story very close to her heart that took place in a building she's dying to investigate-- she attempts to unravel the mystery of ELISA LAM who was found in the water tower on top of the Cecil Hotel in downtown Los Angeles in 2013.

Help us solve some mysteries!

The Dyatlov Tangents Aug 17, 2018

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Are you ready to solve a mystery? Join us for our first edition of our UNSOLVED MYSTERIES series with special guest AMY HANSELMANN! This week Ashley talks about an unsolved Jane Doe from her hometown in 1993 and Lauren tells us all about the extremely mysterious deaths of 9 ski hikers that took place in Russia in 1959 known as the Dyatlov Pass Incident. We discuss what is known about the event, several different theories, and we even make up some new ones. Was it a horror movie soundtrack? Was it Bruce Banner? We may never know.....

You do not want to miss this episode-- this is one of the CRAZIEST unsolved mysteries of all time.

¿De Donde Iowa, Diablo? Aug 10, 2018

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Hi Weirdos!

Como Estas? Welcome to PART TWO of our Hometown Haunts: IOWA episode! This week we are joined again by the beautiful and hilarious small town farm-turned-city girl KARI DIRKSEN (Episode 4: Diary of a Female Serial Kari!) This week gets pretty dark and gruesome and it's not for the faint of heart, so if you are easily spooked, grossed out, or offended by the devil himself-- maybe take a knee on this one.

This week we are discussing the most thoroughly documented and massively witnessed exorcism performed on United States soil. In 1928 the Catholic Church granted permission to expel multiple demons from a forty year old woman in Earling, Iowa. This exorcism was recounted by the exorcist himself and turned into an article in Germany, then a pamphlet for the Catholic Church worldwide, and eventually became the inspiration for the demonic possession in the 1973 film "The Exorcist."

Get your barf bags ready, weirdos. You're in for a bumpy bed.. I mean ride.

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WARNING: This episode contains disturbing content.