Waywut

di Darrell Holliday

Commedia Società e cultura

Wide World of Weirdo Sports: 3rd Period

Italy turns soccer into a fistfight. Japan fields 300-player battles over a flagpole. And Russia decided curling wasn’t dangerous enough—so they added cars. In this episode of Waywut, Darrell and Jason return for Wide World of Weirdo Sports: 3rd Period, taking you ringside for the wildest “sports” ever created. From Calcio Storico’s brutal street brawls to Underwater Hockey’s soggy insanity, Car Curling’s frozen chaos, Bo Taoshi’s human avalanches, and CarJitsu’s seatbelt chokeholds, every segment is a perfect mix of history, pain, and dumb genius. Along the way, the guys riff on dad life, bad knees, and why every man in his 40s suddenly turns into a brittle action figure. If you like your history bloody, your sports stupid, and your banter unfiltered—welcome to Waywut.

The Lee Family Haunting

They spent $30K proving ghosts WEREN’T real… and the FBI laughed. In 1991, the Lee family moved into a millionaire log cabin in Colorado’s Black Forest — and the house turned into a haunted laser-tag arena. Lights zip like drunk fireflies Ghost faces photobomb EVERY roll of film Chemical stench that scorches eyeballs Roof-stomping, chain-rattling, 3 AM orchestra music They blew $30K (90s life savings) on cams, PIs, alarms. Cops ghosted them after 60 calls. Sightings TV caught cold spots + orbs on their own gear. A state senator begged the FBI — got laughed off. Darrell drags Jason down the rabbit hole of a haunting nobody ever monetized. Government psy-op? Poltergeist? Hopi “rainbow vortex”? Drop your ghost story — we’ll only call you crazy in private. If this spooked you, smash 5 stars on Apple or rate on Spotify — keeps us in the algo graveyard! Timestamps (Apple/Spotify/Overcast): 00:00 Cold Open • 00:32 Darrell & Jason • 01:55 Why Ghost Stories Stay Buried • 05:00 “Meh” Hauntings • 06:43 The Crazy Liar Label • 09:49 Black Forest 101 • 10:12 Lees Move In • 13:31 First Weirdness • 16:23 Chemical Horror • 16:40 Ghost Faces in Photos • 18:27 $30K Surveillance • 19:33 Cops Bail • 21:18 Sightings TV • 28:27 Psychics & Panic • 34:05 FBI LOL • 35:07 House Sold • 36:38 Steve: “Not Ghosts” • 40:18 Rainbow Vortex • 41:06 Final Verdict • 42:31 Jason Grills • 46:53 Outro #WaywutPodcast #BlackForestHaunting #LeeFamilyGhost

Feeling Lucky

Ever wonder why we rub slot machines with “ball essence” or hunt four-leaf clovers? Jason and Darrell dive into the science (and nonsense) of luck — from casino rituals and lucky charms (horseshoes, rabbit feet, red strings) to insane survival tales: the flight attendant who fell 33,000 feet without a parachute and lived, the park ranger struck by lightning SEVEN times, and the “world’s unluckiest man” who dodged death… mostly. Packed with craps table disasters, poker bad-beat rants, and laugh-out-loud tangents (yes, horse socks are real), this episode asks: Is luck real, or just a cosmic joke? 🎰 Drop your lucky charm in the reviews! 🔔 New episodes every Tuesday (and Friday when we feel like it). 👉 Follow @WaywutPodcast on X, TikTok, Instagram & Facebook

