Hello and welcome to AfterWyrd, the home of the strange, the mysterious, and the downright odd news. The Wyrdo's are back with a bumper episode that covers everything from genetic analysis of the Führer to spectral flatulence in London.

New DNA analysis of a blood-stained cloth reveals that Hitler had a hidden genetic disorder that likely hindered the development of his sexual organs, backing up the decades-old wartime song. We discuss the analysis of the Führer’s DNA profile, which revealed Kalman syndrome, suggesting a struggle to form sexual relationships, and the evidence that he may have been neurodivergent. We also explore the ethical conflicts of the research with geneticist Turi King, who identified Richard III's remains.

The talk turns to the bizarre as we examine the saga of a woman claiming to be Ozzy Osbourne’s secret daughter. Sharon, Kelly, and Jack reveal the array of bizarre items sent through the post to the family, including toenail clippings and blood, as Kelly discusses the severely inappropriate claims of speaking to the late rocker beyond the grave.

The hosts explore architectural oddities, including the London landmark that appears to make a farting sound when fireworks are set off near it—the Pringle-shaped Olympic Velodrome. We also discuss the viral TikTok footage and other strange acoustical architecture like the Whispering Gallery and Mexico's El Castillo Pyramid.

We then look at the French engineering bestseller, God, the Science, the Evidence, which claims to prove the existence of God through the complexity of DNA structure and the fine-tuning argument, leading to a discussion on philosophical arguments, mega churches, and the ethics of wealth in religion.

Finally, we review the buzz around the film The Carpenter's Son, depicting the childhood of Jesus Christ starring Nicholas Cage as Joseph, discussing the film's profound themes, archaic language, and that reliably present Cage freakout moment.

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We are honoured to welcome Reverend Peter Laws, author, celebrated horror novelist, and host of the hit YouTube channel Into the Fog, to the show. Peter is an ordained minister, but he is known for his deep dive into the darkest corners of human fascination.

In this deep philosophical and psychological episode, we discuss the core thesis of his acclaimed non-fiction book, The Frighteners, and why our interest in the macabre, true crime, and horror films is not just acceptable, but actually a healthy way to process our mortality and fears.

In This Discussion, The Wyrdo's Ask Peter:

The Frighteners Thesis: Why being a "professional nice guy" who works in a church can also mean celebrating the darkness, and why that isn't hypocritical.

Horror and the Divine: Why Peter believes God is interested in (or even amused by) humanity's fascination with the dark, given how shocking and grotesque the Bible's own imagery can be.

The Paranormal is Real: Peter's conviction that due to countless witness accounts (including his own) and compelling historical cases like the Sauquhar Poltergeist (where a school desk allegedly levitated), we are genuinely encountering things that exist beyond material reality.

Faith vs. Ghosts: How the existence of ghosts doesn't necessarily contradict faith, exploring ideas like Catholic purgatory, the biblical appearance of the dead (Moses and Samuel), and the theory of seeing a glimpse of God's eternal mind (a religious take on time slips).

The Hyper-Reality of Heaven: The fascinating C.S. Lewis concept that heaven might be more real than our current world, explaining why a resurrected body could walk through walls because it was more real than the door.

The Importance of Humour: Why dark humour is a vital coping mechanism similar to horror, and why we can laugh in the face of anxiety to "domesticate and travel through the darkness."

Integrity and Exorcism: Peter's refusal to become a TV exorcist or paranormal investigator, and why he prefers the open-minded, journalistic approach of presenting witness accounts.

Peter Laws's Top 5 Horror Films

Peter shares his go-to films, including a few surprises that focus on psychological dread:

Dawn of the Dead (1978)

The Changeling (1980)

Re-Animator (1985)

Night of the Demon (1957)

Repulsion (1965)

Where to Find Peter Laws

Website: peterlaws.co.uk

YouTube & Podcast: Into the Fog with Peter Laws (Also an expert on the BBC's Uncanny)

Podcast (Archive): Creepy Cove Community Church at https://www.google.com/search?q=creepycove.com

Join the Wyrdo's for a reassuring and insightful conversation that proves your love of horror is completely normal.

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Welcome back to AfterWyrd, your regular dose of the weird news, strange history, and chaotic stories that don't fit anywhere else!

