House of Weird

About House of Weird

Get your weekly fix of the bizarre as Andrew and Simon discuss user submitted paranormal encounters and the week’s weird news. Bigfoots? We’ve got em. Ghosts? You bet! Aliens? Count on it! Subscribe today!

Publisher

Andrew Carey and Simon Gamack

Category

comedy · society & culture · true crime

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

21 Aug 2022

Latest episode

19 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

39 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Apr 2026

   The Dancing Plague of 1518: When Europe Danced Itself to Death

   This week we head back to Strasbourg, 1518, where something genuinely unexplainable happened: people started dancing… and didn’t stop. No music. No festival. No obvious cause. Just one woman stepping into the street and dancing uncontrollably — and then dozens more joining her. Then hundreds. For days. For weeks. People collapsing from exhaustion, dehydration, and in some cases, dying mid-dance. It sounds like a story that should be exaggerated over time, but this one is backed by historical records, medical notes, and accounts that all agree on one thing: this actually happened. Naturally, we dig into what could possibly cause something like this: – Mass hysteria and psychological contagion – Ergot poisoning and hallucinogenic grain – Religious mania, curses, and divine punishment – Authorities making it worse by encouraging more dancing – And the deeply unsettling idea that people completely lost control of their own bodies Somewhere in there we also question whether dancing yourself to death is technically cardio, and whether modern society is any less weird — just better at hiding it. There’s also a completely unnecessary but very enthusiastic tangent about an e-bike that somehow sneaks its way into a 16th-century medical mystery. It makes sense at the time. It won’t make sense later. If you like historical mysteries, mass hysteria, unexplained phenomena, medieval chaos, and stories that sound made up but absolutely aren’t, this one’s for you. ⸻ 🎙️ Get in Touch Email: houseofweirdpod@gmail.com Instagram: @houseofweirdpod Facebook: House of Weird Podcast Twitter/X: @houseofweirdpod Website: www.houseofweirdpodcast.com ⸻ 🎵 Credits Main theme: “Halloween Fun Spooky” – soundfruit / Audio Jungle News theme: “Breaking News” – BRidgeMusic / Pond5 Ambient music: “No Way Out” – Rene Gijzemijter / Pond5

2. 

   22 Mar 2026

   Paul McCartney Died in 1966 — And The Beatles Tried to Tell Us

   This week we go deep into one of the most famous and unsettling conspiracy theories of all time: Paul McCartney is dead — and has been since 1966. According to the theory, at the height of Beatlemania, Paul McCartney died in a car crash after leaving a recording session. The band — and those around them — made a decision that would shape music history forever: they replaced him. A double. Surgically altered. Trained. Inserted back into the band before the world could notice. And then they started leaving clues. Not obvious ones. Not confessions. But layered, cryptic signals hidden across albums, lyrics, and imagery — messages that suggest something happened, and that the truth has been sitting in plain sight ever since. We follow the full theory from the alleged 1966 accident through to the explosion of the rumour in 1969, when radio stations began analysing Beatles songs live on air and listeners started hearing things they couldn’t unhear. Along the way, we dig into: – The supposed car crash and disappearance of the real Paul McCartney – The rise of “Billy Shears” and the idea of a replacement Beatle – Hidden messages in songs like Revolution 9, I’m So Tired, and Strawberry Fields Forever – The symbolism of album covers like Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and Abbey Road – Backwards audio clues including “turn me on, dead man” – And the theory that the band themselves were leaving a trail This isn’t a story about proof. It’s a story about patterns, perception, and what happens when millions of people start looking at the same thing and seeing something just slightly off. Also, yes — we play some of the audio clues, and once you hear them… you can’t really unhear them. If you’re into Beatles conspiracy theories, hidden messages in music, classic urban legends, psychological pattern recognition, and the idea that one of the most famous people in the world might not be who we think he is, this one’s for you. ⸻ 🎙️ Get in Touch Email: houseofweirdpod@gmail.com Instagram: @houseofweirdpod Facebook: House of Weird Podcast Twitter/X: @houseofweirdpod Website: www.houseofweirdpodcast.com ⸻ 🎵 Credits Main theme: “Halloween Fun Spooky” – soundfruit / Audio Jungle News theme: “Breaking News” – BRidgeMusic / Pond5 Ambient music: “No Way Out” – Rene Gijzemijter / Pond5

3. 

   15 Feb 2026

   The Philadelphia Experiment Explained: Teleportation, Invisibility & WWII Military Conspiracy

   This week we investigate The Philadelphia Experiment, one of the most infamous WWII conspiracy theories involving the USS Eldridge, alleged electromagnetic invisibility testing, teleportation claims, and stories of sailors fused into steel during a secret U.S. Navy experiment. The legend says that in October 1943, the U.S. military attempted a radar invisibility experiment at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard using powerful electromagnetic fields. What supposedly followed was a green fog, a vanishing warship, spontaneous teleportation to Norfolk, Virginia, and horrific side effects including crew members embedded in the hull and men phasing in and out of reality. We break down the full conspiracy theory — including Einstein’s Unified Field Theory rumours, Project Rainbow, time travel extensions, and the later Montauk Project connections — before examining the real historical context of wartime degaussing experiments, electromagnetic field research, and the documented USS Eldridge service records. Was the Philadelphia Experiment a classified military disaster? A Cold War myth built on misunderstood naval technology? Or the foundation of modern UFO and government cover-up culture? We lean hard into the madness first — then dissect the facts. Also, fittingly, this episode experienced some minor technical interference during recording. We’re sure it’s unrelated to experimental 1940s electromagnetic fields. Probably. If you’re into military conspiracy theories, secret government experiments, time travel myths, WWII mysteries, suppressed physics, UFO lore, and the darker side of classified research, you’re in the right place. 🎙️ Get in Touch Email: houseofweirdpod@gmail.com Instagram: @houseofweirdpod Facebook: House of Weird Podcast Twitter/X: @houseofweirdpod Website: www.houseofweirdpodcast.com 🎵 Credits Main theme: “Halloween Fun Spooky” – soundfruit / Audio Jungle News theme: “Breaking News” – BRidgeMusic / Pond5 Ambient music: “No Way Out” – Rene Gijzemijter / Pond5

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Contact House of Weird

Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.