The Absurd
by Rod and Mel
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Welcome friends to The Absurd. A podcast about things absurd. News, histories, mysteries, and strange goings-on. Our stories are freaky, funny, and sometimes frightening. So sit back, get comfy, and get ready for The Absurd.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 139 episodes
- Origin Of Freddy, The Candy Man, Hallowe’en Potpourri & Hallowed Urban Legends · 1 h 8 min · Season 3 Episode 127Guess whose back in time for Hallowe’en. It’s Mel! And she’s starting off this spooky episode with a look at the origin and basis for Freddy Kruger, the knife-fingered terror…
- Mary Bell, Death Row Last Meals & The Great Stork Derby · 1 h 12 min · Season 3 Episode 126Starting off this Rod solo episode with a look into the terrifying case of Mary Bell. A girl who was convicted of murdering two children while at the young age of 11. Ever think…
- Mother & Baby Homes, Notre Dame Vs The Klan & Bizarre Brain Of Barbara Baekeland · 45 min · Season 3 Episode 125Starting off this Rod solo show with an infuriating account of the way unwed mothers and their children were treated in Ireland during much of the 20th century. Next, an…
- African Genital Theft, British Pet Massacre Of 1939 & Tractor Attacker · 37 min · Season 3 Episode 124Mel is away for work so it’s another Rod Solo show. Starting off this week with a shocking story out of Africa where over 80 people have been killed as a result of a superstition…
- Oysters Rockefeller, Icelandic Insulation, No Mo PoPo · 42 min · Season 3 Episode 123Starting off this week with a story that was huge international news back in 1961. The disappearance of Michael Rockefeller, son of the wildly wealthy John D. Rockefeller, while…
- Death By Badminton, I Don’t Like Mondays, Nellie Bly & Children For Sale · 59 min · Season 3 Episode 122Starting off with a very sad and bizarre story of a 6-year-old girl who died as a result of a defective badminton racquet. Next, what is considered to be the first incident of a…
- Ep 121 – The Ant Hill Kids, Obsessive Repulsive, Big Trouble For Tiny & For The Want Of A Blue Cup · 55 min · Season 3 Episode 121Mel is Back! And we’re starting off this week with a look at a truly terrifying Canadian doomsday cult whose leader committed and directed some truly horrific acts against his…
- Ep 120 – Texas Style Injustice, Dyatlov Pass Incident & Heroic Rats · 1 h 7 min · Season 3This week we’re starting off another Rod Solo show by looking at a murder case in Texas where a man shot his own daughter after an argument about politics, The local court…
- Fire In The Hole, GG Allin & Whisky War · 40 min · Season 3 Episode 119In this week’s Rod Solo episode, we’ll start off with a look at the bizarre underground fire beneath the near ghost town of Centralia, Pennsylvania. A fire that has been burning…
- Satanic Panic, What’s In A Username & The Wrong Boy · 1 h 13 min · Episode 118Starting off this week with a big one. The Satanic Panic gripped and infiltrated so much of the public eye that whole criminal trials and social purges resulted. Next, who knew…
- Cowardly Coppers, Naked Lunch & Freezer Geezers · 36 min · Episode 117It’s a Rod Solo show. Starting off with the horrific school shooting in Uvalde, Texas back in 2022 in which 19 children and two adults were killed while the Uvalde police force…
- From Dublin To Mr T, Flower In The Attic, Burning Sensation & Bumble Black Widow · 51 min · Episode 116Starting off this week we will look at two Irish boys who made an incredible and nearly unbelievable trip to see Mr T. Mel will then tell us about the sad and diabolical tale of…
- Down Under Self-Checkout, Ellen Greenberg, Half Hangit Maggie & “Bring A Gun!” · 56 min · Episode 115We start off this week with a trip down-under to look at the case of a woman who recently passed away as a result of voluntary assisted death. This is such a thought-provoking…
- Mid-Air Check Out, Cyborg Beetle, Alive In The Morgue & 12 Years A-Standing · 48 min · Episode 114Starting off this week with a harrowing tale out of Argentina where a flight-instructor decided to bail out on his student pilot. Permanently. Next, Mel will tell us about a bit…
- Micromanaging, Golden Boy, Hungry In Hungary & Nut Shot · 52 min · Episode 113We start off this week with a related story to one we did earlier. The man who may hold the world’s record for the smallest penis has started a GoFundMe to improve his situation…
- Open Heart Botchery, Cosmetic Roulette, Cookie Crumble & Saroo’s Incredible Journey · 56 min · Episode 112Starting off this week with an absurd case of medical malpractice that very nearly cost a 12-year-old girl her life. Then Mel will tell us about a Russian woman who learned that…
- 255 At Seven, “Toxic Lady”, The Unsolved Murder Of Karina Holmer & Mutant Rodents · 55 min · Episode 111A recent story involving the sad death of a 7-year-old boy who died from obesity related issues. He weighed 255 pounds! Next we’ll learn about the bizarre case of a woman brought…
- My Lai Massacre, Twin Dads, Powderfinger & Springfield Three · 57 min · Episode 110Starting off this week with a truly brutal bit of history from the Vietnam War, where a US army unit committed the most barbaric war crimes in US history. Then we’ll look at a…
- Out In The Outback, Mushroom Magic, Hiking Horror & Crow Bro · 45 min · Episode 109Starting off this week with the harrowing tale of Ricky Magee, a man who was waylaid in the Australian outback and faced a truly terrifying ordeal. Next we’ll learn of a truly…
- Burnt Snake On A Plane, Falcon Sex Hat, Rosemary Kennedy & Project Graham · 56 min · Episode 108Starting off today with a truly absurd legal case brought by a British man against Virgin Airlines after he claims was so badly burned by a hot drink, that he can no longer help…
