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The Weirding Hour
The Coven Media
60 episodes
6 days ago
Three friends with a penchant for horror come together to learn about the weird and the wonderful, and everything in between (sometimes even things far out beyond). Join our coven and hang out with us sharing tales of the strange and unusual! Get in touch: weirdinghour@gmail.com Stay in touch: Instagram & Youtube @weirdinghour #jointhecoven #spreadtheweird
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Three friends with a penchant for horror come together to learn about the weird and the wonderful, and everything in between (sometimes even things far out beyond). Join our coven and hang out with us sharing tales of the strange and unusual! Get in touch: weirdinghour@gmail.com Stay in touch: Instagram & Youtube @weirdinghour #jointhecoven #spreadtheweird
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The Weirding Hour
58 - Cults part 2: electric boogaloo

Yes we're repeating another topic! Yes that's your sign to contact us with new ones! But for now, again we're talking about cults!

Follow us for updates wherever you’re listening or on Instagram @weirdinghour

To suggest topics or just get in touch: email weirdinghour@gmail.com

#JoinTheCoven #SpreadTheWeird

 


Sources:

Bothwell:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palo_(religion)

https://pavementpieces.com/traditions-of-palo-mayombe/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0379073814005349

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Mark_Kilroy

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolfo_Constanzo

https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/weird/constanzo/2.html

https://www.wattpad.com/amp/1062642240

Mimi:

https://murderpedia.org/male.T/t/theriault-roch.htm

https://www.propensitypod.com/episodes/ant-hill-kids


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2 months ago
1 hour 20 minutes 17 seconds

The Weirding Hour
57 - Forests

We're baaaack! With a supermega fresh new topic we definitely haven't already done before...


Follow us for updates wherever you’re listening or on Instagram @weirdinghour

To suggest topics or just get in touch: email weirdinghour@gmail.com

Spread the weird~

 


Sources:

Bothwell:

https://www.japanpowered.com/japanese-horror/japans-ghosts-the-yurei

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Complete_Manual_of_Suicide

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/article/aokigahara-jukai-suicide-forest

https://travelnoire.com/suicide-forest

https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/legend-behind-japans-suicide-forest/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_in_Japan#:~:text=In%20Japan%2C%20suicide%20(%E8%87%AA%E6%AE%BA%2C,unavailable%20due%20to%20technical%20issues.

Nina:









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3 months ago
1 hour 3 minutes 31 seconds

The Weirding Hour
56 - Food

This week we're talking about food - how could food possibly be weird you say? Listen to find out! Craft of the week is collage. (PS. soz for the borking)


See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour

Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made!

To suggest topics or crafts: email weirdinghour@gmail.com

Spread the weird~



Sources:

Bothwell:

http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1967235_1967238_1967227,00.html

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hot-dogs-choking-hazard-kids_l_610874fbe4b0497e67026cd9/amp

Mimi:

https://www.cracked.com/article_25092_7-special-fx-that-were-made-out-food-and-super-gross.html

https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/cinema-sound-secrets-foley-artist/

Nina:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarrare

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYHDj2sB-rc&list=PLqHu1T-JTPFvKXXeitiIKZnNtUEuVB90e&index=11

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3 years ago
1 hour 17 minutes 58 seconds

The Weirding Hour
55 - Cannibalism

Expect some dark stuff this week as we talk about people eatin' people while crafting out of wax.


See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour

Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made!

To suggest topics or crafts: email weirdinghour@gmail.com

Spread the weird~



Sources:

Mimi:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/franklins-doomed-arctic-expedition-ended-gruesome-cannibalism-180956054/

https://www.livescience.com/51614-doomed-franklin-expedition-cannibalism.html

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/03/20/magazine/franklin-expedition.html

Rhea:

https://history.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/0233.pdf

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/utter-van-ornum-massacre-idaho/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utter_Party_Massacre

Nina:

https://www.celebheightwiki.com/big-lurch-height

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/asx0k6/the_cannibal_rapper_did_rapper_big_lurch_kill_his/

https://www.talktofrank.com/drug/pcp?a=PCP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMx8DONQ7Ac

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYV1glRiU5Q&t=36s

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Lurch

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3 years ago
58 minutes 54 seconds

The Weirding Hour
54 - Medical Practices

This week we get into weird medical practices and we make finger paintings! You know how much we love a topic-related craft…


See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour

Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made!

