Weird Christmas

WC #25 Christmas, Buddhism, and Brad Warner

January 9, 2020 Craig

This is the least Christmas-y episode I’ve ever done. But what the heck. I got to talk to a writer I’ve read for years, and

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WC #24 Medieval Christmas with Misty Schieberle and Scott Smith

January 4, 2020 Craig

I try to figure out what Christmas in the Middle Ages might have been like. There are truly only a handful of references. And I

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WC #23 The Ghost Story of Xmas 2019 with M.R. James

December 30, 2019 Craig

Most fans will tell you that M. R. James is one of the fathers of the English ghost story. And even though he was technically

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All the Dead Birdies for Christmas

December 29, 2019 Craig

It’s been a year chock full of more dead bird cards! And since they’re so popular, it’s time to put them all in one place.

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WC #20 The Yule Lads and Icelandic Christmas

December 12, 2019 Craig

Iceland is fiercely proud of their Yule Lads. But not everyone knows about the 13 stand-ins for Santa in the northern mountain island. So I

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Santa is a Mushroom – NOT a Saint!

November 21, 2019 Craig

I tried a little experiment and turned a podcast episode from two years ago into a video. This one was popular enough and lent itself

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To New Subscribers!

October 28, 2019 Craig

A ton of folk are following the WordPress blog because of my contest. But if you enjoy the weird old cards, please look on Twitter,

The Man in the Halloween Moon

October 27, 2019 Craig

A lot of Halloween cards show the moon reacting to the action. It’s cute, it makes what could be ominous seem fun. I get it.

Weird Christmas on Patreon — and WC#16 Xmas Summer Comet

August 28, 2019 Craig

I’m starting a monthly podcast. I’m also going to give listeners real reproductions of classic weird cards throughout the year. And I’m going to start