ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
An educational comedy podcast for the wonderfully weird.
Join Alex and Harlie every Monday as they dive headfirst into bizarre world events, odd historical twists, and stories you definitely didn’t cover in high school.
From the quirky to the downright baffling, each episode is packed with laughter, curiosity, and unexpected lessons about the human experience.
Expect strange tales, sharp wit, and a welcoming dose of community.
Because learning should be weirdly fun.
And remember, Should You Need Us, we’ll be here!
Update frequency:
weekly
Average audio length:
33 minutes
English
United States
23 episodes
since Oct. 9, 2025
episodic
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Extra! Extra! Listen all about it! This week Alex uncovers Washingtons first UFO sighting! The Maury Island Incident of 1947. It starts with a quiet day on Puget Sound and ends with falling white lava goo and the very first appearance of the infamous Men in Black.
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Happy Worm Moon from your favorite podcasters. After your pals discuss moonly matters, Harlie dives headfirst into the swamp. This week's topic is about big foots little cousin from Florida, the Skunk Ape. Who may or may not have Napoleon Complex. But what we do know is he's smelly, likes lima bean…
Yes, we are the problem. You can fact check us on that, because sometimes Alex genuinely can’t remember whether a story happened in real life or in a Simpsons episode. This week’s episode is chock‑full of scams, butt lifts, condom taxes, and a few questionable conversations about AI.
But the real…
Thanks for holding tight, listeners! After a week off, we’re back and immediately causing emotional damage by discussing the tragic, and frankly preventable death of Charlotte the Groundhog.
But the main event this week is the Bandit Who Wouldn’t Give Up: Elmer McCurdy. His life was chaotic enough…
This week Harlie surprises Alex with not one but two hot Alien destinations in Mexico. Why are they here? Are they here to protect us, dig for sparkly minerals, or maybe they just needed a beach day? Whatever it may be, these towns fully embrace their out--of-towners, or should I say their out-of-p…
This week, your favorite podcast pals dive into the eerie world of post‑mortem photography, the Victorian trend that turned death into a final family portrait.
Listeners, have you put thought into what you want to happen to your body when you die? How do you want to be memorialized? Will your a…
This week, Harlie tells us the story of a cryptid.....? Maybe an ape, or an alien, or possibly a kangaroo. Whatever it was, it bounced through the forests of Enfield, Illinois, leaving chaos, claw marks, and confused locals in its wake.
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Happy Episode 15! In this week's episode, Harlie uncovers the most dangerous spy of World War II. Virgina Hall, a woman whose legend is still hiding in the shadows. She was a one‑legged, no‑nonsense spy who outwitted Nazis. Expect danger, deception, STDs, and a wooden leg with more grit than half t…
In this episode, Alex steps into one of Seattle’s darkest chapters: the Wah Mee Massacre. This is the story of what was once an exclusive gambling club in the International District of downtown Seattle. But one night, the Wah Mee club became the site of one of the deadliest mass murders in Washingt…
In this episode, Harlie takes us on a walk down a Swedish New Year’s Eve tradition. The Year Walk, rooted in Scandinavian folklore. This centuries-old ritual, dates back to the 1600s and was believed to reveal omens of the year ahead. From ghostly visions in graveyards to strange signs along the pa…
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