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Weirdly Enough

Andrew Kane & Len Johnston

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Andy & Len regularly explore all sorts of strange phenomenon, weird occurrences and outlandish conspiracy theories. Nothing is too odd for the Weirdly Enough Podcast.
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Feeling Techish

Lee Crossley, Lauren Bevan, Andy Lowry

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Let's talk about tech (maybe). ‣‣‣ Lee (@lee_crossley) writes software that sounds awesome and music that's bug-free. His primary duties include ensuring no prep and adding bugs to the podcast during the edit. ‣‣‣ Lauren (@lcolledge1983) is a healthcare bore and loves data and finding out about memes about a year after everyone else. She enjoys long debates about blockchain and being mansplained to. ‣‣‣ Andy (@azd_lowry) is a software developer, manager and semi-professional yak shaver. From ...
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Talk 200

The University of Manchester

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Talk 200 is a new lecture and podcast series from The University of Manchester, launching to mark our bicentenary: 200 years of making a difference. This year we’re reflecting on our past, celebrating our present and looking to the future – and Talk 200 invites listeners to be part of the journey. Our podcast host, Manchester aficionado, author, and University alumnus Andy Spinoza will be joined by a diverse line-up of guests from our community – pioneering academics and notable figures, ins ...
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Jeff & Andy deliver useless facts, myths, forgotten stories and weird truths in the episodes to follow in this series. This episode, Andy shares the story of the boy in the walls, Daniel LaPlante, that terrorized a family for weeks before they discover he had been inside of their house for weeks, and Jeff tells about the most hazardous bridges that…
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Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by Jeff’s brother, Tony Stanfield, to discuss the massive destruction from Hurricane Helene and whether or not these severe weather events can be controlled by the government. They also talk about how things are shaping up in the final month before the 2024 Presidential election and what will come from the bo…
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Jeff & Andy deliver useless facts, myths, forgotten stories and weird truths in the episodes to follow in this series. This episode, Jeff talks about the origins of sayings we use everyday, and Andy gives you a fool proof way to make $1 billion dollars, and he shares a lesser known story about Winston Churchill escaping prison in South Africa. This…
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In this bonus content to accompany Professor Mike Shaver’s live lecture: ‘The unmaking of everything’, you’ll hear the full panel discussion with him that followed Mike’s talk. If you haven’t seen the lecture yet, head to manchester.ac.uk/talk200 to hear from the Director of Sustainable Futures at The University of Manchester as he discusses sustai…
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Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by country music artist, Andrew Beam, who has just releases his brand new single, “Don’t California My Carolina”. They discuss the writing process that Andrew uses to come up with new music, fighting the social media algorithms, the resurgence of country music, secrets of the music industry, and the power str…
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Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by Bassmaster Elite Angler, Matt Robertson. Matt is one of the most recognizable fishermen on the fishing circuit and also the most hilarious. The guys discuss memorable pranks and Jeff shares a few of his pranks that went too far, Matt calling bars in South Dakota hoping to find an Indian medicine woman to r…
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Jeff & Andy deliver useless facts, myths, forgotten stories and weird truths in the episodes to follow in this series. This episode, Andy tells about the biggest masonry structure in the Western Hemisphere, Fort Jefferson, and some of the conspiracies about its odd placement, and Jeff delivers unknown facts about make-up. This series is presented t…
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Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by three time World Goose Calling Champion, Hunter Grounds. Hunter is an icon in the waterfowl world and one of the greatest goose callers to ever step on the contest stage, and he has taken up the helm at Tim Grounds Championship Calls since the passing of his father, Tim Grounds. The guys discuss Hunter’s i…
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This lecture was recorded on Tuesday, 17 September 2024 at the Jarvis Hall in London and is the third live instalment of the Talk 200 lecture and podcast series. Professor Mike Shaver, Professor of Polymer Science and Director of Sustainable Futures at The University of Manchester, discusses the complex nature of our material world, with a particul…
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Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by Kayla, who is a paramedic in a highly populated city in Texas. Recently, her boyfriend, Nolan, who was also a paramedic, committed suicide after dealing with mental health issues. They discuss Kayla’s career as paramedic and some of the tougher calls she has been apart of. She also opens up about the day t…
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Jeff & Andy deliver useless facts, myths, forgotten stories and weird truths in the episodes to follow in this series. This episode, Jeff shares facts about modern day cereal and the Post family, while Andy looks at some of the worst investment mistakes from the last century. This series is presented to you by the great folks over at Mallard Bay. W…
