
We Can Be Weirdos
Prepare to plunge into the peculiar as Dan Schreiber, professional fact-hunter, uncovers the wild beliefs, ideas and theories of some of the most remarkable people on planet earth.
As well as delving into the lives of truly fascinating people, Dan asks his guests a maverick tour of questions known as The Batshit Survey. Do they believe in Ghosts? Déjà vu? Telepathy? Premonitions? Déjà vu?
Either way, everyone has theories they are transfixed by, or a mystery in their own life that they’re trying to solve. Dan leaves no rock unturned – and he’ll share plenty of his own mind-blowing facts and theories too.
Bonus episodes, ‘The Rough Corner’, hear from YOU – your wild ideas, odd theories and unexplainable experiences.
Let’s create a global community of likeminded weirdos!
Expect new episodes every Thursday. Bonus episodes land on Tuesday.
For advertising opportunities on this podcast email: dax@global.com
Latest episodes

Oct 4, 2023 • 1h 23min
#23 Inside a Secret Society: John Hodgman and the Curse of Heidi
"I walked up to the front door... and I woke up in the hospital"John Hodgman is a writer, comedian, and actor. He is the author of the acclaimed collections of funny true stories called Vacationland and Medallion Status. He also wrote three books of fake facts and invented trivia, all of them New York Times Bestsellers, and his writing has also appeared in The Paris Review, This American Life, The New Yorker, and Mad Magazine. He is also the host of the popular Judge John Hodgman podcast, where he settles serious disputes between real people, such as “Is a hot dog a sandwich?”Don’t forget you can watch these interviews, fully extended, exclusively on Global Player. Download it from the App Store, or head to globalplayer.com. You can get in touch with Dan Schreiber on Twitter and Instagram (@Schreiberland). In his bio, you'll find the link to our Discord channel - a global community of likeminded weirdos!

Oct 3, 2023 • 28min
The Rough Corner: Virgin Mary Visits, Europe's Oldest Sandal and the H-Bomb Hypothesis
Night time visits from Madonna (not that one), Mike Tyson's favourite cartoon and £3-a-pop Yeti pubic hair. Plus, the Big Stretch conspiracy is busted wide open!The Rough Corner needs YOU! Get in touch with your unexplainable experiences, odd theories, related research and your thoughts on the topics covered in the main episodes.

Sep 27, 2023 • 1h 25min
#22 The Podfather: Richard Herring and the Journey to the Edge of Sanity
"Stone clearing? I have to stop. Because I get too into it"Richard Herring is a comedian, writer, blogger and one of the OG podcasting GOATs. He's also the world's premier semi-professional self-playing snooker player, a spontaneous puppeteer, and a dedicated stone clearer. Don’t forget you can watch these interviews, fully extended, exclusively on Global Player. Download it from the App Store, or head to globalplayer.com. You can get in touch with Dan Schreiber on Twitter and Instagram (@Schreiberland). In his bio, you'll find the link to our Discord channel - a global community of likeminded weirdos!

Sep 25, 2023 • 42min
The Rough Corner: Shabbat Cheat Codes, Massaging the Truth and the Big Stretching Conspiracy ft. Kyle Gordon
Comedian, actor and pop sensation Kyle Gordon talks for the first time on record about one of the most sinister conspiracies of our time: Big Stretching. Plus, your mystery box theories, impossible photos and Super Furry Animals. Don't forget you can see Kyle Gordon live in the UK this October! Or, watch him anytime @kylegordonisgreat on Instagram and TikTok. The Rough Corner needs YOU! Get in touch with your unexplainable experiences, odd theories, related research and your thoughts on the topics covered in the main episodes.

