Episodes

  • Weird Fix 19: Scottish Witch Trials Museum, A Comic Coincidence & Fake Pandas

    Weird Fix 19: Scottish Witch Trials Museum, A Comic Coincidence & Fake Pandas
    Sep 25 2024
    It’s Weird Fix time! In today’s mini episode, Chyaz discusses the new Witch Trials Museum that’s opened up in Scotland, looks into a fascinating comic strip coincidence from the 1950s and explains why the new pandas at a zoo in China aren’t quite what they seem… Become a Patreon subscriber! http://www.patreon.com/ThingsAreAboutToGetWeird Our Merch Store! https://thingsareabouttogetweird.teemill.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    14 mins
  • Episode 62: Christene & Nick Skubish

    Episode 62: Christene & Nick Skubish
    Sep 20 2024
    In one of the most compelling paranormal tales featured on the podcast to date, Chyaz explores the story of Christene and Nick Skubish. After the young mother and her three year old son set out on a road trip, they mysteriously vanished. When their car was found days later after an unusual 911 call, what police discovered was both terribly tragic and truly miraculous, not to mention incredibly strange… Mental health resources UK: https://www.mind.org.uk/ Mental health resources Global: https://checkpointorg.com/global/ Become a Patreon subscriber! http://www.patreon.com/ThingsAreAboutToGetWeird Our Merch Store! https://thingsareabouttogetweird.teemill.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    32 mins
  • Weird Fix 18: Pinnacle Man Identified, Ghostly Coincidence & “Say Prunes!”

    Weird Fix 18: Pinnacle Man Identified, Ghostly Coincidence & “Say Prunes!”
    Sep 11 2024
    In today’s mini episode, Chyaz covers a breaking news story relating to the previously unsolved mystery of the ‘Pinnacle Man’, shares one of the most fascinating listener ghost stories to date and explores an old-school photography fact involving prunes…welcome to Weird Fix! Mental health & addiction help resources UK: https://www.mind.org.uk/ Mental health & addiction help resources Global: https://checkpointorg.com/global/ Become a Patreon subscriber! http://www.patreon.com/ThingsAreAboutToGetWeird Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    14 mins
  • Episode 61: The Mothman

    Episode 61: The Mothman
    Sep 4 2024
    In 1966, newspapers in West Virginia began reporting a series of disturbing sightings. A huge, man-like figure with large wings and glowing red eyes had been spotted by residents of several communities, including the city of Point Pleasant. It would soon gain an official title, and the legend of the state’s very own cryptid was born. Several dark twists and turns followed into the next year, and to this day the question remains: what is the truth about The Mothman? Become a Patreon subscriber! http://www.patreon.com/ThingsAreAboutToGetWeird Our Merch Store! https://thingsareabouttogetweird.teemill.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 mins
  • Weird Fix 17: Tarot Reading Scam, 100 Year Old Postcard & A Coin Fact

    Weird Fix 17: Tarot Reading Scam, 100 Year Old Postcard & A Coin Fact
    Aug 21 2024
    In today’s Weird Fix, Chyaz explores the new tarot reading scam happening on social media, and how the mystics suffering because of it have responded – plus a heartwarming tale about a 100 year old postcard that turned up at its intended destination. To finish off, there’s a fascinating fact about the design of our British coins… Become a Patreon subscriber! http://www.patreon.com/ThingsAreAboutToGetWeird Our Merch Store! https://thingsareabouttogetweird.teemill.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    14 mins
  • Episode 60: The Disappearance of Agatha Christie

    Episode 60: The Disappearance of Agatha Christie
    Aug 16 2024
    Agatha Christie, the most famous female detective novelist of all time, is beloved by millions of crime fiction enthusiasts to this day. But for 11 days in 1926, her real life would end up mirroring her art – when Agatha mysteriously vanished, one of the biggest search efforts in UK history was organised to try and find her. What happened next was as strange as the plots she dedicated her life to writing… Mental health resources UK: https://www.mind.org.uk/ Mental health resources Global: https://checkpointorg.com/global/ Become a Patreon subscriber! http://www.patreon.com/ThingsAreAboutToGetWeird Our Merch Store! https://thingsareabouttogetweird.teemill.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 mins
  • Weird Fix 16: Fake Church Scam, Spooky Island For Sale & An Olympic Fact

    Weird Fix 16: Fake Church Scam, Spooky Island For Sale & An Olympic Fact
    Jul 31 2024
    Welcome to Weird Fix 16! In this mini episode, Chyaz discusses everything from the bizarre Ponzi scheme ‘The Church For The Healthy Self’, takes a closer look at the haunted island that’s just gone up for sale off the coast of Plymouth, and treats everyone to a fascinating fact about the 1992 Barcelona Olympics! Become a Patreon subscriber! http://www.patreon.com/ThingsAreAboutToGetWeird Our Merch Store! https://thingsareabouttogetweird.teemill.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    15 mins
  • Episode 59: Déjà Vu

    Episode 59: Déjà Vu
    Jul 24 2024
    The mysterious phenomenon of déjà vu is something that has baffled experts for decades. That strange sensation that you’ve lived through the present moment before is something many will be familiar with, but it’s still unclear as to why it happens. Does the answer lie in as-yet unexplored areas of psychology, or could there be a more ‘otherworldly’ explanation? Some of the research papers I noted: https://jmedicalcasereports.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1752-1947-8-414 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1467-8721.2008.00605.x https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12695735/ Mental health resources UK: https://www.mind.org.uk/ Mental health resources Global: https://checkpointorg.com/global/ Become a Patreon subscriber! http://www.patreon.com/ThingsAreAboutToGetWeird Our Merch Store! https://thingsareabouttogetweird.teemill.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 mins