What The Actual

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Comedians Maddie Gray and Michelle Newton discuss WTA world happenings with new topics every week. From current affairs to conspiracies, nothing is off the table. WARNING: Contains rampant profanities.

Maddie & Michelle


    • Apr 18, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 31m AVG DURATION
    • 66 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from What The Actual

    Doomsday Tech and Masturbation Pods

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2022 22:19


    3D printed suicide chambers, Earth's Black Box, doomsday trains and VR masturbation pods - Michelle and Andrew discuss where technology is taking us now.

    Freaky Factorama

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 36:10


    We're back WTA'ers! Michelle kicks off season 2 with special guest Andrew, as they discuss some very freaky facts from around the globe - including one very lonely whale and cockroach coffee.

    On the Twelfth Day of Crapmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 35:28


    Grandma has a lot to answer for! Listen in as Maddie and Michelle discuss the worst gifts you've received for Christmas. 

    Law and Disorder

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 36:22


    Maddie and Michelle discuss crazy stories from the courtroom.

    What The Advice! Minisode 11

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2021 6:00


    Wife After Death

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 22:47


    A human arm vomited up by a shark at Coogee Aquarium and a love story that way way way beyond the grave.

    What The Advice! Minisode 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2021 6:31


    Beef Sliders and Other Great Animal Escapes

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 29:52


    A cow that likes water slides, a tiger that breaks INTO a zoo and some monkey business.

    What The Advice! Minisode 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2021 6:15


    Things Found Where They Shouldn't Be

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 31:05


    Brain worms, snake houses, beer rivers and inter-species love. What more could you want?

    TikTok Tics and Other Peculiar Things

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 32:29


    Is TikTok giving us tics? Would you rather be struck by lightning 4 times, or survive 7 vehicle crashes? When will the earth have it's next 'heartbeat'? In this episode Maddie and Michelle explore peculiar patterns.

    What The Advice! Minisode 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 6:55


    Michelle and Maddie answer your tricky life (and death) questions!

    Hippos and Dildos and Wizards. Oh My.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 32:36


    Have you read the news lately? Here are some of the crazy real life happenings you might have missed!

    What The Advice! Minisode 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2021 8:28


    This one goes out to all the Karen's!

    Killer Candy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 32:35


    The Trick or Treat Dentist, Humbug Billy and the The Candyman. While most Halloween candy poisoning stories have turned out to be myths,  they may have  originated from truth.....

    What The Advice! Minisode 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2021 7:55


    Michelle and Maddie answer another listener question with some honest advice. Is it good advice? We're not sure. But they have fun giving it!

    Bloody Mary x 13

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 35:59


    Humans have stripes. Blue whales are a great source of protein. And if you stare at your face in the mirror, repeat Bloody Mary 13 times, a woman will  appear in the mirror and kill you.  Maybe.....Find out now!

    What The Advice! Minisode 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2021 7:43


    Michelle and Maddie love a sticky situation...

    What A Way To Go

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 31:34


    Remember to chew your frankfurters while you hear about some true and bizarre deaths!

    What The Advice! Minisode 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2021 7:22


    Supernatural, or a super imagination? Maddie and Michelle respond to this spooky conundrum.

    Extreme Survivors

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 42:52


    Bear Grylls has nothing on these people. From volcanoes and plane crashes to killers and castaways - these stories are way too crazy to be true...except they are.

    What The Advice! Minisode 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 11:40


    A guy is seeing a girl but the guy's friend starts seeing the girl behind his back because he's 'looking out for him'.....if you can still follow you can hear what M&M think about it in this WTA minisode!

    Typhoid Mary & The Radium Girls

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2021 35:12


    No it's not a 60's swing band. But it is an interesting reminder that eating radioactive metal and trusting food industry workers to wash their hands can have consequences.

    What The Advice! Minisode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2021 6:15


    It's another minisode where we answer YOUR questions! If you'd love some bite-size advice from the wise and worldly Maddie and Michelle , email us at WhatTheActualPodcast@gmail.com

    Mythical Monsters that Might Actually Exist

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 46:11


    Will global warming lead to the return of the Kraken?Is the Loch Ness home to a giant eel?Can Big Foot use infrared sound?Why shouldn't you whistle at night?Has science shown us the answers to life's greatest mysteries? Probably! Join Maddie and Michelle as they discuss not-so-mythical creatures.

    What The Advice! Minisode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2021 5:04


    Introducing WTA's weekly bite-size bonus ep where Maddie and Michelle answer your tough questions.

    Let's Talk About Cults, Baby

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021 44:14


    Specifically - the cults that worship a US GI from WW2,  love turkey pot pie,  believe in cloud UFO's and use holograms to fake miracles. And the cult of Michelle. It's all in this episode!

    Killer Toys

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 44:40


    A little bit of nuclear fusion never hurt anyone right? And asbestos is good for toughening up the immune system! From ravenous Cabbage Patch Dolls to coma inducing beads, join Michelle and Maddie for this week's playtime to hear it all!