Andy and Craig dive into a chaotic mix of prophecy, AI, and misidentified animals, including:

• 🦁 The Lion-Mouse: A terrifying big cat sighting in County Clare, Ireland, is solved by the Gardai... and the culprit is not a lion, but a friendly dog named Mouse who had a bad haircut.
• 🌪️ The Psychic Premonition: A family leaves their dream house after their young children declare it "extremely haunted," only for the house to be wiped clean off the face of the earth by a tornado.
• 🔫 The Alleged Act of Dog: A Pennsylvania man is hospitalised after his own dog, allegedly, fires a loaded shotgun into his back.
• 🤖 The AI Mind-Reader: Digital telepathy is here! We discuss the terrifying new AI that can read your thoughts using MRI scans and whether Minority Report is becoming a reality.
• ☢️ Chernobyl's Blue Dogs: The bizarre case of the dogs running around the exclusion zone turning an unnatural shade of blue.

Plus, we talk Marmite cups, porta-loo disasters, and the terrifying weaponisation of drones.

Tune in next week for our main episode where we have a fantastic, long interview with the Reverend Peter Laws, discussing the morbid desire for true crime and horror!

Thank you for listening!

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The Wyrdo's venture down to the coast for a deep dive into the weird and wonderful corners of Bournemouth and Poole. Join Craig and Andy as they explore meticulously planned Victorian resorts built on smugglers' heathlands, confront a truly unique ghost, and finish up with a 15th-century cryptid that just couldn't cross the road.

This Week, We Cover:

Isaac Gulliver, The Smuggler King: The audacious Wiltshire-born rogue who ran the coast and secured his freedom by faking his own death with a very public funeral.

The Gothic Heart of St Peter's: Exploring the resting place of Mary Shelley and the incredibly morbid tale of the poet's calcified heart she supposedly kept.

The Haunted Town Hall: From the tragic WWI Nurse to the truly inexplicable phantom of a headless, moaning Maharaja sitting on a chair on the fourth floor.

The Crown Hotel, Poole: The deeply unsettling story of the ghostly twins allegedly hidden and buried by their parents, whose cries and spectral playing can still be heard.

The Boscombe Whale: The bizarre 1897 story of the blue whale that washed up on the beach, sparking a stand-off with clubs and a pistol shot, only for its skeleton to become a temporary pier attraction.

Un/Common People: A chat with past guest Simon Costin about the fantastic touring exhibition of folk culture, coming to Poole Museum from late October 2025 to 18 January 2026.

Portland's Mer-Chicken: The 15th-century sighting of a colossal half-man, half-chicken sea creature that rose from the waves, crowed to the compass points, and offered a very bad joke.

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Craig kicks off by proudly detailing his latest bookish adventures—a truly covetous purchase of a classic English folklore tome that he justified as a "medium rare" find. This segues perfectly into an evening spent recounting a spontaneous London trip that led to an encounter with disembodied footsteps in a dark room, and the cryptic message: "The owls are not what they seem."

Then it’s time for the Wyrd News, which features a spectacular grab-bag of the inexplicable:

Big Cat on the Line: We investigate the bombshell claim that Emma spotted a large black cat stalking the hedgerows near the railway line between Swindon and London on November 1st. Was it a genuine feral feline, or something far more legendary?

Future Memory Glitch: We look into the theory that your gut feelings and déjà vu aren't glitches but are actually memories pulled back from the future, courtesy of non-linear consciousness theories.

Desert Dumping & Afterlife Woes: We tackle the dark news of 300+ piles of human ashes dumped in the Nevada desert, contrasting it with a deeply personal tale of a near-death experience involving a father who claimed heaven isn't real and that his grandson is his reincarnation.

USO Swarm: We look into reports of nearly 9,000 Unidentified Submersible Objects (USOs) operating off the US coastlines, moving at impossible speeds and threatening maritime security.

The Kevin James Imposter: We deep-dive into the TikTok phenomenon of art teacher Matt Taylor, who looks and sounds exactly like Kevin James, and whether this is a highly elaborate promotion for his new film, Solo Mio.

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This week on Wyrd Wessex, we're diving deep into the mind of a king haunted by the Devil himself, a terror that sparked a nation-defining witch hunt: King James VI of Scotland, later James I of England. Get ready for a journey into paranoia, torture, and the infamous Daemonologie.

Join Craig and Andy as we explore the life of King James, a sickly scholar king who saw himself as God's champion against Satan, and whose fear transformed into a brutal legal framework that condemned thousands.

A Storm-Tossed Coronation: We trace James's obsession back to his ill-fated marriage voyage, where unseasonably severe storms convinced him his new wife, Anne, and he were under magical attack by a coven of witches. This wasn't just bad weather; it was an act of treason.

