Keep It Weird

Ho ho ho and a ha ha ha, Weirdos!  We hope you had a VERY Merry Christmas yesterday- but fear not!  The Yuletide season isn't over until you are visited by three ghosts! TW: foul language, death, aliens, wet bones etc Welcome to KEEP IT WEIRD, the podcast for all things strange and unusual, merry and bright, tender and mild and everything in between.  Everytime we get together we chat about something WEIRD and CHRISTMAS is no exception! This week the ghosts of Christmast past (Lauren Ogle) present (Laura Lareau) and future (Ashley Casseday) gather to tell each other spooky Christmas tales, try to solve some Christmas mysteries (aka Christ-eries) teach each other some crazy Christmas facts, prepare for the upcoming New Year, play yuletide games & teach billionaires some serious life lessons. Join us for our annual office Christmas party and bring that holly jolly with ya! We're going to learn about Lady Krampus, some YULE-F-Os, Santa's OG costume, the inspiration for his deer AND his wet, squishy bones and

The Future is Female, Weirdos! And here we are, bringing you THE FUTURE!! Well, stories from the past to hopefully inspire your future. TW: foul language, hoarding, kidnapping, violence Welcome to another episode of KEEP IT WEIRD!  The podcast for all things strange and unusual, girly & ghoulish, frightningly feminist, Double X Chromosomed & everything in between! Everytime we get together we chat about something WEIRD and this week we get to do that with one of our all time favorite recurring guests.  Your Weird Report cohost AMY HANSELMANN is here to rage against the man-chine with us! Oh yes it's LADIES NIGHT here on the weird cast and we're looking at some historical women who SHOULD be mega famous but instead are lucky to even be footnotes in our history books.  Why?  BECAUSE THE PATRIARCHY. Lauren starts us off with ANNIE JUMP CANNON - an American astronomer who catalogued over 350,000 stars and whose work was instrumental in the development of the stellar classification system that we still use

BOO, Weirdos!!  Did we scare you?  Not yet?  Well buckle up because this week we have another episode of REAL SCARY STORIES!! We're talking ghosts, we're talking aliens, we're talking INTERDIMENSIONAL BEINGS, imaginary friends, ghost animals, premonitions, alien abductions and even a little bit of the SHINE and all of these stories happened to REAL PEOPLE!! Some were sent in by you, our faithful, loyal, funny, beautiful, interesting, intelligent weirdos.  And others were found online (reddit) where we have the privelage of constantly making new friends. This episode has MUSIC AND SOUND EFFECTS and is best enjoyed through a set of headphones but don't worry! If that's not your bag we have a Music & Sound FX FREE episode on our Patreon at www.patreon.com/keepitweirdpodcast-- it's public, you don't have to donate to our show to listen! TW: foul language, death, public shootings, sleep paralysis, death by hanging No links this week but a HUGE shoutout to Brewability in Engelwood Colorado (brew-ability.com) VI

Well Hello, Weirdos!  Long time, no SEE!! Welcome to Keep It Weird, the podcast for all thing strange and unusual, stalker-ish and sleepy, spooky, scary and everything in between. We wanted to keep things EXTRA SCARY for another month because October was so crazy busy so welcome to SECOND OCTOBER!! October Part Two!  This week Lauren starts us off with a rare TRUE CRIME TIME and the story of the Kuykendall Family Phone Stalker! In 2007 someone was able to not only clone the phones of the Kuykendall family but also somehow WATCH THEM INSIDE THEIR HOUSE.  It's a case that remains unsolved to this day and boy oh boy do we hate that. Then Ashley takes us to a PARANORMAL PARADISE as we explore some real life haunts out of the legendary village of SLEEPY HOLLOW!!  It may not be haunted by a headless hessian soldier, but that doesn't mean the place isn't crawling with old 16th century ghouls!  Classic wailing women, the ghost of an American traitor, a witch of the wood and possibly even some new world FAE!  Check ou

Hail to the Cardinal, Hail to the White, Weirdos!!  Welcome to a very special Halloween episode-- It's our WEIRD CENTRALIA LIVE SHOW!! This month Lauren and Ashley had the pleasure of traveling to Centralia, IL to perform to a sold out audience at the Centralia Area Historical Society Museum!  We got to chat about ALL THINGS C-TOWN including, but not limited to: The Orphans, May Fete, the Thunderbird, Violin Anne, the 1947 Mine Disaster, Copple's Mansion, the Perrine House & Perrine's Orchard! We laugh, we cry, we SCREAM - this episode is a lot of things.  I HIGHLY recommend watching this ep on YOUTUBE (www.youtube.com/keepitweirdpodcast) as we also did have a slideshow presentation and you'll be able to see all the things the audience is reacting to: Old photos, newspaper clippings, even a couple videos! This was one of the most special weekends of our lives and that's all because of the people of Centralia.  Everyone who shared their stories with us, taught us about the town's history, invited us to the

