True Weird Stuff

True Weird Stuff is the award-winning podcast hosted by Sheri Lynch. Surprising, odd, bizarre - and sometimes insane. Always true. Let us tell you a story…

True Weird Stuff is a history podcast hosted by Sheri Lynch, with 185 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Sheri Lynch hosts True Weird Stuff, a history show with 185 episodes published.

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  Episode #184

  For the Lady, a Lysol Douche

  Oct 2, 20261h 31m

  Today's True Weird Stuff - For the Lady, a Lysol Douche   Today, you use Lysol to clean the kitchen or disinfect the bathroom. But for decades, it was marketed to American women for something far more intimate. Behind vintage ads promising “feminine hygiene” and marital happiness was a coded message about birth control at a time when contraception was restricted or illegal. Women were encouraged to douche with Lysol, even as its caustic ingredients caused burns, serious injuries, and death.  

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  Deadly Belle - The Serial Killer Who Lured Men to Her Murder Farm

  Sep 25, 20261h 41m

  Today's True Weird Stuff - Deadly Belle - The Serial Killer Who Lured Men to Her Murder Farm   Known as one of America’s most notorious female serial killers, Belle Gunness lured wealthy bachelors to her farm in Indiana, took their money, and buried their dismembered bodies. But when her farmhouse burned to the ground in 1908, investigators were left with one chilling question: Did Belle Gunness die in that fire, or did she pull off yet another deadly deception?

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  Tilt-A-Whirl: From a Kitchen Table to the American Midway

  Sep 18, 20261h 27m

  Today's True Weird Stuff - Tilt-A-Whirl: From a Kitchen Table to the American Midway   Long before the Tilt-A-Whirl became a fixture of carnival midways across America, it began with a strange little experiment involving an inventor, his young son, a wooden chair, and a kitchen table. Discover the surprisingly weird history of the iconic carnival ride, from Herbert Sellner’s original 1920s invention to the family tragedies and lasting legacy that made the Tilt-A-Whirl an American amusement park classic.

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  Olney House of Horrors: The R.C. and Eugene Horsch Serial Killer Mystery

  Sep 11, 20261h 36m

  Today's True Weird Stuff - Olney House of Horrors: The R.C. and Eugene Horsch Serial Killer Mystery   A routine arrest near Philadelphia’s Liberty Bell lead police to a decaying house filled with hidden compartments, mysterious chemicals, fake IDs, and possible connections to multiple missing women. At the center of the investigation are Eugene Horsch and his late father, R.C. Horsch, a pornographer, counterfeiter, fugitive and author who once described himself as a serial killer. Did Philadelphia police stumble onto a house of horrors hiding decades of murder, or does the disturbing evidence point to something else?

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  Revisiting Bloody Benders: America’s Killer Family (Airdate 9/4/2026)

  Sep 4, 202638 min

  Today's True Weird Stuff - Revisiting Bloody Benders: America’s Killer Family (Airdate 9/4/2026)   For pioneers traveling the lonely Kansas prairie, the Bender family's roadside inn seemed like a welcome refuge from the hardships of the frontier. Then, travelers started disappearing. As suspicion turned toward the seemingly ordinary family, one of America's most chilling frontier mysteries began to unfold. By the time authorities arrived, the Benders had already disappeared, leaving behind countless questions surrounding this serial killer family.

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