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Strange & Unusual

Roya Dariani and Casey Shelton

Two lifelong friends who are fascinated by the darker things in the world. Join us as we virtually travel the world to learn more about the myths, folklore, monsters and murder of a different country each episode.

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00:42:19

Ep 144 - I'll Take the Compliment Avocado Toast -...

Strange & Unusual ·

2023/03/01

We asked, our patreon answered, even though they didn’t know what we were asking for. We love a ride or die relationship. We decided to ask for random numbers that would be connected through an incredibly complex formula to find a season and episode of Forensic Files to cover. Our take on a book report. Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual Follow the pod on IG at: @strange_unusual_podcast Twitter: @_strangeunusual Facebook: The Strange and Unusual

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00:44:32

Ep 143 - That Goblin Standard - Rodney Alcala

Strange & Unusual ·

2023/02/22

This episode Roya covers Rodney Alcala, The Dating Game (show) Killer. In the episode we talk about Jenna Marbles, how hard it is to quantify grossness, and why Roman Polanski should never be allowed to win an award in the US along with the actual case details. It’s all… kind of relevant, we promise. Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual Follow the pod on IG at: @strange_unusual_podcast Twitter: @_strangeunusual Facebook: The Strange and Unusual

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01:09:08

Ep 142 - Japan was in it's Villain Era - The Lee Family

Strange & Unusual ·

2023/02/15

Starting off our crimes of the large and small screen episodes, Casey covers the Lee Family (curse? maybe). Unfortunate and untimely deaths? Definitely. The similarities are endless, uncanny and uncomfy as she talks about the death of Bruce Lee and his son Brandon Lee and draws parallels between their very early deaths. A bonus episode coming to Patreon where we speculate wildly on possible causes (conspiracy theories) on the deaths. Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patreon:

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00:40:56

Ep 141: AJ Offscreen: YEAH! - Branch Davidians Pt 2

Strange & Unusual ·

2023/02/01

Roya finishes off the Branch Davidians and the intense debate of government overreach or cult-like activity. We landed fairly squarely in oversight combined with fire based martyrdom and some bad leadership on all sides. However, the important thing to remember is the large number of likely innocent victims of David Koresh’s egotism. Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual Follow the pod on IG at: @strange_unusual_podcast Twitter: @_strangeunusual Facebook:

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00:51:09

Ep 140: White Dudes Doing White Dude Stuff - Branch...

Strange & Unusual ·

2023/01/18

This story has EVERYTHING: reincarnated biblical characters, child brides, sex bans, and necromancy duels. The beginning of the end for another cult as Casey dives into what led them to the edge before Roya covers the devastating plunge over it next week. Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual Follow the pod on IG at: @strange_unusual_podcast Twitter: @_strangeunusual Facebook: The Strange and Unusual Podcast 'Elevator' music: Private Hell Productions Theme

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00:58:35

Ep 139: A Scorpio, Enough Said - Arson 2

Strange & Unusual ·

2023/01/11

What happens when you take a creepy unhinged stalker with a hero complex and add in a desire to set things on fire? Thomas Sweatt. That’s what you get. He sucks. This is his story. Dun Dun. Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual Follow the pod on IG at: @strange_unusual_podcast Twitter: @_strangeunusual Facebook: The Strange and Unusual Podcast 'Elevator' music: Private Hell Productions Theme song: calamitycasey

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00:52:36

Ep 138 - We Hate a Pillar of the Community - Arson

Strange & Unusual ·

2023/01/05

Was it murder? Was it suicide? Was it extreme plastic surgery resulting in a Quasimodo-like man? The world may never know, but join us as we speculate wildly about Clarence Roberts and when slash how he actually died. Also, the end of the episode is pure chaos as we ramble about Costco Hotdogs and Frankenstein. Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual Follow the pod on IG at: @strange_unusual_podcast Twitter: @_strangeunusual Facebook: The Strange and Unusual

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00:58:13

Ep 137 - Your Grandma is a Hotdog - Cremation...

Strange & Unusual ·

2022/11/30

Our Patreons wanted it and now it’s your problem. In the poll on patreon at the beginning of the month, our lovely members voted on Cremation Catastrophe for Casey’s topic. So she is talking about the Tri-State Crematorium Scandal and we’re introducing a new bit and revisiting a classic while also welcoming a brand new sucker, I mean Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual Follow the pod on IG at: @strange_unusual_podcast Twitter: @_strangeunusual Facebook:

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00:39:12

Ep 136: How About Arson? - 15 Minutes of Fame

Strange & Unusual ·

2022/11/23

Another episode, another pair of absolute dick bags. Roya talks about the Bever Family Murders right out of her neck of the woods in Broken Arrow Oklahoma as well as the origins of the name for a crime committed for fame. Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual Follow the pod on IG at: @strange_unusual_podcast Twitter: @_strangeunusual Facebook: The Strange and Unusual Podcast 'Elevator' music: Private Hell Productions Theme song: rap2h

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00:54:42

Ep 135 - ...And Then They Went to a Hardee's - 15...

