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We Can Be Weirdos

Prepare to plunge into the peculiar as Dan Schreiber, professional fact-hunter, uncovers the wild beliefs, ideas and theories of some of the most remarkable people on planet earth. As well as delving into the lives of truly fascinating people, Dan asks his guests a maverick tour of questions known as The Batshit Survey. Do they believe in Ghosts? Déjà vu? Telepathy? Premonitions? Déjà vu? Either way, everyone has theories they are transfixed by, or a mystery in their own life that they’re trying

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01:36:28

#25 The Jar Sauce Destroyer: Nat’s What I Reckon and...

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2023/10/23

"A jar of sauce... it's taking the p*** out of everyone"Content creator, comedian, rock musician, isolation cooking champion and mental health advocate Nat has been making videos as Nat’s What I Reckon for almost a decade. His hilarious social commentary has collected a dedicated audience and his videos have clocked up over 100 million views. Oh, and he went to school with Dan Schreiber... and it was weird. Don’t forget you can watch these interviews, fully extended, exclusively on Global Player

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01:15:56

The Rough Corner: Eternal Graffiti, Vomiting Royals...

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2023/10/17

Dan is in Australia without key recording equipment so here's a treat from the We Can Be Weirdos vault! It's the original pilot for the show, and a totally brilliant, batsh*t chat with Edward Brooke-Hitching. Edward is a screenwriter and author of titles including The Madman's Library, Fox Tossing, Octopus Wrestling and Other Forgotten Sports and The Madman's Gallery: The Strangest Paintings, Sculptures and Other Curiosities From the History of Art. His latest book, Love - A Curious History in 50

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01:04:41

#24 The Normal, Innocent Woman: Lauren Layfield and...

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2023/10/12

"I'm only five foot one, an alien could beam me up anytime"Lauren Layfield is a British Guyanese presenter, DJ & journalist. Lauren has been a regular reporter forThe One Show and waking up the nation’s early risers on Capital’sEarly BreakfastShow. But it was her presenting work for CBBC and the subsequent 'Innocent Men' meme, that cemented her in the hearts of internet users all over the globe. Lauren's debut teen novel ‘Indi Raye is Totally Faking It’, is available now!Don’t forget you can

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01:03:17

The Rough Corner: The B*tshit Life of Leon “Buttons”...

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2023/10/10

A talking rock, why scorpios suck, and conversations with horses. Leon Kirkbeck a.k.a. Buttons will be familiar to listeners of The Cryptid Factor, he's also had 30+ year career spanning radio, film, and TV. Buttons shares his wild theories on life, the universe and everything else. The Rough Corner needs YOU! Get in touch with your unexplainable experiences, odd theories, related research and your thoughts on the topics covered in the main episodes.

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01:23:08

#23 Inside a Secret Society: John Hodgman and the...

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2023/10/04

"I walked up to the front door... and I woke up in the hospital"John Hodgman is a writer, comedian, and actor. He is the author of the acclaimed collections of funny true stories called Vacationland and Medallion Status. He also wrote three books of fake facts and invented trivia, all of themNew York TimesBestsellers,and his writing has also appeared in The Paris Review, This American Life, The New Yorker, and Mad Magazine. He is also the host of the popular Judge John Hodgman podcast, where he

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27:45

The Rough Corner: Virgin Mary Visits, Europe's Oldest...

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2023/10/03

Night time visits from Madonna (not that one), Mike Tyson's favourite cartoon and £3-a-pop Yeti pubic hair. Plus, the Big Stretch conspiracy is busted wide open!The Rough Corner needs YOU! Get in touch with your unexplainable experiences, odd theories, related research and your thoughts on the topics covered in the main episodes.

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01:25:20

#22 The Podfather: Richard Herring and the Journey to...

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2023/09/27

"Stone clearing? I have to stop. Because I get too into it"Richard Herring is a comedian, writer, blogger and one of the OG podcasting GOATs. He's also the world's premier semi-professional self-playing snooker player, a spontaneous puppeteer, and a dedicated stone clearer. Don’t forget you can watch these interviews, fully extended, exclusively on Global Player. Download it from the App Store, or head to globalplayer.com. You can get in touch with Dan Schreiber on Twitter and Instagram

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42:09

The Rough Corner: Shabbat Cheat Codes, Massaging the...

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2023/09/25

Comedian, actor and pop sensation Kyle Gordon talks for the first time on record about one of the most sinister conspiracies of our time: Big Stretching. Plus, your mystery box theories, impossible photos and Super Furry Animals. Don't forget you can see Kyle Gordon live in the UK this October! Or, watch him anytime @kylegordonisgreat on Instagram and TikTok. The Rough Corner needs YOU! Get in touch with your unexplainable experiences, odd theories, related research and your thoughts on the topics

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01:17:06

#21 Think Yourself Lucky: Richard Wiseman and the...

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2023/09/20

"We need to take our dreams more seriously"Richard Wiseman holds Britain’s only Professorship in the Public Understanding of Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, and has published over 100 academic papers examining the psychology of magic and illusion, deception, luck and self-development.He has written several psychology books, includingThe Luck Factorand59 Seconds. His podcast, Richard Wiseman's On Your Mind, is available wherever you get your podcasts.Don’t forget you can watch these

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33:50

The Rough Corner: How to Run a Paranormal Society...

