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  • There's No Place Like Home: Live from Centralia!

    There's No Place Like Home: Live from Centralia!
    2025/10/31

    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 town museum (Thank you Rick Dodson, Mike Middleton and Jessycka Nix Coleman!) FED us (thank you Simply Soul LLC!) rented us a place to stay (thank you Mallory Fisk!) lent us some audio visual equipment and bought tickets and came out to see our show. We were floored!

    This show was meant to be a CELEBRATION of Centralia and I do believe we accomplished our goal. I feel closer to my hometown than ever before... and maybe a little more creeped out by it.

    GO ORPHANS!!!!

    TRIGGER WARNING: Actually NO cursing-- unless you count "heck" so good for us! But we do talk about death, murder, suicide, slavery AND man-eating birds; so be aware.

    Get yourself a WEIRD CENTRALIA SHIRT by going to our merch store www.keepitweirdpodcast.com/merch - click on the button that says "Click here for Store" and go nuts! If you want the design on a tote bag, button, hoodie or iphone case just click on the shirt and scroll down and you'll find all the items that you can get the design printed on :)

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    2 時間 4 分
  • Welcome to CAMP FEAR: A Celebration of Queer Horror

    Welcome to CAMP FEAR: A Celebration of Queer Horror
    2025/10/10

    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.com

    Subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/keepitweirdpodcast

    Join our Patreon for Bonus Episodes and free tarot card readings at www.patreon.com/keepitweirdpodcast
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    1 時間 37 分
  • Ashes to Ashes

    Ashes to Ashes
    2025/09/19
    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 phenomenon we literally don't know about yet?! We break down the scientific discoveries that we DO know along with all the questions we still have about the HESSDALEN LIGHTS. Then Ashley takes a different look at the sky in an ITS THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT! Something is headed our way and its massive. 3i/Atlas is the third interstellar object (that we have ever observed) to pass through our solar system and it's en route as we speak! Most experts believe it's a comet, although some are more skeptical of it's behavior. But that's not why we're here-- we're here to talk about what some OTHER folks believe this object to be. Something called the BLUE STAR KACHINA aka SAQUASOHUH- an apocalyptic prophecy from North America's own Hopi Native Tribes. This bright blue star is said to come from far away and crash into our skies in the "Day of Purification" and is described as a "world engulfing cataclysm" that will end life as we know it for everyone who isn't truly Hopi. The only problem is that the legend didn't actually come from Hopi legends and it was written by a white man in the 60s. OOPS!! Ah well, we'll get em' next time boys. Lauren finishes off the show with a mini segment called TIK TOKS THAT BRING ME JOY where she introduces us to three different content creators that have helped her get through the last month or so we've been away. As usual check out some links below if you want to do some more reading on today's topics! Follow us on social media @keepitweirdcast Join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/keepitweirdpodcast Subscribe to our YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/keepitweirdpodcast Buy some merch www.keepitweirdpodcast.com/merch Flashing (Hessdalen) Lights (lights lights lights) https://naturphilosophie.co.uk/identifying-the-unidentified-the-hessdalen-light-phenomenon-norway/ https://www.michelegargiulo.com/blog/hessdalen-lights-mystery https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22229680-600-norse-ufos-what-are-the-glowing-orbs-of-hessdalen/ Hessdalen.org Goodbye Cruel World https://www.ketchum.house/post/blue-star-on-the-horizon-a-cosmic-invitation-to-a-new-world#:~:text=The%20convergence%20of%20Hopi%20prophecy,end%E2%80%94but%20the%20greatest%20beginning%3F https://docs.google.com/document/d/18ab5OC2YWTi_gLHGf9aGYP5zTOfuaCdRuAprQTKDEyc/edit?tab=t.0 https://www.bedlamfarm.com/2015/06/08/the-queen-of-the-blue-star-prophecy/ https://theskylive.com/articles/2025/07/3i-atlas-a-month-by-month-observing-guide
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  • A Tear for Fear

