Hi Weirdos,
Ashley here. Upon the recent passing of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain, I felt compelled to record an honest and open message about what it's like to deal with anxiety and depression and thoughts of suicide on a daily basis.
This is, hopefully, a message that will provide you with a sense of hope that you are not alone, that your feelings are valid, that your disease is real, and that depression doesn't define who you are as a person.
The number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-8255. It's free and they are available 24/7. They also have an online chat.
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SCREWNAIL! Eh, you'll get it eventually. Welcome to Keep It Weird, the podcast for all things STRANGE AND UNUSUAL!! This week Lauren and Ashley are joined once again by TYLER SCHUELKE for Part Two of our second installment of our CULTS series!
We're going to be talking about brainwashing again and this week Lauren is going to be telling us all about the "Organization" aka "the O." A political cult born and raised in Minneapolis in the 80's & 90's that is mysterious as hell, y'all and will have you shouting along with us "WHO IS THEO SMITH?!"
Ashley is going to be teaching us about political brainwashing and propaganda while using examples from our current Republican POTUS and the GOP. (We get a little riled up but we promise that we do our best to keep it educational and not emotional)
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Hi Weirdos! Welcome to the second installment of our CULTS series! (Check out Episode 17 if you want to hear us discuss what makes up a cult: the leaders, the followers, and what makes a cult different from a religion) Tyler Schuelke, our resident Cult Enthusiast is back with us and this time we're talking about BRAINWASHING.
We discuss the different techniques used to gain a following in a cult and even how those techniques are used in OTHER parts of life; be it relationships, advertising, and even politics.
This episode is actually part one of two, and we are using examples from the brand-spankin' new cult NXIVM (led by Keith Reniere and his protégé Allison Mack)
Welcome to our first HELTER SKELTER episode! We took topics sent in by YOU the listener and threw them all into a single episode and it surprisingly worked out well. By total accident, of course. (Helter Skelter, y'all)
This week Lauren and Ashley chat about Coincidences, Cannibals, and a Cryptid! Did JFK and Abe Lincoln live parallel lives? Did Edgar Allen Poe predict a shipwreck that ended in cannibalism? Why the hell would a person eat another person? Are people just that tasty? Meet a monster in Ireland who ALSO likes the taste of human flesh and just as a bonus-- because we love you-- stay tuned to the very end to hear some LISTENER GHOST STORIES (No one eats anyone... probably.)
Hidey-Ho Weirdos!
Welcome to part two of our TEXAS episode!! Last week we talked about monsters and cults-- this week were talking MURDERS AND GHOSTS. And boy oh boy is there a lot of both in Texas.
Ashley kicks us off with a brief history of the Texas Killing Fields and Lauren takes us on a tour of the most HAUNTED schools, hotels, and restaurants in Texas including the BONKERS halls of El Paso High. Seriously, you won't believe what goes on there.
Stand up comedian Justin Foster joins us again this week-- make sure you stay tuned after the episode again to hear a couple minutes of his debut album DANGERLESS which you can find on iTunes and Spotify and check out his podcast "Foster the Podcast" while you're at it!
Make sure you follow us on Instagram and Facebook to check out some pics from this week's episode!
Howdy Weirdos!
Welcome to another edition of HOMETOWN HAUNTS!! This time were heading south to the Lone Star state. Lauren and Ashley sit down with standup comedian and Texas native JUSTIN FOSTER to talk about the Monsters of Texas. Part rat, part kangaroo, part canine, & all vampire: Chupacabras are mostly seen in Mexico and South America, but did you know Texas has had several run-ins as well? Goat men, haunted lakes, and we even learn that not all monsters have scales and live under bridges: Texas had one infamous monster who resided in Waco.....
Make sure you stick around after the episode for a clip from Justin Foster's debut album "Dangerless" which you can find on iTunes and Spotify and check out Justin's podcast "Foster the Podcast" while you're there!
Hi Weirdos! Welcome to part two of our Obsession Sessions!! Last week we talked about the precursor to serial killers: STALKING. And the precursor to stalking? Obsession. And the precursor to obsession? I don't know, perfume? We didn't go that far back.
Join Ashley, Lauren, and Georges as we continue our discussion of obsessions while learning about the SCORECARD KILLER (he's the worst) and then we turn the lens on OURSELVES while we discover what it is that makes US obsessed with THEM. Why do people LOVE serial killers so much? What makes us obsessed with the macabre?
Tune in to find out!
Hi Weirdos! Welcome to our FIFTIETH EPISODE!! Yeah, I know it says 45 but it's wrong OK!? Joining us for this milestone is an old friend of the show GEORGES!! (Episode 8: Creature from the Georges Lagoon) Today is PART ONE of our Obsession Sessions "Urges & Artwork" and we are discussing Obsessive compulsions, stalkers, cults, and serial killers with a very specific fixation.
We try to understand the impulses and urges behind serial murders, pedophilia, and stalking while using lesser known murderers, the "Happy Face Killer" and even personal stories. I think it goes without saying, but just in case: WARNING: This episode contains disturbing material.
