Ashley Hilt
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Cryptids, cases, and messy skeptical laughter.
On Wednesdays, we talk weird treats high strangeness like a group chat with footnotes. Ashers and Cassie move from weekend chatter into aliens, Frogman lore, Bigfoot sightings, odd history, and fake-news weirdness with amused skepticism.
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On Wednesdays, we talk weird is a paranormal comedy show with the shape of a long conversation and the appetite of a case file. It rarely rushes straight to the monster. First come weekends, allergies, paintings, weather, apartments, festivals, and the small detours that make the room feel familiar. Then the weird thing arrives. An alien ends up in a freezer. A tiny craft raises basic sizing questions. A supposed dolphin abduction story collapses into satire. A historical mystery leads sideways into Bigfoot, UFOs, meteors, Chestnut Ridge, and Kecksburg. The show’s pleasure is in that sideways movement. Ashers and Cassie sound amused by the material, but not checked out from it. They will laugh at a claim and still keep pulling at its details. They will make room for skepticism without treating skepticism as a personality. That balance matters when the subject is cryptids, contactee stories, odd experiments, haunted-house lore, or modern internet weirdness. Recent guest episodes broaden the texture without turning the show into a stiff interview program. Scott talks Frogman filmmaking and documentary skepticism. James Willis brings research, writing, witness interviews, and investigations into the conversation. Chad Lewis connects strange subjects to lectures, back roads, and Midwestern folklore culture. Sherwin Sketch brings art, cryptids, crafts, and Frogman Festival energy. Charlie Muschel enters as a rare third voice in a show that usually depends on the Ashers-and-Cassie rhythm. The result is more hangout than lecture, but it still has enough research spine to satisfy listeners who like details. It is funny, digressive, occasionally blunt, and openly fascinated by the strange. The strongest episodes feel like a weird-news desk, a cryptid convention table, and a late-night friend call all sharing the same microphone.
Made for: For listeners who like paranormal stories, cryptid lore, UFO oddities, and strange-history rabbit holes, but prefer banter and skepticism over solemn narration. It suits people who enjoy community references, recurring weird-world guests, and conversational detours.
What sets it apart: The show’s edge is its lived-in duo rhythm: casual life chatter gradually becomes a research-driven weird case. It keeps the absurdity visible while still asking practical questions about evidence, details, and whether the story actually holds together.
On Wednesdays We Talk Weird is a comedy podcast dedicated to everything strange, unexplained, and delightfully bizarre. Hosted by Fortean investigator Ashley Hilt and the endlessly curious Cassie Marozsan the two dive into the world’s weirdest topics. From paranormal encounters and conspiracy theories to cryptids, folklore, and odd corners of pop culture. It’s part research, part ridiculous, and totally weird in the best way possible. Tune in every Wednesday for a laugh, a scare, and a whole lot of weird.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/on-wednesdays-we-talk-weird--5989318/support.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Paranormal claims become sharper and funnier when Ashley Hilt and Cassie Marozsan test their evidence, logistics, and most absurd implications.
On Wednesdays, we talk weird lets Ashley Hilt and Cassie Marozsan treat strange claims as both material for investigation and an invitation to riff.
An alien freezer gets the tattooed-Mothman treatment: curiosity first, solemnity never.
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A freezer-bound alien story with jokes, skepticism, and just enough strangeness to linger.
The episode treats a Weird Wednesday hangout as a strange alien encounter with a freezer detail that gives the story real staying power. The hosts move between doubt and delight, and that back-and-forth keeps the conversation loose without losing its shape.
A Florida dolphin-city story gets a tidy, funny Weird Wednesday treatment.
Weird Wednesday takes a Florida tale and lets it stay gloriously ridiculous. A man says a pod of dolphins led by Gerald pushed him into helping build an underwater city, and the episode keeps the joke moving through the blueprints in the sand, the clicks, the condos, the town…
A loose paranormal hangout that keeps meteor talk, Bigfoot lore, and dry jokes moving.