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Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by Daniel Corbett, who served as an elite Navy SEAL, making his way onto the prestigious SEAL Team 6, and later becoming a mercenary. While on a job in Serbia, Daniel was arrested and imprisoned for 18 months over a fraudulent gun charge. After a lengthy trial and a year and a half in a Serbian prison, Daniel…
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Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by Andrew Talamo from the great New York City and he runs the Field to the Fork Instagram page. Andrew showcases different ways of preparing wild game for the table. He stays close to his rich Italian heritage in the way he creates each dish. The guys discuss the old school ways of Italian cooking, living in …
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Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by Karla Marriott from the Marriott Hunt Club in Macon, Georgia. Karla has stepped into a leadership role in the hunt club that her father started around 40 years ago. She is a lifelong whitetail hunter but has recently found a passion for waterfowl hunting and chasing longbeards in the spring. They discuss b…
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Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by Arliss Reed from Habitat Flats. The guys discuss how the September teal season has been at Habitat Flats, building their new lodge, the immense amount of prep that goes into running a hunting operation, and they look at the encouraging news of more ducks being in this years bird count. They also remember 9…
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Jeff & Andy deliver useless facts, myths, forgotten stories and weird truths in the episodes to follow in this series. This episode, Jeff shares facts about Mackinac Island and an amazing story about an early investor in Apple. Andy looks at the tale about one of America’s oldest patriots, Samuel Whittemore, and the heart wrenching story about the …
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Jeff & Andy deliver useless facts, myths, forgotten stories and weird truths in the episodes to follow in this series. This episode, Jeff shares an under-told history about the worlds first billionaire, and Andy give mind bending facts about the small number of men with a 6 pack after the age of 35 and when the world will once again be one big supe…
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Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by pastor and family friend, Tex Cox. Tex has been a preacher in Knox City for the past 20 years and he has done an excellent job leading his community and congregation through many challenging times. They discuss Noah’s Ark, angels and demons, spreading the Gospel, and what the growth of Christianity.…
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Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by the Senior Waterfowl Scientist for Ducks Unlimited, Dr. Mike Brasher. The guys dive into the numbers from the recently released Waterfowl Population Status Report. Mike shares some of his positive takeaways from reading the report and offers his insight as to what led to the first increase in total duck nu…
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Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by Josh Taylor & Morgan Nabors of the Oklahoma Fowl Company. The guys at the Oklahoma Fowl Company specializes crafting items that help waterfowl guides in every flyway keep their trailers and blinds organized during the chaotic waterfowl season. They talk about the start of the Oklahoma Fowl Company and how …
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Jeff & Andy deliver useless facts, myths, forgotten stories and weird truths in the episodes to follow in this series. This episode, Jeff shares some unsavory facts about lithium batteries and he tells how dolphins use pufferfish to get stoned, and Andy outlines the correlation between GDP and air conditioners, and the reason the amount of people b…
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Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by the owner of Alberta’s Fall Flight, Andrew Dath. The guys discuss how things are shaping up in Alberta for the upcoming waterfowl opener, the challenges of selling hunts on an election year, how Covid shook the landscape of guide services in Canada, and Andrew shares one crazy story about one usual group o…
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Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver look at some of the headlines from the past week including, RFK Jr’s endorsement of President Trump and how that could be the move that seals the election for President Trump, and the guys speculate about the role RFK Jr will have in a Trump administration. They discuss the astronauts stranded in space, sound waves bein…
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Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver share advice, tips, and strategy for how they approach a Super-Flex fantasy football draft. They look at where they agree and disagree with consensus rankings; discuss their differing views on roster construction, and give their favorite value picks. They also pick their winners from each division and give early Super B…
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Jeff & Andy deliver useless facts, myths, forgotten stories and weird truths in the episodes to follow in this series. This episode, Andy shares wild random facts, he tells the story of the disappearance of an Inuit village, and which generation has held the most money. Jeff lists the unusual ways some well known things have been invented. This ser…
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Sitting down with host Andy Spinoza to talk all things digital and AI are Dr Riza Batista-Navarro, Senior Lecturer in Text Mining at the University; Dr Mauricio Álvarez, Senior Lecturer in Machine Learning; and Dr Filip Bialy, Research Associate here at Manchester, Assistant Professor at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland, and Lecturer at…
