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 LilWeird Podcast: Uncovering Mysteries Beyond the Ordinary

Welcome to LilWeird Podcast, your destination for stories that live between the strange and the sacred.
Each week, we dive into uncanny tales, forgotten histories, and curious beliefs from the Philippines and beyond. From mythical creatures and haunted legends to folk magic, superstitions, and conspiracies, LilWeird explores the weird and wonderful across cultures, timelines, and traditions.
What began as a journey into Filipino folklore has now grown into a wider quest to uncover stories that slip between reality and myth. We untangle strange histories, revisit ancestral knowledge, and follow mysteries wherever they lead with an open mind, a bit of skepticism, and a lot of curiosity.

🎙️ New episodes drop every Thursday.
📬 Want more? Join me on Substack at lilweird.substack.com for deeper written dives, personal musings, and hidden gems.
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LilWeird Podcast: Where the strange is our compass, and the weird is always welcome.

Keywords: folklore, myths, legends, paranormal, conspiracy theories, superstitious beliefs, mythical creatures, urban legends, folk magic, folk medicine, Filipino culture, world traditions, uncanny history

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  • Mind Beyond Matter- Part 2: The Memory Palace

    Mind Beyond Matter- Part 2: The Memory Palace
    Sep 18 2025
    (00:00:00) Mind Beyond Matter- Part 2: The Memory Palace
    (00:01:54) HISTORY & ORIGINS OF THE MEMORY PALACE
    (00:04:05) How does memory work?
    (00:06:24) Curious Memory Cases
    (00:09:52) The Memory Palace – More Than a Metaphor
    (00:12:23) Other Mnemonic Devices Worth Knowing
    (00:13:20) The Memory Palace in Pop Culture
    (00:14:03) Why It Still Matters
    (00:17:20) Outro

    🧠 Episode 2: The Memory Palace (Mind Beyond Matter Series)
    What if your mind isn’t just a place where memories live, what if it is a place?

    In this episode, we open the doors to the ancient technique known as the Memory Palace. A powerful method for storing and retrieving information by turning your thoughts into architecture. But this isn’t just about memorizing facts. This is about the science, the symbols, and the strangeness of how we remember… and forget.

    We explore:
    • 🏛️ The history of the memory palace, from Greek orators to Sherlock Holmes

    • 🧬 The science of memory: how the brain stores, links, and loses information

    • 🧠 Curious cases like Jill Price’s endless memory, false memories, and brain-regrowing flatworms

    • 📱 How tech is reshaping the way we remember and what it means to truly experience a moment

    • 🎬 Pop culture’s love for mental maps, from Hannibal to Queen’s Gambit

    And at the heart of it all: the idea that memory isn’t just a record. It’s a place we return to, a story we keep rewriting, a room that shifts when we aren’t looking.

    🔍 Plus: A bonus guided audio experience called The Garden of Still-Growing Things is now available on my Ko-fi shop! Free or pay-what-you-want.💫

    Part 2 of the Mind Beyond Matter series.

    Catch up on Part 1: “Minds Without Brains” if you haven’t yet!🪄

    Stay curious. Keep your wonder close.
    🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your weird.

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    Here’s how you can support and explore more:

    🌕 Become a Ko-fi supporter and receive the Moon Notes Journal - a dreamy little guide to help you reflect, set intentions, and write under the phases of the moon
    🌌 Follow the LilWeird Podcast on your favorite app
    ✨ Leave a rating or review! It helps more curious minds find us
    🌿 Join as a supporter on Ko-fi to unlock future perks and behind-the-scenes magic
    🧭 Explore all LilWeird links here →
    Linktree: https://linktr.ee/lilweirduniverse
    Instagram: @lilweird_universe
    Substack: https://lilweirduniverse.substack.com/
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    19 min
  • Mind Beyond Matter- Part 1: Minds Without Brains