    A Tear for Fear
    2025/08/08
    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-- this place has a bit of strangeness for everyone. Strap on some headphones to get the full effect of these extra spooky tales and check out some links below if you want to learn more about Eureka Springs! FOLLOW US on social media @keepitweirdcast SUBSCRIBE to our channel www.youtube.com/keepitweirdpodcast JOIN OUR PATREON at www.patreon.com/keepitweirdpodcast for multiple bonus episodes every month, discounts on merch and free tarot card readings! GRAB SOME MERCH at www.keepitweirdpodcast.com/merch https://basinpark.com/blog/2018/10/23/mysteries-need-to-be-solved-at-1905-basin-park-hotel/ https://crescent-hotel.com/blog/bizarre-discovery/ https://www.historichotels.org/us/hotels-resorts/1886-crescent-hotel-and-spa/ghost-stories.php https://www.americasmosthauntedhotel.com/blog/category/crescent-ghost-stories/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ParanormalEncounters/comments/1fd5g3t/chased_by_a_ghost_at_the_crescent_hotel/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ParanormalEncounters/comments/17s51v0/crescent_hotel/ https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-stories/the-crescent-hotel-americas-most-haunted-hotel/ https://www.iloveureka.com/post/i-believe-it-to-be-true
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    1 時間 32 分
  • Sun Ghosts & Emotional Rocks

    Sun Ghosts & Emotional Rocks
    2025/07/25
    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 entire planet-- predating trees, dinosaurs and even BONES. It's no wonder it's full of ghosts, cryptids, witches and UFOs! We did a TON of research this week so CHECK THE LINKS BELOW if you want to do some more reading on today's topics. FOLLOW US on social media @keepitweirdcast SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel youtube.com/keepitweirdpodcast RATE US on iTunes and Spotify JOIN OUR PATREON at patreon.com/keepitweirdpodcast and you'll get BONUS EPISODES every month, discounts on merch and free tarot card readings! Also don't forget to check out the FULL DIVINATION EPISODE if you want to hear all of the tarot readings we did this month for our lovely listeners. FROM THE SUN TO SINBAD https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-59633-z https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-migrating-birds-use-quantum-effects-to-navigate/ https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/did-you-know-general-science/story-behind-21-grams https://www.cuyamungueinstitute.com/articles-and-news/rhythmic-sound-trance-states-and-the-brain/ https://www.biotonomy.com/post/how-electromagnetic-pollution-in-buildings-effect-our-wellbeing SPOOKY MOUNTAIN HIGH https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/649146/appalachian-mountains-facts https://www.thewanderingappalachian.com/post/legends-and-folklore-uncovering-appalachian-myths-and-mysteries https://gotmountainlife.com/6-mysterious-creatures/ https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2560/tsulkalu-the-slant-eyed-giant/#:~:text=Tsul'k%C4%83l%C3%BB'%2C%20The%20Slant%2DEyed%20Giant%20is%20a,and%20power%20could%20be%20felt. https://criticalcountry.medium.com/the-mysterious-brown-mountain-lights-fba405425dd3 https://allthatsinteresting.com/moon-eyed-people https://folklife.si.edu/magazine/appalachian-folk-magic https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5992&context=thesesdissertations https://columbusfreepress.com/article/ohio-against-universe-50th-anniversary-ufo-wave-during-halloween-1973 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascagoula_Abduction
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    1 時間 41 分
  • Red Hot Chili Pepper Jesus

    Red Hot Chili Pepper Jesus
    2025/07/11

    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 and least favorite sub-genre of horror?


    Heidi asks: (12:50)

    Where do we go when we die?

    Greg asks: (18:20)

    I know you are both ex-Christians… but If someone were to ask you what your spiritual beliefs are/what religion you are - how would you answer them?


    Wolfman Mac asks:(26:42)

    If you were both Cryptids what would you be?


    Mel asks: (31:00)

    Do you believe the unity theory of the paranormal?

