Curios Cast

Another episode of weird news with Tom, George and Rob. This week we have sperm racing, Chinese urine buns and pooing in a bucket. Top quality content. __ 00:00 George's boring clairvoyant dream 10:10 The first ever sperm race! 28:47 George's poo bucket 35:47 Steamed wee buns 45:00 Cannibalism, is it so wrong?

This week on Curio, Tom and George are joined by extreme horror and splatterpunk author, Jonathan Butcher. Jonathan is best known for his books What Good Girls Do, Chocolateman, and Motel Styx. Jonathan also recently won the Gross Out contest at Killercon for his short story Last Night's Gig. __Follow Jonathan and check out his website Website: https://jonathanbutcherhorror.bigcartel.comTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drbutchermdInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbutchermd_author__00:00:00 Introduction to Jonathan and extreme horror 00:05:55 What is Splatterpunk? 00:10:37 What Good Girls Do 00:14:27 Why on earth have you written this? 00:20:09 The power of morbid curiosity 00:23:11 Does shock value trump good writing? 00:25:03 Extreme horror writer recommendations 00:29:34 The backstory of Chocolateman 00:38:40 What makes a Jonathan Butcher book? 00:42:22 What inspires extreme horror writers? 00:47:00 Research required for extreme horror 00:50:02 The difficulties of writing as a collaboration 00:58:58 The morality of pushing horror to its extreme 01:03:46 Jonathan's Killercon Gross Out winning short story

The boys are back as a trio and they're back with some weird news stories and even weirder questions. Who is the Rizzler and why are the Cosco Guys booming so much? Should we invest in bum hoses? Chicken jockey? 00:00 Aligning our chakras 03:30 Indian poo holes 07:48 Rob's bidet dreams 12:50 Scenic pisses and nature poos 24:54 Minecraft Movie chicken jockey trend 36:09 The Rizzler joins Nintendo 45:50 Cheeto Charizard

This week we have a quickfire selection of bitesize weird news stories about Shrek, theft, religion and Shrek. 00:00 Shrek 5 controversy 03:28 Shrek the buddha 06:47 Indian Jesus holy poo water 14:38 Peruvian capybara Valentine's drug bust 22:46 Shrek sculpture goes missing

When you max your looks too much. 00:00 Intro to looksmaxxing 06:34 Heightmaxxing and leg lengthening surgery 21:33 Jawmaxxing and mewing 32:08 Skinmaxxing and extreme tanning 41:33 Eyecolourmaxxing 46:35 Hairmaxxing and beard transplants

This week Tom and Rob discuss the lucid dreaming community, how to lucid dream, the meaning of dreams and the concept of switching between multiple dimensions. 00:00 Introduction to lucid dreaming 07:14 What happens if you die in your dream? 14:09 Is lucid dreaming even real? 21:51 Paranormal dreams and dreams predicting the future 30:00 The evolutionary benefit of dreams 39:00 Psychedelics and time dilation

This week on Curio we take a peek into the unique world of Gloving, a strange hobby constituting of wiggling your fingers around in a dark room.00:00 Cheese or service station game07:41 What is 'gloving'?33:12 How to get into Berghain38:42 Stick review recap

This week Tom and George bring us a selection of weird news stories from New Zealand and the ocean. This is also George's final episode on Curio for quite a while 🫡 00:00 George is going on an adventure 04:00 Hugging restrictions at New Zealand airport 11:36 Orca's are wearing salmon for hats 26:25 The Siren Kings of New Zealand love Celine Dion 38:20 The Mystery of the New Jersey drones

In this episode of Curio the boys look back on the past year and recap some of the weirdest news stories and events of 2024 00:00 The Weirdest Political Events of 2024 07:23 The Bigfoot Drought of 2024 08:55 Apple's Failed AI Update 14:21 AI Girlfriends Are Too Popular 17:49 The Best of the 2024 Paris Olympics 24:43 The Words of the Year 2024 33:49 The Weirdest News Stories of 2024 39:35 Top Google Searches of the Year

Merry Christmas to all Curio listeners 🎅🏻 get in the festive mood by listening to us talk about some crazy, stupid and weird news stories that are ~kinda~ Christmas related. 00:00 Merry Christmas 00:56 Birmingham Man Lives With 4 Elves 15:22 The Worst Christmas Dinners 30:22 St Nick's Tomb Has Been Discovered 34:26 Will Wham's Last Christmas Be Taken Off the Radio?