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Heather and Taren are neighbors who just want to bring the weird and unexplained to everyone! Do you have a fascination with ghosts? How about aliens? Bigfoot? Nessie? We will bring them all to you and so much more!

Fort Weird

  • Jan 1, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
  • every other week NEW EPISODES
  • 48m AVG DURATION
  • 64 EPISODES


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Latest episodes from Fort Weird

63: New Years III

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2021 29:13


Happy New Years everyone!!!! I hope you all have a fantastic day!

62: Icelandic Folklore - Yule Lads

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2020 20:44


Welcome back to FortWeird! In this episode, Heather takes a look into the Yule Lads from Iceland. They are a strange family with some funny ways about them. Happy Holidays everyone!

61: BONUS Salem Witch Trials Continued

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2020 26:27


To hold everyone over for the time being, here is a continuation of the salem witch trials conversation. Jensen goes over some more spooky things in and around Salem.

60: Villisca Axe Murders **Unedited**

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2020 80:54


This week Heather is joined by Jensen as they discuss what happened in Villisca, Iowa one summer night in 1912. As the name of this episode suggests, there was multiple murders......  This episode is unedited so expect some lulls and some audio drop out, I unfortuneately just did not have time to edit this one. Have fun everyone!

59: Men in Black

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2020 58:44


This week Heather and a special guest talk about real life men in black. Where did the stories start? How sinister are they? Are they even human themselves? Hopefully we will answer some of these questions and make you think of some yourself.

58: Salem Witch Trials

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2020 64:38


This episode is a doosey! Be warned that there is ALOT of cussing in this one but I hope you continue to listen. Heather and her special guest tell the tale of the witch trials and why it happened in the first place. Have fun everyone!

57: Glitch in the Matrix Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2020 49:45


Welcome back to Part 2 of discovering the world as a simulation. We discuss the world possibly having ended and what it means to be living in a simulation. My head still hurts from discussing it. 

56: Glitch in the Matrix

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 64:50


Is any of this real? Are we really here? Do we really exist? Or is it all just a simulation!? Heather, Taren, and reoccurring guest Brittney have quite a time telling tales that people have had that might support the theory of the world just being a simulation. Or there really is just magic in the world. Who knows! We may go off on quite a few tangents but we always get back on track. I hope you all will listen and laugh along with us. And one final note, the sound quality is the best I think it has ever been!

55: Cursed Objects

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2020 56:37


In this episode we take a quick look into some very strange and possibly cursed items. Some are still around to this day! ALSO the sound quality is better in this episode but still not 100%. We are still working on it and hopefully will get it figured out by the next episode.

54: Dancing Mania

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020 48:53


Welcome Back to Fort Weird!!! After a long break the girls are back at it. This episode is about a strange sickness/mania that spreading throughout Central Europe way way back in the day. Our audio quality all of a sudden cuts out about half way through.... Sorry guys! I am getting the microphones looked at so this won't happen again. I hope you all enjoy!

53: Zombies Part 3

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2020 42:21


What will actually cause the zombie hordes to come for us all? Who knows! But the Fort Weird gals will discuss and have many opinions like always. Think of your plan to survive! We sure have.

52: Zombies Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2020 53:39


And we're back! Amid this crazy time in our lives, the Fort Weird gals have gotten together to record this wonderful gem for you all. This week we take a look at some other zombie lore and legends from around the world. 

51: Zombies Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 39:43


In this episode we take a look at what a zombie actually is. Then we take a deeper dive into Haitian zombies. A real life zombification actually did take place.

50: Intelligence of the Artificial Kind

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2020 53:32


Artificial Intelligence is all around us all the time. Is it here just to help or are there more terrifying things it is capable of? Join us and find out!

49: Space is Scary

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2020 38:08


Its just Heather for this spacious episode. Thanks to ranker.com for putting together this creepy list of weird and terrifying things that happen in space. 

48: Drop Bears Attack

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2020 36:22


The Fort Weird girls are back talking about a very strange creature that can be found down under...... Australia. Be careful and always remember to look up!! DISCLAIMER - Something is definitely going on with our audio. I and trying to get it worked out and fixed but unfortunately for now this is how it is. SORRY!!!!

47: Bombs, Pigeons, Death

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2020 45:41


War is always seeming to happen and it is never a good thing. But, some things that come out of it can be really really weird. Listen for some examples of crazy inventions that can only be thought of during war time. Oh and they all involve animals in some way.

46: The Cecil Hotel

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2020 56:27


Take a trip with us to the most haunted hotel in Los Angeles. The Cecil Hotel. There was so much tragedy in this place its no wonder it is haunted! Take a listen to see what happened there.

45: Listener Stories - Anniversary Episode

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2020 46:05


Happy first anniversary to Fort Weird! One year together and we are just getting started it feels like. Join us in hearing some listener stories and hopefully you will send some of your own!

44: Krampus

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2019 38:15


Merry Christmas everyone!! There is a lesser known figure to this holiday that most people do not know about. Join us in learning about Krampus, the balance to Saint Nick himself.

