This Strange World Podcast

This Strange World

High Tops Media & Gavin Berger, Leah Ettinger, and Chris Ashe
The world is a strange place. From creepy conspiracy theories, to weird laws, to terrifying cults, this podcast explores them all. Each week, one of our hosts takes a deep dive into a strange, weird, and random topic, and discusses what they found with the other hosts. Gavin, Leah, and Chris are three college students who started This Strange World as a project for class, but became so interested in learning more about strange topics that they decided to make it for real. Join them on their journey as they try to make sense of This Strange World.
Particle Accelerator Accident: Anatoli Bugorski
For our second bonus (and truly final) episode in our Bizarre Experiences season, we’re talking about Anatoli Bugorski, a retired Russian particle physicist who is known for surviving a radiation accident in 1978, when a high-energy proton beam from a particle accelerator passed through his brain. Don’t forget to follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! https://www.facebook.com/thisstrangeworldpodcast/ https://www.instagram.com/thisstrangeworldpodcast/ https://twitter.com/thisstrangepod/ And check out more This Strange World links here: https://linktr.ee/thisstrangeworldpodcast A High Tops Media Podcast You can follow for more High Tops Media content on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @hightopsmedia Check out more podcasts on our website https://hightops.media Sources https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/the-man-who-put-his-head-inside-a-particle-accelerator-while-it-was-switched-on/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatoli_Bugorski https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/if-you-stuck-your-head-in-a-particle-accelerator
Apr 6, 2022
33 min
Cinder Woman: Mary Reeser
Surprise! Who would we be if we didn’t do a bonus episode at the end of the season! For our first bonus episode in our Bizarre Experiences season, we’re talking about Mary Reeser, a woman whose death was purported to be a case of spontaneous human combustion. Don’t forget to follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! https://www.facebook.com/thisstrangeworldpodcast/ https://www.instagram.com/thisstrangeworldpodcast/ https://twitter.com/thisstrangepod/ And check out more This Strange World links here: https://linktr.ee/thisstrangeworldpodcast A High Tops Media Podcast You can follow for more High Tops Media content on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @hightopsmedia Check out more podcasts on our website https://hightops.media Sources https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida/2019/10/17/spontaneous-combustion-in-st-petersburg-the-curious-case-of-mary-reeser/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Reeser
Mar 2, 2022
39 min
What Are The Odds: Stefan Mandel
For our ninth and final episode in our Bizarre Experiences season, we’re talking about Stefan Mandel, a mathematician who was able to legally win the lottery 11 times. Don’t forget to follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! https://www.facebook.com/thisstrangeworldpodcast/ https://www.instagram.com/thisstrangeworldpodcast/ https://twitter.com/thisstrangepod/ And check out more This Strange World links here: https://linktr.ee/thisstrangeworldpodcast A High Tops Media Podcast You can follow for more High Tops Media content on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @hightopsmedia Check out more podcasts on our website https://hightops.media Sources https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOX7acjkGv0 https://www.fool.com/slideshow/25-things-more-likely-happen-you-winning-lottery/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/03/27/he-won-lottery-times-using-math-his-biggest-jackpot-still-came-down-luck/
Feb 9, 2022
48 min
Queen of Sinking Ships: Violet Jessop
For our eighth episode in our Bizarre Experiences season, we’re talking about Violet Jessop, an Argentinian ocean liner stewardess and nurse, who is known for surviving the sinkings of the RMS Titanic in 1912 and her sister ship, the HMHS Britannic, in 1916. Don’t forget to follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! https://www.facebook.com/thisstrangeworldpodcast/ https://www.instagram.com/thisstrangeworldpodcast/ https://twitter.com/thisstrangepod/ And check out more This Strange World links here: https://linktr.ee/thisstrangeworldpodcast A High Tops Media Podcast You can follow for more High Tops Media content on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @hightopsmedia Check out more podcasts on our website https://hightops.media Sources https://nomadflag.com/violet-jessop/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violet_Jessop
Feb 2, 2022
41 min
American Crowbar Case: Phineas Gage
For our seventh episode in our Bizarre Experiences season, we’re talking about Phineas Gage, an American railroad construction foreman remembered for his improbable survival of an accident in which a large iron rod was driven completely through his head, destroying much of his brain’s left frontal lobe. Don’t forget to follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! https://www.facebook.com/thisstrangeworldpodcast/ https://www.instagram.com/thisstrangeworldpodcast/ https://twitter.com/thisstrangepod/ And check out more This Strange World links here: https://linktr.ee/thisstrangeworldpodcast A High Tops Media Podcast You can follow for more High Tops Media content on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @hightopsmedia Check out more podcasts on our website https://hightops.media Sources https://www.verywellmind.com/phineas-gage-2795244 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/05/21/528966102/why-brain-scientists-are-still-obsessed-with-the-curious-case-of-phineas-gage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phineas_Gage
