Strange & Unusual

Strange & Unusual

Host: Roya Dariani and Casey Shelton

Two lifelong friends who are fascinated by the darker things in the world. Join us as we virtually travel the world to learn more about the myths, folklore, monsters and murder of a different country each episode.

Episodes

Ep 239: Call Me a BeyBlade and Let It Rip - Jeffery Marsalis
01August 13, 2025 12:00amExplicit

Ep 239: Call Me a BeyBlade and Let It Rip - Jeffery Marsalis

So… from one sneaky sausage to another… kinda? This isn’t the roughest we’ve had but it’s up there. Jeffery Marsalis sucks and we hope he rots in jail (potentially with Chad Daybell)Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.comPatreon: Patre…

Ep 238: She's Gonna Get Wedgied - A Sneaky Sausage
02August 06, 2025 12:00amExplicit

Ep 238: She's Gonna Get Wedgied - A Sneaky Sausage

Did you also enjoy the Homeward Bound movie series? Which was your favorite, Chance, Shadow or Sassy? How many tears did you cry when you though Shadow wasn’t going to make the trip? All of them? Us too, no more tears left to cry, so don’t …

Ep 237: No, Just a Regular Bigamist - James Addie
03July 30, 2025 12:00amExplicit

Ep 237: No, Just a Regular Bigamist - James Addie

Have you ever wanted to be married twice? How about 5 times? Were they all bigamist? No, but was it still a really messed up situation? Yes. Enter James Addie, human thumb with a weird mustache and the two women who were out of his league t…

Ep 236: The DiDi - Persian Princess
04July 23, 2025 12:00amExplicit

Ep 236: The DiDi - Persian Princess

Casey’s keeping it super casual with this episode about a little muggie. I mean mummy. Is she real? Is she a fake? If she’s a fake is she at least a good fake? Tune in to find out.Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.comPatreon: Patreon…

Ep 235: Make Time Go Faster Daddy - Stephanie St. Clair
05July 16, 2025 12:00amExplicit

Ep 235: Make Time Go Faster Daddy - Stephanie St. Clair

Who doesn’t want to hear about the best kind of bad bitch after listening to several weeks of the worst kind of bitch? Join us in our conversation about Stephanie St. Clair, an independent Black woman who became a multimillionaire over year…

Ep 234: Is It Illegal to Dance in a Club? - Lori Vallow END
06July 09, 2025 12:00amExplicit

Ep 234: Is It Illegal to Dance in a Club? - Lori Vallow END

It’s over. Finally… for now. Casey takes everyone through the final hours of the trial and hopefully we’re done with long arching episodes about the Lori Vallow/Chad Daybell situations. At least until appeals happen…Email us at: Strangeunus…

Ep 233: Only Pigs Ride Motorcycles - The Circleville Letters
07June 18, 2025 12:00amExplicit

Ep 233: Only Pigs Ride Motorcycles - The Circleville Letters

You’ve heard about ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’, now listen to ‘I Know What You Did for the Last Fifteen Summers’. Give or take. When a small town is plagued by strange letters that seem to know far too much for comfort, the community …

Ep 232: Take Her Out - Lori Vallow Updates 2
08June 11, 2025 4:47pmExplicit

Ep 232: Take Her Out - Lori Vallow Updates 2

Who is in a wheelchair because she is very sick and also being escorted out of the court room for being too courteous? You guessed it. Our favorite reincarnation of Nephi, Lori Vallow. Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.comPatreon: Pa…

Ep 231: Recuse Yourself - Lori Vallow Updates
09June 04, 2025 12:00amExplicit

Ep 231: Recuse Yourself - Lori Vallow Updates

Oh lord she comin’. Again. Now, we’re getting ready for the next trial of Lori Vallow. She’s back and even more bonkers than ever, this time with some audio from the actual court recording!Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.comPatreon…

Ep 230: Pooperoni - Patreon Vote: The Pickaxe
10May 28, 2025 12:00amExplicit

Ep 230: Pooperoni - Patreon Vote: The Pickaxe

It hasn’t been long since we covered an irredeemable person, but man, Andreas Gruber is up there among some of the worst. Join us as we explore the unsolved mystery of the Hinterkaifeck Murders and a few of the theories that have been made …