The Mystery that Haunts I-20: Brandi Wells

Brandi Wells: The Night She Vanished 24-year-old Brandi Wells walked into a Longview, TX nightclub alone on Aug 2, 2006—security swiped her ID at 10:30pm. She asked strangers for gas money, left solo around midnight… and was never seen again. Her car turned up 5 days later on I-20 with her purse inside—but the wrong cell phone and zero fuel checks by police. Darrell rips into the botched investigation: Day 1–5: Texas trooper finds the car, sees purse/ID/phone, radios nothing, adds gas, drives it off. Evidence gone. 6 weeks wasted: Cops blast CCTV of the wrong woman on TV because timestamps were 10 min off. Phone screw-up: They grilled contacts from her ex-husband’s deployed phone for 2 weeks before pulling her records. 9 days later: Outgoing calls suddenly ping from Brandi’s real phone—found by a sketchy guy 4 blocks away. Polygraph mess ensues. Genetic genealogy rant: Why states like Montana & Maryland block public DNA databases that crack cold cases. 19 years later, mom Ellen still waits. No body. No suspect. Just a cowboy hat on grainy footage and a family begging someone to talk. Heavy episode—trigger warning: missing persons, police incompetence, language. New drops every Tuesday (Fridays when we feel like it). Follow @WaywutPodcast on X, TikTok, Insta, FB.

100th Episode Random-Palooza

Episode 100: Darrell and Jason throw polite structure out the window and tackle why movie theaters are struggling, whether college is still worth it, and how school testing screwed education. Expect opinion, personal stories, and blunt solutions — zero compilation, all original ranting. It’s Waywut Episode 100 — no fluff, no “best of” montage, just Darrell and Jason riffing straight from the brain. In this one they rant and debate real-world stuff: how movie theaters died (and how — if ever — they might come back), premium experiences vs. product quality, the streaming / VOD pipeline and subscription models, whether modern school curricula actually teach useful skills, standardized testing’s fallout, and the rising (and often overpriced) value of college. This is conversation, not curation: opinion pieces, personal stories, and a few brutal truths about entertainment and education in the post-COVID world. If you like unscripted takes, aggressive honesty, and two old guys hashing out solutions nobody asked for — welcome to Randompalooza. New episodes every Tuesday (and Fridays when we feel like it).

Theories for a Sleepless Night

Darrell drags Jason down a 3 a.m. rabbit hole of mind-bending thought experiments that’ll keep you staring at the ceiling. From “Did the universe pop into existence 5 minutes ago with fake memories?” to “Are you the only real mind in a world of NPCs?” — these aren’t crackpot conspiracies, they’re philosophical gut-punches backed by real science and math. We unpack: Bertrand Russell’s 5-Minute Universe – can you prove anything happened before now? Solipsism – what if everyone else is just programmed? Poincaré Recurrence – will this exact podcast replay in a googol years? Quantum Immortality – did you already die… in another timeline? 1859 Carrington Event – the solar storm that fried telegraphs. Next time? No power. No internet. Thunderdome. Dark humor, blunt rants, and just enough nerd stuff to ruin your sleep. Trigger warning: existential dread New episodes every Tuesday (and Fridays when we feel like it). Follow @WaywutPodcast on X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook.

Antarctica: The Icy Unknown

Antarctica — one of the most mysterious places on Earth. It’s a frozen desert bigger than the U.S. and Mexico combined, yet it sparks more wild theories than any other spot on the planet. In this episode, Darrell and Jason break down the strangest claims about what’s really hiding under all that ice — from “ice walls” and hollow Earth entrances to rumored underground facilities and UFO sightings caught on satellite images. They dig into what’s actually known, what’s exaggerated, and why Antarctica attracts so much speculation in the first place. It’s weird history, conspiracy lore, and a cold dose of reality — all wrapped up in one chilling rabbit hole. New episodes every Tuesday (and Fridays when they feel like it).