Yaaaassss, Weirdos! Welcome to SPOOKY SEASON!!! You know what that means.  Pumpkins.  Horror movies. Ghouls.  Girls, gays & theys! This week is a very special episode where we are celebrating QUEER HORROR!!  Our special guest this week is an American author, playwright and theater director of (get this) HELLGATE HIGH Mr. Laramie Dean!!  We are exploring the horror genre all the way back to the gothic novels of the 1800's to the campy gore of the 80s and to our explicitly queer films today.  The LGBTQA+ community has always found representation in the horror genre - sometimes they had to hide their queerness, sometimes they got it WAY wrong but nevertheless their stories and films have inspired generations of us throughout the last century and a half and for that we are eternally grateful! So join us as we chat Mary Shelley, James Whale, John Waters, Interview with the Vampire, Chucky, and so much more. Follow us @keepitweirdcast Follow Laramie Dean @bylaramiedean and buy his books here: www.bylaramiedean.

Dust to Dust, Weirdos! Welcome back to KEEP IT WEIRD!! The podcast for all things strange, unusual, paranormal, supernatural, creepy, gross, scary, sticky and everything in between! Everytime we get together we chat about something WEIRD and this episode is no exception.  WE'RE BACK from a brief hiatus so dont mind us as we spend the first fifteen or so catching you up on life stuff but dont you worry we make our way to the strange quickly as Lauren brings us into a WHERE IN THE WORLD (is Keep It Weird Going?) and we travel (astrally) to NORWAY! Ålen, Norway to be exact in a 15 mile valley known as Hessdalen where for almost an entire century very strange lights have been appearing in the sky.  No matter the weather, regardless of day or night these lights show up in bright whites, yellows and reds - sometimes for over an hour!  Sometimes they streak through the sky, other times they sway slowly back and forth.  But what the h e double hockey sticks are they?!  UFOs?!  Plasma?  Ball lightning?  A natural phen

Shout!  Shout!  Let it all out, weirdos!!  TW: sound effects and music that may be disturbing to some listeners ((You can always find a sound effect/music free version of the scary stories episodes on our Patreon for free! www.patreon.com/keepitweirdpodcast)   Welcome to KEEP IT WEIRD, the podcast for all things strange and unusual, spooky and scary, creepy and crawly and everything in between!  Everytime we get together we talk about something WEIRD and this episode IS a little something special-- because it's time for SCARY STORIES!!    Lauren has three LISTENER STORIES sent in by YOU, our favorite people on the planet.  She's got a little something supernatural, a little something paranormal and a little something MURDEROUS for y'all this time around.   Ashley has a major PARANORMAL PARADISE full of scary experiences that people have had in EUREKA SPRINGS, ARKANSAS!! From the underground tunnel tours, the mystical natural springs, the supercharged limestone landscape and MULTIPLE haunted hotels-- th

Tweet tweet, weirdos!   This is a bird show now! Just kidding.  Kind of.  Welcome to Keep It Bird the podcast about all things feathered and beaked, squawking and flapping, and everything that has plumage that chirps or clucks!    Nah, we're still the podcast for all things strange and unusual and this week we are getting to the bottom of ALL THINGS PARANORMAL!! That's right-- we're answering every question we've ever asked on this show because it turns out the supernatural is as natural as can be.   Lauren starts us off by going DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE and exploring the nature of our very own star.  Not only did the sun create our planet but it provides our planet with energy, influences our climate and weather patterns, can mess with our technology and can even rewire our BRAINS!! AND DONT EVEN GET HER STARTED ON THE ROCKS!   Ashley swoops in (bird reference) with a WHERE IN THE WORLD as we travel to America's creepiest playground-- APPALACHIA!  The Appalachian Mountains are some of the oldest mountains on the

Hi Weirdos!   Welcome to another episode of KEEP IT WEIRD, the podcast for all things strange and unusual, creepy, kooky & all together spooky!  Everytime we get together we chat about something WEIRD and this week is no exception   It's been a LONG TIME, friends, but today we revisit an old classic: ASK A WEIRDO!  We take the time to answer all of YOUR questions submitted via our patreon and social media pages (this seems like a good time to tell you to join our patreon :))    We chat about religion & spirituality, cryptids, horror movies, snacks, psychics, tattoos, tarot, curses, unsolved murders and so much more.    Check out the list of questions below if you want a reference guide   FOLLOW US on social media @keepitweirdcast   JOIN OUR PATREON at www.patreon.com/keepitweirdpodcast where you will receive BONUS EPISODES every month, discounts on merch and FREE TAROT CARD READINGS!    SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/keepitweirdpodcast    Emily asks: (6:44) What is your favorite

