We Can Be Weirdos

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#12 Adventures in Counterculture: John Higgs and The Band Who Burned a Million Pounds Jul 19, 2023

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

John Higgs is a writer who specialises in finding previously unsuspected narratives, hidden in obscure corners of our history and culture, which can change the way we see the world. In the words of MOJO magazine, “Reading John Higgs is like being shot with a diamond. Suddenly everything becomes terrifyingly clear”.

Don’t forget you can watch these interviews, fully extended, exclusively on Global Player. Download it from the App Store, or head to globalplayer.com.

You can get in touch with Dan Schreiber on Twitter and Instagram (@Schreiberland). In his bio, you'll find the link to our Discord channel - a global community of likeminded weirdos!

The Rough Corner: Shiny Space Balls, a Medieval Mystery & the Batsh*t Life of Baywatch Nights Jul 17, 2023

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The dark side of Baywatch, an 800 year old phenomena still baffling scientists and perhaps the first evidence of extraterrestrial life is just a load of balls?

The Rough Corner needs YOU! Get in touch with your unexplainable experiences, odd theories, related research and your thoughts on the topics covered in the main episodes.

#11 The History Mystery Guy: Dan Snow and the World’s Weirdest Coincidences Jul 12, 2023

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"If you love great stories, the greatest ones always involve strange synchronicities"

Dan Snow MBE is a BAFTA award winning historian, podcaster and television presenter. Dan makes programmes around the world on a range of historical topics, from the abandoned Viking churches of Greenland to war damaged sites of Timbuktu. His podcast, History Hit, tells the stories of the most exciting and important things that have ever happened on the planet.

Don’t forget you can watch these interviews, fully extended, exclusively on Global Player. Download it from the App Store, or head to globalplayer.com.

You can get in touch with Dan Schreiber on Twitter and Instagram (@Schreiberland). In his bio, you'll find the link to our Discord channel - a global community of likeminded weirdos!

The Rough Corner: Mysterious Barges, Bouncy Shakespeare and the King of the Cats Jul 10, 2023

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Dan is joined by comedian, storyteller and future explorer Will Seaward to discuss haunted hotels, witch defence systems, and other spooky bits of correspondence from the We Can Be Weirdos listeners.

The Rough Corner needs YOU! Get in touch with your unexplainable experiences, odd theories and your thoughts on the topics covered in the main episodes.

#10 The Evolution of a Creationist: Ella Al-Shamahi and the Ball of Lightning Jul 05, 2023

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"I didn't believe it... I was going to evolution class to destroy it from the inside"

Ella Al-Shamahi is a National Geographic Explorer, palaeoanthropologist, evolutionary biologist, author and stand-up comic. An expert in her field, Ella specialises in Neanderthals and caves, working almost exclusively in places it is hard to get insurance, such as Iraq, Yemen and Nagorno-Karabakh.

How did a resolute creationist become a renowned evolutionary biologist?

Don’t forget you can watch these interviews, fully extended, exclusively on Global Player. Download it from the App Store, or head to globalplayer.com.

You can get in touch with Dan Schreiber on Twitter and Instagram (@Schreiberland). In his bio, you'll find the link to our Discord channel - a global community of likeminded weirdos!

The Rough Corner: Baffled Doctors, Inconvenient Ley Lines, and the Ghost’s Chauffeur Jul 03, 2023

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Dan is joined once again by Bexy Cameron to discuss (more) bedroom portals, tales of terrifying sleep paralysis, and the synchronicities that listeners of the Weirdo pod are starting to experience.

The Rough Corner needs YOU! Get in touch with your unexplainable experiences, odd theories and your thoughts on the topics covered in the main episodes.

#9 Luck, Levitation and Lasso: Nick Mohammed and the Great Richmond Coincidence Jun 28, 2023

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"If I'm driving and I see a magpie... I have to cross my eyes and touch my forehead"

Nick Mohammed is a double Emmy-nominated actor, perhaps best known as Nathan Shelley in Ted Lasso, and as his character Mr. Swallow, which he has portrayed across both stage and television for over a decade.

Don’t forget you can watch these interviews, fully extended, exclusively on Global Player. Download it from the App Store, or head to globalplayer.com.

You can get in touch with Dan Schreiber on Twitter and Instagram (@Schreiberland). In his bio, you'll find the link to our Discord channel - a global community of likeminded weirdos!

The Rough Corner: Film Guy Ali Plumb and the Wonderful Weirdos of Hollywood Jun 26, 2023

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Film critic Ali Plumb swings by to talk Danny DeVito's feet, Nicholas Cage's pyramid tomb and how to make Indiana Jones cry. Plus, how experiencing Déjà Vu can make you a better interviewer.

The Rough Corner needs YOU! Get in touch with your unexplainable experiences, odd theories and your thoughts on the topics covered in the main episodes.

#8 Turning Heads on the 176 Bus: Irving Finkel & the World’s Oldest Ghost Jun 21, 2023

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"The belief that ghosts exist is a default position for humanity"

Dr Irving Finkel is Assistant Keeper of the Ancient Mesopotamian script, languages and cultures department at the British Museum. He has written numerous books, including The Ark Before Noah: Decoding the Story of the Flood and The First Ghosts.

Don’t forget you can watch these interviews, fully extended, exclusively on Global Player. Download it from the App Store, or head to globalplayer.com.

You can get in touch with Dan Schreiber on Twitter and Instagram (@Schreiberland). In his bio, you'll find the link to our Discord channel - a global community of likeminded weirdos!

The Rough Corner: Dog Telepathy, Wormholes & Bigfoot's Nest Jun 21, 2023

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Dan catches up with actor & comedian Eric Lampaert who is biking across all 50 US states, why the South Coast of England has a serious vortex issue and can we communicate telepathically with dogs, horses and snakes?

The Rough Corner needs YOU! Get in touch with your unexplainable experiences, odd theories and your thoughts on the topics covered in the main episodes.

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