Weird Wednesday opens in easy conversation, then wanders through meteor speculation, Bigfoot talk, UFO references, and a quick stop in Amityville.
A skeptical Frogman conversation that stays loose, lively, and grounded.
Scott Spears joins as the first-time guest, and the conversation closes out Frogman month with a welcome mix of monster lore, filmmaking, and plain skepticism. The episode is strongest when it resists turning Frogman into something fixed and untouchable.
A warm, loose tour of Mothman-festival lore and the people around it.
On Wednesdays We Talk Weird spends this episode happily wandering around the Mothman festival and the local figures orbiting it, especially Eerie Eric and Beans. Ashers and Cassie sound genuinely into the material, and that matters.
Ashers and Cassie kick off with their usual Weird Wednesday banter before drifting into a tale about a supposed alien encounter and what someone did with the body afterward.
The show starts with a story that sounds almost too ridiculous to be made up.
Ashers and Cassie open in familiar hangout mode.
Scott Spears joins the show for a Frogman-centered conversation.
This episode features an interview with James Willis, discussing his paranormal investigations, upcoming witness interviews, and appearances related to weird phenomena like frogman and UFOs.
The hosts welcome back guest Chad Lewis to discuss his weekend activities, including lectures and unusual warm weather in Wisconsin, while hinting at his frequent local talks in the Midwest.
This episode features an interview with artist Sherwin Quiambao about cryptids, arts, and his upcoming speaking engagement at the Frogman Festival.
This episode features an interview with Charlie Mewshaw discussing monsters, myths, and high strangeness on the Weird Wednesday podcast.
This episode discusses the mysterious disappearance of Erica Baker, exploring the case and potential theories.
The hosts discuss their weekends, including family gatherings, playing video games with family, and casual personal updates, in a relaxed conversational style.
Hosts Ashley and Cassie chat about their weekends before diving into weird and bizarre topics.
The hosts introduce the show and discuss flying saucers and weird topics with a comedic tone.
Hosts Ashley and Cassie discuss strange and unexplained topics with a comedic twist.
The hosts chat about their delayed Thanksgiving and joke about bringing wings as an appetizer, setting a casual, humorous tone for discussing weird topics.
Hosts Ashley and Cassie chat about their weekends, including a trip to see the movie Wicked and decorating a themed Christmas tree, blending personal anecdotes with the show's weird and humorous tone.
Cassie is back in the chair, and Ashers treats her like she might be here for the long haul.
Hosts Ashley and guest Jason banter about their weekends and introduce the show's theme of exploring weird and unexplained topics with humor.
Hosts Ashley and Cassie, with guests Tobias and Nate, discuss weird topics including Mothman sightings and a Delta Green role-playing campaign.
Hosts discuss high strangeness and connections between paranormal phenomena, with a comedic tone.
Hosts Ashley and Cassie discuss strange and unexplained topics with a comedic twist.
A comedy podcast exploring strange and bizarre topics with humor and curiosity.
A comedy podcast exploring strange and unexplained topics with humor and curiosity.
Hosts Ashley and Cassie discuss their weekends and promote an upcoming paranormal convention, blending casual banter with weird topics.
Hosts discuss their long weekends, focusing on tabletop role-playing games like Castles & Crusades and Warhammer 40k's Wrath & Glory.
Hosts discuss their weekend playing tabletop role-playing games and introduce the show's theme of exploring weird topics.
Hosts discuss their weekends and a listener report about a hyena-like cryptid sighting.
Hosts Ashley and Tobias banter about their weekend, including a Kentucky Derby party, setting up the show's comedic and weird theme.
Hosts Ashley and Tobias catch up on gaming and discuss the final editing phase of a paranormal book they co-authored.
Hosts discuss their weekend at GaryCon and introduce the show's theme of exploring strange and unexplained topics with humor.
Hosts Ashley and Tobias joke about their weekend, including a gaming event and a canceled range trip due to false snow forecast, blending humor with conspiracy theories.