Welcome to Doveland, weirdos!   TW: foul language, psychic phenomenon, government conspiracy, natural disasters, poltergeist violence   It's time for another episode of KEEP IT WEIRD!  The podcast for all things strange and unusual, suspicious and soulful, unsolved and unbelievable and everything in between!  Everytime we get together we chat about something WEIRD and this week we've got two very echoey segments for you.   Lauren starts us off with an UNSOLVED MYSTERY that we realized after we cut should probably have been a REAL OR HOAX but hey... the summer is hectic ok?  Lauren is teaching us about DOVELAND, WISCONSIN.  A town that... disappeared?  Never existed at all?  Was swallowed by the earth?  Was actually a secret government experiment that they're desperately trying to cover all trace of?  You tell us.   Then Ashley introduces the story of Canada's most famous poltergeist- a case known as THE GREAT AMHERST MYSTERY!  This story takes place between the years 1878 and 1880 where an 18 year old girl na

Hey Sports Fans! Welcome to KEEP IT WEIRD, the podcast for all things strange & unusual, ancient & archival, regal & rickety and everything in between!   TW: big bugs, mental illness, euthanasia, cancer, curses   Every week we get together to chat about something WEIRD and this week is very special because we're celebrating the birthday of one of the world's finest weirdos - - your host LAUREN!    We had a wild start to the episode where we were both ATTACKED by bugs (the bugs were in our room) but once we recovered from the drama we were able to dive into this week's topics.   Ashley starts us off with an ANCIENT ARTIFACTS (with Addie Rife!) where she teaches us all about the Iron Pillar of Dehli-- an ancient monument that is somewhere between 1600 and 2300 years old, made of solid iron, that still has not rusted TO THIS DAY!  And speaking of ancient artifacts and metal!  Last month, scientists at CERN accidentally discovered the secret to the Philosopher's Stone.  YOU HEARD ME!     Lauren t

We come in peace, weirdos!! But do THEY?!?!!   TW: aliens, psychosis & delusions, death by statue   Welcome to Keep It Weird, the podcast for all things strange and unusual, extra & extraterrestrial, wiry & wooley and everything in between.  Everytime we get together we chat about something WEIRD!!    This week is a wild one so hold onto your butts (cheeks and cigs)    Ashley starts us off with BREAKING NEWS out of Buga Colombia where a strange metallic orb was not only filmed zipping through the sky but also crash landed and was collected by witnesses in the area and turned into our buddy JAIME MAUSSAN and if this is not a hoax it's a BFDY (Big Freaking Deal, Yo)  According to the scientists studying the sphere- it is cold to the touch, it's WEIGHT FLUCTUATES & it's covered in inscriptions and you won't believe what AI has to say about the meaning behind them.   And speaking of AI we have a quick TERRIFYING TECHNOLOGY to counteract how pumped we were to be friends with ChatGPT last time aroun

H-h-h-hi W-w-w-weirdos.  Is it cold in here?  Or am I just CRYOGENICALLY FROZEN?!   TW: death, desecration of a corpse, near death experiences, suicidal ideation & mental health struggles, mention of Hitler, murder trial chat, real gross body stuff   Welcome to another episode of KEEP IT WEIRD, the podcast for all things strange and unusual, frigid and freaky, pleasant and possessed and everything in between!   Everytime we get together we talk about something WEIRD and this week is bursting at the seams with strangeness.   First we tackle some "old business" and check in with each other on the KAREN READ RETRIAL-- boy is that getting juicier and juicer by the day-- and Lauren shares a recent strange experience she had with a stick of eyeliner.   Lauren kicks off the main event with A THOUGHT she had about time.  Are there different times of the year, months-weeks-days, that harbor darkness? Why does it pour when it rains?  Why is April the most cursed month in recent human history?  Why do wars begin in

Do the Dew, weirdos!   Welcome to another episode of KEEP IT WEIRD, the podcast for all things strange and unusual, mysterious and maddening, freaky and "freakay" and everything in between.     Everytime we get together we chat about something WEIRD and this week is DOLPHIN FREE!!    The gals start off with some current events as they discuss HBO's "Hollywood Demons" series and share their opinions on the Blue Origin all female space flight that took place earlier this month.  Spoiler: We're not impressed.   Then Ashley takes us into some CONSPIRACY THEORIES involving our favorite alphabet overlords-- the NSA and the CIA.  First on the chopping block is the NSA and their involvement with 33 Thomas St NYC New York-- supposedly just a simple AT&T building until Edward Snowden leaked highly classified information back in 2014.  After some pretty simple math it was discovered that that enormous spooky building was actually the largest NSA surveillance building on United States soil.  Codename: TITANPOINTE.   

