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The Absurd

The Absurd

Written by: Rod and Mel
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Welcome friends to The Absurd. A podcast about things absurd. News, histories, mysteries, and strange goings-on. Our stories are freaky, funny, and sometimes frightening. So sit back, get comfy, and get ready for The Absurd.

Rod and Mel - May 2024
Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Mayhem’s Mayhem & Lottery Misfortune
    May 13 2026

    Something a little different this episode, it’s Rod doing a solo show while Mel is on “special assignment”. Rod will tell us about the Norwegian Black Metal bank Mayhem, who had a very tumultuous time early in their career. And that’s putting it very mildly. Next, we’ll meet Tonda Dickerson. An Alabama woman who won $10 million in a lottery. Think that made her life easier? Not even close!

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    33 mins
  • Love Canal, Bring In Your Dead, What If We Never Die & Don’t Mess With Mama Bear
    May 6 2026

    First, a preventable environmental tragedy which took place in Niagara Falls, New York in which hundreds of families were evacuated, and their houses boarded up as a result of an irresponsible chemical company. A man in India was refused money from his sister’s account because she was deceased. What he did in order to prove her situation, was … absurd. Next, we’ll take a dive in some deep physics that looks at what may happen when we leave this existence. Lastly, Mel tells us about a mama bear who simply could not forgive.

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    51 mins
  • Seven Years In Three Weeks, Missing Scientists, A Father’s Anger & Mortuary Monsters
    Apr 29 2026

    Starting off this week with a truly fascinating story about a 19-year-old French woman who had triplets while in a coma. But not in the way you think. Next we’ll look at the growing conspiracy theory in which a number of scientists in the US nuclear and aerospace research have either disappeared, or died under often suspicious circumstances. Mel will then tell us how a Florida father reacted to catching a family friend molesting his 11-year-old son. Lastly, Rod will look at a funeral home in Colorado who breached their clients trust in a most horrific way.

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    52 mins
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