To suggest crafts or topics: email weirdinghour@gmail.com

Spread the weird~



Sources:

Bothwell:

https://healthcareglobal.com/hospitals/6-medieval-medical-practices-you-wont-believe-doctors-are-still-using-today

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insects_in_medicine

Rhea:

https://tensunits.com/blogs/blog/a-brief-history-of-electrotherapy-its-uses-for-pain-relief

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/618642/strange-medical-treatments-from-history

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/services/physiotherapy/community/treatments-available/electrotherapy/

https://neuroscientificallychallenged.com/posts/first-use-electroconvulsive-therapy

https://www.asa3.org/ASA/PSCF/1995/PSCF12-95Malony.html

Nina:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Liston#Liston's_most_famous_cases

https://www.travelerstoday.com/articles/4225/20130116/surgeon-left-16-items-in-body-german-man-with-prostate-cancer-medicine-wtf-medical-surgery-dirk-schroeder.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithopedion

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3 years ago
1 hour 11 minutes 46 seconds

The Weirding Hour
53 - Natural Phenomena

This week we talk about the weirdest natural phenomena we can find: black holes, crazy lakes and (somehow?!) the Mary Celeste! We also craft digital stuff, digitally.


See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour

Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made!

To suggest crafts or topics: email weirdinghour@gmail.com

Spread the weird~



Sources:

Mimi:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.space.com/amp/black-holes-are-scariest-objects-in-universe.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghettification

Bothwell:

Naughty Bothwell hasn't finished her homework - sauces tbc...

Rhea:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/this-alkaline-african-lake-turns-animals-into-stone-445359/

https://explorersweb.com/deadly-lake-natron/

https://www.smh.com.au/world/chopper-crew-survives-burning-lake-crash-20071211-gdrsi7.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Natron

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3 years ago
56 minutes 54 seconds

The Weirding Hour
52 - Take to the Skies

We got planes and money! We got parachutes and wingsuits! We got balloons and briefcases! But best of all, we got SOCKPUPPETS. Listen in to find out what the hell we're talking about in this week's episode as we take to the skies...


See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour

Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made!

To suggest crafts or topics: email weirdinghour@gmail.com

Spread the weird~



Sources:

Mimi:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/why-are-so-many-base-jumpers-dying

https://www.blincmagazine.com/forum/wiki_index.php?title=Fatality_Statistics

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/top-10-most-dangerous-sports-in-the-world.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Reichelt

Rhea:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._B._Cooper

https://www.britannica.com/biography/D-B-Cooper

Nina:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR2vCHYHwt8&list=PLqHu1T-JTPFvKXXeitiIKZnNtUEuVB90e&index=5&t=311s

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawnchair_Larry_flight

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3 years ago
1 hour 6 minutes 45 seconds

The Weirding Hour
51 - Mysteries (solved)

We're kicking off the New Year talking about things that used to be mysteries but are now solved! We also craft things out of tape. They're totally related.


See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour

Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made!

To suggest crafts or topics: email weirdinghour@gmail.com

Spread the weird~



Sources:

Mimi:

http://weekinweird.com/2011/09/26/green-man-true-pennsylvania-legend/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/85nck7/serious_whats_the_creepiestmost_interesting/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Robinson_(Green_Man)

https://web.archive.org/web/20170825060124/http://www.timesonline.com/charlie-no-face-the-life-and-the-legend/article_b87c3f73-9069-5d83-9a83-e8f7a02cc5db.html

Rhea:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Dutchman

https://www.boredpanda.com/famous-mysteries-scientifically-explained/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/151020-city-sky-china-mirage-fata-morgana-weather-atmosphere

Nina:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI5chSkHjwg&list=PLgRgJrlop--NeVaChxUN-tQa6wspht4zC

https://icantbelieveitsnonfiction.com/2020/10/20/greg-fleniken/

https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2013/05/true-crime-elegante-hotel-texas-murder

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3 years ago
53 minutes 3 seconds

The Weirding Hour
50 - Rock and/or Roll

It's our 50th episode! And do we have a treat for you... listen to find out :)

This week we talk about both the darker and the browner side of rock 'n' roll. Our craft is hella METAL!!! (...it's wire.)


See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour

Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made!

