What happens when a man is left disillusioned by both of the political powers in his life? Does he sit idle and wonder about who will help him? Maybe. Or… could he possibly become a very successful and extremely important double agent that also managed to grift Nazi Germany out of hundreds of thousands of dollars? Listen and find out. Email us at: …

Today Casey’s gonna talk about an Inuit baddie named Ada Blackjack and how she, and the expedition cat, survived a doomed expedition to an incredible island that belongs to the UK. No, Japan? Um, America? No, Russia. Definitely Russia. Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual Follow the pod on IG at: @strange…

You weren’t getting rid of us that easy. We had a busy couple of weeks and some surprise power outages that delayed the episode but we’re back with an episode to distract you for a little bit from the election stuff this week. Who doesn’t love a poltergeist? Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual Follow the…

Have you ever felt so fragile you might shatter like glass? Have you ever considered what you might think if you didn’t really know what glass was? Or even know that it COULD shatter into a million sharp shiny pieces? In an era that brought you heart attacks because you saw a weird duck, people were very susceptible to mania and anxieties. Some mig…

Sorry this is a week late guys. Between Casey getting sick and Roya struggling with her ears, we both had a hell of a week to say the least and the episode completely slipped our minds. But we’re back baby and here with a story from the Harry Price archives that we’re pretty sure inspired Good Omens… at least a little. Email us at: Strangeunusualpo…

We talk about pop culture and why we sometimes feel like we need to know what happens in a series even if we don’t care about that series at all. But, the real meat of the story is about Elenore Zugun, or The Poltergeist Girl. What would you do if you had the powers of Matilda? Caveats? You can’t control it and your village thinks you’re possessed …

The Real Life Nacho Libre. Sergio Gutiérrez Benítez is possibly more myth than man with a story that never gets told the same way twice,a t least when he’s the one that tells you. Clawing his way away from addiction to priesthood to becoming a luchador to supporting an orphanage to possibly telling the Catholic church where to stick it. Regardless …

Here we come with Part 2 of Harry Price and a less boring set of seances. Stella was just an average woman in London, starting a job, looking for a partner, and sometimes causing bright lights to manifest around her when she got scared. This episode follows her ups and downs in her early psychic mediumship that she really didn’t care about, which m…

What caused meat to rain down from the sky as if it was a metal song? What kind of meat was it? Why will men taste or smell disgusting things because others do? None of these questions are answered in this episode, but stick around as we speculate wildly about what it could have been. Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.co…

Well, not off to as big of a blast as originally anticipated. Injured legs, dancing handkerchiefs, homoeroticism(?), and a good pilsner make this seance almost bearable. Roya begins her coverage of Harry Price, the first Ghostbuster. Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual Follow the pod on IG at: @strange_u…

We have finally reached the conclusion of the Chad Daybell trial. We talk victim impact statements, sentencing and more wild speculation. Please be kind about Casey losing her voice toward the end, she was very eepy and this case was draining. Don’t worry though, you won’t have to wait long for the next mini series to start, this time, from Roya! E…

An episode chosen by the patreon that’s about demons just wouldn’t be an episode about demons if we didn’t dunk on Ed and Lorraine Warren. After the Conjuring House and Amityville, there was a case in Connecticut involving a family and a young boy who was reportedly possessed by several demons. One of those demons went rogue and helped a young man …

We’re getting there guys! We see the light at the end of the tunnel! This episode is an important one with lots of new information as Garth and Emma Daybell take the stand and are definitely… super not lying… Not at all. That would be wrong. Almost as wrong as killing your wife and two kids. Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: Pat…

Not quite the thrilling conclusion yet, but the penultimate episode of Casey’s coverage of the Chad Daybell Trial. This one definitely had a twist that Roya was not expecting and next week we get into what we’re all excited for: Chad’s kids on the stand. Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual Follow the pod…

We are family. I got all my sisters with me! Happy Pride! We are taking a break from the Chad Daybell case to bring something different to the table. Pick up your flags and tip your drag queens because we’re talking about two gay icons: Marsha P Johnson and The Stonewall Inn in honor of pride month! As promised here are some links to trans charitie…

Pushing forward through this fresh hell that is the Chad Daybell trial. We have ups and downs, funnies and sads. The storm arrives. It’s still gross, if anyone was wondering. We’re pushing through the muck, getting closer to the finish line. Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual Follow the pod on IG at: @s…

We’re back back back again with another episode of John Prior’s bullshit and again, we’re all left wondering how Judge Boyce is so damn patient. We get some tea, we get some laughs, we march forward toward the completion of our coverage of the trial and sweet sweet freedom for Casey. At least until Lori’s next trial… Email us at: Strangeunusualpodc…