Stay tuned after the episode to hear the promo for the SCI FI DOUBLE FEATURE DRIVE IN podcast and join us next week for PART TWO!
The ghouls are back in town, the ghouls are back in town!
Welcome to another edition of LISTENER GHOST STORIES! In Listener Ghost stories we take YOUR stories, our lovely weirdos, and we share them with the world!
This week we are feeling the love-- many of the stories in this episode are sentimental and heartwarming-- but don't worry. They're still creepy as hell.
This week we encounter MORE BATHROOM GHOSTS (what is going ON in there?) multiple visits from family members, and demons in the closet, demons in the cellar, and even demons in your chest.
You guessed it-- this episode is BONKERS.
If YOU have a spooky, strange, unexplainable, creepy, gross, scary, or sticky story that you want to be featured on a future LGS episode-- email it to keepitweirder@gmail.com!
Music:
Mattia Cupelli (grandpa Joe story)
Velcome Veirdos!
I vant to tell you about Vampires! This week is PART TWO of our Vampires episode and Ashley, Lauren, and Billy are all back to chat about modern day vampires!! What do vampires do in the 21st century? Where do they go? What do they eat? Er... drink?
IRL vampies, roleplayers, vampire fanatics, bloodsucking pop culture, and we answer the extra tough questions like "If you could be any fictional vampire, what vampire world would you live in and why?"
Come count the v-word with us (ah ah ah) and be careful listening if the thought of blood (or drinking it) freaks you out!
Good Evening, Weirdos.
I vant to suck your blood from my fingers and toes, for I am the dreaded Yara-ma-yha-who! In this episode you'll learn all about VAMPIRES! Ashley, Lauren, and artist/vampire enthusiast Billy chat about vampires throughout history, vampires from all over the world, and even vampires who still may be living among us today.....
Learn a bout the origins of the vampire legend. Why do wooden stakes kill them? Why don't they have reflections? How do I outrun a vampire?
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*Artwork by Stephanie Weitekamp*
Yaaaaachts, weirdos! We are back for PART TWO of our HOLLYWEIRD episode! This week we are sharing some personal ghost stories from different experiences we've had in Hollywood-- some are even with FAMOUS ghosts! We explore some crazy poltergeist activity in Culver City, take a trip to the beautiful Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, we find out where Rasputin has been hiding, and even hear from Carrie Fisher!
Make sure to stay til the end to hear an original Tales from the Crypt inspired "Keep It Weird" poem written by our beautiful, talented guest BLAIR GORMAN! (SuperMansion, Robot Chicken) And follow us on Instagram & Twitter @keepitweirdcast and our Facebook page KEEP IT WEIRD!
WARNING: AT 1hr 15min INTO THE EPISODE THERE IS A VERY HIGH PITCHED RINGING SOUND EFFECT. IF YOU ARE PRONE TO DIZZINESS, TINNITUS, OR SOUND INDUCED SEIZURES, TURN THE VOLUME DOWN
Meh, see? Welcome to Tinseltown, see?
This week Ashley, Lauren, and the hilarious & talented Blair Gorman (SuperMansion, Robot Chicken)are taking a trip to stalk the stars in HOLLYWOOD!
We're taking you to the notoriously haunted studios, solving some Hollywood murders, and even sharing some extra spooky celebrity AND personal stories! Want to know what happens when everyone leaves Warner Brothers Studios for the night? What actually happened to Natalie Wood in 1981? Or maybe you just want to know which famous celebs have had sex with ghosts? You've come to the right place.
Join us for two hours of laughs and gasps as we talk about HOLLYWEIRD.
"How do you keep something secret-- you hide it in plain sight." -Dr. Steven M. Greer, Unacknowledged
Hi Weirdos! Are you alone? Is anyone watching you? Are you sure?
Welcome to our CONSPIRACY THEORY episode. This week we go off the deep end, and rightly so. Ashley, Lauren, and handsome Joe chat about celebrity murders, secret government facilities, coverups, assassinations, kidnappings, CIA plants in the media, modern day Nazis, giant blue horses with glowing eyes and more.
Believe it or not, this episode is full of FACTS. Facts that will keep you up at night. Facts that will make you question everything. Facts that will make you tape over the camera on your laptop and don a tin foil hat on your head.
Head over to our Patreon page for 10 minutes of EXTRA audio from this banana-town episode.
God Bless America
This episode is dedicated to Zack Frost of Centralia, IL who passed on February 8th, 2018. He was my go to guy for conspiracies and one of the most "woke" people I knew. RIP, Zack. Keep fighting the good fight.
Happy 2018 Weirdos!!
It's time for the most requested episode yet-- WITCHCRAFT. This week Lauren and Ashley sit down with Jennifer Maimone, owner and operator of the cutest eclectic store in South Pasadena, California "Dual Crossroads." She is a Christo-Pagan, a business owner, a dog lover, and an expert in all things witchy.
Ever wanted to know the science behind crystal healing or the meaning of pagan symbols? Want to learn about the true power behind spell-casting or the history of candle magick? Did you know that witch's wardrobes weren't just a fashion statement?
We dive into all of this and more as we eat pizza, drink wine, and conjure up a lot of laughs. (See what I did there?)