Ep 229: Why Are You Telling Me This Story? - Cindy and Bobby Joe Long
11May 20, 2025 8:09pmExplicit

Ep 229: Why Are You Telling Me This Story? - Cindy and Bobby Joe Long

Do you know who you’re married to? Does your loved one have a history of traumatic brain injuries? You… might not want to listen to this episode. Or maybe you should listen to this episode and perhaps find help for yourself. Sorry that this…

Ep 228: I Don't Want to Understand Her - Lori Vallow - Arizona Trial Pt 3
12May 14, 2025 12:00amExplicit

Ep 228: I Don't Want to Understand Her - Lori Vallow - Arizona Trial Pt 3

The wrap up of possibly the stupidest trial we’ve covered on the podcast. How was so much said and so little understood by Lori? The world may never know and we certainly hope that we never understand her. Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast…

Ep 227: Her Existence Upsets me - Lori Vallow - Arizona Trial Pt 2
13May 07, 2025 5:29pmExplicit

Ep 227: Her Existence Upsets me - Lori Vallow - Arizona Trial Pt 2

Well, well well, Lori’s back and she’s still dumb. More of her case and we can share together in the progressive frustration felt from the prosecutors, judge and even witnesses while having to deal with Lori Vallow. Email us at: Strangeunus…

Ep 226: Historically, Men Don't Love Their Kids - Lori Vallow - Arizona Trial
14April 23, 2025 12:00amExplicit

Ep 226: Historically, Men Don't Love Their Kids - Lori Vallow - Arizona Trial

We’re baaaaaaack baby! New state, new trial, same Lori Vallow and this time? She’s representing herself at this trial. What could possibly go wrong? Spoiler alert: a lot. But it’s honestly… kind of funny. Like not funny that someone died bu…

Ep 225: This is a Barbie Podcast - Eric and Hilma Witte
15April 09, 2025 12:00amExplicit

Ep 225: This is a Barbie Podcast - Eric and Hilma Witte

Eric’s life took a sudden left turn when his mother leaned down to his ear and asked if he thought it would be better if his dad was dead. We’re not saying Paul Witte was a saint, but we are saying that isn’t a fair question to ask an 8 yea…

Ep 224: Medieval Tennessee - Packhorse Librarians
16April 02, 2025 12:00am

Ep 224: Medieval Tennessee - Packhorse Librarians

Just when we thought it was going to be a sweet episode about librarians, the wee-woos dropped nazis and Japanese internment camps. Don’t worry though, they’re not the focus of the episode. It’s a good wholesome time about women teaching pe…

Ep 223: We Love A Good Abusive Isolation! - Patreon Poll: Jeff Lundgren
17March 26, 2025 12:00amExplicit

Ep 223: We Love A Good Abusive Isolation! - Patreon Poll: Jeff Lundgren

It wasn’t even close and now you all have to admit it too, we’re all sick individuals who enjoy cults. This one’s not as bad as it could have been, but it’s certainly not a happy fun times cult either. Jeffery Lundgren was not a good man, h…

Ep 222: We Like the Krampus Here - Marianne Bachmeier
18March 12, 2025 12:00amExplicit

Ep 222: We Like the Krampus Here - Marianne Bachmeier

This one’ll throw you on some loops! You think Casey’s going to zig and she zags as she talks about the tumultuous and painful life of Marianne Bachmeier and how she turned into quite the polarizing figure in German in the 1980s.Email us at…

Ep 221: I Don't Think They Let You Watch Shawshank Redemption in Prison - Follow Up on Shannon Roberts
19March 05, 2025 12:00amExplicit

Ep 221: I Don't Think They Let You Watch Shawshank Redemption in Prison - Follow Up on Shannon Roberts

So… We didn’t realize this was going to be a two parter, but when Roya got to the end of the episode only to find that John Michael Baker escaped. How do you think she felt? Betrayed. Bewildered. (remember, we’re a movie podcast too and 10 …

Ep 220: Let's Pretend What Lori Said Really Happened... - Lori vallow Updates
20February 26, 2025 12:00amExplicit