When Isaiah Caravalho met Valerie, a beat cop who worked in the same precinct as his step father, she was everything he wanted. She was beautiful, had a career, and had a daughter who loved him. Oh… and some very intense jealousy issues. Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual Follow the pod on IG at: @stran…

Part four of Casey’s coverage of the Chad Daybell trial. Today we learn about all sorts of things and hear from all sorts of sassy people. We would also like to ask Judge Boyce not to hold us in contempt and wonder if you know that Garth brought Tammy a Quarter Pounder and fries. Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/str…

Part three of Casey’s coverage of the Chad Daybell trial. We’re keeping up pretty well and Casey turns this into almost a telenovela of sassy judges and courtroom daddies. We are still working through to the prosecution's witnesses and it’s been a lot. Again, we really suggest that you go back and refresh with the episodes covering Lori’s case for …

Part two of Casey’s coverage of the Chad Daybell trial. We may be a little behind, but Casey’s keeping us up to date and referencing back to the coverage of the case and Lori’s trial a year ago. So, if you like us and you’ve been interested in more about these cancerous humans, we love to have you! Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patre…

Remember back about a year ago? Almost exactly actually, Casey dove into the wild, terrible trial of Lori Vallow. Well, now Chad Daybell, her partner in the crimes (and a few more) is starting his trial and Casey is here with some details. If you want a refresher on Lori’s case you can check out Casey’s four part series starting in episode 153. Ema…

What’s the number one rule of Appalachia? Listen to this episode and you’ll find out. Casey and Roya go back to their roots in the mountain range known for strange occurrences and mysteries. Roya leads this episode though, talking about some of the lesser known cryptids, legends and general spooky shit from different areas of the range. If you want…

What do guano, rocks, and Ernest Hemingway all have in common? Let us introduce you to Lester Hemingway. Writer, explorer, adventurer, island owner? What even is an island? This is a pretty fun episode where Roya got boozed up early on so please come, and enjoy! Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual Follow…

In this episode, Roya covers Carol Christie, an extremely inspiring survivor and escapee from a polygamist cult in Canada. We go over how she got involved, how she was abused, how she recovered, and how she got revenge. Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual Follow the pod on IG at: @strange_unusual_podcast…

What’s the weirdest way someone could be tested to see if god is on their side? Dipping your hands in hot oil? Surviving a cobra bite? Perhaps by eating several raisins worth of bread and cheese and not choking? Casey covers all the variety of ways that people tried to test to see if god was on the side of those who were on trial for crimes. The ou…

Jeepers Creepers, Where’d You Get Those Peepers is something you’ll definitely be asking yourself after you look at a picture of Dennis DePue, a violent bully whose crime had a lasting effect in shaping the first scene of Jeepers Creepers. His whole family were made to be his victims, finally culminating in a very unfortunate morning with his ex-wi…

It was the dancing plague, blood and priests, only 15(18). This is not what Dancing Queen was about (probably), but there was a woman who started dancing and couldn’t stop and she caused a craze that hit the whole village. We talk about (historical) facts, possible legends, divine causes and actual theories. Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail…

Was her sentence justified? Help us decide. Today Roya is covering the patreon chosen subject ‘She Wants Revenge’ as we talk about Penny Jackson and how she might just be the most quotable killer we have covered on this podcast (though Casey and I quote Denny Rader a lot ‘Oh Anna, why did you not appear?’). Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.…

Did you know that Japan had their own version of the Red Sox? Well, they do, but their losing streak may be able to be blamed on… a fast food mascot? You’ll have to stick around and hear what Casey has to say! Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual Follow the pod on IG at: @strange_unusual_podcast Twitter: …

So, it was the runner up for the poll and Roya thought it would be fun to cover two episodes from the poll. In honor of Valentine’s day, we’re talking about Henri Landru, The Bluebeard of Gambais. He’s a real piece of work that will make you maybe be a little relieved to not be in a relationship, or maybe give you pause when a proposal seems too go…

Abolitionists. The Gold Rush. Racism. Black Excellence. Casey tells us about the incredible life led by Mary Ellen Pleasant, a Black female abolitionist who moved out to California in search of fortune. Fortune that she definitely found. She was pretty incredible and we hope that everyone walks away with a new baddie to respect. Email us at: Strang…

Did you grow up with a family that was very attached to your local weather people? Well, that was the case for a lot of people in the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre area of Pennsylvania in the 90s to 00s with Marisa Burke. She was the area’s It Girl news anchor whose romance with Mark Kandel took the whole viewing area by storm. But the romance wouldn’t las…