To suggest crafts or topics: email weirdinghour@gmail.com



Spread the weird~

Sources:

Bothwell:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Moon

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/keith-moons-10-wildest-pranks-13041/

https://www.musicradar.com/amp/news/the-who-keith-moon-5-crazy-moments

Mimi:

https://www.kexp.org/read/2020/10/30/dark-lords-rise-and-fall-1980s-heavy-metal/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-fight-to-save-america-from-satans-subliminal-rock-messages

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/mar/22/before-you-know-it-its-not-a-big-deal-to-kill-a-man-norwegian-black-metals-murderous-past

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayhem_(band)

Nina:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Matthews_Band_Chicago_River_incident#Aftermath

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOEiCL-90Bw&list=PLqHu1T-JTPFvKXXeitiIKZnNtUEuVB90e&index=9&t=388s

(no source for the material of the bridge, it was an educated guess)

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3 years ago
56 minutes

The Weirding Hour
49 - Seances

Tonight we invite you to join our séance... kidding, just listen to us talk about some notable ones involving Harry Houdini, a bucket load of ectoplasm and everybody's favourite demon - Pazuzu! If you feel like crafting along this week we're using pen.


See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour

Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made!

To suggest crafts or topics: email weirdinghour@gmail.com

Spread the weird~



Sources:

Mimi:

https://whisperingdark.wordpress.com/2017/10/11/zozo/

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ouija-board_b_1373589

http://zozotheouijaspirit.blogspot.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzv5h9QPNs8 https://allthatsinteresting.com/zozo-demon

Rhea:

https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/helen-duncan-scotland-witch-ectoplasm-spirits/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Duncan

https://www.ashmolean.org/spellbound

Nina:

https://listverse.com/2013/09/14/10-famous-seances/

https://www.magictricks.com/houdini-seance.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mina_Crandon#Scientific_American

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3 years ago
1 hour 4 minutes 15 seconds

The Weirding Hour
48 - Parasomnia

In this episode we talk about sleep talking, sleep paralysis and sleep... murder! Our craft is pen and, as always, we get a bit weird.


See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour

Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made!

To suggest crafts or topics: email weirdinghour@gmail.com

Spread the weird~



Sources:

Mimi:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homicidal_sleepwalking

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-superhuman-mind/201212/sleep-driving-and-sleep-killing

https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/907/index.do

Rhea:

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20160219-the-dark-tales-of-the-worlds-most-epic-sleep-talker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkHzdcejaac

Nina:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis

https://www.nosleeplessnights.com/sleep-paralysis-stories-intruder-demon-or-delusion/

https://www.buzzfeed.com/danieldalton/wake-up-wake-up-wake-up

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3 years ago
1 hour 5 minutes 7 seconds

The Weirding Hour
47 - Maritime Archaeology

Dive with us into this week's topic of maritime archaeology where we paint and somehow manage to chat about heart removal, death by lampreys and, most shocking of all, an actual shipwreck.

(We apologise for the slightly wonky sound on this episode - we're working on it!)


See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour

Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made!

To suggest crafts or topics: email weirdinghour@gmail.com

Spread the weird~



Sources:

Mimi:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/140116-maya-mexico-yucatan-cenote-bones-haunted-taboo-archaeology-science?loggedin=true

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_civilization#Human_sacrifice

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Cenote

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/15538/mayan-body-modifications

https://cvltnation.com/blood-water-ancient-mayan-body-modification/

https://core.tdar.org/document/397774/of-cenotes-and-serpents-modern-and-ancient-cave-ritual-at-mayapan-yucatan-mexico

https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/archaeologists-find-elongated-skulls-maya-underwater-cave-001228

Rhea:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9693019/Earl-Spencer-joins-expedition-divers-evidence-wreck-White-Ship.html

The Ship that sank a royal dynasty - History Extra Podcast

https://www.theoldie.co.uk/blog/the-900th-anniversary-of-the-worst-ever-royal-disaster

Nina:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Andrea_Doria

https://www.history.com/news/the-sinking-of-andrea-doria

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/05/19/the-mysterious-shipwreck-that-swallows-deep-sea-divers-who-try-to-find-it/

https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2017/08/02/the-lures-and-dangers-of-diving-to-the-andrea-doria/

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3 years ago
1 hour 21 minutes

The Weirding Hour
46 - Getting Away with Murder

This week we have another excellent listener-suggested topic; we're talking about getting away with murder! We are also collaging, because everyone knows those two go hand in hand.


See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour

Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made!