Ep 220: Let's Pretend What Lori Said Really Happened... - Lori vallow Updates

Who doesn’t love some updates to cases we’ve talked to for months worth of episodes at this point? Well, now we’re into some new wild happenings with Lori Vallow and this time guys… she’s representing herself. It’s going to be an absolutely…

EP 219: Yeah, That's Lightning McQueen, No Relation - Shannon Roberts
21February 12, 2025 12:00amExplicit

EP 219: Yeah, That's Lightning McQueen, No Relation - Shannon Roberts

When it twists, it turns. It also might turn your stomach. We hope you enjoy this episode about the death of Shannon Roberts and please look forward to a small addendum next week because boy… some shit evidently went down. Email us at: Stra…

Ep 218: It's Aquarius Season, I'll Allow It - John Richard Brinkley
22February 05, 2025 12:00amExplicit

Ep 218: It's Aquarius Season, I'll Allow It - John Richard Brinkley

Balls… it’s a lot of balls guys. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did, cause man… it’s nuts.  Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual Follow the pod on IG at: @strange_unusual_podcast Bl…

Ep 217: Bring Your Kneepads! - Patreon Poll, 10 Con-mandments.
23January 22, 2025 12:00amExplicit

Ep 217: Bring Your Kneepads! - Patreon Poll, 10 Con-mandments.

You all wanted it, so you all got it. Come on a journey of a lifetime criminal. He scammed and conned all across the world and sold at least one wonder of the world… twice. His name was Victor Lustig, or was it? Email us at: Strangeunusualp…

Ep 216: An Older Old Lady - Gloria Ramírez
24January 15, 2025 12:00amExplicit

Ep 216: An Older Old Lady - Gloria Ramírez

What happened to Gloria? A lot… allegedly. We know she had cancer and we know she died, but it’s the in between that’s left a big mystery. Was she really the problem? Was it all an elaborate cover up? Was it negligence? Maybe a little of ev…

Ep 215: Wrong. - Doris Payne, Jewelry Thief
25January 08, 2025 12:00amExplicit

Ep 215: Wrong. - Doris Payne, Jewelry Thief

A story of a woman you’ve probably never heard of, but by the end of the episode, I bet you’re rooting for her. Good for her, we say. Email us at: Strangeunusualpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/strangeunusual Follow the pod on IG at: …

Ep 214: Who Would Divorce Aragorn? - Puritans vs Christmas
26December 18, 2024 12:00amExplicit

Ep 214: Who Would Divorce Aragorn? - Puritans vs Christmas

Who knew that Dr. Suess was inspired by the Puritans when he wrote The Grinch? Well, we don’t know that he was, but we also don’t know that he wasn’t. So we’ll just pretend together. It’s a war on Christmas, but it didn’t really work out ho…

Ep 213: Even a Blind Mongoose Finds a Nut - Harry Price Finale
27December 11, 2024 4:58amExplicit

Ep 213: Even a Blind Mongoose Finds a Nut - Harry Price Finale

Have you ever participated in something absurd because it would be a hilarious story? This is exactly the situation Harry Price found himself in after he received a letter from the Isle of Man talking about a house that was occupied by a …

Ep 212: Ye Olde Panty Shots - Codpieces
28November 27, 2024 12:00amExplicit

Ep 212: Ye Olde Panty Shots - Codpieces

Fast fashion? No thanks. Please enjoy this episode where Casey talks about the original male enhancement clothing product, codpieces. Where did they come from? How did they get so popular? Did they have actual practical benefits? Do you a…

Ep 211: Gasp Not Liberal Political Leanings! Anything but Liberal Political Leanings! - Juan Pujol Garcia
29November 20, 2024 12:00amExplicit

Ep 211: Gasp Not Liberal Political Leanings! Anything but Liberal Political Leanings! - Juan Pujol Garcia

What happens when a man is left disillusioned by both of the political powers in his life? Does he sit idle and wonder about who will help him? Maybe. Or… could he possibly become a very successful and extremely important double agent that …

Ep 210: "Nah." - Canada - Ada Blackjack
30November 13, 2024 12:00amExplicit

Ep 210: "Nah." - Canada - Ada Blackjack

Today Casey’s gonna talk about an Inuit baddie named Ada Blackjack and how she, and the expedition cat, survived a doomed expedition to an incredible island that belongs to the UK. No, Japan? Um, America? No, Russia. Definitely Russia.  E…