What do witches, Hitler and Aleister Crowley all have in common? Potentially one very particular ritual. Casey takes us back to World War II where a coven of witches gathered together to tell Hitler he couldn’t come. The crazy thing? It didn’t not work. But who actually did it? Did it even happen? You decide Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail…

Was it murder? Was there a ghost? What even is incest really? All that more explored in this strange ghost story, where Casey takes us back to England, 1792, where Dick on Cock Lane got his life all stirred up by the possibility of a ghost haunting his daughter. Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual Follow…

We know that you heard from Roya last, but this case was important so we wanted to interrupt our previously established episodes to get this in here while it’s super relevant. Earlier this year, an injustice was done in Florida (shocker) and there may be some time to help make a difference. If you would be so kind to take a few seconds to sign this…

Roya takes Casey and you all on a trip through a fairly cut and dry crime, but is it all it seems to be? The assailant, while not justified, was also made to be a victim his entire life. Abuse and cruelty compounded with hereditary mental health struggles seemed to leave a young man with no chance at avoiding violence. Also Roya was moving this epi…

Let us sell you a movie idea. It’s the 1950s, rural Kentucky, a hootenanny is happening when aliens attack. Well, good news, you don’t have to wait for the summer blockbuster, Casey is here to tell you all about the Sutton Family and how they fought off (?) an alien invasion (?) on their farm. Look up the pictures or the social media posts. You won…

Ever been interested in ancient Sumerian poetry? No? Well, this might not be the episode for you then. In this episode, Roya talks about a Sumerian myth, the Descent of Inanna. Who is Inanna? You might know her as Ishtar. Where is she descending from? The Great Above. Where is she descending to? The Great Below. Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@g…

Who, or what, is eating all the roadkill in Wisconsin? Is it vultures or other carrion birds? Nah, it’s almost certainly a werewolf, dog man from hell and/or space. Leaving us with a lot of room to speculate and make wild connections between gray clouds being the product of aliens because aliens are also gray, Casey tells us about The Beast of Bray…

Did you ever wonder how the potato became so big in Europe? No? Well, too bad, you’re gonna learn today. Roya takes the pod on a trip to yester-century as we talk about how the potato got to Europe, how it got so big in Germany and the king who was better at image rehab than any PR person in 2023, Frederick the Great. Email us at: Strangeunusualpod…

From goose shoes to cheese mayhem to cock on a stick, this episode has a little something for everyone. History! Water Fowl! Looney Tunes Antics! Dairy Products! Socialism! What more could you want? Casey takes us on a trip to 1766 with some history of things leading up an incredible cheese riot. Are there cheese thrown like frisbees? Listen to fin…

The case that’s taken TikTok by storm, Roya covers the twists and turns of the love… line(?) between Dave Kroupa, Cari Farver and Liz Golyar. Some sus antics, a finger print on a mint tin and a solid tech based bust with some actual good detective work for once! Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual Follow…

Do you want to listen to a podcast episode where Roya learns about her Persian history from an unexpected source, Casey! She’s on nightshift again folks which means she’s feral! But it’s just starting so she’s at least coherent still. Does she describe a historical king as ‘very slay’ yes. Yes she does. Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com …

Finally, Roya has a chance to explore about an hour of science as we talk about the Voynich Manuscript, a mysterious book that no one knows anything about. Parts don’t make sense. Is it aliens? A medieval fraud? The first copy of Cosmo? We don’t really know, but it certainly interested Roya. Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: Pat…

Wow, this one is a wild one. It might make you queasy, it might make you feel bad for the person, it will definitely leave you confused by the end of it. Today, Casey talks about Tarrare, who is quite a tragic character of French history that is often not talked about… Maybe for good reason… Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: Pat…

It wouldn’t be an episode if Roya didn’t do an impression of a Sour Patch Kid, but instead, first it’s funny then it’s sad. Another super recent case, this one about a serial infant killer, but is there more than meets the eye here? Get your tinfoil hat out, but only the small size because we’re not talking about aliens or anything (this time). Als…

Ever wonder what it would be like if Jello-O rained down from the sky and started suddenly making people sick? Whose fault is it? We don’t know, but rest assured, we have speculations so make sure you stick around to the end and let us know what YOU think caused the blobs! Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunu…

What are your thoughts on reincarnation? Well, today, Roya’s going to talk about one of the cases that is touted as having the most potential to be a true case of it. The Pollock Twins have a lot in common with their sisters. Maybe too much to be a coincidence. Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual Follow …

Have you ever wondered what happened when you took a failed football playing college drop out and a crematory named Coastal (that is not on a coast btw)? The answer will probably not surprise you, because nothing good happens. Casey takes us on a wild roller coaster of a case that was voted on by Patreon. If you too would like to influence episode …