We hunt the absurd. Strange laws no one repealed. Animal facts that read like fan fiction. Bureaucratic decisions that survived a vote and are still on the books. The Absurdists is a weekly podcast about the world’s weirdest true stories — explained, unpacked, and laughed at. No takes. No agenda. Just curiosity, laughs, and zero pretense.
Mary Murphy and Marlo Anderson got into an argument about a news headline so ridiculous neither could stop thinking about it. A week later they had a podcast. Two seasons in, the supply of absurdity has not run out — turns out the world is generous with this stuff. We make the show because the world is weird, and most podcasts are still pretending it isn’t.
A weekly podcast plus listicles, deep dives, and interactive bits. Everything we make is built to land you in a group chat with the words “wait, really?”
Listeners send us the wildest stuff they have found. We read every submission. The best episodes start in your inbox before they start in ours.
Every story comes with the context. The history, the law, the why. We do the homework so you can sound smart at dinner without having to read a single article.
Journalist, fashion writer, and the household authority on whether something is “a little bit haunted.” Brings the cultural radar, the deadpan, and an unreasonable amount of context on royal scandals.
We are not just a podcast. We are a slow conspiracy to make the world feel weirder and a little funnier. Subscribe, send us your absurdities, and let us know what made you do a double take this week.
“In Switzerland, it is illegal to flush the toilet after 10 PM in many apartment buildings.”