    Brendan asks: (38:53)

    What is an element of the paranormal you previously thought was total bunk, but now 100% buy into and what made you switch sides?

    Lilo asks: (50:30)

    What tattoo should I get next? Something witchy.


    Jenny asks: (53:11)

    What is the wildest rumor you’ve ever heard about yourself?


    Joann asks: (01:02:10)

    What do you think about animal psychics?


    JG Asks:(01:05:59)

    Have you ever cast a curse on someone who pissed you tf off?


    Emily Asks: (01:10:12)

    Two unsolved cases: JonBenet and Madeline McCann— what happened?


    Jo Asks: (01:15:42)

    What is the weirdest snack/snack combo that you love?
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    1 時間 23 分
  • Going Full Esther

    Going Full Esther
    2025/06/27

    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 named Esther Cox and her family were tormented by an invisible force in their small cabin relentlessly for over a year. Objects moving on their own, loud booming knocks that shook the walls, objects going missing and then falling from the center of the ceiling, mysterious fires, a pesky corporeal trumpet, and even a few stabbings?! This case has HUNDREDS of witnesses and even converted a hardcore skeptic who lived with the family with the sole objective of proving them to be hoaxsters. Check out some LINKS BELOW if you're interested in reading up on the topics we discussed in this week's episode. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA @keepitweirdcast JOIN OUR PATREON at www.patreon.com/keepitweirdpodcast where you can donate $1, $5, $10 or even $50 to our show ONCE, or set up to donate monthly, and in return you'll receive BONUS EPISODES, discounts on merchandise, free tarot card and divination readings and opportunities to sponsor segments of our show! SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL www.youtube.com/keepitweirdpodcast so you can be the first to know when a new video is released. BUY OUR MERCH www.keepitweirdpodcast.com/merch THE PLACE THAT NEVER WAS https://usghostadventures.com/uncategorized/the-legend-of-doveland-wisconsin-the-vanishing-town/ https://www.historicmysteries.com/unexplained-mysteries/doveland/36068/ https://obscurban-legend.fandom.com/wiki/Doveland,_Wisconsin MS. ESTHER'S WILD RIDE https://www.ranker.com/list/mysterious-amherst-poltergeist/jodi-smith https://astonishinglegends.com/astonishing-legends/2022/10/9/the-great-amherst-mystery https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2021/10/28/the-great-amherst-mystery-1888/
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    1 時間 26 分
  • Butterfly Bones

    Butterfly Bones
    2025/06/06
    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 takes over for a JEEPERS CREEPERS where we dive into a very rare (and very scary) mental health disorder known as CLINICAL LYCANTHROPY aka real life werewolves. And were...frogs??? To wrap the show the girls pass some MIND BLOWING FACTS back and forth like the time that Mark Ruffalo had a psychic vision, how monkey's find medicinal marvels, the true inspiration for Bluey and more. Check the links below if you want to do some more in depth reading on today's topics. FOLLOW US on socials @keepitweirdcast JOIN OUR PATREON at www.patreon.com/keepitweirdpodcast - You'll get two extra episodes every month, discounts on merch, opportunities to sponsor an episode AND free tarot card readings! SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL at www.youtube.com/keepitweirdpodcast BUY OUR MERCH www.keepitweirdpodcast.com/merch UNRUSTABLE IRON https://www.britannica.com/topic/Iron-Pillar-of-Delhi https://www.good.is/mysterious-iron-pillar-hasnt-rusted-despite-being-out-in-the-open-for-over-1-600-years https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/things-to-do/udayagiri-caves-the-hidden-architectural-wonders-of-madhya-pradesh/articleshow/104626429.cms I LOVE GOOOOOOLD https://www.the-independent.com/news/science/large-hadron-collider-lead-gold-b2749928.html HOWLING AT THE MOON https://ijip.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/18.01.190.20241201.pdf https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/29073/8-historic-accounts-werewolves https://www.britannica.com/science/lycanthropy ReplyForward Add reaction
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