31: The Why Behind the Weird

Dec 12 2024 24 ep. 26 mins 2
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Dive into strange but lesser-known true stories from our mysterious world with host Quinn Lovecraft.

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What Frightened the Frightening Man?

Dec 12 2024 60 mins  
Werner Herzog claims to have shot a short film involving children and a rooster that was so disturbing he never released it. But with so little known about this film, some speculate that this never existed at all. In this episode, "31" follows the breadcrumbs left by Herzog throughout the years to try to piece together the truth.SourcesMusic (licensed via Soundstripe):Moments - Fin

Halloween Special 2024: How to Cook a Soft-Boiled Egg

Oct 31 2024 6 mins  
This year, "31" is bringing you a fictional short story for our Halloween Special. Today's tale is "How to Cook a Soft-Boiled Egg," written and narrated by Quinn Lovecraft. Happy Halloween!Music (licensed via Soundstripe):Lunareh - Jack O Lantern JiveCJ-0 - Evidence BoardText the show!Follow on Instagram: @31pod31

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Body Count

Aug 23 2024 53 mins  
In 1922, the famed creator of Sherlock Holmes came to America to lecture on Spiritualism. How much was he accountable for the tragedy that occurred in its name two days later? 31 dives into how the author's history intertwines with a movement founded by tragedy and fueled by outcasts.A complete list of sources can be found here.Music used in this episode (licensed from Soundstripe)

God Will Have to Kill Me Twice

Jun 30 2024 25 mins  
Many people have heard about the theory that Paul McCartney died midway through his Beatles run, and some have even heard the rumor that Avril Lavigne was replaced by a woman named Melissa. In this episode, 31 explores these conspiracy theories along with a lesser-known doppelgänger in music: the mysterious case of the two Nikki Sixxes.Music (licensed via Soundstripe):glasseyes -

This is Not a Joke

May 28 2024 71 mins  
"31" investigates the mysterious disappearance of the "world's dirtiest joke" by diving into the history of obscenity and the state of comedy today. Featuring an interview with comic Martin M. Morrow.Find Martin Morrow on Instagram, YouTube, Threads, TikTok, and listen to his wrestling podcast B4 The Bell.Sources:"The Aristocrats" Directed by Paul Provenza, 2005.Legman, Gershon. Ra

Curse of the Crystal Palace

Mar 26 2024 58 mins  
The Crystal Palace debuted at the first World's Fair in London, and many imitators followed. This episode explores a strange architecture mystery: why did every Crystal Palace meet the same fate?You can find all sources on a document here.Music (licensed via Soundstripe)"Airport Lounges" - Nu Alkemi"Where the Money Comes From" - Sam Barsh"Mutual I'm Sure" - Fleece Mob"Going Shoppin

Someone is in the Dutch Room

Jan 23 2024 56 mins  
The 1990 theft of 13 works of art from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is the largest unsolved art heist in history. Theories abound - but today we look at a fascinating one that's never talked about. Was this a rescue mission all along? .................................Complete list of sources can be found hereMusic featured in this episode (licensed via Soundstripe):Rare

I Am Not That Man

Dec 13 2023 28 mins  
A man walks into a library, steals a book he's written, and burns it. ................................................................. Sources:YIVO Archives & Library Collections | YIVO Institute for Jewish ResearchTablet - The Lost Poems of Ka-TzetnikTablet - Holocaust Pulp FictionJSTOR Daily - Why John Baldessari Burned His Own ArtHaaretz - Who Were You, Karl Zetinkski?Fort

Pickled Potatoes

Dec 03 2023 14 mins  
Strange. Vile. Completely anonymous. This is the most unusual flash-fiction to ever hit the internet. (Note: this episode contains content for listeners 18+. Listener discretion is advised.)Sources:Backlinko - Reddit StatisticsYouTube - Best Posts & Comments - What's a dark piece of Reddit history...reddit.comMedium - KiwiFarms Went DownWikipedia - KiwiFarms Voices by Play.ht E

Death Imitates Art

Nov 14 2023 13 mins  
Two couples are murdered 35 years apart. The crimes are completely unrelated, but both share one strange similarity: art found in the home that seems to mimic the crime scene. .............................Sources:The Corpsewood Murders: 40 years later - Atlanta MagazineCorpsewood Manor - Autopsy of ArchitectureThe most brilliant scientific discoveries will in time... (libquotes.com