Jan 26, 2022
41 min
76 Days Adrift: Steven Callahan
For our sixth episode in our Bizarre Experiences season, we’re talking about Steven Callahan, a naval architect who, in 1981, survived for 76 days adrift on the Atlantic Ocean in a liferaft. Don’t forget to follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! https://www.facebook.com/thisstrangeworldpodcast/ https://www.instagram.com/thisstrangeworldpodcast/ https://twitter.com/thisstrangepod/ And check out more This Strange World links here: https://linktr.ee/thisstrangeworldpodcast A High Tops Media Podcast You can follow for more High Tops Media content on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @hightopsmedia Check out more podcasts on our website https://hightops.media Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Callahan https://www.cruisingworld.com/story/people/adrift-40-years-later/
Jan 19, 2022
41 min
Lost in the Outback: Ricky Megee
For our fifth episode in our Bizarre Experiences season, we’re talking about Ricky Megee, an Australian who is most notable for having been stranded in the Outback and surviving for 71 days in 2006. Don’t forget to follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! https://www.facebook.com/thisstrangeworldpodcast/ https://www.instagram.com/thisstrangeworldpodcast/ https://twitter.com/thisstrangepod/ And check out more This Strange World links here: https://linktr.ee/thisstrangeworldpodcast A High Tops Media Podcast You can follow for more High Tops Media content on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @hightopsmedia Check out more podcasts on our website https://hightops.media Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Megee
Jan 12, 2022
32 min
The Man Who Survived Two Atomic Bombings: Tsutomu Yamaguchi
For our fourth episode in our Bizarre Experiences season, we’re talking about Tsutomu Yamaguchi, a Japanese marine engineer who survived both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings during World War II. Don’t forget to follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! https://www.facebook.com/thisstrangeworldpodcast/ https://www.instagram.com/thisstrangeworldpodcast/ https://twitter.com/thisstrangepod/ And check out more This Strange World links here: https://linktr.ee/thisstrangeworldpodcast A High Tops Media Podcast You can follow for more High Tops Media content on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @hightopsmedia Check out more podcasts on our website https://hightops.media Sources https://www.history.com/news/the-man-who-survived-two-atomic-bombs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsutomu_Yamaguchi
Jan 5, 2022
35 min
Human Lightning Rod: Roy Sullivan
For our third episode in our Bizarre Experiences season, we are going to talk about Roy Sullivan, a United States park ranger in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. Between 1942 and 1977, Sullivan was hit by lightning on seven occasions and survived all of them. Don’t forget to follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! https://www.facebook.com/thisstrangeworldpodcast/ https://www.instagram.com/thisstrangeworldpodcast/ https://twitter.com/thisstrangepod/ And check out more This Strange World links here: https://linktr.ee/thisstrangeworldpodcast A High Tops Media Podcast You can follow for more High Tops Media content on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @hightopsmedia Check out more podcasts on our website https://hightops.media Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Sullivan https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/inside-the-life-of-the-man-known-as-the-spark-ranger/2013/08/15/947cf2d8-ea40-11e2-8f22-de4bd2a2bd39_story.html https://allthatsinteresting.com/roy-sullivan
Dec 29, 2021
31 min
Fall From 33,330 Feet: Vesna Vulović
For our second episode in our Bizarre Experiences season, we are going to talk about Vesna Vulović, a Serbian flight attendant who holds the Guinness world record for surviving the highest fall without a parachute, just about 33,330 feet out of the sky. Don’t forget to follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! https://www.facebook.com/thisstrangeworldpodcast/ https://www.instagram.com/thisstrangeworldpodcast/ https://twitter.com/thisstrangepod/ And check out more This Strange World links here: https://linktr.ee/thisstrangeworldpodcast A High Tops Media Podcast You can follow for more High Tops Media content on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @hightopsmedia Check out more podcasts on our website https://hightops.media Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesna_Vulovi%C4%87 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVzpdehnd_o https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevensalzberg/2012/05/06/falling-300-feet-onto-a-rock-and-surviving-to-tell-the-tale/?sh=4bcc68224f2d
Dec 22, 2021
25 min
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