Sep 20, 2023 • 1h 17min
#21 Think Yourself Lucky: Richard Wiseman and the Number Plate of Limited Cosmic Significance
"We need to take our dreams more seriously"Richard Wiseman holds Britain’s only Professorship in the Public Understanding of Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, and has published over 100 academic papers examining the psychology of magic and illusion, deception, luck and self-development. He has written several psychology books, including The Luck Factor and 59 Seconds. His podcast, Richard Wiseman's On Your Mind, is available wherever you get your podcasts.Don’t forget you can watch these interviews, fully extended, exclusively on Global Player. Download it from the App Store, or head to globalplayer.com. You can get in touch with Dan Schreiber on Twitter and Instagram (@Schreiberland). In his bio, you'll find the link to our Discord channel - a global community of likeminded weirdos!

Sep 19, 2023 • 34min
The Rough Corner: How to Run a Paranormal Society with 'The Ghostess with the Mostess'
Leanne Burnam-Richards a.k.a. 'the ghostess with the mostess' joins Dan to talk about running the UK Paranormal Society. Plus, Dan's magic manhole saga!The Rough Corner needs YOU! Get in touch with your unexplainable experiences, odd theories, related research and your thoughts on the topics covered in the main episodes.

Sep 13, 2023 • 1h 40min
#20 The Ghostwriter: Into the Uncanny with Danny Robins
"The closest I've got to believing in ghosts is meeting people and feeding off their certainty"Danny Robins is the go-to ghost hunter. An award-winning writer, broadcaster and journalist, he created The Battersea Poltergeist, a global phenomenon which became the #1 Drama Podcast across the whole world. Danny’s latest BBC podcast series Uncanny, tells stories of paranormal encounters, from ghosts to UFOs. Danny's play 2.22 – A Ghost Story, opened in the West End in August 2021, and is still going strong. His new book, Into the Uncanny, is the story of ordinary people who have experienced extraordinary things and want to make sense of them.Don’t forget you can watch these interviews, fully extended, exclusively on Global Player. Download it from the App Store, or head to globalplayer.com. You can get in touch with Dan Schreiber on Twitter and Instagram (@Schreiberland). In his bio, you'll find the link to our Discord channel - a global community of likeminded weirdos!

Sep 11, 2023 • 40min
The Rough Corner: Interstellar Balls, Joanna Southcott’s Mystery Box, and Albert Camus’s Stranger Thing
Astrophysicist Dr Phil Sutton from the University of Lincoln weighs in on Avi Loeb's mystifying metallic spheres - are they remnants of an alien beacon? Plus, a 200 year old box that must only be opened by 24 bishops, and a challenge set to all Rough Corner listeners.The Rough Corner needs YOU! Get in touch with your unexplainable experiences, odd theories, related research and your thoughts on the topics covered in the main episodes.

Sep 6, 2023 • 1h 23min
#19 Dream Comedian: Sara Pascoe and the Paddington Bear Manifestation Challenge
"I'm a vegetarian, but not a great vegetarian. I sometimes eat pirates"Sara Pascoe is an actress, writer and one of the UK’s most-loved comedians. You might know her as the host of The Great British Sewing Bee and Guessable, or from an appearance on countless comedy shows across TV and radio. Sara's debut novel, Weirdo, follows Sophie; feverishly anxious and working hard to be happy in her own skin – if only life wouldn’t make that so hard.Don’t forget you can watch these interviews, fully extended, exclusively on Global Player. Download it from the App Store, or head to globalplayer.com. You can get in touch with Dan Schreiber on Twitter and Instagram (@Schreiberland). In his bio, you'll find the link to our Discord channel - a global community of likeminded weirdos!

Sep 4, 2023 • 36min
The Rough Corner: A Worldwide Nessie Exclusive, Doppel-Dän-er, and a Haunted Buffet
Lifelong Loch Ness Monster hunter Steve Feltham beams in from the banks, with some mystifying new potential evidence! Plus, Dan's doppelgänger, unexplained names in the membrane, and a miracle at Yeovil's haunted buffet. The Rough Corner needs YOU! Get in touch with your unexplainable experiences, odd theories, related research and your thoughts on the topics covered in the main episodes.