    Mass Hysterias and Massive Hangovers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 40:48


    This episode delves into the Dancing Plague, The Laughing Epidemic, Nun Biting Mania, The My Way Murders, The June Bug Outbreak, The Halifax Slasher and private ski resorts. Were they real, and what were the true causes? 

    For She's a Jolly Good Fella

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 37:29


    It's a birthday edition! And it's choc full of crazy TRUE birthday stories  - from surgeons who would rather be slicing into cake, to cupcake eating drop bears. 

    Flaming Radioactive Snake Dolls

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2021 33:39


    In real life 'would you rather'......... live on an island covered in rotting haunted dolls,  or snakes that can melt your flesh with their venom? Hear about some of our planets most creepy locations you'll probably never want to visit.

    Where's The Cocaine Bear?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 39:53


    Drop in for a couple of sky-high stories about a  mystery mid-air heist, and a cocaine cuddly that covered more distance than any other dead bear in history. 

    Chewbacca Attack-a

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2021 39:47


    When you dive into the black hole of the internet you find some random and interesting stories.....and these ones come with a  hairy Star Wars twist.

    Mysteries of the Unexplained Variety

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2021 41:35


    The Toynbee Tiles, Pollock Twins,  Devil's Footprints,  Dog Suicide Bridge,  Sleeping Sickness and more.

    Hollywood Karma Police

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 39:58


    The best revenge is a life lived well? Pffffffft. These celebs make life WAY more interesting with their revenge stories. 

    Sphincter Clenching Amusement Park Accidents

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 36:37


    Would you test ride a loop-de-loop slide that has previously dismembered and decapitated crash test dummies.....for $100? Hear about some of the tragic amusement park accidents that will have you avoiding the coaster queues and  hitting the corn dog stand instead.

    Sorry About The Mess

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2021 35:45


    ‘Dead' - frontman of the pioneering Norwegian black metal band, Mayhem - completed suicide by shooting himself in the head.   Finding Dead's body, his bandmates removed fragments of skull to make necklaces, used lumps of gore to make a broth that they ate, and took photos. One of these  images became the cover art for the album Dawn of the Black Hearts. His suicide note simply read: ‘sorry about the mess'.To hear about this true story and many other crazy happenings in the world of famous musicians, hit play!

    Fashion Killer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 35:13


     In the market for a genuine Bin Laden-made handbag? You might be in luck! Hear about the fate of a 16ft killer croc, and creatures named after their Hollywood equivalent.

    Love is a Rollercoaster. Literally.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 36:56


    "Nawwww, he has his Daddy's loop-the-loop!"Not the first thing you want to hear people say about your newborn....unless you're Gaëlle Engel of course. Maddie and Michelle discuss Gaëlle's relationship (and growing family) with a famous German amusement ride, as well as true and crazy reasons for divorce.

    Home Brand Superheroes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2021 35:20


    Michelle and Maddie talk about the everyday citizens who have taken the law into their own hands.  

    UnCunning Crooks

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 47:42


    You'd have to be a few brain cells short to commit crime, right? Well for these guys it seems to be a prerequisite. Hear about Mike the Durable,  a Taliban commander who tried to claim the reward for his own capture and (unfortunately) many more.

    Pica Due and Other Human Oddities

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 47:31


    A guy who's eaten an entire Cessna 150, people who can taste colour and other random biological facts you probably won't want to try to prove at home.

    Sunken Cities and Drunken Titties

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 40:47


    Where IS the lost city of Atlantis? And what was the purpose of the pyramids, other than a place to collect cat hieroglyphics? In this episode Maddie and Michelle unlock hidden secrets of the Eye of the Sahara and the Pyramid of Giza.

    Suspicious Salmon

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2021 38:36


    COVID has instigated some pretty unusual new guidelines and regulations across the globe. This led us to find some of the most crazy laws that are 100% real. 

    Cannibalism, The New Keto?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 36:04


    Who's hungry? This episode covers the gruesome stories of Japanese cannibal killer Issei Sagawa and the Butcher of Plainfield Ed Gein.

    A Stroke of F**k

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2021 41:34


    Tragic art mishaps and actors with surprisingly tragic pasts.

    Who Runs The World?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 40:35


    Beyoncé,  you're wrong. At least when it comes to the World Wide Web and  the Rothschild's.If you want to learn more about the 7 key holders on the internet and some interesting MH370 theories, you know what to do!

    Mandela Horse Moustaches

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 42:45


    In episode 19 we cover the Mandela effect, time travel and some unbelievable coincidences in history.

    Now That's a Payload!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 33:06


    Sending sperm to the moon and shrinking male appendages.

    C**k Milk Anyone?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 47:11


    Plagues upon plagues and life giving cockroach milk.

    Royally F*d Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 43:58


    Forget Megxit. We've got all the juicy royal conspiracies right here!

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