43: Operation Paperclip

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2019 46:25


Lets discuss one of the first things the US intelligence groups did. It might have good or not.... let's find out!

42: Nazi Human Experiments

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2019 45:59


The sound is a bit spotty in this episode. A microphone went out but hang in there! It gets disturbing and you learn a lot about the atrocities the Nazi committed to our fellow man.

41: Summoning a Demon

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2019 42:56


Lets take a look at what you need to do to summon a demon. WARNING!!! Don't actually do this! It can be dangerous!

40: Sailor Superstitions

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2019 51:08


Find your sea legs and set sail with the girls of Fort Weird. Before we go though, let's see what kinds of things need to be done or avoided to have a nice safe trip. Check out these superstitions that only sailors will follow.

39: Lake Michigan Triangle

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2019 37:07


We're Back! Today we discuss the events surrounding a certain Triangle in the US. This is a bit lesser known but beware if you decide to set sail on a certain lake.

38: Halloween: The Origin Story

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2019 49:58


Everything you need or want to know about how and why we celebrate Halloween the way we do. Thank you to History.com! That is where a lot of the notes came from.

37: Black Eyed Kids Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2019 62:15


Black eyed kids part 2 is all about theories and lore. There are many things they could be so lets explore what they are. What is your favorite theory? 

36: Black Eyed Kids Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2019 48:55


Prepare to be scared. If you hear a knock knock at your door during this episode, do not open that door. There might be something sinister behind it.

35: Unwanted Guests

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2019 51:36


Unwanted guests.... no that does not mean pests or vermin. These guest are of the human variety and are unknown to the people living with them. Both Fort Weird gals are afraid of this subject so be ready for laughter... its how we cope.

34: Halloween Decoration Disaster

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2019 49:38


Back from a two week break, the girl are excited to start the spooky season. In this episode we talk about Halloween decorations and a few mistakes that were made along the way.

No Episode

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 2:21


Sorry guys! No episode this week. 

33: Friday the 13th

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2019 49:08


Happy Friday the 13th everyone! This week we discuss where the unlucky day and number may have came from and some unlucky events that happened on that day.

32: Columbia City Haunted Jail

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2019 51:05


Getting closer to home this week discussing the haunted attraction that is really and truly haunted. 

31: Fort Weird Kids

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2019 22:11


Heather is sick this week but we didn't want to leave you with nothing! Sick Heather is joined by her two little heathens discussing the kinds of things they believe in and why.

30: Felix Moncla Disappearance

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2019 49:35


Welcome back to Taren! There is a baby making noise in the background for this mysterious episode. This is a story of a missing person and a mysterious twist.

29: Military Haunts with Jon

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2019 45:18


Heather is joined by friend of the podcast, Jon. Switching it up and letting Jon tell Heather spooky stories from different military installments.

28: Winecoff Hotel and a Suprise Sea Monster

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2019 48:41


Guest host Brittney and Heather discuss some spooks in the Atlanta area along with a cryptid lurking in a river in Georgia.

27: Devil Babies

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2019 49:09


This week the girls are joined by the shows friend Brittney. In honor of Taren's upcoming baby, this week is about moms who think their child is the devil.

26: Peggy the Doll

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2019 39:29


The sound is a little off but the girls are talking about some spooky stories on Peggy the doll.

25: Is It Rain???

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2019 49:42


Duck and cover for this one! You never know what will be falling from the sky while you listen to this.

24: 4th of July Special

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2019 51:02


Some interesting facts and stories around the 4th of July

23: Byron Health Center - Raw

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2019 49:14


NO EDITING! You get the girls just as they are with no editing. You get quite the history lesson on the health center in Fort Wayne.

22: I-4 Dead Zone

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2019 56:28


The gals of Fort Weird take a drive on a dealy highway. Okay not really but they do talk about the deadliest highway in America.

21: Indiana Central State Hospital

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2019 70:48


Back after taking a week off the girls talk about an old insane asylum locating in Indianapolis, Indiana.

20: Weird Laws

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2019 54:52


Sorry the episode is so late! Heather and Taren are here to give you some weird laws. Possibly some where you live.

19: Railroad Haunts

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2019 73:59


Different tales about railroads and the ghosts that haunt them. 

18: Russian Sleep Experiment

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2019 48:17


Dive into the horrors of this creepypasta with Heather and Taren. It gets a little gross so BEWARE!

17: LaLaurie Mansion

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2019 51:47


WARNING: This episode has some disturbing material... Listen at your own risk

16: The Wendigo

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2019 49:09


Let's talk about Native American folklore, specifically the wendigo. This creature is nothing to mess with and you'll see why!

15: Robert the Doll

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2019 47:37


Haunted dolls are very creepy. Listen to Heather and Taren and a couple others discuss the back story of the famous doll, Robert.

14: Hill Abduction Case Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2019 49:15


We conclude the story of the Hills and what we think happened to them.

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