ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
Book 2 and the weirdness continues on from Book 1: Death. Money. Incest. Rape. Lies. Secrets. A Ghost. 1970s. Hawaii. Hippies. Child Labor. Fake Aunt & Cousins. Jewish camp. Just a normal life of a white kid, raised by white parents in a white culture. It was normal to me, but only weird as I look back on it. You might find it funny, sad, shocking, strange, unbelievable or even relatable.
Hosts:
Update frequency:
every 8 days
Average audio length:
14 minutes
English
United States
14 episodes
since Oct. 10, 2025
episodic
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
Rape and death. A snake and a guinea pig. Fake aunt and cousins. Yes my dad is dead! But he was quite the character and life was a weird adventure with him as the head of the household--mom really wore the pants.
It's weirder than you think it is!
SEARCH PAST EPISODES
Search past episodes of Growing Up White...it's weird!.
PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
1968 - 1970 paradise! Surfing Waikiki and hippies rule. A ghost of an encounter. Brides of Blood. Hawaii 5-0. Diamond Head and slingshots. centipedes and banana tress.
It's weirder than you think it is!
Pease, love and...no I'm not gay! Nor was I trans, but people mistook me for a little girl. Raped by a close family friend.
It's weirder than you think it is!
Rock star Alice Cooper was my first concert--age 12. Catholic school and altar boys. Basketball champs. Wine bag and marijuana. Puking and an M-80. Puberty and Playboy girls. Masturbating and shooting a bird.
It's weirder than you think it is!
You guessed it, my mother was just as weird as your mother. They were all weird. Right? Oh and she's dead, too!
It's weirder than you think it is!
Cakes of the Stars! "Glendar" You had to be there. Appendectomy and sailors. My first heartbreak. Cakes Rock N' Roll. Fleetwood Mac, Iron Maiden, Foreigner, Lover boy, The Cars, Phil Collins, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Elton John...
It's weirder than you think it is!
In the beginning...there was me, this little white kid in a dysfunctional family...
It's weirder than you think it is!
Yep, same little white dude, and new book as an adult. It's getting weirder!
It's weirder than you think it is!
Yep, I lived in my car and then above a gay porno vidoebook store--it's even weirder! West Hollywood life!
It's weirder than you think it is!
Philly to LA! And it's even weirder now than the previous 28 years. Rock n' Roll, cocaine, homeless, gay porno video bookstore, etc.
It's weirder than you think it is!
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Glenn Darby, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
PODCAST SEARCH ENGINE
You can use our website to search 3,821,950 podcasts and 195,433,754 episodes by people, places, or topics.
I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious, and
I listen to podcasts.
‐ Albert "Llamacorn" Einstein
SEARCH PAST EPISODES
Search past episodes of Growing Up White...it's weird!.
PODCAST IS CLAIMED
This podcast page is claimed and managed by
@glenn419
EDIT
Thank you for helping to keep the podcast database up to date.