Strange & Unusual ·

2022/11/16

Did you all want a case that just keeps getting weirder and weirder? Ever wonder what your stance on finders keepers is? Well, do we have a case for you! In this episode, Casey goes over The Foot Guy of North Carolina, Shannon Whisnant. Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual Follow the pod on IG at: @strange_unusual_podcast Twitter: @_strangeunusual Facebook: The Strange and Unusual Podcast 'Elevator' music: Private Hell Productions Theme song: rap2h

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00:45:11

Ep 134: Naur - Inspirational Crimes

Strange & Unusual ·

2022/11/09

Following up on last week’s episode, Roya is covering Richard Chase, a killer who inspired Criminal Minds with a small bonus of Robert Ressler who helped create the BSU team at the FBI. It’s creepy. We laugh because it’s uncomfortable (but also because Roya can’t say ‘broke into the home’ you’ll find out when you get there). Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual Follow the pod on IG at: @strange_unusual_podcast Twitter: @_strangeunusual Facebook: The

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01:25:05

Ep 133 - Safety First, Fun Times Second - Crimes that...

Strange & Unusual ·

2022/11/02

If you've ever wanted to play a drinking game with one of our episodes, this one might be it. Take a shot every time Casey reminds you 'she was a child'. This episode is pretty oof with a side of gross as Casey talks about Sally Horner, the child who definitely did not inspire the novel Lolita. Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual Follow the pod on IG at: @strange_unusual_podcast Twitter: @_strangeunusual Facebook: The Strange and Unusual

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00:36:55

Ep 132: I Think You Need to Unpack That - Werewolves

Strange & Unusual ·

2022/10/26

Not the longest episode in the world, but Roya tried to find cases that weren’t super well known and also were about actual werewolf myths/legends instead of just ‘The Werewolf of Milwaukee’ or something. So please enjoy this episode covering the cow murdering debutante, Emmie Burt and the reigning champion of the ‘see what had happened was’ defense, Manuel Blanco Romasanta. Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual Follow the pod on IG at:

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00:59:28

Ep 131: A Bowel Instruction - Happy Endings Pt 2

Strange & Unusual ·

2022/10/19

Previously on The Strange and Unusual, deception, secret pasts, assault, and dirty scrubs. We continue our adventure on the roller coaster that was Debra Newell’s marriage to John Meehan. The twists! The turns! The absolute roasting we gave Arlane! We hope you all enjoyed it as much as Roya did having no idea about this case somehow. Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual Follow the pod on IG at: @strange_unusual_podcast Twitter: @_strangeunusual Facebook:

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00:50:19

Ep 130: GOWRL, What Are You Thinking?? - Happy...

Strange & Unusual ·

2022/10/12

Part 1 of… 2? Of 3? This is the first part of Casey’s… second… part to the topic Happy Endings. Join us while Casey spins an incredible tale of dirty scrubs, men who are the devil, and how maybe some people should take multiple failed marriages as a sign that maybe marriage just ain’t for them as Casey takes on the case of Debra Newell and her Doctor Nurse boyfriend John Meehan. Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual Follow the pod on IG at:

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00:38:36

Ep 129: The One Where We Talk A Lot About Game of...

Strange & Unusual ·

2022/10/05

While Roya was initially going to make this a cruel pun about crimes in massage parlors, a patreon member suggested a very interesting survivor story. To fill the episode out a little more, Roya found another! Hope you're not scared of planes by the end of this and if you're ever in a plane crash I hope you're as lucky as these two women, Juliane Koepcke and Vesna Vulović. Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual Follow the pod on IG at:

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00:52:25

Ep 128: Fat, Ragged and Saucy - Floods

Strange & Unusual ·

2022/09/28

Patreon voted on it and patreon got it... sorta. It was a tie so Roya had to step in and get involved in breaking the tie. So, please enjoy this episode about floods and how they can sometimes happen even when water's not involved. Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual Follow the pod on IG at: @strange_unusual_podcast Twitter: @_strangeunusual Facebook: The Strange and Unusual Podcast 'Elevator' music: Private Hell Productions Theme song: rap2h

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00:35:32

Ep 127: A Pesky World War - What We Wanna Talk About

Strange & Unusual ·

2022/09/21

What happened to Haydn's head? The first head? The second head? The third head? It’s a story of friendship and magic for everyone. Casey goes back to her roots of music as she explores the mystery (or lack thereof) of Haydn’s head. Do you know anyone that has a best friend’s head? Maybe you should get the authorities involved. Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual Follow the pod on IG at: @strange_unusual_podcast Twitter: @_strangeunusual Facebook: The

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00:35:50

Ep 126: A Scream Type Situation - What We Wanna Talk...

Strange & Unusual ·

2022/09/14

If there was an Academy Award for best twist in a podcast, Roya would be nominated. The show notes this time are going to be a little bare cause we don’t want to give it away, but if you know, you know! Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual Follow the pod on IG at: @strange_unusual_podcast Twitter: @_strangeunusual Facebook: The Strange and Unusual Podcast 'Elevator' music: Private Hell Productions Theme song: rap2h

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00:53:57

Ep 125: Did You Miss Us? - They (probably) Got Away...

Strange & Unusual ·

2022/09/07

Fee-hee-hee-heeeeeny. Casey talks about John Feeney, a teacher of dubious morals who just happened to be away from his home at the time that his wife and two children were brutally murdered. Mysteries and unanswered questions abound in this case. You may think you know the answers, but then some evidence will come up to make you question it all over again! Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual Follow the pod on IG at: @strange_unusual_podcast Twitter:

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