To suggest crafts or topics: email weirdinghour@gmail.com

Spread the weird~



Sources:

Mimi:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinterkaifeck_murders

https://filmdaily.co/obsessions/true-crime/hinterkaifeck-farm-murders/

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/502044/chilling-story-hinterkaifeck-killings-germanys-most-famous-unsolved-crime

https://www.ranker.com/list/hinterkaifeck-farm/cat-mcauliffe

Rhea:

https://www.biography.com/news/casey-anthony-muder-trial-timeline-facts

Imperfect Justice - Jeff Ashton

Nina:

Murder Mile podcast: how to get away with murder series

https://www.wise-geek.com/what-is-the-perfect-crime.htm

https://www.ranker.com/list/perfect-crimes/mike-rothschild

Much Wikipedia

Much Murderpedia

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3 years ago
1 hour 17 minutes 7 seconds

The Weirding Hour
45 - Animals with Jobs

We're back again and talking about animals with jobs while making some more origami, don't say we don't treat ya! This week is Mimi's debut episode so please get on social media and tell us all how much you miss Bothwell already...


See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour

Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made!

To suggest crafts or topics: email weirdinghour@gmail.com

Spread the weird~



Sources:

Mimi:

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/559031/signalman-jack-baboon-worked-railroad-south-africa

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_(baboon)#CITEREFConway_Morris2003

https://web.archive.org/web/20160125001616/http://www.earthfoot.org/lit_zone/signalmn.htm

http://www.knoxvilledailysun.com/news/2012/august/jack-the-signalman.html

https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/baboon-signalman-fact-or-fiction.193126/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chacma_baboon

https://afrinik.com/james-wide-jack-but-what-did-jack-the-baboon-do-with-his-money/

Rhea:

https://mensweardog.com/pages/about/

https://www.instagram.com/mensweardog/?hl=en

https://twitter.com/mensweardog

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2800587/menswear-dog-gets-paid-shiba-inu-talent-modeling-designer-clothing-pulls-15-000-month.html

Nina:

https://animals.howstuffworks.com/animal-facts/10-animals-with-better-jobs.htm

https://www.ranker.com/list/weird-animal-jobs/nathan-gibson

https://www.cracked.com/article_19439_7-mind-blowing-ways-jobs-are-being-outsourced-to-animals.html

https://www.britannica.com/list/working-like-a-dog-7-animals-with-jobs

https://www.ferret-world.com/felicia-the-littlest-particle-physicist/

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3 years ago
1 hour 7 minutes 33 seconds

The Weirding Hour
44 - Creepy Trees

We talk about trees - mythology, attempted murder and one malicious tree that wants to f**k you up!


See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour

Craft along with us! #weirdinghour to share what you made!

Suggest crafts and topics to weirdinghour@gmail.com

Spread the weird ~


Sources:

Rhea:

https://www.chch.ox.ac.uk/blog/shrine-st-frideswide

https://d.lib.rochester.edu/teams/text/reames-middle-english-legends-of-women-saints-legend-of-frideswide-introduction

https://www.zigzagging.net/legend-st-frideswide/


Nina:

https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/08/31/the-bizarre-story-of-a-man-who-tried-to-murder-a-600-year-old-tree/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_Oak_(Austin,_Texas) 

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/treaty-oak-2


Bothwell:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1127797/ 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchineel

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.sciencealert.com/do-not-stand-under-world-s-most-dangerous-tree-manchineel-tree/amp


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3 years ago
1 hour 1 minute 30 seconds

The Weirding Hour
43 - Survival

Suspenseful stories of survival to keep you on the edge of your seat - Tilly Tooters terrifying tale, Ada Blackjack's arctic adventure and a Thai juniors football team's survival against the odds!

See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour

Craft along with us! #weirdinghour to share what you made!

Suggest crafts and topics to weirdinghour@gmail.com

Spread the weird ~


Sources:

Nina:

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/broward/article233254831.html#storylink=cpy


Bothwell:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tham_Luang_cave_rescue%20%20https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-44791998%20

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/10/stanford-expert-explains-how-meditation-helped-the-thai-boys-survive.html


Rhea:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ada-blackjack-arctic-survivor 

https://oceanwide-expeditions.com/blog/ada-blackjack-forgotten-queen-of-arctic-expedition-survivors 

 https://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0106/p20s01-bogn.html, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilhjalmur_Stefansson


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3 years ago
1 hour 12 minutes 21 seconds

The Weirding Hour
42 - Haunted

Its spoopy season! This week we talk about haunted places and...things?


See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour

Craft along with us! #weirdinghour to share what you made!