TW: foul language and real tears   Are you eating a well balanced regular human diet, weirdos?   Welcome to KEEP IT WEIRD, the podcast for all things strange and unusual, hair-raising and blood-curdling, riveting and READY To RUMMBLEEE and everything in between.    Each episode we get together to chat about something WEIRD and this episode is no exception.    Today Lauren is asking is it REAL OR HOAX as we look into the medieval legend of the Green Children of Woolpit.  Legend has it that two strangely dressed children speaking an unknown language wandered into the village of Woolpit wayyyy back in the 12th century and not only were they out of place but they were also GREEN!  That's right.  Green.  WTF?   Then Ashley takes us into a new segment called SUPER SYNCHRONICITIES where we will be chronicling the strange entanglements and meaningful coincidences in our lives and surrounding our show.  This first foray is all about THE TELEPATHY TAPES - a podcast produced and hosted by Ky Dickens exploring the idea o

TW: drug use (the fun kind) murder (the not fun kind) self castration (yikes spikes) sexual assault (theres a happy ending) mention of suicide (sorry) and laughter at really inappropriate times (not sorry)   Happy Birthday, Weirdos!!    Technically it's only Ashley's birthday and TECHNICALLY technically her birthday was a week ago but her birthday is your birthday is OUR birthday so lets P A R T Y!   Once a year we record an episode after imbibing in THC gummies and share mind blowing stories and facts with each other.  Are these episodes fun?  Yes.  Are they chaotic?  YesX2.   This special brownie, er, episode is full of strangeness including but not limited to - The latest Ghost Adventures drama, what the International Space Station smells like, the DNA we share with Bananas, the brain that exists in our guts, Carrie Fisher standing up for women everywhere, a Peanut Butter Jelly Bad Time, aliens in our oceans (yes, again) and an American hero that cut off his own testicles.   ALSO, this episode contains th

Don't Panic, Weirdos!   TW: photos of mummified remains, death, possible murder & torture, stillbirth, depression, animal abuse   Welcome to another episode of KEEP IT WEIRD the podcast for all things strange & unusual, beautiful & batty, creepy & cringe and everything in between!   Everytime we get together we chat about something WEIRD and this week we've got quite the adventure for you.     Lauren is going to start us off with an UNSOLVED MYSTERY straight out of the BOG.  From as far back as the 17th century we have been discovering strangely preserved BODIES in the bogs of Europe, some of which date all the way back to 8000 BC, and no one knows why they are there.  The unique physical and biochemical composition of the peat bogs have kept some of these bodies preserved to the point that they still have hair, internal organs and even FOOD (and drugs) in their stomachs.   Was this a popular dumping ground for murderers?  Was it a holy place used for ritual sacrifice?  Did these folks just wa

Take Us To Your Leader, Weirdos! Actually... on second thought... pass lol. TW: missing people, suicide, government conspiracies, anti-vax propaganda Welcome to episode 2 of Season 9 and this week we have a VERY special guest! Her name is Justine Binx, she's been a listener of our show for YEARS, she quickly became a friend of the pod AND she's so dang good at Halloween she won a guest spot on our show! And what an amazing guest she was as she joined us to have a long chat about ALIENS!! At least once a year we try to dedicate an episode to our little grey friends in the sky and try to answer some of our most burning questions:  What are they?  Extraterrestrials? Interdimensional beings? Ultra-terrestrials? Our own government? Why are they here? Are they harvesting our organs? Studying us like an endangered species? Hoping to bring us into a higher consciousness? Do they want to save us or enslave us? And where do they come from? Most people assume its outer space, but maybe it's inner space? Another dimensio

TW: Faith, references to hell, references to murder, sexism Welcome to HELL weirdos! And welcome back to KEEP IT WEIRD-- the podcast about all things strange and unusual, haunted and hellbound, paranormal and posiTIVELY creepy, and everything in between.   And this is SEASON NINE of our show!! Wow. Another year of weird and the best part is we get to spend it with you!   This episode starts with Lauren sharing some interesting facts about VALENTINE'S DAY- easily the worst of our holidays.   Then Ashley takes us into WHAT IF GOD WAS ONE OF US where we research the origins of H E Double Hockeysticks and find out, whoopsie daisy, it's not even IN THE BIBLE. So where did the idea of eternal suffering in a realm of flames even come from?   And Lauren finishes us off with a BIT O' BIOLOGY as we look at the incredible biological discoveries that 2024 brought us. From fingerprint technology (thanks jellyfish!) to natural fiberoptics (thanks heart cockles!) and even to new potential new plant medicine (thanks monkeys!