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Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver joined by retired paramedic and the owner Eason Cajun Calls, Kent Eason. They discuss Kent’s extensive career as a first responder, including, some of the more heart wrenching calls he had to make, how the job has advanced, and safety precautions everyone can take in case of emergency. They also talk about Kent’s transi…
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Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver joined by the owner of Northern Prairie Outfitters in Alberta and former Texas A&M offensive tackle, Travis Schneider. The guys talk about the renewal of one of college footballs greatest rivalries, the Texas/Texas A&M game, and Travis tells about his experience going into that special game. They discuss the hysteria su…
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Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver joined by the Associate Editor of Wildfowl magazine, Ryan Barnes. They discuss many hours and extensive research that are put into each Wildfowl magazine, and how digital and print versions of the magazine vary in content and style. The also discuss the potential impact of AI and Chat GPT in the editorial space, raising…
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Jeff & Andy deliver useless facts, myths, forgotten stories and weird truths in the episodes to follow in this series. This episode, Jeff gives the history of breakfast and the different food variations from across the world, and Andy looks at stats from how the healthcare system is ran in the United States vs the rest of the civilized world. This …
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Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver joined by one of the treasures of the waterfowl world, Dale Bordelon. Dale has made it his mission in life to follow the rich origins from waterfowl hunters of the past and produce duck calls the same way the old timers did in the 1800’s and 1900’s. The guys discuss his method to producing duck calls, the lack of mallar…
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Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver joined by World Champion Goose Caller and the host of RNT-V, Shawn Stahl. They discuss Shawn’s career in front of a camera while filming RNT-V and some of the memorable places he has chased after ducks and geese, winning the Goose Calling World Championship, changes in the hunting industry, bucket list hunts, and they a…
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Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver joined by the Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Madison Sheahan. They discuss her path to this position, which began working for South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem in various leadership positions, before being pick by Louisiana Governor, Jeff Landry, to lead the Louisiana Department of Wild…
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Jeff & Andy deliver useless facts, myths, forgotten stories and weird truths in the episodes to follow in this series. This episode, Andy lists the professions that have the most infidelity, and Jeff tells of interesting tidbits about the state of Hawaii. This series is presented to you by the great folks over at Mallard Bay. Whenever you are looki…
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Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver run through some of the craziness going on today, including, the massive stock market dip, the RFK Jr. bear story, Kamala’s VP pick, and they react to the latest details that have come out surrounding the assassination attempt on former President Trump. Jeff tells about his new favorite obsession, Redneck Brawls, and An…
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Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by David Schuessler & Jimbo Robinson from Ducks Unlimited. The guys discuss everything going on around Ducks Unlimited, including, the $100 million gift from Cox Enterprises that will go to help conserve North America’s prairie region, how they all see this coming waterfowl season playing out, stories from hu…
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Jeff & Andy deliver useless facts, myths, forgotten stories and weird truths in the episodes to follow in this series. This episode, Jeff shares facts about the Olympics and Andy tells about the Tuskegee Syphilis Study and other time the governments around the world experimented on humans. This series is presented to you by the great folks over at …
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Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by the owner of Cloud 9 Outfitters in Alberta, Ben Commodore. Ben enjoys some of the best waterfowl hunting that North America has to offer, seeing an abundance of giant Canada geese, specklebellies, and the many different species of ducks that pass through Alberta during the fall migration. The guys discuss …
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Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by one of the greatest goose and duck callers to ever step on a stage, Robbie Iverson. Robbie is a 3 time World Goose Calling Champion and he recently won both the Duck’s Unlimited Regional Duck contest and the Open Goose at SquadFest. They discuss Robbie’s many achievements on the calling circuit, where he s…
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Host Andy Spinoza is joined by Professor Alejandro Frangi, Director of the Christabel Pankhurst Institute and the Bicentennial Turing Chair in Computational Medicine at The University of Manchester; Dr Louise Hunter, a Clinical Senior Lecturer in the Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology Gastroenterology; and Raluca-Elena Valcescu, Executive Officer …
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Jeff & Andy deliver useless facts, myths, forgotten stories and weird truths in the episodes to follow in this series. This episode, Jeff shares facts about the most dangerous cities in America, the horrifying Unit 731 from World War 2, and Andy looks at times investments failed miserably and boomed wildly. This series is presented to you by the gr…
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