Suggest crafts and topics to weirdinghour@gmail.com

Spread the weird ~


Sources:

Bothwell: 

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/the-strange-tale-of-londons-phantom-number-7-bus-that-ran-drivers-off-the-road-162404.html

https://www.spookyisles.com/the-ghost-bus-of-ladbroke-grove/


Rhea:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Blandy, http://www.berkshirehistory.com/bios/mblandy.html 

https://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/folklore/mary-blandys-execution-oxford/

https://www.oxfordcastleandprison.co.uk/about/news/ghosts-oxford-castle-chapter-two/


Nina:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_Mystery_House https://www.winchestermysteryhouse.com/sarahs-story/ 

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/winchester-mystery-house https://allthatsinteresting.com/winchester-mystery-house

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2018/01/30/winchester-house-helen-mirren-true-story/1076785001/ 

https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/winchester https://patch.com/california/milpitas/5-spooky-tales-famous-winchester-mystery-house 

https://www.countryliving.com/life/travel/a45210/winchester-mystery-house/

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3 years ago
1 hour 3 minutes 50 seconds

The Weirding Hour
41 - Self-care Secrets of the Ancients

This week we talk about anal guardians, snails on your face and corpses in your eyes! It’s ancient self-care! We can also absolutely 100% guarantee that Bothwell makes the most mind-blowing quilled snail you will ever see and that we are definitely not even a bit exaggerating in the slightest...


See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour

Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made!

To suggest crafts or topics: email weirdinghour@gmail.com

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Sources:

Bothwell:

https://capitalcounselor.com/beauty-industry-statistics/

https://uk.fashionnetwork.com/news/Global-k-beauty-market-to-be-worth-21-8-billion-by-2026,1155548.html

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmetics_in_Korea

Rhea:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/corpse-medicine

Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires by Richard Sugg

Nina:

https://www.ancient-egypt-online.com/ancient-egyptian-medicine.html

https://christineshahin.com/2017/06/27/ancient-egyptian-beauty-practices/ 

https://www.historyextra.com/period/prehistoric/7-facts-about-the-history-of-medicine/

https://www.marieclaire.com/beauty/news/a14366/beauty-makeup-secrets-ancient-egypt/

https://afrolegends.com/2018/07/09/african-ancient-medicine-the-kahun-gynecological-papyrus/

https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1061/cosmetics-perfume--hygiene-in-ancient-egypt/

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-static/digitalegypt/med/birthpapyrus.html

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3 years ago
56 minutes 29 seconds

The Weirding Hour
40 - Weird Words

This week we go a bit off-topic and a lot off-the-rails while chatting about the weird origins of turns of phrase and making stuff with charcoal.


See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour

Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made!

To suggest crafts or topics: email weirdinghour@gmail.com

Spread the weird~



Sources:

Bothwell:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mythical_origins_of_language

Rhea:

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/06/magazine/how-to-skin-a-cat.html

https://wordhistories.net/2017/05/09/no-room-to-swing-a-cat/

Nina:

https://www.grammarly.com/blog/14-expressions-with-crazy-origins-that-you-would-never-have-guessed/

https://www.stylist.co.uk/books/everyday-sayings-explained/124076

https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/bury-the-hatchet.html

https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/10-expressions-from-ancient-world.htm

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3 years ago
1 hour 3 minutes 22 seconds

The Weirding Hour
39 - Mysterious Disappearances

Someone’s getting angry again this week as we talk (debate) over mysterious disappearances while making miscellaneous crafts! Can you guess who it’ll be?


See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour

Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made!

To suggest crafts or topics: email weirdinghour@gmail.com



Spread the weird~

Sources:

Bothwell:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidnapping_of_Jayme_Closs

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jayme-closs-wisconsin-teen-who-escaped-captor-2019-doing-good-n1253938

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10603086/jayme-closs-kidnapper-too-guilty-rape/

Rhea:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/bennington-triangle

https://listverse.com/2019/03/12/10-creepy-mysteries-of-the-bennington-triangle/

Nina:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Bates_(physician)

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/516460/mysterious-disappearance-and-strange-reappearance-dr-william-horatio-bates

https://perfectsightwithoutglasses.com/

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3 years ago
1 hour 5 minutes 6 seconds

The Weirding Hour
Three friends with a penchant for horror come together to learn about the weird and the wonderful, and everything in between (sometimes even things far out beyond). Join our coven and hang out with us sharing tales of the strange and unusual! Get in touch: weirdinghour@gmail.com Stay in touch: Instagram & Youtube @weirdinghour #jointhecoven #spreadtheweird