Ep 209: Don’t Drop the Soap - Harry Price Pt 5
31November 05, 2024 6:32pmExplicit

Ep 209: Don’t Drop the Soap - Harry Price Pt 5

You weren’t getting rid of us that easy. We had a busy couple of weeks and some surprise power outages that delayed the episode but we’re back with an episode to distract you for a little bit from the election stuff this week. Who doesn’t…

Ep 208: Psychic Breaks Are Kind of My Thing Right Now, Casey. - The Glass Delusion
32October 23, 2024 12:00amExplicit

Ep 208: Psychic Breaks Are Kind of My Thing Right Now, Casey. - The Glass Delusion

Have you ever felt so fragile you might shatter like glass? Have you ever considered what you might think if you didn’t really know what glass was? Or even know that it COULD shatter into a million sharp shiny pieces? In an era that brought…

Ep 207: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Joanna Southcott - Harry Price Pt 4
33October 16, 2024 12:00amExplicit

Ep 207: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Joanna Southcott - Harry Price Pt 4

Sorry this is a week late guys. Between Casey getting sick and Roya struggling with her ears, we both had a hell of a week to say the least and the episode completely slipped our minds. But we’re back baby and here with a story from the H…

Episode 204: This is a Pop Culture Podcast - Harry Price Pt 3
34September 11, 2024 12:00amExplicit

Episode 204: This is a Pop Culture Podcast - Harry Price Pt 3

We talk about pop culture and why we sometimes feel like we need to know what happens in a series even if we don’t care about that series at all. But, the real meat of the story is about Elenore Zugun, or The Poltergeist Girl. What would yo…

Ep 203: If You're Doing Heroin, You Might as Well Do Meth - Fray Tormenta
35September 04, 2024 5:06amExplicit

Ep 203: If You're Doing Heroin, You Might as Well Do Meth - Fray Tormenta

The Real Life Nacho Libre. Sergio Gutiérrez Benítez is possibly more myth than man with a story that never gets told the same way twice,a t least when he’s the one that tells you. Clawing his way away from addiction to priesthood to becom…

Ep 202: A Typical Woman in Her 20s, In the 20s - Harry Price Pt 2, Stella C
36August 28, 2024 5:22amExplicit

Ep 202: A Typical Woman in Her 20s, In the 20s - Harry Price Pt 2, Stella C

Here we come with Part 2 of Harry Price and a less boring set of seances. Stella was just an average woman in London, starting a job, looking for a partner, and sometimes causing bright lights to manifest around her when she got scared. Thi…

Ep 201: A MEAT-eor Shower - Kentucky Meat Showers
37August 21, 2024 12:00amExplicit

Ep 201: A MEAT-eor Shower - Kentucky Meat Showers

What caused meat to rain down from the sky as if it was a metal song? What kind of meat was it? Why will men taste or smell disgusting things because others do? None of these questions are answered in this episode, but stick around as we …

Ep 200: The Most Boring Seance - Harry Price Pt 1
38August 14, 2024 12:00pmExplicit

Ep 200: The Most Boring Seance - Harry Price Pt 1

Well, not off to as big of a blast as originally anticipated. Injured legs, dancing handkerchiefs, homoeroticism(?), and a good pilsner make this seance almost bearable. Roya begins her coverage of Harry Price, the first Ghostbuster.  Ema…

Ep 199: Finale Finally - Chad Daybell Pt 9
39August 07, 2024 12:00amExplicit

Ep 199: Finale Finally - Chad Daybell Pt 9

We have finally reached the conclusion of the Chad Daybell trial. We talk victim impact statements, sentencing and more wild speculation. Please be kind about Casey losing her voice toward the end, she was very eepy and this case was draini…

Ep 198: Now David's Full of Demons - Arne Johnson and David Glatzel
40July 31, 2024 12:00amExplicit

Ep 198: Now David's Full of Demons - Arne Johnson and David Glatzel

An episode chosen by the patreon that’s about demons just wouldn’t be an episode about demons if we didn’t dunk on Ed and Lorraine Warren. After the Conjuring House and Amityville, there was a case in Connecticut involving a family and a yo…