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Welcome friends to The Absurd. A podcast about things absurd. News, histories, mysteries, and strange goings-on. Our stories are freaky, funny, and sometimes frightening. So sit back, get comfy, and get ready for The Absurd.
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Ep 121 – The Ant Hill Kids, Obsessive Repulsive, Big Trouble For Tiny & For The Want Of A Blue Cup (opens the original)
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Mel is Back! And we’re starting off this week with a look at a truly terrifying Canadian doomsday cult whose leader committed and directed some truly horrific acts against his followers. Next, we’ll learn about a truly gruesome case of obsession in which a man did … well you’ll have to listen to believe it. Next, we’re off to Thailand where a Nigerian influencer paid the ultimate price for a bigger penis. Lastly, a feel-good story about a father’s efforts to find an identical replacement for his
Ep 120 – Texas Style Injustice, Dyatlov Pass Incident & Heroic Rats (opens the original)
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This week we’re starting off another Rod Solo show by looking at a murder case in Texas where a man shot his own daughter after an argument about politics, The local court refused to indict him. Next, a story that is very dear to Rod, and one several listeners have asked for. The deeply strange and as yet unexplained deaths of nine Soviet hikers in 1959 in the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Lastly, rats usually elicit fear and disgust for most people. We view them as pests causing destruction and even s
Fire In The Hole, GG Allin & Whisky War (opens the original)
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In this week’s Rod Solo episode, we’ll start off with a look at the bizarre underground fire beneath the near ghost town of Centralia, Pennsylvania. A fire that has been burning for decades. Next, we’ll look at the truly shocking and singularity strange life and career of musician GG Allin. Lastly, let’s look at one of the strangest, yet most peaceful wars in the history of the world.
Satanic Panic, What’s In A Username & The Wrong Boy (opens the original)
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Starting off this week with a big one. The Satanic Panic gripped and infiltrated so much of the public eye that whole criminal trials and social purges resulted. Next, who knew that a misplaced underscore in ones username could result in prison. One Canadian man found out. Lastly, we’ll go back to 1928 and the disappearance of 9-year-old Walter Collins, and the police claims that the boy had been found and returned to his mother. But was it Walter?
Cowardly Coppers, Naked Lunch & Freezer Geezers (opens the original)
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It’s a Rod Solo show. Starting off with the horrific school shooting in Uvalde, Texas back in 2022 in which 19 children and two adults were killed while the Uvalde police force stood by and refused to intervene. This story is about a mother who entered the school and rescued her two sons along with other children and was subsequently harassed by the same police force following the incident. Next, we’re off to Hollywood, Florida, the last known whereabouts of Mel who was sent to investigate the s
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