The North Berwick Horror Show: Discover how this royal paranoia ignited the infamous North Berwick Witch Trials, where James's personal involvement in the torture of women like Agnes Sampson led to fantastical confessions, including the precise words he'd exchanged with his Queen on their wedding night.

The King's Personal War: We delve into the dark legal strategy that allowed James to brand political rivals, like Francis Stewart, Earl of Bothwell, as agents of the Devil, turning witchcraft into high treason punishable by the most horrific means.

Daemonologie: The King's Propaganda: Explore James's chilling book, a direct royal counter-attack against skeptics. Learn how he argued for the existence of witches, the Devil's methods of temptation, and why "daft wives" using folk charms were actually consorting with Satan.

The Kiss of Shame and Witches' Marks: We discuss the deeply sexualized and degrading details forced out under torture, such as the Osculum Infame (kissing the Devil's anus) and the infamous "witches' mark."

The Terrifying Legacy: From the brutal methods of the self-proclaimed "Witchfinder General," Matthew Hopkins, to the countless lives lost in the Great Scottish Witch Hunt, we reveal how James's laws created a climate of fear that lasted for centuries.

Folklore and Modern Echoes: We examine how this historical terror entered popular culture, influencing Shakespeare's Macbeth, and astonishingly, how a descendant of these laws was used to jail the last person under the Witchcraft Act in 1944!

Was King James a devout scholar, a paranoid tyrant, or both? Tune in to hear our thoughts on the Witch King!

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The Wyrdo's are back with a bizarre, unholy, and downright weird edition of AfterWyrd.

Craig kicks off by proudly detailing his latest bookish adventures—a truly covetous purchase of a classic English folklore tome that he justified as a "charity donation." This segues perfectly into an eye-watering discussion on holy oil and the unusual history of Christian relics, including the rather infamous first-class relic, The Holy Prepuce.

Then it’s time for the Wyrd News, which features a spectacular grab-bag of the inexplicable:

Miraculous Myrrh and Roses: We investigate the claim that a cheap, mass-produced icon of Jesus has been oozing a sticky, fragrant resin since 1997, leading to multiple reported miracles.

Tesla vs. The Dearly Departed: We look into the viral story of a driver whose Tesla's system apparently started rendering phantom figures while driving through a cemetery. Is it an algorithm glitch, or are the sensors picking up on the spirits of the dead?

The Jamaica Inn Whistle: A quick report from the UK's most haunted hotel, where a recent reviewer reported hearing an unexplainable, loud male whistle in the dead of night.

Rectal Respiration: In the weird science segment, we report on the incredible news that scientists are testing the safety of a method that could allow humans to breathe through their backsides.

The Alien Comet: We tackle the sensational headlines surrounding the Manhattan-sized Comet 31 Atlas and the claim it might be hostile alien technology—and why its expected arrival date is being sensationalised.

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This week, we are diving deep into a true, nation-defining event that has been woven into British folklore: The Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Remember, remember the Fifth of November!

Join Craig and Andy as we explore the life of Guy Fawkes and the daring Catholic conspiracy to overthrow the English government by blowing up King James I and the entire Parliament.

The Origins of Rebellion: We trace the plot's roots back to the brutal Reformation and the severe persecution faced by English Catholics, including the horrific execution of Margaret Clitheroe, which spurred Guy's conversion and resolve.

The Mastermind and The Soldier: Discover how Robert Catesby, the plot's true architect, recruited Guy Fawkes and a core group of desperate men (including the Wintour and Wright brothers) who took a solemn oath of secrecy at the Duck and Drake Club.

The Face of Treason: We follow Guy Fawkes—or Guido as he was known in Flanders—from his military experience (where he learned his gunpowder expertise) to his mission to Spain, and finally, to his infamous post guarding the barrels in the Parliament cellar.

The Unravelling: We discuss the mysterious Monteagle Letter that led to the plot's discovery, the chaotic final stand of the conspirators in the Midlands, and the absurd, almost comedic, gunpowder accident at Holbeck House.

The Aftermath: We detail Guy's defiant interrogation under torture at the Tower of London and the utterly gruesome sentencing of hanging, drawing, and quartering that followed for the remaining plotters.

Folklore and Legacy: Why is Guy Fawkes the name we all remember? We discuss how the plot gave rise to the Bonfire Night tradition and how the man became an enduring icon of resistance.

Was the plot an inside job, as some have long suspected? Tune in to hear our thoughts!

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