Hey there friends and weirdos! In this one, we have another installment in the FYD series of fringe documentary reviews. The Weird Boys watched Beyond the Spectrum: The Underground, one of a series of documentaries on, well...weird stuff. In this one, we learn the story of Phil Schneider, a UFO and Deep Underground Military Base whistleblower. We discuss his tragic and suspicious death, low budget doc schlock, and our love of conspiracy tunnels. All this and more!

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Episode 273 - The Underground (FYD)

Hey there friends and weirdos! This week, Jules joins the Weird Boys to return to the forever conspiracy: the global takeover of the Illuminati. This time, we get into the hierarchy of the shadowy cabal and the families that rule the world from behind the curtain. We talk the reptilian and political versions of this conspiracy, dragon tips, and Nile does a whole lot of tilting at windmills. All this and more!

Episode 272 - Tilted Windmills (Illuminati Bloodlines)

Hey there friends and weirdos! In this one, Kyle brings Nile some ancient aliens theories from China. Was the legendary Huang-Di, the Yellow Emperor, actually an alien from the star system housing Regulus? Were depictions of "dragons" actually ancient people misinterpreting a space ship? Was the Yellow Emperor actually trying to do a civilization any percent speedrun here on Earth? We answer all these questions and more!

Episode 271 - Speedrunning Civilization (Yellow Emperor)

Hey there friends and weirdos! In this one, we spend some time with an old cryptozoological favorite. You know him, you love him: it's Bigfoot! We explore some of the unique sasquatch sightings of the southwestern United States. We talk about a Bigfoot who hangs out around concrete in the Mojave, plus a bunch of sightings of a Bigfoot variant that's come to be known as...the Yucca Man! Listen and learn some Bigfoot lore!

Episode 270 - Sasquatch Hump (Southwestern Bigfoot)

Hello there friends and weirdos! We've finally come to the end of the Alex Jones saga. This is the final installment of our three-part coverage of the life and times of notorious conspiracy grifter, Alex Jones. We covered a whole hell of a lot, and would you believe it - there's so much more! We discuss the major points in Alex's contemporary life, from divorce to Ivermectin. Does Jones turn into a horse? Listen and find out!

Episode 269 - Alex Jones Endgame (Alex Jones Pt. 3)

Hey there friends and weirdos! After a brief break, we've returned to talk about the infamous conspiracy theorist, Alex Jones. We cover about a decade of his life as he kicks off his media empire with the launch of InfoWars.com. We also talk about Jones and his battling lawsuits, his penchant for schlockumentaries about 9/11 and the police state, and whether or not one of the weird boys is an alien. What do you think? Listen and learn!

Episode 268 - Compounding Interest (Alex Jones Pt. 2)

Hey there friends and weirdos! In this episode, friend of the show Jules steps in for Nile as the substitute teacher to wrangle third-grader Kyle who won't stop going on and on about...a mongoose. A mongoose named Gef who can talk, specifically. Is this mongoose a cryptid? A poltergeist? The devil himself? Or is he the imaginative fabrication of a bored young girl, trying to find something to do on her family's farm? Listen and find out!

Episode 267 - Dunce Cap Noises (Gef the Mongoose)

Hey there friends and weirdos! Well, it finally happened. We're doing an Alex Jones episode. In part one, we learn about Jones's early life, in particular his tumultuous high school career. We also talk how he bust onto the scene with Austin, Texas radio and public access television. Despite a few conflicting stories, we're gonna dig deep and get to the bottom of this, uh...ya know, deranged conspiracy theorist.

Episode 266 - Bohemian Grove Rhapsody (Alex Jones Pt. 1)

Hey there friends and weirdos! In this one, we learn about the bizarre and detailed 1989 Russian encounter with a UFO and its occupants. What in the world happened in the Russian city of Voronezh? What does the resignation of a pope have to do with the presence of this strange UFO? What happens when you VOIP a boy?! We...attempt to answer all these questions and more!

Episode 265 - New Polly Pockets (Voronezh UFO)

Hey there friends and weirdos! This week we're learning about the history and hauntings of the HMS Queen Mary! What spirits lurk in the dark corners of a ship that saw lots of death during WWII? We have a whole rogue's gallery of creepy spirits, with names like Sarah, Jackie and, uh...Grumpy. Can you simply laugh off mixing up gin and poison? Is Kyle going to turn into a boat guy? We answer all these questions and more!

Episode 264 - Purge Cruise (Haunting of Queen Mary)

Hey there friends and weirdos! In this one, Nile tells Kyle all about the story of the Ummites, alien beings from the planet Ummo. We learn the story of Ummites who came to Earth and how their remarkable story and shockingly deep lore was published and disseminated through Spanish zines throughout the 1970s. We also talk about how the Ummo story may have inspired an insidious cult, and discover Ummo may not be what it seems...

Episode 263 - Discord Zines (Ummo)

Hey there friends and weirdos! In this one, we learn about the synthesis of fairy mythology and the UFO phenomenon! Was a 17th century minister whisked away to the realm of the fairies for divulging their secrets? Why might so many historical tales of fairies appear eerily similar to the experiences of contemporary UFO abductees and exeriencers? We turn to some familiar names of ufology to explore these ideas!

Episode 262 - If Job Was a Race (Fairy UFOs)

Hey there friends and weirdos! We can hardly believe it, but it's been five whole years of It Gets Weird Podcast! To celebrate, we got Garrett on the show to discuss a "documentary" covering the topic from episode one: the Dyatlov Pass. Does the Discovery Channel do the story justice? Is this thing even a real documentary?! What does Dyatlov Pass fanfiction look like? Also, we bring up WikiFeet for some reason. All this and more!

Episode 261 - Russian Yeti (FYD)

Hey there friends and weirdos! In this one, Kyle teaches Nile all about the legendary Dr. William Sadler. We get into Dr. Sadler's life story, his experience with a sleeping man dictating him prophecies from another planet, and how these prophecies came to form a religious text followed by a small number of devout believers. We also talk about how a couple of these believers get into the health food game, inspired by these UFO prophecies...All this and more!

Episode 260 - Prestige Drama Format (William Sadler)

Hey there friends and weirdos! We're back this week discussing a funny little cryptid you might know as a gnome! Or, if you're in Argentina, we call them the 'duende.' Who are these mischievous little creatures and what are their origins? Are the malevolent little freaks or funny little pranksters? Why do Argentinians keep capturing extremely crappy footage of these guys running across their kitchen floors? We try to answer all these questions and more!

Episode 259 - A Guy But Small (Gnomes)

Longtime friends Nile and Kyle are the leading conspiracy, cryptozoology, and paranormal experts in their fields. Well, at least in their apartment. Join them and a revolving door of friends every Sunday for a deep dive into the curious, the unexplained, and the outright weird.

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