    Mind Beyond Matter- Part 1: Minds Without Brains
    Sep 11 2025
    (00:00:00) Mind Beyond Matter- Part 1: Minds Without Brains (00:03:34) Mind Without Brains (00:04:30) Slime Mold (00:07:23) Mimosa Pudica (00:09:17) Mushrooms (00:11:57) Outro 🎙️ Part 1: Mind Without Brains ✨ Series: Mind Beyond MatterEver met a genius blob?In this mind-bending premiere of Mind Beyond Matter, we meet creatures that think without a brain. From slime molds that can design subway systems, to plants that remember, learn, and even make decisions. We journey through strange forms of intelligence hiding in plain sight: shy plants that stop flinching, fungi that "talk" underground, and organisms that challenge what it means to know.Are brains really the only seat of thought? Or is intelligence something more… distributed? Rhythmic? Hidden in places we never thought to look?From squishy slimes to sentient stems, this episode is a love letter to all the quiet, weird, and wonderful minds of nature.🧠 Featuring:Physarum polycephalum (the Tokyo-dreaming slime mold)Mimosa pudica (our very own makahiya)Pea plants with Pavlovian instinctsForest fungi and the Wood Wide Web👁️‍🗨️ Prepare to unlearn what you know about intelligence. 🌱 Because maybe… the world is thinking back.Thank you for listening and for keeping wonder alive.Stay curious. Keep your wonder close. 🌙✨A gentle note:This episode of the LilWeird Podcast blends science, folklore, thought experiments, and a pinch of poetic speculation. While everything shared is rooted in credible research and genuine curiosity, this isn’t a scientific journal. It’s a storytelling space. So take what resonates, question what doesn’t, and let your mind wander freely. Interpret with care, and most of all, wonder responsibly.📚 References & Suggested ReadingsNakagaki, T., Yamada, H., & Tóth, Á. (2000). Maze-solving by an amoeboid organism. Nature, 407(6803), 470.→ This paper explores how a slime mold (Physarum polycephalum) solved a maze using its natural foraging behavior—a mindless organism solving spatial problems that mimic human-designed systems.Reid, C. R., Latty, T., Dussutour, A., & Beekman, M. (2012). Slime mould uses an externalized spatial “memory” to navigate in complex environments. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109(43), 17490–17494.→ Shows how slime molds leave behind chemical trails to avoid retracing their steps, effectively demonstrating memory without neurons.Gagliano, M., Renton, M., Depczynski, M., & Mancuso, S. (2014). Experience teaches plants to learn faster and forget slower in environments where it matters. Oecologia, 175(1), 63–72.→ A groundbreaking study revealing that plants like Mimosa pudica are capable of learning and memory through habituation.Adamatzky, A. (2022). Language of fungi derived from their electrical spiking activity. Royal Society Open Science, 9(4), 211926.→ This research suggests that electrical activity in fungi might encode information in a language-like form.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/lilweird-podcast--6099720/support.Here’s how you can support and explore more:🌕 Become a Ko-fi supporter and receive the Moon Notes Journal - a dreamy little guide to help you reflect, set intentions, and write under the phases of the moon🌌 Follow the LilWeird Podcast on your favorite app✨ Leave a rating or review! It helps more curious minds find us🌿 Join as a supporter on Ko-fi to unlock future perks and behind-the-scenes magic🧭 Explore all LilWeird links here →Linktree: https://linktr.ee/lilweirduniverseInstagram: @lilweird_universeSubstack: https://lilweirduniverse.substack.com/Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lilweirduniverse
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    13 min
  • Part 2 - Beware the Dancing Lights: Tricksters of the West and the Americas

    Part 2 - Beware the Dancing Lights: Tricksters of the West and the Americas
    Sep 5 2025
    (00:00:00) Part 2 - Beware the Dancing Lights: Tricksters of the West and the Americas
    (00:00:14) Europe's Will-o’-the-Wisp
    (00:05:14) Latin America's Duende
    (00:10:44) North America's Coyote
    (00:16:04) The Psychology
    (00:19:29) Trickster Archetype
    (00:22:02) Modern Echoes of Ancient Tricksters

    The journey continues westward, where deceptive spirits flicker across continents. In this second part, we follow Europe’s eerie Will-o’-the-Wisps that lead wanderers into swamps, encounter the mischievous Duendes of Latin America, kin to our own household spirits, and meet the legendary Coyote, the great trickster of Native American lore.
    These tales reveal the same universal fears: of being lost, of mistaking temptation for truth, of trusting the wrong guide. Yet they also show how tricksters, even in their deception, can become teachers reminding us that wisdom often comes only after we’ve strayed.
    From marsh fires to desert foxes, these stories still echo in horror films, urban legends, and even the false promises we face in today’s world. Because whether in folklore or in life, the lesson endures: beware the light that dances just beyond your reach.

    If this episode sparked your curiosity, made you feel a little more enchanted, or reminded you of the stories hiding in plain sight—I’d love for you to stay connected with the LilWeird Universe. You can support the podcast, explore more curious content, and help keep this little world growing, glowing, and wonderfully weird.

    Thank you for listening—and for keeping wonder alive.
    Stay curious. Keep your wonder close. 🌙✨

    A gentle note:
    This episode of LilWeird Podcast is a blend of researched facts, folklore, personal reflection, and creative storytelling. While efforts were made to ensure accuracy, this episode is intended for curious exploration, not as a scientific or academic resource. Listener discretion is encouraged when interpreting historical or cultural content.

    Credits:
    Bgm 🎵- Mystical Piano Atmosphere

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/lilweird-podcast--6099720/support.

    Here’s how you can support and explore more:

    🌕 Become a Ko-fi supporter and receive the Moon Notes Journal - a dreamy little guide to help you reflect, set intentions, and write under the phases of the moon
    🌌 Follow the LilWeird Podcast on your favorite app
    ✨ Leave a rating or review! It helps more curious minds find us
    🌿 Join as a supporter on Ko-fi to unlock future perks and behind-the-scenes magic
    🧭 Explore all LilWeird links here →
    Linktree: https://linktr.ee/lilweirduniverse
    Instagram: @lilweird_universe
    Substack: https://lilweirduniverse.substack.com/
    Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lilweirduniverse
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    29 min
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