Witches Be Crazy

Some people blame bad luck on curses, others blame it on witches. In this episode of Waywut, Darrell and Jason dive into the bizarre overlap between witchcraft and crime. Darrell starts with his own childhood brush with magic, a stolen spell book, and a love spell that didn’t quite work out. From there, the rabbit hole gets darker: A self-proclaimed Satanist whose “protection spell” ended in tragedy in Sioux City, Iowa A Canadian woman who poisoned her husband with an antifreeze “potion” while mixing in witch rituals A coven in Illinois that tried to lift a supposed hex with violence, leading to chaos, stabbings, and arrests It’s not witches on broomsticks — it’s real crimes wrapped in occult excuses. The stories are wild, strange, and unsettling, and they show how far people will go when superstition meets desperation. If you like your true crime weird, your history twisted, and your rabbit holes deep, this one’s for you. New episodes every Tuesday (and Fridays when we feel like it).

Rest Stop or Don't Stop

Jason and Darrell dig into the dark side of highway rest areas — from unsolved 1970s cases to violent attacks in 2025 — and argue about whether you should ever stop, and whether you should be armed when you do. Rest stops: safe havens or danger zones? On this episode of Waywut, Jason and Darrell start with road-trip banter and quickly pivot to a deep, fact-forward look at crimes tied to highway rest areas — unsolved homicides from the 1970s, the Blind River killings, a torso dumped at a Missouri rest area, and a string of violent attacks in 2025 (Arkansas, Oregon, Arizona, Nebraska). We walk through the facts, quote case details, and end with practical safety takeaways for anyone who spends time on the road. What you’ll hear: • Past cases: Jane Snow (late 1970s), the McAllister attack (1991), the Wright City torso (2004). • Recent incidents (2025): Herman Portillo Batres (AR), an Oregon standoff at Santiam rest area, the Jack Chen assault (AZ) and the RV stabbing near Grand Island (NE). • A frank debate about RVs, the castle doctrine, and whether travelers should carry a firearm. No sensationalism — just the timeline and facts we read from available reports plus our own road-trip perspective. Follow Waywut for new rabbit holes every Tuesday (and sometimes Friday). • Trigger warning: discussion of homicide, assault, and graphic case details. • Cases covered: Jane Snow (late 1970s), Blind River / McAllister (1991), Wright City torso / Deanna Denise Howland (2004), Herman Portillo Batres (Jan 4, 2025), Santiam rest area standoff (May 2, 2025), Jack Chen assault (Feb 15, 2025), Gary & Mary Nelson RV attack (June 19, 2025). • Follow Waywut on X, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook. 00:00 — Intro & road-trip banter (Welcome to Waywut)04:56 — Why rest stops have a bad rep (criminal activity vs hookups) 05:58 — Past case #1 — Jane Snow (late 1970s unsolved homicide)07:45 — Past case #2 — “Blind River Killer” / McAllister attack (1991) 11:35 — Past case #3 — Wright City torso discovery (2004)19:32 — Transition — recent rest-stop crimes (overview) 21:48 — Recent case — Herman Portillo Batres (Jan 4, 2025) 25:57 — Recent case — Jack Chen assault / suspect updates (Feb 15, 2025) 27:49 — RV stabbing — Gary & Mary Nelson (June 19, 2025) 30:27 — Safety takeaways & gun / RV debate 31:54 — Final tips, wrap-up & outro (calls to action)

World’s Biggest Buzzkills

Meet the fun police of history — from Hollywood censors to fast food crusaders to the lawyer who wanted Grand Theft Auto banned. Some people dedicate their lives to creating. Others dedicate their lives to ruining the fun for everyone else. In this episode of Waywut, Darrell and Jason break down history’s biggest buzzkills — the people who censored movies, ruined McDonald’s fries, and even tried to kill video games. We cover: Joseph Breen and the Hays Code, Hollywood’s morality police 🎬 Phil Sokolof, the millionaire who pressured McDonald’s to ditch beef tallow 🍟 Jack Thompson, the lawyer who tried to ban Grand Theft Auto and other games 🎮 From Hollywood’s golden age to fast food to gaming, these fun police left their mark — for all the wrong reasons. 👉 Follow Waywut for strange rabbit holes, weird history, and stories you won’t believe.

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