Weird World Podcast

Episode 396 - EBay's Revenge

In 2019, a niche website focused on e-commerce made a passing reference to some minor legal trouble the head of eBay was in. Months of surveillance, harrassment, and death threats later, and the world knew not to mess with eBay. This is not so much of David vs. Goliath story. This is more the story of Goliath jumping David in a dark alley and David left wondering what the hell he did to piss off Goliath.

Episode 395 - Oak Island Treasure - Part 3

The money pit seems a perfectly devised trap - dig tantalizingly close to the treasure and the sea fills it yet again, wrecking your dreams. We end the Oak Island story with a deep dive into its history and if the money pit was devised by man or God.

Episode 394 - Chalino's Last Note

Chalino Sanchez had left behind a dangerous life in Sinaloa and by the early 1990s had become a narcocorrido singing star in the U.S. He had killed, had been shot, and sang of the exploits of the cartels. In May 1992 he returned to Sinaloa for a tour. Halfway thru his performance at a sold out club in the state capital he received a note from a fan. Chalino's face went white...

Episode 393 - Oak Island Treasure - Part 2

What is at the bottom of the Oak Island Money Pit? We have theories. So many theories. Buried priate treasure. Loot from a French pay ship (which is a thing). Marie Antoinette's smuggled jewels. Knights Templar treasure, also smuggled. Rosicrucian stuff, something to do with Shakespeare. Or something more mundane?

Episode 392 - Oak Island Treasure - Part 1

Among get rich fantasies, finding buried treasure is harder than inheriting from a forgotten uncle, but way more fun. Oak Island has been enticing and frustrating treasure hunters for over 200 years with its impossibly well-protected money pit. In the first of a three-parter, we start with Oak Island's fascinating origin story.