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2023/09/19

Leanne Burnam-Richards a.k.a. 'the ghostess with the mostess' joins Dan to talk about running the UK Paranormal Society. Plus, Dan's magic manhole saga!The Rough Corner needs YOU! Get in touch with your unexplainable experiences, odd theories, related research and your thoughts on the topics covered in the main episodes.

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01:40:09

#20 The Ghostwriter: Into the Uncanny with Danny Robins

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2023/09/13

"The closest I've got to believing in ghosts is meeting people and feeding off their certainty"Danny Robins is the go-to ghost hunter. An award-winning writer, broadcaster and journalist, he created The Battersea Poltergeist, a global phenomenon which became the #1 Drama Podcast across the whole world. Danny’s latest BBC podcast series Uncanny, tells stories of paranormal encounters, from ghosts to UFOs. Danny's play 2.22 – A Ghost Story, opened in the West End in August 2021, and is still going

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39:38

The Rough Corner: Interstellar Balls, Joanna...

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2023/09/11

Astrophysicist Dr Phil Sutton from the University of Lincoln weighs in on Avi Loeb's mystifying metallic spheres - are they remnants of an alien beacon? Plus, a 200 year old box that must only be opened by 24 bishops, and a challenge set to all Rough Corner listeners.The Rough Corner needs YOU! Get in touch with your unexplainable experiences, odd theories, related research and your thoughts on the topics covered in the main episodes.

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01:22:49

#19 Dream Comedian: Sara Pascoe and the Paddington...

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2023/09/06

"I'm a vegetarian, but not a great vegetarian. I sometimes eat pirates"Sara Pascoeis an actress, writer and one of the UK’s most-loved comedians. You might know her as the host of The Great British Sewing Bee and Guessable, or from an appearance on countless comedy shows across TV and radio. Sara's debut novel, Weirdo, follows Sophie; feverishly anxious and working hard to be happy in her own skin – if only life wouldn’t make that so hard.Don’t forget you can watch these interviews, fully extended,

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35:43

The Rough Corner: A Worldwide Nessie Exclusive,...

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2023/09/04

Lifelong Loch Ness Monster hunter Steve Feltham beams in from the banks, with some mystifying new potential evidence! Plus, Dan's doppelgänger, unexplained names in the membrane, and a miracle at Yeovil's haunted buffet. The Rough Corner needs YOU! Get in touch with your unexplainable experiences, odd theories, related research and your thoughts on the topics covered in the main episodes.

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01:37:58

#18 Never Fact Check an Orgasm: Kate Lister and Sex...

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2023/08/30

"I fact check my own sexual fantasies!"Kate Lister is a lecturer at Leeds Trinity University, author of A Curious History of Sex and host of the "intellectually slutty" podcast Betwixt the Sheets. Kate primarily researches the literary history of sex work and curates the online research project, Whores of Yore, an interdisciplinary digital archive for the study of historical sexuality. Don’t forget you can watch these interviews, fully extended, exclusively on Global Player. Download it from the App

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45:12

The Rough Corner: Angry Doppelgängers, Lighthouse...

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2023/08/29

Wanted: three lighthouse keepers and a rude look-alike. Plus, Dan's hoarding reaches new heights with a special delivery from the Editor-in-Chief of the Guinness Book of World Records, and an eerie story of nocturnal ESP.The Rough Corner needs YOU! Get in touch with your unexplainable experiences, odd theories, related research and your thoughts on the topics covered in the main episodes.

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01:11:29

#17 The Man Who Became Peter Cook: Shaun Micallef and...

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2023/08/23

"It was a moment of madness... I became him"Shaun Micallef is an Australian comedy legend. He's an award winning writer, comedian and actor, having starred in and written for television, film, radio and books. Shaun’s style of humour is satirical, surrealist, and a blend of his comedic heroes: Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Peter Sellers, Monty Python, TheMarx Brothers, and Morecambe and Wise. His new book, Tripping Over Myself: A Memoir of a Life in Comedy, is available now. You can get in touch with

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49:29

The Rough Corner: Green Children, Interstellar Ley...

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2023/08/21

Ley Lines from space finally explain why Liverpool is such a hub of word class music, the enduring mystery of the Green Children of Woolpit, and the jaw-dropping story of a death bed visitor who was never seen again. Many thanks to Emily for sharing her story. And to Dr Francis Young, historian and folklorist specialising in the history of religion and belief, whose book Twilight of the Godlings is out now. The Rough Corner needs YOU! Get in touch with your unexplainable experiences, odd theories,

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01:53:57

#16 Diary of an Editor-in-Chief: Craig Glenday and...

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2023/08/16

"We had to say no... a 15 year old boy was given a cesarean to do as his birthday present"Craig Glenday is a writer and editor, he studied Publishing at Napier in Edinburgh and spent the first half of his career developing magazine titles, covering topics as diverse as cookery, gambling and the paranormal. He's been Editor-in-Chief of Guinness World Records since 2005. Craig has travelled all over the world, adjudicating some of the most iconic records, including the tallest man, shortest woman and

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22:21

The Rough Corner: Camping Calamity, Afterlife Orbs...

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2023/08/14

A holiday with Neuroscientist Harith Akram ends in disaster, a pendent reappears after 15 years of mystery, and why Eric Lampaert's face ends up in the strangest places.The Rough Corner needs YOU! Get in touch with your unexplainable experiences, odd theories, related research and your thoughts on the topics covered in the main episodes.

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